Chapter 184: Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng

Having seized a bunch of Bilin Nine Absolute Flowers that had already gained sentience, Su Yu did not say a word before using Extreme Ice to freeze them into ice sculptures, subsequently storing them away in his Storage Ring.

Having passed through the seven-colored poisonous clouds, what Su Yu saw now was simply a fairyland on earth!

On the nearby cliff face, it was covered in the deep blue vines that had previously attacked Su Yu; the entire cliff face looked as if it had been cast from sapphires shimmering with a faint seven-colored light.

So this is the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well; if it weren't for the fact that this thing is useless once taken away, I imagine Tang San wouldn't have left it here.

The area within the valley is not particularly large, yet it grows all sorts of plants; looking out, the colors are unimaginably numerous.

All kinds of beautiful flowers vie for beauty, and all kinds of vegetation are laden with fruit. Many plants even emit precious light of varying intensity. Just by looking with one's eyes, one can tell they are extraordinary.

Su Yu thought to himself, if not for the unique nature of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, this place wouldn't be limited to only plant-type Soul Beasts.

If Su Yu had been able to find this place like that from the start and consumed the immortal herbs like Tang San, Su Yu feared he would have already become a Soul Saint long ago.

Thinking back, when Tang San consumed the immortal herbs, he was only ten or so years old; if not for those immortal herbs, I imagine the Shrek Seven Devils of that generation would have at most reached Limit Douluo, and the distance to becoming a god would have been an insurmountable chasm.

Amidst the protection of these plants lies a lake, which is clearly divided into two distinct parts. One side is ice-white, shimmering with faint white vapor, while the other side is fire-red, with the light above it slightly distorted.

Red and white, they look like two massive pieces of jade inlaid there. The rich life energy in the air is what fills the entire space within this valley under their evaporation.

"Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I think what I need now are the Blazing Apricot Fragrant and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass."

Su Yu took out the map Niu Tian had given him; this map was divided into two parts. The first part was mainly the specific location of his journey to the Sunset Forest and this valley within the Sunset Forest. The second, simpler map depicted the place where the book mentioned in the letter was located.

Niu Tian's intention had always been for him to obtain that book; as for what kind of book it was, perhaps even he himself did not know what it was.

Although the map was simple, the markings were very clear; following the guidance of the map, Su Yu quickly found his target.

According to the map, the target pointed to the shore where the blue and red lake waters met. On the specific location, the map had drawn a flower, noting that the book was right there.

It was a large, pale pink flower, leafless, with a stem nearly a zhang long. The flower was extremely large, over three chi in diameter. Each petal looked as crystal clear as jade, and the pale pink flower swayed gently with the water mist, growing on the bank where the red and white springs intersected.

The King of Flowers, the Tulip of Romance.

No, now I should call her the Fragrant Tulip Immortal.

As soon as he approached the Fragrant Tulip Immortal, a fragrance refreshed his heart and lungs. Su Yu only felt that after inhaling this fragrance, his whole body felt indescribably comfortable, and even his brain became clear.

Although he had only inhaled a little, his entire being felt as if his body and mind had been washed by clear water, an indescribable comfort.

It is truly one of the immortal items that caused the Seven Monsters to transform collectively back then. If not for this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Spirit Hall of that time would have logically unified the continent, and in the ten thousand years that followed, there wouldn't have been so many troubles like in Dou II.

It would have been nothing more than a note in the history books of the Spirit Empire: eight thousand years ago, foreign lands invaded, the Pope led the Dou Luo Dian to personally lead the campaign, defeating the foreign tribes, and from then on there were no more rebellions...

Don't ask why there were no rebellions, because the Spirit Empire would only have gained a vast expanse of territory.

Following the development habits of the Spirit Hall, under that system of talent recommendation, it would likely have developed different cultivation branches; after all, the books and research on martial souls in the Spirit Hall back then had long surpassed that era.

As for Yu Xiaogang, he was just basking in the reflected glory of Bi Bi Dong.

My lord, the times have changed...

"Human, being able to come here is your luck. Since you were able to break through the poisonous miasma, it shows you have some ability. State your purpose." A gentle female voice rang out clearly.

