Choosing immortal herbs, meeting Huo Yuhao again
Gu Mingyuan followed the Aromatic Silk Beauty to the east side of the spring. His gaze swept over several common spiritual herbs and soon stopped on a large, blooming golden flower.
The flower's petals are slender and silky, layer upon layer, while the central stamen gleams with a golden metallic sheen, standing tall amidst the moisture.
It is Immortal-Grade Medicinal Herb, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which can circulate qi in the limbs, open the eight meridians, and cultivate an indestructible body, making it most compatible with his [Golden Jade Body] Martial Soul.
"I'll take this one." Gu Mingyuan pointed.
Youyou followed his finger and shook the large flower plate:
"You have a good eye; you know how to pick things. After eating this, your already stiff muscles and bones will become even stronger."
Following the method recorded in the medicine section of the "Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record" in his mind, Gu Mingyuan placed his jade-colored Palm three inches below the root and skillfully removed it whole, root and all. He then quickly placed it into the prepared Herb-Sealing Jade Box and snapped the lid shut.
After putting away the first Immortal Herb, he turned around, his gaze sweeping over the herb garden and landing on the edge of the Extreme Cold Ice Spring:
"Please give me a share of that Ice-Cold Rain Dew from over there."
On the shore of the Extreme Cold Ice Spring, a strange flower, pure white with eight symmetrical large ice crystal leaves at its top, slowly unfolds its leaves.
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass turned its crystal-clear stamens toward Gu Mingyuan's direction, and a cold voice followed:
"Where did that Ultimate Cold that emanated from your body when you entered the spring come from?"
Gu Mingyuan met the ice flower. "Is this related to the medicine you're going to give me?"
"It's unrelated. I just sensed... a very strong aura, and asked casually."
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass paused for a moment, but showed no intention of delving deeper.
Its eight leaves at the top gently closed and then opened again, and a ball of ice-blue liquid the size of an egg condensed between the stamens, which was slowly delivered to Gu Mingyuan by a gentle breeze.
"Take it. This is a promise made by that person ten thousand years ago. Now that you've passed the test, whether you tell or not, I'll give you this copy."
Gu Mingyuan took out a Cold Jade Bottle from his Storage Ring, uncorked it, and caught the ball of Ice-Cold Rain Dew, storing it away safely.
This thing might also be the Ultimate Ice. Why does it feel like Ultimate Ice is becoming so common these days?
Upon further reflection, he immediately realized that all of this was Huo Yuhao's good fortune.
"A true cheater is someone whose success is entirely due to a combination of luck and opportunity," Gu Mingyuan couldn't help but sigh.
Next, he walked around the herb garden again and finally chose a Night-Blooming Cereus with petals as black as ink, except for a faint dark purple halo in the center of the flower, and a purple ganoderma with fine silver veins growing on its umbrella-shaped canopy.
Youyou followed behind him, her roots trailing behind. Seeing him stop repeatedly in front of these two uncommon medicines, she curiously leaned closer and asked:
"The Netherworld Night-Blooming Cereus is best suited for dark-attribute Soul Master who follow unconventional paths, while this Silver-Veined Purple Lingzhi is specifically used to nourish damaged Sea of Consciousness and Soul Body."
"I get the feeling you don't need any of them?"
"It will come in handy." Gu Mingyuan didn't explain further. Night-Blooming Cereus was prepared for his Second Martial Soul, as for this purple fungus...
He sealed the Night-Blooming Cereus cereus into a jade box, his gaze lingering on the Silver-Veined Purple Lingzhi for a moment, and asked in his heart:
"Elder Yi, will the medicinal properties of this Ganoderma lucidum be of any use to you?"
Within the Sea of Spirit, Electrolux extended a wisp of his Divine Sense, sweeping it over the purple fungus, and smiled gently:
"It's been aged long enough, and the energy of the Plants and Trees it contains is very pure. In this world, it's the most suitable batch of treasures for me."
"You're so kind, please accept this."
