Choosing Immortal Herbs: The Best Combination for Lu Xuan!

Leng Yaozhu's gaze slowly swept over the medicinal herbs scattered throughout the valley.

She recognized most of them.

But those with particularly unusual appearances...

Were unfamiliar even to her.

Of course, it was not because her knowledge was limited.

Rather, those treasures capable of defying heaven and changing one's fate had long since been monopolized by those sinister bastards from the Tang Sect.

How infuriating!

After leading the two of them inside, Dugu Bo reported to Leng Yaozhu.

Then he left with Dugu Yan.

He still needed to take Dugu Yan to hunt for a soul ring.

That had been the purpose of this trip in the first place.

Now that he had also latched onto a powerful backer...

Naturally, he needed enough sense to give Lu Xuan and Leng Yaozhu some time alone.

And hurry up and take care of his actual business while he was at it.

Once Dugu Bo and his granddaughter were far away...

Leng Yaozhu asked softly, "Xiao Xuan, do you recognize these things?"

"Not yet, but I will in a moment!" Lu Xuan replied with a faint smile.

With a thought...

An ancient-looking book appeared out of thin air in his palm.

"Hmm?"

Leng Yaozhu narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, recognizing the book at a glance.

Back when she had been trapped in that mysterious space with him...

She had tried to open it.

But the instant her fingertips touched it...

An extraordinarily overbearing and exclusionary power had rippled across its pages.

It had knocked her hand away outright.

It would not even let her touch it.

How domineering.

This was none other than the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record Lu Xuan had chosen earlier!

Lu Xuan opened the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.

Comparing the plants against its descriptions, he began carefully identifying the immortal herbs in the valley.

After a round of comparisons...

He found six immortal herbs that suited him best at present.

Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, which increased Spiritual Power.

Octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot.

They could produce the Ice and Fire Golden Body.

But the benefits of the Ice and Fire Golden Body amounted to immunity to fire and water, and immunity to all Poison.

His Three-Legged Golden Crow possessed the ultimate fire attribute and feared no ice.

Moreover, the Golden Crow's Solar Truefire was supremely yang and unyielding, fearing no Poison.

So those two immortal herbs would help him, but their benefits were limited.

Cockscomb phoenix sunflower.

It could enhance flames and make soul power richer and more expansive, with an endless flow of fiery force.

But he already possessed ultimate fire.

Absorbing this immortal herb would merely add flowers to an already splendid brocade.

Useful, but only to a very limited extent.

Eight-petal immortal orchid had the gentlest medicinal properties of all immortal herbs, as well as the richest.

It was easy to absorb but difficult to digest, and its medicinal effects lasted an exceptionally long time.

It could strengthen one's foundations, nourish one's vitality, and purge impurities.

It could compensate for the slow cultivation of certain martial souls, with effects that lasted until level seventy.

One had to understand...

When a Soul Master with an ultimate attribute reached a soul power level between thirty and seventy...

Their cultivation would slow down.

And this eight-petal immortal orchid perfectly remedied that fatal flaw.

Singular velvet sky chrysanthemum suited all Beast Martial Soul masters with fierce, forceful fighting styles.

After consumption, qi flowed through the four limbs and blood coursed through the eight meridians, forging an indestructible body.

"Ah, it really is hard to choose..."

Lu Xuan looked at the immortal herbs, his brows slightly furrowed.

He sighed in frustration.

Immortal herbs were wonderful, but one could not be greedy.

Consuming too many would cause their tremendous medicinal power to clog the meridians, or even make the body explode.

Huo Yuhao from the Douluo II era was one such example.

He had suffered terribly after recklessly eating immortal herbs.

That was a cautionary tale written in blood.

No one should ever follow his example.

As things stood...

His best choice was Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew paired with eight-petal immortal orchid.

But Leng Yaozhu had just told him yesterday that his body was not strong enough.

If he wanted to shore up that weakness, singular velvet sky chrysanthemum seemed worth considering as well.

"Is it really that hard to choose?"

Watching Lu Xuan agonize over the decision, Leng Yaozhu could not help chuckling.

"Yes." Lu Xuan nodded honestly.

"Let me see?" Leng Yaozhu held out her fair-skinned hand.

"Sure."

Without hesitation, Lu Xuan handed over the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.

Leng Yaozhu was a Limit Douluo who stood at the pinnacle of the world.

Her perspective and breadth of vision...

Far surpassed those of a greenhorn whose two lifetimes combined amounted to barely twenty-odd years.

Asking her to advise him was unquestionably the wisest choice.

Leng Yaozhu took the ancient book and skimmed ten lines at a glance.

In an instant, she committed its contents firmly to memory.

"Choose Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and eight-petal immortal orchid. Those two are your best options right now."

Leng Yaozhu closed the book, her tone decisive.

"Then what about my physical strength?" Lu Xuan asked in confusion.

"Silly!"

Leng Yaozhu extended her slender forefinger and lightly poked his forehead in exasperation.

"We have money now, and I have ways."

"There's no need to waste one of your immortal herb choices. I can strengthen your body through other methods!"

She paused, a meaningful gleam flashing through her eyes, then continued:

"These two immortal herbs, however, can truly lay the strongest possible foundation for you for a long time to come."

"There are no soul spirits in this era. You can't increase your soul rings' ages through the Spirit Ascension Platform like people can in the future."

"But if your Spiritual Power is strong enough, perhaps... you could go straight for a ten-thousand-year ring as your third soul ring!"

"Then... do I have any chance of obtaining a soul spirit in this era?"

Something stirred in Lu Xuan's heart, and he could not help asking.

Leng Yaozhu fell silent...

Obtaining a soul spirit was theoretically possible; he knew the method of forming a contract.

But now, because of the limitations of their circumstances...

Increasing a soul ring's age by devouring other soul spirits was impossible.

Most importantly, soul beasts of low cultivation might be easy to fool in this era.

But would those ten-thousand-year and hundred-thousand-year soul beasts truly put aside their pride and willingly enter a contract with a human?

That deserved a very large question mark.

With Lu Xuan's talent...

His future goal would certainly be to absorb soul rings at least a hundred thousand years old.

The reason the Soul Spirit System had been implemented during the Douluo II era...

Was that the conflict between soul beasts and Soul Masters had reached its breaking point. It was a product of compromise.

Moreover, soul spirits were not nearly as powerful as people imagined. They could even be called fragile.

If a soul spirit was damaged in battle, the backlash would strike its Soul Master directly.

That was also why Leng Yaozhu rarely summoned her soul spirits in ordinary combat.

Ultimately, soul spirits were merely substitutes for soul rings.

In this era, when soul beasts roamed everywhere...

The best choice was still to hunt soul beasts directly and absorb their soul rings.

Leng Yaozhu laid out the advantages and disadvantages clearly, leaving the choice to Lu Xuan.

After listening, Lu Xuan nodded in wholehearted agreement.

Indeed.

Ignoring the soul beasts running all over this era...

To pursue some incomplete version of soul spirits would be abandoning the roots to chase the branches.

He would leave soul spirits for people in the future to play with.

What he needed to do now was enjoy this era's advantages to the fullest!

"Oh, before absorbing Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, you need to practice this Purple Demon Eye first."

Leng Yaozhu pointed to a page in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.

"What about that top-tier Spiritual Power cultivation method you gave me earlier?" Lu Xuan asked, taken aback.

"That one's pretty rubbish. You're better off practicing this."

Leng Yaozhu's expression remained blank, her voice utterly calm.

The corner of Lu Xuan's mouth twitched.

Haji Leng.

You can even trash your own treasured top-tier technique without batting an eye?

That's so like you!

"All right! I'll absorb the eight-petal immortal orchid first!"

No longer hesitating, Lu Xuan strode over to the eight-petal immortal orchid.

This immortal herb had no special requirements for absorption.

He simply had to put it in his mouth and chew.

The eight-petal immortal orchid melted the moment it entered his mouth.

It became a rich, gentle current of warmth that slid down his throat into his abdomen.

Lu Xuan immediately sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began directing its medicinal power with all his effort.

Before he knew it, daylight gave way to darkness.

A bright moon rose into the night sky, and stars glittered above the valley.

The long process of refining it took a full twelve hours.

Only in the early hours of the morning did Lu Xuan finally absorb all the medicinal power of the eight-petal immortal orchid.

He slowly opened his eyes.

His entire body felt indescribably light and clear, as though he had shed his old flesh and bones and been reborn.

While he was absorbing the immortal herb, Dugu Bo had returned once.

But Leng Yaozhu had soon sent him off to Heaven Dou City to purchase some necessities.

"Here, memorize the Purple Demon Eye's circulation route first."

"When the sun first rises in the morning and purple qi comes from the east, drip Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew into your eyes."

Leng Yaozhu handed the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan took the book and engraved every word of the Purple Demon Eye's cultivation method into his memory.

Then he returned the book to Leng Yaozhu for safekeeping.

"Take this. I'm giving you a Storage Soul Tool. You need to learn to look after your own belongings from now on."

Leng Yaozhu turned her wrist.

A crimson bracelet engraved with exquisite phoenix patterns appeared in her palm.

She handed it to Lu Xuan.

"Thank you, big sister!" Lu Xuan's eyes lit up. He quickly took the bracelet and thanked her sweetly.

"What a sweet tongue you have."

A gentle smile blossomed on Leng Yaozhu's stunning face.

She reached out and affectionately ruffled Lu Xuan's hair.

Time slipped by, and the east gradually turned the pale white of a fish's belly.

Just as the first ray of sunlight was about to pierce the horizon.

Leng Yaozhu's figure flashed, and she plucked the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

She took Lu Xuan with her and flew straight to the clifftop.

Lu Xuan sat cross-legged, his eyes fixed on the east.

The instant a faint wisp of purple energy appeared on the horizon.

He immediately activated the Purple Demon Eye cultivation method, drawing that wisp of purple energy into his eyes.

Just then, Leng Yaozhu gently raised her delicate hand.

She held the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to Lu Xuan's lips, then tilted it slightly.

Drip—

A few drops of liquid, as clear and pure as morning dew, fell precisely into Lu Xuan's mouth.

As the last of the liquid left its leaves, the entire Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew withered.

In the blink of an eye, it turned to dust and dissipated in his hand.

His mind, which had been slightly foggy after a sleepless night.

Became utterly clear in an instant under the twin baptism of the purple energy and the immortal herb.

His vitality, energy, and spirit all surged to their peak at that moment!

Leng Yaozhu stood beside him, watching Lu Xuan's Spiritual Power skyrocket.

Her red lips parted slightly as she murmured softly:

"Everything is ready... Once that old green-haired fellow returns, we can go hunt for Xiao Xuan's first soul ring."