Chapter 141 Tang Hao and Tang San in Action
The bright moon hung in the sky.
"Little San, come out." Tang Hao's voice came.
Tang San immediately awoke from his Cultivation, got up, and carefully walked out of the courtyard, following the sound to a small forest at the foot of the mountain.
He had to thank Qin Ming for choosing this courtyard for them back then; there was a separate path behind the courtyard that led directly to the foot of the mountain, which made it convenient for Tang San to come and go.
"Little San, why is there an additional Titled Douluo in your academy?" Tang Hao's worried voice came.
"Father, it's Dugu Bo…" Tang San immediately explained.
"Hahaha, good!" Tang Hao chuckled, "I was worried about Dugu Bo's whereabouts before, but now it's given us an opportunity."
"Father, what do you mean?" Tang San's eyes lit up.
Tang Hao nodded slightly, "I have to thank that old fellow Dugu Bo. When I was searching in the Sunset Forest today, I happened to sense his Qi. At that time, he was rushing out of the Sunset Forest. I searched in the opposite direction and found an area whose perimeter was covered by a poisonous array. If there are no surprises, the treasure land you speculated about should be within the range of the poisonous array."
"However, I sneaked in and investigated, but didn't find anything special."
"Father, is it far? Can you take me to see it?"
"Yes, maybe I overlooked something. You might find something too, it's hard to say." Tang Hao nodded.
He grabbed Tang San and disappeared into the night.
Half an hour later, Sunset Forest, the mountain range surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"The poisonous array covers only these few hills. I surveyed them once and only found a cave on the mountainside of this peak. It looks like Dugu Bo probably dug it."
Tang Hao pointed to the hill where the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was located and said, then led Tang San into the cave.
Purple light flickered in Tang San's eyes as he scanned the cave, but he found no abnormalities within it.
"There's nothing in the cave. I've also checked the nearby mountain ranges and valleys, and haven't found anything special."
Coming out of the cave, Tang San looked around, and after a brief thought, said, "Father, can you take me up high to look around?"
"No problem." Tang Hao grabbed Tang San and leaped up. As the mountains gradually shrunk, a bright purple light immediately appeared in Tang San's eyes.
His Purple Demon Eye carefully scanned everything below, not missing a single anomaly.
"What's that? Steam?" Tang San's eyes lit up. He saw it was exactly the hill where the cave was found and quickly said, "Father, go there."
"This… there's actually a hidden hollow?!" Tang Hao's eyes also showed a hint of shock. The location of this hollow was very special; it would be impossible to discover it without reaching the mountain peak.
"There's a hot spring inside!" Tang San said excitedly, "It looks like the treasure land should be down there."
"Why don't we go down and see?" Tang Hao grinned, grabbing Tang San and leaping down. As they descended, Tang Hao's powerful spirit power spread out, surrounding them to prevent any sudden accidents.
"This, this is…" Tang San looked at the scene before him, his body trembling uncontrollably due to excitement. He never expected that the treasure land he had speculated about would be the legendary Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. This is actually the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?"
"Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well? Little San, are you talking about the pool in the middle?" Tang Hao looked at Tang San in confusion.
Tang San then explained the unique properties of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to Tang Hao.
"This Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is actually so special? No wonder it can nurture so many rare treasures." Tang Hao nodded, looking around, "Little San, there are many Spirit Medicine here. It seems Dugu Bo probably doesn't know the effects of all the Immortal Herbs."
"Exactly!" Tang San nodded excitedly, a crystalline purple glow condensing in his eyes, "Every single herb here is extremely precious. Besides ordinary herbs, there are also many Immortal Herbs."
As he spoke, Tang San immediately began to search. In a short while, Tang San's excited voice came, "Found it!"
Tang Hao hurried over, "Found what?"
"I found the Qi Concealing Grass!" Tang San excitedly dug up the seemingly ordinary dark little grass from the ground, roots and all.
"This is the Qi Concealing Grass? It looks too ordinary, doesn't it?" Tang Hao looked at the Qi Concealing Grass in Tang San's hand with surprise.
"The Qi Concealing Grass looks ordinary, but its effect is real." Tang San carefully put away the Qi Concealing Grass in his hand as if it were a treasure.
Tang Hao looked at the dazzling array of Immortal Herbs around them and then asked, "What about the others?"
"This golden chrysanthemum is called Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, suitable for Mubai. And this orchid, called Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, is suitable for Oscar…"
Tang San had been constantly reviewing various Immortal Herb knowledge in his mind during this time, so he could almost distinguish these Immortal Herbs and Spirit Medicine at a glance.
As he spoke, Tang San immediately took out his harvesting tools from the Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges and began to harvest.
Tang Hao urged in a low voice, "Little San, the energy here is special. You need to be faster. If you delay too long, it might harm your body."
"I know, Father." Tang San immediately sped up his movements.
Half an hour later, Tang San reluctantly looked at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well below him and left.
There was nothing he could do; his body was almost unable to withstand the Shock of the ice and fire energies. If he stayed any longer, his Foundation would also be damaged.
"Little San, you're quite ruthless with your actions."
Tang Hao looked at the messy scene below and couldn't help but chuckle.
Although it was only half an hour, Tang San had harvested almost half of the herbs in the medicine garden.
"If anyone is to blame, it can only be that Dugu Bo who was blind to it." Tang San chuckled.
"Hahaha, exactly. Since he doesn't know how to use them, then we'll help him." Tang Hao laughed loudly, "But the problem now is, if all of you consume the Immortal Herbs and your strength improves, Dugu Bo will inevitably suspect you when he discovers the Immortal Herbs are missing."
"Don't worry, Father, I've also prepared an Immortal Herb for Ning Rongrong. By then, we'll drag the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School into it, and Dugu Bo, as a Titled Douluo, wouldn't dare to turn against both Father and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School at the same time."
"I naturally have no fear of Dugu Bo alone, but this Dugu Bo won't consider his reputation. I'm afraid he'll act against you."
"If that's the case, then we have even less to fear. Dugu Bo has to consider his granddaughter even if he doesn't consider himself."
Tang Hao shook his head, "Just in case, we still need to be prepared."
Under the cover of night, Tang Hao quickly returned to Tian Dou Royal Academy with Tang San.
Along the way, Tang San was constantly resolving the conflicting water and fire energies within his body.
The next day, after training, everyone returned to their courtyards to rest. It was then that Tang San gathered everyone.
