Chapter 135: Re‑Encounter

"I need the Broken One Clan's help, I need Immortal Herb to aid my ascension; only then will I have a chance to reach the strong and remake the Fenglei Sect."

Yang Wudi tried as much as possible to steady his mind; the news Tie Li brought was truly astonishing.

He had searched his whole life in vain, never finding it, and was surprised to discover it in the Sunset Forest.

The Fenglei Sect knows where the Immortal Herb lies, but the sect has no Sealed Douluo.

Facing Poison Douluo Du Gu Bo is naturally beyond his strength; but if he himself faced a Poison Douluo, he might still be able to fight.

Play with poison? The Broken One Clan has never been afraid.

"How do you know I'm certainly a match for a Poison Douluo? He's a Sealed Douluo, and I'm only an eighty‑one‑level Soul Douluo."

"The Elder mentioned Yang Clan Leader to me; although he's a Soul Douluo, his attacks are not inferior to those of Sealed Douluo‑level strongmen; the poison of a Poison Douluo is a headache for other Soul Masters, but it may not work on Yang Clan Leader;"

"A Poison Douluo's cultivation lies in 'poison'; when his poison loses effect, how much power can he still exert?"

"But he is ultimately a Sealed Douluo."

Tie Li was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood Yang Wudi's meaning.

"Yang Clan Leader, I only need two Immortal Herbs to help my martial soul breakthrough," Tie Li said.

Tie Li not only felt no impropriety, but was much more at ease.

To show his sincerity, he had already disclosed the location; if he were to find any excuse to dismiss him and then lead the Broken One Clan to the Sunset Forest, he would have no recourse.

As the weaker side, he must secure his position.

"Hahaha, don't worry, I consider myself your elder; as long as your words are true, the benefits will certainly not lack your share;"

"Youyu, take him down to rest; once I prepare, we will set out tomorrow."

After Youyu led Tie Li away, Yang Yutian couldn't help but ask.

"Clan Leader, this is Immortal Herb…"

"What? Can you ignore the past kindness and become an ungrateful person?"

"It is my greed," Yang Yutian said, his face flushing red, feeling ashamed.

As for what Tie Li said, whether it might be false.

Yang Wudi could discern it; just from Tie Li's description, he could infer its truth.

……

The next day, Yang Wudi brought only an elder over fifty from the clan; though aged, his aura was not weak at all.

"Yang Clan Leader, is it just the three of us?"

"Enough, when dealing with a Poison Douluo, more people become a disadvantage," Yang Wudi said lightly.

"Alright!"

During casual chat with Yang Wudi, Tie Li learned that the elder was a Seventy‑five‑level Soul Saint, possessing the Broken Soul Spear martial soul; his attack power exceeds that of ordinary Soul Douluos.

With a Soul Douluo and a Soul Saint beside him, Tie Li felt much more at ease.

After days of traveling, the three arrived at the Sunset Forest quickly.

"Do you know the exact location?"

"I've heard the Elder mention it, but I've never been there."

"Enough, you lead the way."

Tie Li only had a rough idea of the spot, but now they were already in the Sunset Forest, and with Du Gu Bo's poison array laid, pinpointing the exact location was just a matter of time.

"Is that them?" Tie Li saw several familiar figures in the Sunset Forest.

"You know them," Yang Wudi asked with interest.

"I suppose so."

The group ahead of Tie Li was indeed the teachers and students from the Shilake Academy, though not all of them.

The team‑leading teachers were Zhao Wuji and Fulangde, and only three students followed them.

"Thanks to San Ge's Ten‑thousand‑year Spirit Herb this time, otherwise I might not have broken through to level thirty."

"Back then we fell with Xiao San near a special spring; there were several Ten‑thousand‑year special spirit herbs, and a unique thousand‑year Soul Beast in the spring. We almost were wiped out; the spirit herb was obtained there;"

"By the way, Rongrong, what requirements do you have for the Third Soul Ring?" Oscar described vividly beside them.

"Little Oscar, stop being so eager; this time's Soul Ring acquisition had nothing to do with you," Ma Hongjun said discontentedly.

What a perfect chance for solitude, ruined by Little Oscar.

As Tie Li saw them, Fulangde and Zhao Wuji also noticed Tie Li and the two Yang Wudi beside him.

"It's you," Ning Rongrong instantly recognized Tie Li.

She originally went to the Tian Dou Royal Academy to cause trouble for Tie Li, but she slipped away, leaving herself empty‑handed.

"Should we go over to say hello?" Oscar said, conflicted.

"If you go, we go; we're no longer students of the Tian Dou Royal Academy, why bother going to say a damn hello? Don't forget how we were expelled," Ma Hongjun said resentfully.

The humiliation at the Tian Dou Royal Academy has stayed with him ever since.

Ma Hongjun's words evoked memories in Zhao Wuji and Fulangde, their faces turning sour.

Although the matter didn't involve Tie Li, recalling it made it hard for them to keep a good expression.

They simply nodded at Tie Li, then led the three away from there.

They didn't hide their voices, so Tie Li heard everything clearly.

Did they still leave the Tian Dou Royal Academy?

It seems the course of history won't change dramatically because of one's appearance.

However, what they just said seems not to have existed in the original timeline.

"Clan Leader, if I'm not mistaken, they must have accidentally entered Shui Xin Zhi Di," the elder said.

"Shui Xin Zhi Di?" Tie Li asked, puzzled.

"Water, in a sense, is the source of life; Shui Xin Zhi Di is a natural holy land for spirit herbs and spirit flowers, accelerating their years of growth, and even the most difficult‑to‑survive special spirit herbs can naturally grow there."

"Having heard this, do you think Shui Xin Zhi Di is a natural sanctuary that nurtures spirit herbs and spirit flowers?"

"Isn't that so?"

"Of course not. Shui Xin Zhi Di has a special Soul Beast; if you kill it, you can obtain an External Attached Soul Bone with a hundred‑percent chance."

If you happen to have reached Soul Power Level 50, but its Soul Ring is only at the Thousand‑Year level, I would advise you to forgo the chance to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and instead absorb this Thousand‑Year Soul Ring, because only by absorbing its Soul Ring can you absorb this External Attached Soul Bone.

Tie Li's pupils narrowed, and he thought of the External Attached Soul Bone that Tang San had originally displayed.

"I think this External Attached Soul Bone should be on one of them," a flash of greed passed through the old man's eyes, but it immediately dimmed.

Without a Soul Beast's Soul Ring, a normal Soul Master cannot absorb this Soul Bone; even if you kill it and extract the Soul Bone, you still cannot absorb it, and its value will be greatly discounted.

Even so, once news of the External Attached Soul Bone spreads, countless Soul Masters will flock to spy on it, eager as swallows.

"Their luck is indeed good, but compared with Immortal Herb, it's still far lacking," Yang Wudi said.

(End of chapter)