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As if stirred by Ye Wen's words, the golden-edged leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor gently swayed. However, due to its extreme weakness, it quickly returned to its half-dead state after moving a couple of times.
Although in the later stages, the Blue Silver Emperor would provide Tang San with nearly indestructible vitality—something akin to being an "undying cockroach"—this very resilience was what annoyed Ye Wen the most about protagonists like Tang San. Therefore, Ye Wen decided to cut off this lifeline early.
In addition to taking the Blue Silver Emperor in his hands, Ye Wen planned to visit the Blue Silver Forest next and deal with the eighty-five-thousand-year-old Blue Silver King. This would ensure that Tang San would never be able to awaken his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline under any circumstances.
What? Would the Blue Silver Emperor in his hands, which didn't even have a hundred years of cultivation, fail to help Tang San awaken his bloodline?
What a joke! Any top-tier plant-type spirit beast, even one that hadn't fully matured, was still considered a supreme treasure. Who knew if Tang Hao, upon realizing he couldn't use the Blue Silver King to awaken Tang San's bloodline, might go mad and directly feed Tang San the Blue Silver Emperor?
After all, everything was for the child!
And Tang San was someone who wouldn't lift a finger unless there was a benefit involved.
If Tang San thought consuming the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline could further enhance his martial soul, who's to say he wouldn't do it? After all, in his past life, he wasn't above stealing secret manuals from his sect.
In his mind, as long as he didn't completely devour Ah Yin and left the roots intact so the Blue Silver Emperor could continue growing, he'd still be seen as a filial son avenging his mother.
The cavern behind the waterfall wasn't particularly large, and with Ye Wen's powerful mental perception, he quickly located the lead box Tang Hao had hidden in the wall.
Ye Wen hesitated for a moment but ultimately refrained from leaving behind mocking messages often found in fanfiction.
After all, this was his hometown. If Tang Hao were driven mad and started lashing out indiscriminately, Ye Wen would feel guilty for a long time.
Before leaving, Ye Wen made some effort to cover their tracks. He hammered rivets into the rock face of the waterfall, creating the illusion that an ordinary person had climbed up to explore the cave for treasure.
Though Holy Spirit Village had benefited from Ye Wen's assistance, it remained a poor village. Even the wealthiest resident, Old Jack, wouldn't spend a fortune crafting high-quality rivets for such a treasure hunt.
Dugu Bo silently observed Ye Wen's actions, his expression unreadable. After watching Ye Wen prepare to leave, he finally spoke after a long pause:
"Xiao Wen, you truly are meticulous in your work."
Ye Wen smiled brightly but didn't elaborate. With less than half a year until the tournament began, he needed to finalize his preparations before focusing on serious cultivation.
Next, Dugu Bo carried Ye Wen through the air once again.
While flying, Ye Wen took the time to care for the Blue Silver Emperor. He watered it, let it bask in the wind and sun, and helped it dry out the dampness.
It was no wonder that this creature was destined to become the core of life for Douluo Star—it only took a short while for the previously half-dead Blue Silver Emperor to regain its vitality.
However, such a brief period wasn't enough for it to recover significantly. Seeing that it wasn't dead, Ye Wen carefully placed it back into his Wish-Fulfilling Treasure Pouch.
In Ye Wen's eyes, compared to the upcoming Blue Silver King and the ten-thousand-year soul bone in his possession, the Blue Silver Emperor held the greatest value.
Setting aside its potential to be cultivated into a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast for hunting soul rings, as mentioned earlier, every top-tier plant-type spirit beast was a treasure trove. Ye Wen believed that if he brought the Blue Silver Emperor to the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well and nurtured it properly, it could continuously provide him with various top-grade medicinal herbs.
Unlike the immortal herbs near the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well, ordinary Blue Silver Grass was renowned for its vigorous vitality. If you cut it today, it would grow back tomorrow. As the ruler of its kind, the Blue Silver Emperor's vitality would only be more potent. Its rapid recovery just moments ago was proof enough.
But as this thought surfaced in Ye Wen's mind, he suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
Strange… I'm supposed to be a ruthless capitalist. Why am I feeling uneasy about this?
With prior intelligence gathered, Ye Wen and Dugu Bo quickly arrived at the Blue Silver Forest.
Though a natural spirit beast forest, few soul masters ventured here to hunt for souls.
The reason for this was explicitly stated at the beginning of the Douluo Continent series: even pigs wouldn't bother eating Blue Silver Grass.
One could say that Blue Silver Grass had been unfairly judged as a useless martial soul from the very start.
However, the Blue Silver Grass clan likely didn't mind—they certainly weren't eager to be hunted every day.
Though Ye Wen had pinpointed the general location of the Blue Silver Forest, while the outer areas were manageable, the inner regions housed an eighty-five-thousand-year-old Blue Silver King. The spies Ye Wen had recruited didn't dare venture too deep, leaving the two of them to slowly search for the Blue Silver Monarch.
Unbeknownst to them, the moment they stepped into the Blue Silver Forest, the surrounding Blue Silver Grass trembled slightly.
As they ventured deeper, Ye Wen and Dugu Bo noticed something unusual.
Dugu Bo raised his hand and caught a tiny green speck floating toward them in midair.
Though the energy contained within the speck was minimal, it was exceptionally pure life force. Dugu Bo was slightly startled.
"Have these Blue Silver Grass gone mad? Why are they showering us with life force? Even if they wanted to drive us away, this isn't the way to do it."
Though the green specks were scattered chaotically, Ye Wen noticed that some were precisely targeting the Wish-Fulfilling Treasure Pouch at his waist.
Ye Wen narrowed his eyes and said, "Teacher, you're mistaken. These Blue Silver Grass likely sensed the presence of the Blue Silver Emperor with me. They're trying to share their life force with their ruler in this way."
Dugu Bo realized the truth. "I see. So, Xiao Wen, should we disperse this life force? Judging by your expression, you probably have plans for the Blue Silver Emperor. If this life force reaches it prematurely and restores it, it could cause trouble."
Ye Wen shook his head.
"No need to worry about it, Teacher. Let's continue searching for the Blue Silver King. With the soul-guiding tool isolating it, even the Blue Silver Emperor won't be able to absorb much life force in this state. It's not a concern."
Dugu Bo nodded but remained on high alert.
At this moment, Dugu Bo realized he might have underestimated the Blue Silver Grass spirit beasts.
The deeper they went into the Blue Silver Forest, the more life force surged toward them.
This led Ye Wen to speculate that, like most spirit beast forests, the Blue Silver Forest likely had a core of life energy. The cultivation levels of the Blue Silver Grass spirit beasts increased in tiers as they moved inward, with the innermost regions housing the most powerful ones.
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