In the Blink of an Eye, Over a Month Passed
[Heaven Dou Empire], southeastern border of Fasinuo Province.
Ling Yi held the reins of Treading Snow, stroking its long, powerful neck. Its dark fur felt as smooth as silk in his palm. His eyes were fixed on Dugu Bo, who stood before him with his hands behind his back, and he said with a sigh:
"Senior, the mountains are high and the roads are long. Who knows when we'll meet again after this parting..."
A strange glint flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes, but he said calmly, "Douluo Continent is very large, but also very small. After I finish my business, when I have time, I'll go and take a look at your ' Blue Silver Territory ' to see if it's really as good as Long Yin and the others say—"
"That's wonderful!" Ling Yi's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, and he quickly replied, "Since Senior is willing to come, Ling Yi will certainly welcome you with open arms!"
"I still have much to learn from you regarding knowledge of various herbs!"
"Alright!" Dugu Bo looked up at the sky, waved his hand at Ling Yi, and said, "What's there to ask for advice? I've learned much more from you! The development of that upgraded ' Rhinoceros Earth Dragon Pill ' couldn't have been accomplished by me alone without your ingenuity!"
"It could take a year and a half at most, or two or three months at the shortest, but we should be able to get things sorted out by then. We'll talk again then!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Yuan and the others standing a few meters away. Without waiting for Ling Yi to reply, Dugu Bo turned around and walked towards the official road leading south.
Although it was walking, in just a few breaths, a person had already walked dozens of meters away.
Watching Dugu Bo's figure recede into the distance, Ling Yi called out loudly, "Senior, I'll be waiting for you in the [Water Wood Duchy]. We'll meet again then!"
The north wind howled past, carrying away Ling Yi's words and heading south where Dugu Bo was going.
Suddenly, a touch of coldness melted on Ling Yi's forehead. He looked up at the gray sky, where snowflakes began to fall.
Ling Yi wiped his forehead with the back of his hand, mounted Treading Snow's horse, pulled on the reins, waved to Jiang Yuan and the others, and said loudly, "Let's go! We should go back—!"
"Giddy up—!" *6
Braving the wind and snow, the group of six riders headed north along the official road.
At this time, it was already the end of January in the year 2608 of the Douluo Calendar.
More than a month has passed since I met and befriended Dugu Bo in ' Shabak City '.
In the past month or so, they have developed a relationship by directly buying and selling the "Sunken Silver Inner Armor" with a starting bid of 10,000 Gold Soul Coin. With Ling Yi taking the initiative to befriend them, their relationship has progressed by leaps and bounds.
Having honed his social skills through the guidance of several teachers in his previous life, Ling Yi could easily gain someone's favor.
The main focus is sincerity!
In addition to his own excellence and relatively good background, he occasionally displays a friendly demeanor.
In terms of aptitude, aside from Ling Yi, whose fate is difficult to judge, and Jiang Yuan, who has already grown up, whether it's Li Zhishu or Zhang Mufeng, they are all guaranteed to become at least a Soul King in the future. With some effort and favorable external conditions, becoming Soul Emperor is not out of the question.
Such strength is enough to support a Soul Master family that dominates a large city like Shabak City on the Douluo Continent.
As for "approaching people with billions", it doesn't refer to Gold Soul Coin, but rather to all kinds of knowledge that can continuously produce Gold Soul Coin.
Through Ling Yi, Dugu Bo rediscovered a not-so-new idea: knowledge is power! Knowledge is wealth!
A month ago, when Ling Yi learned that Dugu Bo, in addition to his powerful Soul Emperor level strength, was also interested in some poisonous flowers and herbs, he took out a yellow ball the size of a pigeon egg from his person to cater to his interests.
"Rhinoceros Earth Dragon Pill" is made primarily from gallstones from "Rhinoceros Earth Dragon" and is supplemented with various medicinal herbs.
As for the materials and formula needed for refining, the "Great Physician" Ling Yi took action and performed a small operation on hundreds of water buffalo and cattle within the [Water Wood Duchy] to remove their gallstones, which are bezoars, and used them as the main ingredient through repeated experiments.
