The East Palace's Secret Chamber Was Quite Large

The East Palace's Secret Chamber Was Quite Large

Shi Yueyi could understand Qian Renxue's curiosity.

So she fetched a small stool from the side, sat beside Qian Renxue, and carefully recounted the memories she had investigated during the day, along with Xue Beng's "vision" for the future.

The more Qian Renxue listened, the stranger it seemed.

"You're saying that after becoming the Heaven Dou Emperor, he wanted to wipe out the Star Luo Empire, make Spirit Hall bow before him, and ultimately become the supreme ruler of the continent?"

Qian Renxue did not doubt Shi Yueyi's words, because she knew full well how vast the disparity in Spiritual Power could be. For example, her sixth soul skill could directly blow up the heads of all opponents whose Spiritual Power was less than half of hers.

So, since Little Shiyue could pull Xue Beng into a dream, what she read there had to be real.

"Exactly. Xue Beng thought that after replacing you, he would gain the support and guidance of both the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Dugu Bo, allowing him to break through to Titled Douluo at the age of forty-three." Shi Yueyi shrugged.

"Then he would crush the White Tiger Emperor of the Star Luo Empire with one swan claw, and conveniently take every woman from the Star Luo Empire's Zhu Family into his harem, because the Ghost Netherworld Cat Martial Soul Possession suited his tastes perfectly."

Qian Renxue's gaze sharpened at those words. "In Xue Beng's vision of the future, were there any specific plans for dealing with the Star Luo Empire?"

Shi Yueyi froze.

After hesitating briefly, she said, "Didn't I just say it? He crushes the Star Luo Empire's emperor with one swan claw, then the scene skips straight to the entire world kneeling before Emperor Xue Beng's dragon throne."

"That's it?"

"That's it."

Qian Renxue rubbed her forehead.

Shi Yueyi's exploration of Xue Beng's dream had lasted only one minute because there truly was not much worth watching. She had skipped over plenty of the dregs.

Whether it was "memories of the past" or "visions of the future," they shared one trait: only the scenes of him doting on his consorts were rendered in exquisite detail, to the point where one could even see how his Adam's apple bobbed.

But whenever it came to warfare or governing the nation, everything was glossed over. Three or five steps conquered the world, seven or eight people commanded an army of a million, nine soul rings appeared, and two Swan Claws scratched every enemy to death.

"Then there is nothing wrong with what we previously guessed and discussed." Qian Renxue stopped dwelling on that useless fourth prince and shifted her attention to the Poison Douluo.

In a sense, this Poison Douluo was Xue Beng's greatest safeguard.

"Has Elder Ju arrived?" Shi Yueyi asked.

Qian Renxue nodded. "At Grandpa's speed, he could definitely reach Spirit City within a day. He should have already issued the decree by now. In about two days, Elder Ju should come find us."

She considered it for a moment before continuing, "The plan we prepared after working through the night yesterday should also begin to be put into action. Before you got out of school today, Grandpa Azure Luan had already set out with the items."

Shi Yueyi narrowed her eyes. "Good."

"This is for you." Qian Renxue took out a Soul Tool and handed it to Shi Yueyi. "Inside are some of the medicinal herbs you requested. Senior Pufferfish found them around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Don't underestimate that place—it really has every kind of medicinal herb."

Shi Yueyi accepted the Soul Tool, pleasantly surprised. "That's wonderful!"

"I hadn't expected you to know a thing or two about alchemy." Qian Renxue teased. "And the effects you described sound terrifying even to me."

"People living in the mountains always manage to tinker up strange things in order to survive." As Shi Yueyi spoke, she carefully opened the Soul Tool and checked its contents.

"You can refine medicine in my secret chamber tonight." Qian Renxue walked over to a bookshelf in her bedroom and pressed a hidden mechanism on it.

A secret chamber immediately appeared before them, and Qian Renxue directly pulled Shi Yueyi inside.

This was also one of Qian Renxue's contingencies. The secret chamber contained a hidden passage leading beyond Heaven Dou City.

If her infiltration of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace ever ran into trouble, she would retreat through here.

"This secret chamber... is pretty big." Shi Yueyi shuddered. "What is it for?"

"I've refined medicine here before," Qian Renxue said. "That's why, after seeing Dugu Bo's pots, bowls, and utensils, I first thought of having Senior Pufferfish investigate them."

"I thought Senior Pufferfish had made that poison."

"No. Uncle Cixue's Martial Soul is poisonous, that's true. But what was prepared for Xue Ye was a special compound poison called Colorful Splendor. It was provided by a Soul Douluo named Yang Wushuang, and they say there is no cure for it in the world." Qian Renxue shook her head. "After obtaining that poison, I wanted to study it myself and see whether there was a way to neutralize it, in case anything went wrong."

Shi Yueyi said in surprise, "The Light Angel knows poison too?"

Qian Renxue glanced at her. "What's strange about that?"

"True." Shi Yueyi thought about it. "Maybe my desk mate with the Nine Heart Begonia will have descendants far in the future who become some kind of highly toxic soul masters."

When yin and yang reversed, misfortune could turn into fortune. Who knew?

"Since I've finished handling today's affairs, I'll stay here with you." Qian Renxue sat down in the secret chamber as well. "If anything dangerous happens during the process, I can use an angel's healing ability to save you."

Shi Yueyi nodded and began sorting the medicinal herbs Qian Renxue had given her.

What she intended to make was not poison, but two very special medicines: Soul Extinguishing Powder and Ten Thousand Drunk.

These were two top-grade medicines mastered by the Sun Moon Empire ten thousand years later. Soul Extinguishing Powder could leave even a Titled Douluo unable to summon Soul Power, while Ten Thousand Drunk could block off the Spiritual Sea. Likewise, even Spiritual Power at the level of a Titled Douluo could not resist it.

Shi Yueyi tossed the herbs into the alchemy furnace before her.

"Miss, start a fire." She snapped her fingers.

Qian Renxue looked at her helplessly, then flicked her finger. Flames rose beneath several cauldrons.

An entire night passed.

Shi Yueyi opened her eyes wearily. "Refining medicine really is exhausting work for Spiritual Power, but the process can also help me train it."

Qian Renxue opened her eyes. "Starting tonight, I'll help you control the process."

Perfect. I can continue improving my Spiritual Power while increasing the efficiency of the medicine refining.

Shi Yueyi nodded. "No problem. Refining these two medicines isn't easy. Last night, I only managed to complete some initial extraction from the herbs. Fortunately, some herbs can be simmered during the day. Once their medicinal properties have been released, we can continue refining them at night."

"Mm. Give me the formula, then go to school." Qian Renxue nodded. "I've rarely gone out lately. Once morning court is over, I can come back and keep watch."

Shi Yueyi handed the formula to Qian Renxue. "Alright. Be careful, though. These two things are incredibly potent."