Having received an affirmative answer, Gu Mingyuan took out Jade Spade, carefully dug out the entire Silver-Veined Purple Lingzhi fungus, and meticulously sealed it into a jade box.
In the blink of an eye, all four slots were used, and all four doses of medicine were in hand.
Gu Mingyuan put the jade box back into his Storage Ring, patted the dirt off his hands, and his gaze fell back on the plant Soul Beast by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Spring.
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, the Infernal Delicate Apricot, and even the Aromatic Silk Beauty before us are all Plant-type Soul Beast cultivation has surpassed 100,000 years.
Since the Snow Empress was able to condense Soul Spirit using Elder Yi's improved contract method, could these plant Soul Beast trapped in the valley also follow the same path?
Once they become Soul Spirit, they not only retain their intelligence, but they can also leave this secluded valley with you to see the outside world.
The question is whether these Immortal Herb are willing to take this step.
Gu Mingyuan had an idea in his mind and was about to ask Electrolux in his Sea of Consciousness about the feasibility of forming a contract with a plant Soul Beast when he suddenly heard the soft sound of shoes stepping on gravel coming from the mountain wall behind and above him.
Splash!
Several pebbles rolled down the steep slope and into the grass.
Gu Mingyuan stopped his thoughts, turned his head and immediately recognized the boy who was using the protruding rock to jump down from the vines on the mountain wall.
After landing, Huo Yuhao braced himself against the rock wall, not bothering to brush off the withered leaves. Just as he looked up to examine the mysterious expert who had unleashed Ultimate Ice by the spring, his gaze was fixed on the other's familiar yet indifferent face.
"Gu Mingyuan?!"
Huo Yuhao's pupils shrank sharply, and he froze at the foot of the rock wall, even taking half a step back.
"You... you're still alive after all..."
"How?"
Judging from your expression, you seem somewhat disappointed that I'm still alive?
Huo Yuhao's breath hitched, his face turning pale and then flushed, and he stood there for a moment, unsure of what to say.
In his Sea of Spirit, Yu Xiaogang, having clearly seen Gu Mingyuan's face, was so angry that he was almost out of his mind:
"How could it be that persistent little bastard again?! My Immortal Herb! How did he manage to find his way here?!"
These past few days, Yu Xiaogang has been navigating through Poison Miasma mountain gullies and enduring the scorn of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, barely hanging on by a thread.
He was fully scheming that as long as he found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he could use his knowledge of Immortal Herb to help Huo Yuhao undergo a complete transformation, and then he could regain his prestige Grandmaster in front of Tian Meng and Huo Yuhao, even surpassing Tang San.
But now, after all their hard work, they have finally reached the bottom of the valley. Gu Mingyuan, who has ruined his plans time and time again, is already standing in the very center of the Herb Garden, and has even packed up and put away the Cold Jade Box containing the medicine!
Ignoring Huo Yuhao's unpleasant expression, Gu Mingyuan had no interest in saying a word. He turned back to continue his conversation with the Aromatic Silk Beauty before him.
"Youyou, you just said that the Aromatic Immortal Pill you conjured can also be counted as one of the seven, right?"
Youyou glanced at Huo Yuhao, who had arrived uninvited in the distance, and when Gu Mingyuan brought her up, she immediately perked up, her large flowerpot swaying rapidly.
"Of course it counts! I thought you wouldn't want me, but you're finally willing to take me!"
Not far away, Huo Yuhao was left standing there, ignored.
He looked at the large pink flower that could actually speak and converse familiarly with Gu Mingyuan, and then at Gu Mingyuan's action of just putting away his Storage Ring. How could he not understand that the other party had already begun to reap the benefits of this place?
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's exasperated urging in his Sea of Consciousness, Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth, took a few quick steps forward, passed Gu Mingyuan's back, and bowed deeply to the large pink flower.
"Senior, this is Huo Yuhao."
"Is this a treasure trove passed down from ten thousand years ago? What trials must I undergo to obtain the Immortal Herb here?"