Soul Land—Chapter 60: A Promise from the Ye Family
Zhu Zhuqing and Ling Qianyao looked at each other and said, "Of course, we are classmates. If you need help, just tell us. We will do our best."
"Uh—"
Dugu Yan coughed lightly and continued, "The thing is, my martial soul has evolved because of the Land Dragon Golden Melon.
Before this, I didn't know that my Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul had a genetic toxin problem. I thought my green eyes and nails were the same reason as other soul masters' physical changes after awakening their martial souls.
Grandpa told me the whole story, so I wonder if Qianyao knows the characteristics and uses of many immortal herbs.
Lingling's martial soul, although it does not have the same body erosion as our Green Phosphor Snake martial soul, has a similar curse in inheritance.
Although the Nine-Heart Flowering Apple Martial Soul is known as a miracle among martial souls, it is a single-line inheritance. There can only be two Nine-Heart Flowering Apple Martial Soul owners alive at the same time. Only when one dies can another appear in the offspring.
We want to know the situation of Lingling's martial soul inheritance and whether there is an immortal herb that can solve it."
Ling Qianyao was silent for a moment after hearing this.
It's not that he didn't think about this matter, but the Nine-Heart Flowering Apple Martial Soul is the top healing martial soul in the Douluo Continent. Its extreme healing ability is likely the reason why the martial soul itself contains a bloodline curse.
Just like the owner of the ultimate attribute of the martial soul—before becoming a Soul Saint—because the ultimate attribute has extremely high requirements for the human body, the martial soul will consume a lot of soul power from cultivation in the process of subtly improving the soul master's physique, resulting in a significant slowdown in cultivation speed.
The absolute healing ability of the Nine-Heart Flowering Apple Martial Soul requires the withering of blood as a price, similar to the restrictions of the rules of heaven and earth.
On the other hand, it may be because the martial soul has not completely broken through the shackles of life attributes—similar to Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao's incomplete mutation and the Nine-Heart Flowering Apple Martial
Soul's incomplete evolution.
Ling Qianyao's considerations regarding the Nine-Heart Flowering Apple Martial
Soul involves these two aspects.
The curse problem of the Nine-Heart Flowering Apple Martial Soul is not the same as the defect problem of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul.
The means to solve the problem are nothing more than purifying the curse and guiding the evolution of the martial soul to rewrite the bloodline rules—such as immortal herbs or, like Zhuqing.
One candidate is the Beautiful Silk Tulip, which commands the spiritual creatures of heaven and earth; the next level is the eight-petal Immortal Orchid, which consolidates the foundation but may not have much effect. This is the immortal herb that Ling Qianyao guessed might be helpful to Ye Lingling.
There is another, far away in the extreme north. Ten thousand years later, the Snow Empress used it as a guide to seal her origin because she had a premonition that she could not break through the next heavenly tribulation.
That snow lotus, as a spiritual creature between heaven and earth, contains the pure essence of heaven and earth, which can help soul masters purify impurities in the bloodline and improve bloodline purity.
At the same time, as an existence capable of carrying the origin of the Snow Empress, who cultivated for 700,000 years, this snow lotus undoubtedly has special effects on soul power and martial soul origin.
These two effects align with the situation faced by the Nine-Heart Flowering Apple Martial Soul. Considering this, this snow lotus may be the greatest help to Ye Lingling among the existing immortal herbs, and it is the one with the greatest hope of aiding her martial soul transformation.
Moreover, for ordinary people, only one immortal herb can be taken.
Ling Qianyao glanced at Ye Lingling.
She was no different from before—dressed in black, with a slender figure, and a black veil covering her face, revealing only her clear eyes.
But now, in those cold eyes, there was an emotion called "expectation" flashing.
Ling Qianyao thought for a long time and still shook his head. "Sorry, Lingling. At present, I have not seen any immortal herbs that can fully solve your martial soul problem, but I will always pay attention to other herbs or methods that might help you."
He felt that there was no need to rush this curse; it would not be too late to solve it once he was sure of the future.
Ye Lingling's eyes dimmed slightly, and she nodded gently. "Yeah." There was no complaint or frustration in her tone.
Dugu Yan, who heard this, was a little anxious and asked hurriedly, "Qianyao, is it true? My grandfather said that there are still many herbs he doesn't know in the medicine garden left for me as a dowry. Did you not remember them all? Do you want me to let Grandpa take you to see them again?"
Ling Qianyao shook his head.
"This—" Dugu Yan's eyes flashed with anxiety and helplessness. She looked at Ye Lingling, then turned to look at Ling Qianyao, as if she wanted to say something else.
Ye Lingling gently pulled Duguyan's sleeve at this moment, signaling her not to say anything more.
She said softly, "Yanyan, don't be like this. Qianyao said he would always pay attention, and I believe him. Moreover, the problem with my martial soul did not appear in my generation, and it won't be solved overnight. Just take it slowly."
Ye Lingling's voice was very pleasant but a little hollow.
"Okay." Duguyan looked at Ye Lingling helplessly.
Ye Lingling nodded slightly to Ling Qianyao, and then, in the surprised eyes of everyone, she took off the veil covering her face.
"Lingling, you?" Duguyan looked at Ye Lingling in surprise, with doubt in her eyes.
Under the veil, there is a beautiful face, with a sense of coldness and nobility between her eyebrows and eyes. Although not stunning, with those eyes, Ye Lingling's appearance and temperament are greatly enhanced.
"I wear a veil only because of my personality. When I wear it, I try my best to hide my presence."
"But now, I have something to ask of classmate Qianyao, so I should face everyone with the most sincere face."
Speaking of this, Ye Lingling said to Ling Qianyao, "Yanyan said that you know a lot of knowledge. Since you are asking for help, you should offer something in return."
"Although we are classmates, the affection between us isn't to the point where we help each other for free."
"Ling Qianyao, if you can help our Ye family solve the martial soul inheritance problem in the future, then the Ye family is willing to serve you throughout your life."
"This is not just my promise but also what the elders of the family asked me to convey."
"What, what?" Dugu Yan looked at Ye Lingling in disbelief. "Lingling, is your family serious? This is too much."
Lifelong service—so long as Ling Qianyao is alive—the Ye family will always stand behind him.
For the soul master world, everyone clearly understands what this world's number-one healing martial soul represents, because the healing ability of the Nine-Heart Flowering Apple Martial Soul is almost universally recognized and tacitly protected.
Everyone present knows what it means to have such a family backing him.
Ling Qianyao and Zhu Zhuqing were also somewhat shocked by Ye Lingling's words.
Ye Lingling raised her lips for a moment. "Don't be surprised. For our family, nothing is more important than solving the inheritance problem of the martial soul.
Moreover, I can also see the meaning my family intends. This is also the 'investment' of the elders in the family."
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