Nine-Colored Glazed Stamen

"Damn it, can you not be so beautiful?"

"Who could possibly keep their composure!"

Bibi Dong looked at the breathtakingly beautiful Qian Xunji, truly finding the situation absurd.

She then told herself over and over in her heart that this person was a man, that this person was a man, and not to be deceived by appearances.

"Little Dong, let's head back!"

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

After all, this was her first time conducting a deal with another faction in the capacity of Pope, and bringing it to a successful conclusion gave her a great sense of accomplishment.

Consequently, the smile on her face lost some of its coldness and gained a touch of softness.

Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji, and the Falling Devil Douluo, Qian Jun, then set off on the journey back to Martial Soul Hall.

Compared to the journey there, the return trip was much quieter. Bibi Dong took a book from her storage Soul Tool and began to read and study it intently.

Upon returning, it would be time to reveal the efficacy of the Whale Rubber.

He did not intend to claim this credit, but rather to find an opportunity to yield it to Yue Guan.

What would a child need such a great credit for? Having the status of the Pope's disciple was enough.

It was not yet time for him to show his sharp edge.

Compared to the haste of the journey there, the return trip was much more relaxed. When night fell, Qian Xunji took him to stay at a high-end hotel.

Bibi Dong found an opportunity to purchase two pieces of century-old Whale Rubber from the hotel staff.

It was not that he did not want to buy millennium-old Whale Rubber, but the highest grade available in the hotel was only century-old.

The reason they kept such things in stock was to cater to guests with special hobbies.

Although Bibi Dong was only seven years old, the staff did not find anything inappropriate about the purchase.

People on the Douluo Continent were heaven-defying.

There were even those who started visiting brothels at the age of six.

The nobles were even more decadent, and such things had long since become commonplace.

After putting away the Whale Rubber, Bibi Dong returned to his room and replaced sleep with meditation.

Cultivation on the Douluo Continent was extremely harsh and absurd.

It was not as if effort alone guaranteed results.

The level of one's Innate Soul Power and the quality of one's Martial Soul determined the speed of cultivation.

A genius with level 8 Innate Soul Power, without any external resources, would be doing well to increase their soul power by 3 levels in a year.

If one had soul beast meat at every meal, combined with a good mimetic cultivation environment, the annual increase would be about three and a half levels, with the better ones reaching 4 levels.

Geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power, given sufficiently good conditions and a mimetic cultivation environment, could generally increase their soul power by 4 levels a year.

Of course, all of this referred to the growth before level 30; once soul power reached level 30, the speed of cultivation would diminish.

Bibi Dong had been quite diligent over the past year, increasing his cultivation by 4 and a half levels, but he was not satisfied with this speed.

Once his soul power reached level 30, he would have to find a way to research cultivation techniques.

Naturally, he would not waste a large amount of time researching them himself; instead, he would select suitable people to collect data, and he would then summarize it.

If he remembered correctly, in the original work, Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San an optimized version of a meditation technique, which, according to Tang San, was comparable to the techniques learned by outer sect disciples of the Tang Sect in his previous life.

This meant that there were people in this world who had conducted research in this area.

He did not believe that Yu Xiaogang had researched such a meditation technique through his own efforts alone.

It was highly likely that the foundation of that optimized meditation technique came from the library of Martial Soul Hall.

As he thought about this, Bibi Dong sank into deep meditation.

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

His soul power had broken through to level 17, and it was of the very stable kind.

If there were finer divisions between each level, he would have reached the mid-stage of level 17 by now; this was the benefit of deep meditation.

"If only this deep meditation could be controlled."

Feeling the changes in his body, Bibi Dong could not help but sigh.

After washing up, he walked out of the room.

"You've broken through, not bad. In this way, you can be considered to have broken through 5 levels in a year."

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

The talent of her disciple far exceeded her expectations.

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

Qian Xunji firmly believed that her disciple's future achievements would certainly surpass her own as a teacher.

"It is all thanks to the teacher's excellent instruction!"

When Bibi Dong spoke these words, a rare blush appeared on Qian Xunji's face; ever since taking this disciple in, she had always left his instruction to Yue Guan, and she truly hadn't taught him anything herself.

Qian Xunji wondered in her heart if she should find an opportunity to get closer to her disciple, as she really ought to set aside some time to guide his cultivation.

Following a further breakthrough in Bibi Dong's soul power, Qian Xunji used this as an excuse to take him sightseeing in the cities on their return journey to Martial Soul Hall, and whatever caught Bibi Dong's interest, Qian Xunji would purchase without the slightest hesitation.

Although Martial Soul Hall was not as wealthy as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it was still extremely affluent.

Bibi Dong did not stand on ceremony either; whether it was exotic flowers and rare herbs, various precious books, or rare Soul Tools excavated from ancient ruins, she pocketed everything that caught her eye.

Already wealthy to begin with, Bibi Dong became even wealthier after this trip.

Conversely, Qian Xunji's storage Soul Tool had been completely drained of its Gold Soul Coins.

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

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

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

"It's little Dong!"

Hearing that vibrant voice, the fatigue between Yue Guan's brows from his work was instantly swept away.

"Heavens, little Dong, you actually found the Nine-Colored Glazed Stamen,"

"And it's still waiting to bloom!"

When he saw the items in Bibi Dong's hands, Yue Guan's eyes immediately lit up.

This was a very ordinary flower that had no great use for a soul master's cultivation, yet it was highly esteemed by the nobility simply because it was too beautiful.

It bloomed only once every thirty years, and only during a full moon; though it lasted for only that one night, the beauty it released merged with the moonlight, and the brilliance it shimmered with could make one fall in love at first sight.

Just this one pot of ordinary flowers, which offered no help to soul master cultivation, could sell for the exorbitant price of fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

The reason Bibi Dong had purchased it was to let Yue Guan try to graft it when he had free time, hoping to shorten the flowering cycle and extend the duration of the bloom, so that they could hype it up later and harvest a wave of wealth from those nobles.

In any case, Yue Guan enjoyed tending to and researching these things, so to him, it was not a waste of time at all.

"Little 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, admiring the Nine-Colored Glazed Stamen.