Heaven Dou Imperial Academy

In this way, Jiang Huai and Gu Yuena spent another year at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. During this year, Jiang Huai refined a very powerful medicinal pill.

Jiang Huai called this pill the Emperor Heart Pill. After consuming it, a trace of imperial dragon aura would briefly manifest on the user's body, though it would only last for one shichen, or two hours.

The imperial dragon aura would amplify all of the user's physical attributes by up to three hundred percent. If a Spirit King were to consume it, they would be able to contend with a Spirit Saint at that moment, and this amplification would ignore spirit power levels, boosting all attributes regardless.

Because Jiang Huai had discovered a dragon vein of the Heaven Dou Empire while digging for immortal herbs some time ago, he had extracted a tiny wisp of the dragon vein without damaging it and placed it into his alchemy furnace.

Combined with the temperature of the Extreme Yang Spring to crush dozens of medicinal herbs, he finally obtained this single Emperor Heart Pill.

Jiang Huai had attempted to refine eight pills in total, but the others had all turned into charcoal, leaving behind the only one that shimmered with dragon patterns.

Jiang Huai gifted this pill to Gu Yuena, because a few days ago, the Goddess of Life mentioned that the first-generation Asura God had once used the Sword of the Three Realms Judgment. This strike had directly split the Dragon God in two; the Golden Dragon King was sealed in the forbidden lands of the God Realm, while Gu Yuena had suffered extremely severe injuries.

Jiang Huai hoped this pill would help Gu Yuena recover from her injuries. In truth, Jiang Huai had been accompanying Gu Yuena for nearly seven years, and the recovery capabilities of his first spirit skill, Burger, had already helped Gu Yuena recover from all her major wounds.

In Gu Yuena's eyes, Jiang Huai was the only person capable of inheriting the position of the Food God. The second-tier god of the God Realm, the Food God, thought the same, but the intervention of Jiang Huai's ancestor and the God of Destruction had caused the Food God to abandon the idea.

Three days later, Jiang Huai gave the alchemy formula to Dugu Bo, and Dugu Bo allowed Jiang Huai to take away some of the medicinal herbs. Jiang Huai nodded and took only one immortal flower king, the Love-Sickness Broken Heart Red.

Dugu Bo did not know the use of this flower. Although Jiang Huai had already shared his knowledge of the flora at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with him, his personality would never allow him to calm down and study them.

Therefore, Dugu Bo threw the alchemy formula and the knowledge of immortal herbs to the back of his mind to gather dust, while Jiang Huai took Gu Yuena and left the Sunset Forest, heading toward Heaven Dou City.

Since Flender had already brought his students and teachers here, given his personality, he would either return or be kept by others.

Thus, Jiang Huai strolled through the streets of Heaven Dou City with Gu Yuena. Among the crowd, the curtain of a most magnificent carriage was lifted, and a man with delicate features, dressed in Heaven Dou Imperial attire, looked at Jiang Huai with a greedy expression.

He had discerned Jiang Huai's spirit power and age; at only thirteen years old, he was already nearing the level of a Spirit King. If he could successfully recruit him, the Spirit Hall would surely rise to another level.

Jiang Huai did not yet know he was being watched; he was simply busy shopping on the streets of Heaven Dou City with Gu Yuena.

The world is truly small; one can meet anyone they wish to see. Jiang Huai and Gu Yuena saw Dai Mubai.

Jiang Huai brought Gu Yuena forward to greet him, and Dai Mubai was pleasantly surprised by Jiang Huai's return, so he led Jiang Huai and Gu Yuena to their academy in Heaven Dou City.

It was not the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, but the Shrek Academy, which had been renamed from the original Lanba Academy. The current vice-dean was Liu Erlong, who was also the original dean of Lanba Academy. Dai Mubai also mentioned that the original Golden Iron Triangle had all reunited.

Jiang Huai nodded, holding Gu Yuena's hand as he followed behind Dai Mubai. Dai Mubai told Jiang Huai that his spirit power level had already reached level thirty-eight.

Hearing this, Jiang Huai smiled and said, "Mubai, take me to see everyone. Gather them together; I have prepared gifts for you all."

Hearing this, Dai Mubai nodded and led Jiang Huai and Gu Yuena to a wooden house. Dai Mubai said this was where Vice-Dean Liu used to rest.

Soon, Dai Mubai left to call everyone, while Jiang Huai and Gu Yuena observed their surroundings inside, discovering a photograph of Liu Erlong and a woman Jiang Huai felt looked very familiar.

Jiang Huai looked at it in confusion, and when Gu Yuena leaned over to look, she also felt that he looked very much like this woman.

Soon, the old members of Shrek arrived, and Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang also appeared.

When Liu Erlong saw Jiang Huai's face, she was stunned. She thought of her good friend Lin Ruoyu. This friend of hers had married the current King Jiang and became Princess Jiang, but their youngest son, born less than two years after their wedding, had gone missing. King Jiang was furious and dispatched the strongest army of the Star Luo Empire at the time, the Changkong Divine Machine Battalion.

Because Liu Erlong was close friends with Lin Ruoyu, she was very clear about what had happened in the Jiang Kingdom back then.

Yu Xiaogang nodded at Jiang Huai and smiled, "Well, it's good to be back."

After Flender and Zhao Wuji stepped forward to exchange pleasantries, the brothers stepped up to hug and bump fists.

Jiang Huai indicated that he had brought gifts for them, and their eyes lit up as they looked at him.

Jiang Huai did not hide anything; he took out the pills he had refined over the past year. He pulled a hundred-treasure pouch from his waist, from which several pills flew out.

