Chapter 41: The Potential of immortal Grasses.
An hour later.
In the Spirit Hall of Gengxin City,
Lion Douluo and Qin Ming sat opposite each other.
After sizing Qin Ming up and down, Lion Douluo smiled and said,
"Qin Ming, you handled this well.
You've emptied the Haotian Sect's treasury. Don't study the Nine Clear Arts and the Great Sumeru Hammer yet. Let me show them to Sixth and Seventh Brothers first.
They're all weapon spirit masters, so they should be able to learn something from them. I'll then ask them to teach you."
Qin Ming nodded.
"Teacher, please make arrangements."
"Yes,"
replied Lion Douluo, pulling out the white jade box containing the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng from his sleeve.
"Qin Ming, take it.
The precious medicine in this box is called Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng. It's a valuable item.
It can help you strengthen your foundation and raise your future potential."
Then, Lion Douluo took out the Immortal Grass Atlas and handed it to Qin Ming.
"Take this too! This is what Yue Guan gave you before, and I've been forgetting to give it to you."
Hearing this, Qin Ming took the Immortal Herb Catalog from Lion Douluo, but pushed the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng back.
Faced with Lion Douluo's puzzled gaze, Qin Ming smiled and said,
"Teacher, you should absorb this immortal herb. With its help, you may have a chance to break through to the first level of soul power."
As he spoke, Qin Ming once again examined the Immortal Herb Catalog in his hand.
It was actually quite thin, only twenty or thirty pages long, and one could easily read through it.
Qin Ming was eager to flip through it.
Lion Douluo glanced at Qin Ming and then pushed the box containing the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng toward him.
"There's no need for that. My foundation is already established. Level 97 is probably my limit.
There's no need to waste this precious immortal herb,"
Lion Douluo said, pointing to the booklet in Qin Ming's hand.
"Yueguan's catalog of immortal herbs mentioned something.
The younger you are when you take immortal herbs, the more effective they are.
So, you should take this immortal herb."
Qin Ming was deeply moved by Lion Douluo's words.
But he still pushed the box back.
"Teacher, while this immortal herb is good, it's not what I need."
Hearing this, Qin Ming began to flip through the catalog of immortal herbs.
After just a few pages, Qin Ming easily found the one he was looking for.
Under Lion Douluo's puzzled gaze, Qin Ming pointed to the immortal herb on the page and said,
"Teacher, the medicinal properties of a single immortal herb are enough for a soul master to use for a lifetime.
Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng is good, but it's not what I'm looking for.
This Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower is the immortal herb I truly desire..."
Looking at the strange plant in the catalog, Lion Douluo shook his head.
"Qin Ming, I understand what you're thinking.
However, immortal herbs aren't so easy to find.
Before Yue Guan and Gui Mei joined the Spirit Hall, they traveled the continent for years, searching tirelessly for them but finding nothing."
Lion Douluo pointed to the Immortal Herb Atlas in Qin Ming's hand.
"After Yue Guan gave me this Atlas, we in Spirit City sent out numerous trusted spirit masters to search for them.
But in the end, we only found specious information,"
Lion Douluo said with a wry smile.
"The most useful piece of information simply mentioned that traces of a ten-thousand-year-old ninth-grade ginseng king had been found in a forest in the Xing Luo Empire.
After receiving this information, Big Brother personally traveled to Xing Luo.
He searched diligently for over half a month, but ultimately, he couldn't even find a trace of the ginseng king." Hearing this, Qin Ming's eyes shifted as he began to ponder.
"In the original novel, Tang San mentioned that the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King is actually a 100,000-year-old immortal ginseng, not a specific species of immortal herb.
According to this, on Douluo Continent, the Ten Thousand Year Ninth Grade Ginseng King should also be considered a plant-type spirit beast with a cultivation base of 100,000 years, and its intelligence must be quite high.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to escape from the High Priest..."
As Qin Ming pondered this, Lion Douluo reached out and tapped the white jade box in his hand.
After Qin Ming looked over, Lion Douluo continued.
"Qin Ming, I previously discussed the immortal herbs with Yue Guan.
According to Yue Guan, every immortal herb has the potential to become a 100,000-year-old spirit beast,"
Lion Douluo continued after a pause.
"Qin Ming, I'm telling you this
simply to point out that immortal herbs aren't so easy to find. This Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng is likely a special case, the most unique existence on Douluo Continent.
Qin Ming, whether you can find the immortal herbs is another matter.
Even if you successfully locate those hidden immortal herbs, you might not be a match for them..."
Qin Ming was startled upon hearing
this. "Teacher, that reminds me.
I was previously worried about my subsequent spirit rings. After all,
if things continue as they are now, I'm afraid my body will be strong enough to withstand a 100,000-year spirit ring by the seventh ring, or even earlier."
100,000-year-old fire-attributed spirit beasts are hard to find on the continent these days.
Even if we assign dedicated personnel to search for them, finding them would be incredibly difficult.
The immortal herbs within the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire essentially possess the medicinal properties of a hundred thousand years, but are suppressed by the aura of the Ice and Fire Dragon King, preventing them from developing intelligence.
If I transplant them to the outside world and find a way to transform them into spirit beasts,
will I have a chance of turning those immortal herbs into my future spirit rings?" After pondering ,
Qin Ming looked at Lion Douluo again and said,
"Teacher, I still hold onto my previous idea.
You should absorb this Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng."
After a pause, Qin Ming continued.
"Teacher, I know of a place on the continent where there might be a large quantity of immortal herbs.
I will find that place in the future."
"A large quantity of immortal herbs in a certain place?"
Lion Douluo stood with his arms folded, looking at Qin Ming in astonishment.
Lion Douluo wanted to persuade him again, but Qin Ming waved him off.
"Teacher, you should use this immortal herb.
I absolutely will not take it."
Seeing Qin Ming's determination, Lion Douluo no longer refused.
"Okay, I will absorb this immortal herb.
Qin Ming, please wait for a few days in the Spirit Hall of Gengxin City.
I will refine this immortal herb first, and then try to see if I can further improve my cultivation..."
As Qin Ming and Lion Douluo were talking,
a bishop hurried into the hall to report.
"Your Majesty, the Xingluo Empire's envoys have arrived.
Do you need to meet them?"
Hearing this, Lion Douluo waved his hand.
"Why would I meet them if I have nothing else to do?"
He then looked at Qin Ming and instructed.
"Qin Ming, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Yes, Master."
(End of this chapter)