Chapter 100: Top-Tier Cultivation Talent
"You mean Qian Renxue after the fall of the Spirit Empire?"
"After that battle, her divine core shattered, and she was forever stuck at level 89!"
"Later, Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall's Saintess, Hu Liena, left together. After that, there was no news of either of them!"
"However, the Angel Martial Soul did reappear on the Douluo Continent afterward!"
Hearing Bibi Dong's question, Su Mo quickly realized she was asking about the future Qian Renxue. He shared what he knew without hesitation.
"That's good to hear!"
Knowing that Qian Renxue would be alright in the future, Bibi Dong sighed in relief.
"Raksasa Sister, don't worry too much. History has already been completely changed. What happened to Qian Renxue in the future definitely won't repeat itself!" Su Mo said with a reassuring smile.
Whether or not parallel worlds existed, Su Mo decided to treat them as nonexistent to comfort Bibi Dong.
"You're right. History has changed, and Xue'er won't end up like she did before!"
Bibi Dong immediately realized the truth in Su Mo's words. Whatever happened in the original future no longer mattered, because she would change it herself!
In fact, many things had already been altered, all thanks to Su Mo.
Realizing this, Bibi Dong's gaze toward Su Mo softened without her even noticing.
On the way back, Su Mo contemplated how to deal with the other immortal herbs in his Hundred Treasures Pouch.
He wanted Ning Rongrong to consume the herb that could help her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve. However, identifying which herb it was posed a problem.
As Su Mo had mentioned to Bibi Dong earlier, the only people capable of identifying the herbs were Tang San, Chrysanthemum Douluo, or Yang Invincible.
Tang San was out of the question. Even if Su Mo had previously saved Tang San, the way he embarrassed Yu Xiaogang when he left Shrek Academy ensured Tang San wouldn't help him. Moreover, Tang San was notoriously stingy and guarded his knowledge closely, only teaching it to members of Tang Sect.
As for Chrysanthemum Douluo, Su Mo had no way of contacting him directly. Even if he offered the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to make a deal, he would have to rely on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to initiate contact.
Given that, approaching Yang Invincible seemed like the most viable option.
"If only Bibi Dong could awaken earlier. Then I could try convincing her to order Chrysanthemum Douluo to share his herbal knowledge!" Su Mo mused, though he knew it was just wishful thinking.
"Relying on Yang Invincible to obtain an herbal compendium is still more practical."
"Unfortunately, the Po Clan is currently in the Star Luo Empire, so I can't approach Yang Invincible for now. I'll have to hold off on dealing with the remaining herbs."
"Rongrong can wait a bit longer to consume the herb. Once I figure out which one can help her evolve her martial soul, I'll let her take it."
"I could also ask Rongrong about it. In the original story, she didn't recognize the herb herself, but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan explicitly knew of a treasure capable of helping the Pagoda evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Maybe someone in the clan had previously achieved this evolution and left behind clues. I'll suggest Rongrong investigate when she visits the clan next."
Su Mo quickly made up his mind to set the immortal herbs aside for now.
If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had left behind any clues or a compendium about the herb, he could use it to confirm the right one for Ning Rongrong.
"Su Mo, did your soul power break through again? It feels like you've improved a lot!"
Back at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, Ning Rongrong, who hadn't seen Su Mo in days, was overjoyed to reunite with him and spent some time glued to his side.
After their affectionate reunion, Ning Rongrong noticed the significant changes in Su Mo's aura. His soul power seemed much stronger, and even his physique had undergone noticeable improvements.
Holding him, she could feel that his muscles were more defined, balanced, and brimming with power.
Her gaze toward Su Mo changed as she marveled at his progress. Despite his previously inferior talent, his cultivation speed now surpassed hers.
"Yes, I encountered some treasures on my trip—two miraculous plants. After absorbing them, I broke through to Soul Elder, and my cultivation talent has been completely enhanced!"
"My talent is no longer a shortcoming, even if I don't upgrade my martial soul. In fact, I'd say my talent is now on par with yours, Rongrong!"
Su Mo didn't hide anything from Ning Rongrong but tweaked the sequence of events, making it seem like he broke through before absorbing the herbs.
Su Mo didn't go into detail about where he had encountered the immortal herbs.
"What? Are you serious?"
"What kind of treasure is it? Could it really be that miraculous?"
"Su Mo, hurry up and tell me!"
Hearing Su Mo's words, Ning Rongrong's eyes widened in shock and disbelief, her curiosity piqued.
"They were two magical plants, about the size of regular grass. One had the ability of fire, and the other had the ability of ice."
"When I placed them together, the fire and ice powers canceled each other out. Seeing how extraordinary they were, I knew they were treasures. So, I tried absorbing them…"
"...After my soul power broke through to Soul Elder, I also hunted a 4,000-year-old soul beast and absorbed my third soul ring before coming back!"
As Su Mo held Ning Rongrong in his arms, he shared his story with her.
"You were being so reckless! What if something went wrong?"
"Are you really okay now?"
Although Ning Rongrong could tell that the ice-fire herbs were indeed treasures, what concerned her more was Su Mo's rash decision to absorb their power without knowing the risks.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. If you don't believe me, just sense how fast my cultivation speed is now!"
Su Mo smiled, reassuring Ning Rongrong.
After being refined by the ice-fire herbs, his martial soul hadn't evolved, but his cultivation talent had completely transformed.
It was similar to Tang San's disciple Ji Xiang in the original story, whose martial soul remained a silver needle after consuming an immortal herb, but his cultivation talent improved drastically. Similarly, Zhu Zhuqing and others also saw significant boosts in their cultivation talents after consuming immortal herbs, despite their martial souls not changing.
Su Mo's case was the same. Not only had his body undergone refinement, but he also gained immunity to ice, fire, and poison. These abilities were thanks to the two most precious herbs from the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well.
As for his martial soul, it had the potential to evolve, but the evolution energy had been absorbed by his Rakshasa God martial soul.
To prove himself, Su Mo sat down in front of Ning Rongrong and began meditating, using his usual cultivation method.
Hum—
As Su Mo cultivated, the surrounding energy quickly converged toward him, rapidly absorbed and refined into his soul power.
"It's real!"
Ning Rongrong was astonished as she sensed Su Mo's cultivation speed. It wasn't any slower than hers, despite her innate soul power being at level 9. Her eyes sparkled with both shock and joy.
"Su Mo, your cultivation talent has completely changed!"
Ning Rongrong moved closer to Su Mo, looking at him with curiosity, as if trying to confirm that it wasn't an illusion.
Su Mo opened his eyes and smiled slightly. "What do you think? Now I can train alongside you without falling too far behind!"
"Hmph, even if your talent matches mine now, don't get too full of yourself. I'm still the pride of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan!" Ning Rongrong teased, though her tone was full of delight.
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