Chapter 241: Baohua City

Yang Wudi this time brought the heads of three other great families here to look for the spirit herb, preparing it for the younger members of the families.

Unexpectedly, they were attacked by the Spirit Hall, which even deployed two Hallmarked Douluo.

Fortunately they met Tang Hao; otherwise, facing the ninth soul skill of the two Hallmarked Douluo just now, he might not have survived.

"The Spirit Hall wouldn't attack you without reason. Lately you've been close to the Tian Dou Imperial House; perhaps the Spirit Hall is about to make a move against the Tian Dou Imperial House," Tang Hao glanced at Yang Wudi and said lightly.

Yang Wudi also had this suspicion, but if they intend to act against the Tian Dou Imperial House, they shouldn't target only him.

He immediately thought of Du Gu Bo; if the Spirit Hall truly moves against the Tian Dou Imperial House, that Hallmarked Douluo Du Gu Bo would surely be the first hit.

Lately Du Gu Bo has been training with Tie Li; perhaps Tie Li could get caught up in the turmoil, and the Spirit Hall wouldn't mind, conveniently eliminating a future risk.

Feeling his conjecture getting closer to the truth, Yang Wudi became restless for a while.

"Lao Shan Yang, let's pick the spirit herb; you go back to Tiandou City first," Titan said.

"Alright."

Yang Wudi did not refuse; after explaining the precautions for gathering the spirit herb, he immediately returned to Tiandou City.

"Master, is the Spirit Hall really going to act against the Tian Dou Imperial House?" Titan asked.

During this period, the Spirit Hall's actions have been extremely low-key, forcing the Clear Sky Sect to be cautious and constantly monitor the Spirit Hall's movements.

And in the process of the Spirit Hall taking action this time, the Clear Sky Sect immediately carried out retaliation.

The Clear Sky Sect has never forgotten the deep blood feud the Spirit Hall inflicted upon them.

However, this time they did not retaliate directly against the Spirit Hall, but instead executed a strangling operation against the Spirit Hall's subordinate forces.

A total of eleven Soul Master sects were completely eradicated, leaving only ruins.

"That seems correct; this time the Spirit Hall sent five Hallmarked Douluo against Du Gu Bo, and what surprised me is that Du Gu Bo not only escaped, but two Hallmarked Douluo were fundamentally injured by Du Gu Bo's toxic gas."

Tang Hao originally looked down on Hallmarked Douluo of Du Gu Bo's caliber, thinking he merely held the title without matching combat power.

After all, at the Hallmarked Douluo level, poison's effect is already quite weak.

But this battle reshaped his perception of Du Gu Bo.

The previous Spirit Hall plan failed because of Du Gu Bo and Yang Wudi; now that the Spirit Hall intends to act against the Tian Dou Imperial House, it naturally thought to eliminate Du Gu Bo and Yang Wudi first.

It merely underestimated the two's current strength, and the mission failed.

When Yang Wudi returned to the palace to report, he possessed a Token of the same rank as Du Gu Bo, allowing him almost unrestricted movement within the palace.

"Old Poisonous Object, are you alright?" In the palace, Yang Wudi saw Du Gu Bo and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I almost died; it's a pity about my poison pill," Du Gu Bo said lightly.

The two each recounted their experiences, both feeling fortunate to have survived the calamity.

"By the way, that kid didn't bring it back?"

"If the Spirit Hall strikes the Tian Dou Imperial House, Tiandou City would become even more dangerous; I let him stay outside for now, which would actually be much safer," Du Gu Bo analyzed.

Yang Wudi nodded, agreeing; if the Spirit Hall truly acts against the Tian Dou Imperial House, Tiandou City will become perilous.

News of Du Gu Bo and Yang Wudi's situation quickly reached the ears of the Tian Dou Emperor, who felt a pang of fear.

If Du Gu Bo and Yang Wudi were both assassinated, and the Spirit Hall carried out the previous operation again, it would be hard for anyone to notice.

Disguised as Xue Qinghe and staying beside himself, with gestures and demeanor almost identical, silently poisoning his own food—if they succeeded, no one could imagine how terrifying the outcome would be.

"We must take action..."

……

Tie Li was placed by Du Gu Bo in a relatively remote city, Baohua City!

In Baohua City, he saw Oscar in training; perhaps having just endured a life‑or‑death battle, his nerves were unusually tense, making him sensitive to everything around him.

"Hey!"

Tie Li patted his shoulder; the simple gesture stimulated his taut nerves, causing him to roll sharply and nearly fire the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.

"It... it's you!"

Seeing Tie Li's appearance, Oscar breathed a sigh of relief, immediately sheathed the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and realized his own action had been a bit over‑the‑top.

Since the Soul Master Competition ended, Oscar has been training outside for a year; compared with his former lazy ease, he now gives Tie Li a sense of unease and anxiety, still not fully adapted to the harsh rules of the Soul Master World.

"Want to eat? It's on me."

Watching Oscar linger outside the inn, swallowing, Tie Li guessed roughly what he meant.

"Really? Thank you, thank you."

"Let's go."

Tie Li led Oscar into the inn, reserving a private room, where dish after dish was placed on the table.

Oscar, disregarding his image, began to eat heartily; he probably hadn't enjoyed food so leisurely in a long time.

Clearly a Food Soul Master, yet daring to venture alone in the Soul Master World, Tie Li still admired his boldness.

After the two had eaten and drunk their fill, Oscar exhaled slowly and came over.

"Brother Da Li, thanks for this time," the form of address had subtly changed.

Within Shilake Academy, attitudes toward Tie Li were polarized; Tang San and Xiao Wu had an excellent impression of him, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun felt the opposite.

In Oscar's mind, he leaned more toward Tang San, because he knew Tang San's character; Oscar was just too lazy to think, but certainly not foolish.

One Immortal Herb combined with several Ten-thousand-year Spirit Herbs can be refined into a pill that boosts a Soul Master's cultivation aptitude without any side effects—what is its value?

The most precious is the Immortal Herb; even its mere aura distinguishes it.

If the fat guy obtained an Immortal Herb and knew its miraculous effect, would he be willing to share it?

"Just a trifle," Tie Li said indifferently.

"Brother Da Li, did you come to Baohua City this time to see the saintess of the Baohua Sect?"

The Baohua Sect actually controls Baohua City; their sect name and the city's name reveal that.

Although the city also has a branch of the Spirit Hall, its influence is limited.

Although Baohua City is a remote city and not prosperous, Baohua Sect is truly a great sect, with as many as three Soul Douluo within the sect.

As a great sect with a thousand-year inheritance, Baohua Sect's greatest foundation is their pill refining method, which uses spirit flowers to refine pills, unlike ordinary pill refining that requires fire and a pill furnace.

Turning the materials needed for pill refining into nourishment for the spirit flowers, then using a special method to let the spirit flowers naturally conceive medicinal pills with no side effects, which is very popular among young geniuses.

But the value is high, and Baohua Sect also does not easily give away or sell medicinal pills.

(End of chapter)