Chapter 61 Automated Alchemy Furnace
"Let's go, time to head back." Dugu Bo waved his hand, preparing to leave with the two.
Shi Quan suddenly spoke, "Grandpa Dugu, can I stay here to Cultivate? I feel this place is very suitable for my Cultivation, and while I Cultivate, I can also continue to try to sense the Medicinal Pill's potency. It's hitting two birds with one stone."
"Stay here to Cultivate?" Dugu Bo thought for a moment and nodded, "This place is indeed a rare treasure for your Cultivation. I will explain it to the academy. You can Cultivate with peace of mind, but you must remember what I told you: when I'm not around, absolutely do not touch the spring water or the Immortal Herbs randomly."
"Don't worry, Grandpa Dugu, I know what I'm doing," Shi Quan nodded in response.
"Then I'll send you down."
"No need, Grandpa Dugu, I can go down and come out by myself." As he spoke, Shi Quan summoned his Spirit. His second spirit ring lit up first, and his hardened Blue Silver Grass inserted into the ground. Then, his second spirit ring lit up, and the Blue Silver Grass on the ground rapidly extended downwards.
"Interesting," Dugu Bo nodded, picked up Dugu Yan, and said, "Then I won't worry about you. You take care of yourself. I'll bring Du Gu Yan to find you again tomorrow."
With that, Dugu Bo ascended into the air with Dugu Yan.
"Du Gu Yan, what do you think of Shi Quan?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan, who had disappeared from the mountaintop, and asked Dugu Yan, looking down at her.
"Shi Quan?" Dugu Yan thought for a moment and said, "He's smart, hardworking, a true Genius."
"Du Gu Yan, I'm asking you what you think of Shi Quan, that guy?" Dugu Bo repeated with a faint smile.
Dugu Yan was stunned for a moment, then said coquettishly, "Grandpa, what are you thinking? Shi Quan is my junior. We've only known each other for a few months, and I already have a boyfriend. Don't try to play matchmaker here."
"You have a boyfriend?" Dugu Bo's eyes widened, "It's not that young man from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, is it?"
"That's right," Dugu Yan nodded shyly.
Dugu Bo asked with a look of helplessness, "When did you two get together? Why don't I know?"
"It was the day I brought Shi Quan to see you last time. I originally planned to tell you, but then I forgot, and you weren't around for the next few months, so I never told you."
"Alright, I didn't expect that kid to beat me to it. It's such a pity."
"Grandpa, Tianheng is also very outstanding, and he's also the future Legacy holder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. His talent, strength, and identity are all very impressive."
Dugu Bo said disdainfully, "He was born in a good place. If he had been born in the same circumstances as Shi Quan, he would have been left ten thousand eight thousand miles behind by Shi Quan long ago."
"Grandpa."
"Alright, alright, Grandpa knows. I won't talk about your little boyfriend anymore."
Dugu Bo sighed, only able to temporarily put aside the thoughts in his heart. To say he completely let go was not true. If Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng were to break up someday, then Shi Quan and Dugu Yan still had a chance.
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Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Shi Quan excitedly surveyed the various Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"This is the Qiluo Tulip, this is the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, this is…"
After a tour, Shi Quan quickly found the Immortal Herbs that appeared in the original work.
"Let's see if it works first."
Shi Quan's gaze fell into the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
System storage space.
Shi Quan's gaze did not fall on the automated Pill Furnace, but on the Bloodline Extractor.
"Extract Bloodline Extractor."
With a thought, a blood-red, crystal-like hexagonal object appeared in Shi Quan's hand.
This seemingly crystal item was precisely the Bloodline Extractor.
Buried beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were the remains of the Water Fire Dragon King and Fire Dragon King. The power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well came from the two Dragon King remains. If he remembered correctly, the strength of these Two Great Dragon Kings in their previous lives was at the Divine Rank, and it seemed they had fallen during a great battle in the God Realm.
This meant that the Bloodlines of the Water Fire Dragon King and Fire Dragon King were both Divine Rank Bloodlines.
If the Bloodline Extractor could extract the Bloodline of any one of the Two Great Dragon Kings from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, it would definitely be a sure profit.
"Extract the Dragon King Bloodline from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
Shi Quan held the Bloodline Extractor towards the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and silently recited in his heart.
The crystal immediately emitted a bloody light that enveloped the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The bloody light merged into the spring water.
After a short while, the bloody light slowly receded and returned to the crystal.
"It won't work?" Shi Quan put the Bloodline Extractor back into the System space with a slight disappointment.
Fortunately, the Bloodline Extractor would not lose its function after failing; it would only become ineffective after succeeding. Otherwise, he would not have tried at all.
However, thinking about it, it was normal. After all, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was only formed from the residual power within the remains of the Two Great Dragon Kings. To extract a Bloodline, there must be a tangible existence. If it were the remains of the Two Great Dragon Kings in front of him, then it might be possible to extract successfully. But for just the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, failure was understandable.
"Then I can only make other plans," Shi Quan thought to himself, then turned his gaze to the automated Pill Furnace.
"Extract automated Pill Furnace."
"So small?" Shi Quan looked at the palm-sized Pill Furnace in his hand, feeling a bit doubtful about life.
Shi Quan thought the Pill Furnace would definitely not be small, so he specifically found an empty space. After extracting it, it turned out to be just this…
Touching the cold Pill Furnace in his hand, someone who didn't know might think it was just a nice-looking model.
After turning it around, Shi Quan noticed a button in the middle of the Pill Furnace.
With a gentle press, a light screen was projected from the top of the Pill Furnace.
The content of the light screen was very simple: "Welcome to the automated Pill Furnace, please select the Medicinal Pill you wish to refine," and in the middle, there was a button prompt to select a medicinal recipe.
Shi Quan raised his hand and tapped it. He didn't expect this light screen to be a touchscreen!
As expected of a high-tech product.
Clicking on the medicinal recipe selection, the screen immediately displayed a dense array of various medicinal recipes. Shi Quan casually opened one and looked at the unfamiliar medicinal ingredient names, directly choosing to give up.
The fixed medicinal recipes recorded in this Pill Furnace were not suitable for him. Fortunately, he noticed the automated medicinal recipe selection in the bottom right corner of the medicinal recipe selection.
The light screen changed, showing "Medicinal Recipe Efficacy Specification." Based on the content displayed on the light screen, Shi Quan entered his requirements.
