Chapter 141: Dark-Attribute Immortal Herb

On the way back, Nan Feihuang, Lan Xue, and Xun Yu sat inside the carriage.

Nan Feihuang was checking Lan Xue's pulse. "That's great. Elder Zhang is truly worthy of being a Food-type Soul Saint. Mother's profound cultivation as a Title Douluo and the medicinal effects of the two Immortal Herbs in your body are also very powerful; you have fully recovered and there is no accumulation of internal injuries."

Although Lan Xue's letter had provided a reminder, Nan Feihuang had still been very worried about her health. Now, having seen her in person, he finally felt at ease after confirming there were no problems.

Lan Xue said, "Feihuang, this is all thanks to you. But this time, I was suppressed by Tang Hao again. If not for Mr. Dugu, I would have certainly lost."

Her voice was somewhat low and filled with unwillingness. Two consecutive defeats—could it be that she would never be able to beat that Tang San in this lifetime?

"Mother, you don't actually need to take it to heart. A momentary victory or defeat is not enough to draw a conclusion. Furthermore, that Tang Hao is indeed much stronger than you in every aspect right now. Having six soul bones is not something everyone can possess. A single soul bone is enough to create a gap between Spirit Masters of the same level, let alone a full set. In the future, I will definitely make you surpass him," Nan Feihuang said confidently.

He had originally intended to issue the challenge to Tang Hao himself, but now it seemed more appropriate for Lan Xue to do it personally. She had a mental block; if it were not resolved, her cultivation realm would improve slowly. Conversely, once she overcame this mental block, her realm would improve naturally. Combined with the power of the two Immortal Herbs in her body, her level would rise extremely quickly by then.

Lan Xue gently stroked her son's hair. "Don't worry, Feihuang. How could your mother be someone who gives up easily? Even if I am defeated many more times, I will cultivate again and embark on the journey once more."

If she were someone who gave up easily, she probably wouldn't have been able to overcome the slow cultivation period between level thirty and level seventy back then; that period had been the most painful and difficult to endure.

Nan Feihuang nodded. "I understand, Mother. Don't worry, I will go."

"Hmm, and the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone that Mother obtained from Tang Hao has already been placed in our kingdom's Treasure Pavilion. Whenever you want to absorb it, just go and take it," Lan Xue reminded him. She had asked for this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone specifically for Nan Feihuang; she had no intention of using it herself.

"Whoa—!"

The person driving the carriage immediately replied, "Reporting to the Queen, someone is blocking the road ahead."

Just at this moment, the person driving outside suddenly stopped. Lan Xue pulled back the carriage curtain and asked, "What is it?"

Actually, Nan Feihuang was not in a hurry. A soul bone is not a Spirit Ring; it would not disappear due to time. Leaving it there for now was fine; if there were no better options later, it wouldn't be too late to absorb it then.

"By the way, Feihuang, after we go back, you should also go to the Gu Lei Royal Academy to report, right? Although I registered your student status there a long time ago, you haven't been there even once. It didn't matter before, but now there are only two years left until the Soul Master Academy Tournament. You should at least get to know the students there; after all, they are your future teammates," Lan Xue said.

"Blocking the road?" Lan Xue subconsciously thought, could it be another assassin organization coming to cause trouble for Nan Feihuang? She had come to pick up her son personally this time specifically to avoid such things; who was so blind that they still dared to come knocking?

Her own slow cultivation was despairing, and because she had gone from a genius to an ordinary person, she had been subjected to external questioning and ridicule. However, this had instead cultivated a more resilient character in Lan Xue.

As it turned out, she was stunned after jumping off the carriage. "Mr. Dugu!" The person who had come, in green robes with gray-white hair, was none other than Dugu Bo.

"Your Excellency Profound Ice is truly impressive. To have recovered completely in just a few days after such a heavy injury that day," Dugu Bo said with admiration. If it were him, being struck by Tang Hao's hammer, he would have needed at least half a year to recuperate.

"Your Excellency Poison Douluo is too kind. I wonder if you have any important matter for waiting for me here?"

