Chapter 217

After returning to the sect, Gu Xuan did not immediately take his companions to train; instead, he gave them a month's vacation so they could relax properly.

Zuo Yan naturally also returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect; he and Shui Bing'er had agreed to go out and travel the continent in half a year.

And Gu Xuan only now gave that blazing, explosive right arm bone to Zuo Yan; upon receiving this soul bone, Zuo Yan was naturally overjoyed, after all he wasn't part of the champion team, and he never expected this reward to fall on his head.

Zuo Yan didn't stand on ceremony with Gu Xuan, because he knew Gu Xuan's goal; this group of theirs is Gu Xuan's future core, and they must keep up with his pace.

Zuo Yan is only one year older than Gu Xuan; now sixteen, his soul power is already at rank forty-six, and after absorbing this soul bone, his soul power rose to forty-eight, further increasing his strength.

During that month, Gu Xuan wasn't idle either; he was familiarizing himself with the use of the Vast Sea Qiankun Cover, after all this thing truly deserves to be called a treasure.

Although the Vast Sea Qiankun Cover was an unexpected gain of the Tiandou Empire, no one knew its origin or true purpose, but Gu Xuan does.

This thing can actually be considered the Heart of the Sea God; with it, the inheritance of the Sea God can be said to be basically secured.

Although the Sea God is only a first-rank deity, his power can be considered among the top of first-rank deities; in the original work, being able to contend with the Asura God King for a person is enough to prove that the Sea God's strength is not weak.

However, Gu Xuan doesn't have the idea of inheriting the Sea God's position, and he hasn't yet decided who should inherit it.

So Gu Xuan will keep the Vast Sea Qiankun Cover on himself for now, after all its four abilities are indeed good and can enhance some of his strength.

After about a week, Gu Xuan could already use the Vast Sea Qiankun Cover's abilities freely, and then he took Zhu Zhuqing to the Sunset Forest.

Gu Xuan intended to pick a celestial-grade medicinal herb for Zhu Zhuqing.

In a week's time, Sword Douluo had already brought Zhu Zhuqing back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, and the matter between Gu Xuan and Zhu Zhuqing was properly settled.

The current head of the Zhu family is Zhu Zhuqing's father, Zhu Zhengting, an eighty-nine rank peak Soul Douluo; when Sword Douluo personally came to their door, Zhu Zhengyan mistakenly thought he had inadvertently offended the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.

But after Chen Xin explained his purpose, Zhu Zhengyan, though helpless, dared not object, after all Zhu Zhuqing's own attitude was very firm.

Zhu Zhengyan finally confirmed Zhu Zhuqing's own intention, and then Zhu Zhuqing bluntly laid out all the sordid matters she had encountered in her prolonged contact with Dai Mubai.

After hearing this, Zhu Zhengyan also felt quite helpless; on one side is the imperial family, on the other the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect. To be frank, if he were a citizen of the Xingluo Empire, he would naturally choose the imperial family.

But besides that, he is still a father; as a father, he naturally chooses Gu Xuan, and although Gu Xuan had no chance to come, this time Sword Douluo personally coming to their door already shows his sincerity.

After a long while, Zhu Zhengyan accepted the betrothal gift brought by Chen Xin, and settled the matter of Zhu Zhuqing and Gu Xuan.

After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect is a great house with great undertakings, and with Sword Douluo personally taking action, the imperial side can also be explained.

Moreover, this also counts as making a connection with the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect; Zhu Zhengyan actually somewhat wishes to do this!

After all, his eldest daughter is already with Dai Weisi, and she may very well become a queen mother; if he uses Zhu Zhuqing's connection to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect to make another link, in the future his Zhu family could truly be 'one person below, ten thousand above'.

Zhu Zhengyan also wanted to keep Chen Xin for a casual meal, after all Chen Xin is a renowned Titled Douluo powerhouse; sharing a meal with such an exalted expert and deepening their relationship is something countless people dream of.

However, Chen Xin didn't want to waste time; after confirming Gu Xuan and Zhu Zhuqing's wedding date, he brought Zhu Zhuqing back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.

After Zhu Zhuqing returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, Gu Xuan then took her to the Sunset Forest.

