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Chapter 16 Nine Nether Immortal Lotus
Chen Yao had considered Dugu Bo's herb garden before, but it was just a thought.
He lacked both strength and power.
Trying to covet something from a Soul Douluo was practically suicide!
But now it was different. With Bibi Dong's status, controlling a Soul Douluo was incredibly easy!
Thinking of this, Chen Yao couldn't wait any longer and quickly shook the sleeping Bibi Dong.
"Bastard! What are you doing!"
Bibi Dong was startled awake by the violent shaking, her bloodshot eyes fixed on Chen Yao, her face contorted.
This beast! He wouldn't let her sleep at night, and now he wouldn't let her sleep during the day either?
Was he even human?!
Her resentment towards Chen Yao, combined with her morning grumpiness, made Bibi Dong furious.
But Chen Yao seemed blind, ignoring Bibi Dong's rage, his eyes shining as he stared at her.
"I've heard there's an elder in the Spirit Hall named Yue Guan. Are you familiar with him?"
Although immortal herbs are rare treasures, they have unique methods of consumption. If one were to swallow them whole like a cow chewing on a peony, one might explode and die.
In Chen Yao's knowledge, the only people in the entire Douluo Continent who possessed knowledge of these immortal herbs, besides Tang San before his birth, were Chrysanthemum Guan of the Spirit Hall.
In the original work, just by sensing a trace of aura, he could identify that Dai Mubai had consumed the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum!
This shows how extensive his pharmacological knowledge was!
"I'm fairly familiar with him. Yue Guan and his partner, Gui Mei, were assigned by our teacher to be two Soul Douluo powerhouses specifically responsible for me. However, they are usually responsible for my safety when I'm out of Spirit City, and I rarely need to use them within the city."
Bibi Dong frowned, not knowing why Chen Yao brought up Yue Guan, but she suppressed her anger and answered him.
Because Bibi Dong knew that if she didn't satisfy Chen Yao, she would still be the one suffering!
"That's great!"
Chen Yao's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He knew that Yue Guan Gui Mei and Bibi Dong had a close relationship, and that these two would serve Bibi Dong faithfully when she became Pope.
But he hadn't expected that at this moment, these two could be so easily ordered around by Bibi Dong, making things much simpler.
"I've heard that Elder Yue Guan is very fond of flowers and herbs and has extensive knowledge of pharmacology. Could you go find Elder Yue Guan and have him compile a general outline of immortal herbs?"
Chen Yao said excitedly to Bibi Dong.
"You woke me up just for this? When did you become interested in a bunch of worthless weeds?"
Hearing that Chen Yao had woken her up for this reason, Bibi Dong was even angrier for some reason, and also wondered why Chen Yao would be interested in flowers and herbs after waking up.
"Can't I develop some hobbies?"
Chen Yao replied casually.
"Ha!"
Bibi Dong sneered upon hearing this, inwardly scoffing. Hobbies, indeed? Perhaps Chen Yao was genuinely interested in grass, but that was definitely a verb, certainly not those lush green plants!
"Alright, hurry up and get going, stop dawdling!"
Sensing Bibi Dong's questioning gaze, Chen Yao grew impatient and directly shoved her off the bed.
Having barely managed to regain her balance after scrambling off the bed, Bibi Dong abruptly turned her head to look at the beast who had dragged her off.
Bibi Dong's face flushed and paled in turns, filled with resentment, but ultimately she remained silent, simply dressing herself and then slamming the door shut as she left…
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At noon, Bibi Dong returned from her residence in Yueguan.
As soon as she opened her bedroom door, a gust of wind blew inside, and then her vision blurred. When she came to her senses, Chen Yao was already standing in front of her, urgently asking,
"Where's the stuff?"
Bibi Dong was immediately shocked. She knew that Chen Yao had been disappearing during the day before she was even fully awake.
Bibi Dong had thought he would come back at night to collect it!
Just how important were these descriptions of the tattered flowers and grass to him that Chen Yao had given up his leisure time to wait until now?
Especially seeing the burning, gleaming look in his eyes, it was almost as if he saw her naked in bed.
For a moment, Bibi Dong felt a strange bitterness and anger rise in her heart, and she almost didn't want to take out the general outline.
"Where's the stuff!"
Seeing that Bibi Dong hadn't moved, Chen Yao grew impatient, his voice rising.
Bibi Dong's eyes widened when Chen Yao yelled at her.
Although Chen Yao's attitude towards her wasn't good on a daily basis, Bibi Dong hadn't noticed anything because there was no point of comparison.
But now, Chen Yao's eagerness for the general outline and his impatience with her made it clear which of the two mattered more in his heart.
In Chen Yao's heart, she, Bibi Dong, was less important than a tattered book!
In that instant, Bibi Dong wanted nothing more than to take the general outline out of her storage soul tool and tear it up in front of Chen Yao!
"Here you go! You bastard!"
In the end, Bibi Dong still took out the general outline, threw it at Chen Yao, and then stomped her high heels angrily towards the bedroom, making a crisp "thump thump thump" sound.
"Nonsense..."
Watching Bibi Dong's angry departure, Chen Yao felt bewildered, muttered something but didn't take it to heart, and then looked at the immortal herb general outline in his hand, a glint of excitement flashing in his eyes.
Back in her room, Bibi Dong clenched her small, pink fists, venting her anger on the soft pillow on the bed while muttering curses.
"Bastard! Scumbag..."
But halfway through her curse, Bibi Dong suddenly froze, a look of panic crossing her face.
"What does it matter to me whether that scumbag cares about himself or not! Why am I so angry?"
Bibi Dong thought fearfully. She clearly loved Yu Xiaogang wholeheartedly, so why was she so easily swayed by the actions of that beast Chen Yao?
"It's him, it's all his fault! If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be like this now! Chen Yao! Beast! One day I'll solve Xiaogang's problems and make you suffer a terrible death!"
Fear gripped Bibi Dong, and she unleashed a venomous growl, blaming everything on Chen Yao.
But Chen Yao, at that moment, had no time to care about Bibi Dong's tantrums in the bedroom. He eagerly carried her to his desk and began studying.
"The Miraculous Chrysanthemum of Heavenly Mulberry... the Heartbreaking Red of Longing... the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid..."
Chen Yao quickly found the familiar immortal herbs and their methods of consumption in the general outline, but he only glanced at them briefly before skipping over them.
What he needed were immortal herbs that suited his martial soul or could improve his terrible cultivation speed.
"Found it!"
Suddenly, Chen Yao's eyes lit up, and he stopped flipping through the pages.
"Nine Nether Immortal Embryo Lotus, yin in nature, entirely black, containing the Nine Netherworlds, entering the lotus seat, absorbing the Netherworld, forging the immortal embryo..."
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