Du Busi carefully cradled the emerald-green medicinal pill, the excitement in his eyes never fading.
After giving Lin Xiao his instructions, Du Busi flew off with a cheerful grin.
Watching him leave, Lin Xiao grinned. The Body Sect would now have a Limit Douluo of its own.
Mu En A Mu En, I wonder how much longer you can hold on?
Zhang Lexuan is already wavering, Huo Yuhao has lost the opportunities he had in the original story, Ma Xiaotao will become the Fire Phoenix Saintess, and Bei Bei will sink into despair because of Tang Ya.
With Xuan Zi, that "Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult," added to the mix, Shrek is teetering on the brink. Just thinking about it feels good.
Destroying Tang San starts with Shrek.
In the forbidden grounds behind the Body Sect, Du Busi threw back his head and laughed after taking the medicinal pill!
Perhaps realizing he was being too wild, he promptly quieted down. Lin Xiao glanced helplessly toward the rear mountain.
Soon, Lin Xiao found an Elder and explained the importance of the matter. She volunteered to stand guard and keep anyone from disturbing Du Busi.
Lin Xiao had no objections. He had to admit that the Body Sect was truly a good place. At the very least, its atmosphere was excellent, and it had none of Shrek's teachers whose eyes reached for the heavens while their hands fell short.
By comparison, Shrek seemed to be the worst of the lot. It failed to protect its students and still made a mountain of every damned molehill.
"Xiao Xiaozi."
Xiao Linger walked over, yawning. "Give me some money."
Lin Xiao looked at her in puzzlement. "What? Going to buy me a present?"
"Don't flatter yourself. Weina is taking me shopping, but I don't have any money."
Xiao Linger chuckled, not the least bit embarrassed.
Lin Xiao handed her a card. "There are a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins on this. If that's not enough, I don't have any more."
Du Busi had given him this card back then, but he had never needed the money, so he had kept it all this time.
Now, Xiao Linger was the one reaping the benefits.
"Hehe, I'm off, then."
"Remember to refine some medicinal pills at home before I get back."
Xiao Linger skipped away happily, leaving Lin Xiao standing alone, utterly bewildered.
Did I... invite a wolf into my house? Spending my money and using my pills. "Next time I see Di Tian, I have to wheedle another beast fire out of him."
Lin Xiao returned to his room and began cultivating. He had no time to go shopping with the Auspicious Beast. With Tang San watching him so closely, what really mattered was cultivating as quickly as possible.
Lin Xiao was now at the third stage of Dou Qi, and his Soul Power had reached Level 32. The two energies had entered a temporary balance.
He had plenty of ways to stay alive. Of course, his greatest lifesaver was Old Medicine. If I can't beat them, I'll call for backup!
Over two months passed like this. Then, from the Body Sect's rear mountain, a terrifying pressure descended like an impassable heavenly chasm.
"Hahahaha! I did it! I did it!"
Du Busi's unrestrained laughter resounded throughout the Body Sect, as though he feared someone might not hear him. Lin Xiao slowly opened his eyes from cultivation. Beside him, Xiao Linger was fast asleep with the Ice Empress in her arms.
Xiao Linger had not chosen a separate house. Instead, she lived with Lin Xiao, though one occupied the top floor and the other the second floor.
When Lin Xiao cultivated, Xiao Linger would sleep soundly on a reclining chair. She seemed to feel especially safe by his side.
Even without cultivating, her Soul Power continued to rise slowly.
"Junior Brother! Junior Brother!"
Long Aotian called from downstairs, accompanied by a series of loud knocks.
Lin Xiao woke Xiao Linger and went downstairs. "What is it, Senior Brother?"
Xiao Linger yawned and looked at Long Aotian with the same puzzled expression.
Long Aotian's voice brimmed with excitement. "Teacher has come out of seclusion. He sent me to bring you both over."
"Let's go!"
Several Elders were already in the council hall, and the smile on Du Busi's face had never faded.
