"..."
Hearing Qing Mu's words, which sounded like Versailles, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were silent for a moment.
After a moment, Dugu Bo belatedly grasped the key point in Qing Mu's words and pressed for an answer:
"Wait, you mean the immortal herb can increase your soul power by five to seven levels?"
"That's right, otherwise why do you think I went to such lengths to find the immortal herb?"
Qing Mu nodded as if it were a matter of course.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's expression immediately turned ugly. "Then you didn't use up all those immortal herbs you took from me, did you?"
"Pretty much. The sooner you use immortal herbs, the better. But Senior Dugu Bo, you're not going to go back on your word, are you?"
"Let me tell you first, I'm not giving it back to you. Besides, I only have some special immortal herbs left, and they're either unsuitable or unusable to help Sister Yan Yan level up."
As he spoke, Qingmu slightly covered the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch at his waist with his hand.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo looked at the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch at Qing Mu's waist and felt like crying.
Why did I give this kid the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch? Isn't that just letting him take away more immortal herbs?
At this moment, Qing Mu patted Dugu Bo on the shoulder and said, "Senior Dugu, you don't need to be so agitated. Although I took some, there are still many herbs inside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, aren't there?"
"These herbs should be enough for you and Sister Yanyan, Senior Dugu."
Qing Mu only took the medicinal herbs that he recognized and that were useful to him. As for the remaining herbs and those that he didn't recognize, he didn't touch them.
Some of these items can increase one's level, and some may even work on Dugu Bo himself, but Dugu Bo simply doesn't know how to use them.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's expression softened slightly, but he still rolled his eyes at Qing Mu and said, "You're just talking without understanding the situation. If you knew the uses of these immortal herbs, you wouldn't have let me take so many."
"If you don't understand, you can find someone who does."
Qing Mu was also speechless. There was a reason why Dugu Bo had the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye taken away by Tang San in the original novel. He was guarding a treasure mountain but was not satisfied.
With so many immortal herbs in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, if they had developed even a little bit of them, they wouldn't have ended up at level 92.
I reckon I only recognize one of all the immortal herbs: the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, mainly because I was once beaten up by Chrysanthemum Douluo.
However, after a moment's thought, Dugu Bo shook his head and said, "No, this Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is my secret base, and I cannot let others know about it."
"So you're just sitting here guarding a treasure trove without using it? If you were to develop these immortal herbs, your strength would definitely improve by leaps and bounds, and even Sister Yan Yan could achieve her title sooner. Then, with two titles in your sect, would you still be afraid of others causing trouble?"
Qing Mu rolled her eyes at Dugu Bo.
At this moment, Dugu Yan, who was listening nearby, also lit up and said to Dugu Bo, "Yes, Grandpa, if things are really as Brother Qingmu said, then developing the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye will definitely be more beneficial than harmful to us."
"And Grandpa, as long as you're careful, you don't need to worry about the information here being leaked."
Judging from the conversation between Qingmu and Dugu Bo, what they said should be true; this immortal herb really can improve one's cultivation level.
Since that's the case, why not just leave it here to gather dust? If the effects of the immortal herb are really as powerful as Qing Mu said, she might be able to surpass Tang Hao and break through to the Title Douluo level faster than him.
After hearing that even his granddaughter agreed with Qing Mu's words, Dugu Bo couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Could it be that he was being too cautious, to the point of losing his ambition?
Then, Dugu Bo sighed and said, "Perhaps you are right. Speaking of knowledge about herbs, I do know someone. With his help, developing the herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well should not be difficult."
"Grandpa, who is this person?"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan asked with some curiosity.
Faced with his granddaughter's question, Dugu Bo was naturally happy to reply: "This person is named Yang Wudi, and is the patriarch of the Po clan."
The Po clan is extremely skilled in medicine making, and Yang Wudi, as the clan leader, is unparalleled in this field.
If it were more than ten years ago, I would never have mentioned him, because the Po clan is one of the four core affiliated families of the Haotian Sect. Telling him about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is basically the same as telling the Haotian Sect.
But the situation is different now!
After Tang Hao killed the former Pope of the Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Sect abandoned all its affiliated forces to avoid the sharp edge of the Spirit Hall. Among them, the four major families suffered particularly severe blows because of their close relationship with the Clear Sky Sect.
The Po clan suffered more than half its casualties and has not yet recovered its strength. Furthermore, due to the suppression by the Spirit Hall, they are not doing particularly well.
In that battle, Yang Wudi's only son was killed and his closest brother was captured by the Spirit Hall. Therefore, Yang Wudi harbored deep resentment towards the Clear Sky Sect, even more so than towards the Spirit Hall.
Therefore, there's no way he could reconcile with the Haotian Sect. If I were to become his supporter now and assist the Po Clan to improve their situation, they should be safe, provided the other party isn't an ingrate.
"In that case, Yang Wudi is indeed a good candidate."
After Dugu Bo's explanation, Dugu Yan nodded in understanding, but then said with some worry, "But in that case, what about the Spirit Hall..."
"There's no need to worry too much about the Spirit Hall. They have many other things to deal with, and the Broken Clan is not something they need to take seriously."
Dugu Bo waved his hand and continued, "In fact, with the strength of the Spirit Hall, eliminating the four major single-attribute families would be a piece of cake."
Although the four major families are not doing very well now, they are still alive, which is enough to prove that the Spirit Hall does not care too much about them.
In fact, many of the original vassals of the Clear Sky Sect are now doing very well. The poor state of the four major families is largely due to their own problems.
"Their own problem?"
Hearing this, Dugu Yan was somewhat puzzled.
Dugu Bo explained with a smile, "Their hatred for the Spirit Hall runs too deep, and they keep spreading rumors about the Spirit Hall. As a result, family members dare not go to collect the Spirit Master subsidies issued by the Spirit Hall, for fear of being caught on the spot and losing a large amount of income."
The Spirit Hall provides a monthly subsidy for each Spirit Master: one gold Spirit coin per person, ten for Great Spirit Masters and one hundred for Spirit Venerables, with no age limit.
Most Soul Masters in the Soul Master world are below the Soul Master level, so this subsidy from the Spirit Hall is a considerable income for most Soul Master families.
Soul Master families have limited funds. Without this income, they would have to bear the cost of supporting low-level Soul Masters themselves, which is unacceptable to most Soul Master families.