Explaining the Immortal Herbs

Bibi Dong caught the important point. "Xiao Wu's mother, Ah Rou? Then Ah Rou was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast too."

Lin Fan said, "Yes. Back in Qian Xunji's time, Bibi Dong hadn't killed her yet, and Xiao Wu hadn't taken human form."

"After Ah Rou died, Xiao Wu took human form and entered the human world to seek revenge."

Bibi Dong was stunned. "...Bibi Dong did that too?"

Bibi Dong could have cried. Damn it. The more I hear, the more unforgivably evil I sound.

Hearing that Ah Rou had a child, Qian Xunji said, "So Qian Xunji's only choices were the Blue Silver Emperor and Ling Yuan."

Lin Fan nodded. "Hypothetically, yes, those are the only two. If you insist on choosing one, Village Chief, I'd say either would work."

Qian Xunji asked, "Why?"

Lin Fan explained, "First, the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline is definitely stronger than Ling Yuan's, but she's fundamentally a plant with a life attribute. Although a child's Martial Soul is usually inherited from the stronger parent, and would most likely be an Angel Martial Soul, it could mutate. If I remember correctly, the Angel Martial Soul has both holy and fire attributes."

"As for Ling Yuan, she was only at level ninety-one Soul Power when she died in the novel. I doubt she had Innate Full Soul Power. She probably started at around level eight or nine Innate Soul Power. But her Martial Soul has a fire attribute, which matches the Angel Martial Soul's fire attribute."

Qian Xunji thought for a moment. "So if Qian Xunji wanted to guarantee that his descendants could inherit the Angel God's power, Bibi Dong was his only choice?"

Bibi Dong's heart tightened. She looked at Lin Fan, waiting to hear his answer.

Lin Fan considered it for a while.

At last, Lin Fan spoke. "Village Chief, that conclusion... is theoretically correct."

"In the original story, Qian Renxue could inherit the Angel God's Divine Position because Bibi Dong's Twin Martial Souls gave her a sufficiently strong maternal foundation. Bibi Dong's body could bear the Angel God's divinity, which was why she gave birth to Qian Renxue with a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul."

After hearing Lin Fan's analysis, Bibi Dong's heart sank. Is there really no escaping that fate?

Qian Xunji noticed Bibi Dong's expression and frowned slightly. "Lin Fan, is there truly no other way?"

Lin Fan smiled.

Bibi Dong glared at him, fuming inwardly. You're smiling? And looking that pleased about it?

"Of course there is. A more reliable way, in fact: use Immortal Herbs to make up the difference."

Bibi Dong brightened, then grew annoyed. Damn you, Lin Fan. If you had a solution, couldn't you have said it all at once? You nearly scared me to death.

Qian Xunji immediately perked up. "There's a way? What are Immortal Herbs?"

Lin Fan said, "Immortal Herbs were an enormous stroke of fortune for Tang San. Without them, he could never have become a god at twenty-five."

"Put simply, Immortal Herbs are medicinal plants. Living deep in the mountains, you must gather herbs to treat illnesses. When those herbs grow for long enough, they become especially potent medicinal plants."

"That's what Immortal Herbs are. They can remove impurities from a person's body and Martial Soul, improving the Martial Soul's quality."

"For example, take someone with only level-six Innate Soul Power and an ordinary high-grade Martial Soul. After taking an Immortal Herb, their talent could rise to the equivalent of Innate Full Soul Power and a top-tier Martial Soul. Village Chief, does that make sense?"

Bibi Dong was startled. "Changing someone's body and Martial Soul? That overturns a belief everyone holds on Douluo Continent. Martial Souls and talent are supposed to be determined at birth."

Qian Xunji looked equally shocked. "Lin Fan, does such an extraordinary treasure really exist?"

Lin Fan had to admit it. "It does. Tang San's teammates, the Shrek Five Monsters, were talented for their generation, but nowhere near qualified to become gods. Thanks to those Immortal Herbs, after Tang San became a god, they each found a suitable Divine Position and ascended as well. They were only second-tier gods, but gods nonetheless."

"So whether Qian Xunji has a child with Ah Yin or Ling Yuan, if that child doesn't meet the requirements to inherit the Angel God's power, an Immortal Herb can improve their Martial Soul after it awakens at age six."

"With the quality of a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul plus an Immortal Herb, they could definitely meet the requirements to inherit the Divine Position."

"As for why Bibi Dong inherited the Rakshasa God's power, it was because she devoured a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and fused it with her own Martial Soul. That was what opened her Rakshasa God Divine Trial."

Once again, Bibi Dong could have cried. He's doing this on purpose. He has to be. Why does he keep using me for comparison? Am I some kind of measuring stick?

After hearing Lin Fan's explanation, Qian Xunji couldn't help asking, "If Immortal Herbs are that powerful, could Qian Xunji take one himself and qualify to inherit the Angel God's power?"

Lin Fan said helplessly, "That depends on whether we're talking about a young Qian Xunji or a middle-aged one."

Qian Xunji pressed him. "What's the difference?"

Lin Fan said, "A young Qian Xunji would still have untapped potential, so taking an Immortal Herb might give him a chance. A middle-aged Qian Xunji would have nearly exhausted his potential. Even with an Immortal Herb, he'd only raise his ceiling a little."

"Otherwise, why not just give one to Qian Daoliu? But they're old. Their vitality has declined, and their potential is spent."

"And Qian Xunji's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was rather disappointing. In the novel, he and the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Elders fought Tang Hao together, yet Tang Hao, who had only just become a Titled Douluo, still crushed them."

Qian Xunji's face darkened at that last remark. It did sound pathetic. They had outnumbered Tang Hao and still lost.

Lin Fan continued, "Besides, Immortal Herbs aren't things you can find lying by the roadside. If Qian Xunji takes one, what will his descendants use?"

Bibi Dong quickly sent him a private message through Soul Power. "Teacher, please don't be angry. Lin Fan has a point. If Immortal Herbs are that extraordinary, they're probably rarer than Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. We need to be careful about using one."

Qian Xunji replied the same way, "I'm not angry. I just don't like hearing him put it that way."

Bibi Dong nodded in agreement. "Teacher, I understand."

Qian Xunji took a deep breath. "Lin Fan, you're saying Qian Xunji could have a child with a sufficiently talented woman, then use an Immortal Herb to make up any shortfall in the child's Martial Soul quality after it awakens."

Lin Fan nodded. "Right. That's the safest approach. Immortal Herbs may be extraordinary, but they aren't all-powerful. They can improve what's already there, not create something from nothing. If the child doesn't even awaken an Angel Martial Soul, an Immortal Herb won't help."

Bibi Dong breathed a quiet sigh of relief.

I won't be forced to give birth to Qian Renxue.

Having sorted everything out, Qian Xunji asked, "I understand now, Lin Fan. Where are these Immortal Herbs you mentioned? In the Star Dou Forest?"

Lin Fan shook his head. "No. They're in the Sunset Soul Beast Forest in the Heaven Dou Empire."

Bibi Dong quickly took out a notebook and wrote it down.

Qian Xunji asked, "Is there a particular way to use these Immortal Herbs?"

Lin Fan answered, "Of course. Used incorrectly, an Immortal Herb can become poisonous—poisonous enough to kill even a Titled Douluo."

"In the entire Douluo Continent novel, only Tang San and Yue Guan knew how to use them."

Qian Xunji was surprised. "Yue Guan knew?!"