Improve Spirit quality, improve physical fitness, improve bone and muscle strength, improve Soul strength… To put it simply, he wanted a Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill that could comprehensively enhance his strength.
After writing a series of requirements and clicking "Next," the light screen interface changed again. One side was "Edit Medicinal Recipe based on existing Immortal Herbs," and the other was "Edit Medicinal Recipe based on existing Pill Furnace medicinal recipes."
Shi Quan clicked the "Scan" button under "Edit Medicinal Recipe based on existing Immortal Herbs" without hesitation.
As soon as the scan button was pressed, a blue light curtain emanated from the top of the Pill Furnace. The light began to scan from one end of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, scanning the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well completely before returning to the appearance of the light screen.
The words "Analyzing Medicinal Ingredients" appeared on the light screen.
After a while, the screen prompted Shi Quan to inject a drop of blood into the Pill Furnace. After Shi Quan did so, the light screen changed to "Analyzing Target."
After a long time, the screen finally changed again, displaying a series of Immortal Herb images. Shi Quan roughly counted them, and there were over fifty types of Immortal Herbs.
Among them, several that Shi Quan found familiar included the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, Blazing Apricot Delicate Softness, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Qiluo Tulip, and Eight Petal Immortal Orchid.
Shi Quan clicked his tongue in amazement, muttering to himself, "Using so many Immortal Herbs to refine Medicinal Pills, are you sure it won't kill me from overconsumption?"
One should know that after a normal person consumes one Immortal Herb, they cannot consume other Immortal Herbs. According to the display on the light curtain, the Medicinal Pills he needed to refine required at least ten types of Immortal Herbs.
If this Medicinal Pill was truly refined, Shi Quan would be a bit afraid to consume it.
However, Shi Quan looked at the words "Extract Medicinal Ingredient Essence" on the screen, and a hint of doubt appeared in his expression.
"Does it not require the entire Immortal Herb?"
Shi Quan then followed the prompt on the light curtain and first came to an Immortal Herb in the corner of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
There were many Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Whether Dugu Bo could remember all of them was another matter. This Immortal Herb was in a corner, and it wasn't a powerful Immortal Herb. If one was missing, Dugu Bo probably wouldn't notice.
Thinking this, Shi Quan clicked the six large characters "Extract Medicinal Ingredient Essence" on the screen.
The Pill Furnace in Shi Quan's hand floated up accordingly, slowly descending above the Immortal Herb. A green glow slowly spilled from the bottom of the Pill Furnace, enveloping the Immortal Herb. The light from the Pill Furnace suddenly brightened, and tiny emerald green lights suddenly appeared on the Immortal Herb, slowly merging into the Pill Furnace with the green glow.
In just five or six breaths of time, the green glow of the Pill Furnace dissipated and returned to Shi Quan's hand.
A mark also appeared below the corresponding Immortal Herb on the light screen: "Extraction Successful."
Seeing this, a hint of surprise appeared in Shi Quan's eyes.
From the outside, the Immortal Herb from which the Pill Furnace had just extracted medicinal power showed no obvious changes. However, if Shi Quan carefully sensed it through his Blue Silver Grass, he would feel as if the Immortal Herb had been hollowed out. Now, only an empty shell remained, and most of its medicinal power had been absorbed by the Pill Furnace through a strange method.
Next, Shi Quan repeatedly tested several Immortal Herbs.
The situation was the same in all cases. The Immortal Herbs that had their medicinal power extracted were like pillars eaten by termites. On the surface, they looked intact, but in reality, they were already riddled with holes and flaws, and were no longer of much use.
Moreover, without special means, it was impossible to discern any abnormality. Even Shi Quan could only sense the changes in the medicinal ingredients through his special ability of natural affinity, coupled with the Blue Silver Grass Spirit as an intermediary.
However, just in case, Shi Quan still kept a close eye on things and did not take this opportunity to extract all the Immortal Herbs displayed on the light screen at once. He first found a few more conspicuous Immortal Herbs, extracted their medicinal power, and then stopped. He planned to observe Dugu Bo's reaction the next day when he brought Dugu Yan to detoxify him, and only after confirming that he wouldn't notice, would he extract the remaining Immortal Herbs at once.
Anyway, it was a matter of a final push; there was no need to rush at this moment.Chapter 62: Ten-fold Replenishing Pill
He put the Pill Furnace back into the System space.
Shi Quan took out the book, simply wrote down the medicinal properties of a few herbs, and then began to Cultivate again.
The next day at noon, Dugu Bo was the first to return to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Grandpa Dugu."
"Eat something first. Du Gu Yan is up there. I'll bring her down after you finish eating."
As he spoke, Dugu Bo took out a lot of food from the spirit tool at his waist.
Shi Quan had originally planned to go back and buy some food today before returning, but he didn't expect Dugu Bo to bring him food, and quite a lot of it.
While eating, Shi Quan handed the book with the medicinal properties of the herbs he had written yesterday to Dugu Bo. "Grandpa Dugu, I tried yesterday. If I specifically sense them, I can indeed sense some of the medicinal properties of the herbs.
It's just that this process is quite troublesome and slow, and I can only sense a general idea.
I don't know if it can help you."
Dugu Bo looked at the book in his hand, his eyes filled with pleasant surprise.
Although the content in the book was not very detailed, one thing was certain: Shi Quan's sensing of medicinal properties was correct, because Dugu Bo recognized some of the medicinal materials on the book, and the overview in the book matched the medicinal properties of the materials themselves.
"Grandpa Dugu, I'm not sure if my sensing is absolutely correct.
My content can only serve as a reference; for the specific medicinal effects, you still need to test them."
As he spoke, Shi Quan also paid attention to Dugu Bo's expression, because the medicinal power of the Immortal Herb not far from him had already been absorbed by the Pill Furnace.
At such a close distance, if Dugu Bo hadn't noticed, then he could confidently continue to absorb the medicinal power of other Immortal Herbs and Spirit Medicine.
"Hahaha, I understand.
Eat quickly." Dugu Bo said with a joyful smile.
After reading the book in his hand, he asked, "Shi Quan, why don't you stay here for a while instead of going back to the academy, and help Grandpa confirm the medicinal properties of all the medicines in the medicine shop first?"
"No problem." Shi Quan readily agreed with a smile.
He had originally intended to stay at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, so he naturally went along with it.
"Then I'll trouble Grandpa Dugu to bring me some food every day."
"Hahaha, no trouble, no trouble, this is what Grandpa should do."