The appearance of the pills filled the entire room with a medicinal fragrance. Jiang Huai introduced, "I have prepared a pill for each of you."

Jiang Huai continued, "Among them, I have refined two pills for Fatty, which can help him break through his cultivation and strengthen his physique, and also suppress his evil fire to zero so it will never erupt again."

Flender asked with concern, "Will that have any effect on his body?"

Jiang Huai shook his head and said, "No, this pill will only benefit his body. You should know what kind of opportunity it is for a fire-attribute spirit master to increase their flame temperature."

Jiang Huai grabbed the air, and two red pills landed in his hand. He handed them to Ma Hongjun and said, "These two pills are the Pure Yang Pill and the Phoenix Transformation Pill. Take them both at the same time, then sit cross-legged on the ground to refine them."

Hearing this, Ma Hongjun took the two pills with trembling hands. With tears in his eyes, he choked out, "Thank you, thank you Brother Huai. I, Ma Hongjun, will follow your lead from now on."

Jiang Huai smiled and said, "Haha! What you need to do now is to raise your spirit power level."

Ma Hongjun nodded and said, "I understand."

Just before Ma Hongjun was about to leave, Jiang Huai pulled him back and said, "Wait until the others have received theirs before leaving; don't be so impolite."

Ma Hongjun turned back, smiled, and returned to the spot where he had just been standing. Flender shook his head when he saw Ma Hongjun like this.

Jiang Huai spoke while grabbing at the pills floating in the air, "Mubai, the pill I have for you is crucial. Didn't you say you've reached level thirty-eight? I will give you another two levels and allow you to comprehend the complete version of the Diamond Indestructible Body."

Soon, a Diamond Body Tempering Pill appeared in Jiang Huai's hand. He handed it to Dai Mubai and then turned his gaze to Oscar.

Jiang Huai smiled, raised his hand, and summoned another pill, saying, "Oscar, the pill I have for you can raise you by four levels. You are currently at level thirty-three; I will give you four levels to make you a level thirty-seven Spirit Elder."

A Marrow Cleansing Pill appeared in Jiang Huai's hand. He handed it to Oscar and then looked at Tang San.

Tang San called out, "Brother Huai." Jiang Huai stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, then said, "This younger brother of mine is also very talented, a Blue Silver Grass spirit master with innate full spirit power. Has your control ability hit a bottleneck? Today, the pill I am giving you is called the Foundation Establishment Pill, which can enhance your mental power and increase your control ability."

After Jiang Huai handed the pill to Tang San, he turned his gaze to Xiao Wu. He smiled and said, "Everyone knows Xiao Wu is my younger sister. Today, I want to grant her eternal youth. This pill is called the Everlasting Spring Pill; it can keep your appearance forever young and even raise your spirit power by a few levels."

After Jiang Huai handed the pill to Xiao Wu, he looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said, "Zhu Zhuqing, although we haven't had much interaction, we are part of the same team. The pill I want to give you can help you evolve your spirit, but you must have the perseverance to persist. As long as you use your own methods with this pill, you can achieve sublimation, and your spirit will also be purified. Do you want to try?"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded and said with a firm gaze, "I want to become stronger, so I want to try."

Jiang Huai nodded and handed the Ghost Shadow Pill to Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing took the pill and held it in her hands against her chest.

Jiang Huai looked at Ning Rongrong and said, "Although there has been some unpleasantness between us, you stayed behind to tell me that you would allow us to protect you. Therefore, the pill that follows is very important, and it will be of great help to you; after taking it, you might even be able to truly break through an entire major rank."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong looked at Jiang Huai in confusion. Jiang Huai did not need her to respond; instead, he pinched the air, and a pale green pill appeared in his hand.

Jiang Huai smiled and said, "I refined four of these pills. I originally prepared enough materials for eight, but four were crushed during the process. One was damaged, and three remained intact. I am giving them all to you."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong looked at the four pills in her hand in disbelief. Jiang Huai said, "The damaged one can still be consumed, though it won't have such powerful effects. But you must remember the intention behind the name I gave it, Heaven Mending Pill; taking it can help you correct innate deficiencies and may even cause your martial soul to undergo a transformation. One person can only take it once. You can eat the damaged one as you please, but the intact ones provide a permanent boost, while the damaged one can only provide you with soul power."

Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong all received their own pills. Jiang Huai took the Love-Sickness Broken Heart Red out of his Soul Guidance Device, and Tang San's eyes widened as he looked at this immortal herb.

However, Tang San set aside the greed in his heart. He stepped forward and recounted the sorrowful story of the Love-Sickness Broken Heart Red.

Then, everyone turned their gaze toward Jiang Huai and Gu Yue. Tang San said, "The stone beneath the flower is named Wu Jue. Only someone who is truly devoted to one person in their heart can successfully pluck this flower."

Hearing this, Jiang Huai understood what Tang San meant. He handed the flower to Gu Yue, who looked at it in confusion, not knowing what to do.

Tang San told her that she only needed to drip a drop of blood onto it; if the flower truly chose its master, Wu Jue would automatically fall away.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue dripped a drop of blood, and the Love-Sickness Broken Heart Red emitted a red glow.

But the light flickered once, and just as everyone thought it was going to fail, Wu Jue fell away, and Jiang Huai caught the stone in his hand.

The Love-Sickness Broken Heart Red had been successfully plucked. Jiang Huai revealed a smile, and Gu Yue also beamed with a radiant smile, hugging Jiang Huai and jumping for joy.

Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong exchanged glances and revealed eyes full of envy. Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had also been toyed with by fate; otherwise, they would have been married long ago.