Finally Reached Level 6

The search turned up nothing. Everyone parted on bad terms and began leaving the auction house, but they had only just stepped outside.

The Shadow Stone placed atop a tall building activated automatically. A figure immediately appeared on the rooftop, raising her middle finger on her right hand, her gaze filled with disdain.

Titled Douluo had sharp senses. Everyone saw the woman's gesture. Though they did not know what it meant, judging from her expression, it was definitely not a friendly gesture.

"How outrageous!" Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo shot toward the woman's position.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo moved quickly upon seeing them act. For a moment, the members of the major sects all rushed toward the woman.

Yet in an instant, the woman vanished. Ye Han, far away, had sensed the Shadow Stone's activation and promptly retrieved it into the Gate of Babylon.

Everyone came up empty-handed again, as if they had been toyed with.

"Uncle Jian, Uncle Bone, let's go!" Ning Fengzhi's voice was the first to break the stalemate, and Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo hurried after him.

"Fengzhi, are we not looking for that person anymore? That person is truly detestable!" Sword Douluo said with an ugly expression.

Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly. "If my guess is correct, that woman's Martial Soul is related to space. The claim that she could change her appearance was probably false from the start. Since she can come and go as she pleases, there is no need for us to make fools of ourselves!"

Ning Fengzhi did not lower his voice, and everyone nearby heard him clearly.

After Ning Fengzhi's analysis, everyone found it quite reasonable. Otherwise, there truly was no way to explain it.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo wore the worst expressions of all. They had been the ones to suggest that this person could alter her appearance. Ning Fengzhi saying it so bluntly was practically a slap across their faces.

"Forget it, forget it! This is boring! Chrysanthemum Pass, you really are hilarious! I may not have bought the potion, but seeing this joke has still made this old man quite happy!"

Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, who had never gotten along with them, mercilessly mocked Chrysanthemum Douluo.

"You!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo wanted to fly into a rage, but as he watched everyone leave, he did not know what to say.

Meanwhile, Ye Han and Zhao Lei, who had already fled, traveled along in high spirits.

"Hehe! Xiao Han, you really are devious. We had already left, yet you still had to disgust them!" Zhao Lei grinned lewdly, making Ye Han shudder in disgust.

"Get lost! Was I disgusting them? I was clearing our suspicions! Think about it. We left, yet that person appeared in Heaven Dou Imperial City. That means it definitely had nothing to do with us!"

Although Ye Han really had wanted to disgust them one last time, how could he admit it now? He had to keep up appearances!

"Tch, give it a rest. As if I do not know what kind of person you are! But seeing how hard I worked this time, shouldn't I..." Ye Han knew exactly what Zhao Lei wanted from that grin.

Thinking that Zhao Lei had indeed handled things well this time, Ye Han was not stingy and directly gave Zhao Lei one million Gold Soul Coins.

"Also, starting today, buy medicinal ingredients in small batches and make multiple purchases! If we make large-scale purchases all at once, we will definitely attract attention!" Ye Han said seriously.

Zhao Lei nodded to show that he understood. Along the way, the two bought quite a few necessary medicinal ingredients, though none were purchased under their own names.

Before long, everyone returned to the academy. Honjou Kaede, who had received the ingredients from the Guild Warehouse early on, had already gone off to work hard.

Ye Han returned to rest in exhaustion, while Zhao Lei stayed outside, boasting wildly.

"I'm telling you! My acting this time was absolutely incredible!" Everyone humored Zhao Lei's bragging, but Lia, utterly lacking in tact, interrupted him.

After all, the joke about King of Britain not understanding people's hearts was not just for show.

Things were relaxed on their side, but the other factions were having a hard time, especially Spirit Hall. They had been mocked to their faces, their potion had been stolen, and they had still spent money.

With the push of interested parties, the matter spread across the continent. For a time, Spirit Hall became everyone's laughingstock.

"You two useless fools!" Bibi Dong's expression was exceedingly ugly.

Over the past few years, Spirit Hall had worked hard to shape itself into a great and noble organization. Now that this incident had occurred, Spirit Hall's image would inevitably suffer.

Below her, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo did not dare move. They had indeed handled this matter absurdly poorly, and Tang Hao's appearance had truly caught them off guard.

After calming herself, Bibi Dong knew that the urgent matter was to recover their losses. She said coldly, "Give the Great Enshrinement Tang Hao's information! As for you two, go minimize the damage to our reputation. If you cannot even handle that, then do not bother coming back!"

Bibi Dong rubbed her forehead slightly as she watched the two leave.

This incident was neither particularly major nor particularly minor. Unfortunately, the Two Great Empires and certain sects hostile to Spirit Hall were secretly working against them.