As soon as Shi Quan finished eating, Dugu Bo immediately took Dugu Yan downstairs to begin expelling the poison without delay.
Once is new, twice is familiar.
An hour later, Dugu Yan finished her poison expulsion for the day.
Judging by the current progress, the toxins in Dugu Yan's body might still require another month.
As the two departed.
Shi Quan immediately began his great endeavor of extracting medicinal power from the herbs without delay.
A faint green light continuously flickered within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
In less than half an hour, the Pill Furnace had extracted all the medicinal power from all the herbs.
The content on the screen changed again, showing "Energy Absorbing," with a progress bar below.
According to the screen, the Pill Furnace needed to absorb a certain amount of energy before it would begin Alchemy.
The progress bar was not slow.
In just a quarter of an hour, it had already increased by twenty percent, meaning it would finish absorbing in about an hour or so.
It had been almost an hour since Dugu Bo left.
To prevent Dugu Bo from suddenly returning and discovering the Pill Furnace, Shi Quan put the Pill Furnace back into the System space after the progress bar reached forty percent, planning to continue tomorrow.
A day passed quickly.
At about the same time as yesterday, Dugu Bo arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well again with food.
After helping Dugu Yan complete the poison expulsion for the third time, Dugu Yan's hair color also showed some subtle changes.
Her originally purple hair now had a faint hint of black at the roots.
After the two left, Shi Quan immediately took out the Pill Furnace again.
After an hour of absorption, the light screen of the Pill Furnace finally changed again, displaying "Alchemy in progress."
The Pill Furnace, originally palm-sized, suddenly enlarged.
In just a few breaths, it had already exceeded two meters, and at the same time, a scorching aura emanated from the Pill Furnace.
The progress bar was the same, but the speed of Alchemy was significantly slower than the speed of energy absorption.
After a quarter of an hour, the progress bar still remained at one percent.
At this rate, it would probably take a day and a night to complete the Alchemy.
Shi Quan certainly couldn't leave the enormous Pill Furnace in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Shi Quan originally intended to put it back into the System's storage space, but he found that all functions of the Pill Furnace would cease.
The Pill Furnace was emitting a powerful energy aura, and the snow jade bracelet couldn't store it.
Fortunately, there was still the hundred treasure pouch.
After putting the Pill Furnace into the hundred treasure pouch and confirming that the Pill Furnace was still continuing Alchemy, Shi Quan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill refined from over fifty types of Immortal Herbs and Spirit Medicine—just thinking about it made him excited.
Once the Medicinal Pill was refined, who knew how much of an improvement it would bring.
Thus, another three days passed.
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"Grandpa Dugu, these are the new medicinal properties." Shi Quan skillfully handed the book from his snow jade bracelet to Dugu Bo, but today he looked as if he had something to say but was hesitant.
Dugu Bo, being a shrewd person, immediately noticed the change in Shi Quan's expression and proactively asked, "What's wrong, Shi Quan? Is there something you want to tell Grandpa?"
Shi Quan paused, then began, "Grandpa Dugu, I want to ask you for a certain herb."
"It's just an herb.
Just say it.
Will Grandpa not give it to you?" Dugu Bo smiled faintly and asked doubtfully, "Shi Quan, have you sensed any herb that is very suitable for you?
Tell Grandpa first, and Grandpa will help you see if it's safe."
Shi Quan chuckled and rubbed his head, pointing to a corner of the herb garden, "It's that bamboo that looks very similar to Black Jade Bamboo."
"Perhaps it's because my Blue Silver Grass's second spirit ring is Black Jade Bamboo.
Actually, on my first day here, I had a feeling that this bamboo seemed very suitable for me.
Originally, I thought it was just my illusion, but judging from my Cultivation sensing these past few days, this feeling is becoming clearer and clearer, so I want to research it to see if I can consume this bamboo."
Shi Quan chuckled and looked at Dugu Bo, "What do you think, Grandpa Dugu?"
"This bamboo is indeed very similar to the Spirit Beast Black Jade Bamboo.
I've studied it before.
This bamboo is extremely tough, and its toughness carries a certain rigidity.
It might be useful for making weapons, but in my opinion, it doesn't even count as a medicinal material.
Edible?" Dugu Bo shook his head.
"This bamboo probably can't be eaten."
"No wonder he sits on a treasure mountain yet doesn't realize it…" Shi Quan sighed speechlessly in his heart.
The magnificent Black Jade Divine Bamboo was utterly disparaged by Dugu Bo.
Shi Quan spoke at the opportune moment, "Grandpa Dugu, in my sensing, this bamboo contains very strong medicinal power.
I feel that this medicinal power can not only enhance my Spirit but also significantly boost my strength.
I still want to try."
"Is that so?" Dugu Bo's expression showed a hint of surprise after hearing Shi Quan's words.
He walked closer and carefully examined it again, but still shook his head and said, "If you like it, this bamboo is yours.
Take it and research it yourself.
However, Shi Quan, I still need to remind you that medicine is not something to be consumed casually.
Since you say it's medicine, you must be careful."
"Understood." Shi Quan nodded with a smile.
With Dugu Bo's permission, things became simple.
His sudden request for the Black Jade Divine Bamboo from Dugu Bo was simple: the Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill in the Pill Furnace was nearing completion.
When his Cultivation ended today, Shi Quan noticed that the progress bar on the Pill Furnace had already jumped to eighty percent.
At most, it would take one or two days.
By getting the Black Jade Divine Bamboo in advance, he could, in these two days, attribute the Spirit changes and strength increase brought about by consuming the Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill to the Black Jade Divine Bamboo once it was refined.
However, Shi Quan was also worried that the medicinal effect of this Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill was too strong, and relying solely on the Black Jade Divine Bamboo might arouse Dugu Bo's suspicion.
Because he had absorbed a Black Jade Bamboo Spirit Beast spirit ring, the Black Jade Divine Bamboo was currently the best and easiest explanation.
Another day passed.
Shi Quan watched as the progress bar on the Pill Furnace in his hundred treasure pouch turned to one hundred, his expression uncontrollably excited.
As the Alchemy ended, the scorching aura emitted by the Pill Furnace also dissipated, slowly shrinking back to its original palm-sized appearance.
He took the Pill Furnace out of the hundred treasure pouch, gently pressed it, and the top of the Pill Furnace opened, revealing a blood-red, jade-like Medicinal Pill covered in patterns.