"Little San, what's up? Why so mysterious?" Dai Mubai put his arm around Tang San's shoulder and asked curiously.
"Good stuff!" Tang San chuckled, and after confirming that the surroundings were safe, he took out a large chrysanthemum from the Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges.
"What is this?" Dai Mubai was the first to ask, and everyone else was also attracted by the plant Tang San had taken out.
"Immortal Herb!" Tang San softly uttered two words.
But it astonished everyone present.
"Little San, is this Immortal Herb similar to the kind Shi Quan ate?" Yu Tianheng looked at the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum in Tang San's hand with glowing eyes.
"Immortal Herbs have different effects, but they're not too far off."
"This Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum is specially prepared for Boss Dai. Eating it will make Qi circulate through your limbs and blood flow through your eight meridians, allowing you to Cultivate an indestructible body."
"For me?!" Dai Mubai's body trembled violently. He looked at Tang San in disbelief. Because of Shi Quan, he had already heard of the Immortal Herb's reputation.
"Not just you, I've prepared one for all of you." Tang San smiled as he took out one Immortal Herb after another.
Oscar's Eight Petal Immortal Orchid.
Ning Rongrong's Qiluo Tulip.
The Immortal Herbs for these three remained unchanged from the original story.
As for Ma Hongjun's Immortal Herb, it was no longer the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. The medicinal power of this Immortal Herb had not been extracted by Shi Quan, so naturally, it wouldn't be left for Tang San to give away as a favor.
The Immortal Herb Tang San prepared for Ma Hongjun was called Moon Marrow Starry Sky, which has the special effects of purification and strengthening the Foundation.
In his opinion, Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix was just not pure enough, which was why he chose this Immortal Herb for him. The Immortal Herb's medicinal properties are neutral, and it might be able to help Ma Hongjun solve his Spirit problem.
Yu Tianheng's Immortal Herb was also a Foundation-strengthening Immortal Herb, called Primordial Immortal Herb.
All the Immortal Herbs of various attributes in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had been completely taken by Shi Quan. Most of what was left were these Immortal Herbs that strengthened the Foundation and cleansed the meridians.
Some of these had their medicinal power extracted three times, leaving not much residual medicinal power.
As for Xiao Wu, her Immortal Herb was naturally the Qi Concealing Grass. The Qi Concealing Grass only has one function: to conceal one's own Qi. After consumption, it does not increase strength, and like Ye Lingling's Snow Jade Sacred Lotus, it cannot conceal people who have absorbed Immortal Herb Qi.
After much deliberation, Tang San still chose a very special Immortal Herb, or rather, an evil herb, called the Spirit Devouring Flower.
Its petals and leaves are vibrant and beautiful; the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it often is.
The Spirit Devouring Flower is like this. The Spirit Devouring Flower has extremely strong devouring abilities, especially fond of devouring dark things, such as toxins and corpses.
This Immortal Herb was specifically left for Tang San by Shi Quan. In fact, Shi Quan left Tang San more than one choice, and among the Immortal Herbs he left, the Spirit Devouring Flower was the only one whose medicinal power had not been extracted.
But Tang San, without bias, just happened to choose this Spirit Devouring Flower.
Perhaps even the automated Pill Furnace thought that the devouring ability of this Spirit Devouring Flower was too dark and evil, and not suitable for the devouring ability of the Blue Silver King, so it did not extract the medicinal power of this Immortal Herb.
Tang San, however, felt that the devouring ability of the Spirit Devouring Flower was not only suitable for his Blue Silver Grass, but also, when combined with his Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances, the devouring ability of the Blue Silver Grass would definitely have a qualitative improvement.
This was also one of the main reasons why he resolutely chose this Spirit Devouring Flower.
Time gradually passed, minute by minute. Everyone immersed themselves in absorbing the medicinal power of the Immortal Herbs, but only one person's expression became increasingly painful…Chapter 142 Tang San's mutated blue silver grass.
Chapter 142: Tang San's Mutated Blue Silver Grass.
Shi Quan was so kind as to leave the Immortal Herb there for him, so how could he not add some extra ingredients for Tang San?
Except for some Immortal Herbs that solidified the foundation and cultivated the origin, which Shi Quan hadn't touched, any Immortal Herbs that Tang San might absorb had some extra ingredients added by Shi Quan.
Especially this Spirit Devouring Flower. Before leaving, Shi Quan specifically had the Spirit Devouring Flower devour some dark-attributed Immortal Herb fruits. This not only enhanced the malevolent power within the Spirit Devouring Flower, but also, combined with the conflicting powers of the Immortal Herb, made the Spirit Devouring Flower's power exceptionally chaotic and extremely violent.
Simply put, as long as Tang San consumed it, he would inevitably face a Life-threatening situation.
What Shi Quan thought at the time was that if Tang San really chose this Spirit Devouring Flower, it would be best if it could directly kill him, so he was quite heavy-handed.
Even if Tang San didn't die, the special power within the Spirit Devouring Flower would severely injure him, and it might even cause some irreversible effects.
Regardless of the situation, Shi Quan was very pleased.
"Ah!"
Tang San's body twisted on the ground, letting out a shrill and painful roar. He hadn't expected the Spirit Devouring Flower's power to be so violent.
He now regretted choosing the Spirit Devouring Flower, but now that the arrow was on the string, he had to let it fly. The chaotic and violent medicinal power within his body tormented him to the point of unbearable pain. This pain was even more terrifying than when he absorbed a spirit ring beyond his Rank.
"Little San, what's wrong?!" Flender looked at this scene with concern, quickly isolating the surroundings with his spirit power to prevent the commotion from being discovered by others.
Crack, crack, crack.
Eight emerald green Eight Spider Lances suddenly extended from Tang San's back, his spirit ring appeared, and Blue Silver Grass continuously grew. Intertwined, one could see distinct black patterns on Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, and a dark Aura slowly emerged from Tang San's body.
But even so, Tang San's painful wails showed no sign of slowing down.
"Is consuming Immortal Herbs so painful? Why are the others fine? Did Little San misjudge the Immortal Herb?" Tang Hao, in the shadows, watched this scene, clenching his fists, his expression full of worry.
After all, according to Tang San's previous statement, he had unintentionally obtained a book about Immortal Herbs from a roadside stall. If there were any discrepancies, it would definitely lead to big problems.
No matter how worried Tang Hao was, he could only watch, constantly praying in his heart that Tang San would be fine.
