The "People-Moving" Journey

Dugu Bo's idea was absolutely correct. If it were six months ago, Quan Yi would have accepted Dugu Bo's help without hesitation.

However, half a year ago, Huo Wu's Sixth Soul Ring completely changed Quan Yi's previous thoughts.

Soul Ring possessing a soul; a special life form that exists in the form of Soul Ring.

This existence completely shattered Quan Yi's understanding of Soul Beast and Spirit Master.

After this period of research, Quan Yi also discovered that Huo Wu's Sixth Soul Ring was slowly changing.

The patterns on the Soul Ring are slowly growing, and their complexity is approaching that of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

It was this discovery that led Quan Yi to the idea of replicating the life of Soul Ring.

For this reason, Quan Yi had many ideas.

Of course, he couldn't reveal the matter of the Life Soul Ring to Dugu Bo yet.

Therefore, Quan Yi could only reply, "This is my trial, and it is also my own battle."

My seniors can help me for a while, but they can't help me forever.

The Seventh Soul Ring is just the beginning for me. If I rely on external forces from now on, I might end up losing the ability to deal with powerful Soul Beast.

Dugu Bo did not doubt Quan Yi's statement; on the contrary, he admired Quan Yi even more.

"Alright, since you have such lofty ambitions, I won't bother you any longer."

After chatting for a while and sharing their daily lives, Quan Yi and Dugu Bo walked into the vicinity of the hot spring.

Quan Yi first threw the Blazing Sun Dragon Spear into the Blazing Yang Spring.

Upon returning to the Blazing Yang Spring, the Blazing Sun Dragon Spear conveyed a sense of joy, spontaneously absorbing the Fire-attribute energy and special substances within the Yang Quan.

After finishing this task, Quan Yi also noticed that one-third of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass on both sides of the spring were missing.

According to Dugu Bo's explanation, although he only took a very small portion in each experiment, the cumulative number of experiments was too large, and a lot of waste was inevitably lost.

However, Dugu Bo also said that in this space, the growth rate of herbs is ten times that of the outside world, and they will regrow if left idle for a period of time.

"But if one-third of the herbs are lost, their medicinal properties will be greatly reduced. Will they be able to last long enough for the senior to filter out the Toxin from his body?"

Dugu Bo smiled faintly and said, "You don't know this. The medicinal properties of these two poisonous herbs are amazing. If I refine the whole plant directly, although it can detoxify me, it will also completely neutralize my poison power."

"I only need to remove a small portion to eliminate the Toxin from my body."

After hearing this, Quan Yi was completely relieved.

Focusing on his own task, Quan Yi didn't linger.

After bidding farewell to Dugu Bo, Quan Yi returned to the inn.

After a night's rest, the convoy set off again, heading west.

When the convoy left the town, the number of people in the convoy suddenly increased to several hundred.

However, since the number of carriages remained unchanged, it did not attract the attention of outsiders.

In fact, with the Storage Soul Tool controlled by the Quan Family and Quan Yi's Scarlet Dragon, it wouldn't be difficult to take all the Blacksmith directly back to Vast Sea City.

However, they still chose such a 'primitive' method for other reasons.

That is 'moving people'.

As the Quan Family expanded their maritime presence, they discovered that they had funds and technology, but lacked a large population.

Although, within six months, Quan Yi and his group had gathered more than 10,000 people in the ocean.

However, compared to 70 million mu of land, it is still not enough.

Moreover, the population in the ocean is already sparse, and more than half of the people there have their own livelihoods and would not easily join the Quan Family.

To address the labor shortage, the Quan Family utilized their shops throughout the mainland to recruit a large workforce.

Most of these people were poor people and beggars with no means of livelihood.

In the Douluo Continent, the gap between the rich and the poor is enormous, and such people are a dime a dozen.

The Quan Family used their financial advantage to quietly absorb these people.

Of course, the Quan Family doesn't accept just anyone; they carefully scrutinize all the conditions.

We don't want people who are of bad character, cheat, or are deceitful.

Even so, some could find hundreds, while others could find dozens.

The distance from Saus City to Vast Sea City is several thousand miles.

Now, Quan Yi and his group have traveled about halfway, and the convoy already has more than five thousand people.

When they arrive at Vast Sea City, this number will double.

In the carriage at the head of the caravan, Huo Wu leaned solemnly on Quan Yi's shoulder, remaining silent.

An eerie silence filled the carriage.

Quan Yi knew that Huo Wu had been impacted.

During this time, Huo Wu never imagined that there were still many people in the world living in dire straits.

As a member of Spirit Master family, Huo Wu had never witnessed the real lives of ordinary people.

However, along the way, Huo Wu encountered far too much hardship.

This weighed heavily on Huo Wu's mind.

Quan Yi didn't say much, he just quietly stayed by Huo Wu's side.

Although he also felt uncomfortable, he was relieved that Huo Wu did not choose to look away.

She felt heavy-hearted because she was staring intently at the mud on the ground.

The entire convoy fell into an unusual silence.

Only the sounds of cart wheels and horses' hooves could be heard.

Inside the other carriages sat countless emaciated, impoverished people, dressed in clothes prepared by the Quan Family, their bodies thoroughly cleaned of grime.

However, none of this can truly conceal the numbness in these people's hearts.

They sat blankly inside the carriage, like cargo.

Of course, this situation is much better than before.

A faint glimmer of light, previously absent, appeared in their numb eyes.

That is a ray of light that symbolizes hope.

The appearance of the Quan Family brought them a glimmer of hope.

It was this glimmer of hope that drove them to board the carriage bound for Vast Sea City.

The convoy slowly headed west, and along the way, Quan Yi followed the map and passed through cities where the Quan Family had shops.

After driving for half a month, the number of people in the convoy doubled.

Fortunately, the closer they got to the west, the more the Quan family caravan could transport people on its own; otherwise, the carriages Quan Yi had prepared might not have been able to accommodate so many people.

However, just as the convoy passed through a small village, an unusual event caught Quan Yi's attention.

As dusk fell, Quan Yi realized it was getting late and decided to rest for the night in an open space near the village.

Of course, due to the large number of people in the convoy, they did not choose to enter the village.

However, at this time when cooking should have been underway, not a single wisp of smoke rose from the chimneys throughout the entire village.

To find out the truth, Quan Yi flew over the village and activated his Scarlet Dragon Eye.

The village was in complete disarray, with houses showing signs of damage and, more seriously, bloodstains scattered throughout the village.

Under Quan Yi's Super Vision, one can see that the blood has long since dried and its color has darkened.

This indicates that the village had been under attack for quite some time.

Quan Yi's gaze extended outwards, and in an open space not far from the village, he discovered a shocking scene.