When he saw Lin Xiao arrive, Du Busi came down with a smile and took him by the hand, his eyes full of excitement.
"Lin Xiao, come, come. Sit beside me."
Utterly bewildered, Lin Xiao was pulled over beside the seat of honor. At Du Busi's prompting, he sat down.
Du Busi stood beside him and announced, "From now on, Lin Xiao is the Saint Son of our Body Sect. His words are my words. Every one of you must show him your utmost respect."
"Throughout the Body Sect, Lin Xiao takes priority above all else."
The sudden announcement left Lin Xiao overwhelmed by the honor. Du Busi was making far too grand a gesture.
"Teacher, aren't you afraid I'll seize power?"
Lin Xiao spoke jokingly.
"Hahaha! If you want it, I can hand all my authority over to you right now." Du Busi laughed, completely unconcerned by Lin Xiao's remark.
It would be even better if this brat seized power. Then I could go have some fun with those old fossils.
The Elders smiled and spoke together. "Saint Son, you don't need to seize power. Just as the Sect Master said, if you want it, we'll support you with everything we have."
Du Busi had also passed the secret of the body on to these Elders. They had now all achieved Golden Martial Soul Awakening, and they liked Lin Xiao from the bottom of their hearts.
They would have been delighted to have someone like him as Sect Master.
Lin Xiao scratched his head awkwardly. Becoming Sect Master was best left alone. It did not appeal to him.
"In that case, you won't have any objections to what I say as Saint Son, will you?"
Lin Xiao looked at the people seated below.
The Elders smiled and nodded. "None."
"Xiao Xiaozi, whatever you have to say, say it. Everyone here is one of our own."
Apart from Long Aotian and Xiao Linger, everyone present was an Elder of the Body Sect. Even Weina was absent this time.
Lin Xiao turned to Du Busi. "Teacher, there isn't much I want to say. I just think our Body Sect needs to make a change."
"We need to develop Soul Tools!"
At the mention of Soul Tools, Du Busi laughed dismissively. "Xiao Xiaozi, I'm a Level 99 Limit Douluo now, with another soul core. Mere Soul Tools? Our Body Sect has Golden Grade awakening. We don't need them at all."
"That's right, Saint Son. Our Body Sect has no need for Soul Tools."
"..."
The Elders also chimed in one after another. The Body Sect simply did not need them.
Lin Xiao had expected all of this. It was precisely this attitude that had led to Du Busi and Long Aotian's miserable deaths in the original story.
If they had been able to use Soul Tools, things would never have turned out that way.
Nor would there have been talk of the Body Sect being the one the entire continent had wronged the most.
Lin Xiao shook his head with a wry smile. "Teacher, Elders, if Soul Tools are so worthless, wouldn't the Sun Moon Empire have been wiped out long ago?"
"If I'm bringing this up, it's naturally because Soul Tools have advantages of their own."
As he spoke, Lin Xiao's gaze settled on Du Busi. "Teacher, you're a Limit Douluo now, but Soul Tools can threaten even a Limit Douluo."
Threaten a Limit Douluo? Du Busi was startled, and the Elders stared at Lin Xiao in disbelief.
They did not want to believe it, but Lin Xiao's words were not without reason. His serious expression showed that he was not joking, either.
Lin Xiao continued, "Teacher, as far as I know, the Sun Moon Empire has a type of Soul Tool that can bombard a vast area. Just one would be enough to wipe out our Body Sect."
"And that's only what I know about. It doesn't include the Level 10 Soul Tools that have yet to appear."
Lin Xiao spoke calmly. Kong Deming of the Sun Moon Empire had created a Level 10 Soul Tool later on. Lin Xiao remembered that it seemed to be called the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield.
This Soul Tool was far stronger than even Ye Xishui's Death God Tower.
Ye Xishui's Death God Tower was equivalent to a Pseudo Level 10 Soul Tool.
The Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, however, was a genuine Level 10 Soul Tool.
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