Cynomorium

With cultivation reaching the level of the Divine Lord Zhenyuan, very few rare and heavenly materials and earthly treasures can have any effect on him.

Zhang Xuezhou was also extremely curious about the surprise Divine Lord Zhenyuan would bring.

"Cistanche deserticola is used to stabilize a man's essence, and aged Cistanche deserticola is especially effective in strengthening the body. This level of Cistanche deserticola has reached its peak!"

Perhaps sensing Zhang Xuezhou's difference, Divine Lord Zhenyuan spoke up to explain.

"What is the ultimate?"

Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously.

As Alchemist of the Yin-Yang School, Zhang Xuezhou was no stranger to Cynomorium songaricum. He knew its effects and how to use it to refine elixirs and make medicines, but he had never seen top-grade Cynomorium Zhang Xuezhou.

The amount of Cynomorium songaricum in front of us is undoubtedly beyond what is expected in a normal year, and it even seems unrelated to Cynomorium songaricum.

If it weren't for Divine Lord Zhenyuan's explanation, Zhang Xuezhou would have had difficulty recognizing it with his own eyes, and wouldn't even have been able to recall its name.

"Even if taking this 'Suoyang' (a type of herb) is the worst that can happen, it can still lock in our essence and energy, allowing us to maintain our physical condition no matter what we encounter," said Divine Lord Zhenyuan.

"What you're saying sounds a bit like a male chastity belt?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully. "As long as we maintain our purity, whether or not this belt locks our essence seems irrelevant!"

"That's because you haven't experienced the effects of seductive arts," said Divine Lord Zhenyuan. "Once you're under the influence of seductive arts, being obsessed with illusory women is the mildest symptom. The real problem is the silent loss of your vital essence. A person's vital essence is limited; once it's completely depleted, your legs will become weak and your body will be powerless, making you like a sheep waiting to be slaughtered!"

"I haven't used any seductive arts in all these years!"

Zhang Xuezhou responded honestly.

He has been in the industry for over ten years and has almost never been unlucky with women, especially those skilled in seduction.

"Those ladies in Jade Pool Palace are quite skilled in seductive arts," said Divine Lord Zhenyuan.

"I see!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded as if he had just realized something, feeling that Divine Lord Zhenyuan was in good luck. After obtaining the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation, he also obtained a powerful medicine for unorthodox Technique Method, and was almost constantly increasing his strength to prevent Xuan Nu and the others from launching a counterattack.

"But Suoyang has more uses than just these," Divine Lord Zhenyuan laughed. "Holy Son, did you hear me just say that this is the worst-case scenario?"

"Could it have some other ingenious use?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously.

"Then we'll see if this Cynomorium can lock it in!"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan's gaze swept over himself and then over Zhang Xuezhou's body.

His eyes weren't as clear as Cai Ma's; he couldn't see the aura of destiny surrounding himself and Zhang Xuezhou.

However, Divine Lord Zhenyuan thought it was possible to try the power of the Locking Yang Seal to see if it could lock up the lifespan, preventing it from being easily taken away and refined into a pill by someone targeting him.

If preventing the use of seductive arts is a clever but unorthodox method, then preserving one's lifespan is a fundamental necessity.

His gaze swept over the group of men and women who had been by the spring at the source of the river. Seeing them take out their bows and chant incantations, he waved his sleeves and roared, his body instantly growing to a height of three zhang (approximately 10 meters).

A moment later, the people scattered.

"I reprimanded them in a Western language and introduced you!"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan withdrew his large sleeves that had created countless waves, and then pointed to the many scattered men and women.

"They originally served the Heavenly Court, so it's inappropriate for me to use my past identity to perform divine acts. However, it's perfectly fine for the Holy Son to use his identity to manifest," said Divine Lord Zhenyuan. "I have already ordered them to quickly offer sacrifices of cattle and sheep, so their food is taken care of!"

"That would require you to speak those local languages," Zhang Xuezhou said. "When I went to the Sacred Land before, I sought out traveling shepherds, but I couldn't understand a word they spoke!"

"The Holy Son is probably looking for the herdsmen. Not many of them are knowledgeable; only the royal families of these kingdoms understand the language and writing," said Divine Lord Zhenyuan. "The older woman I just reprimanded was Queen Supi; she could understand everything I said."

"So that's how it is!"

"Now that we've driven them away, we can also dig up this Cynomorium songaricum!"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan looked at the dense school of small fish in the river Outer Dao the spring, and felt that the other effects of Suoyang were hard to guess.

However, he didn't care about any negative effects; the level of his poison-avoidance technique was enough to counteract any harm, and all that remained was to consider its positive effects.

Like Shennong, who tasted hundreds of herbs, Divine Lord Zhenyuan directly separated the water waves with his sleeves, then reached out and grabbed, and called on Zhang Xuezhou to help him.

"Treasures of nature are always rare, and this Cynomorium is two or three zhang long, which seems a bit excessive!"

With a flick of his sleeves, Divine Lord Zhenyuan threw out large amounts of soil, sand, and rocks, while Zhang Xuezhou dug downwards using both his hands and feet.

As they continued digging downwards, the Cynomorium songaricum began to reveal its complete trunk.

Zhang Xuezhou felt that Suoyang's body was somewhat enormous.

He had harvested some rather precious medicinal herbs, each with a limited yield. In particular, herbs that were hundreds or even hundreds of years old were not only rare but also smaller in size than normal herbs.

The size of the Cynomorium in front of him was undoubtedly enormous. Even if thousands of Cynomorium plants were piled up together, they could not be pieced together to form this size, which far exceeded Zhang Xuezhou's expectations.

"That seems like a lot!"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan nodded.

What Zhang Xuezhou said was simple and practical; he had never seen such a large quantity of Suoyang Spirit Root before.

Looking at the two-zhang-high Suoyang that had not yet reached its bottom, Divine Lord Zhenyuan couldn't help but question the meaning of life.

He gestured with his hands and felt that the thick part of the Cynomorium songaricum was thicker than his arms could wrap around, and was about the height of two or three people.

Even if he and Zhang Xuezhou ate as much as they wanted, they wouldn't be able to finish this Cynomorium songaricum in a short time.

"Could you have made a mistake?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"I'll give it a try first!"

Zhang Xuezhou's suspicions made Divine Lord Zhenyuan somewhat uneasy.

The toxic effects of Cynomorium songaricum are not a major concern; what Divine Lord Zhenyuan is truly worried about is mistaking a powerful herb and thus missing out on all the desired benefits.

He pulled out a three-foot-long dagger from his sleeve, then slashed it across the middle of Suoyang.

As bright red, blood-like liquid gushed out, Divine Lord Zhenyuan's expression changed slightly.

The short knife spun around, and a piece of dark purple Cynomorium songaricum was sliced off.

He frowned, then chewed and swallowed it in small bites.

With just one gulp, Divine Lord Zhenyuan's gray-white long hair turned jet black.

After consuming it again, Divine Lord Zhenyuan's face had regained a rosy glow. His appearance was no longer the strange combination of childishness and old age as before, but rather a fusion of the two, making him look like a whole.

Upon consuming it for the third time, a misty purple qi rose around Divine Lord Zhenyuan's body, and his Law Power rapidly increased and recovered.

"Wonderful!"

"Wonderful!"

"Wonderful!"

Zhang Xuezhou could see the changes in Divine Lord Zhenyuan, and Divine Lord Zhenyuan could obviously also feel the changes in his own body.

Each change brought incredible benefits, prompting Divine Lord Zhenyuan to exclaim in wonder.

This Cynomorium plant is unusually large, making it look extremely cheap, but it is indeed a genuine rare and precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures.