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Facing Dugu Bo's inquiry, Su Wen did not hide anything.
Aside from himself, the only people who knew his spirit power rank most clearly were Dugu Bo and Old Jack.
Even Xiao Zhan probably only knew that Su Wen had broken through level forty, but didn't know that Su Wen's spirit power had mutated and surged directly after obtaining his fourth spirit ring.
Of course, perhaps after absorbing the medicinal power of the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and completing his breakthrough, Xiao Zhan might have guessed some of it.
But Xiao Zhan wasn't an outsider, so Su Wen didn't need to guard against him.
"Level forty-nine."
Hearing the spirit power rank Su Wen reported, Dugu Bo repeated it, somewhat dazed.
"Level forty-nine..."
Su Wen was only fourteen years old this year!
"You are very close to level fifty. Is there hope to break through in a short time?" Dugu Bo asked.
Su Wen nodded, indicating that this was not a problem.
Dugu Bo's eyes shifted, seeming to think of something.
"Little Wen, do you want to absorb another precious herb? That way, you can break through level fifty directly. After obtaining your fifth spirit ring, your spirit power will inevitably rise a lot more. This way, you have hope of breaking through to level sixty before the Spirit Master Tournament."
Su Wen was speechless.
"Grandpa Dugu, I have already consumed four precious herbs. Too much medicinal power has accumulated in my body. If I absorb more, I feel my spirit power will become unstable."
There wasn't really a concept of an unstable foundation on the Douluo Continent, but relying on one's own cultivation to build up spirit power bit by bit was more solid. Spirit power piled up by the medicinal power of immortal herbs actually skipped the step of Source Spirit Power conversion.
Although it was no different from cultivated spirit power and had no harm...
However, once the proportion of this kind of spirit power became too large, Su Wen felt it might lead to a decline in a Spirit Master's control over their spirit power.
Imagine a Spirit Master whose body is half filled with spirit power transformed from the medicinal power of various immortal herbs, piled up rather than cultivated by the Spirit Master themselves. That would be a terrifying thing.
You would know nothing about the source of your power.
Of course, in addition to the aspect of spirit power control, increasing spirit power too much through medicinal power would also lead to a massive accumulation of medicinal residue in the body.
The medicinal power of various precious herbs mixing together and depositing in the body would make it even more difficult to digest. Over time, it would form medicinal toxins.
Su Wen was invulnerable to a hundred poisons, but that didn't mean he truly feared no toxin whatsoever.
Just like how immunity to a hundred poisons couldn't resist the power of aphrodisiacs, medicinal toxin itself was a form of medicinal power, and a body immune to poisons would still be troubled by it.
Medicinal toxins depositing everywhere in the body would not only hinder the Spirit Master from further digesting the deposited medicinal power but would also affect the functions of various parts of the body, thereby affecting cultivation efficiency.
Dugu Bo naturally understood this principle; he had just mentioned it on a whim when inspiration struck.
After all, in all the Spirit Master Tournaments held in the history of the Douluo Continent, a Spirit Emperor-level contestant had never appeared.
Let alone a Spirit Emperor, even Spirit Kings didn't appear in every tournament.
If Su Wen could reach Spirit Emperor in the Spirit Master Tournament, and at the age of sixteen at that, he would inevitably become famous across the entire continent instantly.
Dugu Bo hadn't forgotten Su Wen's idea of establishing an Academy. He now basically regarded himself as a founding elder of the Academy.
After all, the talent Su Wen displayed now was already unbelievable. Fourteen years old and level forty-nine; he had every hope of reaching Spirit King before fifteen.
It was estimated that Tang Hao's record as the youngest Titled Douluo on the continent would be broken by Su Wen by who knows how many years.
A thirty-year-old Titled Douluo?
Dugu Bo got excited just thinking about it.
In other words, within twenty years, Su Wen would become a Titled Douluo. The Academy would have two Titled Douluo presiding over it, absolutely no worse than the top power of the current Upper Three Sects.
Plus Xiao Zhan...
During Su Wen's reign, the Academy would definitely be able to stabilize and become a top force on the entire continent in the future.
Becoming an elder-level existence of such a bright and promising major force, Dugu Bo naturally wouldn't just sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor.
The reason he got so excited just now thinking about Su Wen exposing his Spirit Emperor cultivation in the Spirit Master Tournament that he ignored pharmacology was that he wanted to contribute to making a name for the Academy in its early stages too much.
"Actually, I see that the medicinal characteristics of the Beautiful Silk Tulip fit very well with the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid you consumed before. When I researched the major precious herbs previously, I also collected some of the aura they emitted for study."
After Dugu Bo's toxins were resolved by Su Wen, his research on the various medicinal ingredients in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well became deeper.
After all, without the trouble of toxins in his body, his research on many poisonous herbs was safer, and he didn't have to fear triggering a mutation of the toxins in his body.
"I found that the aura of the Beautiful Silk Tulip and the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid have a feeling of complementing each other."
This was another factor why Dugu Bo had ignored pharmacology earlier and suggested Su Wen take another precious herb.
He felt that the medicinal power of the Beautiful Silk Tulip and the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid could play a greater role together.
"The Beautiful Silk Tulip is graceful and luxurious, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon. I plan to give it to Rongrong," Su Wen said.
Dugu Bo frowned.
Although he wouldn't say anything about Su Wen taking whatever ingredients he wanted from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, these precious herbs had the effect of cleansing the marrow and allowing a Spirit Master to be reborn. He didn't think highly of Su Wen giving this Beautiful Silk Tulip to Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong actually wasn't of much use to Su Wen right now.
Su Wen didn't explain this either.
Feelings develop over time, and besides, looking at it from the perspective of benefits, it wasn't without advantage to Su Wen.
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda—its eighth and ninth spirit skills were life-saving divine skills. They were not only useful for an auxiliary Spirit Master like Ning Rongrong, but if a battle Spirit Master could obtain two major protective spirit skills, they could definitely fight more unscrupulously.
Although, this bit of benefit seemed somewhat insignificant in front of the effect of the Beautiful Silk Tulip.
"Grandpa Dugu, do you plan to give this Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to Yu Tianheng as Sister Yan's dowry?" Su Wen pointed to the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and asked.
Dugu Bo nodded, not hiding his thoughts.
Since the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sent such a top-quality spirit bone, he naturally wouldn't be stingy with the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in his hand.
Objectively speaking, the value of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum was obviously greater.
Of course, Su Wen wouldn't try to persuade him otherwise.
Just like he planned to give the Beautiful Silk Tulip to Ning Rongrong to absorb and help her evolve the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda spirit, some things couldn't be measured purely from the perspective of value.
"Yan'er is almost done absorbing."
The time consumed to absorb immortal herbs wouldn't be too long. After three hours of refining, Dugu Yan's spirit power fluctuations stabilized.
She opened her eyes, her expression shocked.
"Grandpa, I broke through level forty directly, and it seems like more than that!" She opened her mouth wide, stunned by the medicinal efficacy of this Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.
(End of this chapter)