The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

The fragrant, ethereal beauty trembled even more violently. Xu Zihuang and Dugu Bo had a history, and if he knew about that matter, his opinion of her would definitely worsen. But she didn't dare to stop the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass in front of Xu Zihuang.

The Eight-Cornered Ice Grass understood things much better than the Fragrant Fairy Tale and the Fairy Tulip, and spoke about them without reservation.

"I believe you must have seen those vast fields of Azure Phosphorous Seven-Colored Flowers and Azure Phosphorous Nine-Colored Flowers along the way to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

"Hmm." Xu Zihuang nodded slightly. In his memories of his previous life, this Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass was the one with the most discerning eye. Now it seems that it is indeed different from other plant-type soul beasts.

The Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass paused for a moment, then continued, "With your knowledge, you should know that the conditions for the Seven-Colored Azure Phosphorus Flower and the Nine-Colored Azure Phosphorus Flower to grow in such a large area are extremely demanding. In fact, those Seven-Colored Azure Phosphorus Flowers and Nine-Colored Azure Phosphorus Flowers were cultivated by us."

Xu Zihuang wasn't surprised by this hidden story. He had suspected it long ago. The distribution of those Seven-Colored and Nine-Colored Azure Phosphorous Flowers was too regular. Only through deliberate manipulation could this situation occur.

Upon hearing the explanation following the description of the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass, Xu Zihuang's gaze froze instantly.

"The raw materials used to cultivate those Azure Phosphorus Seven-Colored and Azure Phosphorus Nine-Colored Flowers were the corpse of Dugu Bo. Ten thousand years ago, Dugu Bo's title was Poison, and he was also known as the Azure Scale Douluo. He cultivated poison techniques throughout his life, and his body had long been corroded by the Azure Scale Serpent Emperor's Poison. On his deathbed, he carved out a sealed chamber deep underground near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, so that his corpse would not harm the creatures on the continent after his death. Later, the chamber was broken open by Youyou. Youyou's true form is the Fragrant Silk Immortal Item, which can ward off all poisons. She guided the Azure Scale Serpent Emperor's Poison remaining in Dugu Bo's body to grow those Azure Phosphorus Seven-Colored and Azure Phosphorus Nine-Colored Flowers."

"Birds of a feather flock together, as the saying goes." Xu Zihuang chuckled. During this time, the blazing glue that Liehuo Xingjiao had used had been solidified into a tangible form. He gripped the Seven Star Flame Sword tightly in his left hand and inlaid a rhombus-shaped crimson crystal into the groove of the hilt.

The Eight-Cornered Ice Grass seemed somewhat interested in Xu Zihuang's words and asked blankly.

"Birds of a feather flock together"—what does this saying mean?

Xu Zihuang brandished the Seven Star Flame Sword, not answering the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass's question. After infusing his soul power, the crimson crystal in the groove of the hilt was instantly activated, and a layer of rich crimson light appeared on the sword's surface, which was originally like golden crystal.

"Is this the power of ultimate fire?!" The octagonal ice grass was filled with astonishment and doubt as it sensed the intense heat.

Has the weaponry of the human world developed to this extent?

Xu Zihuang pointed his sword at an angle, directly at the Fragrant and Exquisite Immortal Item opposite him.

"Waaah—, don't kill me! My attributes aren't suitable for you, they're useless to you." Drawn by the energy, the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal could no longer withstand the pressure and suffered a complete mental breakdown.

The cautionary tale of the fiery apricot blossom is still fresh in her mind. She certainly doesn't want to die.

"It's my fault, boohoo— I'll return that soul bone to you, please don't kill me, okay?!"

Enveloped in a magnificent purple light, a head bone emerged from the ground in front of Youxiang Qiluo Xianpin.

This head spirit bone was an eerie gray-black color and much larger than a typical head spirit bone. Gray-black energy swirled around its surface, like long, twisting, writhing snake-like hairs unfurling, baring its fangs and claws.

