Chapter 98: Three Flowers Gather at the Crown Soul Core, Immortal Herb Juicer
"As expected of the Poison Douluo, able to bend and stretch."
Bai Lu praised him verbally while taking out a black blindfold and tossing it over.
"You're already wearing shackles; adding a blindfold so I can feel at ease isn't too much, right?"
"N… not too much."
Dugu Bo twitched his lips and willingly put on the blindfold.
Out of sight, more troubled in mind. He could only force himself to take medicine and recover his injuries and stamina.
"Don't take off the blindfold."
"Otherwise, I can't guarantee your safety."
Bai Lu said with a smile, then turned and tossed Dugu Bo's pill bead to Zhu Zhuqing.
He nodded toward the girl, thinking:
"We'll communicate with spiritual power from here on. Just focus on your operation; I'll handle everything else."
"Alright."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded obediently.
She decisively handed all her soul tools to Bai Lu, then tilted her head back and swallowed the pill bead.
The pill bead dropped straight into her dantian, yet there was no expected burning sensation.
Instead, a warm current spread along her meridians into her limbs and bones, an indescribable comfort.
"My soul power circulation seems much smoother."
A glimmer flashed in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes as she murmured inwardly.
"That's normal. Just leaving it there has that effect."
Bai Lu wasn't surprised and calmly instructed:
"Now, use the Eight Spider Lances to absorb and fuse all the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison inside the pill bead."
If Dugu Bo's pill bead were directly transformed into a soul core, it would only become a highly toxic-type soul core.
Although Zhu Zhuqing possessed the Eight Spider Lances and ice and fire poison, making poison attributes not weak in her hands, for this cat and tiger, who had no intention of deeply studying poison, it had little development potential.
"Got it!"
Zhu Zhuqing immediately released the Eight Spider Lances, forcefully devouring the poison within the pill bead.
Half an hour later, a glowing green pattern representing the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison appeared on the Eight Spider Lances.
At this point, the Eight Spider Lances contained four of the most terrifying poisons in the Douluo world!
"Good, begin the next step!"
Bai Lu transmitted spiritually and slowly said,
"This is the secret method I devised for condensing the Human Flower Soul Core. Grasp the key points carefully."
His tone was calm, yet carried undeniable confidence:
"There are three soul cores, corresponding to the lower, middle, and upper dantian."
"In Daoist theory, these correspond to essence, qi, and spirit."
He did not intend for the girl to simply condense soul power into a soul core and add an attribute, then later form some yin-yang soul core and call it a day.
He planned to forge all three soul cores into the most special 'Three Flowers Gather at the Crown Soul Core.'
"The Human Flower corresponds to essence, the foundation of life, stored in the lower Dantian."
"The Earth Flower corresponds to qi, the driving force of life energy, operating in the middle Dantian."
"The Heaven Flower corresponds to spirit, the master of consciousness and spirit, residing in the upper Dantian."
"When the three flowers gather at the crown, one can refine essence into qi, refine qi into spirit, and refine spirit into void—directly transcending into sainthood."
Bai Lu spoke slowly, explaining the advanced nature of the system he had created.
"It sounds… incredibly powerful."
Zhu Zhuqing didn't fully understand, but she was deeply impressed.
"Simply put, once you successfully condense the Three Flowers Soul Core, you will become an absolute powerhouse in the Douluo world."
Bai Lu glanced at the academically hopeless girl, his tone growing serious:
"At that point, even without obtaining a so-called god position, you could easily trample so-called gods under your feet."
"A soul core this strong must be very difficult to condense, right?"
The girl clicked her tongue inwardly, asking the key question.
"Indeed, behind great power lies greater hardship."
"The Three Flowers soul cores are much harder to condense than normal soul cores, however…"
Bai Lu didn't want to pressure her too much. "Just focus on condensing; I've got everything else!"
"Understood!"
With this reassurance, a fighting spirit ignited in the girl's eyes.
"Begin. I'll assist you."
Bai Lu multitasked, guiding Zhu Zhuqing spiritually while assisting her with the method.
Even so, he still kept a thread of attention on Dugu Bo at all times.
"Alright!"
Zhu Zhuqing immediately began deconstructing the pill bead in her abdomen, assimilating the massive amount of "ownerless" soul power within and refining it.
With Bai Lu's help, it took a full half hour to successfully refine it.
"The key to condensing the Human Flower Soul Core is perfectly fusing life force, origin power, and soul power."
"And the key lies in the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone!"
Following his words, Zhu Zhuqing focused her mind, activating the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.
A massive amount of soul power poured into it, transforming into life force and flowing into her dantian.
The pill bead began to spin, forming a peculiar vortex of soul power that drew in the life force and gradually fused it.
Condensing a soul core required an enormous amount of soul power.
Condensing the Three Flowers Soul Cores required an enormous amount of life force!
No matter how strong the girl's physique was, she was still only at the Soul King level.
The pill bead itself was a prototype soul core, so soul power was not lacking, but life force was!
Before long, her excess soul power was completely depleted.
"Immortal herbs, time to work!"
Bai Lu's consciousness descended, activating the remaining medicinal power of the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone, integrating it into her body.
It was then converted into pure life force and poured into the prototype of the soul core.
Hng~
Even so, Zhu Zhuqing's face turned pale visibly.
"Should we use the Origin Energy Immortal Grass?"
Bai Lu hesitated internally.
The Origin Energy Immortal Grass could enhance soul power and aid in condensing soul core prototypes.
If used now, combined with the pill bead, two soul cores could be easily formed.
But… it was the hardest immortal herb to digest, bar none.
As long as its medicinal power remained, the effects of other immortal herbs in the future would be greatly reduced.
"No, use the others first!"
Bai Lu's eyes snapped open.
Such a precious opportunity had to be reserved for the most difficult Heaven Flower Soul Core!
Although he had some tricks, that would be the third soul core after all!
The difficulty might exceed his expectations!
"Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, I'm counting on you!"
Bai Lu quickly took out the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, which stabilized the foundation and removed impurities, and directly fed it into Zhu Zhuqing's mouth.
Sensing the body's deficiency, the herb was rapidly digested and absorbed.
Normally, a Soul Master consuming the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid would have its effects last until rank 70.
But now, in just twenty minutes, its medicinal power was completely consumed.
"Next, Nine Treasure Purple Zoysia, stabilize the foundation and boost qi!"
"Ten-thousand-year ginseng… snow silkworm… thousand-year three-leaf ganoderma…"
Bai Lu moved continuously, feeding Zhu Zhuqing one powerful medicinal herbs after another.
Among them were many, second only to immortal herbs.
The girl truly lived up to her innate whale rubber constitution, directly becoming an immortal herb juicer.
Every herb was converted into pure life force, continuously injected into the soul core prototype.
Gradually, her complexion finally stabilized.
"Almost there… last one, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum!"
Bai Lu fed the chrysanthemum petals and core to Zhu Zhuqing one by one.
Then he picked her up and used the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to send her into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Using the ice and fire energies of the spring to accelerate the medicinal power transformation and soul core condensation.
At the same time, tempering her body into a vajra indestructible body!
"Zhuqing! Zhuqing! Where are you? Let me out!"
Meanwhile, inside the soul tool, Ning Rongrong was banging on the walls.
She shouted for a long time but received no response.
Perhaps tired from shouting, drowsiness suddenly overtook her.
She yawned and muttered:
"So sleepy… forget it; I'll sleep first."
And with that sleep… She slept until the next day.
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