How miserable these immortal herbs are.
But what does that have to do with me?
Su Ming couldn't empathize with the immortal herbs.
To be honest, if the Ice Fire Two Eyes fell into his hands, the fate of the immortal herbs would be the same.
His opposition to Tang San was solely because Su Ming's own interests were harmed.
Regarding the treatment of spirit beasts, he simply didn't go around shouting about protecting them while simultaneously hunting high-level spirit beasts like crazy for his own cultivation.
They were ultimately two different races.
For the sake of cultivation, aren't there also factional divisions and competition among spirit masters?
When competition turns heated, doesn't it also lead to trying to kill the other party? Spirit beasts also follow the law of the jungle, where the strong devour the weak.
So why can't spirit masters hunt spirit beasts?
What an illogical notion.
As for immortal herbs, it's even more so.
They are resources.
Since they have the effect of defying fate and altering one's innate talent for spirit masters, of course they would be highly sought after.
A hundred-thousand-year immortal herb?
Even growing in the Ice Fire Two Eyes, it takes ten thousand years to fully form. But how many outstanding spirit masters would need immortal herbs over ten thousand years?
In this context, allowing the immortal herbs to develop intelligence and then condense essences, like Fiery Gel or Octagonal Profound Ice Crystals, isn't that just maximizing the utilization of these immortal herbs?
After all, immortal herbs are just immortal herbs, merely special ones. They have the power to defy fate for spirit masters, but not for themselves.
No matter how much they are indulged, their lifespan ultimately caps at two hundred thousand years.
The two-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation for Fierce Beasts? They would be crushed to death trying to pass it.
On the other hand, a spirit master who benefits from an immortal herb early on has an extremely high probability of becoming a Super Douluo if they don't fall prematurely.
A 95th-level Super Douluo can already match a two-hundred-thousand-year Fierce Beast.
Factoring in the time element, harvesting the immortal herbs repeatedly like leeks is simply maximizing benefits.
"I don't care how miserable you are."
Feng Wuyu snorted coldly, stretched out his large hand, and condensed blazing flames into the shape of a fire dragon that shot into the sky before descending like a hammer from mid-air.
"Wait!"
Seeing this, Guo Xiaoxu spoke urgently.
He thrust his spear, and a spear gleam, together with the Fiery Passion Tender Shoot, blocked Feng Wuyu's strike.
"Elder Feng, please calm down."
Both Su Ming and Feng Wuyu looked at Guo Xiaoxu.
Guo Xiaoxu felt pressure.
Steeling himself, he said, "Elder Feng, let me negotiate with them again. This is an internal matter of our Tang Sect now."
An internal Tang Sect matter?
Feng Wuyu snorted coldly, his Spirit Power fluctuations intensifying, but he still retracted his Spirit Power.
The immortal herbs trembled.
Too strong.
Just that casual, uncharged strike from Feng Wuyu made them feel an aura of destruction.
Without the Ice and Fire dragon souls, even the Serene Fragrance Exquisite Rosette, the one with the highest cultivation present, couldn't withstand it.
If the Fiery Passion Tender Shoot had two hundred thousand years of cultivation, perhaps she could block it.
But unfortunately, she only had a hundred thousand years of cultivation.
"Hall Master Guo, this is no longer just an internal Tang Sect matter, after all, Elder Feng and I genuinely faced a crisis."
Su Ming spoke up now.
Hearing this, Guo Xiaoxu's expression turned ugly.
"This incident was due to our Tang Sect's mishandling. Once this matter is resolved, our Tang Sect will provide you with compensation."
"No need to wait. From these immortal herbs, just give me a total of two hundred thousand years' worth of cultivation in immortal herbs. Either one two-hundred-thousand-year immortal herb, or two hundred-thousand-year immortal herbs."
"Su Ming, this is Tang Sect territory."
"Before coming, whether it was the Blacksmith Association or Shrek, they must have made an exchange with the Tang Sect, right?" Su Ming's expression was calm. He stared at Guo Xiaoxu and said, "Forging! Do you know what forging is?"
