136 Chapter 135 Shrek Returns to the Great Spirit Arena [2] (3 in 1)

Afterwards, he saw Yu Xiaogang, who had just finished drinking a cup of fresh tea, put down his teacup and spoke out with a bland expression on his face.

"The reason for the evolution of Dugu Yan's martial soul, and the reason why Lin Manshan's cultivation speed is so fast, I think I already figured it out."

"Eh?" Shrek's crowd froze, while Flender understood in seconds and turned his head, "How?"

"Because Lin Manshan has taught himself about medicine and has comprehended a unique method of recognising and using the medicinal herbs," Yu Xiaogang's eyes flashed with a hint of complexity as he told the truth, "Apparently, after he travelled to Heaven Dou City, he succeeded in helping Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo get rid of the toxins in their bodies, and the two of them's martial souls' evolutions should be related to that.... ."

"The snake itself is considered one of the dragon species, the reason why both of their martial souls evolved is perhaps that during the process of dispelling the toxins, the medicinal herbs used stimulated the hidden characteristics of the martial souls belonging to the dragon, which ultimately led to the advancement to a higher level."

"In addition, the reason why Lin Manshan's physical body is so strong should also be because he has quenched his body using the aid of medicinal herbs. However, medicines are three times poisonous, I'm afraid that such a large amount and continuous use of medicines to aid in cultivation would bring hidden dangers to the body and affect the subsequent cultivation."

Although his tone was bland, his thoughts were complex.

My martial soul itself is degraded from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, if I had accepted him as a disciple, and not let the dean expel him from the academy, maybe...

Inwardly, he couldn't help but feel a little remorseful and tangled up, even if there were hidden dangers, the evolution of the martial soul is still better than what he has now.

No wonder Dugu Bo will agree to marry his granddaughter to Lin Manshan, no wonder the two women of the Shui family will join the Skywalker Battle Team. While Ning Rongrong was shocked, her eyes flickered, and she glanced at Yu Xiaogang with her spare glance. She did not think that if someone had such a high level of medicinal expertise, they would not have thought that using medicines would leave a hidden danger. With such expertise won't he be able to think of a solution?

In addition, regardless of whether Dugu grandfather and granddaughter had their martial souls evolve as a result of dispelling the poison, the point was that Lin Manshan's medical skills could actually lead to such a result. If he could help to solve the flaws of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul...

I must inform my father about this when I return to Heaven Dou City. Fire welled up in her heart and she secretly made a note of it.

"So awesome!"

Flender was also taken aback, "To put it this way, wouldn't it be possible for Lin Manshan to cure any disease?"

When the words fell, he shook his head in a hurry, "The herb requirements for his method should be very high, he only sees the nature of the herbs not the name of the herbs, and if we want to seek him out to cure a disease, we have to find many herbs and put them in front of him to touch all of them, and with luck we can make up a set of herbs, and the average person can't afford to be treated by him."

Because of the different growing environments of the herb, the medicinal properties will also be different, the two herbs that grow in the same place will also have some differences in the medicinal properties, which is known as the same medicine with different characteristics, although he did not learn pharmacology, he still knows this truth. Lin Manshan can indeed provide the right medicine suitable for the individual's physique, but the difficulty of choosing the right medicine is too high to be true.

Curing ordinary diseases would be fine, but when it came to treating difficult and complicated diseases, how many herbs would one have to touch to come up with a single prescription?

According to what Yu Xiaogang recounted, to help Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan formulate the antidote for the poison, Lin Manshan had spent more than two years to come up with the prescription. It is estimated that the final selection of herbs still relied on Dugu Bo's many years of collection of herbs to get the job done, and I'm afraid that the herbs used are not ordinary herbs.

When he thought about it, he felt that he couldn't afford this kind of luxury customisation. Between his thoughts, he glanced at Ma Hongjun with a hateful gaze and thought, 'The problem of the fat man might also be cured by Lin Manshan, but this dead fat man broke his own back and committed a grave offence.'

Moreover, where am I going to find herbs?

