Rise in Douluo Continent with the help of bean buns

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking.

Everyone got up.

After a quick meal of dry rations, we packed our things and continued our journey.

Today's destination is Green Vine Valley—the main habitat of the Green Vine.

"If we walk for another half a day, we'll reach Green Vine Valley," Old Chen said, looking at the map. "There are many Green Resilient Silver Vine there, some of them hundreds of years old. We should be able to find a suitable one."

"Mm." Lin Chen nodded without saying anything more.

The group continued deeper into the area.

The further you go in, the denser the trees become, and the more numerous and powerful the spirit beasts become.

Along the way, they encountered several more groups of century-old soul beasts.

There are century-old Crimson Flame Rabbits, which are fast and can breathe small fireballs; there are century-old Ironclad Pigs, which are highly defensive and have great charging power; and there are century-old Poisonous Spiders, which are highly venomous and skilled at weaving webs.

But none of them were too strong; Old Chen and his team worked together seamlessly and were able to handle them easily.

Lin Chen continued to observe and learn quietly from behind.

Every time they encountered a new soul beast, Doubao would provide a detailed analysis, and Lin Chen would memorize this information.

Over the course of two days, he had become familiar with dozens of century-old soul beasts, and knew their characteristics, weaknesses, and soul skills like the back of his hand.

The harvest was very fruitful.

At the same time, he was also silently absorbing the rich life energy in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is slowly getting stronger, and the refinement of its soul power is also gradually increasing.

Although he hasn't acquired his first spirit ring yet, his strength is already much greater than when he set out.

Around noon.

The group stopped to rest, eat something, and recover their strength.

"Young master, are you tired?" Old Zhao asked with a smile, sitting down next to Lin Chen. "You've walked quite a bit these past two days, are you alright?"

"It's alright," Lin Chen said calmly.

To be honest, I am a bit tired.

He was only a seven-year-old child and had not yet become a Soul Master, so his physical strength was limited.

But Lin Chen has been able to endure hardship since he was a child, so he can handle this little bit of fatigue.

"Haha, not bad, not bad." Old Zhao chuckled. "When I was your age, I would have cried and begged my parents to let me walk this far."

Lin Chen smiled but didn't say anything.

  

He took out a water pouch from his storage ring and took a sip of water.

"Doubao, how much further to Green Vine Valley?" he asked in his mind.

"Based on the map and our current speed, it will take approximately three more hours."

"【A large amount of life force of the Azure Silver Vine has been detected ahead, approximately 15 kilometers away.】"

"【It is recommended that the host prepare in advance.】"

Doubao's answer was very accurate.

Lin Chen nodded slightly, relieved.

Coming.

The first spirit ring is just ahead.

After resting for about half an hour, the group continued their journey.

The further you go, the denser the vegetation becomes, and the more humid the air becomes.

The surrounding plants gradually became dominated by vines.

"We're almost there," Old Chen said. "Green Vine Valley is just ahead. Everyone be careful; there are quite a few soul beasts over there."

Everyone perked up.

Old Chen gripped the stone shield tightly and walked at the front.

Old Zhao and Old Li stood on either side, cautiously observing their surroundings.

Zhou Lei stood protectively beside Lin Chen, ready to intervene at any moment.

Lin Chen also concealed his aura and followed cautiously behind.

He could feel the life force around him growing stronger.

The Blue Silver Grass martial soul was also trembling slightly, as if it was anticipating something.

They walked for about another hour.

A valley appeared ahead.

The valley was covered with all kinds of vines, densely packed, like a green ocean.

We've arrived at Green Vine Valley.

"This is it." Old Chen stopped and said in a low voice, "The Azure Silver Vine grows in this valley. Everyone be careful and don't disturb the soul beasts inside."

Everyone nodded.

"Don't rush in," Lin Chen suddenly said. "Wait a moment."

"What's wrong, young master?" Old Chen asked, puzzled.

"I have a feeling there's someone inside," Lin Chen said calmly.

Actually, it wasn't his feeling, but Doubao's detection.

"[The aura of five human Soul Masters has been detected in the valley ahead, the strongest being a level 34 Soul Venerable.]"

"They are also searching for the resilient blue silver vine."

"[It is recommended that the host temporarily avoid the area and wait for them to leave before entering.]"

Doubao's reminder was very timely.

"Someone's there?" Old Chen was taken aback. "How come I didn't sense anything?"

"I'm quite sensitive to the scent of plants," Lin Chen said casually. "There are five people inside, the strongest being over level 30. They're probably here to hunt souls too."

Old Chen was skeptical, but he nodded nonetheless: "Okay, let's hide first and see what happens."

The group found a dense thicket of bushes and hid inside.

Old Li crept over quietly to investigate the situation.

After a while, Old Li returned.

"Young Master is right," Old Li said in a low voice. "There are indeed five people inside, four men and one woman. The strongest one is a level 34 Soul Master with an Ironclad Turtle Martial Soul. He looks like he's being led by a small family. The other four are all young people, the oldest being only twenty years old. They should be family members who came out to train and hunt souls."

"Are they also here looking for the Azure Silver Vine?" Old Chen asked.

"Hmm." Old Li nodded. "I heard from them that it's for the youngest child to hunt for his first spirit ring, and the target is the Azure Silver Vine."

Old Chen frowned: "Then what should we do? Should we go somewhere else?"

While the Qingren Blue Silver Vine isn't exactly rare, high-quality specimens are also scarce.

If the other party is also looking, they might have already picked all the good ones.

"No need," Lin Chen said calmly. "We'll wait until they leave before we go in."

"After they leave?" Old Zhao paused, "Won't they take all the good ones?"

"It's alright," Lin Chen said calmly. "Good things aren't necessarily found where they are."

He has steamed buns, and he can find the best ones.

There's no need to compete with the other party.

Moreover, the other party is also a Soul Master of level 30 or above. If a conflict really breaks out, both sides will be injured, which is not worth it.

His principle is to conceal his talents and avoid trouble.

The three men, including Lao Chen, exchanged glances, all somewhat puzzled.

But since the employer said so, they had no objections.

"Okay, then we'll wait." Old Chen nodded. "Anyway, we're not in a hurry."

The group hid in the bushes and waited patiently.

In the valley.

The Soul Hunter team is searching everywhere.

"Dad, have you found it?" a boy of about fifteen or sixteen asked, his tone a little impatient.

"What's the rush?" the middle-aged man in the lead said in a deep voice. "The Azure Silver Vine isn't that easy to find. Take your time."

"But we've been looking all morning," the boy muttered, "and haven't even seen a hundred-year-old one."

"It's not that easy to find one that's a hundred years old," the middle-aged man said. "Finding one that's eighty or ninety years old would be quite good. The first spirit ring doesn't need to be too good, just enough is fine."

"That won't do." The boy objected. "My first spirit ring must be at least a hundred years old, right? Otherwise, it'll be too embarrassing."

"What do you know?" The middle-aged man glared at him. "If your first spirit ring is too old, you won't be able to handle it and it will damage your foundation. Around a hundred years is the most suitable."

The boy pursed his lips and didn't say anything more, but his face was still full of reluctance.

Lin Chen, hiding outside, heard all of these conversations clearly.

As expected, they are members of a powerful family who have come out to hunt souls.

Judging from their appearance, they don't know much about the Blue Silver Vine; they can probably only find ordinary, century-old ones.

They may not be able to find the truly good ones.

Lin Chen silently ordered in his mind, "Doubao, scan the entire valley, find all the Qingren Blue Silver Vine, and mark their age and quality."

"[Received. Scanning the Green Vine Valley area... Scan range: radius three kilometers. Estimated mental energy consumption: 12%]"

"【Confirm scan?】"

"confirm."

The next second, Lin Chen felt his mental energy begin to deplete rapidly.

At the same time, a detailed scan map appeared in his mind.

All the green and silver vines in the valley were marked with red, yellow, and green dots, representing different years and qualities.

Green dots represent periods less than ten years old, yellow dots represent periods from ten to one hundred years old, and red dots represent periods more than one hundred years old.

There were at least several hundred of them, densely packed together.

"[Scan complete. This scan consumed 11.7% of your mental energy. Your current remaining mental energy is 62.4%]"

"A total of 427 plants of *Viburnum truncatum* were detected in Qing Teng Valley. Among them:"

"[Under 10 years old: 286 plants]"

"【Ten to One Hundred Years: 112 Plants】"

"[More than 100 years old: 29 plants]"

"[Optimal Target: 574-year-old Qinglian Blue Silver Vine, top quality, located on the eastern cliff deep in the valley.]"

"[Second-best target: 487-year-old Qinglian Blue Silver Vine, medium quality, located on a large tree in the center of the valley.]"

"【It is recommended that the host choose the target in year 574, which has a 96.8% compatibility with the current martial soul and a 99.2% success rate in absorption.】"

The scan results for the bean bun were very detailed.

The 574-year-old Qingren Blue Silver Vine is of superior quality with a 96.8% fit.

perfect.

A very faint smile appeared on Lin Chen's lips.

Sure enough, having steamed buns is so convenient.

He easily located the valuable item that the other party couldn't find even after searching high and low.

"Young Master, what are you thinking about?" Old Zhao leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Why did you suddenly smile?" "Nothing." Lin Chen put away his smile and said calmly, "They still need to search for a while, let's wait patiently."

"Oh." Old Zhao nodded, though he was curious, he didn't ask any more questions.

Don't pry into your employer's affairs.

The group remained hidden in the bushes, waiting patiently.

In the valley, the Soul Hunter team was still searching everywhere.

"Father, what do you think of this one?" the girl asked, pointing to a green, resilient, blue-silver vine.

The middle-aged man walked over, looked at it, and shook his head: "No, it's only over sixty years old, the age is too young."

"And this one?" another boy asked, pointing to another plant.

"Eighty years is still not enough," the middle-aged man shook his head.

"Father, where exactly is the Hundred-Year-Old?" the first boy asked impatiently. "We've been searching for so long, and we haven't even seen a trace of it."

"What's the rush?" the middle-aged man said in a deep voice. "Centennial Qingren Blue Silver Vine usually grows in relatively remote places. Let's look again."

The group continued their search deeper into the valley.

Lin Chen and the others followed at a distance, maintaining a safe distance.

Old Chen and his two companions admired Lin Chen more and more.

This young master not only has high talent in cultivation, but is also frighteningly meticulous.

Not only can they spot someone in advance, but they can also wait patiently.

This kind of mentality is simply not that of a seven-year-old child.

About an hour later.

"Dad, look at that one!" the girl suddenly exclaimed, pointing ahead with delight.

Everyone looked in the direction she pointed.

On a large tree, a thick, resilient blue-silver vine was wrapped around it. The vine was as thick as an adult's wrist, but its color was dark blue, indicating that it was quite old.

"Good!" The middle-aged man's eyes lit up. He quickly walked over, examined it carefully, and exclaimed, "Not bad, this tree is at least four hundred years old!"

"Four hundred years?!" the young people exclaimed in surprise.

"Using a four-hundred-year-old spirit ring as the first spirit ring, isn't that too high?" an older youth asked worriedly. "Won't they be able to handle it?"

"It's alright," the middle-aged man said with a smile. "With me here, there won't be any problems. The first spirit ring in four hundred years is a bit risky, but as long as you successfully absorb it, you'll start much higher than others."

"That's great!" the youngest boy exclaimed excitedly. "My first spirit ring is four hundred years old! Let's see who dares to look down on me now!"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Alright, don't get too excited. Get ready, I'll subdue it first, and you prepare to absorb the soul ring."

"Okay!" The boy nodded excitedly.

The middle-aged man took a deep breath and released his martial spirit.

The third spirit ring lit up.

"Iron Tortoise - Mountain Crash!"

With a low shout, a huge phantom of an armored tortoise appeared behind him and rammed into the resilient blue silver vine.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, even the big trees shook.

The resilient blue-silver vine trembled violently from the impact, its tendrils flailing wildly as it tried to retaliate.

But the middle-aged man's defense was too strong; the attacks from the Azure Silver Vine couldn't break through his defenses at all.

"Again!"

The middle-aged man bumped into things several more times.

After a dozen or so blows, the resilient blue-silver vine was finally brought to its death, its tendrils drooping down, and it remained motionless.

"All done." The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief. "Xiaoyu, come here, get ready to absorb the soul ring."

"They're here!" The boy named Xiaoyu excitedly ran over, sat down cross-legged, and began absorbing the soul ring.

Others stood guard around them.

"They've found their target," Old Zhao whispered. "And it's a four-hundred-year-old plant. They're lucky."

"Only four hundred years," Lin Chen said calmly.

Four hundred years?

His target is 574 years old, and the quality is still top-notch.

That's much better than this.

"Young Master, shall we go over there now?" Old Chen asked.

"No rush." ​​Lin Chen shook his head. "Let's wait until they've finished absorbing and left before we talk about it."

