Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow

Shui Qinghan rinsed the soap suds from Jiang Lan's back with the hot water in the tub and said with a smile, "Whether or not I can break through to the Title Rank no longer matters. I came to terms with it long ago. As long as I can train the three of you into Titled Douluo, I'll have fulfilled my wish."

"Teacher, you'll definitely break through to become a Titled Douluo," Jiang Lan said earnestly.

Damn brain, think! Are there any other opportunities?

"Alright~ I'll borrow your lucky words, then." Shui Qinghan smiled, taking Jiang Lan's words as consolation.

"Move over a little. I'll wash your hair for you," Shui Qinghan added.

"Okay~" Jiang Lan shifted back slightly.

Shui Qinghan smiled faintly, took out a piece of tea seed cake, and carefully worked it into a lather with the hot water in the tub. She spread it over Jiang Lan's hair and gently kneaded his locks.

Jiang Lan closed his eyes, racking his brains to recall the opportunities he could obtain during the era of Douluo One.

Other than the Icefire Yin Yang Well and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, what other opportunities were there?

"Ah~ I remember now, Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow!" A flash of inspiration struck Jiang Lan, and excitement immediately surged through him.

"I remember that the Earth Dragon Sect in Douluo Two had a Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave. For Ice Attribute Soul Masters, it was an opportunity no less valuable than an Immortal Herb. Dragon City in Douluo Two was close to the Far North Plains. Even though ten thousand years have passed, the geological changes shouldn't have been too drastic." Jiang Lan's thoughts immediately began to race.

Compared to the eccentric and temperamental Dugu Bo, searching for the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave was safer.

"Teacher, do you know about Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow?" Jiang Lan hurriedly asked.

"Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow? What is that?" Shui Qinghan asked, somewhat puzzled.

Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow generally existed only within the core region of the Far North, so it was hardly strange that Shui Qinghan did not know of it.

"Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow is a heavenly treasure best suited for Ice Attribute Soul Masters. Not only can it assist Ice Attribute Soul Masters in cultivation, it can even cause an Ice Attribute Soul Master's Martial Soul to transform and evolve. A single piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow can help you break through the bottleneck of the Title Rank, Teacher," Jiang Lan explained.

"There's actually such a heavenly treasure in this world?!" Shui Qinghan was full of amazement and could not help asking:

"Lan'er, where did you learn such information?"

"Every night when I sleep, I dream of fragments of memories. They seem to be memories buried deep within my bloodline." Jiang Lan looked innocently at Shui Qinghan as he replied.

"Could they be bloodline memories?!" Shui Qinghan was secretly startled.

It seemed the bloodline of her disciple was far nobler than she had imagined.

"Heavenly treasures like Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow are encountered only once in ten thousand years. Even if we expend tremendous manpower and resources, we might not find one. We should focus on what is before us," Shui Qinghan said. Though deeply tempted, she still calmed down.

After all, how could such a heavenly treasure be found merely because one wished for it?

"But... I know the approximate location of a Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave." Jiang Lan blinked and said.

"What?!" Shui Qinghan's hands halted as she said solemnly:

"Lan'er, you aren't joking with me, are you? You know where the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow is?"

"Mm." Jiang Lan nodded. "But I only know the approximate location of that Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave."

As he spoke, Jiang Lan asked, "Teacher, do you have a map of the Heaven Dou Empire?"

"A map? Wait a moment, let me look." After searching for a while, Shui Qinghan took a detailed map from the Storage Soul Tool on her hand and passed it to Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan merely glanced over the map before immediately spotting the border between the Far North and the Heaven Dou Empire.

A city stood there, named:

Dragon City!

"This is... Dragon City?!" Jiang Lan's eyes lit up when he saw the northern border city marked on the map.

He truly had not expected Dragon City from the era of Douluo Two to already exist during the era of Douluo One.

"Teacher, that Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave should be here!" Jiang Lan pointed at Dragon City on the map and declared with absolute certainty.

"Dragon City? Lan'er, is this information accurate?" Shui Qinghan's heart pounded wildly.

This might be the closest she had ever come to becoming a Titled Douluo.

Given such an opportunity, who would not want to break through to the Title Rank?

"If the memories in my dreams are not mistaken, then that Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave must be near Dragon City," Jiang Lan said.

"Dragon City has existed as a northern fortress ever since the founding of the Heaven Dou Empire. Could the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave there have already been mined?" Shui Qinghan asked.

As one of the three great Soul Beast gathering grounds, the Far North occasionally saw Soul Beasts leave due to hunger and harass the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Dragon City was a fortress city capable of resisting Soul Beast incursions.

"Teacher, don't worry. Unless one possesses ultimate Ice Attribute, ordinary Ice Attribute Soul Masters cannot even approach the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave. Even Titled Douluo cannot remain inside it for long, much less mine it," Jiang Lan said with a smile.

"If even Titled Douluo cannot stay there for long, how are we supposed to enter?" Shui Qinghan frowned.

"Teacher, have you forgotten the effect of my Innate Domain? It's only a little cold air. It has no effect on me whatsoever." Jiang Lan grinned.

Once he activated his Innate Domain, whether it was low temperatures or high temperatures, none of it could affect him!

"That's true. I'll have to trouble you then, Lan'er." The way Shui Qinghan looked at Jiang Lan was practically the same as the way she would look at her own son.

If nothing unexpected happened, she would at most cultivate to Rank 89 in her lifetime before becoming completely stuck there. Breaking through to the Title Rank had been nothing more than a fantasy.

Yet after taking Jiang Lan as her disciple, it was as though her fortunes had turned. First came Whale Rubber, then Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, forcefully raising her chances of breaking through to the Title Rank from zero to ten percent, then from ten percent to absolute certainty.

This was no less than the grace of giving her a new life.

Having only Bing'er and Yue'er offer themselves to him in return for such kindness seemed somewhat insufficient.

Should I pick out a few more suitable girls from the academy to serve as concubines for my disciple?

Otherwise, such a huge benefit feels too hot to hold.

"The place where Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow is found will be colder than other places. It may even produce heavenly treasures rich in spiritual energy, such as Cold Spring. It should be easy for you to locate, Teacher," Jiang Lan added.

"Alright~ I understand. When your Aunt Qingrou takes Yue'er out to hunt Soul Beasts, I'll have her pay closer attention to such environments," Shui Qinghan said gently.

"Lan'er, haven't you ever thought of keeping it all for yourself?" Shui Qinghan asked as she rinsed the foam from Jiang Lan's hair with the warm water in the tub.

"Teacher, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" Jiang Lan asked with a cheeky grin.

"There's a truth and a lie?" Shui Qinghan grew interested and asked curiously:

"What's the lie?"