Why is Dean looking at me like this? Ma Hongjun's fat meat suddenly trembled, and he slightly lowered his head somewhat weakly.

The last thing my family needs is money, and there are plenty of herbs. Ning Rongrong felt that these are not problems at all.

It involves Dugu Bo, this kind of thing is better to let Dad worry about it when the time comes. Inwardly, she thought as such.

"Damn, two years ago this kid would only be a decade old, how dare he run to the Star Dou Great Forest alone to collect herbs, still a thousand-year-old Spirit Beast area, this is truly not wanting to live choice."

Zhao Wuji was also smacking his lips in awe, "No wonder his fighting strength is so strong, I wouldn't believe it if he said that he hadn't encountered a spirit beast in the process of searching for herbs. Escaping from the mouth of a thousand-year-old spirit beast isn't that simple, it's a life and death ordeal."

"Without some skill in this, casually encountering an Agility-type spirit beast, it could really be a death sentence."

No wonder he said Tang San is a flower in a greenhouse, this comparison, he can't talk blindly about this. He couldn't help but glance at Tang San. You're still studying at the academy while others can stroll around in the thousand-year spirit beast living area.

His eyes then shifted to Yu Xiaogang.

You're even worse, a person who doesn't even dare to walk around in the hundred-year spirit beast living area. No wonder Lin Manshan looks down on you, he looks like he is the great master of the practice school. Both of your martial souls are not good. You, Yu Xiaogang born in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and stayed in the Martial Spirit Hall, so at least the knowledge that you have come into contact with is far above that of Lin Manshan, but after a few decades of work, you are still a weak chicken. But Lin Manshan, born civilian, has nothing, yet he was able to rely on himself to walk out of the road. Comparison indeed hurts like hell, and everything you believe will be discarded.

Before, I thought that Yu Xiaogang was quite good at what he does, but now, I feel that he is just so-so. If I also had access to that much information and knowledge, maybe I'd be able to perform better than him in that aspect. Zhao Wuji couldn't help but think inwardly.

"Even if you put it that way, it shouldn't be possible for him to cultivate to level 32 so quickly, right?" Dai Mubai looked puzzled and spoke out the loophole, "If he had gone to Heaven Dou City earlier and relied on Dugu Bo to collect numerous medicinal herbs, he might still have a chance to refine powerful medicine and accelerate his cultivation. But how old was Lin Manshan when he went to Heaven Dou City?"

"During the time before that, at his age, with his strength, what good medicinal herbs could he have found in the Star Dou Great Forest with its vast territory? How many herbs did he find? And what good medicines could these herbs allow him to dispense?"

"If you said that he used those herbs to assist in tempering his physical body and making it very strong I would believe it, after all, his Mutant Martial Soul itself has a similar ability to assist in enhancing the strength of his physical body. Adding both two together, coupled with diligent training, it's indeed possible to enhance it very quickly. But for the spirit power to improve so quickly as well, honestly speaking, that's too unbelievable, isn't it?"

"The reason for this might have something to do with his martial soul mutation." Tang San suddenly spoke out.

"Have you guys ever wondered why his martial soul can't retain spirit rings and spirit skills?"

The crowd was at a loss, while Ma Hongjun's face flushed with impatience as he hurriedly pressed him for the answer, "Xiao San, do you know?"

"Because when he absorbs spirit rings, the spirit ring energy is 100% absorbed." Tang San skimmed Ma Hongjun a glance, speaking out his guesses according to his father's description in the letter, using the Clear Sky Clan's exploding ring technique as an example, and then his face sank slightly, "And as far as I know, Lin Manshan's spirit power was raised by 3 levels when he absorbed his first spirit ring. According to this speculation, I'm afraid that his current spirit power level is more than level 32."

The age of the third spirit ring that he absorbed could be much higher than the first spirit ring. Moreover, with Lin Manshan's physical strength, he might still be absorbing spirit rings beyond his level, and it's impossible that he only raised his level by 2. Higher than me... Inwardly, he couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling.

