Chapter 35: Everything Dug Up

Yang Xiong prepared a very long steel rope for this operation, measuring several hundred meters.

As the soul power in his hand tugged the steel rope, it gradually descended, and only after it had dropped a full hundred meters did it touch the ground.

At this moment, Yang Xiong could no longer hold back, so he stripped off his armor, revealing a spectacular sight before his eyes.

The entire Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan was covered with all kinds of medicinal herbs; many were ones Yang Xiong had encountered in books, while even more were unknown herbs.

Especially, within the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan there were two springs—one red, one blue—and these two springs were the source of all the ice‑fire power of the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

At that moment Yang Xiong couldn't help but burst into wild laughter; after so much planning, he had finally arrived inside the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan, and from now on neither his sect's safety nor his own progress would be a worry. With these priceless Immortal Herbs, his future development would be limitless, and he might even surpass the pinnacle of the Soul World.

After his raucous laugh, Yang Xiong immediately set to work.

Since I don't have the mysterious jade hand that Tang San possesses for harvesting Immortal Herbs, Yang Xiong had long prepared a special pair of gloves, forged from the Heavenly Silkworm Silk of a Ten-Thousand-Year Heavenly Silkworm, intended for poison‑refining practitioners, capable of avoiding damage from poisonous plants.

Yang Xiong first came upon a large pale‑pink flower, leafless, with a stem three chi long; the blossom was enormous, about a foot in diameter, each petal looking as crystal‑clear as glass, and the stamens were pale violet, like clusters of violet diamonds set within.

This was the Fragrant Charming Immortal Herb that Yang Xiong had known, also the nemesis of all poisons; as long as one holds the Fragrant Charming Immortal Herb, one is absolutely safe from poisonous flowers and herbs.

Yang Xiong uprooted the entire Fragrant Charming Immortal Herb together with the soil, and then began excavating the treasures of the whole Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

Whether familiar or unfamiliar, he would pull them out by the roots; after all, he would place everything he dug into a Jade Box. Even if some potency was lost, it was better than leaving them for others, especially since this Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan is Dugu Bo's permanent residence, and Yang Xiong rarely gets a chance to come here.

The Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan contained countless Immortal Herbs; Yang Xiong knew only a few, the rest were unknown to him, yet he had no intention of sparing any of them.

First he unearthed a gigantic tulip, which resembled the illustration in the seventh floor of the Library Tower's ancient texts, and must be the legendary Charming Tulip Immortal Herb.

Yang Xiong didn't bother with details; he simply pulled it out by the roots and placed it in a Jade Box.

Soon after, he also uncovered many Immortal Herbs he recognized, including Eight‑Petal Immortal Orchid, Strange Fungus Sky‑Connecting Chrysanthemum, Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and even several specimens of Ten‑Thousand‑Year Ginseng and Ten‑Thousand‑Year Lingzhi, as well as some extremely rare herbs.

But at this moment, for Yang Xiong, whether known or unknown, he pulled everything out by the roots and placed them in Jade Boxes; he even discovered Immortal Herbs that never appeared in the original work but were recorded in the Library Tower.

Among them, one particular Immortal Herb amazed Yang Xiong; the Library Tower only gave a vague few sentences about it, yet it was easily recognizable.

This herb stood about a foot tall, bearing only nine leaves; each leaf was uniquely shaped like a sword, and when approached seemed to exude a keen edge. This was the Nine‑Leaf Sword Grass, undoubtedly one of the most special and precious Immortal Herbs.

However, the original work never mentioned Nine‑Leaf Sword Grass; if a Sword Douluo were to use it, perhaps the Seven Killing Sword could reach an unprecedented higher realm.

Moreover, this Nine‑Leaf Sword Grass matches perfectly with his father's and elder brother's martial souls, making it an exceptionally rare treasure.

After a full two hours, the dozens of Jade Boxes Yang Xiong had prepared were already full, and even twenty Hundred Herb Pouches were piled with all kinds of Spirit Herbs, many of which were stored directly in wooden boxes or simply wrapped in cloth.

When everything was excavated, the entire Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan resembled a plowed field, with no trace of green life left—utterly barren.

At this moment, Yang Xiong stared at the two Immortal Herbs beside the springs of the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan, which were the main purpose of his visit.

These two herbs are the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Fire Apricot Tender, among the most valuable Immortal Herbs in the entire Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

Yang Xiong's martial soul is a Full Body Soul, the most unique among all martial souls; to truly unleash its power requires endless training, with Body Tempering being the most crucial.

Even though Yang Xiong has perused countless books, knowledge about the Body Soul is extremely scarce, with no cultivation methods at all.

Let alone the method for the essential Second Awakening of the Body Soul; before a Body Soul undergoes its Second Awakening, it is merely an ordinary martial soul, with average strength and attributes.

However, once the Body Soul achieves its Second Awakening, it can essentially rival top‑tier martial souls, and if it reaches Golden Level Second Awakening, it may even compare to the so‑called Divine Level Martial Soul.

Next to the blue spring, the white herb's top resembled a large white octagonal flower, its center sparkling with ice‑crystal‑like stamens. It emitted no fragrance, and its location was the central point on the side of the Extreme Yin Spring—this is the legendary Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass is an extraordinarily cold flower, chilling the heart and mind, numbing the core; within a ten‑meter radius its cold air is oppressive, and prolonged exposure leads to a fatal cold poison with no cure.

Beside the fiery red spring, the Blazing Fire Apricot Tender looks like an entire cabbage, yet its whole body is a blazing red hue.

A single Blazing Fire Apricot Tender possesses top‑grade fire poison—a Deadly Poison immortal herb—that only grows in scorching places; it can even survive in magma, and its effects are exactly opposite to those of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

Within the Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Fire Apricot Tender are the true core, being the Immortal Herbs that reside closest to the springs.

According to Yang Xiong's estimate, as long as he can perform Ice Fire Tempering Body, under these extreme heat and severe cold conditions his Body Soul should achieve Second Awakening, and might even reach Golden Level Second Awakening.

However, harvesting these two herbs is extremely difficult, and he is only a Great Soul Master now, lacking Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill; the pain during the process would be unimaginable.

Yang Xiong no longer hesitated; having come this far, if he couldn't take these two herbs now, he might never see them again.

After setting down all his Soul Guidance Devices, Yang Xiong now held an iron knife and a Jade Knife in his hands, and in addition to his original Heavenly Silkworm Silk gloves, he also added iron gloves.

Second Awakening—what intensity must be reached? It seems Ice Fire Tempering Body does not increase soul power, only improves physical condition.

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