The results were alright.
The effect depends on the quality of the main material. For example, the four stones on Ling Yi, Zhang Mufeng and the other two came from the 800-year-old "Rhinoceros Earth Dragon".
Wearing it on one's body prevents the poisons created by ordinary Soul Beast under a hundred years old and Soul Ring and Soul Skill from getting close. Poisonous snakes and insects with a cultivation level of less than a hundred years will also keep their distance from Ling Yi and his companions.
Upon seeing such a gadget with these effects for the first time, Dugu Bo's interest was greatly piqued.
For the next month or so, the two traveled together. Ling Yi would sometimes discuss and deduce a better formula for "Rhinoceros Earth Dragon Pill" with Dugu Bo; sometimes he would take Zhang Mufeng and others to exchange forging techniques with blacksmith shop owners in towns along the way; sometimes he would taste various local delicacies and study the cooking of different ingredients with Li Zhishu; and sometimes he would visit Jiang Yuan, his former comrades-in-arms whom he had met when he was transferred to the army of the [Heaven Dou Empire].
For Ling Yi and his group of seven, the past month had been extremely fulfilling.
In contrast to the fulfilling lives of Ling Yi and his companions, the brothers Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, adrift on the vast ocean thousands of miles away, found their lives dull and tedious.
The land route ahead was fine, but the major cities they passed through, whether auction houses or Great Soul Fighting Arena, all piqued the interest of Tang Hao, who rarely traveled.
In addition, the different cities, different Martial Soul, and different scenery dazzled Tang Hao.
Thirty-five-year-old Tang Xiao and twenty-year-old Tang Hao, the former Soul Emperor and the latter Soul King, would face virtually no danger on the continent, as long as they didn't recklessly venture into the inner depths of places like the Star Dou Great Forest or the Lost Track Grand Canyon.
An ordinary Soul Saint might not be able to defeat Tang Xiao, a Soul Emperor. Even Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo would have to consider Tang Chen's intimidating power when they saw the two brothers' "Clear Sky Hammer" Martial Soul.
In this era, anyone with a strength above the Soul Douluo level knows the significance of the name Tang Chen.
But all of this came to an abrupt end as the two boarded the ship and entered the sea.
Eight years ago, in the year 2600 of the Douluo Calendar, the Spirit Hall dispatched two thousand Soul Master to set sail and try to recruit the Soul Master of the isolated Sea God Island.
At that time, backed by the Level 99 "Angel Douluo" and the Grand Elder Qian Daoliu, the Spirit Hall looked down upon all other forces in the Douluo Continent, except for the Clear Sky Douluo Sect, which also had the Level 99 "Clear Sky Sect Spirit Hall" Tang Chen as its leader!
However, carrying this pride, fewer than a hundred members of the Spirit Hall ultimately survived and returned to the mainland!
Even the two Titled Douluo who accompanied them perished on that ' Sea God Island '!
The survivors of the Spirit Hall, who returned defeated, brought back a message: the one who defeated them was the legendary High Priest who worshipped the Sea God!
Qian Daoliu, who also worshipped the Angel God, knew perfectly well what this news meant.
On one hand, he was extremely wary of the Sea God worshipped on [Sea God Island], and on the other hand, he was curious about the high priest of [Sea God Island] who was likely at the same level as himself and Tang Chen.
Therefore, Qian Daoliu invited Tang Chen to explore "Sea God Island" together!
From Tang Chen, Tang Xiao and Tang Hao learned that the person who received the letter on the ' Sea God Island ' they were going to, the High Priest of ' Sea God Island ', Bo Saixi, was Level 99 Peerless Douluo just like their grandfather. In fact, by taking advantage of the terrain, he had defeated their grandfather Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu, the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall.
Filled with curiosity about the Sea Soul Master and the legendary "Sea God Douluo" Bo Saixi, the two brothers suppressed their discomfort with the sea environment and waited silently on the ship.
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