"If that's really the case, then it's too terrifying." Dai Mubai's face turned grave, "Lin Manshan now has self-created spirit skills, which erased the disadvantage of not having a spirit skill. As far as I know, self-created spirit skills require one to have an extreme understanding of their own martial soul, and once they successfully create it, it will be more convenient and practical to utilise it than a normal spirit skill. This is something that I think everyone has experienced in the last battle."

Swinging one's hand and being able to fling out a sword light that could slice through Tang San's third spirit skill, was by no means something that could be easily practised.

Honed through life and death?

Even though he was displeased with Lin Manshan, he had to admit that Lin Manshan was truly a heavenly prodigy.

Not bad, truly my disciple, he was able to think of all this. Yu Xiaogang's pride welled up within him, and a faint smile hung at the corners of his mouth.

It seems that Xiao San has already told Xiaogang. Flender glanced at Yu Xiaogang's expression and inwardly thought about it.

Although Tang Hao had agreed to let him read the letter back then, he did not say that I could reveal the content in it, so he did not spread it out to avoid accidentally pissing off Tang Hao.

But it didn't matter if Xiao San said it himself.

Perhaps, it is really necessary to provide special training to Xiao San. In another room, after listening to the story of Lin Manshan, Tang Hao's heart is even more determined, comprehension is one thing, courage and vigour are another, and Lin Manshan undoubtedly has the combination of both, the only thing that he lacks is talent.

To be able to achieve what he has now, to be able to defeat his son Tang San, he is indeed good.

Xiao San's talent is excellent, and his comprehension is also not bad, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to come up with all those great techniques that I've never seen before, which are quite effective and potent. It's a pity that this comprehension has been used in the wrong place. Just like Lin Manshan said, for spirit masters, the martial soul and spirit power are the fundamentals. As for Xiao San, in the past, he had spent too much time studying external things. Tang Hao couldn't help but sigh.

Courage and vigour, my own child doesn't lack them, but without polishing, his mentality is still a bit poor.

Too much courage had turned into impulsiveness and recklessness. Losing one's mind during a battle often meant revealing flaws, winning and losing is nothing more than a normal occurrence.

I have to hurry and find something that can help hide Xiao Wu's breath, then take Xiao San out for special training

His eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but fall into thought, in fact, as early as when he confirmed his relationship with Ah Yin, during the two of them travelling around the continent, he had paid special attention to and searched for something that could conceal the breath of a spirit beast, and his wife, Ah Yin, had already stepped into maturity, so naturally he didn't need to worry too much about it.

But the future child of the two. After all, she was a re-cultivating spirit beast giving birth to a child, so they were both worried at that time.

His first thought at the time was to look for a spirit tool that could conceal her breath, but as a result, he had just wandered through several main city auction halls before he encountered a Martial Spirit Hall attack, after that the two of them hid in the east to avoid the search, so they simply didn't have the time to continue with their search. Subsequently, Ah Yin was pregnant, and there was no one around to protect her when he wasn't around, so he didn't dare to go out even more. And after Tang San was born, there was no spirit beast aura on his body, so he didn't bother anymore.

"Unfortunately, his talent is limited, relying on artificially refined medicines to aid in cultivation doesn't erase the gap brought about by talent and qualifications." Tang San said indifferently, "Moreover, as the master said, medicine is three points poison, so it is inevitable that it will bring hidden dangers to the body. The later a Spirit Master reaches the later stages of cultivation, the lack of talent and qualifications, coupled with the hidden physical problems, will greatly limit Lin Manshan's upper limit of strength."

"But what if he has a way to improve his qualifications through medicine and eliminate the hidden problems?" If I were Lin Manshan and had such medical skills, the first thing I would think of would definitely be to solve the problems in my own body first. Lin Manshan couldn't think of that? Between his thoughts, Oscar couldn't help but interject.

"After all, his medical skills are so high that he can even get rid of the poison on a Titled Douluo."

