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After organizing for about an hour, Shi Quan finally collected all the Immortal Herbs.
The remaining ones were ordinary herbs, but because they were planted in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, they were all quite old and could fetch a good price if taken out.
However, compared to the Immortal Herbs, they seemed worthless.
Shi Quan held an ordinary-looking white flower in his hand. The flower was palm-sized and resembled a peony.
This seemingly ordinary flower was the only Divine Grade Immortal Herb among the many Immortal Herbs.
Yearning Heartbroken Red.
According to the original description, this Yearning Heartbroken Red would only transform into a vibrant, fresh, and golden-red large flower after being picked.
The effect of Yearning Heartbroken Red is very special. It has the power to be as immortal as heaven and earth. If it is recognized and consumed, it can at least increase spirit power by more than ten Ranks, and it will also comprehensively transform the body, having the effect of bringing the dead back to Life and regrowing flesh on bones. It can also help transformed Spirit Beasts conceal their aura.
It also possesses the characteristic of being indestructible; even the spirit power of a Titled Douluo cannot destroy it.
It can be said to be the most special Immortal Herb among many.
Originally, Shi Quan wanted to give this Yearning Heartbroken Red to Ye Lingling to try, but after much consideration, he still felt that the Snow Jade Sacred Lotus, known for its healing abilities, was more suitable for Ye Lingling.
As for the Yearning Heartbroken Red, Shi Quan had already thought of its use.
Spirit Bone transformer.
The 100,000 Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone comes with two Martial Spirit Abilities: one is the healing ability of 'Spring Wind Blows Again and Again,' and the other is the ability to fly.
As both are plants, using the Divine Grade Immortal Herb Yearning Heartbroken Red to strengthen the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone would definitely be beneficial and harmless.
In the original work, Xiao Wu could be pulled back by the Yearning Heartbroken Red even after sacrificing herself and dying. Such a powerful healing ability, combined with the healing ability of the Spirit Bone, might lead to a great improvement when combined.
Moreover, the Yearning Heartbroken Red has special functions, and it might even replace the flying ability, which is a bit useless to Shi Quan.
It was clearly a blade of grass, yet it inexplicably came with the ability to fly.
How could the Blue Silver Emperor, known for Life, be related to flying? Shi Quan couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it.
If he had to force a connection, he could only explain that having the ability to fly was a means of self-preservation. This might be the only point where flying and Life are related, right?
However, in this Douluo Continent, where existence is reasonable, it's best to get used to it.
After carefully putting away the Yearning Heartbroken Red, strengthening the 100,000 Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone would naturally not be done in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Shi Quan finished organizing the Immortal Herbs, and Dugu Bo's medicinal primer was also completed. However, Dugu Bo still needed two Immortal Herbs, the Fiery Apricot Jiao and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, to detoxify himself.
Most of the medicinal power of these two Immortal Herbs had been absorbed by Shi Quan's automatic Pill Furnace. The remaining medicinal power was sufficient to help Dugu Bo expel the poison. By plucking small portions of branches and leaves from both Immortal Herbs, and letting them touch to neutralize the power of ice and fire, then consuming them with the detoxifying medicinal primer, Dugu Bo's detoxification prescription was thus perfected.
The medicinal properties of some of the Fiery Apricot Jiao and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass were naturally much stronger than the residual medicinal power in Tang San's body in the original work. However, to be safe, the branches and leaves picked for the first time were exceptionally small. Although strong, Shi Quan still controlled them within Dugu Bo's tolerance range.
After less than half an hour of Cultivation, Dugu Bo surprisingly got up.
From Dugu Bo's surprised expression, it was clear that the detoxification prescription was successful.
After Dugu Bo's simple evaluation, coupled with Shi Quan's inspection.
To prevent the poison from backfiring, the antidote needs to be consumed with at least a six-hour interval, twice a day. If this progress is maintained, Dugu Bo's toxins will be completely forced into his Spirit Bone in at most half a month.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling both needed to obtain spirit rings.
If spirit rings are not absorbed, the Cultivated spirit power will still accumulate in the body. After absorbing the spirit ring, the accumulated spirit power will be fed back into the body.
Shi Quan explained this to Dugu Bo. After a brief thought, Dugu Bo still decided to help the two girls obtain spirit rings first before returning to continue detoxification.
For Dugu Bo, his granddaughter's matters were clearly more important than his own. Anyway, his poison could already be resolved; it was just a matter of time now. He had endured so many years, so he wasn't in a hurry for these few days.
The next morning.
Ye Lingling finally woke up from absorbing the Immortal Herb.