Bibi Dong had no intention of tolerating this either. Spirit Hall was not the only one who had been embarrassed. If anyone was going to lose face, then everyone would lose face together.

Faced with Spirit Hall's counterattack, the Two Great Empires and the major sects tacitly worked together to suppress the details of the incident as much as possible.

As time passed, everyone gradually forgot about the matter. If not for the potion Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had brought back, no one would have remembered that such a potion had once been sold at Heaven Dou Auction House.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possessed the potion and had considered replicating it, but they could not determine the necessary ingredients or quantities.

After all, Honjou Kaede's potion had been blended through the Secondary Profession System and was practically perfect.

A full year had passed since the previous incident. During that time, Honjou Kaede's potions had long since reached Level 6, and Ye Han had entrusted Zhao Lei with testing the antidotes she brewed.

As expected of Level 6 potions, their effects were remarkably obvious. At the very least, every poisonous Soul Beast they had found had been perfectly cured by the antidote.

With such results, Ye Han was fully confident about heading to Sunset Forest to find Dugu Bo. Even if they could not cure Dugu Bo's poison, Dugu Yan's poison would be child's play.

As long as it worked, Ye Han would have bargaining chips. Forget the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—getting a few Immortal Herbs he needed would be effortless.

However, this plan was delayed for a full half year.

The reason was that Spirit Hall and the major empires had truly begun investigating the flow of medicinal ingredients. If Ye Han and the others had not been careful, they might really have been discovered.

It was unwise to act against the wind, so Ye Han chose the most foolish method: wait until things blew over. Naturally, Ye Han did not remain idle during that time.

Zhao Lei returned to the days when he was dragged up every day to fight. Over the entire year, everyone's levels once again reached the same point: Level 30.

Ye Han planned to deal with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well first, then head straight to Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Soul Rings.

"It has already been a year! Han Gege, we can go now, right?" The moment Ye Han opened his eyes after cultivating Soul Power, he saw Honjou Kaede's excited face.

Ye Han replied somewhat helplessly, "Okay. Make preparations. We'll set out early tomorrow morning!"

"Yay!"

What Honjou Kaede cared about was not the Immortal Herbs' ability to Consolidate Foundation and Cultivate Origin, but the herbs themselves. Some medicinal ingredients in the Secondary Profession System simply could not be bought anywhere.

Ye Han had merely mentioned that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well might contain them, yet Honjou Kaede had been thinking about it ever since.

The next day.

Sunset Forest.

The group arrived early, but unfortunately, Sunset Forest was enormous. Fortunately, Dugu Bo feared people approaching the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, so he had arranged a ring of poisonous mist around it.

"Xiao Han, does this place really have an Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?" Zhao Lei asked uncertainly.

Ye Han said with certainty, "No rush. Sense Dugu Bo's aura, or look for somewhere nearby with a large amount of poisonous mist! That place must be here."

With a clear objective, everyone finally arrived outside the poisonous mist.

The instant they arrived, Ye Han's system, silent for a long time, sounded once more.

Side Quest triggered: Recruit Poison Douluo Dugu Bo

Mission Description: As a wild Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo has recruitment value

Mission Reward: The academy will open up a Secret Realm Area

Looking at the quest, Ye Han continuously considered the possibilities. Honestly, having only Zhao Lei as a Titled Douluo seemed a little insufficient.

"Recruit Dugu Bo? What if he betrays us?" Ye Han was still somewhat worried. After all, no one on their side had any possibility of betrayal.

Please rest assured, Host. Once Dugu Bo agrees to join, he will be incorporated into Second Dimension Academy.

Hearing what the system meant, Ye Han's eyes lit up, and he began calculating silently.

"What's wrong? Aren't we going in?" Yoruichi asked Ye Han curiously as she watched him think.

Ye Han looked at the puzzled group and explained the system's quest. Gathering everyone's ideas might reveal a good solution.

"The people who followed me before seemed to do so for no particular reason, or they were people I already knew!" Lia said blankly.

Esdeath said confidently, "That is called personal charm. I prefer making people submit through force!"

Listening to the two suggestions, Ye Han was speechless. He did not think he possessed any personal charm, and as for forcing someone into submission through strength, if they could do that, why make so many preparations?

"Best Friend! I think you could try approaching it from the perspective of women's tastes!"

Upon hearing Todo's words, Ye Han suddenly imagined himself asking Poison Douluo what type of women he liked.

"Enough, do not bring this up again. Let's go in first. As they say, things will work themselves out when the time comes. Maybe I'll get an idea after we go inside!"

Ye Han hurriedly threw those strange thoughts out of his mind and took the lead into the poisonous mist.

I have some matters to handle and need to travel far for a few days. For now, there will be two updates a day. Once I return, I'll resume three updates a day.