The Right Job for the Right Expert

"Teacher, let's leave that question for later. What matters now is identifying the Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and determining their medicinal effects. Then we'll know how to harvest them."

Xu Tiance interrupted Du Busi, his gaze settling on the Aromatic Silk Beauty. "According to legend, after Tang San became a god ten thousand years ago, he replanted the Immortal Herbs and left behind a Herbology book recording every one of them. He also left a cloud of poison around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to keep people from finding this place."

"If that book really exists, it should be in the keeping of these few sentient Immortal Herbs."

Kong Deming and Du Busi both stirred at his words. The Aromatic Silk Beauty, however, could not help blurting out, "What book? I don't know anything about it!"

The Aromatic Silk Beauty had meant to deny the book's existence. Little did she know that her overreaction only made Du Busi more certain it existed.

The next instant, Du Busi reached straight for the Aromatic Silk Beauty without hesitation.

She was the bane of all poisons and immune to the deadly toxins Du Busi released. But poison was only part of his power.

The aura of a Level 98 Super Douluo burst forth, instantly pinning the Aromatic Silk Beauty in place. She could not move at all.

"Wait!"

The Aromatic Silk Beauty cried out in terror. The purple stamens at her center trembled, and a book of antique appearance, made from some unknown material, appeared before Du Busi.

Du Busi narrowed his eyes and took the book. Once he had confirmed it posed no danger, he tossed it to Xu Tiance.

"Tiance, see if this is the book you meant."

Xu Tiance needed only two pages to confirm it was genuine.

It was the Herbology book Tang San had left behind. Every Immortal Herb in the garden was recorded within its pages.

"That's it. I've already found the entry on this large pink flower. She's called the Aromatic Silk Beauty, the queen of flowers. She can't cure poison and has none of her own, but she can neutralize every deadly toxin. That's why she could withstand yours, Teacher."

"Oh? An Immortal Herb like that exists?"

Intrigued, Du Busi turned to the somewhat wilted Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. "What are those two sentient Immortal Herbs?"

"The Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass."

"The Infernal Delicate Apricot is a fire-attribute Immortal Herb with an Ultimate Attribute, and she carries fire poison. By absorbing the fire essence in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, she can condense a treasure called Blazing Gel. It has the same effect as the Infernal Delicate Apricot herself."

"The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass was born at the heart of the Extreme Cold Ice Spring within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. It possesses extreme cold and carries cold poison. Taking either herb alone would cause the body to collapse under its fire or cold poison. Only by taking both together and soaking in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could someone forge a body impervious to fire and ice."

Kong Deming frowned.

Those two Immortal Herbs sounded perfect for Tiance. After all, he had heard that Du Busi was tempering Tiance's body with the Body Sect's secret arts.

But the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had grown into Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and gained sentience. Even if he and Du Busi subdued them by force, Tiance might not survive their immense medicinal power.

Du Busi reached the same conclusion a moment later.

Frowning, he grew thoughtful. "If Blazing Gel has the same effect as the Infernal Delicate Apricot herself, does it also carry fire poison?"

"Well... no, it doesn't."

At Xu Tiance's answer, Du Busi slapped his thigh. "Then isn't it simple? We just make the Infernal Delicate Apricot hand over that Blazing Gel!"

Without another word, Du Busi strode toward the weakened Infernal Delicate Apricot.

The Aromatic Silk Beauty tried one last time to resist. "You humans barged in here! Aren't you afraid of that person?"

Du Busi stopped abruptly. A moment later, he resumed walking and came to a halt before the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Xu Tiance had considered the Aromatic Silk Beauty's question carefully himself.

In the end, he had concluded that Tang San had left no divine consciousness in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Tang San was indeed watching Douluo Continent and keeping an eye on Huo Yuhao. But one day in the Divine Realm was a year in the lower world. He could not watch Huo Yuhao every moment; sooner or later, his attention would lapse. Besides, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had nothing whatsoever to do with Huo Yuhao at present.

Harvesting its Immortal Herbs probably would not attract Tang San's notice.

And as long as Tang San did not notice right away... what could he do even if he later discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had been stripped bare?

Tang San was not even the ruler of the Divine Realm yet. Even if he were, he lacked the ability to divine the identity of whoever had looted the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!

So...

The bold ate their fill; the timid went hungry!

Du Busi approached the Infernal Delicate Apricot with a vicious grin, looking every inch a bandit. "Are you going to hand over the Blazing Gel yourself, or do I have to help you?"

Watching Du Busi, Xu Tiance could not help giving him a thumbs-up in his heart.

Now this was the right job for the right expert.

When it came to robbing someone, it really was best to leave it to a professional.

Cowed by Du Busi's threats, the Infernal Delicate Apricot swayed twice before reluctantly producing a small piece of Blazing Gel.

The Blazing Gel was a golden-red paste that looked like honey and gave off an exceptionally rich, pure fire-element aura.

Du Busi merely glanced at it before saying coldly:

"Hah. That's all? You think I'm begging for scraps? Hand over every bit of Blazing Gel!"

As soon as Du Busi spoke, the waters of the Scorching Yang Spring surged. Red mist rose slowly, and the faintly illusory figure of Fire Woman appeared before him.

Du Busi watched with interest and said nothing, as though waiting to hear what she had to say.

Then a spirited woman's voice rang out. "I can give you all the Blazing Gel, but you must agree to one condition. Once I hand it over, you cannot harm another Immortal Herb in this garden. You must leave this place."

"A Jiao!"

The Aromatic Silk Beauty and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass called out almost together, their voices edged with alarm.