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Chapter 287 Intercepting Immortal-Grade Herbs
Chapter 287 Intercepting Immortal-Grade Herbs
"Elder Ghost, let's follow them."
Turning his gaze away, Ye Qifeng looked at the ghost and gave it an order.
Upon hearing this, Ghostly Demon immediately gathered his soul power without saying a word, and, along with Ye Qifeng and Ruiwen, followed behind Dugu Bo, slowly descending into the thick white mist below.
Not long after.
Under Dugu Bo's leadership.
The four of them passed through the white mist and floated to the top of a mountain.
Upon arriving here, Ye Qifeng and his companions were awestruck by the terrain before them.
What came into view was an inverted cone-shaped mountain hollow.
Their location was right at the edge of the mountain pass.
Thick steam rose from the mountain valley, bringing warmth and humidity that contrasted sharply with the surrounding cool air.
"Is that a hot spring?"
Upon smelling the distinctive sulfurous odor emanating from the damp air, the usually taciturn ghost suddenly asked a concise question.
"good."
Dugu Bo glanced at him, nodded, and said:
"My herb garden is near the hot spring at the very bottom of the valley."
Logically speaking, hot springs are not suitable for nourishing plants because they contain too many minerals. However, some special plants are different and are extremely adapted to such an environment.
For example, plants that are highly poisonous.
Dugu Bo's greatest hobby in life was the study of poisons.
He used this place as his medicinal herb garden to cultivate highly poisonous herbs by utilizing its rich mineral and geothermal resources.
Without saying another word, Dugu Bo leaped off the slightly overhanging mountainside.
Because the mountain pass was shrouded in thick white fog formed by condensed water vapor, the entire valley looked as if it were bottomless.
In the blink of an eye, Dugu Bo's figure disappeared into the thick fog.
"Let's go down too."
Holding Raven's small hand, and protected and lifted by the ghost's soul power, Ye Qifeng also leaped forward and floated down.
A short while later.
The four landed in the valley one after another.
Without bothering to look at Dugu Bo, Ye Qifeng turned his gaze to the scene inside the valley.
The entire valley was found to be funnel-shaped, wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, like a volcanic crater.
But surprisingly, there was no scalding lava at the bottom of the valley; instead, there was a peculiar hot spring.
The hot spring is not large and is oval in shape, but it is strangely divided into two distinct parts.
Half milky white, half vermilion.
They neither invade each other nor merge with each other, like two swimming fish, their heads and tails intertwined.
In the hot spring, where milky white and vermilion meet, a continuous stream of water vapor rises and forms a thick white mist.
White mist filled the entire valley, churning and rolling incessantly, looking like a tornado.
The peculiar spring before us is none other than the famous Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, revered by the vast number of keyboard immortals on Blue Star as the "Immortal Herb Hot Pot".
Although Ye Qifeng had some prior knowledge of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire and had even anticipated it, he was still deeply shocked when he saw such a magnificent scene.
Apart from Dugu Bo, who was already extremely familiar with the place and whose expression remained somewhat calm.
Ghost and Raven, who were standing nearby, were equally shocked.
The ghostly figure, exuding a chilling aura, stood motionless, seemingly unmoved, but the eyes beneath his black robe gleamed with astonishment.
Raven is different.
At such a young age, she was stunned by the breathtakingly beautiful scenery that exceeded her comprehension.
At this moment, her little mouth was wide open and she couldn't close it, and her eyes were wide open, as if she had come to some wonderful fairyland.
"As expected of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire!"
At this moment, Ye Qifeng suddenly spoke up with a sigh.
"The Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire?"
A hint of doubt flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes. He immediately turned to look at Ye Qifeng and asked urgently:
"Is this the name of this spring? Do you recognize it?"
Ye Qifeng's lips curled into a slight smile. He nodded slightly to him and explained calmly:
"The 'Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye' refers to this spring in front of us. It is a unique treasure land where two elements are mutually restraining each other."
"A treasure trove?"
Dugu Bo opened his mouth in surprise.
"That's right."