Apart from Tang San, everyone else woke up in about two or three hours. The absorption of normal Immortal Herbs usually takes half a day, but they used less than half that time, which was enough to show the difference in the Immortal Herb's medicinal power.
"What's wrong with Little San?" Everyone immediately noticed Tang San's abnormality as soon as they woke up.
Tang San's figure was twisting and struggling like a large spider.
"Don't worry, Little San will be fine." Yu Xiaogang's firm voice came, "Tell me about your gains."
"Uncle, I've already broken through to Rank 40." Yu Tianheng said excitedly.
Yu Xiaogang nodded, "Normal. Your spirit power was already at Rank 39. The Immortal Herb's boost should be more than this. I think your strength should still improve after you absorb your spirit ring."
"Mubai, your spirit power should also be at Rank 40, right?" Yu Xiaogang looked at Dai Mubai.
After carefully sensing, Dai Mubai said with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "Grandmaster, my spirit power is only at Rank 39."
"How could it only increase by one Rank?" Yu Xiaogang immediately frowned.
Oscar, who was next to him, also said, "I also only increased by one Rank."
"Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, what about you two?" Yu Xiaogang then looked at the last two.
Ma Hongjun rubbed his head and said, "I broke through to Rank 30."
"I also broke through to Rank 30." Ning Rongrong also spoke.
Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun's strength was originally at Rank 28 or 29, so this couldn't really show much. Only after they absorbed their spirit rings would the specific improvements be known.
"How could this be? Is it because of the different Immortal Herbs?" The Grandmaster looked at everyone and asked, "Do you feel any changes in your bodies?"
"No changes."
After sensing, everyone shook their heads in unison.
Ning Rongrong was also like this; her Spirit did not evolve.
What Shi Quan didn't know was that the automatic Pill Furnace's extraction of medicinal power was not like pumping water, where half the water is pumped out and the other half remains exactly the same.
The automatic Pill Furnace's extraction also purified before extracting, extracting the most refined part of the Immortal Herb's medicinal power.
Similarly, when pumping water, it filters all the water, takes away the purest water, and returns the filtered out toxic substances to the unwanted water.
In other words, the Immortal Herbs from which medicinal power had been extracted not only had their own medicinal power greatly reduced, but if extracted too many times, they might appear to be Immortal Herbs on the surface, but in reality, if consumed, the remaining medicinal power would be mixed with too much dross, making it harmful rather than beneficial.
Shi Quan himself didn't know this, let alone Yu Xiaogang, who knew nothing about pharmacology.
"Let's wait until Little San finishes absorbing the Immortal Herb, then we can ask Little San."
Hearing this, everyone's gaze could only return to the painfully struggling Tang San.
Black mist spread from Tang San's entire body, also giving his Blue Silver Grass a dark hue. Eight Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances twisted behind him, and a dark Aura rushed forth, making his entire person appear ferocious and insane.
"Little San's expression looks so terrifying." Yu Tianheng said weakly.
The others also felt a little terrified, only Xiao Wu looked at Tang San with worry, constantly praying in her heart: "Brother, you must be fine."
The sun rose in the east.
The black mist slowly merged into the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances and Blue Silver Grass behind Tang San, and Tang San's expression finally began to return to calm.
Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't until the sun was high at noon.
Tang San finally opened his eyes weakly, his clothes already soaked with sweat.
"Brother, are you okay?" Xiao Wu quickly stepped forward and helped Tang San up.
Tang San pulled out a smile at the corner of his mouth and comforted her: "I'm fine."
"Little San, are you really okay?" Yu Xiaogang also looked at Tang San with a worried expression.
"Although the process was a bit painful, fortunately, I had the external Spirit Bone to help me absorb all the power of the Immortal Herb."
"That's good." Yu Xiaogang then let out a long breath, and then told Tang San about everyone's situation.
"Little Ao and Mubai only increased by one Rank?" Tang San frowned, looking at the two. According to his understanding of Immortal Herbs, the Immortal Herbs they consumed should have given them at least a four or five Rank increase. This difference was too great.
"Little San, what about you?" Dai Mubai nodded helplessly and asked in return.
"Me?" Tang San coughed lightly and said, "I also only increased by one Rank, but my external Spirit Bone and Spirit both received considerable improvements."
If Shi Quan saw Tang San's current appearance, he would have to praise him, as expected of the Son of Destiny.
He had plotted against him like this, yet he was still fine.
The power of the Spirit Devouring Flower was special; it didn't increase strength but rather added a special devouring ability to the Spirit. Similar to the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Delicate Blossom, it would bring special powers of ice and fire immunity to the consumer, and at the same time, it would increase the consumer's Cultivation speed in the Late Stage to a certain extent.
The Rank increase Tang San gained did not come from the Spirit Devouring Flower, but from the dark-attributed Immortal Herbs that Shi Quan had the Spirit Devouring Flower devour.
Because of Tang San's external Spirit Bone, the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances, these conflicting Immortal Herb powers were transferred and absorbed by it, which not only resolved the conflict of the Immortal Herbs but also greatly enhanced the strength of his external Spirit Bone, and the Spirit Devouring Flower was also absorbed along with them.
Tang San's first spirit ring was from a Datura Snake, his second from a Ghost Vine, and his third from a Soul Devouring Spider. These three Spirit Beasts were actually all Yin-evil attributed Spirit Beasts, especially the Ghost Vine and Soul Devouring Spider.
Coupled with the power of the Spirit Devouring Flower and the special hidden power within it, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Spirit now showed a very obvious mutation.
Ink-colored Blue Silver Grass appeared in Tang San's hand, and the emerald green Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances also turned a dark green. The vibrant feeling that originally belonged to the Blue Silver Grass had long disappeared; now, it gave off a sense of coldness and evil.
Feeling the Aura emanating from Tang San, everyone could clearly sense that Tang San had become stronger.
Yu Xiaogang nodded and commented, "Little San, although your spirit power Rank is similar to theirs, the improvement in your Spirit and Spirit Bone is quite obvious."
Tang San thought for a moment and said, "Mubai, Little Ao, the power of the Immortal Herbs is special, and most of what I chose for you were Immortal Herbs that solidified the foundation and cultivated the origin. The power of your Immortal Herbs should be stored within your bodies, and it should manifest when you Cultivate in the future, so don't worry."
The two nodded. Although the improvement wasn't obvious, it was better than no improvement at all.
"Little San, do you want to rest for a bit?"
