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Shi Quan was so kind as to leave the Immortal Herb there for him, so how could he not add some extra ingredients for Tang San?
Except for some Immortal Herbs that solidified the foundation and cultivated the origin, which Shi Quan hadn't touched, any Immortal Herbs that Tang San might absorb had some extra ingredients added by Shi Quan.
Especially this Spirit Devouring Flower. Before leaving, Shi Quan specifically had the Spirit Devouring Flower devour some dark-attributed Immortal Herb fruits. This not only enhanced the malevolent power within the Spirit Devouring Flower, but also, combined with the conflicting powers of the Immortal Herb, made the Spirit Devouring Flower's power exceptionally chaotic and extremely violent.
Simply put, as long as Tang San consumed it, he would inevitably face a Life-threatening situation.
What Shi Quan thought at the time was that if Tang San really chose this Spirit Devouring Flower, it would be best if it could directly kill him, so he was quite heavy-handed.
Even if Tang San didn't die, the special power within the Spirit Devouring Flower would severely injure him, and it might even cause some irreversible effects.
Regardless of the situation, Shi Quan was very pleased.
"Ah!"
Tang San's body twisted on the ground, letting out a shrill and painful roar. He hadn't expected the Spirit Devouring Flower's power to be so violent.
He now regretted choosing the Spirit Devouring Flower, but now that the arrow was on the string, he had to let it fly. The chaotic and violent medicinal power within his body tormented him to the point of unbearable pain. This pain was even more terrifying than when he absorbed a spirit ring beyond his Rank.
"Xiao San, what's wrong?!" Flender looked at this scene with concern, quickly isolating the surroundings with his spirit power to prevent the commotion from being discovered by others.
Crack, crack, crack.
Eight emerald green Eight Spider Lances suddenly extended from Tang San's back, his spirit ring appeared, and Blue Silver Grass continuously grew. Intertwined, one could see distinct black patterns on Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, and a dark Aura slowly emerged from Tang San's body.
But even so, Tang San's painful wails showed no sign of slowing down.
"Is consuming Immortal Herbs so painful? Why are the others fine? Did Xiao San misjudge the Immortal Herb?" Tang Hao, in the shadows, watched this scene, clenching his fists, his expression full of worry.
After all, according to Tang San's previous statement, he had unintentionally obtained a book about Immortal Herbs from a roadside stall. If there were any discrepancies, it would definitely lead to big problems.
No matter how worried Tang Hao was, he could only watch, constantly praying in his heart that Tang San would be fine.
Apart from Tang San, everyone else woke up in about two or three hours. The absorption of normal Immortal Herbs usually takes half a day, but they used less than half that time, which was enough to show the difference in the Immortal Herb's medicinal power.
"What's wrong with Xiao San?" Everyone immediately noticed Tang San's abnormality as soon as they woke up.
Tang San's figure was twisting and struggling like a large spider.
"Don't worry, Xiao San will be fine." Yu Xiaogang's firm voice came, "Tell me about your gains."
"Uncle, I've already broken through to Rank 40." Yu Tianheng said excitedly.
Yu Xiaogang nodded, "Normal. Your spirit power was already at Rank 39. The Immortal Herb's boost should be more than this. I think your strength should still improve after you absorb your spirit ring."
"Mubai, your spirit power should also be at Rank 40, right?" Yu Xiaogang looked at Dai Mubai.
After carefully sensing, Dai Mubai said with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "Master, my spirit power is only at Rank 39."
"How could it only increase by one Rank?" Yu Xiaogang immediately frowned.
Oscar, who was next to him, also said, "I also only increased by one Rank."
"Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, what about you two?" Yu Xiaogang then looked at the last two.
Ma Hongjun rubbed his head and said, "I broke through to Rank 30."
"I also broke through to Rank 30." Ning Rongrong also spoke.
Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun's strength was originally at Rank 28 or 29, so this couldn't really show much. Only after they absorbed their spirit rings would the specific improvements be known.
"How could this be? Is it because of the different Immortal Herbs?" The Master looked at everyone and asked, "Do you feel any changes in your bodies?"
"No changes."
After sensing, everyone shook their heads in unison.
Ning Rongrong was also like this; her Martial Spirit did not evolve.
What Shi Quan didn't know was that the automatic Pill Furnace's extraction of medicinal power was not like pumping water, where half the water is pumped out and the other half remains exactly the same.
The automatic Pill Furnace's extraction also purified before extracting, extracting the most refined part of the Immortal Herb's medicinal power.
Similarly, when pumping water, it filters all the water, takes away the purest water, and returns the filtered out toxic substances to the unwanted water.
In other words, the Immortal Herbs from which medicinal power had been extracted not only had their own medicinal power greatly reduced, but if extracted too many times, they might appear to be Immortal Herbs on the surface, but in reality, if consumed, the remaining medicinal power would be mixed with too much dross, making it harmful rather than beneficial.
Shi Quan himself didn't know this, let alone Yu Xiaogang, who knew nothing about pharmacology.
"Let's wait until Xiao San finishes absorbing the Immortal Herb, then we can ask Xiao San."