In all fairness, Su Yu had seen many Soul Beasts that could speak, and he had even seen Beasts that had transformed into human form, but this was only the second time he had seen a plant that could speak.

The first time was seeing Wan Yao Wang, who looked like a large tree, and the second was this gorgeous large flower.

"A hundred-thousand-year plant-type Soul Beast?" Su Yu frowned slightly. It was fortunate he had honestly followed the map; if he had taken another path, it was highly probable he would have encountered the bad-tempered Blazing Apricot Fragrant.

A hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast is a formidable existence equivalent to the level of a human Title Douluo.

Some particularly powerful hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts can even contend with Super Douluo. The reason humans dare not invade the Star Dou Great Forest on a large scale is because they are cautious.

As of now, Di Tian, Xiong Jun, Wan Yao Wang, Chi Wang, Di Yu Mo Long Wang Zi Ji...

Just these alone are enough to make the Three Great Empires cry for their parents. Not to mention that after excluding the high-end combat power, in the core circle of the Star Dou Great Forest, ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts are also terrifyingly numerous.

"I am not a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast." The petals of the pink flower opened and closed slightly, the voice still gentle, sounding very comfortable to the listener.

"Tulip of Romance? That person from ten thousand years ago left your roots behind, so after ten thousand years, you grew up again with the help of this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?" Su Yu asked tentatively.

"Eh? How did you know? Could it be that you are..." The Fragrant Tulip Immortal looked at Su Yu in surprise, its large petals trembling slightly.

Su Yu nodded, "Actually, how should I put it? Anyway, I came today to accept the test. I won't tell you the specific details, but I understand him better than anyone else."

"Really? You're not lying to me?" the Fragrant Tulip asked in surprise.

"If you want to know about things from ten thousand years ago, I can consider telling you, but as for how that person is doing now, I don't know." Su Yu thought for a moment and then spoke.

The large flower tilted, as if a human were thinking outside, and then continued: "That person said I was an immortal herb and called me the Fragrant Tulip Immortal. You can just call me Youyou. Hmm, this name sounds nice, right? Isn't it very nice?"

"Youyou? That's a pretty good name, I'm Su Yu." Su Yu followed her lead.

"Since you are the fated person that person spoke of, let's begin your test." Youyou looked at Su Yu, her eyes revealing a hint of reluctance.

The purple stamen in the center pulsed slightly, and a book that looked antique and made of unknown material emerged.

"I have kept this book for ten thousand years; I am reluctant to part with it." Youyou looked at the book, her eyes full of reluctance.

"Wait a moment, according to the rules set by that person, you must eat a type of herb. That person said that if you eat it and don't die, it proves you are the fated person he spoke of; if you die, it proves you are not."

Speaking of this, Youyou chuckled, "How about this, you tell me the story of that person first. What if you are real, but after you get the item, you ignore me?"

Su Yu smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that I'm a fake?"

"How could a fake know that I am called the Tulip of Romance, and also know that we have only been here for ten thousand years?" Youyou smiled, her eyes filled with anticipation as she looked at Su Yu.

"I think it's better to wait until the test is over." Su Yu stood up and walked toward Youyou.

"You said that yourself, don't blame me if you die." The Fragrant Tulip Immortal shook her large flower, "What should I feed you?"

The Fragrant Tulip Immortal seemed very happy, the pink flower shaking its head, but when she saw Su Yu's calm and indifferent appearance, she seemed to doubt whether she was overthinking things.

"Why are you looking at me? Is there a flower on my face?" Seeing Youyou's somewhat blank expression, Su Yu couldn't help but ask. Could it be that he was too calm and had confused her?

The Fragrant Tulip Immortal shook her petals and slowly said, "Don't be anxious. I've lived for so many years, it's normal to have a bad memory. No rush, anyway, you look like you're not in a hurry at all."

"Why should I be in a hurry? I came here following that person's guidance, what do I have to fear?" Su Yu shrugged indifferently and then spoke.

Just as Su Yu was speaking, a purple light drifted out from Youyou's stamen and landed on him.

Although Yi Lao wanted to act immediately at that moment, he was persuaded by Su Yu; otherwise, if Yi Lao had used that Undead Magic, he probably wouldn't have been able to walk out in one piece today.