A blood-red light lingered around his eyes, like two blood-red abysses.

When Xu Zihuang's gaze fell upon the two blood-red abysses, the soul power within his body felt momentarily sluggish.

"This is—the head soul bone produced by Medusa, the Queen of Snakes, a top-tier snake-type soul beast?"

He knew that Dugu Bo possessed such a head spirit bone, and that it was of quite good quality. But the quality of the head spirit bone before him far exceeded his expectations; it was probably obtained by Dugu Bo when he hunted spirit beasts to acquire his eighth or ninth spirit ring.

Xu Zihuang couldn't help but make a comment.

How did Dugu Bo, who possesses such a powerful soul bone, end up at the bottom among the titled Douluo?

The fragrant, exquisite fairy-like product nodded repeatedly, as if personified.

"Yes! This is the soul bone he left behind. Xiangxiang and I examined it carefully. This soul bone came from a Medusa with about 70,000 years of cultivation. She put in a lot of effort to separate the remaining poison of the Azure Scale Serpent King from the soul bone. Originally, we planned to leave this soul bone to our companions who failed their tribulation and had to rebuild their human form. This way, they would have some ability to protect themselves."

"I'll give it to you now, please don't kill me? Waaah—"

As she spoke, Youxiang Qiluo Xianpin delivered the head bone to Xu Zihuang.

In just a short time, Xu Zihuang confirmed that the soul skill attached to this soul bone had been solidified. It was Medusa's most powerful soul skill, Medusa's Gaze.

It is a powerful soul skill that can petrify any physical entity or even an energy body.

Xu Zihuang guided the head bone and the left arm bone that had burst out from Liehuo Xingjiaoshu to maintain the same rhythm in the air, and then revealed a gentle smile.

"As I said, our past grievances are temporarily settled. I will not attack you again; I will only take what I need from here. Of course, if you try to stop me, that's another matter."

As for the soul bone taken from the head of Medusa, which was 70,000 years old, it turned out to be an unexpected bonus.

"Take whatever you like! If you don't know how to pick or use some of the immortal herbs, you can ask me anytime." Youxiang Qiluo Immortal was overjoyed and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as we don't mess with her, who cares about anything else?

She's always been adept at opportunism and betraying friends for personal gain. These words undoubtedly offended all the plant-type spirit beasts present. However, due to Youxiang Qiluo's cultivation level and Xu Zihuang's ferocious aura, not a single plant-type spirit beast dared to express their dissatisfaction.

Xu Zihuang ignored the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Item, sat cross-legged not far from Ye Guyi, and took out the Qiluo Heart from his storage soul tool.

He plans to use this time to make the Heart of Qiluo into a necklace that can be worn close to the body.

The Heart of Qiluo can cure all poisons. Although he can't use it himself, he can give it to Ye Guyi, Ning Tian, ​​and Ju Zi.

Chapter 340 Primordial Immortal Herb and Essence Pollen

Although Ye Guyi's absorption of the 100,000-year-old Fiery Apricot Soul Ring was very smooth, it still took a full three days and three nights.

He didn't finish his cultivation until this morning. Then he began to fuse with the left arm soul bone that had been exploded by the Fiery Apricot.

Unlike other soul beasts, a 100,000-year-old soul beast will always drop a 100,000-year-old soul bone after being killed by a soul master. Moreover, this 100,000-year-old soul bone will always be the most suitable for the soul master at that moment.

Ye Guyi had previously fused with a right arm soul bone, so the soul bone produced by the demise of the Fiery Apricot was the corresponding left arm soul bone.

This should be considered a special rule within the cultivation system of Soul Masters and Soul Beasts in the Douluo Continent.

Crimson light and currents swirled around Ye Guyi's left arm. Her fair and delicate skin seemed to be covered with a dazzling radiance, the halo shimmering.

Xu Zihuang could clearly sense that Ye Guyi's aura was gradually increasing.

