The Great Hermit in the City

Chapter 54 The Great Hermit in the City

And so Jerry and Xiao Wu began their life and training in this small courtyard!

Every day, Jerry and Xiaowu would go out to the market and gradually become familiar with the people in the neighborhood.

The people in these markets are always gossiping and well-informed.

Soon, news spread that Title Douluo Dugu Bo had gone on a rampage in Sunset Forest, poisoning many Soul Masters and causing widespread panic. Many people were now afraid to go to Sunset Forest!

Another important event is the National Advanced Soul Master Tournament, which will begin in four months. The Heaven Dou region's competition will be held in Heaven Dou City, and teams from various advanced soul master academies will participate. The top teams will then travel to Spirit City for the final competition. The prizes for this tournament are generous, with the Spirit Hall offering three soul bones! The two empires will also be awarding titles!

Hearing all this was exactly what Jerry expected!

Jerry and Xiao Wu returned home, and Jerry began to distinguish the herbs. He dared not take "Blazing Apricot Blossom" or "Eight-Cornered Ice Grass." Even Tang San needed to jump into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to suppress them, and now the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was gone! These two immortal herbs probably couldn't even be suppressed by a Title Douluo!

Without a way to suppress it, these two medicinal herbs were completely ruined! What a pity!

Soon they found a magical herb that matched their memory: "Wangchuan Qiushui Lu" (Dew That Seens Through Autumn Waters). It was an unremarkable herb, entirely emerald green, but strangely, in its center were three snow-white leaves, each with a few water droplets, like morning dew. Consuming it could train one's fiery eyes, allowing one to see through all strange and wondrous things.

Jerry remembered that this immortal herb could enhance spiritual power, and Tang San only discovered Xiao Wu's difference after consuming it! Absorption only requires dewdrops! Jerry counted three leaves and six water droplets, two drops on each leaf! Actually, they weren't real water droplets, just transparent, teardrop-shaped things!

Jerry remembered Tang San saying in the original novel that each Soul Master could only consume one Immortal Herb, and the younger the Soul Master, the better the effect! That was pure nonsense; he himself consumed three! Moreover, based on Jerry's experience from his previous life, once the medicinal power of the Immortal Herb entered the body, it needed to be refined. After refinement, it could be absorbed again! Just like refining elixirs!

However, the advanced meditation techniques in this world are too slow to refine! After all, even advanced meditation techniques only utilize a portion of the meridians!

Jerry knew that mental strength was important, so he called Xiao Wu over and told her what to do. Then they each took three drops of dew and began to absorb it!

The dewdrop entered Jerry's body and turned into a surge of energy that rushed into Jerry's head. Jerry panicked. "No way, the crystal ball is back again!"

Jerry's panic was unnecessary! The crystal ball wasn't absorbing the medicinal power; rather, it was his mental energy that was absorbing it, and the increased mental energy was beginning to nourish his soul power! Jerry had been continuously releasing his mental energy perception, and suddenly he felt his mental energy slowly increasing!

An hour or two passed, and his mental energy stopped increasing, indicating that the medicine's effects had likely worn off. Releasing his mental energy, he could see everything within a 4600-meter radius; the three drops of dew had increased his range by three thousand meters!

I remember Tang San consumed all the dewdrops, and then his Purple Demon Eye broke through to the third level - Mustard Seed. The Purple Demon Eye has four levels in total! Now it seems that the third level, Mustard Seed, should allow one to see 1000 meters with mental power!

Jerry can now supplement his previous research on the levels of soul power. First level: mental power can only control one's own actions; second level: mental power can be projected outwards, within a range of 1000 meters; third level: mental power can manipulate objects, within a range of 1000 meters to...? meters! Fourth level: Unknown!

The Purple Demon Eye has a fourth level, so there should also be a fourth level of soul power! However, it's still unknown how many meters one needs to break through from the third level of spiritual power to reach the fourth! Judging from the fact that I haven't broken through even at 4600 meters, it's clear that the range is quite large!

After a while, Xiao Wu finished refining! "Xiao Wu, release your spiritual power and feel it!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately unleashed her spiritual power. "Wow, Jerry is amazing! I feel like I can see everything clearly within a radius of 3050 meters. I even saw the elemental soul power in the air that you mentioned before. It's so beautiful!"

It seems Xiao Wu's mental power has broken through to the third level! Jerry took out a sword. "Xiao Wu, try covering this sword with your mental power and then making it fly!"

Xiao Wu, with her current mental strength of 3050, easily controlled the sword. It seems Jerry's earlier plan was correct; only by breaking through to the third level could one control objects!

In his previous life, Tang San was from the Tang Clan, which was just an ordinary sect. He used his spiritual power to cultivate his eye techniques and didn't use it for anything else!

Jerry then gave Xiao Wu some swords and throwing knives, encouraging her to practice. Xiao Wu played with them as if they were her favorite toys!

Looking at the remaining part of the "Looking Through Autumn Water" dew, Jerry found a flowerpot and planted it! Tang San's approach was to leave only the roots for it to grow, but Jerry also left the leaves, which greatly increased its growth rate!

Jerry unleashed his growth skill on it, and the plant quickly adapted to the soil! He was initially worried that it wouldn't adapt to ordinary soil and wouldn't survive, but it seems his growth skill really is a great planting skill!

Jerry took out a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, which should have nine leaves, hence the name. Jerry recalled cultivating Ganoderma in his previous life. He didn't know the specific method, but he remembered that it reproduced through spores, and mature Ganoderma would release spores! This Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma should be considered mature, right?

After finding a suitable environment, the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma was planted. Then, with a growth skill, the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma immediately regained its vitality and adapted to the new environment.

Jerry doesn't dare plant the other magical herbs right now; they all emit special energy, and it wouldn't be good if someone discovered them. Anyway, the magical herbs themselves are very resilient, so he's not worried about them dying in a short time!

Jerry identified all the other medicinal herbs. Of the others, he only recognized the Snow Silkworm, a top-grade Cordyceps. He couldn't recognize the others for the time being!

Jerry was reluctant to consume the herb directly; he planned to try cultivating it. If he could successfully cultivate the herb, he would become rich!

Jerry secretly went to Blue Tyrant Academy once to observe the current situation of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Seeing Tang San directly cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer, Jerry was slightly surprised. It was probably the effect of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline degeneration! His Blue Silver Grass spirit was probably useless now, which was why he started cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer. Three purple spirit rings might be impressive to others, but to Jerry, it was just average.

Without the help of the immortal herbs, it seems that the Shrek Seven Devils are just average! Tang San is level 34, Oscar is level 33, Ning Rongrong is level 31, Zhu Zhuqing is level 31, Ma Hongjun is level 31, Dai Mubai is level 39, and Meng Yiran is level 32.

A bunch of junior Soul Masters—Jerry could almost see Shrek Academy's demise in this National Advanced Soul Master Competition!

(End of this chapter)