Obstruction

Ning Fengzhi was puzzled. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Dugu Bo merely both resided in Heaven Dou City; there had never been any overlap between them. What was he here for now?

"Sword Uncle, I'll have to trouble you to call Bone Uncle as well."

"No need. I'm already here."

A black hole appeared in the Waiting Room, and Bone Douluo stepped out from within. A Titled Douluo was worth taking this seriously.

Twenty minutes later, Ning Fengzhi had begun to doubt his life. What exactly had Dugu Bo come here for? They had chatted idly for so long, yet he had not mentioned a single proper matter.

This was precisely Xu Mingxi's goal. He needed to eliminate every possible interference that might affect his obtaining information on the immortal herbs.

Although Yang Wudi had completed the clan's herb purchases, he had not completed the mission entrusted by the sect. Troubled, he set off on the road back.

As affiliated clans, they enjoyed the Clear Sky Sect's protection, so naturally they had to contribute to the Clear Sky Sect. Since this mission had not been completed, he would most likely suffer the cold looks of those elders again.

Yang Wudi felt somewhat bitter inside. The Clear Sky Sect's domineering nature was not only toward the outside world; it was the same toward affiliated sects like theirs.

Just as he was thinking about how he should explain things to the Sect Master after returning, he suddenly saw two golden-haired people walking toward him. The older one's aura was definitely no weaker than his own.

"You must be Senior Yang Wudi of the Breaking Soul Spear clan. I have long admired your name."

"Who are you, and why are you blocking my way?"

"This junior is merely a nobody. I came to find Senior this time only to make a trade."

"A trade? Stopping me directly on the road like this doesn't look like you want to make a trade."

"You jest, Senior. I once presented a visiting card, but you refused to accept it."

Yang Wudi suddenly recalled that several days ago, Blood Blade Pavilion had sent over a visiting card, saying they wanted to learn information about rare herbs, but he had turned it down.

However, apart from that fellow Blood Blade, Blood Blade Pavilion could not produce a second Soul Douluo. Where had these two men in front of him come from?

"You're people from Blood Blade Pavilion? I'm not selling herb information. Go back."

"Senior, why not hear our price first? We need all of your noble clan's herb information, and our offer is a Soul Bone of over fifty thousand years."

Xu Mingxi had once told the Sect Master about the immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. While shocked, the Sect Master had also given Xu Mingxi great authority: they had to make use of these immortal herbs at any cost.

Yang Wudi froze at once when he heard this. A fifty-thousand-year Soul Bone—this was an absolute treasure, one that even very few Titled Douluo possessed.

To be honest, if this were for him personally, he would absolutely be tempted. But herb information concerned the entire Breaking Clan. He could not possibly sell it out.

Seeing Yang Wudi's temptation and concerns, Xu Mingxi made his final concession.

"Senior, we only need the most advanced herb knowledge. You should have heard of this type of herb. They have another name as well: immortal herbs."

"You found immortal herbs?"

Yang Wudi blurted it out. Immortal herbs were something the entire Breaking Clan yearned for in their dreams. In particular, the Quiet Fragrance Kirin Immortal Herb, which made one immune to all poisons, was an invaluable treasure they dreamed of obtaining.

Since this person before him was willing to take out a fifty-thousand-year Soul Bone in exchange for knowledge of immortal herbs, his first reaction was that they had definitely found immortal herbs.

"We have indeed found an existence suspected to be an immortal herb. How will Senior consider it? This is already our greatest sincerity, and it will have almost no effect on your noble clan."

Yang Wudi had originally thought the force these two belonged to merely wanted to do herb business, or increase their faction's foundation. He had not expected them to have actually found immortal herbs.

The Breaking Soul Spear appeared in his hand, and he was about to attack. The allure of immortal herbs was too great. On Douluo Continent, the strong already possessed everything. A common man was innocent, but guilty for carrying jade.

His Martial Soul was the Breaking Soul Spear. Even if the person opposite had about the same Soul Power as him, he was confident he could take both of them down.

But the moment he summoned his Martial Soul, he saw that the two people opposite were unmoved. They had not even summoned their Martial Souls.

Just as Yang Wudi found it strange, a wave of pressure descended upon him. He looked upward in horror and saw a masked man descending from the sky.

A Titled Douluo. They even had a Titled Douluo.

Yang Wudi's expression became extremely ugly. He had only just become a Soul Douluo. No matter how strong the Breaking Soul Spear was, he could not possibly be a match for a Titled Douluo, not to mention there was still another Soul Douluo assisting on the other side.

Where had this powerful force come from? It seemed today would not end peacefully.

He absolutely could not die. As the Breaking Clan's only Soul Douluo, he was both their pillar and the most important guarantee of the Breaking Clan's position in the Clear Sky Sect.

Though the Four Single Attribute Families stood together through thick and thin, there were ultimately differences in closeness. The Strength Clan was utterly loyal to the Clear Sky Sect, called themselves servants, and was deeply trusted by them.

The younger sister of Bai He, clan leader of the Speed Clan, was also the wife of the Clear Sky Sect's Sect Master—the Sect Master's wife of the Clear Sky Sect.

Only their Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan had fewer ties to the Clear Sky Sect. They merely handled matters for the Clear Sky Sect, while the Clear Sky Sect provided protection.

Under these circumstances, if the Breaking Clan no longer had a Soul Douluo, how would they be any different from other affiliated clans at the Soul Saint level? A single specialty in refining medicine alone could not guarantee their status within the Clear Sky Sect.

"You three, I can give you the information related to the immortal herbs. But how do I know whether the Soul Bone you promised will be delivered into my hands?"

"Five days from now, at Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's residence. We exchange the information and the Soul Bone at the same time."

Xu Mingxi and the other two left directly. The importance of a fifty-thousand-year Soul Bone went without saying, but the preciousness of the immortal herbs was even greater.

This matter concerned the Star Crown Sect's prosperity for the next two to three hundred years. The Sect Master still needed to come personally. Once they obtained the immortal herb information, they would head directly to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, lest a long delay lead to trouble.

Yang Wudi looked at the three who had disappeared, feeling melancholy. Though knowledge of immortal herbs was useless to the Breaking Clan without the herbs themselves, and being able to exchange it for a fifty-thousand-year Soul Bone was already fortunate, immortal herbs were the Breaking Clan's lifelong pursuit.

"Sigh~."

Yang Wudi sighed and returned to the clan grounds. Poison Douluo Dugu Bo... he did not know when Dugu Bo had become a Titled Douluo, nor what relationship he had with those three.

He did not tell any clansman, and he would not even tell the Clear Sky Sect this news. A fifty-thousand-year Soul Bone—there was no guarantee the Clear Sky Sect would not have designs on it.

Compared to snatching food from the hands of two Titled Douluo, Yang Wudi was more willing to believe that the Clear Sky Sect would use something to exchange the Soul Bone out of his hands.

In any case, Yang Wudi agreeing to the trade had already met Xu Mingxi's expectations. Not alarming the Clear Sky Sect was the best outcome.

Although a fifty-thousand-year Soul Bone was precious, the immortal herbs could definitely create more than just one Titled Douluo. Moreover, when they obtained several Ninth Soul Rings then, perhaps new Soul Bones would appear.

He returned to Dugu Bo's residence, cultivating while waiting for the Sect Master and Yang Wudi to arrive.