Qian Daoliu Returns

Once Qian Daoliu locked onto his target, he acted decisively. Sacred Soul Power gathered around his right hand as he reached through the air toward the Blazing Earth Dragon.

Before the Blazing Earth Dragon could react, Qian Daoliu seized it and brought it before Qian Renxue.

Qian Daoliu then raised his hand and struck. The Blazing Earth Dragon was knocked unconscious, and Qian Renxue immediately stepped forward to finish it off. A black Soul Ring emerged.

Qian Renxue sat cross-legged and used her Martial Soul to draw in the Soul Ring, beginning to absorb the 53,000-year Soul Ring.

A 50,000-year Soul Ring was just right for Qian Renxue's physique. The additional 3,000 years placed some pressure on her. As she absorbed it, a fine layer of cold sweat beaded across her forehead, and streaks of blood surfaced across her skin.

Watching from the side, Qian Daoliu could not help worrying for his granddaughter.

Fortunately, it ended without mishap. Qian Renxue successfully absorbed the 53,000-year Soul Ring, and her Soul Power Level broke through to level 64, just as they had predicted.

Qian Daoliu nodded in satisfaction and turned to look at the Blazing Earth Dragon. After sweeping it with his spiritual power, he casually stored away its corpse. Clearly, no Soul Bone had dropped.

As expected, Soul Bones aren't that easy to come by, Qin Heng thought.

"Xue'er, we have accomplished everything we came here to do. It is about time we returned to Spirit Hall," Qian Daoliu said.

"Grandpa, are you leaving already?" Qian Renxue asked reluctantly.

Qin Heng did not want to return just yet either. His Soul Power had already reached level 29. After consuming the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was the best simulated cultivation ground for him. He wanted to use it to break through to level 30, obtain his Third Soul Ring, and only then return.

Thus, Qin Heng's inner voice rang out at Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue's ears at just the right moment: No, I can't return to Spirit Hall now. There is still a special opportunity in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well that belongs to me alone. It concerns the Soul Spirit Method. I need to find a way to stay at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for a few more days.

"Grandpa Qian, my cultivation has reached level 29. I want to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for a while, then return after I break through level 30 and obtain my Third Soul Ring."

Pretending not to have heard Qin Heng's inner thoughts, Qian Daoliu frowned. "No. The environment there is unusual, and its spiritual energy is far too violent. It is too early for you to cultivate there."

"Grandpa Qian, after taking the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, that place has become the most suitable simulated cultivation environment for me. Please let me stay! I will have to come out later to obtain my Third Soul Ring anyway, so I might as well do it all at once."

Qian Daoliu fell silent for a moment before sighing. "Fine, you can stay. I will have Yue Guan protect you, and he will also take you to obtain your Third Soul Ring."

"Thank you, Grandpa Qian."

Qian Daoliu then sent Qin Heng into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. When Qian Renxue entered as well, she could not help marveling at the wonder of the place.

Qian Renxue did not remain in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for long. She stayed for only two hours before hurrying away. Given her current identity, she could not remain outside for too long.

For some reason, Dugu Bo felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity whenever he looked at Qian Renxue.

Qian Daoliu had not told Dugu Bo that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue in disguise. Dugu Bo had only just agreed to join Spirit Hall, and Qian Daoliu did not fully trust him yet.

Qian Daoliu then instructed Yue Guan to protect Qin Heng well and follow Qin Heng's instructions during that time before turning and leaving.

By his reckoning, he had already been away from the Worship Hall for more than ten days. As the High Priest of the Angel God, he ought to be serving at the Angel God's side.

Besides, Qian Daoliu could not wait to give the Immortal Herbs to his good brothers in the Worship Hall.

Golden Crocodile in particular. The Immortal Herb Yue Guan had prepared for Golden Crocodile was the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. If it could evolve Golden Crocodile's Martial Soul just as Xue'er's Martial Soul had evolved, then Golden Crocodile breaking through to level 99 would be a matter of course. At that time, Spirit Hall would have two Ultimate Douluos.

After Qian Daoliu left, Qin Heng turned to Yue Guan and said, "Elder Yue Guan, please prepare some food for me. I am about to begin cultivating."

Without waiting to see whether Yue Guan agreed, he stripped off his clothes, jumped directly into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and circulated the Pure Yang Infinite Skill as he comprehended Taiji True Meaning.

For Qin Heng, cultivating Soul Power was merely incidental. His greatest purpose in remaining at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was to use the spring water to further comprehend Taiji True Meaning.

Qin Heng's intuition told him that Taiji True Meaning was not so simple. It was not merely a single style of fist or sword technique; it would surely prove immensely useful in the future.

Meanwhile, in Spirit City, within the Pope Palace, Bibi Dong looked at Gui Mei, who had already broken through to level 96, with astonishment in her eyes.

She had always hoped that Yue Guan and Gui Mei would break through to level 96, but she had not wanted them to do so because of Qian Daoliu's favor.

Now that Bibi Dong knew her fate in advance, she had decided to set aside her hatred for the Qian Family and Spirit Hall for the time being, focusing instead on dealing with the god who would cause her downfall in the future.

But that did not mean Bibi Dong wanted Qian Daoliu to strip her of power. In her view, Yue Guan and Gui Mei advancing through Qian Daoliu's help meant they had likely already been won over by him.

Gui Mei, standing below, felt immense pressure. Seeing the Supreme Pontiff's expression grow increasingly grim, he hurriedly said, "Your Holiness, this journey began because the Grand Elder received a divine oracle from the Angel God and learned that there was a treasure land in Sunset Forest. Yue Guan happened to recognize the Immortal Herbs there, so we went with the Grand Elder..."

Gui Mei told Bibi Dong everything that had happened during the trip.

After learning how powerful the Immortal Herbs were, Bibi Dong's first thought was whether Xiaogang might break through level 30 if she gave him one.

But that thought vanished as quickly as it came, and Bibi Dong buried it deep in her heart. Her most urgent task was to change the tragic future in which she would fall at that Little Scoundrel's hands, then drag out and kill the god behind him. Everything else could wait.

Thinking of this, Bibi Dong asked Gui Mei, "Gui Mei, was there an Immortal Herb suited to me?"

At her words, Gui Mei took out a jade box. Inside was a crystal-clear white herb, pristine as white lotus roots beneath a green lotus, without a speck of dust. Its petals were lustrous and jade-white, and it possessed a cool, refined air. It was the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.

Qian Daoliu had instructed Yue Guan and Gui Mei beforehand to pick this Immortal Herb for Bibi Dong. After learning that a God King was eyeing Spirit Hall covetously, Qian Daoliu was even less willing to abandon Bibi Dong, a first-class god. Moreover, Bibi Dong had ultimately died for Xue'er. He believed that mother and daughter would one day put aside their past grievances.

Moving with a speed that could practically be called teleportation, Bibi Dong arrived before Gui Mei, accepted the jade box, and asked, "Gui Mei, what is this Immortal Herb called? What does it do?"

"Your Holiness, this Immortal Herb is called the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. It nourishes the tendons and strengthens the bones, clears the Extraordinary Meridians and Eight Vessels, cleanses the marrow and channels, and stabilizes one's foundation while replenishing vitality. It has no side effects and can make the consumer's foundation even more solid."