Writing Novels in Douluo Dalu: Tang San's Title 'Pure Bamboo'
Chapter 19

The Wisdom Skull of Spiritual Condensation, A Yin Bestows Nine Cuts and Eighteen Caves Upon Tang San

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Bibi Dong offered a few words of praise and left Xiao Wuji at her residence, heading off to handle official business so she could take him to obtain his spirit ring the following day.

Xiao Wuji could not have asked for more; he focused on finishing the chapter and completed the update for Bibi Dong.

Upon noticing the update, Bibi Dong set aside her current work and began to read with rapt attention.

[Chapter 5: Spirit-Condensing Wisdom Skull]

It's that spirit bone! Bibi Dong knew it well. Had Xiao Wuji not appeared, it would have been destined for her other disciple, Hu Liena.

[With the acquisition of a spirit ring imminent, Bibi Dong recalled that Spirit-Condensing Wisdom Skull, which was over fifty thousand years old.

There were many considerations when absorbing a spirit ring, but spirit bones were different.

For one, they were incredibly rare; for another, there were few restrictions on their fusion.

In her past life, she had intended to bestow three spirit bones, including the Spirit-Condensing Wisdom Skull, upon the Golden Generation, but she had not expected the Elder Council to oppose her.

She had been forced to offer them as prizes in the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament.

Regrettably, Tang San had emerged victorious in the end and claimed all three. That finest of them, the Spirit-Condensing Wisdom Skull, became his head spirit bone, which was later upgraded after he participated in the divine trials.]

Bibi Dong was incensed as she read. It was one thing that Tang San had obtained divine trials, inherited a godhood, and had the backing of the Divine Realm, but her own disciples and the elders of Spirit Hall were dragging her down.

Leading such a group, Bibi Dong felt that even if Tang San had never become a god and lacked the support of the Divine Realm, her own long-cherished wishes would still have been impossible to fulfill.

[One does not fear an opponent like a god, but rather a teammate like a pig.]

Looking at the summary in the book, Bibi Dong sighed gloomily and uttered the word "difficult" six times in a row.

The book had clearly laid out the problem, and Bibi Dong had already realized that she must never let the spirit bone fall into the hands of her opponents; she had to bestow it upon her disciple, Xiao Wuji, immediately.

Filled with anticipation, Bibi Dong continued reading. As expected, she obtained the spirit bone and gave it to her disciple; Chapter 6 detailed the process of spirit bone fusion.

[Latest chapter of Rakshasa Rebirth, Bibi Dong read.]

[Follow count: 30.]

[Follow count reached, reward unlocked: Taiji Sword Technique.]

[Next reward unlock at follow count: 120.]

Xiao Wuji felt a surge of energy as a stream of information flooded his mind. A white-haired elder appeared, holding a wooden sword; he raised his hands in a circular motion, performed the opening stance, and then flowed into "Three Rings Encircle the Moon," "Great Kui Star," "Swallow Skims the Water," "Left Blocking Sweep," and "Right Blocking Sweep."

As the elder demonstrated each move, he reached the fifty-third form, "Compass," drew circles with both hands, and returned to the fifty-fourth form, "Holding Sword Returning to Origin."

Xiao Wuji watched it once and only managed to memorize about seventy or eighty percent, so he watched it again.

To his surprise, the sword techniques the elder used the second time were completely different from the first.

Since memorizing the first set had been difficult enough, Xiao Wuji barely retained half of the second set. He furrowed his brows and watched a third time, only to find the movements entirely different yet again.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Wuji had a sudden epiphany: the talk of forgetting half, then most, then all of it meant that the spirit must lead the sword, flowing on without end.

This Taiji Sword Technique grasped the essence of having no fixed moves; the sword intent came first, and the form was secondary.

Having understood this, Xiao Wuji nodded in intoxication as he watched the fourth time, feeling a great sense of enlightenment.

Afterward, Xiao Wuji slowly internalized the technique and updated the version for Qian Daoliu.

This content was similar to Bibi Dong's; it recalled the Spirit-Condensing Wisdom Skull and the intent to bestow it.

Qian Daoliu was also furious as he read. Those elders had immense spirit power but lacked wit, pointlessly benefiting the enemy. He immediately summoned the High Priests to retrieve it.

With Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu both taking action, the Elder Council had their complaints, but they could do nothing to stop them.

Xiao Wuji was multitasking; while watching the Spirit-Condensing Wisdom Skull fall into Bibi Dong's hands, he also kept an eye on Su Yuntao, Tang San, and the others.

He had been so busy that he could only watch the replays now.

Guided by him, Su Yuntao had tested Tang San's innate spirit power without even being asked. The result was, naturally, a great shock—the world truly contained such a freak of nature.

Tang Hao, hidden in the shadows, wept silently as he watched the Clear Sky Hammer spirit awaken.

Tang San had known the result long ago. He didn't care in the slightest about the talk of a "trash spirit." He had his ancestor's manual and his father's love; what did a mere trash spirit matter?

Old Jack, knowing Tang San would attend Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy, gave him a few pointers.

Xiao Wuji watched the replay and rubbed the center of his brows. He suddenly realized he had missed a crucial character: A Yin.

If Tang San and Tang Hao both had novels to read, how could A Yin be left out?

Xiao Wuji chuckled. If Tang Hao and his son were going to struggle to save her, A Yin had to be a bit more "normal." A plot outline began to take shape.

Tang Hao had raised his son to his death and indulged him in absorbing the Lone Bamboo spirit ring; the fact that the dead son could still move was because he had been possessed by the Tang Sect disciple Tang San, and his use of Tang Sect hidden weapons and martial arts was the proof.

The day A Yin was resurrected, she would surely settle the score with the father and son.

Since Tang San had taken the novel Peerless Tang Sect, how could he avoid being stabbed nine times and having eighteen holes drilled into him?

Xiao Wuji hadn't decided yet whether to have A Yin do the stabbing; after all, it was just an outline. To write a long story, he would have to deliberate carefully.

With this thought, Xiao Wuji's imagination ran wild, and the plotlines for Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and the others were affected as well.

Since Qian Renxue was lurking in the Heaven Dou Empire, he could stir up trouble in the Star Luo Empire. That was a major event that would require plenty of manpower.

With such a goal in mind, Xiao Wuji's grand outline gradually unfolded.

Head of the Langya Ranking, Xiao Wuji—a talent like the Qilin; to possess him is to possess the world.

A Yin, Tang Hao, and the four affiliated clans of the Clear Sky Sect all had to become his subordinates; it would be best if the Meng Shu family also pledged their allegiance. Qian Renxue could have a bit of a role, but the main focus remained the Star Luo Empire.

Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing would naturally have the most screen time, becoming the main force driving the readership.

Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu would be the promoters of this plan, providing a massive amount of support.

Xiao Wuji conceived a rough outline and nodded thoughtfully. He had to help Dai Weisi on the surface while actually assisting Zhu Zhuqing; as for Dai Mubai, he could just let him rot. If he could trick him into fusing with the Lone Bamboo, that would be even better.

Thinking of that soul beast with the sturdy attribute, the Lone Bamboo, Xiao Wuji suddenly slapped his forehead.

The Smiling Proud Douluo version of Smiling Proud WandererDai Mubai.

One must know that all the internal martial arts in the world did not exceed the boundaries of the Nine Yang Divine Skill. With such profound martial arts, as long as he thoroughly mastered the Nine Yang Manual, he could easily spout nonsense in the book about the cultivation method of the Sunflower Manual for Dai Mubai, tricking him into fusing with the Lone Bamboo soul ring so that he could grow it back.

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