The Situation: Do You Know Immortal Herbs?

After witnessing Yue Guan's powerful soul skill, Gui Mei began looking forward to his own first soul skill as well.

The power of a thousand-year soul skill had deeply captivated Gui Mei. Wasn't it only ninety days?

He could wait. In any case, he could cultivate during that time, so it would not delay anything.

For Gui Mei and Yue Guan, time was the least valuable thing they had right now.

They could also use this time to cultivate properly and make up for the drawback of their eldest brother's soul skills being unable to receive additional Soul Power.

The drawback of Soul Power was not too significant in the early stages, but its effects would become apparent later on.

Someone else might absorb a ninety-thousand-year Soul Ring as their ninth Soul Ring and possibly rise one or two levels. Even at the Titled Douluo level, differences in rank could still be reflected in one's strength.

Who would not want a higher Soul Power Level and faster advancement?

Xu Xiao looked at his two brothers and gently patted both of their shoulders. "At the moment, this amount of time does seem short."

"But later on, it will feel rather long."

Xu Xiao had thought far ahead. Once his strength rose, he would certainly establish a force. At that time, he would need to nurture trusted subordinates and talented individuals.

If many geniuses appeared at the same time and he could not provide them with Soul Rings in time, it would slow their progress as well.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance. Two years was not that long.

"Big Brother, two years is still fine, isn't it? Why do you seem so anxious?" Gui Mei asked softly.

Yue Guan had also heard the concern in Xu Xiao's words.

Xu Xiao looked in the direction of Spirit Hall, as though he could see the Angel Statue standing within it.

He saw the splendor of the current, unrivaled Spirit Hall.

"If there were only the three of us brothers, I naturally would not worry so much."

"But if we establish a force, there will be much more to consider."

Establish a force?

Yue Guan's and Gui Mei's eyes lit up. This was good. This was definitely good.

With their eldest brother's assistance, the two of them would certainly become Titled Douluo.

By then, the entire force would answer to the three of them. They would not need to act according to anyone else's wishes. Good, very good.

Gui Mei said, "Big Brother, I think we should establish this force."

Yue Guan said, "Yes, Big Brother, we should establish it, but there is no need to rush right now."

"We're still young."

"There's no need to hurry over this."

Xu Xiao nodded as well. "Naturally, I know that, but we must begin planning from now on."

"Could it be that you two still want to return to that school?"

As soon as he said this, Gui Mei's and Yue Guan's expressions darkened. Because of Xu Xiao's intrusion, the two of them had happened to enter the same school.

Both of them came from poor backgrounds. One was withdrawn, while the other was not especially masculine. As a result, they became targets for bullying at the academy. If Xu Xiao had not stepped in to help, they did not know how much more bullying they would have endured.

Now that Xu Xiao had asked such a question, the two hesitated.

After thinking for a moment, Yue Guan said, "Big Brother, how about we join a force?"

Gui Mei continued, "Yes, Big Brother. We can join a force, and once our strength is sufficient, we can leave it."

Xu Xiao merely shook his head. He understood what they were thinking. After being bullied for so long, anyone would want someone to rely on.

Xu Xiao smiled helplessly to himself. If they joined a force, leaving it later would be exceedingly difficult.

Xu Xiao understood the principle that an ordinary man was innocent, but possessing a treasure made him guilty.

Without absolute strength, Xu Xiao would not reveal himself lightly.

With such exceptional talent, no matter which force they joined, did they think the other side would easily let them leave? Not to mention that this was still the era of Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu.

Those men were true powerhouses. They could suppress the three of them with ease.

They were nothing like those brainless rulers who came later.

The ungrateful Bibi Dong, the Angel Clan-backed Ning Fengzhi, the destroyed Yu Yuanzhen, the reclusive Clear Sky Sect—if it were that time, Xu Xiao could consider it, though only consider it.

But now was different. The world had not yet fallen into chaos. Tang Chen had not disappeared, Qian Daoliu had not passed on his position, and Qian Xunji had not yet confined Bibi Dong in that secret chamber.

"Third Brother, once that purple first ring of yours appears, the three of us will be hunted down. Joining any force will not help us. Do not hold such favorable thoughts about those forces."

"Only holding our own fate in our hands is real."

It was not that Xu Xiao insisted on being this way, but his martial soul was truly too special. Even he could not guarantee what people's hearts would become.

Even Qian Daoliu, who claimed to uphold morality and justice, could allow his own son to imprison Bibi Dong in that secret chamber.

If even Qian Daoliu was like that, how could anyone else be trusted?

Qian Daoliu was powerful. What if he forced Xu Xiao to become a breeding stallion, endlessly granting Soul Rings to Spirit Hall and imprisoning him?

Xu Xiao did not dare gamble on that. He preferred freedom and disliked being restrained.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei did not yet have such complicated thoughts. They had not considered so much, but after Xu Xiao put it that way, they quickly understood.

"Big Brother, tell us what we should do. We will follow you."

Gui Mei no longer wanted to think. It was better to leave such matters to his eldest brother.

Yue Guan nodded repeatedly, gently stroking the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in his hand.

"Find a treasured land, a hidden place where we can establish a force," Xu Xiao said softly, his gaze turning toward Sunset Forest.

Surely that place had not been discovered yet. Even Dugu Bo was nowhere to be found at the moment.

Since he had arrived early, he should take what was meant to be taken. Rather than let an enemy benefit from it, he might as well enrich himself.

"Big Brother, if there were a treasured land, those forces would have already fought over it. How could it possibly be our turn?" Yue Guan patted the chrysanthemum in his hand, feeling that it was a distant hope.

But Xu Xiao's expression was different. He was confident. No one would discover that place yet. It was waiting for him.

"Third Brother, I dare guarantee that you will like that treasured land very much."

Xu Xiao smiled as he watched how much Yue Guan loved his martial soul.

Perhaps because of his martial soul, Yue Guan was particularly fond of flowers and plants. This also made him seem less masculine, and even his speech carried a somewhat gentle air.

That was also why he had been bullied at school.

Xu Xiao could tell that he liked flowers and plants. That place would definitely suit Yue Guan's tastes.

Xu Xiao still did not know whether Yue Guan understood Immortal Herbs at this point.

He remembered that Chrysanthemum Douluo in the original story knew of Immortal Herbs.

Now that the timeline had changed, everything was unknown.

Based on what Xu Xiao had learned about Yue Guan over the past three years, he had not noticed any sign that Yue Guan knew about Immortal Herbs.

Still, with a probing mindset, Xu Xiao asked, "Third Brother, do you know about Immortal Herbs?"