Ye Qifeng smiled slightly and continued:
"The Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire is a natural environment formed due to special reasons. It possesses unique advantages and is a place where the essence of heaven and earth gathers."
"It can also be described as a place where the essence of heaven and earth is concentrated, a natural treasure trove that gathers rare and precious materials."
At this point, Ye Qifeng glanced at Dugu Bo, whose expression had begun to turn shocked, and then continued:
"Our predecessors used this place as a medicinal herb garden. In the process of planting and cultivating medicinal herbs, they should have been able to discover some patterns."
"In this environment, ordinary herbs simply cannot adapt to the special climate here; only rare and precious herbs can grow here."
"Moreover, the growth time of these rare medicinal herbs will be shortened by a factor of ten, and correspondingly, their medicinal effects will also increase by a factor of ten."
Am I right?
"That's true."
Suppressing his shock for the moment, Dugu Bo pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
He had noticed this phenomenon long ago.
All herbs cultivated here, whether poisons or tonics, are more than ten times more potent than herbs of the same age cultivated elsewhere.
If he hadn't discovered that this place had a huge amplifying effect on the cultivation of medicinal herbs, he wouldn't have used the venom of the Jade Phosphorus Serpent to enclose it and turn it into his private medicinal garden.
"This is the effect of the Treasure Basin."
Ye Qifeng said calmly, "The rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth contained around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye makes it a place where rare and precious materials are found, a paradise for plants. Every plant nurtured there is a rare treasure."
"Therefore, the value of the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire is immeasurable."
"I see."
Dugu Bo said knowingly, looked up and glanced around at the various unknown plants that were full of vitality around the hot spring, and couldn't help but sigh.
He has occupied this precious land for decades, yet his understanding of it is limited.
Not only did they not know the name of this precious place.
He didn't even recognize many of the native plants around him.
Not to mention knowing their names, he only saw many of these plants for the first time after discovering this place.
Fearing it was highly poisonous, he dared not even approach it or touch it.
He had always regarded this place merely as a medicinal garden for cultivating herbs and a secluded courtyard to help suppress the backlash of his own toxins.
Who would have thought that this place is actually a natural treasure trove called the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye?
Unfortunately, he found out too late.
As agreed, this place no longer belongs to him, but to the young man opposite him, the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, Ye Qifeng.
Trying to calm his complicated emotions, Dugu Bo's face was slightly bitter. He waved his hand at Ye Qifeng with a hint of dejection:
"Alright, kid, stop talking. If you keep going, I feel like my heart is starting to ache."
"As per the previously agreed terms of the deal, this Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well, and this valley, are yours."
After a pause, Dugu Bo thought for a moment and then added:
"By the way, all the herbs in this valley, including the ones I planted, are all yours."
"Oh? Are you sure?"
Ye Qifeng was surprised.
Although all the herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well nominally belonged to him after the transaction was completed, hearing it from Dugu Bo himself still gave him the feeling that he had made a huge profit.
"Take it as you please."
Dugu Bo nodded and waved generously.
Although he felt a pang of regret, the poison technique that Ye Qifeng had given him was of greater significance to him and his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
What are medicinal herbs?
However, nothing external is as important as the poison skills that ensure one's survival.
Not to mention the native herbs in the valley, he didn't recognize many of them anyway, and most of them were highly poisonous, so even he didn't dare to provoke them, and there was no point in keeping them.
It doesn't matter if the herbs he planted himself are gone; he can plant more. After all, he has kept the seeds and everything else.
Besides, his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, doesn't like playing with these herbs, so it's better to do her a favor and just give them away.
"Then I won't be polite."
Ye Qifeng was delighted and said with a slight smile.
His main purpose in going to great lengths to find Dugu Bo was, of course, to obtain the rare medicinal herbs surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
If we don't get our hands on them, are we going to let that bastard Tang San squander them?
Let him use it to make poison, some kind of death warrant? To use it to make immortal herbs and seven monsters? To use it to soak rabbits?
That is absolutely not allowed.
All the rare and precious medicinal herbs must be intercepted.
Whether it's poison or tonic, not a single one can be left for that bastard Tang San.
Ye Qifeng has already made up his mind.
