Dugu Bo's Little Scheme

His consciousness left the Dimensional Chat Group.

He looked up at the sky. Dawn had gradually begun to break, and the morning mist slowly rose, shrouding the entire Sunset Forest in a thin veil of fog.

With a thought, a silver coin appeared in Wu Tong's hand.

The coin was about the size of a baby's fist, exquisitely round and rich in texture. Its front was engraved with runes symbolizing rebirth, while its back was carved with a pattern representing life. It was one of the 154 Resurrection Coins Wu Tong had snatched.

Looking at the Resurrection Coin in his hand, Wu Tong smiled. What some people sought but could never obtain was within easy reach in other worlds.

With these Resurrection Coins, Wu Tong was confident he could gather a vast amount of resources. And once he had resources, his rise in the early stages would already be inevitable.

Just as Wu Tong was thinking about how to bring up the matter of the Resurrection Coins to Dugu Bo...

Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan over and found Wu Tong.

"Little Monster, why are you down here beneath the cliff? No wonder we couldn't find you no matter how we searched up there. Looks like you absorbed an Immortal Herb too. How does it feel? How much has your Soul Power increased?"

Looking at the obvious changes in Wu Tong's body, Dugu Bo said with a smile.

"Soul Power? I don't know for now, but if my estimate is right, it should have increased by ten ranks."

"Looks like the Spirit Beast you prepared for me, Old Master, will have to become two."

Wu Tong looked at the two of them, who had already been detoxified, and said with a smile.

As the king of Immortal Herbs, even though most of the Enlightenment Bodhi Flower's energy had been used to evolve his Martial Soul, the small remaining portion of energy, combined with the Soul Power he had accumulated by never slacking off in his cultivation even while stuck at a bottleneck, was still enough to raise Wu Tong's Soul Power by ten ranks.

"What? Doesn't that mean you're already a Soul King at twelve?"

When Dugu Bo heard Wu Tong's words, he was utterly shocked. A twelve-year-old Soul King—there had simply never been anyone like him before. As for whether anyone would come after, that was another matter.

"That's right, Old Master. I'll be leaving my Spirit Rings to you."

Seeing Dugu Bo so shocked, Wu Tong did not deny it.

"Leave it to me. I can't guarantee much else, but when it comes to fighting and killing, I'm pretty good at it."

Dugu Bo did not refuse. After all, this was something he had already agreed to do. Although there was now one more Spirit Beast, to him, it was nothing more than a small matter.

"Right, Old Master, this is the detoxification method I originally prepared for Sister Yan, but it's no longer needed now.

You can keep it. If, in the future, a descendant's Martial Soul happens to regress, this detoxification method can still be useful. After all, that sort of thing isn't impossible."

Wu Tong took a sheet of paper from the Taiji Bracelet and handed it to Dugu Bo.

Hearing this, Dugu Bo picked it up and looked.

Spirit Beast · Nine-Leaf Poison Pearl Vine

It can absorb toxins through the unique plant veins inside its body and transform them into poison pearls. Each leaf corresponds to one poison pearl. The poison pearls can leave the body to attack and can be preserved for a long time. However, because it has only nine leaves, it can form at most nine poison pearls.

Using this Spirit Beast as a Spirit Ring gives an extremely high chance of obtaining a Soul Skill that condenses toxins into poison pearls.

Transform the lethal poison within the body into poison pearls. This allows continued cultivation without needing to worry about being eroded by toxins. At the same time, poison pearls can be condensed by absorbing lethal poison and kept as a trump card for attacks.

Note: This Spirit Beast is extremely suitable for the inherited Martial Soul of the Dugu Family, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent. It is recommended that the Dugu Family protect it and cultivate it in large quantities.

Looking at the information on the paper, Dugu Bo laughed excitedly, but as he laughed, he began to cry...

With his experience as a Titled Douluo, he could naturally confirm that Wu Tong's method was indeed feasible.

So the Martial Soul Poison that had plagued his Family could be solved with just one Spirit Ring?

And judging from the effect of this Soul Skill, it did not waste the position of one of the nine Spirit Rings either.

After Dugu Bo's emotions settled, he carefully folded the paper, solemnly stored it inside his Soul Tool, then looked at Wu Tong and said with a serious expression.

"Little Monster, as expected of you. You directly solved our Family's Martial Soul problem. How about this? I don't have much I can use to thank you, so this Medicine Garden will serve as the Consultation Fee of our Dugu Family."

"Are you serious, Old Master? You're just giving me the Icefire Yin-Yang Well like that?"

