Chapter 60: One Year Later, Heading to Slaughter City
Two days later, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Inside the main hall of the Sect.
"Reporting to the Sect Master, news has arrived from our spies in Spirit City."
A Disciple knelt on one knee, holding a secret letter up with both hands.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin raised his hand in a beckoning motion, and the letter flew into his hand. He immediately turned and handed it to Ning Mingyuan: "Sect Master."
Ning Mingyuan took the letter and opened it to examine it carefully.
A moment later.
"This..."
Ning Mingyuan's expression became rather strange after reading the contents of the letter.
"Sect Master, what is it?" Bone Douluo Gu Rong asked.
Ning Mingyuan said in a deep voice: "Starting four years ago, Spirit Hall has been secretly purchasing large quantities of Whale Glue in coastal cities. After our people followed the clues, they discovered that if Whale Glue is heated and consumed, it can actually improve one's physical constitution, allowing a person to absorb a Soul Ring beyond their limits."
He knew exactly what Whale Glue was; it was even something he used often.
As the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, he had far more than one wife, so he consumed this item frequently.
But he never imagined that this thing actually had such an effect.
Looking back now, the high-year Whale Glue he had consumed in the past was simply a waste of a precious resource.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was not only as wealthy as a nation, but its intelligence network spread across the entire continent.
Ever since they learned that Su Mo and his companion came from Spirit Hall, they had increased their covert investigation into Spirit City.
Although Qian Xunji kept this matter extremely secret, it was ultimately impossible to hide it completely.
As long as there were clues, investigating further would reveal the truth, which was not difficult.
However, Qian Xunji had already purchased a large amount of Whale Glue, and now it was difficult to find high-year, high-quality Whale Glue on the market.
"This... Whale Glue has this effect? Is it true or false?" Gu Rong asked suspiciously.
"Just find someone to experiment on it and you will know," Chen Xin said.
Ning Mingyuan nodded: "Fortunately, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School still has some stock. I will find someone to test it later."
Soon, they brought in a direct descendant Disciple.
His Martial Soul was also the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and he was currently exactly level twenty.
Ning Mingyuan took out a piece of millennial Whale Glue and had a fire-attribute Soul Master heat it up before giving it to the Disciple to consume.
A moment later, Sword Douluo stepped forward to examine him, a flash of surprise in his eyes: "It is indeed effective; his physical constitution has clearly improved somewhat."
"Haha, good!" Ning Mingyuan laughed, "In this way, the overall strength of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will surely improve by a large margin. By the way, this matter must be kept confidential."
Although the intelligence networks of the other two Upper Three Sects were not as good as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's, they were not bad either; discovering this was only a matter of time.
As for the Upper Three Sects being of the same branch? That was just polite talk.
In the face of benefits, that relationship was as thin as paper. The longer they kept it secret, the more Whale Glue the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could purchase.
Although there wasn't much Whale Glue on the market now, it could still be found.
...
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a year had gone by.
In this year, nothing major had happened.
Ever since Tang Chen was defeated by Qian Daoliu, the Clear Sky Sect seemed to have restrained itself a lot.
Whale Glue was no longer a secret for the major forces, though, of course, most civilian Soul Masters still did not know about it.
As for Ye Qingshuang, after she absorbed her fourth Soul Ring, she had broken through to level forty-four.
Having consumed an Immortal Herb, her cultivation talent had greatly improved, and after a year of cultivation, she was now a level forty-seven Spirit Ancestor.
Furthermore, the Ye Family did not have many people, and shortly after Ye Qingshuang absorbed the Immortal Herb, they moved the entire Family to Spirit City under Su Mo's orders.
Normally, since the Ye Family had moved, Ye Qingshuang should have returned to live with her Family.
But Su Mo did not take the initiative to suggest she move out of the palace, and she herself was unwilling to leave, so she had been living in Su Mo's palace ever since.
As for Su Mo, during this year, he had been honing his combat experience for his next goal, specifically combat without using Martial Soul Abilities.
That's right, he intended to go to Slaughter City.
However, he had not told anyone about this, including Bibi Dong.
Because he did not intend to take Bibi Dong with him.
This year, he fought every day and demanded that his opponents hold nothing back.
Therefore, at the beginning, he was injured almost every day.
But with Ye Qingshuang there, he didn't have to worry at all.
The healing ability of the evolved Nine-Heart Begonia was terrifying, far exceeding what it was before, so his injuries could quickly recover completely.
In addition, although Bibi Dong initially held some hostility towards Ye Qingshuang, after a year of living together, especially whenever she saw Su Mo severely injured only to be healed by Ye Qingshuang in the blink of an eye, she gradually let go of her hostility.
Nowadays, the relationship between the two was even very good, just like good friends.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that one month after Su Mo and the others returned to Spirit City, Qian Xunji announced within Spirit Hall the appointment of Su Mo as the Saint and Bibi Dong as the Holy Maiden.
...
That night.
In Su Mo's room.
Su Mo held Bibi Dong, toying with her hair, and whispered: "Senior Sister, I plan to leave Spirit City for a while, it might take a few years."
"Ah? Where are you going, why will it take so long?" Bibi Dong raised her head and asked doubtfully.
"Slaughter City."
"What? Junior Brother, that place is full of fallen ones, it's so dangerous, why are you going there?"
As the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong naturally knew what kind of place Slaughter City was; it was a paradise for fallen ones.
"Training."
"Then I want to go too."
"No." Su Mo shook his head firmly, "That place is too dangerous for you."
"I..."
"Be obedient." Su Mo whispered, "Stay home and wait for me properly, and isn't Qingshuang there to keep you company?"
A year had passed, and the relationship between Su Mo and Ye Qingshuang had become somewhat ambiguous, and their forms of address were no longer so distant.
Bibi Dong hesitated for a long time.
But looking at Su Mo's serious expression, knowing that he had made up his mind, she could only nod and respond: "Alright, then you must come back safely."
"Don't worry. With such a beautiful woman like Senior Sister waiting for me at home, how could I bear to let anything happen to me?"
"Hateful." Bibi Dong scolded him, but she was overjoyed in her heart.
"Then when do you plan to leave?"
"Tomorrow morning."
"I see, Junior Brother, you will be gone for several years..." Bibi Dong said, her body gradually shrinking down.
Su Mo immediately gasped...
The night passed in silence.
...
The next morning.
The Pope's Palace.
"Teacher, this Disciple intends to go to Slaughter City for training." Su Mo said with a serious expression.
"Xiao Mo, why do you want to go to such a place?" Qian Xunji frowned.
"Teacher, last night I had a dream. In the dream, there was a Divinity who guided me to go to Slaughter City."
Su Mo knew that Qian Xunji was worried about him, so he simply made up a lie.
Anyway, Spirit Hall had the Angel God, so Divinities were not unfamiliar to Qian Xunji.
"Divinity?" Qian Xunji's eyes lit up immediately, "Haha, good, Xiao Mo, I didn't expect you to really receive the attention of a Divinity. I will arrange for an Elder to escort you to Slaughter City right away."
"But Xiao Mo, you must remember, safety comes first. You know what kind of people are in that place." Qian Xunji urged him again.
"This Disciple understands."
Soon, under Qian Xunji's arrangement, Gui Mei escorted Su Mo to travel secretly to Slaughter City.
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