Nine-Colored Glazed Stamen

"Damn it, could she not be so breathtakingly gorgeous?"

"How is anyone supposed to keep it together against that!"

Bibi Dong looked at Qian Xunji, who was unimaginably and exquisitely beautiful, truly feeling that the situation was absurd.

She then told herself over and over in her heart that this fellow was male, that this fellow was male, and not to be deceived by his outward appearance.

"Xiao Dong, let's head back!"

Having successfully negotiated the cooperation, Qian Xunji was visibly very happy.

After all, this was her first time conducting a transaction with other forces in the capacity of the Pope, and its successful conclusion gave her a strong sense of accomplishment.

Because of this, the smile on her face lost a bit of its coldness and took on a softer edge.

Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji, and Qian Jun and Falling Devil Douluo then embarked on the journey back to the Spirit Hall.

Compared to the trip there, the return journey was much quieter, with Bibi Dong taking books out from a storage soul tool to read and study diligently.

With this trip back, it was time to reveal the efficacy of the whale rubber.

She had no intention of claiming this credit for herself, instead planning to find an opportunity to hand it over to Yue Guan.

What use did a child have for such a massive merit? Having the status of the Pope's disciple was quite enough.

Now was not yet the time for her to let her brilliance shine forth.

Compared to the hurried trip there, the return journey was noticeably much more leisurely, and when night fell, Qian Xunji brought her to stay at a high-end hotel.

Bibi Dong found an opportunity to purchase two blocks of century-old whale rubber from the hotel staff.

It was not that she didn't want to buy thousand-year whale rubber, but the highest grade available in the hotel was indeed only century-old.

The reason they kept such items on hand was to cater to guests with special hobbies.

Although Bibi Dong was only seven years old now, the staff felt nothing was amiss when she purchased the whale rubber.

People on the Douluo Continent had long since defied the heavens.

Some even started visiting brothels at the age of six.

The nobles, in particular, played games more wildly than one another, and people were long since accustomed to it.

After putting the whale rubber away properly, Bibi Dong returned to her room and replaced sleep with meditation.

Cultivation on the Douluo Continent was exceedingly harsh and absurd.

It was not a case of getting out what you put in just by working hard.

The level of one's innate soul power and the quality of one's martial soul could both determine one's rate of cultivation.

For a genius with innate level-8 soul power, being able to gain three levels of soul power in a year without expending any external resources was already considered good.

If they had soul beast meat at every meal, coupled with a good mimicry cultivation environment, their yearly soul power increase would be around three and a half levels, while better ones could gain four levels.

Geniuses with innate full soul power who possessed sufficiently good conditions, coupled with a mimicry cultivation environment, could generally gain four levels of soul power a year.

Of course, everything mentioned here pertained to the growth of soul power before level 30; once soul power reached level 30, the rate of cultivation would continue to diminish.

Bibi Dong's cultivation over the past year had been considered quite diligent, raising her cultivation by four and a half levels, but she was dissatisfied with this speed.

Once her soul power reached level 30, she would have to find a way to research cultivation methods.

Naturally, she would not personally waste a vast amount of time doing research, but would instead select suitable people to gather data and then synthesize it herself.

If she remembered correctly, in the original work Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San an optimized version of a meditation method which, according to Tang San's account, was already comparable to the techniques learned by outer sect disciples of the Tang Sect in his past life.

In other words, there were people in this world who had conducted research in this area.

She refused to believe that Yu Xiaogang had relied on his own solitary strength to research such a meditation method.

There was a high probability that the foundation of that optimized meditation method came from the book collection within the Spirit Hall.

Thinking and thinking, Bibi Dong immersed herself in deep meditation.

When she woke up the next day, it was already high noon.

Her soul power had also broken through to level 17, and of a very stable variety at that.

If there were even finer subdivisions between each level, then at this moment she had reached the mid-stage of level 17—this was the benefit brought by deep meditation.

If only this deep meditation could be controlled at will.

Feeling the changes within her body, Bibi Dong could not help but sigh inwardly.

After tidying up and washing, she finally stepped out of her room.

"You've broken through, not bad at all. That way, you can also be considered to have broken through five levels in a year."

Qian Xunji looked at Bibi Dong, her gaze filled with admiration.

Her disciple's talent far exceeded her own expectations.

She clearly remembered that back then she only increased her soul power by about three levels in a year.

Qian Xunji firmly believed that her disciple's future achievements would definitely surpass those of her, the teacher.

"It is all thanks to Teacher's good teaching!"

When Bibi Dong uttered these words, a rare flush of shame appeared on Qian Xunji's face. Ever since taking this disciple on, she had always tossed him to Yue Guan to mentor, and she really hadn't taught him anything herself.

Qian Xunji thought to herself whether she should find an opportunity to grow closer to her disciple and make sure to carve out time to guide his cultivation.

With Bibi Dong's further breakthrough in soul power, Qian Xunji used this as an excuse to take her sightseeing through the cities on the return journey to the Spirit Hall, purchasing anything that caught Bibi Dong's interest without the slightest hesitation.

Although the Spirit Hall was not as wealthy as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it was still very well-to-do.

Bibi Dong stood on no ceremony either, whether it was rare exotic flora, various precious books, or uncommon soul tools unearthed from ancient ruins, laying claim to anything that caught her eye and pocketing it all.

Bibi Dong, who was already well-off, became even more prosperous after this trip out.

Conversely, Qian Xunji's storage soul tool had completely exhausted its gold soul coins.

Upon returning to the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong sought out Yue Guan at the first opportunity.

"Uncle Yue Guan, Uncle Yue Guan, look at the gift I brought back for you."

Bibi Dong excitedly cradled two pots of extremely rare flowers and plants as she found Yue Guan.

"So it's Xiao Dong!"

Hearing that vibrant voice, Yue Guan instantly swept away the exhaustion brought by his workload between his brows.

"Heavens, Xiao Dong, you actually managed to find a Nine-Colored Glazed Stamen,"

"And it's still waiting to bloom!"

Upon seeing the item in Bibi Dong's hands, Yue Guan's gaze instantly lit up.

This was a very ordinary flower that didn't have much utility for a soul master's cultivation, yet it was highly praised by the nobility purely because it was too beautiful.

It only bloomed once every thirty years, with the blossoms opening during the full moon; though it lasted for only that single night, the beauty it radiated merged with the moonlight, and its dazzling brilliance made one fall captivated at a single glance.

Just this ordinary flower, which was of no help to a soul master's cultivation, could fetch a sky-high price of fifty thousand gold soul coins.

The reason Bibi Dong bought it back was to let Yue Guan try his hand at grafting during his idle moments to shorten the flowering period and preserve the duration of the bloom, so they could hype it up later and harvest a wave of wealth from those nobles.

Anyway, Yue Guan loved tending to and researching these things, so it couldn't be considered a waste of time for him at all.

"Xiao Dong, this is for you!"

Just at that moment, Yue Guan tossed a storage soul tool to Bibi Dong, and then he became completely immersed in his own world of admiring the Nine-Colored Glazed Stamen.