The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 54 Picking Immortal Herbs

By focusing his mental energy on his eyes and using his eyesight and mental perception as aids, Xia Liang gained a clearer vision. He discovered that all around him were various kinds of plants, red, yellow, green, blue, and in all their different forms.

Within a radius of 100 meters of this Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire, it looks like a paradise for plants.

According to the original text, the plants near the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire are either immortal herbs or rare and precious natural treasures far more valuable than those outside.

If one could collect them all, one would be the embodiment of all the wonders of nature.

Unfortunately, Gastly is just an energy form. Even if it consumes a magical herb to be upgraded, it cannot inherit the benefits when it is summoned again.

Otherwise, if you give Gastly Snow Swan Kiss, it might trigger the awakening of something like Death Virus, giving it a poison attribute and greatly enhancing its group battle capabilities.

As Xia Liang walked toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, which was fifty meters ahead, he reviewed the dozen or so immortal herbs mentioned in the original work while examining every plant growing on the ground around him.

He walked up to a plant and squatted down.

This is a plant with purple stamens and pale pink flowers. Each petal looks as clear and translucent as crystal.

A faint fragrance emanates from the large flower of this purple-stamen plant, and the area within a ten-meter radius is enveloped in a pink glow formed by the fragrance.

He took out a green bamboo snake from the Ruyi Baibao pouch hanging at his waist.

Because he was wearing an iron bodysuit, Xia Liang didn't have to worry about being bitten by the green bamboo snake.

Even if you get bitten and poisoned, it's okay, because the food-type soul skill stored in the three-colored ring can cure the poison.

He carried this green bamboo snake with him precisely to test for venom.

If I'm not mistaken, the purple-flowered plant in front of me, exuding a virginal fragrance, should be a celestial flower called "Fragrant Fairy Flower".

According to the original description, the Fragrant Silk Fairy is the bane of all poisons. Within its range, any poison is suppressed, and its fragrance has the effect of neutralizing all poisons.

To prove whether this purple-flowered plant is the Fragrant Fairy Plant, all you need to do is test it with poison.

Xia Liang removed the left glove from the iron bodysuit, exposing the back of his hand. He then used his soul power to compress the green bamboo snake tightly gripping his right hand, causing it to secrete venom from its fangs.

Three drops of venom splattered onto the back of my hand.

A strange scene unfolded.

The fragrance of the purple-flowered plant neutralized the venom, which could normally cause skin ulceration. When it touched Xia Liang's hand, it felt like morning dew, producing no toxicity and instead giving a cool sensation.

This shows that the fragrance of this purple-flowered plant can indeed neutralize toxins.

Moreover, its appearance is similar to that described in the original work, and it is most likely a fragrant and exquisite fairy product.

Just as Xia Liang was about to put the Green Bamboo Snake back into his Ruyi Treasure Pouch, the snake was suddenly affected by the extreme cold and intense heat of the surrounding spiritual energy and exploded, dying instantly.

Seeing a live snake explode into pieces in his hand, Xia Liang was startled. Fortunately, he had the support of hot and cold drinks, and with his soul power protecting him, he should be able to stay near the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire for a while longer.

Without further ado, let's quickly pick all the medicinal herbs we recognize.

After putting on the iron glove on his left hand, Xia Liang first filled a palm-sized pot with soil from the bank of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring, then broke off the stem of the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Herb, and finally planted it in the pot.

He didn't know how to harvest the fragrant and elegant immortal plant, but fortunately, he had recently visited the Heavenly Dou Library and read a lot of books related to plants, so he knew some plant transplantation and cultivation techniques.

As a type of celestial plant, the Fragrant Silk Fairy Plant will gradually wither without sufficient spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

The soil on the banks of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring can provide it with the nutrients it needs.

Xia Liang put the fragrant Qiluo Fairy Plant, which was planted in a pot, into his Ruyi Treasure Pouch.

He doesn't have much knowledge about immortal herbs, so it's impossible for him to collect all the immortal herbs or rare treasures around him.

Therefore, it's estimated that we'll have to visit the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye a few more times.

