He hadn't expected Sister Dong Er to win over Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo so quickly!
Standing beside Bibi Dong, Su Mo watched as she finally drew Yue Guan and Gui Mei into her camp through the Immortal Spiritual Herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and he could not help but feel somewhat impressed.
After all, during the three years since he had joined Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong had constantly tried to build a closer relationship with Yue Guan and Gui Mei and bring them under her command.
But unfortunately, Qian Xunji was still in his prime, while Bibi Dong was not yet powerful enough. Yue Guan and Gui Mei had always turned a blind eye to Bibi Dong's attempts to recruit them.
Su Mo had originally thought that Bibi Dong had schemed to obtain the Immortal Herb Compendium from Yue Guan three years ago because she wanted to cut Yue Guan out and claim all the immortal herbs for herself.
Afterward, she would perhaps use the immortal herbs to win over Yue Guan, then use Yue Guan to win over Gui Mei.
But he had not expected Bibi Dong to bring Yue Guan and Gui Mei to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and use the Immortal Spiritual Herbs there as a shared benefit to pull them aboard her ship.
But it made sense.
With a common interest between them, and with all of them having betrayed Spirit Hall—
the bond between Bibi Dong's faction and Yue Guan and Gui Mei was now far more solid than any alliance formed merely through Bibi Dong showing them goodwill!
And now, Sister Dong Er finally had forces of her own within Spirit Hall!
"Her Ladyship, the Saintess, what exactly are Immortal Spiritual Herbs?"
At the side, Dugu Bo listened to the conversation between Bibi Dong and Yue Guan. Yue Guan had just introduced the ordinary top-grade medicinal herbs, but Dugu Bo knew nothing at all about Immortal Spiritual Herbs, so he could not help asking.
"Immortal Spiritual Herbs are a type of spiritual herb that exists only in legends."
"According to the records, a Soul Master who consumes an Immortal Spiritual Herb will definitely see their cultivation rise. The exact extent of the increase depends on their realm."
"And that is merely the most basic benefit. After consuming an immortal herb, a Soul Master's cultivation talent can also improve greatly. Some Martial Souls can even undergo evolution after consuming a suitable Immortal Spiritual Herb!"
Bibi Dong smiled faintly at Dugu Bo's question and slowly explained.
What! These Immortal Spiritual Herbs could even cause Martial Soul Evolution?!
After hearing of the effects of Immortal Spiritual Herbs, Dugu Bo's eyes widened at once, his heart filled with shock.
For a moment, Dugu Bo could not help feeling some regret.
Back at Dugu Manor, when Bibi Dong had spoken with him alone and learned that he possessed a medicinal garden in Sunset Forest, he should have refused when she asked him for some of the herbs in it.
But the thought flashed through Dugu Bo's mind only briefly.
As someone who kept his promises, Dugu Bo could not bring himself to go back on his word even to an ordinary person, much less to his benefactor.
Still, now that he knew the Immortal Spiritual Herbs in his medicinal garden were so precious, Dugu Bo could not help hoping that Bibi Dong would leave him one or two.
Such precious treasures—if not for his own use, then he could at least leave them to his descendants!
But although he thought this in his heart, he was a man who valued his pride.
Since he had already stated that Bibi Dong could freely choose any medicinal herbs from his garden, Dugu Bo still held back and said nothing.
Meanwhile, when Yue Guan had previously introduced the top-grade spiritual herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Bibi Dong had already surveyed the surroundings and identified every Immortal Spiritual Herb there.
Thus, after reaching an agreement with Yue Guan and Gui Mei—
Bibi Dong immediately took out the jade boxes and jade knife she had prepared long ago, walked toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and collected every Immortal Spiritual Herb that could be harvested.
Under Su Mo's watchful gaze—
from the Immortal Spiritual Herbs that had appeared in the original work, such as Aromatic Silk Beauty, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, to those that had not, such as Azure Jade Serpent Orchid, Purple Moon Starry Sky, Earth Dragon Golden Gourd, and Ink Jade Divine Bamboo Shoot...
almost all the Immortal Spiritual Herbs were soon harvested by Bibi Dong.
But after harvesting all the Immortal Spiritual Herbs, Bibi Dong took out several more boxes and handed them separately to Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo.
Naturally, the box given to Yue Guan contained the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum!
As for the jade box given to Gui Mei, it contained a strange flower that was entirely black, as though carved from ink jade. Its leaves were covered in star and crescent-moon patterns, while its petals layered tightly around one another.
This was the Immortal Spiritual Herb, Ink Jade Star Moon Epiphyllum. It was one of the very few dark-attributed Immortal Spiritual Herbs and was highly suitable for Gui Mei.
As for Dugu Bo, he received two jade boxes.
Inside one jade box was a flower with emerald-green stems and leaves. Its leaves resembled snake tongues, its bloom was shaped like an orchid, yet it gleamed with a jade-like translucence.
This was the Immortal Spiritual Herb, Azure Jade Serpent Orchid. It possessed no particular attribute itself, but like the Aromatic Silk Beauty, it had the effect of enabling Martial Soul Evolution.
However, while the Aromatic Silk Beauty could only evolve support-type Martial Souls such as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the Azure Jade Serpent Orchid could evolve all snake-type Martial Souls.
The other jade box given to Dugu Bo held a purple ganoderma whose cap bore a total of nine layers of golden ring-shaped patterns.
This was the Nine Rank Purple Ganoderma from the original work. Although it was not an Immortal Spiritual Herb, its effects were no less remarkable.
"Senior Dugu, these two immortal herbs are for you..."
After handing the jade boxes containing the Azure Jade Serpent Orchid and Nine Rank Purple Ganoderma to Dugu Bo, Bibi Dong smiled and introduced the effects of the two medicinal herbs.
Dugu Bo was naturally extremely grateful.
He had previously promised to let Bibi Dong freely select herbs from his medicinal garden. Even if she had taken everything, he would have had nothing to say.
Yet Bibi Dong had unexpectedly left him two Immortal Spiritual Herbs, and she had not even harvested all the other medicinal herbs in the garden.
But as Su Mo watched Dugu Bo's grateful expression, he curled his lips inwardly.
Because he suddenly thought of Tang San from the original work.
In the original story, Tang San had relied on the three conditions Dugu Bo promised him to take away every last medicinal herb from Dugu Bo's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, not leaving Dugu Bo even a single plant.
Let alone giving Dugu Bo an Immortal Spiritual Herb suited to him.
He really was stingy enough!
"Xiao Mo, this is for you..."
After giving Dugu Bo an Immortal Spiritual Herb, Bibi Dong looked at Su Mo again. Smiling gently, she took out a jade box and handed it to him.
Inside the jade box lay a large pale-pink flower. Its stem was three feet long and leafless, while the blossom itself was enormous, nearly a foot across. Every petal looked as crystal-clear as jade, and its pale-pink stamen gave off an enticing fragrance.
This was... Aromatic Silk Beauty?!
Seeing the Immortal Spiritual Herb inside the jade box, Su Mo could not help but freeze for a moment.
According to his memories, as well as the description in Yue Guan's Immortal Herb Compendium that he had read, Aromatic Silk Beauty was one of the finest Immortal Spiritual Herbs, on the same level as Lovesick Heartbreak Red!
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