"No need, Teacher. I'll just go change and wash up. Tianheng, Fatty, and Rongrong have all reached their Bottleneck. It's still early, so let's help them acquire their spirit rings first."
Tang San returned to his room, took a comfortable hot bath, and all his fatigue immediately dissipated, feeling refreshed.
After quickly tidying up, the group once again embarked for Sunset Forest.
Finding Spirit Beasts for Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong was relatively easy. Only finding a Spirit Beast for Yu Tianheng was more troublesome, as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit's spirit rings must come from Spirit Beasts with Dragon Clan Bloodline.
On the second day of entering Sunset Forest.
The group encountered a 1,500-year-old Wind Flame Bird, which was perfectly suited for Ma Hongjun.
The Shrek Seven Devils all attacked together. In less than a few minutes, the green Wind Flame Bird was bound to the ground by Tang San's black Blue Silver Grass. Although a faint layer of flames still permeated the Wind Flame Bird's body, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was not directly melted. Instead, it emitted a faint dark glow, absorbing and devouring that faint layer of flames.
Ma Hongjun said in surprise, "Third Brother, your Blue Silver Grass has become so much stronger. It feels like ordinary flames don't have any effect on your Blue Silver Grass anymore..."Chapter 143 Ning Fengzhi's Suspicion
"Yes, the Spirit Devouring Flower gave my Blue Silver Grass the ability to devour. Fire is also a type of energy, and the Blue Silver Grass can directly devour it. This way, not only fire, but the Blue Silver Grass's resistance to various other elemental energies has greatly improved."
Tang San nodded, though he still hid some things. He felt that the Blue Silver Grass's devouring ability was not as simple as it seemed, and he also had the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances.
Thinking this, Tang San couldn't help but have some ideas, but with so many people around, he couldn't try them rashly.
As Ma Hongjun finished absorbing his spirit ring, the group continued their search for Spirit Beasts.
Another day passed, and the group helped Ning Rongrong find a 1,600-year-old Jade Spirit Steed for her third spirit ring.
Watching the attacking Jade Spirit Steed, Tang San's feet were covered in dark blue Blue Silver Grass. With a flash, the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances behind him suddenly extended, piercing fiercely into the Jade Spirit Steed's body.
Tang San immediately felt a pure Life force enter his body, and the feeling of comfort made his body tremble involuntarily.
"My cultivation has improved…" A gleam flashed in Tang San's eyes.
The Jade Spirit Steed then let out a terrified roar, but Tang San and the others obviously wouldn't give it any chance to escape. As Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai's attacks landed, the Jade Spirit Steed directly lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
Tang San reluctantly retracted the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances, pretending as if nothing had happened.
Ning Rongrong then sat cross-legged and began to absorb the spirit ring. After about two hours, Ning Rongrong successfully absorbed her third spirit ring.
Like Ma Hongjun, after absorbing their spirit rings, their strength only increased to level 31, unlike Zhu Zhuqing, who directly ascended to level 35.
Faced with this situation, everyone had different expressions. After all, after Shi Quan and the others consumed the Immortal Herbs, everyone's strength showed a significant improvement. In contrast, apart from Tang San's Spirit and Spirit Bone having significant improvements, their strength only increased by one or two levels, with almost no other changes.
"Could the Immortal Herbs Tang San gave us have a problem?"
Ning Rongrong couldn't help but keep a wary eye in her heart. After all, from the current situation, apart from Tang San's significant improvement, their improvement was not great. One instance could be a coincidence, but repeated instances like this, compared to Shi Quan and the others, showed too great a disparity, which inevitably made her somewhat suspicious.
"When I go back this time, I should go home and have Dad check me." Ning Rongrong thought to herself.
The group began to delve deeper into the Sunset Forest. Yu Tianheng's Spirit Beast was more troublesome to find, and since Yu Tianheng was seeking his fourth spirit ring, the age requirement was also much higher.
For several days in a row, the group failed to find a suitable Spirit Beast for Yu Tianheng. Under the high-pressure environment of the Spirit Beast forest, everyone also felt a bit fatigued.
Time passed until the twelfth day of entering the forest, when the group finally managed to find a 4,000-year-old Tyrannosaurus Beast to be Yu Tianheng's fourth spirit ring.
The group's journey to the Sunset Forest finally came to an end.
Upon returning to the Academy, Yu Xiaogang directly gave everyone a day off.
That day, Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"Rongrong, you said Tang San found an Immortal Herb for each of you? And Zhu Zhuqing, who left the team, also absorbed an Immortal Herb?"
Ning Fengzhi's expression changed with surprise after hearing Ning Rongrong's words, and he quickly motioned for Sword Douluo to help check Ning Rongrong's body.
After a careful examination, Sword Douluo said, "Rongrong's body is fine, and there haven't been any major changes compared to before."
"That's good." Ning Fengzhi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"But the effect of the Qiluo Tulip is too different from the Immortal Herbs Shi Quan and the others consumed, isn't it?"
"Oh, Dad, I heard from Yu Tianheng that Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan also seemed to have consumed Immortal Herbs. Ye Lingling directly broke through from level 36 to Spirit Ancestor, and Dugu Yan's strength also improved a lot, at least exceeding level 41."
"Really?" A gleam flashed in Ning Fengzhi's eyes, and he immediately asked, "Did Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan consume the Immortal Herbs before or after you?"
"Before."
"Do you know how Tang San got his Immortal Herbs?"
"I'm not sure. He suddenly took out the Immortal Herbs at that time. Usually, he trains with us, so I don't know where they came from."
"I understand, Rongrong. You go back to the Academy to Cultivate first. I always feel that there's something off with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang. Anyway, the Academy is close to home, so come back every once in a while and have your Grandpa Sword or Bone Grandfather check your body."
"Okay." Ning Rongrong nodded in agreement.
"Fengzhi, isn't it a bit strange for Tang San to take out so many Immortal Herbs at once?" Sword Douluo said after Ning Rongrong left.
"First, Dugu Bo lied to us. He definitely has more than one Immortal Herb. From the current situation, although Dugu Bo has Immortal Herbs, he probably doesn't know their specific effects."
"Then what about the Immortal Herbs of Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan?"
"Uncle Sword, you've overlooked a very important person, and that's Zhuang Zhou." A gleam flashed in Ning Fengzhi's eyes. "The person Zhuang Zhou was waiting for was Dugu Bo and Shi Quan. I think Zhuang Zhou should recognize Immortal Herbs and understand their specific effects."