Shi Quan carefully took the Medicinal Pill out of the Pill Furnace and put the Pill Furnace back into the System storage space.
After examining the Medicinal Pill in his hand, the entire Medicinal Pill appeared to be a single, integrated entity, emitting no unique medicinal fragrance and giving no special sensation, simply resembling a blood jade.
"This Medicinal Pill looks too ordinary, doesn't it?
And it absorbed so much medicinal power from Immortal Herbs." Shi Quan looked at the Medicinal Pill in his hand with hesitation, suspecting that the Pill Furnace had perhaps embezzled some of the resources.
"I'll know once I eat it." Shi Quan tightly gripped the Medicinal Pill in his hand, his gaze falling on the Black Jade Divine Bamboo not far away.
Before eating, he still had to set things up to create the illusion that he had consumed the Black Jade Divine Bamboo.
He summoned his Blue Silver Grass to dig out the Black Jade Divine Bamboo from its roots, then moved it to an open space.
His hardened Blue Silver Grass struck the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, but it didn't even leave a mark, showing just how hard the Black Jade Divine Bamboo was.
However, no matter how hard the Black Jade Divine Bamboo was, it had no sentience on its own.
Once out of the soil, it was merely a lamb to the slaughter, and its root was its weakness.
Along the root, Shi Quan spent a great deal of effort, finally managing to break open the internal nodes of the Black Jade Divine Bamboo from the middle of the root.
He used a jade vessel to collect all the bamboo sap from inside the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, not a single drop was missed.
Perhaps because the Pill Furnace had extracted the medicinal power of the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, there was only a small bottle of bamboo sap left inside the Black Jade Divine Bamboo.
He put away the bamboo sap, stored it in his hundred treasure pouch, and then put the hundred treasure pouch back into the System space.
Only then did Shi Quan lean against the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, sit cross-legged, creating the illusion that he had consumed the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, and with an open and close of his mouth, the blood-colored Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill went directly into his stomach.Chapter 63 Metamorphosis
As soon as the Medicinal Pill entered his mouth, Shi Quan felt as if a scorching flame was traveling from his throat all the way to his stomach.
In just three breaths, Shi Quan's body trembled violently, and then his body strangely swelled up, instantly transforming him into a perfectly round, large Fatty.
In a brief moment, Shi Quan felt as if he was about to burst from the immense medicinal power within the Medicinal Pill.
As soon as the Medicinal Pill entered his stomach, its terrifying medicinal power instantly erupted.
He almost immediately lost control of his body, and the intense pain brought him to the brink of collapse. His Internal Energy began to circulate wildly on its own, helping him continuously dissolve the chaotic medicinal power within his body.
"This feeling is too painful…" Shi Quan wailed inwardly.
The surging, violent medicinal power seemed to be constantly crushing and reconstructing his body. What pained Shi Quan the most was that this medicinal power also boosted his consciousness, making it clearer than ever before, which in turn made him perceive his body's changes even more distinctly.
It already hurt, but it not only made you hurt, it amplified the sensation of pain, and it didn't even let you faint, forcing you to remain conscious.
"If only I had known not to write so many effects…" Shi Quan gritted his teeth and endured.
Time passed minute by minute, and soon a day went by.
"Where did this Fatty come from?" Dugu Bo, who had descended from the sky, first froze, then his expression changed drastically. With a flash, he appeared before Shi Quan almost instantly.
"This little lunatic, I told him not to try things randomly, yet he still dared to eat indiscriminately." Dugu Bo saw at a glance that Shi Quan had eaten something to become like this. Looking at the Black Jade Divine Bamboo on the ground, his attention naturally fell upon it. With a grim expression, he picked up the Black Jade Divine Bamboo and quickly inspected it. Seeing the hollow Black Jade Divine Bamboo, Dugu Bo also guessed something.
"This broken bamboo can actually be eaten?" With his spirit power surging, Dugu Bo's fingertip sliced through the middle of the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, splitting the hard Black Jade Divine Bamboo directly in half.
Seeing the remaining traces of moisture on the inner wall of the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, Dugu Bo became even more certain.
"There's bamboo sap hidden inside this bamboo. This bamboo sap should be the essence of this bamboo. Although it's the essence, whether it can be eaten is another matter. This little lunatic really dared to try it. He didn't even ask and just drank it?"
Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan with a respectful expression. He could feel the immense medicinal power surging through Shi Quan's body. With his strength, he could tell at a glance that although this medicinal power was turbulent, it was clearly within Shi Quan's tolerance. However, Shi Quan's appearance indicated that the absorption process must not have been pleasant.
"This kid is crazy enough. If the medicinal power of this bamboo were a bit stronger, he would have been directly burst to death." Dugu Bo looked at the Black Jade Divine Bamboo in his hand, his expression showing a hint of surprise and doubt. "But is the medicinal effect of this bamboo so astonishing? To swell him up like this? Did this kid eat anything else?"
Thinking this, Dugu Bo quickly looked around. He remembered most of the medicinal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After confirming that no other medicinal herbs were missing from the herb garden besides the bamboo in his hand, Dugu Bo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Almost every medicinal herb in this herb garden could be called a treasure. Eating one was fine, but if he had eaten two, the medicinal properties could easily conflict. It might seem fine now, but sequelae could easily appear later.
"I don't know whether to say you're courageous or truly insane. You yourself told me that when things reach an extreme, they reverse. If such strong medicinal effects could all be integrated into your body, that would be good. But if your body can't withstand it, even if your strength improves, your Foundation would be damaged, and it would only be a net loss." Dugu Bo murmured as he looked at Shi Quan.
Dugu Bo still shook his head and sighed helplessly. After some thought, it seemed that Shi Quan had come this far precisely because of his daring and tenacious personality.
In fact, ever since Shi Quan came to see him, Dugu Bo had already secretly investigated all of Shi Quan's information.
Innate Rank 1, first he researched a method for the evolution of the Blue Silver Grass Spirit, then relying on his daring and adventurous personality, he personally tested and confirmed the new extreme spirit ring theory. These were all things ordinary people could hardly imagine.
But Shi Quan had stubbornly forged his own path. Perhaps when Shi Quan asked him for this bamboo, Shi Quan had already prepared for it.
"It's certainly good for young people to be driven, but too much rigidity breaks easily. You, kid, are too impetuous." Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan and said worriedly, "I hope you, kid, will also have everything go smoothly this time."
As his voice faded, Dugu Bo's figure disappeared. Shi Quan's situation would certainly not end in a short time.