"Forging inherently requires an undisturbed environment. Since the Tang Sect agreed to this cooperation, you bear the greatest responsibility for any problems that arise." Feng Wuyu also spoke up.
"Elder Feng, you—"
Guo Xiaoxu didn't expect Elder Feng, from their ally Shrek, to speak up for Su Ming.
Whether it was a two-hundred-thousand-year immortal herb or two hundred-thousand-year immortal herbs, it would be a huge loss for the Tang Sect, a depletion of their foundational assets.
You have to understand, these immortal herbs are the result of the Tang Sect waiting ten thousand years for them to mature!
This is the accumulation of ten thousand years.
It's not that there are so many in this era to squander freely.
"Furthermore, don't forget that it was Su Ming who acted just now and forced those two dragon souls to retreat."
Feng Wuyu let out a cold laugh.
"The Ice Fire Two Eyes hides dragon souls of that level, and your Tang Sect was completely unaware."
His words were quite reserved.
He actually wanted to say that the Tang Sect could no longer securely hold the Ice Fire Two Eyes.
The dragon souls left behind after their death possessed Limit Douluo-level power; who knows what level they were when alive?
It's one thing if outsiders don't know, but the key is Su Ming is here; he saw the whole thing.
Things related to the godly level are highly sought after in the current era.
Shrek and the Tang Sect ultimately cannot monopolize everything; they cannot single-handedly guard such a godly level opportunity.
Places like Devil Island and Dragon Valley, which involve gods, seem to be exclusively occupied by them, but in reality, they cooperate with other forces. Moreover, before their exclusive occupation, various parties researched them and, finding nothing could be gained, yielded the occupation rights.
However, a newly emerged godly level opportunity must be researched simultaneously by multiple parties.
Only after the Quasi-Gods confirm there is no breakthrough opportunity will it be occupied by one party.
The Ice Fire Two Eyes will likely become a gathering place for Quasi-Gods from various factions in the coming years.
If no breakthrough is possible, then these Quasi-Gods will withdraw, and this place will still be the Tang Sect's medicinal garden, but it definitely won't have the same strong sense of ownership as before. Other forces won't need to exchange benefits; they just need a reasonable reason to send people here to cultivate, or even take away some immortal herbs.
Feng Wuyu is just obsessed with forging, not stupid.
He quickly thought through all of this.
Unfortunately, Guo Xiaoxu still lacked this kind of broader perspective.
He was the head of the Fighting Soul Hall, responsible for training the Tang Sect's new generation.
Precisely because he focused closely on the new generation, he felt a greater urgency regarding resources and placed extra importance on resources the Tang Sect had accumulated over ten thousand years.
"Guo Xiaoxu, report the situation here to Zang Xin. Su Ming, you can start selecting the immortal herbs you want." After speaking, Feng Wuyu began contacting Yun Ming on his own.
Witnessing this, Guo Xiaoxu didn't dare delay and immediately sent a message to Zang Xin.
Su Ming didn't select an immortal herb first. Instead, he sent messages to Zhen Hua and Mu Ye.
Besides these two, he also sent a message to Han Tianyi.
Han Tianyi, the continent's number one Illusion Master, Martial Spirit: Brain, a 99th-level Limit Douluo, also a member of the Body Sect, one generation senior to Mu Ye.
After sending the messages, he then pointed towards the direction of the immortal herbs.
"I want the Gaze Through Autumn Water Dew and the Primordial Chaos Immortal Herb."
He had long since decided what he needed.
Guo Xiaoxu's face changed dramatically.
Zang Xin had already replied, allowing Su Ming to take the immortal herbs according to the conditions he stated.
However, the two types of immortal herbs Su Ming named made it difficult for Guo Xiaoxu to accept.
The Gaze Through Autumn Water Dew was perfectly suited for Tang Sect disciples, a perfect match for the Tang Sect's unique skill, the Purple Demon Pupils.
The Primordial Chaos Immortal Herb, however, was an immortal herb they were unaware of.
That's right, before today, Guo Xiaoxu, the head of the Fighting Soul Hall, didn't even know the Ice Fire Two Eyes contained an immortal herb like the Primordial Chaos Immortal Herb!
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