"That person's title is Poison, his name is Dugu Bo," Jiang Chen said.
Dugu Bo?
In Bibi Dong's mind, information about Dugu Bo quickly surfaced.
Dugu Bo, his martial soul the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor, is renowned throughout the world for his poison. Among the Titled Douluo, he was especially skilled in group attacks. His personality was arrogant and aloof; even the Spirit Hall was not placed in his eyes. He always acted solely according to his own preferences.
"This Dugu Bo is quite a character. I never expected it to be him. Back then, our Spirit Hall once invited him to join, but he refused," Bibi Dong said.
"At that time, his words toward me were quite disrespectful, so I sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to pursue and kill him. In the end, he was seriously injured and was saved by Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire."
"Even now, he still follows around a minor figure like Prince Xue Xing. For someone so proud and arrogant to be driven by such a small character, it really must be hard on him."
"Teacher, then there won't be any problems with us going to gather the herbs, right?"
"What problems could there be?" Bibi Dong smiled. "This time, I will personally lead the team. If he dares to show up, I will make sure he has no way back."
"You two go back and prepare. Rest for one day tomorrow; we set out the day after."
"Understood, Teacher."
…
Along the way, Hu Liena's beautiful eyes remained fixed on Jiang Chen, constantly flashing with strange brilliance, making Jiang Chen feel as if pins and needles were pricking his back.
It wasn't until they returned to the dormitory that he finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Senior Sister, why do you keep staring at me?"
"You brat, just how many secrets do you still have that this Senior Sister doesn't know about? Hurry up and confess honestly, or else I'll… serve you with family law."
"Family law? What family law?" Jiang Chen was somewhat bewildered.
Hu Liena gave an evil smile and forced Jiang Chen down onto the sofa.
"What do you think?"
Jiang Chen didn't dare meet Hu Liena's eyes. "Senior Sister, just don't ask anymore. There are some things even the teacher hasn't asked me about. Knowing them won't do you any good."
"Fine then, I'll let you off tonight. I'm going back first to take that miraculous pill."
Hu Liena smiled charmingly, her eyes glancing toward a certain place as her jade hand reached out to grab.
Jiang Chen's expression changed. With quick eyes and swift hands, he hurriedly protected himself with both hands.
"Hehe, just teasing you. Little Junior Brother, your body is growing really fast."
Jiang Chen gave a wry smile. In this life, he didn't know what hormones he had eaten, but his body had shot up dramatically. Now, at only ten years old, he was already 1.8 meters tall.
Compared to his previous life when he was barely 1.7 meters, he could now be described as tall and imposing.
This was something he was most proud of, but also something that caused him great distress. Every time under Hu Liena's seduction, he could never escape her gaze.
After Hu Liena left, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat up.
He realized that as Hu Liena grew older, the trace of youthfulness was gradually fading, and her seductive aura was becoming stronger and stronger. He truly didn't know how terrifying she would become in a few more years.
With a sigh, he took out the pill Bibi Dong had given him earlier and poured out one Pei Yuan Pill.
This Pei Yuan Pill could consolidate the foundation and stimulate potential. Its effect was only once; after one enhancement, taking more would have no use unless there was a higher-grade Pei Yuan Pill.
Jiang Chen discovered that the refining technique for this pill had already become very mature. In just one year, the pills in his hands had all reached high-grade quality.
This made him sigh in admiration. The pharmacists raised by the Spirit Hall were still somewhat useful.
The pill melted in his mouth, turning into a warm current that began spreading to his four limbs and all bones.
The medicinal property of this pill was extremely gentle, yet its power was vast, expanding the dantian and meridians within his body.
After two hours, the medicinal effect was still taking place, though the speed had slowed considerably.
Jiang Chen tried cultivating a little. The meridians in his body had become even wider, his soul power flowed more vigorously and turbulently, and his cultivation speed visibly increased by leaps and bounds.
"Not bad." He was delighted in his heart. Originally, his cultivation speed was already much faster than that of ordinary people. Now that his aptitude had been improved, his future cultivation would be far ahead of others.
At that moment, Hu Liena excitedly rushed into his room and pounced toward him in exhilaration.
Jiang Chen flashed aside with extreme familiarity, causing Hu Liena to miss completely.
Hu Liena didn't mind and excitedly said, "Little Chen, this pill is truly too miraculous. After taking one, my cultivation speed increased tremendously. No, I have to send some to my brother."
As she spoke, she climbed up from Jiang Chen's bed and was about to rush out the door, but Jiang Chen pulled her back.
"It's the middle of the night. Aren't you afraid of disturbing others' cultivation? Besides, your brother is an elder's disciple; he should have received these pills already. You don't need to worry about him."
"That's true." Hu Liena nodded.
"Mm, don't pull me. I'm going back to cultivate."
She patted off Jiang Chen's hand and ran back to her own room.
Jiang Chen looked at Hu Liena's departing figure in stunned silence and murmured, "Did she change her personality?"
…
On the morning of the third day, a mysterious team left Spirit City and headed toward the direction of the Heaven Dou Empire's capital.
Jiang Chen noticed that in the team, aside from Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, there were two other elders. These were the highest combat powers for this trip, and of course, there was also the even more terrifying Bibi Dong.
There was also another group of people, all over fifty years old, whose bodies were constantly emitting the fragrance of medicinal herbs. They must have been in constant contact with medicinal materials.
Jiang Chen immediately guessed their identities; they were likely the alchemists of the Spirit Hall.
These old men all had glowing, ruddy complexions. Every time they looked at Bibi Dong, their eyes showed immense respect and gratitude. To be able to come into contact with such miraculous pills in their lifetime, even if it meant reducing their lifespan by ten years, they would be willing.
Beyond that, the team did not bring a single Forbidden Guard. This time, they were going deep into Heaven Dou Empire territory, even approaching Heaven Dou City, so they naturally could not make a grand display.
Everyone was dressed in plain clothes, with no Spirit Hall insignia on them. The four elders had completely restrained their Titled Douluo auras.
The entire team looked just like an ordinary merchant caravan.
In only half a day, they had already arrived at the Balak Kingdom in the south of the Heaven Dou Empire, and then followed the smooth official road northward.
At dusk, they arrived at a small town. The town was adjacent to one of the two major cities in the Balak Kingdom, Soto City.
The Spirit Hall branch in the small town was very small, and since they had concealed their identities, they simply found a hotel to stay in.
The hotel was not luxurious, but in this small town, it was considered quite decent.
Although Bibi Dong held an exalted status, she said nothing about staying in such a hotel that was countless times simpler than the Papal Palace. Her expression remained very calm.
The first floor was the dining area, and the upper floors were all guest rooms.
After settling the rooms, the group went to the dining area.
Looking at the chaotic place, with guests occasionally shouting, various sounds of drinking and finger-guessing games ringing out, the four elders furrowed their brows. One of the elders shouted, "Innkeeper, is there a private room?"
His voice was extremely resonant, instantly drawing everyone's attention. Countless gasps immediately sounded.
"Hiss… How can there be such a beautiful woman in the world?"
"My heavens, am I seeing things? Is this a fairy descending to the mortal world? And two of them at that."
"Ah… I can't take it anymore."
"No one tries to snatch them; these two little beauties are this old man's!"
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