Dugu Yan was still waiting above, he had to go up first to explain the situation to Dugu Yan, and then send Dugu Yan back.
As for expelling the poison, that could only continue after Shi Quan awoke from his Cultivation.
In the following days, Dugu Bo spent most of his time at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
He would come down every day to check on Shi Quan's specific condition. As he watched Shi Quan's body, which had swelled due to the medicinal power, gradually shrink, the tense string in Dugu Bo's heart slowly loosened.
"Although this kid is crazy, his luck is also extremely good. So much medicinal power has been absorbed by him. If this kid wakes up, his strength will definitely skyrocket."
Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan, who seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, and a hint of envy appeared in his eyes.
Originally, Shi Quan's height was only about 1.4 meters, and there was still a hint of childishness on his face. In just a few days, Shi Quan's height had directly soared to about 1.7 meters. The childishness on his face had completely faded, replaced by a well-defined face with clear features, perfectly inheriting his mother's beautiful face, handsome yet not lacking in masculinity. Although he was in Cultivation, he exuded a calm and approachable aura.
Shi Quan's current appearance made it impossible to tell that he was just a child who was still a few months shy of his eleventh birthday.
A full week passed since Shi Quan used the Medicinal Pill.
As the last trace of medicinal power completely merged into Shi Quan's body.
Shi Quan finally woke up.
"Mmm~" Shi Quan stretched his arms and slowly stood up, as if waking from a long dream. The cracking sounds of his bones continuously echoed. After stretching his entire body to its limit, Shi Quan let out a comfortable long sigh.
"Awesome!"
"Awesome your head! You, kid, were lucky this time. If it had been just a little bit worse, whether you could even stand here would be a question!" Dugu Bo's sinister voice sounded beside Shi Quan.
"Grandpa Dugu." Shi Quan jolted, turned around, and grinned at Dugu Bo, "I can explain."
Dugu Bo glared at Shi Quan and said with a faint smile, "Then I'd like to hear your explanation."
Shi Quan shrank his head. Dugu Bo's smile looked somewhat unsettling to him no matter how he saw it, so he quickly said, "Grandpa Dugu, you know that my Spirit evolved gradually through the Cultivation method I researched myself. But as I Cultivated, I found that my Spirit's mutation encountered a Bottleneck.
I felt it was due to my own Aptitude. Although I improved my Spirit through my own efforts and compensated for the gap by absorbing spirit rings beyond my Rank, my Foundation was always weaker than those with higher Innate spirit power Rank.
Later, when I came to your herb garden, I sensed that this bamboo seemed to be helpful to my Spirit. It seemed to be able to complete the issues with my Aptitude, which is why I risked trying it."
"Because of Aptitude?" After listening to Shi Quan's explanation, Dugu Bo finally nodded, but still said with dissatisfaction, "Couldn't you have just told Grandpa directly about this? What? Are you afraid Grandpa wouldn't help you?"
Shi Quan quickly shook his head, "I was also afraid of bothering Grandpa Dugu. I thought it would be best if I could handle my own affairs myself. I didn't want to trouble anyone else."
Dugu Bo stepped forward and patted Shi Quan's head hard, "You, kid, what are you saying? Am I, your Grandpa, just 'anyone else' now? If you have something, just tell your Grandpa directly. What are you afraid of troubling me for?"
"Got it, got it." Shi Quan said quickly, covering his head in pain.
Dugu Bo couldn't help but shake his head at the sight. Shi Quan had relied on himself all this way. He could understand his idea of not wanting to trouble others.
He felt a pang of heartache for Shi Quan. He had personally witnessed how dangerous the process of Shi Quan absorbing the medicinal power was. If his body had failed even slightly midway and hadn't been able to endure, then all his efforts would have been in vain.
And absorbing spirit rings beyond his Rank, just thinking about it made one realize how dangerous it was, yet Shi Quan had persevered through it all.
"If he can successfully continue down this path, his reputation will surely shake the continent." Thinking this, Dugu Bo asked, "What Rank is your spirit power now? Perhaps because of that bamboo, even I cannot directly determine your spirit power Rank through sensing."
Shi Quan then came back to his senses and began to sense the changes in his body. It was fine before he sensed it, but once he did, Shi Quan's eyes immediately widened.
"Thirty… Rank 30." Shi Quan said, overjoyed.
Not only had his Internal Energy broken through to Rank 30, but Shi Quan could clearly feel that his entire body was exceptionally clear and unhindered. All the Qi channels within him had been completely unblocked by the effects of the Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill.
From his Innate Rank 1 spirit power, Shi Quan knew that his own Aptitude was not actually high. Fortunately, with the help of two bottles of Wu Hun Awakening Liquid, his talent only improved to Innate Rank 4. Later, due to the appearance of the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures, and because of the Cultivation Technique, the issue with his own Aptitude was smoothed out, allowing his Cultivation speed to nearly reach the level of full Innate spirit power.
No matter how strong a Cultivation Technique is, if one's own Aptitude is mediocre, the effects displayed will be unsatisfactory. But now, Shi Quan's Aptitude and talent have completely transformed with the help of this Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill!Chapter 64 Blue Silver King
"What did you say? Rank 30?"
Before Shi Quan could even finish checking the specific improvements to his body, Dugu Bo's eyes widened in shock, and he asked incredulously, "Shi Quan, are you sure you didn't sense it wrong? Are you really Rank 30? Is the effect of this bamboo so exaggerated? Didn't you just Breakthrough to Rank 23 before? This one bamboo made you increase by seven Ranks?"
Shi Quan smiled and nodded, "It's true, I'm really Rank 30 now."
If Dugu Bo knew that the increase in spirit power was only an incidental effect, he would probably be shocked speechless.
When Shi Quan wrote about the Medicinal Pill's effects, the focus was not on the increase in Internal Energy; he had always been clear that his Aptitude and Innate talent were his only drawbacks and shortcomings at present, so the Medicinal Pill's effects were more about changes to the body, Soul, and Spirit.
The Ranks of Internal Energy increase were all incidental boosts from the Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill.
"This is too exaggerated, isn't it? Just spirit power alone increased by seven Ranks at once?" Dugu Bo clicked his tongue and continued to ask, "Shi Quan, didn't you say this bamboo also helps your Spirit? What about your Spirit then? Summon it for me to see?"
"No problem."
Shi Quan raised his right hand, and blue light bloomed from his hand. The light condensed, transforming once again into the appearance of Blue Silver Grass.