Yes, what if he had a way to do it. The crowd also couldn't help but think, their faces were slightly grave. If he could really do it, I'm afraid that Lin Manshan's future achievements would not be inferior to Tang Hao's.

"It's impossible!" Tang San retorted without hesitation, then with a thought, he glanced at Ning Rongrong with his spare glance.

The exact reason for the evolution of Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's martial souls hadn't been confirmed yet, and with Dugu Bo's strength, he might not be without a chance to come into contact with the legendary Immortal Herb, so no matter what, what was the harm in testing it out? Moreover, such divine things as immortal herbs are either in dangerous places or guarded by powerful spirit beasts, regardless of whether there are any immortal herbs in this world, I can't obtain them now.

Whether it's to test Dugu Bo, or to search for it, why not leave it to the powerful Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to do it?

Thinking of this, his face didn't twitch as he shook his head slightly, ''Unless, one finds the legendary Immortal Herb! I have seen an ancient book on a roadside stall before, which recorded a number of exotic herbs that have the power to seize the creation of heaven and earth. As long as the physique and martial soul match, after taking them, they can drastically increase their strength without any side effects, improve their cultivation qualifications, and it can even help one's martial soul to evolve."

"What!?" The crowd was taken aback.

Ma Hongjun was the most anxious, and he hurriedly asked, "Where is that ancient book? Xiao San, take it out and show it to the group."

"This, I threw it away after reading it." Tang San's face revealed a trace of embarrassment, pretending to be helpless, "The description of the appearance of those exotic herbs is just too bizarre, and the efficacy is even written exaggeratedly to the point of being outrageous, I felt like the seller cheated me after reading it, so I just threw it away."

Ma Hongjun and the rest of the crowd choked, but there was no way to refute it. Directly enhancing strength, transforming cultivation qualifications to accelerate cultivation, and helping one's martial soul to evolve, these various effects are indeed outrageous. If they saw it, they probably wouldn't believe it either.

"Third brother, can you repeat one or two details in it?" Ning Rongrong suddenly interjected, her thoughts were simple, what if it is true? Since there were such complete records with external descriptions and efficacy in the ancient books, perhaps it wasn't an empty claim.

If it is true, perhaps there is an immortal herb among it that could help their family solve their martial soul defects.

"Naturally." Tang San smiled warmly and turned his head towards Ning Rongrong, "Let's take Rongrong as an example."

"There's a record on it about an immortal herb called Beautiful Silk Tulip, which after consumption can absorb the essence of heaven and earth, the light of the sun and the moon, and has a complementary effect with gemstone-type martial souls, so after taking it, it might be able to make Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul go one step further. Of course, there's also the most basic improvement of physical qualifications, allowing the subsequent cultivation speed to become faster, and dramatically increasing spirit power on the spot without side effects."

Beautiful Silk Tulip. Ning Rongrong's face looked surprised while she secretly memorised the name in her heart.

At this time, Tang San turned his head to look at Dai Mubai, "Another example is Mubai, it's recorded that there's a herb called Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which can circulate energy through the limbs and blood, and through the eight veins when eaten."

The immortal herbs recorded in the ancient books are real. Yu Xiaogang's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly coughed lightly to interrupt, at the same time, his heart was remorseful. When he first went to the Spirit Hunting Forest outside to help Tang San hunt for the first spirit ring and presented the warrant, he introduced Tang San to the six Titled Douluos whose Martial Souls were engraved on the warrant, but because he felt that the Titled Douluo's were still too far away from Tang San, he didn't make a detailed introduction.

Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul is Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, the immortal herb, no wonder the plant system martial soul can be cultivated to Titled Douluo. Tang San is Tang Hao's son, in the future, he could totally ask the Clear Sky Clan to help search for the immortal herbs in the ancient book.

But now, Ning Rongrong knew about it. That meant that Ning Fengzhi would know later on as well.

It seemed that when we reached Heaven Dou City, I'm afraid that Xiao San's identity would have to be revealed. Inwardly, he secretly thought.