A moment later, the purple light was retracted, and the Fragrant Tulip Immortal said to herself, "So that's how it is. Since that's the case, I'll give you that to eat."

As she spoke, another purple light shot out from her stamen. This purple light traveled an extremely long distance, crossing over a hundred meters to land in a patch of vegetation in the distance.

The purple light paused only for a moment before slowly retracting, and then, at the end of that purple light, Su Yu discovered an additional medicinal herb.

Su Yu knew that it was basically impossible for those few top-tier immortal-grade herbs to be given to him to eat, because they had all already become 100,000-year Soul Beasts.

It was a ginseng about a foot long; this ginseng was blood-colored throughout, and that crystalline, translucent blood color looked as if liquid were flowing within the ginseng. The surface of the ginseng had a layer of protrusions that connected to form a special pattern, and this pattern looked just like a five-clawed giant dragon soaring above the nine heavens.

Su Yu only felt that a similar description had appeared in his memory before, and when he saw this thing, he felt bewildered for the first time.

What was this ginseng called again...

Youyou giggled and said, "What, are you scared? If you're scared, you can go back now, as long as you don't tell anyone about what happened here."

"Youyou, how should I consume it? Should I just eat it directly, or refine it?" Su Yu glanced at Youyou; although he couldn't remember which immortal-grade herb this description belonged to, Yi Lao's intuition could not be wrong.

Yi Lao told him that if Su Yu could eat this thing, within the coming year, Su Yu's aptitude and soul power growth would definitely improve significantly.

Under the Control System of the Fragrant Silk Immortal Orchid, that ginseng slowly arrived in front of Su Yu. "Open your mouth, eat it."

Before Su Yu could circulate his soul power, that blood-colored ginseng had already been completely pushed into his mouth by the Fragrant Silk Immortal Orchid.

Su Yu dared not be slow; he immediately sat cross-legged and quietly felt every subtle change in his body. After all, this was an immortal-grade herb; it could not be wasted.

A scorching sensation rapidly spread throughout his entire body, and gradually, Su Yu's whole body began to turn golden; on the surface of his skin, it was as if a layer of golden luster had been sprinkled.

As time passed, Su Yu's changes had not yet ended. When that golden radiance slowly faded, his body was met with another wave of extremely tyrannical heat.

That wave of heat was different from before; it felt as if every cell in his body was erupting with heat. Su Yu could not use Extreme Ice to suppress this heat originating from within himself, because once his internal meridians were frozen, the effects of this immortal-grade herb would be wasted for nothing.

"It seems this guy is really quite bold; he really dares to eat anything blindly. Isn't he afraid of being blown up?"

Watching Su Yu, who had already swollen by a large circle, Youyou couldn't help but laugh out loud. However, she knew that the current Su Yu was still far from reaching his limit; if he truly couldn't endure it, she absolutely would not have let Su Yu eat that Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng.

When the gold completely faded away, a red light erupted from Su Yu's body once again. Looking from afar, the current Su Yu was already a crystalline, translucent human-shaped ruby.

As the medicinal power was continuously refined by Su Yu, his swollen body also returned to its original state, and a faint, elegant fragrance radiated from around him, growing increasingly thick.

"Although it's a bit of a pity, if this kid were a Soul Emperor, I think he could probably improve by five or six levels in one go. But judging by the current situation, I estimate he will be able to refine it all within a year at most. This kid really got a bargain. Hmph..."

Although she didn't know how much Su Yu had actually refined, looking at the red light as it dissipated, it seemed that some changes had appeared in the Su Yu before her that she could not perceive.

"Hey, aren't you going to say something? You wouldn't be so moved that you can't even speak, would you?" the Fragrant Silk Immortal Orchid asked curiously.

"Youyou, thank you." Su Yu stood up and bowed to Youyou.

He also hadn't expected the Tulip of Fragrance to give him the Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng; as far as the present was concerned, Youyou seemed to have chosen the most suitable immortal-grade herb for him.

Su Yu knew that although he had not yet fully refined the medicinal power after consuming the Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng, the changes it brought to him were indeed immeasurable by other things.

A "once in a lifetime" series.

Updating one chapter to prove that both I and this book are still alive.