With the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Herb, the best anti-poisoning herb, it will be much easier to pass through the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Venom Array and enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye in the future.

After wandering around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for a while, Xia Liang thought he could identify all the immortal herbs mentioned in the original work.

But when he found himself in this botanical paradise within a hundred-meter radius, he truly realized how naive he had been.

Because herbs of similar grade and complementary medicinal properties tend to grow in the same area, they may have different shapes, but they share some similarities.

The eight-petaled fairy orchid and the Qiluo tulip mentioned in the original work have no obvious physical characteristics, and the original work does not provide a detailed description of their growing locations.

Therefore, it's unrealistic to expect to find them in this botanical paradise with its abundance of plants.

However, the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Blossom mentioned in the original work are relatively easy to find.

These two Ice and Fire Immortal Herbs grow in the center of the banks of the Vermilion Hot Spring and the Milky White Hot Spring, and their unique shape and ice and fire aura make them easy to identify.

There is also the Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower, a magical herb that is highly yang in nature and grows near a blazing hot spring. Its leaves resemble a rooster's comb and are entirely red, making it easy to spot at a glance.

After picking the cockscomb phoenix sunflower using the same method and planting it in a new pot, Xia Liang's gaze was drawn to another plant.

It was a large chrysanthemum with a magnificent purple color, each petal looking fuzzy, and the tip of the stamen shimmering with a pale golden light.

I saw this golden chrysanthemum before when I was looking up information on top-tier plant martial souls in the Heaven Dou Library. It is the martial soul of Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, the Qi Rong Tong Tian Chrysanthemum.

They really do look exactly alike.

After putting the cockscomb phoenix sunflower planted in the pot into the Ruyi Treasure Pouch, Xia Liang did not pick the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, because Dugu Bo should also recognize this immortal herb.

Keeping the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum might allow me to prove to Dugu Bo in the future that I understand the knowledge of immortal herbs and can solve the problem of the backlash from the Bilin Snake venom through immortal herbs.

Of course, these are all backup plans; it's always good to have more options for yourself.

After wandering around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye for a while, Xia Liang found that apart from the two Ice and Fire Immortal Herbs, the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot, there were no other plants that he could identify.

As of now, the Ruyi Treasure Pouch only contains the Fragrant Silk Fairy, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and the Heartbreaking Red of Longing.

As for the other rare herbs mentioned in the original work, such as the "Wang Chuan Qiu Shui Lu" and "Eight-Petaled Fairy Orchid," as well as the "Qi Luo Tulip" and "Narcissus Jade Skin Bone," they are simply indistinguishable.

There should be two more years before Tang San enters the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

In the next two years, we need to find a way to learn about the medicinal herbs as soon as possible.

If all else fails, the only options are to destroy all the immortal herbs near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, or to prevent Dugu Bo from bringing Tang San into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

In short, we absolutely cannot let Tang San obtain the opportunity to obtain the immortal herb.

It wasn't that Xia Liang was intentionally targeting him, but rather that he would later seize the opportunity to obtain the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, so he would likely be an enemy of Tang San in the future.

If we let Tang San obtain the opportunity to obtain the immortal herb, wouldn't that be tantamount to aiding the enemy?

Putting aside all his worries, Xia Liang arrived at the shore of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

Right in the center of the two banks of the scorching hot spring and the frigid spring, there grow two Ice and Fire Immortal Herbs with completely opposite medicinal effects.

The purpose of this trip was to cultivate these two Ice and Fire Immortal Herbs.

By consuming them, one can improve their aptitude through the tempering of ice and fire.

At that time, let alone becoming a level 99 peerless Douluo, even becoming a level 100 god and creating one's own godhood would not be impossible.

I apologize to all my readers; perhaps I've been too verbose. Five chapters aren't even enough to cover the entire plot of the Immortal Herb story.

The protagonist's abilities and domain skills gained from upgrading his martial soul after undergoing ice and fire body tempering haven't been finalized yet. The update won't be until midnight tomorrow night.

These chapters were written hastily tonight, so there may be many flaws. If you find the plot awkward or have other issues, please point them out in the comments. I will definitely revise them after I wake up tomorrow.

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