Two days later, Qian Daoliu returned to the Worship Hall.
As it happened, Golden Crocodile had just returned from Vast Sea City as well.
"Big Brother, everything concerning Whale Rubber has been arranged. Over the next five years, ninety percent of the Whale Rubber of thousand-year quality or above produced will fall into the hands of our Spirit Hall.
"At the same time, I have arranged for people to secretly purchase the Whale Rubber currently circulating on the market, primarily targeting ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber and above.
"I think thousand-year and century-grade Whale Rubber would be difficult to acquire in bulk, and it might alert other factions. Few people use ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber to begin with, so even if we purchase it on a large scale, logically speaking, not many people will notice."
After hearing Golden Crocodile's report, Qian Daoliu nodded in satisfaction.
Qian Daoliu had initially intended to monopolize the ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber currently on the continent, as well as all Whale Rubber of thousand-year quality and above produced over the next two or three years. Golden Crocodile's ability to monopolize the output for the next five years had already exceeded his expectations.
Once the Whale Rubber matter had been settled, Qian Daoliu told his brothers about what he had gained during this trip.
To be honest, if the other offerings had heard Qin Heng's inner voice, they most likely would not have believed everything they heard as Qian Daoliu did.
Qian Daoliu trusted Qin Heng so much partly because Qin Heng had died for Xue'er, and partly because Qin Heng had once become a god.
As the high priest of the Angel God, Qian Daoliu possessed an innate reverence for deities. When directed toward Qin Heng, that reverence became trust.
Moreover, everything Qin Heng had said had been verified thus far, and Spirit Hall had gained considerable benefits from it. Whale Rubber, Immortal Herbs, Soul Cores, cultivation techniques—each matter and each item further deepened Qian Daoliu's trust in Qin Heng.
It could be said that Qian Daoliu now completely believed Qin Heng's inner voice.
Qian Daoliu would naturally keep such a tremendous secret. If Qin Heng had not died for Xue'er in his previous life, Qian Daoliu would not even have told his own granddaughter.
Since Qian Daoliu was currently with several offerings, he naturally concealed the existence of Qin Heng's inner voice and instead attributed the matter of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to the Angel God.
As for the Wuji Technique, since Qin Heng intended to promote this cultivation technique throughout the continent later on, Qian Daoliu directly told the offerings that Qin Heng had created it himself.
In no time at all, Qian Daoliu demonstrated the Wuji Technique to the other six offerings and also gave them the Immortal Herbs and the method of condensing Soul Cores.
"Can this herb really be so miraculous?" Mighty Lion Douluo asked as he opened the jade box and looked at the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower inside.
Golden Crocodile, however, did not ask any further questions. He had already sensed that Qin Heng's cultivation technique would be of great use to him. If he could master it, there was a high chance that he could break through to Rank 99.
Now, not only was the cultivation technique laid out before him, but there was also an Immortal Herb to assist him. How could Golden Crocodile possibly hold himself back?
First, with Qian Daoliu's help, he gained an understanding of the Wuji Technique. After memorizing the route of its circulation, he directly took out the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and decisively swallowed it.
After Golden Crocodile swallowed the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and circulated the Wuji Technique, about an hour later, a Golden Crocodile King behind him raised its head and let out a roar. Two horns grew from its head, while its figure became more slender. Overall, it looked like a fusion of dragon and crocodile.
A vast and majestic Bloodline Power, carrying the heaviness of the earth, swept through the entire Worship Hall. At the same time, a peculiar force field appeared.
"A domain?! Second Brother's Martial Soul not only evolved, but it even gained a domain?" Guang Ling could not help crying out.
The next instant, Golden Crocodile's aura strengthened again by several degrees, and his Martial Soul completely evolved from the Golden Crocodile King into the Golden Crocodile Dragon King.
Once the Martial Soul Evolution ended, Golden Crocodile slowly opened his eyes, which were filled with delight.
"Big Brother, I need to enter seclusion for a while. At the shortest, three months; at the longest, one year. Once I emerge, I will definitely become an Ultimate Douluo." After saying that, Golden Crocodile flew directly out of the Worship Hall without waiting for Qian Daoliu's response. It seemed that consuming the Immortal Herb and cultivating the technique had brought him enormous gains.
Seeing this, the remaining offerings no longer hesitated and began cultivating the Wuji Technique and consuming Immortal Herbs.
Three days later, Azure Luan Douluo and Mighty Lion Douluo directly broke through to Rank 98. Although their Martial Souls had not evolved outright like Golden Crocodile's, they still gained considerable benefits.
Guang Ling Douluo broke through to Rank 97. Although Qian Jun and Jiang Mo had not broken through directly, they had reached the threshold of a breakthrough. They only needed to enter seclusion for a time and condense their Soul Cores before they would certainly break through as well.
"Fifth Brother, your Martial Soul attribute is rather compatible with the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. I plan to send you there to stand guard. Pass a message to Yue Guan: he can return whenever he wants. With you and Dugu Bo at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, that will be enough."
The moment Guang Ling heard that he could leave the Worship Hall, he agreed without a second thought.
Among all the offerings, his personality was the most restless. He had long since grown tired of staying in the Worship Hall.
"Fifth Brother, after you get there, I'll also leave the task of protecting Xiao Heng and assisting him in obtaining his third soul ring to you. During that time, listen to his arrangements and don't throw a tantrum."
Upon hearing this, Guang Ling Douluo was somewhat displeased at having to listen to a child, but he did not say anything further. He knew that Qin Heng most likely had a god backing him. Besides, he had just received Qin Heng's Wuji Technique, and his breakthrough to Rank 97 was also thanks to Qin Heng. Serving as his bodyguard for a while was no big deal.
Guang Ling immediately set off, flying directly toward Sunset Forest.
Guang Ling had the temperament of an old child, and Yue Guan was guarding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, so he was in no hurry. He wandered and stopped along the way, taking a full ten days to arrive.
Just in time, Yue Guan and Dugu Bo had nearly completed their renovations of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
By then, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had undergone earth-shaking changes. Through Yue Guan's deliberate remodeling, the formerly disorderly place, where all kinds of herbs grew scattered about, had transformed magnificently into herb fields with an exquisite layout and neat arrangements.
All the weeds that had originally existed within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had been cleared away. The land had been planted at a reasonable density, and the same plot now held three times as many herbs as before without affecting their respective growth.
Of course, Yue Guan had not forgotten to reserve an area for Dugu Bo to grow poisonous herbs. In one corner, he had specifically cleared a small herb field for Dugu Bo to plant all kinds of strange and unusual poisonous plants, while also raising his little "pets."
To that end, Yue Guan had personally set up a Soul Power barrier for Dugu Bo to prevent the poisonous herbs' aura from leaking out and contaminating the other herbs.
After Guang Ling arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he was quite curious about the scene before him. He could clearly sense that if he cultivated on the side abundant in ice-element energy, his cultivation speed would improve considerably.
Guang Ling was very satisfied with the place. He then turned to Yue Guan and conveyed Qian Daoliu's order.
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