Hearing this, everyone's gaze could only return to the painfully struggling Tang San.
Black mist spread from Tang San's entire body, also giving his Blue Silver Grass a dark hue. Eight Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances twisted behind him, and a dark Aura rushed forth, making his entire person appear ferocious and insane.
"Xiao San's expression looks so terrifying." Yu Tianheng said weakly.
The others also felt a little terrified, only Xiao Wu looked at Tang San with worry, constantly praying in her heart: "Brother, you must be fine."
The sun rose in the east.
The black mist slowly merged into the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances and Blue Silver Grass behind Tang San, and Tang San's expression finally began to return to calm.
Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't until the sun was high at noon.
Tang San finally opened his eyes weakly, his clothes already soaked with sweat.
"Brother, are you okay?" Xiao Wu quickly stepped forward and helped Tang San up.
Tang San pulled out a smile at the corner of his mouth and comforted her: "I'm fine."
"Xiao San, are you really okay?" Yu Xiaogang also looked at Tang San with a worried expression.
"Although the process was a bit painful, fortunately, I had the external Spirit Bone to help me absorb all the power of the Immortal Herb."
"That's good." Yu Xiaogang then let out a long breath, and then told Tang San about everyone's situation.
"Little Ao and Mubai only increased by one Rank?" Tang San frowned, looking at the two. According to his understanding of Immortal Herbs, the Immortal Herbs they consumed should have given them at least a four or five Rank increase. This difference was too great.
"Xiao San, what about you?" Dai Mubai nodded helplessly and asked in return.
"Me?" Tang San coughed lightly and said, "I also only increased by one Rank, but my external Spirit Bone and Martial Spirit both received considerable improvements."
If Shi Quan saw Tang San's current appearance, he would have to praise him, as expected of the Son of Destiny.
He had plotted against him like this, yet he was still fine.
The power of the Spirit Devouring Flower was special; it didn't increase strength but rather added a special devouring ability to the Martial Spirit. Similar to the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Delicate Blossom, it would bring special powers of ice and fire immunity to the consumer, and at the same time, it would increase the consumer's Cultivation speed in the Late Stage to a certain extent.
The Rank increase Tang San gained did not come from the Spirit Devouring Flower, but from the dark-attributed Immortal Herbs that Shi Quan had the Spirit Devouring Flower devour.
Because of Tang San's external Spirit Bone, the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances, these conflicting Immortal Herb powers were transferred and absorbed by it, which not only resolved the conflict of the Immortal Herbs but also greatly enhanced the strength of his external Spirit Bone, and the Spirit Devouring Flower was also absorbed along with them.
Tang San's first spirit ring was from a Datura Snake, his second from a Ghost Vine, and his third from a Soul Devouring Spider. These three Spirit Beasts were actually all Yin-evil attributed Spirit Beasts, especially the Ghost Vine and Soul Devouring Spider.
Coupled with the power of the Spirit Devouring Flower and the special hidden power within it, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit now showed a very obvious mutation.
Ink-colored Blue Silver Grass appeared in Tang San's hand, and the emerald green Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances also turned a dark green. The vibrant feeling that originally belonged to the Blue Silver Grass had long disappeared; now, it gave off a sense of coldness and evil.
Feeling the Aura emanating from Tang San, everyone could clearly sense that Tang San had become stronger.
Yu Xiaogang nodded and commented, "Xiao San, although your spirit power Rank is similar to theirs, the improvement in your Martial Spirit and Spirit Bone is quite obvious."
Tang San thought for a moment and said, "Mubai, Little Ao, the power of the Immortal Herbs is special, and most of what I chose for you were Immortal Herbs that solidified the foundation and cultivated the origin. The power of your Immortal Herbs should be stored within your bodies, and it should manifest when you Cultivate in the future, so don't worry."
The two nodded. Although the improvement wasn't obvious, it was better than no improvement at all.
"Xiao San, do you want to rest for a bit?"
"No need, Teacher. I'll just go change and wash up. Tianheng, Fatty, and Rongrong have all reached their Bottleneck. It's still early, so let's help them acquire their spirit rings first."
Tang San returned to his room, took a comfortable hot bath, and all his fatigue immediately dissipated, feeling refreshed.
After quickly tidying up, the group once again embarked for Sunset Forest.
Finding Spirit Beasts for Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong was relatively easy. Only finding a Spirit Beast for Yu Tianheng was more troublesome, as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Spirit's spirit rings must come from Spirit Beasts with Dragon Clan Bloodline.
On the second day of entering Sunset Forest.
The group encountered a 1,500-year-old Wind Flame Bird, which was perfectly suited for Ma Hongjun.
The Shrek Seven Devils all attacked together. In less than a few minutes, the green Wind Flame Bird was bound to the ground by Tang San's black Blue Silver Grass. Although a faint layer of flames still permeated the Wind Flame Bird's body, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was not directly melted. Instead, it emitted a faint dark glow, absorbing and devouring that faint layer of flames.
Ma Hongjun said in surprise, "Third Brother, your Blue Silver Grass has become so much stronger. It feels like ordinary flames don't have any effect on your Blue Silver Grass anymore..."