"This is still Blue Silver Grass?" Dugu Bo couldn't help but gasp as he looked at the Blue Silver Grass in Shi Quan's hand.
The originally slender Blue Silver Grass was no longer its previous appearance.
The current Blue Silver Grass was completely clear blue, its surface shimmered with a special crystal-like quality, and its length exceeded two meters, with a diameter as thick as a wrist.
Blue Silver Grass?
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a Blue Silver Vine; its thick, long branches and leaves had no resemblance to grass at all and were indistinguishable from a vine.
"This is indeed no longer Blue Silver Grass." A gleam flashed in Shi Quan's eyes as he said, "Grandpa Dugu, my Blue Silver Grass should now be called the Blue Silver King, the king among Blue Silver Grass."
Due to Internal Energy, the Blue Silver Grass had already undergone a mutation, and its own Life force far surpassed that of ordinary Blue Silver Grass. Coupled with the medicinal effects of the Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill, the Blue Silver Grass had completely evolved.
Calling it the Blue Silver King was by no means an exaggeration. If not for the uniqueness of the Blue Silver Emperor, perhaps Shi Quan's Blue Silver Grass would have directly undergone the Awakening of the Blue Silver Emperor with the terrifying medicinal power of the Tenfold Perfect Great Restoration Pill.
However, Shi Quan's Awakening of the Blue Silver Emperor was only a matter of time. As long as he found an opportunity to devour Ah Yin's seed and Ah Yin completely died, then the new Blue Silver Emperor could be born. After devouring it, Shi Quan could also absorb the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline within it, and then the Blue Silver King's Awakening into the Blue Silver Emperor would be a natural progression.
"Blue Silver King?" Dugu Bo immediately laughed, "The king among Blue Silver Grass, what a Blue Silver King. Shi Quan, the aura your Blue Silver King is now emitting is already comparable to some top-tier Spirits."
"Not only has your strength increased by seven Ranks, but your Spirit has also completely evolved. Shi Quan, your current talent may already be close to Innate Full spirit power. No… with your current strength, even a Genius with Innate Full spirit power cannot compare to you. Moreover, from the perspective of your Spirit, your problem of insufficient Foundation should also be completely resolved, and your future Cultivate path will become smoother."
Listening to Dugu Bo's excited voice, it was as if his own Spirit had evolved, exceptionally thrilled.
However, Dugu Bo quickly calmed down and said, "But is the medicinal effect of this bamboo so astonishing? Will it forcibly overdraw your potential?"
"It shouldn't." Shi Quan shook his head and said, "Grandpa Dugu, I now only feel full of strength throughout my body. I feel that such a great improvement should be related to my accumulation."
"Accumulation?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan in confusion.
Shi Quan then explained, "Grandpa Dugu, the age limit of each of my spirit rings has exceeded the original extreme spirit ring age limit. Logically speaking, the powerful energy within the spirit rings should have brought me a considerable improvement, but whether it was the first spirit ring or the second spirit ring, after I absorbed them, they only helped me Breakthrough the Bottleneck and did not bring me any improvement. I think all of this disappeared energy should have been hidden within my Spirit."
"My Spirit has also accumulated a large amount of Life force over the years. The medicinal effect of the bamboo, while helping my Spirit completely transform, also released all the energy hidden within the Spirit. The combination of the two brought about such a significant improvement."
"Indeed." Dugu Bo nodded, "The higher the spirit ring age limit, the stronger the energy. When you absorb a spirit ring beyond your Rank, the excess energy in the spirit ring cannot disappear. What you said is highly probable; otherwise, relying solely on this one bamboo could not have brought you such a great improvement. In that case, this can be considered as accumulating a lot to achieve a major Breakthrough."
According to the current situation, Shi Quan's explanation was indeed reasonable.
This was also the explanation Shi Quan had already prepared.
"Since you have already Breakthrough to Rank 30, it's time to acquire a spirit ring. Let's go, Grandpa will take you to acquire a spirit ring."
"Thank you, Grandpa Dugu."
"What's there to thank for? We're already in Sunset Forest; it's just a trip outside."
Dugu Bo excitedly waved his hand, taking Shi Quan and instantly soaring into the air, arriving at the top of the hill.
"By the way, Shi Quan, do you have any ideas about your third spirit ring?"
"Yes." Shi Quan nodded and said, "My Blue Silver King now possesses the abilities of growth and hardening. With these two Spirit Abilities combined, defense, control, and attack are temporarily not lacking. However, solitary growth is too singular. I want to find a surprising Spirit Ability, such as planting or Parasite."
"Parasite, planting?"
"When facing an enemy, if the enemy gets contaminated with the Blue Silver King's seeds, I can make the Blue Silver King grow instantly, binding them. With the secondary growth of the growth Spirit Ability, and finally combined with hardening, I should be able to form multi-layered Blue Silver King control in an instant."
"Multi-layered Blue Silver King control?" Dugu Bo's pupils constricted, and the image already appeared in his mind.
"If the Parasite Blue Silver King also has a certain absorption and weakening ability, that would be even better. While firmly trapping the enemy, it can also make the enemy gradually lose their ability to resist, layer by layer, making it even harder to break free. For example, the Blood Blossom, its scattered seeds, after parasitizing inside other living beings, will continuously absorb blood, making the enemy gradually lose mobility. There are also things like Parasite Barnacle, Spirit Devouring Vine, and so on."
"Your idea, kid, is truly ruthless." Dugu Bo nodded and continued to ask, "What about the age limit then? Four thousand years?"
Shi Quan shook his head and said, "Grandpa Dugu, if it were before, I would indeed choose a spirit ring around four thousand years. But now it's different. My Spirit has completely evolved, and my physical quality has also significantly improved with the help of the Medicinal Pill. Four thousand years is too low for me now. I feel that I can absorb a spirit ring of at least nine thousand years or more!"
"Nine thousand years!" Dugu Bo's eyes widened, and he asked, "Shi Quan, are you sure?"
The original extreme age limit for a third spirit ring was only one thousand seven hundred and sixty years, and for a fourth spirit ring, it was only five thousand years. Nine thousand years is a spirit ring that only a Spirit King can absorb. For Shi Quan, a Spirit Elder, to attempt to absorb a nine-thousand-year spirit ring, just thinking about it makes it unbelievable.
"If it weren't for the Soul impact that comes with absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, I'd even want to try a ten-thousand-year spirit ring." Shi Quan said with a smile, looking completely at ease.