Ye Guyi's Holy Angel Martial Soul already possessed profound foundations, and with the subsequent fusion of a 100,000-year soul ring and a 100,000-year soul bone, her overall strength would undoubtedly experience a tremendous leap.

While Ye Guyi was fusing with her soul rings and soul bones, Xu Zihuang had already crafted the Heart of Qiluo into a necklace-style soul tool. The extraordinary properties of the Heart of Qiluo were isolated by the core magic array contained within the necklace, and its original effects would only be restored when soul power was injected into it.

The chain itself is made of a rare and precious metal, giving it a dazzling purple-gold hue. The pendant at the center of the necklace connects to the exquisite heart.

The necklace was hung by Xu Zihuang on the Medusa head bone, and it floated in mid-air.

While sitting cross-legged, Xu Zihuang carefully observed all the plant-type soul beasts within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well using his spiritual power. Many of those plant-type soul beasts possessed tens of thousands of years of cultivation, and some even had cultivation levels approaching one hundred thousand years.

Another one is the Acacia Heartbreak Red. Besides that Acacia Heartbreak Red, there is also a Golden Gourd Earth Dragon that has a cultivation of nearly 100,000 years.

The Earth Dragon Golden Melon possesses the ability of an earth dragon to turn over, making it most suitable for Soul Masters with Earth-attribute Martial Souls, especially those with Earth-attribute Dragon-type Martial Souls.

Then there are rare medicinal herbs like the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum and the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, which have a cultivation level of around 50,000 years.

This level of immortal herb would certainly have some effect on Xu Zihuang, although its attributes were not very compatible with him, but it was better than nothing.

The only herb that had a significant effect on Xu Zihuang was a Hunyuan Immortal Herb.

The Primordial Immortal Herb is a supreme treasure for enhancing soul power cultivation. It can also assist in compressing soul power and condensing the soul core. It has no other special attributes, its medicinal effects are mild, and it can be absorbed by any soul master.

Xu Zihuang hesitated for a moment, but still decided to take the Primordial Chaos Immortal Herb with him. This Primordial Chaos Immortal Herb would be of great use to both him and Ye Guyi.

The more singular the effect of the herb, the greater the enhancement within that single effect.

This Primordial Immortal Herb boasts a cultivation period of 60,000 years, enough to assist a peak Soul Douluo-level Soul Master in successfully condensing their Soul Core and breaking through to the Title Douluo realm. During this process, the possibility of failing to condense the Soul Core is virtually zero. This is because Soul Masters capable of cultivating to the peak of the Soul Douluo realm possess exceptionally high-quality Martial Souls and profound foundations.

This Primordial Immortal Herb essentially helps Soul Masters skip the most crucial and difficult steps of compressing Soul Power and condensing the Soul Core, and the resulting Soul Core will be extremely stable. Afterwards, all that's needed is to naturally control the Soul Core to fuse with oneself.

This is the efficacy of top-grade medicinal herbs.

Xu Zihuang took a step and came to the pure white, jade-like Hunyuan Immortal Grass.

Xu Zihuang's abrupt actions instantly attracted the attention of the three 100,000-year-old soul beasts: Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Item, Qiluo Tulip, and Bajiao Xuanbing Grass.

After remaining silent for so long, Xu Zihuang finally made his move on the other immortal herbs in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

But they had to admit that Xu Zihuang's judgment was indeed sharp. What alarmed them even more was that Xu Zihuang seemed to know the characteristics of many immortal herbs in the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.

Under the watchful eyes of Youxiang Qiluo Xianpin and others, Xu Zihuang reached out with his left hand and touched the jade-like Hunyuan Immortal Grass.

The Primordial Immortal Herb trembled slightly, and a strong white light surged outward from it, its powerful energy pushing outward. However, this solid, almost tangible white light was completely melted away by the destructive flames emanating from Xu Zihuang's left palm.

After only a brief, instinctive resistance, the Primordial Immortal Herb ceased its struggle and allowed Xu Zihuang to remove it. Of course, the roots remained intact.