Wu Tong looked into Dugu Bo's eyes, trying to find any sign of regret there.

But he failed. Dugu Bo's eyes were full of seriousness, as if he had thought it through carefully.

Of course Dugu Bo had thought it through carefully. A twelve-year-old Soul King with considerable strength; the continent's First Sage with a vast network of connections; he had even saved him and his granddaughter, a life-saving grace...

This was a proper Blue Chip Stock. And Yan'er happened not to have a boyfriend yet due to the butterfly effect. Wasn't Wu Tong, standing right before him, the best choice?

As long as he became his Grandson-in-law, wouldn't what belonged to Wu Tong belong to him? Even Wu Tong himself would be his.

Naturally, Wu Tong did not see through Dugu Bo's little scheme. Although Mind's Eye had the effect of Direct Sense, Dugu Bo bore him no malice, so Mind's Eye gave no warning.

"All right. I really do need this treasured land. Its trait of rapidly cultivating plants is very important to me, so I won't turn it down."

Wu Tong had originally planned to exchange Resurrection Coins for the herbs in the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, but he had not expected Dugu Bo to directly package up the Icefire Yin-Yang Well and give it to him.

After considering it, Wu Tong still decided to accept, because the benefits this treasured land could bring were simply too great.

It could continuously cultivate high-year medicinal herbs. Although its effect was not as good as the Sky-Controlling Bottle's, it was still a steady stream of points.

At worst, I'll just help the Old Master revive Dugu Xin too.

As the saying went, treat me as a gentleman of the realm, and I shall repay you as one. As a Descendant of Yan Huang born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze, the idea of repaying kindness and settling grudges had long since taken deep root in Wu Tong's heart.

"Then it's settled. Little Monster, tell me what Spirit Beasts you need, and I'll go prepare them for you."

Dugu Bo seemed afraid Wu Tong would go back on his word and hurriedly settled the matter.

As long as Wu Tong accepted this treasured land, he would not be able to run. After all, Wu Tong could not possibly abandon the treasure bowl that was the Icefire Yin-Yang Well.

"Let's not rush the matter of Spirit Beasts yet. Old Master, go back to Heaven Dou City first, to my Wutong Courtyard, and use this Soul Tool to bring over all the resources I've collected over the years."

Not knowing Dugu Bo's little scheme, Wu Tong heard his words and hurriedly stopped him.

Wu Tong planned to hunt Spirit Rings after exchanging for Great Sage. That way, he could use Great Sage's ability to analyze Spirit Rings and Spirit Beasts, thereby obtaining even greater benefits.

Wu Tong took out a Storage Ring and handed it over, asking Dugu Bo, the fastest person here, to go to Heaven Dou City and help bring the resources.

Storage equipment, which was very valuable in Douluo, was not precious in other worlds. At the very least, in the world of Star Rail, it was quite common.

"Why are you bringing those things over? If you need resources, I still have some here."

Dugu Bo was somewhat puzzled and asked.

"Of course they'll be very useful. Old Master, your resources aren't enough. You'll know once you bring them over."

Wu Tong avoided the topic and instead urged Dugu Bo to head to Heaven Dou City as soon as possible.

"All right. If the resources aren't enough, tell me. Although our Family hasn't collected a huge amount of resources over the years, it's not a small amount either."

Seeing that Wu Tong was unwilling to reveal more, Dugu Bo stopped asking and directly took the Storage Ring.

Just as Dugu Bo set off toward Heaven Dou City...

Wu Tong took a shovel and began gathering medicinal herbs at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well.

Cassia Seed, angelica, Nine-Leaf Paris, Coptis... Each type of medicinal herb was cut off at the root with Wu Tong's shovel, then sold directly to the Dimensional Chat Group.

Wu Tong's Group Points also kept rising. 100... 1300... 9600... 12000...

The continuous notification sounds of points arriving gave Wu Tong motivation, making him gather herbs even harder.

Finally, after selling off all the medicinal herbs except the Immortal Herbs, along with a portion of the Icefire Yin-Yang Well's ice and fire spring water, Wu Tong's points reached around 1.5 million.

"This sight... Still, I left the roots of the medicinal herbs in place. Given the plant growth speed of the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, they should regrow in a few months.

But if I want medicinal herbs with a proper age to them, I'll probably have to wait a few more years."

Looking at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well Medicine Garden, which had once been a riot of brilliant colors and blooming flowers, now turned into something that looked like it had been chewed up by a dog, Wu Tong felt somewhat awkward. But compared with the points he had gained, such a small matter was naturally insignificant.