The reason Gu Xuan planned to give Zhu Zhuqing a celestial-grade medicinal herb is naturally because her talent is the worst among the girls; although her cultivation hasn't lagged too much now, her foundation is somewhat lacking.

Therefore, choosing a celestial-grade medicinal herb for her is necessary, and the herb intended for Zhu Zhuqing is the Narcissus Jade Skin Bone that Zhu Zhuqing took in the original work; this herb has not yet been used, so it is perfect to give her now.

Although Zhu Zhuqing, now at rank forty-three, taking this celestial-grade medicinal herb may not boost her as much as it did when she was in her thirties in the original work, it can certainly greatly improve her talent.

Furthermore, if Zhu Zhuqing takes this celestial-grade medicinal herb, her talent will definitely be better than in the original work, after all she also absorbed whale glue and the spiritual herb that Tang San gave her earlier.

Of course, besides Zhu Zhuqing, the other few girls, Yang Pojun, Zuo Yan, Ma Bao, and Zhan Yu also followed Gu Xuan to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, because Gu Xuan will later train there for a period, and only after breaking through rank sixty will he begin the next stage of his training plan.

As for Xue Ke, Gu Xuan has already sent Gu Rong there; Gu Xuan himself hasn't gone, because his excuse is that he still needs to train and restore his origin.

This also serves to confuse Xue Qinghe a bit—why not?

However, this leaves Xue Ke feeling a bit regretful; she has naturally seen Gu Xuan, and someone as outstanding as Gu Xuan of her age naturally makes her feel fond.

But upon hearing that she and Gu Xuan were engaged, Xue Ke couldn't help wanting to have more contact with Gu Xuan, but there's nothing she can do since Gu Xuan still needs to train, so Xue Ke can only feel regretful on her own.

Xue Qinghe even came over to comfort Xue Ke for this reason; after all, she is currently playing the role of a good older brother.

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The Seven Treasure Glazed Sect is not far from the Sunset Forest; the group walked along, stopping and starting, and reached the Sunset Forest in half a day.

By now, the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well has long been regarded as a forbidden zone by the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect; ordinary people simply cannot enter, and even if a Titled Douluo mistakenly wanders in, they will surely get beaten before leaving.

Because there are actually three Titled Douluo stationed inside the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, namely Dugu Bo, Longwu, and Yang Wudi.

Although Yang Wudi is only rank eighty-seven, his overall strength is not at all inferior to that of a Titled Douluo, after all when Longwu and Yang Wudi spar, they are roughly evenly matched.

Of course, that's just sparring; if it were a life-and-death battle, Longwu might not necessarily be Yang Wudi's opponent.

Just as Gu Xuan took the five girls and a bunch of light bulbs to the Sunset Forest, Chen Xin then led Mi He and Zuo Yi together to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain the ninth soul ring for the already rank-ninety-plus Youming Luo.

With the three Titled Douluo taking action, obtaining Youming Luo's ninth soul ring is no problem at all; even a hundred-thousand-year soul beast could be directly slain.

After all, Chen Xin is now a ninety-eight rank Super Douluo, while Zuo Yi and Mi He are both ninety-two rank peak, only one step away from ninety-three.

On the other side, Gu Xuan's group had just arrived at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well when a flying dragon with a body length of five meters, eight wings on its back like eight upright dragon swords, and a tail and forehead similarly like a dragon sword, flew straight toward Gu Xuan.

Seeing Gu Jian, Gu Xuan also smiled; although after Gu Jian hatched, Gu Xuan hadn't spent much time with her, Gu Jian's affection for Gu Xuan hasn't lessened at all.

Du Gu Yan and the others all doted on Gu Jian, liking her very much; after all, after Gu Xuan returned to the Tiandou Royal Academy, Gu Jian stayed at the Seven Treasure Glazed Academy, and usually Gu Jian would practice techniques with Du Gu Yan and the others.

However, later, because they participated in the big tournament, they sent Gu Jian back to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.

What Gu Xuan didn't expect was that Gu Jian was originally only two thousand years old, but now she has reached five thousand years? Only a few years have passed—how could Gu Jian's growth be so rapid?

ps: Typos will be corrected first, then revised.

(End of chapter)