Ning Rongrong's Test

The Jade Phosphor Serpent was green all over, with purplish patterns running across its body.

Looking at the Jade Phosphor Serpent, which was over ten meters long, Ning Rongrong could not help but sigh.

"As expected of a Thousand Year Soul Beast. Its presence alone is beyond anything a hundred-year Soul Beast can compare to."

Even if they differed by only a single year, a Thousand Year Soul Beast of the same type and one that was 999 years old were separated by an entire realm in strength.

Not to mention that this Jade Phosphor Serpent was 1,100 years old.

"Hmph."

Dugu Bo snorted and released an overwhelming pressure. His grayish robes fluttered faintly under the influence of his Soul Power.

Crack, crack—

A loud crash came from the tree trunk the Jade Phosphor Serpent had been coiled around.

Unable to withstand the oppressive force of Dugu Bo's Soul Power, the Jade Phosphor Serpent and the forked trunk it was wrapped around fell together.

After landing on the ground, the Jade Phosphor Serpent did not attack. It flicked its tongue and let out a hoarse serpentine hiss, trying to scare the three of them away.

However, the next moment—

The Jade Phosphor Serpent's head seemed to have been struck heavily. Its long body jerked violently, and its raised upper body swayed a few times before collapsing onto the ground.

"Yan Yan, go give this Soul Beast the final blow." Dugu Bo looked at Dugu Yan beside him.

Dugu Yan nodded, took out the dagger she had prepared, and walked over to the unconscious Jade Phosphor Serpent.

Without hesitation, she cut through the serpent's vital point with one stroke, then stabbed several more times into its head.

As snake blood seeped out, a faintly pungent smell of blood filled the air.

Dugu Yan stepped back a few paces and found a relatively clean spot. Only when she saw the Soul Ring slowly rise from the Jade Phosphor Serpent's body did she breathe a sigh of relief and put away the dagger in her hand.

She sat down cross-legged and began absorbing her first purple Soul Ring.

After more than a month of Medicinal Baths, along with the removal of her Martial Soul's aftereffects—

Dugu Yan's physique was far better than it had been when she was in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The 1,100-year Jade Phosphor Serpent Soul Ring only brought a faint look of pain to Dugu Yan's face.

Soon afterward, even that sign of pain disappeared from her face.

"She's absorbing it faster than I expected." Ning Rongrong watched the purple Soul Ring gradually take shape around Dugu Yan's Martial Soul.

Before long, Dugu Yan opened her eyes and took a deep breath.

"I'm finally a Soul Elder too!"

Who knew how much pressure Ning Rongrong had put on her? Perhaps she was fooling herself a little, but she and Rongrong were now Soul Masters of the same rank.

"Congratulations, Yan Yan Jie." Ning Rongrong offered her congratulations. "You're now a powerful Three Ring Soul Grandmaster as well."

"Hehe, I was able to absorb it so quickly thanks to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Dugu Yan scratched her head. She knew her own condition well. If she had reached Rank 30 a few months ago, absorbing a Thousand Year Soul Ring would definitely have been much more difficult.

"Yan Yan, what is your Soul Skill?" Dugu Bo was rather curious about that.

"It sprays green Bi Lin Snake Venom ahead of me. It's similar to Grandpa's third Soul Skill, though its power definitely can't compare to Grandpa's."

Although both were Jade Phosphor Serpent venom, her grandfather's Martial Soul was the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor. Even if they used the third Soul Skill with only Rank 30 Soul Power, the difference in their Martial Souls would still make the same Soul Ring skill differ in power.

After chatting for a while, they began heading toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Since he was bringing acquaintances there, Dugu Bo naturally could not climb to the mountaintop and then jump down from it.

Half an hour later, the three of them finally arrived at the valley where the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was located.

An enormous hot spring, steaming with heat, came into view.

"This is truly unbelievable. I never expected Senior Dugu to find a place like this." Reading about it in a novel and seeing it with her own eyes were completely different kinds of shock.

"I am Dugu Bo, after all." Seeing Ning Rongrong's expression, Dugu Bo revealed a satisfied smile. At last, he had managed to win one back.

It could not be helped. Whenever he discussed matters with Ning Rongrong at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, whether it was pharmacology, medicinal properties, or the combination of medicines, he had been utterly outclassed in nearly every aspect aside from having a slight advantage in poison.

With Ning Rongrong's help, he had even developed a cheap, plentiful antidote pill for Bi Lin Snake Venom.

Anyone unaware of the truth might think Dugu Bo had changed professions and become a compassionate bodhisattva saving people from misery.

"Come, follow me." Dugu Bo used his Soul Power to lift Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan, quickly bringing them to a spot not far from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"I have many special medicinal herbs here. They're so unusual that I don't know their effects, so I don't dare pick them casually." A look of reminiscence appeared in Dugu Bo's eyes. "The medicinal herbs I traded to Sect Master Ning over the years—rather, the Spirit Medicines—mostly came from here."

Dugu Bo did not know anything about Immortal Medicines, but there was one plant he did not dare pick casually.

Still, there were several Spirit Medicines growing in abundance nearby. He could pick some and have the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, with its discerning eye for treasures, identify them, then use the feedback to confirm their medicinal properties.

Over the years of trading with Ning Fengzhi, he had confirmed the effects of quite a few Spirit Medicines.

Although he knew that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had certainly concealed some information about the medicines' effects during their trades, their prices had been fair. Thus, Dugu Bo did not feel any resistance toward joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

On the contrary, he hoped to earn the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's trust and learn the properties of the more valuable Spirit Medicines here.

So what if their effects were precious?

He was already a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. It was not as though they would kill him to keep him quiet!

That was why, once he was completely certain he could treat the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison, Dugu Bo had decided to let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect know the true situation here. It was equivalent to handing the Medicine Garden over to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

While Dugu Bo's thoughts wandered, Ning Rongrong examined the Medicine Garden. After a long while, she took a deep breath and came back to her senses.

"Senior Dugu, my preliminary estimate is that this place is valuable enough to buy all three of the Upper Three Sects outright."

Ning Rongrong's words left Dugu Bo stunned. Not only Dugu Bo, but even Dugu Yan could not help turning her gaze toward Ning Rongrong.

"Buy all three of the Upper Three Sects outright?" A shocked expression appeared on Dugu Yan's face. The Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were unclear for now, but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was as wealthy as a nation!

Dugu Yan did not know how valuable the medicinal herbs in this Medicine Garden were.

But buying all three of the Upper Three Sects outright?

Was that not a little too shocking?

"Senior Dugu, do you remember the Calamity Poison Body I mentioned before?" Ning Rongrong said.

"Several of the Immortal Medicines here can serve as the main ingredients for the Calamity Poison Body, and they can greatly increase its success rate. It won't reach one hundred percent, but sixty or seventy percent should still be possible."

Dugu Bo sucked in a sharp breath.

Dugu Bo had asked Ning Rongrong about the Calamity Poison Body several times and knew what a terrifying constitution it was.

"Besides that..." Ning Rongrong paused briefly before continuing, "there is also an Immortal Medicine here that can evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda can evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?"

The shock in Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's eyes did not fade.

"Is... is that true?" Dugu Bo's voice trembled slightly.

"That's right. This Immortal Medicine alone, called the Aromatic Silk Beauty, would be enough to repay all the kindness the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has shown Your Excellency."

Ning Rongrong narrowed her eyes slightly, fully releasing her sensing ability as she raised the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul in her right hand.

Without realizing it, the way she addressed Dugu Bo had changed.