Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen Both Gravely Injured

Qian Xunling was not worried in the least about how far Yu Xiaogang might go in the future after he told Yu Yuanzhen this method.

Letting Luo Sanpao eat Soul Beast meat only solved the problem of the Soul Beast's defect. Yu Xiaogang's biggest problem, however, was himself: he had an innate Soul Power of half a level. Without an Immortal Herb and divine blood, he could never break through to Titled Douluo.

Still, exchanging this for a little of Yu Yuanzhen's trust was barely worth it. After all, the man really could break through to Titled Douluo.

Zhao Lan took Yu Xiaogang away. She glanced back at Qian Xunling, her eyes full of loneliness and sorrow, but did not look back again.

Yu Yuanzhen looked at Qian Xunling joyfully, as though he had completely forgotten how Qian Xunling had just bullied his son. But his expression soon turned grave. "Immortal, you may not know what happened after you left Heaven Dou City. I only received word this morning myself."

"What happened?" Qian Xunling asked.

Yu Yuanzhen asked in turn, "First, are you really Qian Daoliu's son?"

Seeing the serious look in his eyes, Qian Xunling knew they must have learned certain things, so he nodded without denying it.

Yu Yuanzhen did not harbor much hostility toward Spirit Hall, at least not at present. He replied, "I heard that after you escaped Tang Chen's pursuit, the commotion was so great that it even drew out a phantom image of the Angel God. Your father from Spirit Hall personally went to Heaven Dou City.

"After learning the whole story, your father and Tang Chen came to blows in a terrifying battle. Half of Heaven Dou City was destroyed, even the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace."

"Did that happen?" Qian Xunling grew serious.

Bibi Dong's little face also turned serious when she heard this.

"What was the outcome?" Qian Xunling asked.

Yu Yuanzhen replied, "In the end, both your father and Tang Chen were gravely injured. Only after mediation by various factions did they stop fighting and return to their respective territories.

"But a turbulent undercurrent has already fully set in. This morning, the Clear Sky Sect urgently sent someone to deliver me a letter, asking the Seven Great Sects to join forces against the various sanctions Spirit Hall will impose next."

"But I haven't given them an answer yet." Yu Yuanzhen had not witnessed that earth-shaking battle himself, but merely imagining it was enough to send a chill down his spine. Word had come that nearly half the people in Heaven Dou City had died.

Yu Yuanzhen's expression remained grave. "Your father and Tang Chen had an agreement before, and they regarded each other as brothers. The entire continent was calm, but now it seems they've truly gone red-eyed with bloodlust. It looks as though they really intend to start an all-out war. If that happens, I fear all life on the continent will be plunged into misery."

"Grandmaster actually went that far." Bibi Dong's little face was panicked as she looked at Qian Xunling, at a loss.

Qian Xunling had not expected his father-by-circumstance to cherish his son-by-circumstance so much that he would even dare to take the initiative to fight Tang Chen.

Yu Yuanzhen looked at Qian Xunling and continued, "Immortal, I think you should first return to Spirit Hall and meet your father, so he knows you're all right. To tell you the truth, I don't want the two great powers to go to all-out war and engulf the continent."

Qian Xunling said bluntly, "I refuse."

"Immortal?" Yu Yuanzhen was puzzled.

Little Spider also looked at Qian Xunling in confusion.

Qian Xunling said, "What good would it do to persuade that father of mine? The one who really needs persuading is that old fellow Tang Chen. He's not the sort to take a loss lying down. In his younger days, he dared swing his hammer all across the continent. Now that he has the strength, how could he possibly swallow this?

"Only if you beat that old fellow Tang Chen half to death might he stop. Besides, the way I see it, an all-out war is unlikely to break out. But in the years to come, I'm afraid the disputes over interests behind the scenes will only grow fiercer.

"In any case, little sects like yours won't have an easy time of it."

Little sects?

Yu Yuanzhen wanted to object.

But compared with Spirit Hall, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan really was small.

Bibi Dong spoke up. "Martial Uncle, I think Grandmaster must be very worried about you right now. He must really want to see you. Why don't you go back to Spirit Hall first?"

Qian Xunling flicked Bibi Dong on the forehead and said coldly, "Stay out of grown-ups' business, kid."

