Xu Sanshi: We're Still at the Same Level

The doorbell rang at the Sun Moon Team's residence.

The big-built Lin Xi came out to get some water. Hearing the doorbell, he looked puzzled. "Who is it?"

He opened the door.

Standing before him was a handsome young man with light golden hair, the back of it braided into a small plait.

Lin Xi carefully sized up the visitor.

Xu Sanshi smiled. "I'm Xu Tinglan's cousin. I came to catch up with him. Please let him know that Xu Sanshi is looking for him."

Lin Xi suddenly understood. So that was it.

"Fine, why don't you come in and talk?"

Xu Sanshi coughed, looking somewhat hesitant.

"I just want to have a meal with him. It's been a long time since we last met."

The burly man nodded.

"Wait here. I'll go tell him."

Lin Xi turned and entered the guest room, moving quickly.

Upon receiving the message, Xu Tinglan frowned slightly. "Xu Sanshi is looking for me?"

If he were merely an ordinary Reserve Team Member, he would certainly choose to avoid suspicion.

But now, he was the captain of the Sun Moon Team, with Kong Deming backing him. Who would dare gossip about him?

Xu Tinglan walked out of the suite.

Seeing his cousin standing at the door, he wore a faint smile. "It really has been a long time."

Xu Sanshi's eyes lit up when he saw him.

"It has indeed been a while."

Seeing an old acquaintance, memories briefly surfaced in his mind.

The two cousins both possessed Innate Full Soul Power and had similar talent.

When they were young, the people in the family sect often compared the two of them.

They were rivals, and both were qualified to compete for the position of young sect master.

However, the clan elders favored him more.

Even though Xu Tinglan was usually more diligent and had a higher cultivation level.

But the current sect master was his father, after all.

Barring any surprises,

with the characteristics of a Mysterious Underworld Turtle, he could still live for over a hundred years.

The two arrived at the dining area of the Star Emperor Hotel.

They booked a private room.

Xu Sanshi busied himself ordering expensive Soul Beast meat from the menu.

There was even a five-thousand-year Sea Earth Soft-shelled Turtle, stewed into a milky white soup.

Its aroma was enough to whet anyone's appetite.

Looking at the prices in Gold Soul Coins on the menu, Xu Sanshi's heart ached. This meal was extremely expensive for him.

He did not ask why his cousin had run away from home.

Xu Sanshi considered his emotional intelligence low, but not that low.

"Tinglan, this is a Mysterious Water Pill."

"You know it. This pill has no side effects, and even if you sold it, it would easily fetch tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins. It's in high demand."

He took out a white jade bottle.

He pushed it in front of the youth.

If it were before, Xu Sanshi definitely would not have given away the Mysterious Water Pill. This thing could reduce the side effects of cultivating with Ma Xiaotao.

But now, someone who sold fish had taken his place.

The Mysterious Water Pill was no longer of much use to him.

Xu Tinglan examined the bottle of pills.

The Mysterious Water Pill indeed had the effect of cleansing the marrow and body, thereby raising Innate Soul Power by one level.

This thing was not actually expensive. The reason was that Mysterious Water Pills could only have a significant effect on those below level five Innate Soul Power.

They were also extremely complicated to make, requiring more than a dozen water-element medicinal herbs.

One had to know,

those with innate talent at level nine were qualified to challenge for the rank of Title Douluo.

If Mysterious Water Pills could truly raise Innate Soul Power unconditionally, how could they be worth only tens of thousands?

How could the Mysterious Underworld Sect have only one Title Douluo, and one who was in a state of turtle hibernation, old and frail, with little time left to live?

To the current Xu Tinglan, this bottle of pills was no different from candy.

He guessed that Xu Sanshi probably wanted him to sell it for money.

However,

the rare metals he casually forged could increase in value a hundredfold. Why would he care about such a small amount of pills?

"Xu Sanshi, just say what you want to say."

"Tomorrow is the first elimination match. I want to rest early."

Xu Sanshi hesitated for a moment.

"You know my father speaks bluntly. He never gives me a pleasant look and tells me to get lost at the drop of a hat."

"So..."

Xu Tinglan waved a hand. "If that's what you want to talk about, then forget it."

After his parents died, the clan had planned for him to train in making Mysterious Water Pills.

He understood then that although his future status would be high, he was destined to have nothing to do with the position of Mysterious Underworld Sect Master.

Mysterious Water Pills were the Mysterious Underworld Sect's most important means of befriending other factions and earning Gold Soul Coins through sales.

However, refining them was complicated and would inevitably delay cultivation.

Unlike forging, this craft was a path whose end could be seen at a glance.

Back then, Xu Tinglan had planned to befriend the Nine Treasures Chamber of Commerce and prepare to flee at any time.

Once he became strong enough, how difficult would it be to create another Black Tortoise Sect?

Didn't Xu Tinglan carry the Black Tortoise Bloodline in his veins? Why should he lower his head and support Xu Sanshi?

Xu Sanshi grew anxious.

He felt that this visit might end fruitlessly.

He also did not understand why his cousin was so cold toward him. Their relationship had not been that bad before.

"Brother, you're also originally from the Douluo Three Kingdoms. You have to help me this time."

"Give me a little information about the Sun Moon Team."

Xu Sanshi raised a hand.

"I promise I won't spread it around. For the sake of our shared Dou Ling Empire and Black Tortoise Bloodline, help me out, alright?"

Xu Tinglan leaned back in his chair, his expression halfway between a smile and a sneer.

"You won't spread it around, meaning?"

Seeing there was hope, Xu Sanshi hurriedly said,

"I'll only tell the people on our team. Don't worry."

Xu Tinglan frowned slightly.

He knowingly asked, "Shrek is the number one Soul Master Academy in the world. You should be full of confidence. Why come to me for information?"

He truly had not expected Xu Sanshi to be this absurd. Did this man have no brain at all?

Did he want to put him in an impossible position both inside and out?

Xu Sanshi sighed.

"Things have changed. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing this."

After a brief hesitation, he roughly explained how Shrek had encountered Evil Soul Masters on the road.

It was more or less the same as the plot Xu Tinglan had seen in his previous life.

The youth stood up, his expression growing increasingly cold as he looked at his so-called cousin.

"Xu Sanshi, let me remind you of something."

"It was my parents who completed clan missions and exchanged for resources to raise me."

"It has nothing to do with the Dou Ling Empire, not even half a copper soul coin."

"Go ask your father."

Xu Tinglan pointed northeast.

"If the Dou Ling Empire's imperial family were destroyed, would your father be willing to step out and fight?"

He paused.

"Also, Shrek's own foolish actions created this situation. Yet you still want to morally blackmail me. You've truly broadened my horizons."

Xu Sanshi's face flushed red.

He suddenly remembered Shrek's series of ridiculous actions ever since they had enrolled.

But whenever he thought of Shrek's glory, for some reason, his blood began to boil.

Xu Tinglan did not take the Mysterious Water Pill, nor did he touch any of the food on the table.

He walked to the door.

"See you in the arena. Let me see how much you've improved during your time at Shrek."

Xu Sanshi took a deep breath, and a trace of fighting spirit rose in his eyes.

"I won't disappoint you."

"Now you're on the Sun Moon Team Reserve Team, while I'm on the Shrek Reserve Team. We're still more or less at the same level."

He believed he had surpassed his cousin, but he still had to speak modestly.

Hearing that,

Xu Tinglan smiled and shook his head before turning and striding out of the private room.