"One of the spirit herbs was snow-white all over. Its uppermost part looked exactly like an enormous white blossom, perfectly octagonal, with the center glittering as though studded with delicate ice-crystal stamens. It grew directly beside the Extreme Cold Yin Spring."
This medicinal herb was called Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, containing an extremely terrifying cold poison. It had to be picked using metal objects.
The other one grew beside the Blazing Yang Spring, entirely fiery red and shaped like a cabbage. It was called the Infernal Delicate Apricot, an immortal herb bearing supreme fire poison.
These two immortal herb medicines were extraordinarily poisonous. Even Jiang Chen, with the current level of toxins in his body, would likely be unable to withstand the intense fire poison or cold poison if he consumed just one of them.
The only way to consume these two immortal herbs was to take them simultaneously. The two herbs had mutually restraining properties, but this restraining effect lasted only for ten breaths. After picking them together, they had to be consumed within ten breaths.
Once the medicinal properties of both herbs were fully absorbed, it would alter the consumer's physique, granting immunity to ice and fire, and also allowing one to cultivate an invulnerable-to-all-poisons body.
Jiang Chen did not pick them immediately. Instead, he walked in front of Bibi Dong.
"Little Chen, is it done?" Bibi Dong asked.
Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "Not yet. Two immortal herbs are rather troublesome. They are both extremely poisonous plants. Even Title Douluo wouldn't dare consume them. But when these two herbs are eaten at the same time, their terrifying toxicity will neutralize each other. After the medicinal effects are fully absorbed, the one who consumes them will gain immunity to ice and fire as well as invulnerability to all poisons."
As soon as he finished speaking, aside from Bibi Dong, the eyes of everyone else lit up, showing some temptation.
Immunity to ice and fire and invulnerability to all poisons, these were two incredibly overpowered abilities. Who wouldn't want them?
Bibi Dong looked at Jiang Chen and said, "Little Chen, are you planning to absorb these two herbs yourself?"
Jiang Chen replied, "No, I want Senior Sister to absorb them."
As soon as his words came out, everyone looked at him in surprise.
Such precious herbs, and he was actually not absorbing them himself but giving them to someone else? Was he stupid?
Bibi Dong thought for a moment and said, "Alright, let Nana absorb them."
Her two spider martial souls inherently possessed strong poison, and Jiang Chen's martial soul was the same. Due to their martial souls, both had high resistance to poisons, so invulnerability to all poisons wouldn't be of much use to them.
Moreover, there was a chance that the properties of these two herbs might reduce their own toxicity instead, which would be more loss than gain.
As for Hu Liena, aside from her charm abilities, her strength was far weaker compared to attack-system soul masters. If she gained these two abilities, her survivability would greatly increase.
The others felt unwilling, but thinking that this place was discovered by Jiang Chen and that only Jiang Chen knew the effects of the herbs, they had no choice but to accept it, even if unwilling. Since even the Pope had agreed, what could they say in opposition?
"Little Chen." Hu Liena stared at Jiang Chen, a huge wave of emotion surging in her heart.
She felt that, with such precious herbs, Jiang Chen could have completely consumed himself, yet he chose to reveal their effects and let her be the one to absorb them.
With such great kindness, she felt that aside from using that to repay him, there was no other way to repay Jiang Chen.
"Senior Sister, we're all family, so don't get too emotional. Absorbing these two herbs won't be easy. You'll have to endure quite a bit later." Jiang Chen said.
Then he looked at Bibi Dong and said, "Teacher, I need your help. That white Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass needs to be cut using a metal object."
He took out a dagger and handed it to Bibi Dong.
"The other one, the Infernal Delicate Apricot, must be dug out using a jade object."
As he spoke, a small jade knife appeared in his hand. This was something he had prepared long ago.
"Teacher, let's act at the same time. After picking them, we'll meet up as quickly as possible."
Bibi Dong nodded, and the two of them headed toward the respective herbs.
