"This should be the place where the Kui Dragon Tribe stores their medicinal herbs."
Soon, Mu Jinyu found the storage place for the herbs. He broke the restrictions, leading Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan inside.
Looking at the dazzling array of various medicinal herbs in the room, inhaling the rich herbal fragrance, Mu Jinyu released his Divine Sense, quickly searching among them.
"There really is one!"
Before long, Mu Jinyu raised his eyebrows, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim in delight.
"Is there really one?"
Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan, hearing his exclamation, showed a hint of surprise and joy.
If they truly found the particular Spiritual Medicine they needed within the Kui Dragon Tribe, it would indeed be a pleasant surprise.
"Yes."
Mu Jinyu extended his hand, and immediately, a jet-black flower with a bud resembling an eyeball floated in the void, appearing in front of them.
"Is this... the Nether River Flower?!"
Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan, upon seeing the strangely sinister flower, were momentarily stunned, but they recognized it by name.
"Yes, it's the Nether River Flower, said to grow along the banks of the Nether River, a flower of death that requires the devouring of thousands of soul spirits to nurture. I thought it should be considered one of the top few hardest to find among the twelve types of Spiritual Medicine, but to find it within the Kui Dragon Tribe is indeed a pleasant surprise," Mu Jinyu said with a smile.
Among the twelve types of Spiritual Medicine needed to address the sequelae of Soul Seizing, some were difficult yet had traces to follow, like the Soul Shatter Grass and Cold Soul Six Spirit Ganoderma, whereas some made Mu Jinyu always doubt whether they even existed in the world.
Among these was included the Nether River Flower.
After all, the so-called Nether River seemed more like a fiction to people. Who has ever seen it?
Mu Jinyu was prepared to spend a century looking for it, but finding it here was a joyful surprise.
"Although much of its medicinal properties have faded due to improper preservation, it doesn't matter; this isn't a big problem for me," Mu Jinyu said with a smile.
Saying this, he carefully infused Life Source Energy into the Nether River Flower, reviving its somewhat withered dark petals with vitality.
"There truly is such an evil flower..."
At this moment, the Barbarian King also walked into the room. Seeing Mu Jinyu healing the Nether River Flower from a distance with Life Source Energy, he was initially stunned, then his pupils contracted sharply, with a trace of fear and unease flashing in his eyes.
While continuing to heal the Nether River Flower, Mu Jinyu turned to the Barbarian King and said, "Barbarian King, you know about this flower too?"
"Yes, this thing is not good at all. I didn't expect Shi Kui to have it. It's very dangerous. Keeping it around tends to bring about mysterious curses, which is why it's also called the Curse Flower. Brother Mu, I advise you not to play with fire and just destroy it," the Barbarian King frowned and advised.
Mu Jinyu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that's not possible. This flower is precisely one of the few Spiritual Medicines I need. I know it's dangerous, but I must have it."
"Buzz!"
Just then, the Nether River Flower floating in the void, after receiving adequate Life Source Energy irrigation, reached its most beautiful blooming moment. The petals shone with a dark glow, and faint red pollen began to drift toward them.
"Whoosh!"
Mu Jinyu, knowing the origin of the Nether River Flower, naturally wouldn't be unprepared. As the flower reached its peak bloom, he waved his hand forcefully, sending the faint red pollen back into the Nether River Flower, then controlled the surrounding Heaven and Earth Laws to forcibly suppress the flower's dark glow, restraining it.
Afterward, Mu Jinyu steadily took out a jade box, placed the flower inside, and securely closed it, then proceeded to inscribe various restrictions on the jade box to isolate its aura.
"Phew, that was close..."
The Barbarian King saw Mu Jinyu put away the Nether River Flower, let out a long breath, and realized that in the moment just now, his back had been drenched in cold sweat.
Just as the Nether River Flower bloomed and the pollen was released, the situation was extremely dangerous. The faint red pollen has a tendency to affect people's souls. If one got caught off guard, their Soul would be pulled out, similar to being drugged, and they would unconsciously approach the Nether River Flower, only to have their soul devoured, becoming nourishment for the evil blossom.
If Mu Jinyu hadn't acted timely to control the Nether River Flower, or if he hadn't come along to take a look, letting the flower's pollen spread out of this room, then those searching for spoils in various places, the Hanchi Tribe members, might have unknowingly sacrificed their lives to this evil flower.
But fortunately, Mu Jinyu managed not to burn himself with the fire.
After etching the restrictions, Mu Jinyu turned back to the Barbarian King and said, "Barbarian King, may I have this Nether River Flower?"
"You may take it with you."
The Barbarian King initially didn't agree to let Mu Jinyu take the evil flower away, fearing that if Mu Jinyu didn't handle it properly, it would cause chaos. But seeing that Mu Jinyu managed to control the flower well, he nodded in agreement.
Actually, in the battle between the Hanchi Tribe and the Kui Dragon Tribe, Mu Jinyu, in truth, didn't exert much effort. Initially, he was merely watching the spectacle and didn't act with the others. In the end, it was the Little Ice Silkworm that dealt with the rampaging Blood Beast.
According to barbarian customs, he wouldn't qualify for a share of the spoils.
But to be fair, Mu Jinyu indeed contributed somewhat, as it was thanks to his Bi Fang Cauldron that the War Beasts of the Hanchi Tribe were transported.
Even though he did not act, being an expert of the Unity Realm Stage, his mere presence was intimidating enough to capture a portion of the attention of Kui Dragon Tribe's warriors, disrupting their focus.
And in the end, when the Blood Sea formed into Blood Beasts to attack the Hanchi Tribe's warriors, if Mu Jinyu had not timely intervened to block the fatal blow, even though the Little Ice Silkworm later came forth to devour the Blood Beast, that single strike would have undoubtedly caused grievous casualties to the Hanchi Tribe.
Considering all these, asking for a Nether River Flower, which is of no use to the Hanchi Tribe, is something the Barbarian King couldn't refuse.
Moreover, the Barbarian King himself understood that when he accompanied Mu Jinyu to the Extremely Cold Hell searching for the Cold Soul Six Spirit Ganoderma, he hadn't contributed much, yet Mu Jinyu still gifted him a Hedao Fruit.
He remembered this favor deeply, and now having a chance to repay Mu Jinyu, he naturally wished to do so.
"Besides this flower, is there anything else you want, Brother Mu?" the Barbarian King warmly asked.
"No need, this flower is enough," Mu Jinyu shook his head.
Although the Kui Dragon Tribe's Medicine Storage contained many rare medicinal herbs, unless they were among the twelve types of Spiritual Medicine he desperately needed, he wasn't interested.
"Alright then..."
The Barbarian King nodded, then glanced at the Spiritual Medicine of Kui Dragon Tribe, and paused in slight surprise before stepping out.
"Why are there so many sinister Spiritual Medicines here?"
The Barbarian King noticed that apart from the sinister and malevolent Nether River Flower, there were many other similar kinds of Spiritual Medicines in the Medicine Storage, puzzling him greatly.
When did the Barbarian Tribe's cultivation require assistance from such sinister Spiritual Medicines?
This seemed more akin to the cultivation methods of the Witch Tribe.
At that moment, he thought of the earlier incident where Shi Kui used Blood Witchcraft Curse to transform a tribesman into an evil Blood Beast.
The Barbarian King frowned deeply, feeling a sense of unease that he couldn't quite articulate.
After all, the Witch Tribe was long extinct.
'It must be that Shi Kui and the others came across part of the Witch Tribe's inheritance and thus veered off course,'
The Barbarian King mused to himself.