"But Grandmaster was beaten half to death by that nasty old man with the hammer because of you, Martial Uncle!" Bibi Dong cried, clutching her forehead. Then she immediately shrank her neck and closed her eyes.

"Then how about I send you back?" Qian Xunling chuckled.

"No, I don't want that! Little Spider wants to stay with Martial Uncle." Bibi Dong immediately grabbed Qian Xunling's trousers.

If he went back now,

that father of his would surely try every possible way to confine him in Spirit Hall, and it would surely be even worse than before.

So he absolutely could not go back.

But that man really had been injured because of him.

If he did nothing at all, he really would be less than human.

So Qian Xunling looked at Yu Yuanzhen and said, "Well, Sect Master Yu, how about you personally deliver a message for me?"

"Me?" Yu Yuanzhen smiled awkwardly.

Qian Xunling smiled, but it made Yu Yuanzhen feel a deep chill. In the end, he nodded. "Understood."

"When you get to Spirit Hall, tell him that buried in the soil beneath the peach tree in my courtyard is something I've always wanted to give him. Tell him to dig it up himself," Qian Xunling added.

Yu Yuanzhen did not think much of it and nodded in response.

Having said that, Qian Xunling glanced at Yu Yuanzhen again, then nodded and asked, "Is there anything else you want to tell me, Sect Master Yu?"

Yu Yuanzhen shook his head.

"Good. In that case, let us part here." Qian Xunling chuckled and looked at Little Spider. "Let's go."

"Immortal, weren't you going up the mountain?" Yu Yuanzhen asked, puzzled.

Qian Xunling replied, "The matter has already been resolved. There's no need to go up the mountain anymore. No need to see us off."

With that, Qian Xunling dragged the Evil Soul Master away and led Bibi Dong down the mountain. Yu Yuanzhen remained halfway up the mountain, utterly unable to make sense of Qian Xunling, but then he thought of the method Qian Xunling had just mentioned.

He immediately turned and rushed toward the place Yu Xiaogang had just left.

Bibi Dong asked, "Martial Uncle, what exactly did you resolve just now?"

Qian Xunling replied, "Don't ask. You only need to know it was important."

"Hmph, it's like this every time. Little Spider is almost a big girl now, but Martial Uncle still keeps fobbing Little Spider off like a little girl," Bibi Dong said with a pout.

Qian Xunling chuckled. "When you're taller than my waist, you can tell me you're a big girl."

"Hmph, Little Spider will definitely grow that tall soon." Bibi Dong clenched her little fists, bristling with determination.

The two soon reached the foot of the mountain.

They did not go to Thunder Creek Town.

Instead, they went straight into the forest.

Qian Xunling turned the Evil Soul Master's back toward himself, then used his Fifth Soul Skill, Revival of All Things. The Evil Soul Master's scarred, severed hands and arms, as well as his jaw, rapidly grew back. It was like a divine skill.

The Evil Soul Master stared in astonishment, then looked at Qian Xunling in terror. He immediately knelt on the ground and begged, "My lord, I'll never dare be an Evil Soul Master again. Please spare my wretched life."

Qian Xunling nodded. "Scram."

"Huh?" Not only the Evil Soul Master but Bibi Dong also looked astonished. Bibi Dong asked, "Martial Uncle, you're just letting him go? He's an Evil Soul Master, someone irreconcilably opposed to our Spirit Hall. We should kill him."

"So what if I let him go? What could he possibly amount to?" Qian Xunling said mockingly.

With that, Qian Xunling turned and left. Frightened, Bibi Dong immediately followed him, clutching his trousers and not daring to look back at all.

Only after the two had disappeared from the Evil Soul Master's sight did he grit his teeth and pound the ground in anger. Glaring viciously in the direction Qian Xunling had gone, he said, "You're just a fellow with a better bloodline. What do you have to be so smug about? Sooner or later, we Evil Soul Masters will sweep across the continent too."

With that, the Evil Soul Master ran off in a certain direction.

Qian Xunling and Bibi Dong were hiding nearby.

Qian Xunling chuckled, picked Bibi Dong up by the back of her collar, and said, "Let's go."