"Zhu Zhuqing's Immortal Herb should have been exchanged by Zhuang Zhou helping Dugu Yan and the others choose suitable Immortal Herbs."
"As for Tang San's Immortal Herbs, Tang San and Shi Quan don't get along, and Dugu Bo must know that, so Tang San's Immortal Herbs definitely weren't given by Dugu Bo."
"Tang San being able to take out so many Immortal Herbs at once first proves that he can also distinguish Immortal Herbs. As for the origin of the Immortal Herbs, I'm afraid we have to ask Tang Hao."
Sword Douluo raised an eyebrow and said, "Is this Tang Hao so powerful that he can find so many Immortal Herbs?"
"Immortal Herbs? It's still uncertain if they are Immortal Herbs. They might just be some relatively good herbs, but without any side effects."
The difference between the Immortal Herbs Ning Rongrong and the others consumed and those consumed by Shi Quan and others was too great, which inevitably made Ning Fengzhi suspicious.
Ning Fengzhi thought of something and said in a deep voice, "And I suspect that the origin of Tang San's Immortal Herbs is probably not that simple."
"Fengzhi, what do you mean?"
"Tomorrow, we'll know by visiting Dugu Bo, but it might trouble Uncle Bone then…"
…
Tian Dou Royal Academy, in a valley behind the mountain peak.
Since Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng left the team, Shi Quan had applied to the Education Committee for this valley to be the Tiandou Battle Team's new training ground.
Based on each person's Spirit characteristics, Shi Quan selected and taught them a basic martial art.
The Shi Family Brothers were taught the Golden Bell Shield, further enhancing their defense.
Ye Lingling's Lingbo Micro Step enhanced her Life-saving ability.
For Yu Feng, Shi Quan chose a saber technique called the Yin Wind Saber, because Yu Feng's main offensive method was his feathered wings, which were like twin sabers.
Dugu Yan received a palm technique called the Profound Poison Divine Palm, an advanced version of the Profound Nether Divine Palm, where the palm strike contained more than just cold poison.
Zhu Zhuqing chose the Nine Yin White Bone Claw. Originally, Shi Quan was going to teach her the stronger Shattering Claw, but because Zhu Zhuqing had not trained with Shi Quan before, she lacked the foundation, making it difficult for her to grasp the Shattering Claw directly. Therefore, Shi Quan chose the Nine Yin White Bone Claw for her, which was easier to Cultivate and quick to master.
In everyone's eyes, Shi Quan had created self-created Spirit Abilities tailored to their Spirits.
Even Dugu Bo was greatly surprised by this.
However, thinking about the sword techniques Shi Quan researched, everyone gradually went from initial shock to numbness.
After nearly half a month of getting along, Zhu Zhuqing and the others also became more and more harmonious.
Compared to Shrek, Zhu Zhuqing clearly preferred the atmosphere of the Tiandou Battle Team.
Mainly because there were fewer people she disliked and more genuine friends.
If counted carefully, Zhu Zhuqing had only been in Shrek for a few months. During these few months, Zhu Zhuqing could be said to have seen through everyone in Shrek.
Dai Mubai aside, Ma Hongjun, that Fatty, spent his days in brothels, utterly filthy.
As for Tang San and Xiao Wu, they called themselves siblings all day long but had no boundaries. Those who knew them thought they were siblings, while those who didn't thought they were lovers.
Only Oscar was somewhat better. Because of Zhuang Zhou, Zhu Zhuqing had no aversion to Oscar yet.
Ning Rongrong was arguably the only person Zhu Zhuqing could call a friend in Shrek.
In the Tiandou Battle Team, everyone was striving for their own future, diligently and industriously.
Especially after learning about Ye Lingling's similar fate, the two seemed to have a resonance of Soul and quickly became good friends.
"Shi Quan, someone's here." Dugu Bo's voice came.
Everyone in Cultivation stopped their movements.
In a short while, the figures of Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo appeared outside the valley.
Ning Fengzhi and Poison Douluo were both visibly stunned when they saw Dugu Bo.
"Old Poison, how did your appearance change so much?" Bone Douluo asked bluntly.
Dugu Bo responded indifferently, "Guess."
Bone Douluo wasn't annoyed. Ning Fengzhi beside him bowed slightly to Dugu Bo, "Your Excellency Bi Lin, I apologize for disturbing you today. Please forgive me."
As the Sect Master of the Upper Three Sects, although Ning Fengzhi's strength was only that of a Spirit Saint, in terms of status, he was no worse than Dugu Bo. Theoretically, he didn't need to bow, but out of respect, he still saluted Dugu Bo.
"Sect Master Ning is too polite. Do you have something to discuss with this old man?"
"This Junior does indeed have something to ask Your Excellency Bi Lin. Would it be possible for Your Excellency Bi Lin to move?"
"You all continue to Cultivate." Dugu Bo frowned slightly upon hearing this, turned to Shi Quan and the others, and then led the two into the courtyard next to the valley.
This courtyard was specially built by them when they came to the valley.
Dugu Bo led the two to sit in the courtyard hall.
"Sect Master Ning, what is it?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "I wonder if Your Excellency has ever heard of an Immortal Herb called Qiluo Tulip?"
"Qiluo Tulip? What kind of Immortal Herb is that?" Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow, looking puzzled.
"This Junior heard that Immortal Herbs can help Spirits evolve, so the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has always been investigating Immortal Herbs that can help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve. After some investigation, it was learned that an Immortal Herb called Qiluo Tulip might be able to help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Spirit evolve. That's why this Junior specifically came here to inquire with Senior about this Immortal Herb…"Chapter 144 Showtime
"There's also this kind of Immortal Herb?" Dugu Bo feigned surprise, looking at Ning Fengzhi, "What does the Qiluo Tulip you mentioned look like?"
Ning Fengzhi then described the appearance of the Qiluo Tulip to Dugu Bo, and promised that if Dugu Bo could find any news about the Qiluo Tulip, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would surely reward him handsomely.
Dugu Bo nodded without changing his expression.
After speaking, Ning Fengzhi did not linger and immediately left with Bone Douluo.
"This Qiluo Tulip is one of the herbs Shi Quan left in the medicinal garden." Watching the two figures depart, a glint flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes.
"Shi Quan, come in." Dugu Bo immediately repeated Ning Fengzhi's words from just now.
After listening, a hint of a smile also appeared in Shi Quan's eyes, "Grandpa Dugu, it seems the plan succeeded. I guess Ning Rongrong may have already consumed this Qiluo Tulip. Ning Fengzhi telling you the exact appearance of the Qiluo Tulip should be to test you. Now it's time for your performance."
