Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda

After his initial shock, Dugu Bo came to his senses, sounding rather displeased:

"Rongrong, what do you mean by that? Since I, Dugu Bo, have joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I am one of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"Never mind whether the Aromatic Silk Beauty can turn the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda—even if it were other herbs, as long as they are useful to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, you can take them."

What was going through her head all day? These children of great sects really had far too many twists and turns in their minds.

My, Dugu Bo's, temperament may be strange, but once I give my word, I never go back on it.

"Um... sorry, Senior Dugu." Ning Rongrong looked apologetic. "A book I read before mentioned that people die for wealth and birds die for food. The only reason one does not betray is because the price offered is not high enough."

Dugu Bo: "..."

What sort of schemer wrote that book? Teaching bad things to children. Was I, Dugu Bo, that kind of person?

Ning Rongrong gave Dugu Bo a deep bow in apology.

Yet inwardly, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, Ning Rongrong had extended her perception to its limit.

Just as her father, Ning Fengzhi, had said, a person's first reaction often revealed what lay within their heart.

After learning the value of the Medicine Garden, Dugu Bo had not shown even the slightest hint of killing intent. He had merely been annoyed that she, the Young Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, was overthinking things.

"Dugu Bo is someone I can trust." Ning Rongrong confirmed this in her heart.

If Dugu Bo had revealed even the tiniest trace of killing intent just now,

Ning Rongrong would have had to consider what came next.

That was also why she had only mentioned the name Aromatic Silk Beauty and had not named any other Immortal Herbs.

Because once she did, she might not be able to keep her life.

When Dugu Bo joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong had only taught him how to identify Spirit Medicines.

As for the immortal-grade herbs capable of defying fate and changing one's destiny, she had only vaguely mentioned a little.

What a petty heart! Even she thought so herself.

"The Aromatic Silk Beauty can turn the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?" Dugu Yan's voice broke the silence.

"Yes. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is yearning for that Immortal Herb." Ning Rongrong nodded. "There is a high chance it can let my Martial Soul break through its limitations."

"Then can the sect be renamed the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?" Dugu Yan asked in surprise.

"Yes, but that is something for later."

"Hurry and absorb the Aromatic Silk Beauty. I'm curious what the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda looks like." After a long silence, Dugu Bo finally spoke. "Yan Yan and I will stand guard for you. Surely you do not still distrust us?"

"Of course not." Ning Rongrong smiled awkwardly. "My mind was a little muddled before. I do trust Senior Dugu and Yan Yan Jie very much."

Since she had doubted them and admitted her mistake, she needed to lower her stance a little.

Ning Rongrong walked up to the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

The Aromatic Silk Beauty possessed an intense fragrance. Its roots, stems, leaves, and trailing vines formed a dense canopy, yet the plant as a whole gave off an exceptionally noble air.

"It really is a pity to consume it like this." Ning Rongrong sighed inwardly.

For immortal-grade herbs like these, it would be better to use them for pill refinement.

However, with the half-baked pill-refining skills of Ning Rongrong and Dugu Bo, who were still feeling their way through things,

they would likely waste the immortal herb without producing anything useful.

Douluo Continent was not a world where one could say, "Do not bully the poor youth," and she did not have a Pill Refiner teacher.

Dugu Bo was merely half-competent. No, even calling him half-competent might have been giving him too much credit.

She first identified the Aromatic Silk Beauty's medicinal properties, then plucked it according to the method described in the original work and absorbed the essence of its stamen into her body. The Aromatic Silk Beauty visibly began to wither.

A medicinal potency that seeped into her very heart and lungs spread throughout her body.

Ning Rongrong sat cross-legged. Her Martial Soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, appeared and floated around her.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda shimmered with dazzling radiance.

Gradually, both Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda were enveloped in golden light,

while the gentle fragrance of tulip blossoms spread through the surroundings.

"Unbelievable..." Standing some distance away, the astonishment in Dugu Bo's emerald green eyes did not fade for a long time. He stared fixedly at the three purple Soul Rings floating around Ning Rongrong.

Though he was not entirely certain, when he had seen them last time, Ning Rongrong's three Soul Rings had not been this purple. In other words, the age of her Soul Rings had increased.

Ning Rongrong's aura spread forth without restraint. It seemed somewhat different from Soul Power, yet the pressure it carried surpassed that of a Soul Elder.

"What is it, Grandpa?"

Dugu Yan tugged at Dugu Bo's clothes, concern on her face. Dugu Bo lowered his head to look at his granddaughter, and a trace of bitterness appeared at the corner of his lips.

"Yan Yan, I have to tell you a truth. Do not be sad!"

"Huh?"

Dugu Yan's eyes widened, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

Why should she be sad?

However, his next words froze her expression.

"Ning Rongrong has already surpassed level forty. Yan Yan, we are normal people. Do not compare yourself to a monster—you cannot compare."

Dugu Yan: "...A Soul Ancestor?"

This was absurd. Completely absurd.

"Yes," Dugu Bo said.

Although he did not know why her strength could increase without a Soul Ring, the pressure of a Soul Ancestor emanating from Ning Rongrong was extremely strong.

"After Rongrong finishes absorbing the Aromatic Silk Beauty, she will likely be able to absorb her fourth Soul Ring."

"Grandpa... is my talent really that poor?" After hearing Dugu Bo's words, Dugu Yan could not help asking.

"Ah! Do not belittle yourself. Yan Yan's talent already surpasses that of most Soul Masters on Douluo Continent."

"Many Soul Masters, especially those with low Innate Soul Power, may never reach level thirty in their entire lives."

"But Rongrong said she was looking forward to my future." Dugu Yan said, "Grandpa, do you think I can Breakthrough Titled Douluo?"

Dugu Yan's words left Dugu Bo silent for a long time, unsure how to answer.

"You can!" At some point, Ning Rongrong had walked over to Dugu Yan's side. Resting in her right palm was the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which had fully evolved from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

"If you cannot even Breakthrough Titled Douluo, then you are underestimating Senior Dugu's Medicine Garden far too much."

"R-really?" Dugu Yan was afraid she had heard wrong. "Rongrong, you are not lying to me?"

"No. Why would I lie to Yan Yan Jie?" Ning Rongrong smiled faintly. "I have made a rather detailed study of Senior Dugu's Martial Soul, and with the immortal-grade herbs in the Medicine Garden—"

"I am still confident that Yan Yan Jie's Martial Soul can mutate, perhaps becoming like Senior Dugu's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor."

"Of course, even if the evolution is unsuccessful, it can still improve your innate talent to a certain extent."

Hearing Ning Rongrong say that Dugu Yan could Breakthrough Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo was naturally delighted. But there was something else that concerned him even more.

"Rongrong, your fourth Soul Ring..."

"This?" Ning Rongrong pointed at the fourth purple Soul Ring on the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. "My cultivation method is somewhat different from yours. Senior Dugu is a Titled Douluo, so you should have noticed."

"I do not need Soul Beasts, nor do I need Soul Bones. I can condense Soul Rings myself."

"Simply put, you can regard me as an inheritor of a godly trial."