A phantom white light rose from the roots of the Primordial Immortal Herb, vaguely resembling a chubby young man. The young man bowed to Xu Zihuang with a bitter expression, then merged back into the roots.

The Primordial Immortal Grass knew that it was powerless to resist Xu Zihuang. Although its 60,000 years of cultivation had been destroyed due to the loss of its original body, fortunately, Xu Zihuang had not erased its original power.

In this way, he can recover his cultivation level in a short period of time by relying on root cultivation.

Since Xu Zihuang didn't try to kill him, he naturally wouldn't be ungrateful.

The Primordial Immortal Herb looked slender, but it felt heavy and substantial in the hand. Xu Zihuang put the Primordial Immortal Herb into a jade box for safekeeping, then looked up and his gaze fell on the Qiluo Tulip.

Qiluo Tulip was startled and said with a wry smile, "Given your character, you shouldn't go back on your word, right?"

“I wouldn’t do something like that. Since I made a promise, I will definitely keep it.”

Xu Zihuang said calmly, "I just need some things from you to help a friend of mine evolve his martial soul. My friend is from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, you should understand what I mean."

"Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School?" Qi Luo Tulip immediately understood. His predecessor was refined by Ning Rongrong, one of the original Shrek Seven Devils, which allowed his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul to evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, laying the foundation for his godhood.

Under his control, golden pollen drifted out from the golden tulip atop his main body, gathering before Xu Zihuang. When the pollen appeared, its opulent, rich fragrance even overpowered the delicate scent of the fragrant, exquisite herbs.

"This is the essence pollen I obtained after ten thousand years of cultivation. It should be enough to help your friend's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul complete its evolution."

The fragrance of the tulips had faded considerably, but they showed little resistance. This outcome was far better than he had initially anticipated.

Xu Zihuang took out another jade box to collect the essence pollen released by the Qiluo Tulip, and nodded.

Chapter 341 Leaving the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well

After storing the jade box containing the Hunyuan Immortal Herb and the essence pollen of the Qiluo Tulip into his storage soul guide, Xu Zihuang did not touch the other immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

For ordinary Soul Masters, the immortal herbs here are rare treasures. But in his eyes, they're nothing special.

However, rare and high-quality medicinal herbs like the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, the Extraordinary Chrysanthemum, and the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, which might catch his eye, don't quite align with the abilities of his two martial souls. Being greedy is counterproductive.

Anyway, the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire is right here, and he can always come back to retrieve it when needed in the future. He can use it to win over various forces or distribute it to his subordinates.

Xu Zihuang currently values ​​another Acacia Heartbreak Red plant with a cultivation level approaching 100,000 years. Based on his meticulous observation, this Acacia Heartbreak Red plant is expected to break through to the 100,000-year level within the next few years.

Plant-type soul beasts can increase their cultivation by ten years in just one year by cultivating within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. As a divine-grade immortal herb, the Acacia Heartbreak Red might require less time to break through to the 100,000-year realm than he anticipated.

He was naturally in no hurry to take away this Acacia Heartbreak Red. He would maximize its benefits once it broke through to the 100,000-year level.

The Acacia Heartbreak Red, with its 100,000 years of cultivation, was enough to support him in condensing his second soul core. Adding to that the Dragon Pill that Elder Mu might have left in Long Xiaoyao's possession, he was at least 90% confident of successfully condensing his second soul core, if not absolutely certain.

And there's another reason: he probably can't pick that Acacia Heartbreak Red flower now.

His feelings for Ye Guyi were indeed pure and sincere, but he was unable to be devoted to her wholeheartedly.

Ning Tian had been by his side ever since he entered Shrek Academy at the age of eleven. Even the coldest heart would feel something. And he wasn't heartless; it was just that his childhood experiences and the goals he wanted to achieve made him suppress those so-called emotions.

When he was seriously injured, the orange that took care of him closely also left an indelible mark on his heart.