Bibi Dong

"I know, Brother."

Shui Bing'er nodded, then made up her mind.

I must hold on. This isn't just for myself, but also for the best brother in the world.

Shui Bing'er then walked over to Shui Wuchen's side, sat cross-legged, and entered cultivation.

Shui Wuchen did not begin cultivating. Instead, he watched Shui Bing'er from the side.

A moment later, a smile appeared at the corner of Shui Wuchen's lips. "She got into the zone so quickly? It seems this girl's resilience is even stronger than I imagined."

After confirming that the surroundings posed no danger to Shui Bing'er, Shui Wuchen stroked the Articuno beside him and instructed, "Articuno, I'll have to trouble you again."

"Woo~~"

The Articuno nodded slightly in agreement.

After giving the Articuno his instructions, Shui Wuchen also sat cross-legged and began cultivating.

While the Shui siblings cultivated diligently, Yu Xiaogang arrived outside Spirit City.

Looking at Spirit City before him, Yu Xiaogang's expression was somewhat complicated. After so many years, he had finally returned here once more.

"I wonder how that person is doing now."

After sighing for a while, Yu Xiaogang passed inspection and entered Spirit City with ease.

Spirit City was the holy land of Soul Masters. Every day, an endless stream of Soul Masters came to pay homage, including Soul Emperors and even Soul Sages. Yu Xiaogang, a fifty-year-old at level twenty-nine, naturally drew no one's attention.

A moment later, Yu Xiaogang arrived before the gates of the Pope's Palace.

"Halt!"

Two knights clad in silver armor blocked Yu Xiaogang's path and sternly declared, "This is a forbidden area. Those who trespass without cause will be killed without mercy!"

The levels of these two knights were clearly far higher than Yu Xiaogang's level twenty-nine, and their combat ability went without saying. Either one of them could kill Yu Xiaogang in an instant.

However, since Yu Xiaogang had dared to come, he naturally had something to rely on.

Yu Xiaogang took out a token from his storage Soul Tool, raised his hand, and displayed it before the two silver-armored knights.

Upon seeing the token in Yu Xiaogang's hand, the two silver-armored knights' pupils contracted. They hurriedly dropped to one knee. "Greetings, Elder!"

Though they did not know why this man, who looked like a good-for-nothing, possessed an Elder Token, they knew no one would be foolish enough to joke about such a thing. No one could afford the price of doing so.

Yu Xiaogang then said, "I want to see the Pope. Lead the way!"

"Yes!"

The silver-armored knights did not dare delay and immediately led Yu Xiaogang to the council hall.

After waiting for about an hour, Yu Xiaogang finally met the person he had come to see.

A woman entered from outside, dressed in a luxurious purple robe trimmed with gold, holding a gemstone scepter. She possessed an air of nobility and peerless beauty.

This woman was Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall. When she saw Yu Xiaogang waiting there, a complicated look appeared in her eyes—reminiscence, regret, but more than anything, relief.

Bibi Dong sighed. "I never expected to see you again. So many years have passed. Have you been well?"

"I've been all right. What about you?"

Yu Xiaogang rose to his feet with both hands braced against the table and looked at Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong smiled faintly. "As the Pope, what could possibly be wrong with me? Even the emperors of the Two Great Empires must show me respect. Tell me, after twenty years, what exactly have you come to see me about?"

At her words, Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, suppressing the complicated emotions in his heart before speaking. "Your Eminence the Pope, I have come to ask a favor. I want to know how you overcame the obstacle of Twin Martial Souls back then."

If he could, Yu Xiaogang might never have come to ask Bibi Dong for help. After all, he truly had let her down back then.

But for Tang San's sake, he had no choice but to come. At present, only Bibi Dong knew the solution to the problem of Twin Martial Souls causing the body to explode when absorbing soul rings.

"What do you want to know that for?"

However, upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Bibi Dong's gaze turned cold, and her tone was no longer as gentle as before.

"Or are you planning to raise a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect to become an enemy of Spirit Hall?"

"No, I won't." Yu Xiaogang shook his head and said in a deep voice, "I can guarantee that my disciple will never oppose Spirit Hall in his life. As long as you tell me how you did it back then."

"Yu Xiaogang!"

At that moment, Bibi Dong suddenly smiled. Her smile was as radiant as a blooming flower.

"Do you really take me for a fool? Blue Silver Grass, Clear Sky Hammer, and his surname is Tang. Anyone who knows what happened back then could guess whose son your disciple is. And you still dare guarantee that he will never become an enemy of Spirit Hall?"

"Or perhaps..."

Suddenly, Bibi Dong slammed the scepter in her hand against the ground. A ring of Soul Power immediately spread out from the base of the scepter, forcing Yu Xiaogang to take a step back.

Bibi Dong slowly stepped forward and sneered. "You think that because of our past relationship, you can deceive me so brazenly? Just like before? Hmm?!!"

At those words, Yu Xiaogang's expression turned ugly. He wanted to explain himself, yet did not know what to say.

Seeing Yu Xiaogang like this, disappointment flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes. She then turned around and said, "Go back. I will not give you the solution for Twin Martial Souls. Don't come looking for me again. Whatever fate existed between us ends here."

At the same time, Bibi Dong sighed inwardly. Was this the man I had once loved so desperately? Why was I somewhat disappointed after seeing him again?

Perhaps it really was as others had said—she had simply been too young back then.

"Bibi Dong, wait!"

Seeing Bibi Dong about to leave, Yu Xiaogang quickly stepped in front of her and blocked her path.

Bibi Dong frowned when she saw Yu Xiaogang standing before her. "What else do you want? And please address me as Your Eminence the Pope!"

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, then said, "Your Eminence the Pope, I remember that the Elder Token can make Spirit Hall fulfill one request."

At those words, Bibi Dong's frown deepened, because the Elder Token indeed had such a function.

The Elder Token had originally been distributed to appease the Upper Three Sects. When these tokens had been issued, there had indeed been an agreement that anyone who came to Spirit Hall with an Elder Token could make Spirit Hall agree to one request.

However, under normal circumstances, this privilege would never be used.

First, the Elder Tokens were generally held by the sect masters of the Upper Three Sects, and the relationship between Spirit Hall and the Upper Three Sects was far from harmonious. Bringing an Elder Token to Spirit Hall could easily result in being surrounded by Spirit Hall.

Second, as sect masters of the Upper Three Sects, what could they not accomplish? Anything even they could not accomplish would certainly be extremely difficult, and expecting Spirit Hall to expend tremendous effort to do it was unrealistic.