Zhu Zhuqing Takes the Bait, Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Before Luo Chuan could speak, Ma Hongjun bared his teeth and said, "Junior Sister Zhuqing—hiss—of course you can. We're all family—ow—"

Sweat dripped from Ma Hongjun's plump face as pain made him grimace. Still, he could not neglect supporting his junior brother.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Luo Chuan with her clear eyes, then asked again, "P-please, can you teach me how to cultivate?"

"The dean can teach you cultivation as well." Luo Chuan neither refused nor agreed.

Zhu Zhuqing said, "Ordinary instruction cannot meet my needs. I want to learn your cultivation method."

"Fatty is my senior brother, so I teach him." As Luo Chuan spoke, Ma Hongjun opened his mouth again. "Xiao Chuan, won't Sister Zhuqing be yours sooner or later anyway? Hehe, teaching her sooner or later makes no difference."

Zhu Zhuqing's face reddened at his words, but she continued looking at Luo Chuan, her eyes filled with yearning.

Luo Chuan raised one finger. "You only get one chance. I won't raise an ungrateful traitor. Whatever you gain, you must pay an equal price for it. We trade fairly."

"Fine!" Hearing that Luo Chuan had not immediately refused and had not proposed the sort of condition she had imagined, Zhu Zhuqing nodded at once, wanting to hear Luo Chuan's terms of exchange.

"Join my faction. I will devote every effort to nurturing you. Level ninety-nine will be the bare minimum of your achievements, and I will protect you from being bullied by anyone but me." As Luo Chuan spoke, Ma Hongjun only stood there with his mouth agape. When had his junior brother learned to brag like this?

"Your faction?" Zhu Zhuqing was confused. Luo Chuan nodded. "Luo Shen Hall."

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes flickered rapidly, but in the end, she could not think of any force called Luo Shen Hall that could contend with a Titled Douluo.

"If I join your faction, does that mean I must obey your orders completely?"

"Of course. But don't worry, I won't do something as beastly as that." Luo Chuan smiled at Zhu Zhuqing, but Zhu Zhuqing asked, "How can you be sure I won't betray you?"

"If I fulfill what I say, but you fail to fulfill what you promise, then there is naturally only one consequence. Of course, I have coercive methods as well, but I do not wish to use them on you." Zhu Zhuqing's face flushed slightly at this, and she did not dare meet Luo Chuan's eyes. She wondered why Luo Chuan did not use those coercive methods on her.

"Be loyal to you? If you tell me to die, I have to go die? Isn't that a contract of sale?"

"Think about the duties you would need to fulfill if you joined Spirit Hall. Do what you should do, and don't dwell on extreme possibilities." Luo Chuan did not explain much, merely waiting for Zhu Zhuqing to make up her mind.

"If I agree, will there still be things like yesterday?" Zhu Zhuqing recalled yesterday's Golden Lotus Power. The pleasure it brought to both her martial soul and body lingered in her mind.

"Is that all the ambition you have? Join my faction, and within a year, I'll have you defeat Dai Mubai."

"Fine!" Zhu Zhuqing agreed immediately upon hearing that, then said, "If you fail to do what you said—"

"Then I won't ask anything of you either."

"It's a deal! I'll join your faction."

Luo Chuan immediately smiled. "You will be glad you made this choice today. I'll teach you the circulation route. From now on, cultivate according to it."

Poor Ma Hongjun was cast aside just like that. There was no helping it; Ma Hongjun's body was far too stiff, and many movements in the Muscle Change Classic could not be completed alone.

Zhu Zhuqing's body, on the other hand, was far more flexible, and her foundation was excellent.

After passing the Muscle Change Classic and Marrow Cleansing Classic to Zhu Zhuqing, she immediately returned to her room to cultivate. Meanwhile, cries of agony once more rang out from the woods.

The plot had undergone earth-shaking changes due to the appearance of the Heavenly Ranking. Oscar had broken through level thirty early and no longer needed to obtain a soul ring.

Cultivation continued as usual. Flender's teaching method was simple and brutal: truth came from actual combat!

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Luo Chuan anymore. He left without saying goodbye, and three days later, he had arrived at the outskirts of Sunset Forest. A middle-aged man followed at his side.

The man was exceptionally handsome, appearing to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He had an elegant temperament and gentle eyes, looking like an ordinary person without the slightest powerful aura. He was the Limit Douluo summoned by the system, the Sky-Supporting Douluo Yun Ming!

Yun Ming was still young at this time and at the peak of his strength, his cultivation having reached the Demigod Realm. And do not forget that he also possessed a four-word battle armor!

"Hall Master, it seems your target is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well." Although Yun Ming had been implanted with some memories, he had retained certain basic memories and was naturally no stranger to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"That's right. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has immortal-grade Spirit Herbs, treasures that are hard to come by." Luo Chuan did not deny it, and the two headed directly toward the core of Sunset Forest.

The two traveled without restraint. The level ninety-nine Yun Ming was absolutely invincible on the current Douluo Continent. Even if Qiandao Liu borrowed the Angel God's power, he would not be Yun Ming's opponent.

After passing through the poisonous miasma, the two arrived beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. On a distant cliff wall sat a green figure cross-legged in meditation.

Although Yun Ming retained basic memories, all memories related to history had been completely erased. Standing behind Luo Chuan now, he found the green figure rather strange.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well actually already had an owner?

The two looked at Dugu Bo, and Dugu Bo naturally noticed that someone had arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. His figure flashed, and he instantly appeared before Luo Chuan and Yun Ming. "Who are you? Why have you appeared here?"

Dugu Bo's toxins had spread throughout his body, and he could only barely suppress them with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Thus, he had always regarded the well as his own territory.

Luo Chuan did not waste words with Dugu Bo. "Dugu Bo, this place belongs to me from now on. I'll give you two choices."

"Hm? Who the hell do you think you are, brat? Talking big without shame!" Dugu Bo had no intention of listening to Luo Chuan. With a wave of his hand, he was about to teach Luo Chuan what it meant to respect one's elders.

However, before he could make a move, a terrifying pressure descended upon him. The once-proud Dugu Bo was instantly drenched in cold sweat, his body trembling nonstop as he looked in horror at Yun Ming standing behind Luo Chuan.

"Listen carefully." Yun Ming did not even summon his martial soul. The surging level ninety-nine Soul Power suppressed Dugu Bo on the spot, leaving him afraid to make any rash move.

Luo Chuan continued, "The first choice is naturally to resist unto death. Then there is nothing more to say.

"The second choice: you are deeply poisoned. I will cure you, and you will join my faction and serve me. At the same time, this place belongs to me."

After speaking, Luo Chuan looked at Yun Ming again. "Senior Yun, please let him see your soul rings."

Yun Ming nodded. Then a Sky-Supporting Spear appeared in his hand, and nine soul rings slowly pulsed around it—six black and three red.

The Sky-Supporting Spear's aura was not deliberately released, yet even so, the Poison Douluo dropped to his knees at once, beads of sweat already rolling down his forehead.

His face was pale and his eyes terrified as he repeatedly muttered the words, "Six black, three red."