Dugu Bo couldn't help but gasp when he heard Shi Quan say that, "You really dare to think."
Shi Quan confidently said, "Don't worry, Grandpa Dugu, I have a good grasp of the spirit ring. Once I absorb the third spirit ring, I should be able to fully perfect my new extreme spirit ring theory."
Absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring wasn't something Shi Quan said idly. In his current situation, he was capable of absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring. However, absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring would inevitably arouse suspicion from others. After all, a single Medicinal Pill allowed Shi Quan to absorb a spirit ring two Ranks higher, which was indeed a bit exaggerated. If it was kept within the thousand-year range, it would be easier for others to accept.
Regarding the Blue Silver King's spirit ring, Shi Quan didn't have too many thoughts. Anyway, it was just for show; as long as it wasn't excessively low, he could accept it, after all, he still had two Spirits.
"Nine thousand years, a plant-type Spirit Beast with planting and Parasite abilities?" Dugu Bo raised his chin, then turned to look at Shi Quan, "Now that you mention it, when I was looking for a Spirit Bone for Du Gu Yan before, I think I really did encounter one. I'm not sure of the exact type, but at the time, I saw its widespread bloody thorns covering the mountain wall."
"Bloody thorns?" Shi Quan immediately searched his mind for related Spirit Beasts. However, the information Dugu Bo provided was too little, and Shi Quan couldn't determine if it met his requirements. But since the age limit matched, it was worth checking out.
"Grandpa Dugu, shall we go take a look?"
"We can, but that place is a dangerous area. The surroundings are filled with poisonous miasma, and the toxins are extremely strong and cover a very wide range. Ordinary people can't get in."
"Moreover, for some unknown reason, the Spirit Beasts in that place seem to contain some of the Dragon Clan Bloodline. Their quality is quite a bit higher than the Spirit Beasts in other parts of the forest."
Dragon Clan Bloodline? It seems to be related to the Water Fire Dragon King and Fire Dragon King? Shi Quan guessed in his heart.
As the place where the Water Fire Dragon King and Fire Dragon King perished, their bodies transformed into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and it was normal for some dangerous areas to form where their blood and scales fell.
Without thinking too much.
Since they had a direction and an initial goal, the two decided to talk as they walked.
Two days later.
The two stopped in front of a valley shrouded in murky white mist. Before even entering, a pungent, foul smell wafted over, making one's head spin and eyes blur.
"This should be miasma, right?"
The surroundings were hot and humid, with abundant vegetation, and coupled with some special reasons, unique poisonous gases were formed. Besides poison, they should also contain a large number of pathogens.
Toxins and pathogens were different categories, which was why even Dugu Bo referred to it as a dangerous place.Chapter 65: Queen of Thorns
However, for Shi Quan, these toxins and bacteria had no effect on him. The abilities of Divine Skill and Marrow Cleansing Sutra not only made him immune to all poisons but also resistant to all diseases.
"Shi Quan, get a little closer. The toxins in these poisonous mists are quite astonishing."
In Dugu Bo's understanding, there was no such thing as bacteria; he simply regarded them all as toxins.
Shi Quan came to Dugu Bo's side, and under the protection of Dugu Bo's spirit power, he walked straight inside.
"No wonder such miasma is produced."
The ground all around was covered with rotten branches and leaves. Most of the plants were strangely blood-red, and even the insects and ants seen were the same. It looked eerie no matter how one saw it.
It seemed that when the Water Fire Dragon King and Fire Dragon King fell, their divine Bloodline was spilled in this area, Shi Quan couldn't help but guess as he looked at the scene before him.
The combination of Dragon Clan Bloodline and a dangerous place was absolutely spot-on.
As they went deeper, even the Blue Silver Grass on the ground was affected, with a blood-red tint mixed within their blue.
Leaving aside everything else, the Blue Silver Grass's adaptability and survival capabilities were definitely top-notch; it could even survive and adapt in such an environment.
As the Blue Silver Grass evolved into the Blue Silver King, Shi Quan's perception of the Blue Silver Grass became clearer. Even with these mutated Blue Silver Grass, Shi Quan could easily connect with them and perceive everything around him through the surrounding Blue Silver Grass.
Before, Shi Quan could only connect with the Blue Silver Grass when Cultivating, but now he could do so whenever he wanted. This was the benefit brought by the Spirit evolution.
Through the Blue Silver Grass's perception, Shi Quan quickly noticed a giant blood-red python appearing about a hundred meters ahead to his right.
Its aura clearly indicated it was only a thousand-year Spirit Beast, but the python's size was already close to that of a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast.
"Grandpa Dugu, the Spirit Beasts here seem much larger than those outside."
"They are indeed much larger." Dugu Bo nodded and said, "The environment here is special. I once explored deeply and found that apart from some powerful ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts in the deepest parts, there was nothing else special. I don't know what caused them to mutate into their current appearance."
"Moreover, the Spirit Beasts here have exceptionally strong sensory abilities, and coupled with the concealment of the poisonous mist, this increases the difficulty of hunting significantly. Therefore, very few people come here to hunt Spirit Beasts."
"No wonder it's called a dangerous place." Shi Quan nodded slightly.
The two continued to move forward. Since their destination was to the left, they did not encounter the giant python that Shi Quan had sensed.
Moreover, this was still only the outermost area. Their target was a nine-thousand-year-old plant Spirit Beast, which was already close to ten thousand years old and should be in the middle layer of this area at least.
The poisonous mist here was pervasive, making it a paradise for poison-attribute Spirit Beasts. No wonder Dugu Bo would come here to help Dugu Yan find a Spirit Bone.
Along the way, Shi Quan also saw many Spirit Beast bones, and it was likely that Dugu Bo was responsible for them.
They had not reached their destination until dark.
"There's still some distance. To avoid encountering those powerful Spirit Beasts inside, let's rest tonight and depart tomorrow morning."
"Okay." Shi Quan nodded.
The two simply rested on the spot for a night, with nothing to say. They continued their journey early the next morning.
They walked for another hour or so.
Dugu Bo pointed to the valley, "It's in the valley up ahead."
The Blue Silver Grass's perception only extended to the area outside the valley; there was not a single Blue Silver Grass inside the valley, which showed how dominant the plant Spirit Beast in the valley was.
The two walked into the valley. The ground was covered with animal bones of varying sizes. Strangely, these white animal bones were all mixed with a touch of blood-red petals.