"Nothing much, mainly just to find Xiaofeijiang. There are two things I want to tell him." Dugu Bo looked at the carriage. There were not many people in this world who could make him run an errand specifically, and Nan Feihuang was one of them.

Nan Feihuang stepped out of the carriage and said with a smile, "Old Poison, it seems the task I entrusted to you has been completed."

Hearing Nan Feihuang's form of address for Dugu Bo, Lan Xue sighed inwardly. Although she had long known about this, a young man calling a Title Douluo 'Old Poison' was truly hard for her to accept.

It was fortunate that they only called him that in private. In public, Nan Feihuang at least knew to call him 'Your Excellency' or 'Senior', so as not to damage the image of the Gu Lei Kingdom.

"Hmm, take it." Dugu Bo did not care about such trifles at all. With a flip of his palm, a pitch-black Immortal Herb slowly flew into Nan Feihuang's hand. "This is what you asked me to pick, right? Shadow Fleeceflower."

"Yes, thank you." Nan Feihuang happily accepted the Immortal Herb.

This was an extremely rare dark-attribute Immortal Herb, which was difficult for ordinary people to consume.

Because this herb was a double-edged sword, once it entered the body, it would immediately increase the user's cultivation power, and the magnitude of the increase was immense, not inferior to the Hunyuan Immortal Grass. It was even more convenient to consume, as there was no need to absorb the medicinal effects at all. However, this medicinal effect carried extremely strong corrosive properties; if one could not hold on, their internal organs would be corroded by this dark Immortal Herb, making it even more terrifying than a poisonous herb.

Actually, he had asked for it, but not to eat it himself.

He was preparing to leave it for that Shadow Demon Beast inside the Sunset Forest. According to the intelligence provided by Qian Renxue, that Shadow Demon Beast's cultivation was at least around ninety-five thousand years, close to the Ten-Thousand-Year Level.

It was just a little bit short; if it were not utilized well, wouldn't it be a pity?

Nan Feihuang planned to use this dark Immortal Herb in the future to lure it into consuming it. At that time, its cultivation would inevitably break through the hundred-thousand-year mark. Moreover, once it was invaded by the corrosive power, both its combat ability and escape ability would be greatly diminished, which would also make it convenient for Nan Feihuang to hunt it.

Although a Spirit Beast's cultivation is measured in years, it does not mean that it only has that many years of cultivation just because it has lived for that many years. For example, the strongest Deep Sea Demon Whale King in the ocean has actually only lived for three hundred thousand years, but it attained a million-year cultivation by relying on its devouring ability to consume other Spirit Beasts.

The Titan Giant Ape had only lived for over sixty thousand years; because its race was special, its cultivation speed was faster than ordinary Spirit Beasts, which was why it reached the Ten-Thousand-Year Level.

That Shadow Demon Beast was just short of that much cultivation; this dark Immortal Herb was definitely enough.

For this kind of Immortal Herb that no one was suited for, rather than letting it gather dust in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Nan Feihuang did not feel bad about using it to trade for a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring and soul bone.

"By the way, Old Poison, you said you came for two things. What is the other one?" Nan Feihuang asked curiously after putting away the Immortal Herb. He had clearly only entrusted Dugu Bo with this one task.

Dugu Bo was silent for a moment, then began to speak, "Xiaofeijiang, is that invitation from your second condition back then still valid? Letting me hold a title in your Gu Lei Kingdom as a Guest Elder, but not letting me manage any miscellaneous affairs—can you make the decision on that promise?"

"Of course it is valid."

"My son can naturally make the decision."

Nan Feihuang and Lan Xue spoke at the same time.

Mother and son were in perfect sync. Listening to Dugu Bo's meaning, he was agreeing to join the Gu Lei Kingdom. How could they let such an opportunity slip by?

Lan Xue hurriedly said, "Your Excellency Poison Douluo, my son is the Crown Prince of our kingdom and the future King. I recognize all the promises he made to you previously in the name of the Kingdom's Queen. If you are willing to join our Gu Lei Kingdom, both my husband and I would be greatly honored."

(End of chapter)