Ever since Chen Xin joined the Spirit Hall, he had spent every day with nothing to do. He was either picking a fight with one person or picking a fight with another.
But his strength was still low, and he was no match for the powerful beings in the Worship Hall.
So he set his sights on the Spirit Hall's Elders.
However, most of the Elders had their own affairs to attend to and couldn't spare any time. So he went around pestering other people to fight him.
As time went by, he became someone everyone hated.
Qian Jun and Falling Devil Douluo, in particular, had had enough of Chen Xin's incessant pestering.
So the brothers teamed up and gave him a thorough beating. Only then did he behave himself for quite some time.
But it wasn't long before he set his sights on the Spirit Hall's Soul Douluos.
Naturally, this was because his father had sealed his Soul Power.
The reason was that Chen Jianjun felt Chen Xin had strayed from the right path, so he had put him through a trial.
This completely unleashed Chen Xin's nature.
The Spirit Hall's Soul Douluos had all kinds of Martial Souls. They were perfect for honing his swordsmanship.
He had fallen in love with this place.
As for how he had gotten to know Bibi Dong and the others, it had all started with an accident and a sparring match.
Yue Guan was very powerful, one of the top Soul Douluos in the Spirit Hall, but Sword Douluo countered him completely. As a result, he was no match for Chen Xin.
But Chen Xin challenged them so often that he became a real nuisance.
So Yue Guan and Gui Mei came up with a plan. While Chen Xin's power was in the process of being sealed, they threw a sack over his head and beat him up.
They had thought this would make an enemy of him, but unexpectedly, Chen Xin instead became their friend.
The reason was simple: Chen Xin wanted Yue Guan and Gui Mei to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to restrain Qian Jun and Falling Devil Douluo, then find a way to give the two of them a thorough beating.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei naturally wouldn't do such a thing.
But the incident brought them into contact with Chen Xin. With Bibi Dong scheming behind the scenes, the three of them gradually became friends.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Bibi Dong would never have believed that the Sword Douluo Chen Xin of the future, despite being so old, was still such a little demon.
However, as they spent more and more time together, Bibi Dong noticed a few things.
Chen Xin's swordsmanship was completely different from what had been described in the original story of the future.
At this point, he pursued freedom and followed his heart.
His father was still alive, and the Spirit Hall was powerful enough that he didn't need to support or protect anything. So, during this period, Chen Xin truly pursued his swordsmanship as he pleased.
It was only later that Bibi Dong learned from her teacher that Chen Jianjun's real reason for allowing Chen Xin to act so recklessly was to hone his swordsmanship.
Although they were already very familiar with each other, Bibi Dong still had no intention of bringing Chen Xin along when it came to the Immortal Herbs.
At the root of it, she had never planned to hand the Immortal Herbs over to the Spirit Hall.
At least until the Spirit Hall became her own force, there were some things she would only give to those close to her.
People she could trust.
Otherwise, she would have taken Yue Guan and Gui Mei to search for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well long ago.
"Xiao Dong, let's get going!"
Before long, Yue Guan arrived at Bibi Dong's residence with Gui Mei.
His face was alight with eagerness and excitement.
Clearly, Yue Guan was already imagining what it would be like to find the Immortal Herbs.
Bibi Dong could understand.
To Yue Guan, the value of an Immortal Herb was practically equal to his own life.
Even though he knew Shrek's group was opposed to the Spirit Hall, just because Dai Mubai had taken the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Yue Guan had still wanted to recruit him and take him on as a disciple.
Thinking of Dai Mubai reminded Bibi Dong of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
Even after obtaining it, Dai Mubai hadn't managed to cultivate the Indestructible Diamond Body.
But what if that Immortal Herb fell into Yue Guan's hands?
Would he be able to cultivate the Indestructible Diamond Body?
She was certainly looking forward to finding out.
Although she didn't know how the Bibi Dong in the original story had allowed the two Martial Souls to fully coexist, she knew very well that she herself hadn't yet found the right path.
She could only use the clumsy method of strengthening her physique to cultivate her Twin Martial Souls.
Harnessing the power of an Immortal Herb was only the first step.
If Yue Guan managed to cultivate the Indestructible Diamond Body, perhaps she could make further progress by approaching the problem from that angle.
Another path meant another possibility, didn't it?
The three of them then set off for Sunset Forest.
With Yue Guan and Gui Mei's current strength, they could protect Bibi Dong even if they encountered a Titled Douluo.
So there was no need to worry about her safety.
They soon reached their destination.
They searched the several areas they had identified earlier.
The search went on for five or six days.
During that time, Bibi Dong found several Soul Beasts that suited her Martial Soul.
But she didn't rush to hunt any of them.
They had waited this long; there was no need to hurry now.
"What's this..."
When they reached another of their target locations, Yue Guan suddenly grew excited.
"An Immortal Herb. This is definitely the aura of an Immortal Herb!"
"And it could very well be a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum!"
Yue Guan looked toward a mountain valley ahead, surrounded by mist and poisonous miasma. His eyes immediately lit up.
His whole body trembled faintly with excitement.
He couldn't possibly be mistaken.
The aura was extremely faint, as though some force were blocking it, and it came and went in fits and starts. But he was certain there was a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in there.
"Be careful. There may be powerful Soul Beasts nearby," Bibi Dong warned.
Heavenly treasures were usually guarded by powerful Soul Beasts.
That was how it always went in novels.
Bibi Dong naturally had to be careful.
She warned them because she didn't want Yue Guan to get so excited that he overlooked the danger.
Gui Mei knew how important this was too, so he went to inspect the surroundings first.
Given his cultivation and the special nature of his Martial Soul, he could resist many things. Even if they found a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast here, he could still escape at the first opportunity.
"A seventy-thousand-year-old Jade Phosphorus Poison Lizard is hiding in the miasma and mist. It both longs for and fears what lies beyond them, so it keeps circling the outskirts."
Before long, Gui Mei returned with a clear report.
"A Jade Phosphorus Poison Lizard, not a Medusa?"
Bibi Dong was quite surprised by the answer.
Many people said that the Poison Douluo had obtained his Eighth Soul Ring and Head Soul Bone here, and that a Medusa had been living in this area.
She had thought she might be able to obtain a precious Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone here.
Even if she couldn't use it herself, she could keep it as a collectible.
And if that didn't work out, it would make a pretty good gift for someone close to her.
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