If they go there now, it would be bad if the other side thought they were there to steal the spirit rings and a conflict broke out.

The less trouble, the better.

"Okay." Old Chen nodded. "Then we'll wait a little longer."

The group continued to hide and wait patiently.

It will take about one or two hours to absorb the first spirit ring.

Lin Chen took this opportunity to recover his mental strength.

The scan just now used up a lot of data; I need to make up for it.

He closed his eyes and began to meditate.

Two hours later.

The sun was already setting in the west.

In the valley, the boy named Xiaoyu finally finished absorbing the spirit ring.

"How are you, Xiaoyu?" the middle-aged man asked with concern. "Are you feeling alright?"

"What a great dad!" the boy exclaimed excitedly. "I feel so energetic! A four-hundred-year-old spirit ring really makes a difference!"

"That's good." The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Let's go back."

The group packed their things and left the valley in high spirits.

They found satisfactory spirit rings and were in high spirits.

They didn't notice at all that another group of people was waiting for them to leave not far away.

Lin Chen opened his eyes only after they had gone far away.

"They're gone," Lin Chen said calmly. "Let's go inside."

"it is good."

The group emerged from the bushes and entered Green Vine Valley.

"Young master, where do we look?" Old Chen asked. "They've already picked out all the four-hundred-year-old ones, and the rest are probably not very good."

"Follow me," Lin Chen said calmly, walking towards the eastern side of the valley.

The three men, including Lao Chen, exchanged glances, all somewhat puzzled.

East side?

That's a rocky cliff; the Azure Silver Vine doesn't usually grow in places like that.

But since the employer said so, they followed suit.

The group followed Lin Chen deeper into the valley.

The further you go in, the more remote it becomes, and the fewer spirit beasts there are.

After walking for about half an hour, a steep rock face appeared ahead.

The rock face was covered with all kinds of vines.

"Young master, do you have any good Qinglian Blue Silver Vine here?" Old Zhao couldn't help but ask. "All the vines I see are just ordinary ones."

"Yes," Lin Chen said calmly, pointing to the top of the rock wall. "It's right there."

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed.

In the crevice above the rock wall, a green and resilient blue-silver vine was wrapped around.

The vines weren't particularly thick, but their color was a deep blue-green with faint silver veins, making them look different from the others.

"This…" Old Chen's eyes widened. "This resilient blue silver vine is quite old!"

"At least five hundred years old," Old Li said in a deep voice, "and the quality is very good, much better than that four-hundred-year-old one from before."

"Five hundred years?!" Old Zhao exclaimed in surprise. "Young master, how did you know this place was so good?"

Lin Chen said calmly, "I'm quite sensitive to the scent of plants."

The three men, including Lao Chen, looked at each other, feeling that this young boss was becoming increasingly mysterious.

Not only can it detect people in advance, but it can also find such a hidden, top-quality Qingren Blue Silver Vine.

This skill is not something that ordinary people possess.

"Alright, stop standing there," Lin Chen said calmly. "Get ready, let's get it down."

"Alright!" Old Chen reacted and nodded immediately. "Old Zhao, you attack from a distance and take it down. Old Li, watch out for the surroundings and don't let other soul beasts sneak up on us. Brother Zhou Lei, you protect Little Boss."

"clear!"

Everyone immediately sprang into action.

Old Zhao stood below the rock wall, his hands gathering wind blades.

The third spirit ring lit up.

"Wind Blade Storm!"

Countless wind blades converged into a storm, sweeping towards the green and silver vines above the rock wall.

"Hiss hiss hiss—"

The wind blades cut into the rock face, sending up shards of stone.

Enraged, the resilient blue-silver vine lashed out wildly, whipping towards Old Zhao.

"Watch out!" Old Chen shouted, raising his stone shield to block the attack.

"Bang!"

The vines lashed against the stone shield with a muffled thud.

Old Chen took two steps back, his face slightly pale.

"Such powerful strength!" Old Chen said in a deep voice. "This plant is at least five hundred years old; it won't be easy to deal with."

"Let's go together!" Old Zhao shouted.

Old Chen faced the enemy head-on, Old Zhao provided ranged attacks, and Old Li flanked to launch a sneak attack from the side.

The three worked in perfect harmony and launched an attack on the resilient blue silver vine.

Battle is imminent.

Lin Chen stood at the back, watching the battle with a calm expression.

A 574-year-old Chinese silver vine.

His first spirit ring.

Finally, I'm about to get it.