Chapter 75

Gu Rong solemnly placed the strange luxuriant heaven-reaching chrysanthemum into the soul tool, then Gu Xuan took out a brocade box.

However, he did not rush to explain what immortal-grade herb was inside the brocade box, but instead turned his head to face Dugu Bo.

Only saw Gu Xuan slowly open his mouth and say: "Grandfather Dugu, what I am about to say concerns sect secrets; you are now also my grandfather and a member of the sect, but I still hope you can show your stance—nothing you hear today can be known by a third party later, alright?"

As soon as Gu Xuan said that, without even mentioning Dugu Bo's reaction, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong's eyes lit up—wasn't this directly tying Dugu Bo to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect's big ship?

Looking at Dugu Bo again, Gu Xuan's words sounded straightforward to him, after all, what deep thoughts could a child have?

When Gu Xuan said that, to his ears it was absolute trust in him, merely needing him to give a verbal affirmation.

After all, if he didn't trust him, he could simply stay silent now and discuss it with Ning Fengzhi and the others after he left.

So Dugu Bo also nodded seriously and replied: "Don't worry, Yan Yan is already going to be engaged to you, so the old man naturally won't favor outsiders."

Hearing that, Gu Xuan gave a hehe laugh, while Du Gu Yan secretly pinched Dugu Bo; feeling his granddaughter's shyness, Dugu Bo couldn't help but sigh how wonderful youth is.

After receiving Dugu Bo's affirmative reply, Gu Xuan then turned to Ning Fengzhi and continued: "Uncle, the heavenly treasure herb inside this brocade box is called splendid turmeric fragrance, magnificent and splendid."

If consumed, it can absorb the essence of heaven and earth, the brilliance of sun and moon. Your Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda itself belongs to the treasure-type martial soul; with the help of this stalk of splendid turmeric fragrance, it can achieve complementary effects, and even your Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda may possibly undergo evolution.

Hearing that, he, who had just been silent after Dugu Bo's answer, suddenly snapped back to attention—could the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda evolve? That would mean breaking the seven soul ring limit.

This news made Ning Fengzhi even more delighted and excited than Dugu Bo joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Sect is called so because the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda has only seven layers; a Soul Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda can absorb only seven soul rings in a lifetime, forever unable to break through to Soul Douluo.

Even so, the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda can still become the number one tool martial soul under heaven, bringing the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect to the rank of one of the Top Three Sects, which sufficiently shows how terrifying the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda is.

Now Gu Xuan says the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda still has a chance to improve? Doesn't that mean the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect could possibly produce a Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda Soul Master?

This has only appeared once in the founding ancestor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect; Ning Fengzhi has searched his whole life for it with no clue, yet now it's actually coming out of Gu Xuan's mouth?

Having Gu Xuan's own precedent, Ning Fengzhi has no reason to doubt Gu Xuan, because Gu Xuan also has no need to deceive him.

But before Ning Fengzhi could finish his joy, Gu Xuan's voice continued: "There's just one problem: this splendid turmeric fragrance exists only as a single stalk, meaning only one person can take it, so Uncle, you need to consider carefully whether you should take it yourself or give it to Rongrong."

Hearing that, Ning Fengzhi quickly calmed down; he is now forty-two years old, although his soul power level has reached seventy-nine, the peak of the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda, but his talent is inferior to Rongrong's.

Upon hearing Gu Xuan's words, he immediately began to think: if this stalk of splendid turmeric fragrance will definitely cause the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda to evolve, then is it more meaningful for him to take it, or would giving it to Rongrong bring greater benefit?

Ning Fengzhi's talent is not bad, but even after his martial soul evolves, he may not necessarily break through to Titled Douluo; that's what he himself thinks.

Because support systems become harder to cultivate in the later stages, his reaching seventy-nine at forty-two is due not only to his decent talent but also to the vast resources the sect provides; he actually has three soul bones on his body, and the youngest of them is already thirty thousand years old.

Moreover, these three soul bones can be said to perfectly match the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda martial soul, which is why Ning Fengzhi can reach the pagoda's limit at his age.

Now that he knows the answer—that the splendid turmeric fragrance exists only as a single stalk—Ning Fengzhi feels somewhat helpless.

Because he is not certain he can cultivate to Titled Douluo, rather than it being absolutely impossible, this is the crux of his hesitation.

After thinking it over, Ning Fengzhi finally looked at Gu Xuan and asked: "Little Xuan, since you understand this immortal-grade herb so well, who do you think should take this stalk of splendid turmeric fragrance for the best result?"

Gu Xuan merely pondered briefly, then said: "Give it to Rongrong."

She is only eleven years old; besides its own special effects, this immortal-grade herb also has the effect of washing the tendons and purifying the marrow. Rongrong's innate soul power is already at level nine, so taking the immortal-grade herb will definitely allow her to improve further.

Having received the answer, Ning Fengzhi no longer wavered, after all, no matter what, the evolved Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda will still belong to his lineage, and its status will not be shaken in the slightest.

And as Gu Xuan was speaking, he suddenly realized that whenever he appeared, Ning Rongrong usually appeared alongside him—but she wasn't there now? What's going on, this little girl actually isn't clinging to Ning Fengzhi?

Moreover, Second Uncle Chen Xin wasn't present either; normally when at the sect, Second Uncle would be arguing with his grandfather, but today he was unusually quiet.

"Uncle, where are Rongrong and Second Uncle? Why don't I see them? Could it be that Second Uncle took Rongrong out?" Gu Xuan wondered.

Before Ning Fengzhi could answer, Gu Rong already replied with a flushed face: "Rongrong is about to break through to level twenty-seven; she's currently in closed-door cultivation! Since you left, this girl has been working even harder than usual."

Gu Xuan nodded thoughtfully, quite pleased with Ning Rongrong's current performance—not only is she not the wicked witch as in the original story, but she has begun to cultivate actively, and Gu Xuan is also quite proud of his own nurturing technique.

"And what about Second Uncle? Since he's not accompanying Rongrong, he surely wouldn't just go out for a stroll by himself, right?" Gu Xuan asked again.

"This time counts as double blessings arriving at once—Rongrong has made a breakthrough, and Lao Jiantou has also gained some insight." Gu Rong sighed.

Gu Rong glanced at Dugu Bo, his eyes rolling; Gu Xuan noticed his grandfather's thought and directly said: "Grandfather Dugu is one of our own now—go ahead and speak!"

Having said that, Gu Rong no longer hid anything and said directly: "Earlier, Lao Jiantou and I each consumed a fifty-thousand-year-old whale gelatin; I broke through first, and now he has also gained some insight—it's possible that after this closed-door retreat he will break through to level ninety-seven."

Hearing that, Gu Xuan was actually fine, because when he was studying alchemy with Yang Wudi, he had previously prepared some pills for the two elders, but since they are already Titled Douluo, the pills' effects were minimal.

However, whale gelatin is a good thing, especially the first time taking it, which brings a special bonus; Gu Xuan's own grandfather Gu Rong had been stuck at level ninety-five for nearly ten years.

After taking the whale gelatin, he broke through to level ninety-six within half a year or so.

Chen Xin originally was at the peak of level ninety-six; after taking whale gelatin, although he didn't break through, he still benefited greatly, so his current breakthrough isn't really surprising to Gu Xuan.

After all, in the original story Chen Xin eventually broke through to level ninety-seven, albeit at the cost of losing an arm.

Now he not only didn't lose an arm, but actually broke through, and Gu Xuan is inwardly very pleased.

After all, he also prepared an immortal-grade herb for Chen Xin, so future breakthroughs are not impossible.

ps: typos to be corrected later.

(End of chapter)