"You mean?" Dugu Bo chuckled, "Then tonight, we'll go put on a good show for them, but what if there's no audience?"
"Ning Fengzhi specifically brought Bone Douluo with him today, not Sword Douluo, most likely to track you. Even if there's no audience, it won't affect you, Grandpa, right?"
"But is the medicinal effect of that Qiluo Tulip really as astonishing as Ning Fengzhi said?"
"If it were true, Ning Fengzhi definitely wouldn't have come looking for you. I think it's probably because after Ning Rongrong ate the Qiluo Tulip, the effect was unsatisfactory, which is why Ning Fengzhi came to you, wanting to confirm the origin of the Immortal Herb."
Shi Quan chuckled. If it were the complete Qiluo Tulip from the original work, it would indeed be as Ning Fengzhi described. Unfortunately, the medicinal power of this Qiluo Tulip has been extracted, and its effect is greatly reduced. Spirit evolution? That's simply impossible.
"That's true." Dugu Bo nodded, "I just don't know what my medicinal garden looks like now."
"Grandpa Dugu, you need to be mentally prepared. From my understanding of Tang San, I'm afraid it's a mess…"
Outside the valley.
"Uncle Gu, Dugu Bo has changed so much, he must have also consumed an Immortal Herb."
Bone Douluo commented, "He must have. The old poisoner used to reek of poison, but seeing him this time, his aura is perfectly integrated and completely contained. It seems he gained a lot, and his poison skills are clearly stronger than before."
"Uncle Gu, do you still have confidence in tracking him without being discovered?"
"His strength should have broken through to Rank ninety-two. The gap of these three Ranks is not so easy to bridge." Bone Douluo nodded confidently.
Bone Douluo's ability is known in the Spirit Master's world for its unpredictable and troublesome nature. He possesses special spatial power. As one of the few Rank ninety-five agility-attack system Spirit Masters, his methods of reconnaissance and tracking are among the best on the entire continent.
When night fell and all was quiet.
A dark figure leaped out from the valley.
Bone Douluo, hidden in the shadows, finally showed a smile at the corner of his mouth, "He finally came out? Fengzhi really didn't guess wrong."
Space distorted, and Bone Douluo's figure instantly disappeared from his original spot.
"This is?" Dugu Bo, who was moving forward, keenly sensed a slight anomaly. Although he didn't detect any special aura, he could be sure of one thing: there was definitely someone around.
"Shi Quan really guessed right. Gu Rong, that old fellow, is indeed lurking in the shadows. His position cannot be locked. If my strength hadn't broken through to ninety-three, I wouldn't even have noticed." Dugu Bo thought to himself.
The two, one in front and one behind, quickly arrived in the Sunset Forest.
"This old poisoner's herbs are actually planted in the Sunset Forest?" Bone Douluo followed closely a thousand meters behind, cautiously trailing. A Spirit Beast forest is not like the outside. If he encountered any Spirit Beast, he might very likely be discovered by Dugu Bo.
Bone Douluo followed all the way until he reached the outside of the poisonous array, not entering rashly.
"Who! Who exactly did this!"
After a short while, Dugu Bo's extremely angry voice echoed through the forest.
Dugu Bo's angry voice was not faked. Even though Shi Quan had mentally prepared himself beforehand, when he saw his medicinal garden ruined to such an extent, a surge of anger still involuntarily rose from the bottom of his heart.
The roar, carrying the powerful spirit power pressure of a Titled Douluo, transformed into a light green Qi wave, abruptly spreading out from Dugu Bo's body as its center. Wherever it passed, it swept all before it, and the poisonous array covering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well also collapsed with a roar.
Upon seeing this, Bone Douluo quickly concealed his figure and silently flew several thousand meters away, fearing that Dugu Bo's random outburst of anger would expose his own position.
"Don't let me find you!" Dugu Bo's furious voice rang out.
The next second, Dugu Bo's figure shot out rapidly.
After confirming Dugu Bo had left, Bone Douluo then, based on Dugu Bo's previous location, stealthily entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. As soon as he entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he was attracted by its unique environment. When he saw the messy scene on the ground, he couldn't help but shake his head.
"I don't know how Dugu Bo, that old fellow, discovered this place. This environment is indeed special, no wonder so many special Immortal Herbs can grow here. But that old fellow is also unlucky enough; such a secret place was discovered by others. I'm afraid his entire fortune has been stolen, right?"
Bone Douluo chuckled gleefully, then disappeared from his original spot.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Upon his return, Bone Douluo immediately told Ning Fengzhi about his discoveries along the way.
Ning Fengzhi also showed a surprised expression upon hearing this. He had not expected such a unique place to exist in the world.
"Tang Hao is truly ruthless. Not only did he steal things, but he also didn't clean up after himself. That messy scene must have angered Dugu Bo, that old fellow, so much that he won't be able to sleep."
"Uncle Gu, according to you, Tang Hao should still have quite a few Immortal Herbs?"
"I can't say for sure. After all, that medicinal garden isn't small. Looking at that scene, Tang Hao and the others harvested at least over seventy herbs. How many of those herbs are Immortal Herbs is unclear, as I don't recognize Immortal Herbs either."
"With so many herbs, there must be quite a few Immortal Herbs." A cold glint flashed in Ning Fengzhi's eyes, "In the end, he only gave Rongrong an ordinary herb, boasting it as some Immortal Herb, and even dragged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School into it. What a Tang Hao and Tang San."
"Tang Hao clearly did this because he was afraid Dugu Bo would discover that the Shrek group's strength had increased too much and suspect them."
"Tang Hao and Tang San are completely unreliable. Find a way to locate Zhuang Zhou and get the Immortal Herbs suitable for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Spirit from him."
Ning Fengzhi already had a grudge against Tang San, and after this incident, he was even more dissatisfied with Tang San. If it weren't for Tang San's special Hidden Weapons, Ning Fengzhi might have already turned hostile.
Tian Dou Royal Academy's back mountain valley.
"Tang Hao and Tang San were really ruthless. They completely ruined my medicinal garden…"
Shi Quan suppressed his laughter, listening to Dugu Bo ramble.
"But Tang Hao also helped us solve a big problem."
Only after Dugu Bo finished his rambling did Shi Quan speak.