"Why do these petals look a bit strange?" Shi Quan constantly searched his mind for information about related plant Spirit Beasts, but for a moment, he couldn't recall anything.
"Shi Quan, look, it's these thorns." Dugu Bo pointed to the blood-red thorns hanging on the cliff, "Further ahead, we should be entering this Spirit Beast's attack range."
"Can you tell what kind of Spirit Beast these thorns belong to?"
"Grandpa Dugu, the Spirit Beasts here are mutated. I can't tell just from some vine branches." Shi Quan shook his head with a bitter smile. However, looking at these thorny vines, plus the blood-red petals on the animal bones, he did have some guesses in his mind. He would need to go deeper to confirm if they were correct.
"Then you stick close, and let's go in further to take a look."
As the two delved deeper, the blood-red petals on the ground gradually increased, and the surrounding thorns became more numerous.
"Is this a mutated Thorn Queen?" Shi Quan looked at the alluring plant, which resembled a human, intertwined with thorns in the distance, his expression filled with excitement.
"Thorn Queen?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan in confusion.
"Grandpa Dugu, the Thorn Queen is an extremely rare existence among plant-type Spirit Beasts. It can be called a symbol of Life itself. Wherever it spreads, it ignites new Life, but this Life refers to thorns…"
As if remembering something, Shi Quan quickly and instinctively retracted his feet from the petals beneath him and said repeatedly, "Grandpa Dugu, the Thorn Queen is a very special Spirit Beast. It likes to wait for enemies to slowly fall into its trap, and then kill them with deadly thorns. These petals are its trap."
"Petals?" Dugu Bo looked at the petals beneath his feet with surprise and uncertainty.
"These petals are actually its seeds. Once the Thorn Queen activates, these seeds will grow rapidly, not only exploding into thorns but also directly Binding and strangling the enemy."
"That's so scary?"
Dugu Bo's movements paused slightly, but Shi Quan quickly said, "Grandpa Dugu, don't stop. If you stop and show signs of retreating, the Thorn Queen will immediately launch an attack."
"It's luring us to go deeper. We can also use this opportunity to find a chance for a fatal blow."
"Good heavens, is this Thorn Queen that smart?"
"It's not smart; it's just the Thorn Queen's nature."
"So many seeds? Doesn't that mean it perfectly meets your requirements?"
"Exactly, it's just a pity that the Thorn Queen doesn't have any other special abilities. However, the Thorn Queen's vine strength is extremely powerful; it's not only tough but also possesses sharp thorns. It will also greatly enhance my Blue Silver King. It would be even better if my Third Soul Skill could inherit its thorns."
Shi Quan said excitedly, "The most important thing is that this Thorn Queen is mutated, and its abilities are definitely stronger than those of a Thorn Queen of the same Rank."
"Haha, that's good. We didn't come here for nothing." Dugu Bo chuckled, "Since that's the case, what are we waiting for?"
With that, Dugu Bo's powerful spirit power fluctuations exploded. All the surrounding petals scattered directly, and his originally emerald green eyes instantly turned a terrifying white, with a layer of white halo appearing within his emerald green eyes.
The next second, two pale white rays of light shot out from Dugu Bo's eyes.
The Thorn Queen in the distance didn't even have time to react.
The intertwined thorny vines had already petrified one by one, frozen in place.
Shi Quan twitched the corner of his mouth. He thought Dugu Bo would show him some fancy moves, but he just went straight for the big attack.
You could say he didn't show off, but he certainly did.
"Shi Quan, these thorns aren't its main body, right?" Dugu Bo leaped in front of the Thorn Queen, turned, and asked Shi Quan.
Shi Quan quickly followed, saying, "Grandpa Dugu, the humanoid vine in the middle is its core; the others are not."
"Then it's simple."
Dugu Bo's hands transformed into blades, sweeping rapidly. In a few blinks of an eye, all the blood-red vines around were severed.
A thousand-year-level cultivation, in front of Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, could only be beaten.
From beginning to end, it was directly controlled to death. When the petrification effect faded, the Thorn Queen was left with only its core in the middle, surrounded by poisonous mist, completely losing its mobility.
"That's enough." Dugu Bo scanned the surroundings, making sure the Thorn Queen had no ability to resist, then turned and nodded slightly towards Shi Quan, signaling him to come over.
"Thank you, Grandpa Dugu Bo." Shi Quan stepped forward, his Blue Silver King vine shooting out. Releasing its hardening ability, it easily stirred and crushed the Thorn Queen's core root.
A deep purple spirit ring slowly floated out from the Thorn Queen's shattered vines.
"Shi Quan, Grandpa is waiting for your success." Dugu Bo looked at the deep purple spirit ring in mid-air, a hint of worry still appearing in his eyes.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Dugu."
Shi Quan sat cross-legged on the spot, the Blue Silver King radiating a pale blue glow, beginning to draw in the spirit ring. The spirit ring slowly descended, encircling the Blue Silver King, and the surging energy within it immediately began to rage.
As the energy surge began, Dugu Bo's gaze never left Shi Quan.
"You must hold on." Dugu Bo muttered repeatedly as he watched Shi Quan, who was constantly convulsing.
Sunrise, sunset.
Time passed bit by bit.
The surging energy transformed into a white mist, mixing with the surrounding poisonous mist. The cracking sounds of bones gradually subsided.
The pale blue light of the Blue Silver King quietly bloomed, a faint red layer appearing beneath its crystalline skin, then slowly disappearing. The Blue Silver King returned to its previous appearance, with no other changes except for becoming slightly longer.
The Thorn Queen possessed a mutated attribute, but Shi Quan was unsure what the specific mutated attribute was. However, judging from the petals and thorny vines, one thing that could be confirmed was that it was not a poison attribute.
As the impact of the spirit power ended and the spirit power transformation began, Shi Quan also sensed the specific mutation of the Thorn Queen from the spirit ring. This mutated Thorn Queen Spirit Beast surprisingly came with a certain Devouring Ability, capable of absorbing and devouring the enemy's spirit power.
This was an unexpected pleasant surprise for Shi Quan. Although he didn't know how this Thorn Queen had mutated to gain a Devouring attribute, even though the Thorn Queen's Devouring Ability wasn't strong, it was exceptionally compatible with Shi Quan's Blue Silver King, because the Blue Silver King itself was a coexistence of Life and Devouring dual attributes!
The Thorn Queen is based on Zyra from League of Legends.