Yang Wudi

"Kid, be careful on the road. These are the latest poison pills I specially made. I can't speak for Titled Douluo, but below Titled Douluo, absolutely no one can withstand them."

"Then many thanks, Senior Dugu. My Star Crown Sect will send a gift shortly, so I won't be attending Senior's Titled Douluo ceremony."

Dugu Bo had used his evolved martial soul overnight to concoct poison pills and give them to Xu Mingxi. He still needed to recuperate in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for a few more days. Ever since absorbing the Poison Spirit Flood Dragon's soul ring, the toxins in his body had even shown signs of trying to burst out of the Medusa Soul Bone.

Xu Mingxi did not wait for him to finish regulating his breathing and chose to leave early. Since he knew the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had already been found, there was no need to keep wasting time here.

He was now already a Level 69 Soul Emperor and could break through to Level 70 at any time, and the Seventh Soul Ring was vitally important to every soul master.

This was also the best opportunity Xu Mingxi had chosen for himself to add a sunlight attribute to his Star Crown Martial Soul.

Absorbing the Moon Gazing Toad's soul ring had produced moonlight, but Xu Mingxi had not known about that at all back then. Now that he wanted to artificially interfere with the changes in his martial soul, he had to make absolutely thorough preparations.

To ensure the success rate, Xu Mingxi decided that before absorbing his Seventh Soul Ring, he had to take an Immortal Herb of the firmest and purest yang nature, then pair it with a suitable soul beast. Only then could he maximize the chance of his martial soul undergoing a beneficial mutation.

The Star Crown Sect had long since begun searching for a suitable soul beast for him. Now that the Immortal Herbs were in hand, all that was missing was information on the Immortal Herbs and the methods for taking them—and these were all in the hands of the Yang family head, Yang Wudi.

If they could make a peaceful trade, that would naturally be best. If not, then some special methods would be needed.

The Immortal Herbs concerned not only Xu Mingxi, but also the development of the entire Star Crown Sect. Tang Chen was trapped deep in Slaughter City, and the Clear Sky Sect had only one Titled Douluo left; it could not suppress the Star Crown Sect, let alone the subordinate clans under its command.

The only thing Xu Mingxi was somewhat worried about was that using force would cause enormous changes in the future, and he would lose his advantage of knowing the plot.

But he could not worry about so much now. What mattered was making himself and the Star Crown Sect stronger. As long as this matter succeeded, the Star Crown Sect would at least produce several more Titled Douluo, and the Sect Master could take another step forward as well. Their overall strength would more than double.

Xu Mingxi arrived in Heaven Dou City once again. Nearly ten years had passed, and when he saw this glorious giant city again, his heart did not stir at all. This would belong to the Star Crown Sect sooner or later.

Xu Mingxi took the First Elder to visit the master of Blood Blade Pavilion, the largest underground force in Heaven Dou City, and smoothly obtained his agreement to borrow Blood Blade Pavilion's channels to gather intelligence on the Yang family.

When he first entered Heaven Dou City, he had visited Old Master Ye Renxin with a trace of hope.

Unfortunately, although the old man had spent his life healing the sick and saving people, he relied more on the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul. He did understand pharmacology, but he could not be considered proficient in it, let alone know anything about Immortal Herbs.

Xu Mingxi had originally wanted to use Blood Blade Pavilion's influence to send Yang Wudi a visiting card, but he had not expected to be directly refused. The Star Crown Sect's influence in the Heaven Dou Empire was still too weak.

There was no helping it. Since he could not enter the Yang Family Territory, then he would make Yang Wudi come out.

The Yang Family Territory was located around the Clear Sky Sect and was not easy to contact, but as a great medicine-refining clan, there were some relationships that still required Yang Wudi, the clan chief, to personally maintain.

Yang Wudi's movements were entrusted to Blood Blade Pavilion to investigate, while Xu Mingxi cultivated in the hotel, striving to break through to Level 70 as soon as possible.

Ten days later, there was a knock on his room door. His cultivation state was interrupted, and the Ninth Elder walked in.

"Mingxi, Blood Blade Pavilion has sent word. Yang Wudi is heading toward Heaven Dou City, but his destination is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Why did it have to be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? Is Yang Wudi representing the Yang family, or is he coming on behalf of the Clear Sky Sect? Xu Mingxi could not help frowning. This was going to be a little troublesome.

The Upper Three Sects shared the same breath and branches, and were currently in their honeymoon period. Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, was a clever fox and would not be easy to deal with.

"Elder, has Senior Dugu returned?"

"He came back two days ago."

"Good. Then I must trouble Elder to accompany me to Dugu Manor."

"That's only natural."

After Xu Mingxi's group of three left Sunset Forest, the First Elder had personally brought the Giant Strength Ape's soul bone back to the sect and exchanged it for a Shadow Serpent Soul Bone of around eighteen thousand years. This was already the best serpent-type soul bone in the Star Crown Sect.

He took the soul bone and hurried with the Ninth Elder to Dugu Manor. This time, perhaps they would still need Dugu Bo's help.

An hour later, Xu Mingxi and the Ninth Elder walked out of Dugu Manor, met up with the First Elder, and together headed for the road one had to take from Heaven Dou City to the Yang Family Territory.

Before long, the gates of Dugu Manor opened again. Dugu Bo walked out, called a carriage, and the direction he headed in was precisely the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

At this moment, Yang Wudi, who had no idea whatsoever that someone was coveting his family's inherited knowledge of Immortal Herbs, was sitting in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's reception hall drinking tea, looking at Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo seated opposite him.

"Sect Master Ning, I wonder how you have considered the proposal I made just now."

"We of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect agree to your noble clan's herb business. However, as for the matter of an alliance, Bone Douluo is not here, so I cannot make a decision for the moment. How about we discuss it another day?"

A flash of anger passed through Yang Wudi's eyes. Back when the old sect master was still around, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had followed the Clear Sky Sect's lead in everything.

He had not expected that after the old sect master had only been missing for a few years, they would already dare refuse the Clear Sky Sect's invitation.

But looking at Sword Douluo seated beside Ning Fengzhi, Yang Wudi sighed softly. The current Clear Sky Sect no longer had such a great gap between itself and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

He temporarily set aside the matter of an alliance between the two sects and began discussing the herb business with Ning Fengzhi. This was the Breaking Clan's most important source of funds.

Before long, Yang Wudi, having obtained a satisfactory result, took his leave. Ning Fengzhi looked at his departing back and shook his head.

Now that Tang Chen had already disappeared, the Clear Sky Sect was still so arrogant. For such a major matter as an alliance, not a single direct-line member had appeared.

Back then, the two geniuses of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been crippled, while the Clear Sky Sect's disciples had remained unharmed. Although the three sects all knew it was most likely Spirit Hall, a rift had already appeared.

With Tang Chen's disappearance, there was no longer any obvious gap between the three great sects. Who were they putting on airs for?

Ning Fengzhi had just been about to rise and leave to prepare the herbs for the transaction with the Yang family when, unexpectedly, one of the sect's Soul Douluo Worships barged in.

"Sect Master, Dugu Bo is waiting outside the sect. From him, the pressure of a Titled Douluo is radiating."

Sure enough, what Bone Uncle once sensed was not wrong. Dugu Bo has already become a Titled Douluo. But why has he come to my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?