"???" Tang San's face froze, and then he glanced at the crowd with a spare glance, Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, Flender, and the many academy instructors all had shocked faces.

They all knew of the existence of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which meant that there is an existence of Immortal Herb in this world... Inwardly, he couldn't help but shudder, turning his head to look at Yu Xiaogang with a puzzled expression, "Master, do you know the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum?"

"More than know about it, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum is the martial soul of a Titled Douluo Elder of the Martial Spirit Hall." On the side, Flender was the first to blurt out, staring at Tang San with an excited expression.

"Xiao San, the immortal herbs recorded in that ancient book you obtained are most likely real."

"I can't imagine that there really are such strange things in this world." Tang San pretended to let out a deep sigh, then said, "Unfortunately, miraculous things are hard to find, according to the ancient book, the growth conditions of immortal herbs are extremely harsh, most grow in dangerous places, and are usually protected by powerful spirit beasts, so it's extremely difficult for people to encounter them in the world, not to mention obtaining them. Moreover, the method of picking is also different, forcibly picking will only result in damage to the immortal herb."

"As for the consuming conditions, they are even harsher. Divine things choose their masters, the medicinal power of each immortal herb is majestic, if the body does not match, not to mention the benefits of eating, the slightest carelessness may injure the foundation, or even death. According to records, there is a kind of immortal herb called Infernal Delicate Apricot, containing extremely strong fire poison, extremely domineering, even if a Titled Douluo would be burned to ashes on the spot if he/she eats it."

"Therefore, not all immortal herbs are suitable to eat. In addition, the younger you are, the better the effect of absorbing the qualification-enhancing Immortal Herb will be, and the opposite will result in the loss of medicinal power. This is quite understandable, after all, with age, the human body's meridians will gradually shrink, and the body's functions will slowly weaken, so the absorption efficiency will naturally decrease."

"In addition to this, certain immortal herbs, only one plant can exist in the world at the same time. Therefore, those that can be called Immortal Herbs are all exceptional treasures that are rare to come across in a thousand years."

"So exaggerated? That's too much of a restriction, isn't it?" Ma Hongjun opened his mouth, greatly shaken.

"This is normal, it can be predicted from Xiao San's description, as well as Chrysanthemum Douluo's achievements, as long as one can take an immortal herb that suits one's needs, it's basically the same as getting a ticket to be promoted to a Titled Douluo. If it was that easy to encounter, there wouldn't be so few Titled Douluos on the continent." Flender also couldn't help but sigh, "Anyway, I've lived for decades, and I've never heard of such a thing."

"To put it this way, do you guys think that the evolution of Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's martial souls could be related to the Immortal Herb? After all, it's unlikely for a martial soul to turn from a snake into a dragon, even with the use of rare medicinal herbs to dispense the medicine, right?" Dai Mubai stroked his chin and couldn't help but voice out.

"It is indeed possible, I heard that Dugu Bo used to travel all over the continent in search of herbs to get rid of the poison, so he must have been to quite a few dangerous places, and it's possible to harvest one or two immortal herbs with a bit of luck." Flender nodded his head, then shook his head again, "However, even if there was one, it must have been used up by now. With Lin Manshan's unique ability to recognise and use herbs, the two of them, one of them making and playing with poisons and the other refining medicines to cure illnesses, the herbs could have been used in all the places they could have been used. When these two come together, what immortal herbs can be kept in their hands?"

Hearing this, Dai Mubai's face stiffened at once.

Damn, so reasonable!

Yes! Even if Dugu Bo found an immortal herb, even if he didn't recognise it, with Lin Manshan around, how would he keep it? Moreover, Lin Manshan's martial soul also belonged to the strength system, an immortal herb that could enhance strength, if I could eat it, he could eat it as well. Not to mention that he would be able to neutralise the medicinal properties through other medicines. The moment he thought of Lin Manshan possibly using the immortal herbs to dispense medicines, Tang San couldn't help but feel depressed inwardly, cursing in his mind, 'Damn it, the immortal herbs would simply be a waste in that guy's hands.'