"Now Yu Tianheng and Ning Rongrong have both eaten the Immortal Herbs given by Tang San. Ning Fengzhi also knows that all the Immortal Herbs have been taken by Tang Hao and Tang San. Their attention will all be focused on Tang Hao. Sister Yanzi and Lingling Jie have also been removed from the situation, and Grandpa, you are also safe. Some ordinary herbs, it's worth the waste."
"That's true." Dugu Bo shook his head helplessly, then continued, "There are still eleven months until the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament begins. News from the Education Committee is that at the start of the next semester, they will arrange an internal assessment between the Tiandou Battle Team and the Shrek Team to select the seed team to represent the Empire. This team can skip the preliminary and promotion rounds and directly participate in the finals."
"No problem." Shi Quan nodded, "Grandpa Dugu, I want to readjust Yu Feng and the others' medicinal baths, and at the same time, make some tonifying and strengthening potions for them."
Dugu Bo's deep gaze fell on Shi Quan, "I knew you wouldn't let me be idle."
"Tell me, how do I need to cooperate with you…"
On the other side.
On the training ground, Yu Xiaogang held documents in his hand, distributing them as he spoke, "This is the training plan I customized for you. In the coming days, everyone must strictly complete it, so as to maximize the hidden medicinal power in your bodies."
Everyone took the training schedules handed to them by Yu Xiaogang one by one, and looking at the dense training content on the schedules, they felt a tingling sensation on their scalps.
Not only was the time tight, but the intensity of the tasks was also exceptionally high.
"Uncle, isn't this difficulty a bit too exaggerated?" Yu Tianheng looked at the training schedule in his hand and swallowed. His training plan was more than twice as difficult as the physical training Shi Quan had previously customized, and there was no rest time.
Yu Xiaogang answered expressionlessly, "Only with enough pressure can you unearth the potential of your bodies."
Ning Rongrong immediately said, "The intensity of these training programs is too high. I'm afraid I won't be able to complete them."
Yu Xiaogang looked at Ning Rongrong, his brows slightly furrowed. Ning Rongrong's identity was special, and her friendship with Shi Quan was deep. He was worried that if he pushed Ning Rongrong too hard, she would directly go to Shi Quan.
"If you really can't endure it, you can make slight reductions."
Ning Rongrong's spirit power Rank is currently thirty-one. It's impossible for her to break through to Spirit Ancestor in the subsequent competitions, and her auxiliary ability won't improve… Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang spoke again, "Little Ao, same for you, but other combat-type Spirit Masters need to strictly adhere to it."
"…"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately pulled a long face.
"It's decided then. Everyone, begin training." Yu Xiaogang's indifferent voice came, "Qin Ming, Zhao Wuji, you two are responsible for supervision."
Time flowed, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
"Brothers, I've broken through to Rank forty."
Early in the morning, Dai Mubai came to the hall, excitedly telling everyone the good news.
Dai Mubai's improvement made Grandmaster even more certain that his training methods were correct…Chapter 145 Holiday
"Congratulations, Boss Dai."
Everyone congratulated him one after another.
The courtyard was filled with laughter and joy.
Dai Mubai had already broken through to Rank 38 for some time before consuming the Immortal Herb, and after consuming the Immortal Herb, his spirit power reached Rank 39.
Coupled with the new high-pressure training regimen customized by Yu Xiaogang during this period, along with medicinal baths and diets, it would have been difficult not to Breakthrough.
"If we continue to train like this, our bodies will eventually give out, so we can only laugh for now." Ning Rongrong smiled slightly, but did not speak.
During this month, she had returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School twice, and she had also told her elders at home about Yu Xiaogang's high-pressure training methods.
Sword Douluo's assessment, however, was that it was unsustainable, with the input not covering the output.
High-intensity training could indeed squeeze out the body's potential, but excessive exploitation would only lead to physical exhaustion.
Ning Rongrong had long understood Yu Xiaogang's self-righteous personality; anything she said would be useless, and she might even be ostracized by Tang San and others. If they wanted to train, let them train; she was too lazy to bother.
Fortunately, she had initially proposed that the training intensity was too high, allowing for a reduction in intensity as appropriate.
Shi Quan's original customized plan not only considered the academy's medicinal baths but also Ye Lingling's healing abilities.
In contrast, Yu Xiaogang, who did not understand pharmacology, self-righteously believed that the Immortal Herb's medicinal power was hidden within their bodies. Such high-intensity training, with the body and internal organs operating under overload, would inevitably cause damage sooner or later.
Yu Xiaogang smugly believed that his training methods were flawless, but in reality, he was planting bombs within each person's body.
In contrast, within the valley, the Tiandou Battle Team members.
Shi Quan and the Shi Family Brothers had already broken through to Rank 39 and were pushing towards Rank 40.
Yufeng had also broken through to Rank 37, and even Zhu Zhuqing, with the lowest Rank, was about to Breakthrough to Rank 36.
In addition to the increase in spirit power Rank, all six had entered the realm of martial arts, and their actual combat capabilities had significantly improved.
Under Shi Quan's leadership, everyone's strength was steadily increasing, forming a stark contrast to the Shrek members, who were all exhausted to death.
The uneventful days of training passed one by one.
Until three months later, the semester of academy life finally came to an end. The academy began its annual holiday, lasting for one month.
Training ended.
The Shrek members lay on the training ground and shouted, "Finally, a holiday!"
Months of high-pressure training had left them breathless. Under the exhaustion, Ma Hongjun's evil fire did not even flare up once, which showed how exaggerated Grandmaster's training intensity was.
After a simple rest, everyone got up. Ma Hongjun immediately went up to Dai Mubai, "Boss Dai, look, it's holiday now. As the boss, shouldn't you take us brothers out for some fun?"
"Get lost." Dai Mubai first glared at Ma Hongjun, but a wicked smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth. After he subtly glanced at Ma Hongjun with his evil eyes, Ma Hongjun immediately understood.
"Hehehe, understood, understood." Ma Hongjun gave a lewd smile and walked towards Oscar and Yu Tianheng.
Ning Rongrong, seeing this scene, was filled with disgust and turned to leave.
It was bad enough that he himself went astray, but he also wanted to lead others to degenerate.
As for Tang San and Xiao Wu, the two were already intimately discussing what to eat and play during the holiday.
That evening, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Yu Tianheng, and Oscar sneaked out of the academy.
After such a long time, he also realized that Ning Rongrong had no feelings for him whatsoever, so he was not prepared to continue wasting his time.