In a short while, he harvested all the mature herbs in the valley.
Also.
After some time, once he returns to Wuhun City, he will recruit a Title Douluo to guard the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
So that Tang San might one day become incredibly lucky and find this place again, destroying all the medicinal herbs here.
Given that he also had a father with a hammer by his side, Tang Hao, the Haotian Douluo with a soul power of level 95, was secretly keeping watch over him.
The titled Douluo guarding this place should ideally be a Super Douluo with a Soul Power level of 96 or higher.
When the time comes, we can just bring in a guardian from the offering hall under Qian Daoliu's control to guard this place.
In any case, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Yin-Yang Well is extremely rich. For a Super Douluo, cultivating here would probably be much faster than cultivating in seclusion in the Hall of Worship.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Qifeng had already made arrangements in his mind for dealing with the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
Next.
The first step was to pick and collect the countless herbs in the surrounding area.
Dugu Bo had no idea what Ye Qifeng was planning at that moment.
He recounted all the precautions he knew about the valley to Ye Qifeng in one go:
"Young man, you must remember this: never touch that spring at the bottom of the valley."
"Since you know it's called the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire, you should be aware that the extreme heat and cold it contains are terrifying."
"To ordinary people, the spring water inside is equivalent to a deadly poison."
"Once we make contact, we're likely doomed."
"In addition, many of the naturally growing plants around the valley are highly poisonous. You must not pick them unless you are absolutely certain."
"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. Now, this precious land is yours to keep."
After saying this, Dugu Bo immediately turned around, as if he were about to take flight.
He couldn't wait to go back and continue cultivating his poison skills, condensing all the toxins that had seeped into his body into poison pills and transforming them into poison techniques.
Then, he quickly taught his poison-based martial arts to his beloved granddaughter, Dugu Yan, to completely resolve the backlash from the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom on them.
After listening to Dugu Bo's heartfelt advice, Ye Qifeng couldn't help but smile slightly.
To tell the truth.
The two things Dugu Bo mentioned were indeed problems for him.
However, it posed no threat to Ye Qifeng at all.
First of all.
The Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire is the hottest and coldest place in the world, but at the same time, it is also a natural place where the Yin and Yang energies are abundant.
Because extreme heat and extreme cold are two manifestations of the power of Yin and Yang.
Ye Qifeng possesses the Yin-Yang Heavenly Technique, which absorbs all the Yin and Yang energies of the world for cultivation, and is not afraid of the extremely hot and cold spring water in the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.
On the contrary, the spring water in the Yin-Yang Well was like a precious medicine to him, with only benefits and no drawbacks.
Second.
The herbs around the Yin-Yang Well, whether poisonous or not, made no difference to Ye Qifeng.
Not to mention that he possesses a powerful purification skill, the Yin-Yang Purification, which has the ability to purify all toxins in the world.
His Light and Shadow Martial Soul also has its own purification ability, so it is not afraid of poison at all.
In addition, he also possessed all the knowledge from the "Illustrated Catalogue of Rare Medicines and Herbs," a treasured manual passed down by the Yue family, a renowned family of physicians.
Looking around, he recognized almost every single herb in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Speaking of which, this is the most poisonous herb among them.
These are merely two immortal-grade poisonous herbs, the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot, which were born from the essence of extreme yin and extreme yang respectively, located at the center of the ice spring and fire spring in the Yin-Yang field. They contain top-grade yin poison and fire poison.
These two toxins, one yin and one yang, are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining, which perfectly matches the Yin-Yang Heavenly Technique.
If you encounter Ye Qifeng, you'd be lucky not to be absorbed; how could you possibly poison him?
In fact, to exaggerate a bit, it would be incredibly difficult to poison Ye Qifeng with the toxins from Douluo Continent alone.
"Senior, please wait a moment!"
Just as Dugu Bo finished explaining and was about to leave, Ye Qifeng immediately spoke up and stopped him.
"What's up, kid? Is there something else?"
Dugu Bo glanced at Ye Qifeng with a puzzled look and asked a question.
Thank you to [月聆雪丶] for the 1500 Qidian Coins!
(End of this chapter)