"How is it, Lingling?" Dugu Yan curiously leaned in front of Ye Lingling like an inquisitive child.
Ye Lingling had just woken up and her consciousness was still a bit blurry. Hearing Dugu Yan, she quickly sensed her condition. The next second, her beautiful eyes widened, and her mouth under the veil slightly opened.
"My... my spirit power directly Breakthrough from Rank thirty-six to Rank forty, and it seems..." Ye Lingling looked at Shi Quan excitedly and said, "My Martial Spirit seems to have Evolved."
"Evolved?" Shi Quan's eyes lit up, but more than that, he was surprised. It is extremely difficult for a Martial Spirit to Evolve. Dugu Yan, who also consumed Immortal Herbs, only had a certain mutation in her Martial Spirit, not a complete Evolution, while Ye Lingling's directly Evolved. How could this not be surprising?
"Lingling, quickly summon your Martial Spirit to let us see." Dugu Yan said impatiently.
Ye Lingling didn't hesitate. She cupped her hands, and a white light bloomed. A pink begonia flower appeared in Ye Lingling's hand.
After Dugu Yan looked it over, she asked in confusion, "It looks no different from before, does it?"
Shi Quan's gaze also fell on the begonia flower. The begonia flower was composed of white and pink petals, with vibrant colors and graceful posture. "No, that's not right..."
"Sister Yanzi, look carefully at the stamen in the middle of the begonia flower."
Dugu Yan followed the direction Shi Quan pointed and then noticed that the stamen, hidden by layers of petals, had changed from its original pure white to a white-gold color. The faint golden light was not obvious; if covered by the petals, its appearance looked no different from the original Nine Heart Begonia.
"It seems that besides the color of the stamen, nothing else has changed, right?" Dugu Yan paused before reacting. After carefully checking it again, she looked at Ye Lingling and asked, "Lingling, your Martial Spirit doesn't seem to have changed much in appearance. Have its abilities changed?"
Ye Lingling then excitedly said, "Although the Martial Spirit's appearance hasn't changed much, the current Nine Heart Begonia, in addition to its healing ability, also has the effect of removing negative statuses from Spirit Masters, including poisoning, burning, cold, weakness, curses, paralysis, dizziness, and so on."
"What?!" Dugu Yan's mouth dropped open, and she stood frozen in place.
Dugu Bo's pupils also contracted sharply upon hearing this.
Shi Quan was equally astonished. Ye Lingling's healing ability was already amazing, and now with the added effect of removing negative statuses from Spirit Masters, Ye Lingling's support system ability instantly increased exponentially.
"Is it because of the Nine Heart Begonia's similar constraint to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?" Shi Quan almost subconsciously thought.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda has a superior Martial Spirit, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Perhaps the Nine Heart Begonia also has a special superior Martial Spirit.
After the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda breaks its constraint, it can allow Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Masters to Breakthrough past Rank seventy, and the subsequent amplification effect also increases from seventy percent at Rank seventy to eighty percent at Rank eighty, and ninety percent at Rank ninety.
After the Nine Heart Begonia breaks its constraint, it might be able to break free from the restriction of only two people existing in one generation, while also Awakening new abilities. This is currently the most likely possibility.
Shi Quan also expressed his thoughts, "Lingling, does the Nine Heart Begonia Family have any records about the superior Martial Spirit of the Nine Heart Begonia?"
Ye Lingling shook her head and said, "No."
Shi Quan pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "Perhaps there are, but maybe certain people didn't want too many Nine Heart Begonia Martial Spirit holders to appear in the Family, fearing that they would lose control, so they deliberately destroyed these records."
Ye Lingling's expression froze. Remembering the extremely cold Family members, her face immediately turned cold. "Shi Quan, what you said is highly probable."
"If that's truly the case, then Lingling, you absolutely cannot reveal the matter of your Martial Spirit's Evolution. I'm worried that if your Family members find out, they might fear losing control of you and directly take action against you."
"Besides your Family members, Ning Fengzhi is also a threat. With your current support system ability, in less than ten years, his title as the number one support system Spirit Master in the world, even if it doesn't change hands, will be affected. Someone like him, who has been in a high position for so long, will never allow his position to be shaken by others. If he knew your current ability, he would probably also take action against you."
"I understand." Ye Lingling nodded.
Dugu Bo also nodded, acknowledging, "Shi Quan, what you said is very true and comprehensive. However, Shi Quan, you overlooked one point: according to what you said, if Ye Lingling truly broke the Nine Heart Begonia's constraint, it means that she is no longer one of the two Nine Heart Begonia Martial Spirit holders in this generation..."