Just like in the original work, for him, giving up the entire forest for a towering tree that was beyond his reach was clearly not a wise choice. He could pick up and put down.
Despite this, his desire to possess combat power remained unaffected.
But this did not affect his relaxation.
Half an hour later.
In a certain brightly decorated room.
"What's going on? Is it because the training intensity is too high? Too tired?" Ma Hongjun, who couldn't last even half a quarter of an hour, frowned slightly. After a short rest, he flipped over and pressed down again.
At the same time, on the other side, Dai Mubai was also doubting life. He felt that he didn't seem as brave as before?
The same situation appeared in Yu Tianheng's room. Why couldn't his Dragon Overlord be arrogant today?
Only Oscar's situation was slightly better; he contentedly held the beauty in his arms and fell into a deep sleep.
As for the dormitory in the valley on the other side.
The group dinner had just ended, and Shi Quan began to briefly summarize the training during this period.
The two Shi Family Brothers had both broken through to Rank 40 two days ago. Dugu Bo took them to hunt Spirit Beasts that same day, and they were now Rank 41. Zhu Zhuqing's strength was also Rank 36, Yufeng was Rank 38, Ye Lingling was Rank 42, and Dugu Yan was Rank 45.
As for Shi Quan's spirit power, it had actually also broken through to Rank 40, but Shi Quan did not disclose this to the outside world, because Shi Quan had his own arrangements for the fourth spirit ring.
After the summary, Shi Quan immediately began to arrange for the holiday, "Everyone knows that there is still more than half a year until the Spirit Master Competition begins, and time is pressing. There will also be a battle with Shrek at the beginning of next semester, and I hope everyone can defeat Shrek with an overwhelming force, so our holiday will be shortened by ten days. In the next twenty days of holiday, I hope everyone has fun, but please do not slack off on Cultivation."
"Don't worry, Shi Quan." Everyone nodded in agreement, especially Yufeng and the Shi Family Brothers. They could feel that the medicinal baths provided by Shi Quan were quite different from the ones provided by the academy before. Their Cultivation speed in the past few months was much faster than usual.
They also wished to return earlier to Cultivate diligently.
"Then that's all for today. Those who want to leave now can leave. Those who think it's too late can leave tomorrow." Shi Quan said with a smile.
Yufeng and the others left one after another, leaving only Dugu Yan and the two girls, and Shi Quan.
"How did you arrange it, Shi Quan?" Dugu Yan couldn't help but ask.
Ye Lingling, as usual, would not return to her Family, and Zhu Zhuqing was the same. Since Dugu Bo was here, Dugu Yan naturally would not go anywhere else.
So now, only Shi Quan's situation remained unknown.
"I have something to take care of alone. Lingling, why don't you spend the New Year with Sister Yanzi and the others this year? We can go back together next year, how about that?" Shi Quan looked at Ye Lingling.
"Okay." Ye Lingling nodded, her cheeks slightly flushed.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the two of them and couldn't help but miss Zhuang Zhou in her heart.
Looking at Zhu Zhuqing's appearance, Shi Quan's expression was also a bit complex, wondering when he should tell Zhu Zhuqing the fact that he was Zhuang Zhou.
"Since that's the case, Zhuqing, why don't you join us? It's livelier with more people." Dugu Yan turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing upon seeing this.
"Okay." Zhu Zhuqing nodded in agreement.
After the three girls left, Shi Quan stood up and looked at the valley bathed in the dark moonlight outside, lost in thought.
"What are you thinking about, Shi Quan?" Dugu Bo's figure suddenly appeared beside Shi Quan.
"Nothing." Shi Quan snapped back to reality and rubbed his head.
"You boy always like to hide things in your heart." Dugu Bo shook his head and said, "Are you thinking about Ye Lingling?"
"Partly." Shi Quan nodded.
"Don't worry, the youngest unawakened Spirit of the direct Bloodline in Ye Lingling's Family is only four years old, which means even if someone awakens the Nine Heart Sea棠 Martial Soul again, it will be at least two years from now. Two years is enough time to do many things."
"Thank you, Grandpa Dugu."
"Why are you being so polite with me? But this child Ye Lingling's feelings for you are so obvious, and aren't your feelings for her the same? Why do you keep delaying it?"
Shi Quan clenched his fist, "Perhaps I feel that I'm not strong enough to protect her yet?"
The so-called not strong enough was actually Shi Quan's concern about something unexpected happening to him.
This unexpected event was Tang San and Tang Hao. He also discovered a problem with himself: he always thought things through carefully. While it could be called steady, sometimes he lacked a bit of bloodlust.
Being afraid of this and that, perhaps it was precisely because he knew too much that he had so many scruples and considerations.
"What? Do you intend to wait until you are invincible before confessing? How long will that take?" Dugu Bo rolled his eyes at Shi Quan upon hearing this.
"Didn't I say I'd take her home next year? By the way, Grandpa Dugu, why are you in such a hurry?" Shi Quan turned to look at Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo coughed lightly and said faintly, "Actually, your Sister Yanzi is about the same age as Lingling, and she's also quite good."
"Grandpa Dugu, are you serious?" Shi Quan took a step back, his eyes wide, and looked at Dugu Bo with a speechless expression.
"Isn't Du Gu Yan excellent?" Dugu Bo's eyes also widened, "There are many men with multiple wives in this world. As a strong man, what's wrong with having a few more wives?"
Shi Quan looked at Dugu Bo meaningfully, "If I remember correctly, Grandpa Dugu only had one wife, didn't you?"
"Cough cough." Dugu Bo coughed lightly and said awkwardly, "That was because your grandmother was too strong back then. This old man had the will, but not the strength. Later, this old man reached this age and was used to freedom, so I was too lazy to look for anyone else."
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Of course it's true." Dugu Bo said with his head held high, looking at Shi Quan's suspicious gaze.
Shi Quan chuckled, "If I have time, I'll have a good chat with Sister Yanzi."
"You two, a man and a woman, should talk about what needs to be talked about. Other unnecessary things, talk less, talk less."
Dugu Bo smiled, his expression gradually returning to seriousness, "However, Shi Quan, sometimes, it's better to think of things simply, don't put too much pressure on yourself, be a little unrestrained, a little relaxed, that's also very good."
"Unrestrained, relaxed?" Shi Quan looked up at the bright moon in the sky and sighed softly, "I want to too, but there are still too many things waiting for me to do, waiting for me to work hard. I can't stop even if I want to…"