Shock in the Soul Master World

A month passed like this. Spirit Hall stockpiled a vast amount of medicinal herbs, causing herb merchants across the continent to raise their prices one after another, which created all kinds of inconvenience.

Spirit Hall finally deigned to stop and published Gula's thesis in the Spirit Report.

In less than a day, an uproar swept through the Soul Master World.

"Hey, hey, hey, did you read today's Spirit Report?"

"That author called Da Mu—the Body Tempering Formula he gave really works! It's way more efficient than running for exercise!"

"Especially when paired with his first thesis, those exercise poses he talked about can train the muscles of the whole body. One hour equals several days of ordinary training!"

"Heh heh, let me tell you a special way to use it. Eat a little less Medicinal Paste at night, and that burning-hot feeling is even more stimulating than ordinary aphrodisiacs..."

"Holy crap, in broad daylight, in front of everyone, you're actually this shameless! Tell me privately..."

"It's just that Spirit Hall is too despicable and shameless. They drove the market price of medicine up by more than three times. Several medicinal herbs are still rising in price now. I bought ten sets of medicine and couldn't bear to buy any more."

"Then go join Spirit Hall. I heard Spirit Hall has already found people to specially cultivate medicinal herbs. In the future, they'll convert part of the wages into finished Medicinal Paste. It's much more worthwhile than buying medicine outside."

Inside Heaven Dou City, several low-level soul masters gathered in a tavern, talking excitedly.

This was just the tip of the iceberg. Body Strengthening and Bone Tempering Paste could affect even Title Douluo, and its influence was closely connected to every soul master.

The turmoil of the first day was only the beginning of the storm in the Soul Master World.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

Inside a huge palace with blue glazed tiles, Yu Yuanzhen sat upright on a chair forged from magnetite, staring at the Spirit Report in his hand for a long time without speaking.

Yu Luomian did not have that composure. His impatience showed on his face as he said furiously, "Big Brother, the disciples below have tried it. This formula is real. Compared with our medicinal bath, it has an added process where soul masters need to exercise to digest the Medicinal Power. Like the medicinal bath, there was no feeling of an unstable foundation."

"But the Medicinal Paste uses fewer medicinal herbs, and the types are more common. The price is much cheaper. Is that woman Bibi Dong an idiot? She actually made something this good public?"

The reason Yu Luomian was angry was that it did not matter that Bibi Dong had made the formula public, but she had rendered their ancestral medicinal bath useless.

Were they supposed to use the same formula as those commoners outside? Then how were they supposed to widen the gap and maintain the status of the Upper Three Sects?

One had to know that since the Upper Three Sects existed, even more sects existed as well. Moreover, there were many Hidden Sects. If huge benefits appeared on the continent, the Hidden Sects would also reemerge and fight over them.

"Second Brother, don't be anxious."

Yu Yuanzhen carefully finished reading the thesis. On his face, dignified without anger, no joy or fury could be seen.

"Arrange for the disciples to use the medicinal bath and Medicinal Paste together. See whether the effects of the two Body Tempering Formulas can stack."

"If they can, then naturally there's no need to say more; it will be a good thing for the sect. If they cannot, does the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect fear competition?"

Yu Yuanzhen's domineering aura surged outward. Lightning overflowed around him, wandering through the interior of the magnetite hall, as if he were the God of Thunder.

Hearing this, Yu Luomian felt somewhat reassured, but he still said resentfully, "Don't let me find out who Da Mu is, or I'll definitely make him understand how formidable we are!"

Yu Yuanzhen did not dissuade him. What was wrong with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan being a little overbearing? Could Spirit Hall really fall out with them over one person?

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

On the towering mountaintop, a great hall shaped like a glazed pagoda stood at the center. No matter how the fierce wind blew across the summit, it remained unmoving.

Ning Fengzhi sat in the empty great hall, holding the same newspaper in his hand.

"Since Spirit Hall dared to publish it, there should be no problem with the formula. But this act itself is the biggest problem."

"When has Spirit Hall ever been this generous, publishing a method to strengthen one's power to the Entire Continent?"

Ning Fengzhi seized upon the flaw and perceived the struggle behind it, vaguely grasping a clue.

"Is it related to the author called Da Mu?"

A newspaper also lay beside Sword Douluo Chen Xin's hand. It did not say that it was effective for Title Douluo, and with his temperament of being wholly devoted to the sword, he naturally would not think to attempt it himself.

After Bone Douluo Gu Rong finished reading the thesis, he said, "It's a good thing for us. The sect doesn't lack Gold Coins. Letting the disciples improve their physical quality a little can also increase their chances of survival in battle."

"Uncle Gu is right."

At the very first moment, Ning Fengzhi had already sent people to purchase medicinal herbs, even at a premium.

With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's wealth rivaling that of nations, spending money to strengthen their power was the cheapest and most effective method.

"It just so happens that Rongrong has only just awakened her martial soul. From now on, Uncle Sword, you all must not spoil her too much. Let her train her body and merge with Soul Rings beyond her limits. Perhaps it could allow the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to evolve."

Allowing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to evolve was the obsession of every generation of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect masters.

Ning Rongrong had innate rank-nine Soul Power, one rank higher than Ning Fengzhi's innate rank-eight Soul Power, but this single rank was the difference between heaven and earth. She was regarded as hope by the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Chen Xin became slightly serious. "It's good for Rongrong. We two old men naturally won't stop it, but you shouldn't be too strict either. Rongrong is still young."

Bone Douluo nodded in agreement.

Ning Fengzhi gave a bitter smile. They had not even started training yet, and the two of them had already begun pleading for mercy.

If he did not get a little stricter, who knew what his daughter would end up like after being spoiled?

Ning Fengzhi shook his head and changed the subject.

"Da Mu is a talent. To be able to independently derive the Body Tempering Formula, either his martial soul is special or he is exceptionally clever. I think it would be best to draw him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

In fact, not long after receiving the newspaper, he had already sent people to contact the Undercover Agent within Spirit Hall, hoping to find Da Mu and persuade him to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Bone Douluo agreed, "That makes sense. The sect has a foundation accumulated over thousands of years, and countless precious materials whose exact uses we've never found. If Da Mu can help the sect develop even one or two of them, that would be more than enough for us to benefit greatly."

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had the ability to appraise treasures. Over the past thousand years, who knew how many treasures they had collected? But while they knew what counted as a treasure, they did not know what those treasures were used for. They had a mountain of treasure yet could not enter it. Naturally, they thirsted for theoretical talents like Da Mu.

A ripple crossed Sword Douluo's cold face, as if he had recalled something, and he said calmly, "Indeed. This matter is of great importance. Fengzhi, once you find him, I'll personally go and tie him up and bring him back. I believe your eloquence will be enough to persuade him to join."

Ning Fengzhi nodded with a light smile. Da Mu's learning was already capable of influencing the situation across the continent. Any ambitious leader of a major force would never allow such a person to remain independent outside their control.

It would be best if he could be brought under their command. If they could not obtain him, then he could only be destroyed.

Someone capable of holding the position of sect master firmly, no matter what their personality was like, would absolutely never be soft-hearted.

At the same time, within the various forces of the continent—the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, the Star Luo Imperial Palace, the major academy clans, the sects, and the Hidden Sects—they gradually verified the Medicinal Effect of the formula and sent out large numbers of Soul Masters to search for traces of Da Mu. Across the entire Douluo Continent, winds and clouds surged, and undercurrents stirred.