Jiang Chen's face grew grave as he drew near the side of the Extreme Yang Spring of Scorching Heat. The Infernal Delicate Apricot grew in the place nearest to the spring itself, right where the fire poison was fiercest. Ordinary cultivators couldn't even get close to it.
As soon as he approached the Infernal Delicate Apricot, his entire body was already drenched in sweat, and a scorching toxin began seeping into his body.
He nodded toward Bibi Dong on the opposite side of the spring, and the two acted simultaneously.
Jiang Chen quickly dug with the jade knife in his hand, pulling out the fiery-red cabbage-like herb in just a few moves. He grabbed it and frantically dashed back toward Hu Liena's direction.
His hand felt as if it were being scorched by red-hot iron, with intense pain constantly assaulting him. By the time he returned in front of Hu Liena, Bibi Dong had also returned.
As the two herbs came close, the extreme heat and extreme cold auras immediately disappeared, becoming ordinary.
"Senior Sister, hurry and eat them," Jiang Chen urged.
Hu Liena didn't dare delay. She picked up the two herbs and swallowed them in big mouthfuls.
Jiang Chen quietly withdrew his hand, which had already been burned until the skin split open. The attentive Hu Liena naturally noticed this scene and felt great heartache.
A thick layer of frost had also formed on Bibi Dong's hand, but it quickly disappeared after she circulated her soul power.
The picking didn't take long, and the fire poison that had invaded Jiang Chen's body wasn't too much. At first, he still felt intense burning inside his body, but now that sensation was slowly fading.
He knew that the fire poison had already begun to be slowly absorbed by his body. The skin-split hand was also rapidly recovering, and it wouldn't take long to return to normal.
The two herbs melted in the mouth and were quickly finished by Hu Liena. She only felt a fragrance filling her, as if her entire being was about to ascend.
"Little Chen, what do I need to do next?" Hu Liena looked toward Jiang Chen.
"Senior Sister, it will be somewhat painful next. Once the medicinal effect activates, it immediately enters the intersection point of the yin and yang in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The spring water there will greatly promote your body's absorption of the two herbs." Jiang Chen said quickly.
Just as his words fell, Hu Liena's body trembled violently. Immediately after, from her feet to her head, she turned an ice-blue color, her whole body emitting a chilling aura.
Then, a layer of red rose from her feet, and the emitted aura became scorching hot.
The two colors on Hu Liena's body alternated nonstop, her body alternating between ice-cold and scorching heat. Under the impact of these two extreme auras, she directly let out a pained groan, her spirit nearly collapsing.
"Senior Sister, that spring water can suppress the ice and fire energies in your body and promote absorption." Jiang Chen urged.
Seeing that Hu Liena had almost lost control of her own body, Jiang Chen did not hesitate at all. He picked her up and quickly walked toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Reaching the edge of the spring, he directly placed Hu Liena into the intersection point of the two kinds of spring water.
"Senior Sister, believe in me. Once the pain passes, everything will be fine."
Hu Liena nodded in pain, her eyes filled with trust toward Jiang Chen.
The moment she fell into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where cold and heat intertwined, under the violent energy impact, Hu Liena fell into a coma and gradually sank beneath the spring water.
Although he was confident, Jiang Chen still couldn't help feeling some worry in his heart.
He turned back to look at the concerned Bibi Dong and said, "Teacher, the two immortal herbs Senior Sister consumed contain enormous energy. If not absorbed in time, her body would explode, and she would die. Only this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well can suppress the energy in her body and accelerate absorption. Moreover, the energies of the two herbs in her body can also counter the power of the two springs."
"So, we only need to wait for her to wake up."
Bibi Dong said, "I believe you."
Jiang Chen looked toward those few old alchemists and said, "You can pick those spiritual medicines now. Remember to leave the roots and stems. With the special environment here, the picked herbs will quickly grow back."
"Don't worry, we have plenty of experience with this."
The few old men chuckled and rushed toward that large patch of spiritual medicines.
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