At this time, Ning Rongrong suddenly spoke.

"Third brother, since the immortal herbs choose their masters and the matching conditions are so harsh, and the immortal herbs that are suitable for each of us don't conflict with each other, I wonder if you could inform me of the information on the immortal herbs. When we return to Heaven Dou City, I can mobilise the clan's channels to help look for it, and in return, if I find a herb suitable for you to consume, I will definitely be the first to give it to you."

As long as there was an Immortal Herb Catalogue, even if this generation couldn't find it, it would be good if the next generation and the following generations could find it. It is better to have hope than no hope at all.

Even if they found one that wasn't suitable, they could still be used to train other disciples of the clan, it wasn't a loss in any way.

'Xiao San, tell her to wait until we get to Heaven Dou City.' Tang Hao's words suddenly echoed in Tang San's ears.

Father is just around. Tang San's body suddenly shook, inwardly surprised, and then he responded with a smile, "Rongrong, there is no rush to this, it's not too late to wait until we get to Heaven Dou City."

"Well, that's fine." Ning Rongrong didn't ask much, the knowledge of immortal herbs is precious and extraordinary, Tang San isn't a fool, so it's normal not to say anything, it's better to let Dad worry about this.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang calmly gave notice, "In that case, once we complete the training programme and rest for a while, we'll set off for Heaven Dou City." Saying that, he glanced at Ning Rongrong with his spare glance, ever since the last battle with the Skywalker Battle Team, especially after Lin Manshan's scolding, he obviously felt that his prestige in the Shrek Battle Team had plummeted, and although tonight's battle had redeemed some of it, it was far from enough.

Especially Ning Rongrong, who has a noble status and a proud heart, although she had already been tempered by Flender once before by having a small setback, it was clearly not enough. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is undoubtedly a powerful auxiliary martial soul, and as an important piece of the puzzle for the team as well as for assisting his own disciples to move towards the pinnacle of the Spirit Master realm, they cannot afford to lose her. He still needed to spend some time tempering Ning Rongrong so that she could thoroughly integrate into the team.

Especially now that Ning Rongrong is aware of the existence of the Immortal Herb, it is even more necessary to find a way to bind her to the team.

"You can just arrange the training." Flender tipped the frame of his glasses and slowly got up, looking around at the crowd.

"Alright, that's it for today. Everyone go back to your rooms to rest first, and continue the training tomorrow."

"Yes." The crowd nodded and went to their respective rooms.

Tang San, on the other hand, greeted and quickly went out, looking around without finding Tang Hao, returning to his room with some disappointment.

A few days later, Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Lin Manshan's arms were glistening emerald green as he carefully adsorbed the water droplet-like liquid inside the Dan furnace with a crystal pipe, then quickly dripped it into the prepared porcelain vial and capped it before wiping the sweat from his forehead and moving his body in place, which had already become a bit stiff due to the high mental stress.

"Done?"

From the distance, Dugu Bo immediately ran over.

"Hmm." Lin Manshan nodded his head, and smoothly put the nearby Aromatic Silk Beauty into the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse, then raised the porcelain vial in his hand and nodded with a smile, "Colourless and odourless, extremely volatile, and it will spread rapidly after entering the body. Using spirit power will not only fail to suppress the toxin but will instead accelerate the toxin's growth and proliferation, this is the inspiration I got from the Soul Devouring Spider King. Fortunately, it will be used inside a cave, otherwise, I wouldn't really dare to create such a poison, just these few drops would definitely be enough to destroy a small spirit beast forest."

"When the time comes, I'll do special handling inside the cave to avoid the toxin from spreading to the outside."

"I am not as thoughtful as you." Dugu Bo nodded slightly, "Then let's hurry up and get going, go early and come back early."

"Okay." Lin Manshan glanced at the well-grown and obviously larger Blue Silver Emperor in the distance and nodded slightly.

Packing up their things, the two left straight away.

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PS: In one sitting, I wrote this transition all the way through, and although it's a bit watery, it does affect the subsequent plot.

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