Shi Quan was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed. If Ye Lingling was no longer considered a Nine Heart Begonia Martial Spirit holder, according to the Nine Heart Begonia's characteristics, after the previous Nine Heart Begonia disappears, it also means that a new Nine Heart Begonia Martial Spirit holder could Awaken at any time in the Nine Heart Begonia Family.
Once a new Nine Heart Begonia Martial Spirit holder appears, even if Ye Lingling herself doesn't expose it, her abnormality will be detected by the Nine Heart Begonia Family members.
"If it's just the Nine Heart Begonia Family, I can protect her, but if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Nine Heart Begonia Family join forces, this problem will be difficult to solve." Dugu Bo's brows were filled with helplessness.
Clear Sky Douluo alone was already enough to worry him. If Shi Quan's speculation was true, he wasn't afraid of the Nine Heart Begonia Family, but if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was added, the concept would be different.
After all, the strongest in the Nine Heart Begonia Family is only a Spirit Douluo, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, as one of the Upper Three Sects, not only has Ning Fengzhi but also the Sword and Bone two Titled Douluo.
As veteran Douluo, their strength in the Titled Douluo circle is well-known to be strong. In a one-on-one fight, he is no match for either of them, let alone with Ning Fengzhi as well.
Shi Quan waved his hand and said casually, "For now, it's just my speculation. There's no need to be so anxious."
Dugu Bo said nothing, just gave Shi Quan a deep look. He knew Shi Quan's character; if he had a speculation, he would definitely guard against it in the future.
"That's right, that's right. Shi Quan, you just think too complicatedly. Lingling's Martial Spirit Evolution is a good thing; we should be happy about it." Dugu Yan smiled at Ye Lingling.
"Lingling, since your Nine Heart Begonia has Evolved, let's give it a new name."
Ye Lingling was silent for a moment before saying, "The Nine Heart Begonia Evolved because of the Snow Jade Sacred Lotus, so why not call it Sacred Heart Begonia?"
"Sacred Heart Begonia?" Everyone murmured softly.
"Good name, and it matches your Evolved ability." Shi Quan nodded in approval.
"Alright, let's go get spirit rings first. I wonder what Rank your spirit power will Breakthrough to after you absorb the spirit ring, Yan Yan." Dugu Bo spoke appropriately.
Shi Quan said, "Grandpa Dugu, you all go. I won't be going."
"Shi Quan, aren't you coming?" Ye Lingling looked at Shi Quan.
Shi Quan smiled and said, "I need to go find a friend first. With Grandpa Dugu there, I can't help much with hunting Spirit Beasts."
"Who are you looking for?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.
"Zhuang Zhou..."
Outside Sunset Forest.
Shi Quan left alone.
After Dugu Bo saw Shi Quan out of Sunset Forest, he took the two girls back into Sunset Forest to search for suitable Spirit Beasts for them.
On the deserted path, silver light flickered, and Zhuang Zhou's familiar face reappeared. After changing his clothes, he took out the blindfold from his hundred treasure pouch.
The tapping sound of a wooden stick came.
The bustling Heaven Dou City welcomed the blind Zhuang Zhou.
A month later.
Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, Central Great Spirit Arena.
"I concede..." A voice full of exhaustion sounded from the arena, and the surrounding arena immediately erupted in thunderous cheers.
"Congratulations to Zhuang Zhou, Spirit Elder, for once again winning an over-Rank challenge!" The excited voice of the host echoed throughout the entire Great Spirit Arena.
Inside the VIP box of the Martial Spirit Arena.
"Qinghe, calculating the points, Zhuang Zhou should be almost able to get the Purple Gold Douluo Badge, right?" Ning Fengzhi's gentle voice echoed in the room.
Xue Qinghe, next to him, stared at Zhuang Zhou on the stage with shining eyes, nodding and saying, "That's right, teacher. The points gained from consecutive wins in over-Rank matches are much higher than normal Martial Spirit battles. His current points are already enough to get the Purple Gold Douluo Badge."
"This Zhuang Zhou has directly created history for the Great Spirit Arena."
"Have you obtained his detailed information?" Ning Fengzhi looked at Xue Qinghe.
Xue Qinghe shook his head, "Disciple hasn't found out his specific origin yet. He's like someone who appeared out of thin air, very mysterious."
Currently, we only know that this Zhuang Zhou probably arrived in Heaven Dou City a month ago. On his very first day in Heaven Dou City, he came to the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena to participate in Martial Spirit battles. With a spirit power of Rank thirty-eight, after ten consecutive wins, he began over-Rank battles, showing his prominence, and has been on a winning streak ever since..."