Da Ming, Er Ming

The prized horses of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possessed a trace of Soul Beast bloodline and could travel a thousand li in a day. By the time Gula returned to Nuoding Academy and took out a Walkie-Talkie sold by the system, it already showed several missed calls.

Gula had only ever given Ning Rongrong a Walkie-Talkie, so there was no doubt she was the only caller.

A Walkie-Talkie cost one hundred points each. He had bought two.

Based on the mechanical knowledge in his mind, this Walkie-Talkie used some kind of special energy waveform to transmit messages, so it did not need satellites to achieve long-distance communication. It could be considered another kind of mobile phone.

"Can you hear me?"

Gula turned on the Walkie-Talkie. A soft breathing sound came from the other side. As if hearing Gula's voice, that breathing instantly slowed down a great deal.

Ning Rongrong had figured out how to use it through the manual that came with the Walkie-Talkie. Her soft breathing seemed warm.

"You're... that pervert? How can this thing talk?"

The corner of Gula's eye twitched. "I told you, I'm not a pervert. Little Wife, you're being naughty."

Ning Rongrong huffed. "How dare you! Who's your Little Wife? I never agreed to that. If you dare tease me again, I'll have Grandpa Sword beat you up!"

In the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, inside a spacious and elegant room, pale pink bed curtains hung open. Ning Rongrong lay on her stomach on the bed, her little feet swaying up and down as she leaned close to the Walkie-Talkie and spoke in a low voice.

Gula smiled and stopped teasing the little girl. He asked, "Did you tell your family about me?"

Ning Rongrong changed positions and lay on the bed, glancing toward the door. "No, but if you dare bully me, I'll go tell Dad!"

Good that she hadn't.

Gula breathed a sigh of relief. Although from what he had seen of the future, no one would come looking for him, he was still worried something might cause the future he had seen to change.

Right now, he still did not want to be exposed in the eyes of major powers. If he could stay hidden, he would.

"How could I bully you? This is our secret. Don't tell anyone else. I'm going to cultivate now. Remember to put the Walkie-Talkie away. If you have time, you can chat with me."

After Gula confirmed nothing was wrong, he hung up.

Giving Ning Rongrong the Walkie-Talkie was a stopgap measure. He still had not decided how to get along with the future Little Witch. To the precocious people of Douluo Continent, even a little girl could not be taken lightly.

Ning Rongrong tapped the Walkie-Talkie, but no sound came from it. She pouted, looking rather unhappy.

"Cultivation, cultivation again. So annoying."

As she complained, she sat cross-legged on the bed and began today's meditation.

Star Dou Great Forest.

After a long journey, Xiao Wu returned to the Core Area. After playing around with the Titan Giant Ape for a while, she remembered the proper business.

She looked toward the calm Lake of Life. The massive head of a horned bull python emerged from the lake's surface. "Da Ming, I brought back a medicinal formula. See if it's any help to you."

Xiao Wu had not asked about Gula's Perfect Medicinal Formula, so she was referring to the formula published in the Spirit Report.

Within the Core Area was the densest Heaven and Earth Origin Energy in the Star Dou Great Forest. Many rare herbs naturally grew there, and there was no lack of Ten Thousand Year Level Medicine Kings.

The Sky Azure Bull Python had a steady temperament. He had studied the relics of Spirit Masters who had died in the Core Area and had a certain understanding of herbs.

After listening to the formula for the Body Strengthening and Bone Tempering Paste, his enormous head dipped slightly. "They're all common herbs. I'll try it. Er Ming, you remembered the herbs Sister Xiao Wu mentioned, right? Go get some back."

The Titan Giant Ape roared, as if questioning why the Sky Azure Bull Python did not go himself. Immediately afterward, he realized that Sister Xiao Wu could no longer stop Da Ming from beating him up, so he reluctantly ran out of the Core Area to search for herbs.

Before long, the Titan Giant Ape returned, his pillar-like arms carrying a small mountain's worth of medicinal herbs.

The area near the Core Area was the territory of these two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. Other Soul Beasts did not dare approach, so all kinds of resources were well preserved. Thousand Year Spirit Medicines that were hard to find in the outside world could be seen everywhere in the Core Area.

The Sky Azure Bull Python had not been idle either. He melted some metal ores with lightning fire, dug a pit in the ground, and cast a crude large pot.

"The main ingredient is Bone Jade Bamboo. Five Thousand Year will have to do. Eight-thousand-year ginseng, six-thousand-year Blazing Fire Orange Peel..."

The Sky Azure Bull Python added the ingredients one by one. He clearly did not understand the pairing of medicinal properties as well as Yue Guan. Regardless of whether the medicinal properties were strong or weak, he used the best medicinal herbs, as if they were no different from roadside weeds.

And that made sense. Though these medicinal herbs might be a thousand or ten thousand years old, they had not lived as long as the Sky Azure Bull Python. They were indeed not much different from weeds to him.

Half an hour later, the Sky Azure Bull Python looked at the pitch-black paste in the pot and fell into deep thought.

"Er Ming, you try the medicinal formula Sister Xiao Wu brought back."

He started ordering around his ever-hardworking second brother.

The Titan Giant Ape was not stupid. His mountain-like massive body had an equally smart brain to match.

But he was unwilling to disappoint Sister Xiao Wu, and with confidence in his own constitution, he did not fear ordinary deadly poison. He lifted the two-meter-wide iron pot with one hand and directly poured the scalding Medicinal Paste into his mouth.

When the feelings run deep, you down it in one gulp.

The Titan Giant Ape burped. A citrus fragrance drifted out of his mouth and spread along the lakeside.

A huge pile of medicinal herbs that could be considered Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could still have some effect even if thrown together at random, not to mention that the formula used did have a certain connection between its ingredients.

Soon, the Medicinal Paste took effect.

White steam rose from all over the Titan Giant Ape's body. It was the sweat on his skin evaporating. He felt as if he had endless strength. He hammered his chest hard, and his developed muscles let out dull, thunderous booms.

Still not satisfied, the Titan Giant Ape leaped back and forth through the Core Area, venting his vigorous energy. So anxious that he spoke human words, he said, "So hot, so hot! So much energy is drilling into my body."

The Sky Azure Bull Python said in surprise, "It really works. Er Ming, can you feel your Physique Strength increasing?"

The Titan Giant Ape was ultimately a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Even medicine refined from Five Thousand Year spirit medicine could only produce a short-term effect.

Within a dozen seconds, he stopped sweating all over and had already adapted to the Medicinal Paste's effects. Tilting his head in thought, he said, "It feels like there's a bit of improvement, but not much. It's about the same as what we'd normally gain from a year of cultivation."

When Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts increased their cultivation, they counted it in ten-thousand-year units. A year's improvement sounded like a lot, but even using it a thousand times would not raise the Titan Giant Ape's current cultivation by one percent.

The Sky Azure Bull Python was not disappointed. After all, he had never thought Xiao Wu could go to the Human World once and find something good so quickly.

"It's useless to us, but it should be useful for Sister Xiao Wu as she is now. A human body's strength is far inferior to a soul beast's. If Sister Xiao Wu improves her physical constitution, it can also speed up the conversion of Origin Soul Power."

The Sky Azure Bull Python thought of how unrefined his medicine-making skills were, which meant the true Medicinal Effect should be even better, and said, "Er Ming, don't spend all your time playing these next few days. Gather more herbs for Sister Xiao Wu to take with her."

"Roar!"

The Titan Giant Ape answered with a roar. He did not like talking, but fortunately, after spending many years together, the Sky Azure Bull Python and Xiao Wu could both understand what he wanted to convey from his roars.

Next chapter will be a bit late.