Chapter 153: The Tsundere Ning Rongrong, Once or Twice is Enough, No More

Inside the Lingxue Sacred Land, Feng Xiaotian and the others returned; the soul power of most of them had already surpassed their parents, especially Feng Xiaotian.

Although some of them had reached the soul power cultivation of a Spirit Douluo in the Lingxue Sacred Land, they had only just stepped into the Spirit Douluo realm, which was still quite a bit behind compared to the at least level 84 soul power they would have reached after absorbing a 100,000-year Spirit Ring.

Over these past two days, Lingxu also inspected the cultivation situation in the Lingxue Sacred Land.

After entering the Lingxue Sacred Land, everyone had made significant progress; after all, those who were able to enter had been screened, and even if their talent was slightly inferior, their mental fortitude was bound to be strong.

By cultivating the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art, as long as one put in the effort, one would have gains.

And Lingxu also paid special attention to two people: Hu Liena and Xiao Wu.

Their talent naturally went without saying; both were top-tier.

At this time, Hu Liena was already just over eighteen years old, and Xiao Wu had also reached over twelve.

At this age, Lingxu suddenly thought that if he had not come to the Douluo World, Hu Liena would not have come to work undercover, and Xiao Wu would not have come here either.

Xiao Wu would have been with Tang San, and by now, she would probably be on her way to Shrek.

In the blink of an eye, Lingxu realized that Tang San had already grown to twelve years old.

But in this period, without Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs, how could one accelerate growth?

At the same time, there was no Sea God's trial, and apart from the Eight Spider Lances that might become his fortuitous encounter, the major opportunities had all been used by Lingxu in advance.

But sometimes, one cannot underestimate the Son of Destiny of a plane.

After all, Tang San's enemy was Qian Xunji, and it was possible he would hold it against Qian Renxue, including the Spirit Hall, and in the end, it might even fall upon himself.

If left unchecked, there might truly be disaster in the future.

Lingxu remembered that in the original work, Hu Liena was already a Soul Ancestor at sixteen and had cultivated to level 51 to become a Soul King at twenty-one, while now, the eighteen-year-old Hu Liena's soul power had already reached level 49.

If nothing unexpected happened, she would reach level 50 and achieve the status of Soul King within the next six months or so.

When he returned, his mother, Luo Xingyue, had specifically mentioned to Lingxu that this Hu Liena could be focused on for cultivation.

Of course, at this time, Hu Liena's name was Huna'er.

Besides this Huna'er being listed by Luo Xingyue as a key object for focused cultivation, there was another person, and this person was Xiao Wu.

According to the original plot, at this period, Xiao Wu's soul power was around level 29, but because she came to the Lingxue Sacred Land and cultivated the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art, her soul power was much higher than in the original timeline.

Now, Xiao Wu's soul power had already reached level 33!

This was the current situation of the Lingxue Sacred Land, and with less than two years left until the Advanced Soul Master Tournament began, Lingxu pondered whether to let the disciples of the Lingxue Sacred Land participate in this Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

Originally, they had all suffered setbacks in the Soul Master Tournament, and this time, they had been defeated by Tang San time and time again.

Then, why not participate once and see?

Thus, the idea of creating the Lingxue Academy formed in Lingxu's mind.

Previously, there was the obstruction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but now that so many years had passed, if they still dared to obstruct, then Lingxu would have no choice but to take action and teach this group of people a lesson.

However, Lingxu was about to leave, so he handed this matter over to Carlos and Cheng Mo to handle.

The two had been following them all along and had long since passed the inner sect test; now, Carlos was already a level 73 Soul Saint, and that Cheng Mo also had level 71 soul power.

If not for the Lingxue Sacred Land, they would at most be Soul Emperors by now.

Not only did he allow them to improve rapidly, but they also had the hope of reaching the level of Spirit Douluo in this lifetime.

Still, their talent was limited; Spirit Douluo was almost their limit.

Regarding them, Lingxu had still shown a little care after returning, giving them many medicinal agents that could assist in cultivation; if things went smoothly, it would be enough for the two to use for three years, and increasing their soul power by four or five levels would not be a problem.

At the same time, Lingxu also uploaded various medicinal agents that assisted in cultivation to the Sacred Land's contribution exchange; some agents could be distributed for free once a month, and this was also the cheapest type to produce.

Upon entering the inner sect, there were two more types of even more precious medicinal agents, and there were others that the outer sect could not exchange for, but the inner sect had the authority to do so.

Besides medicinal agents, Lingxu also uploaded quite a few Soul Guidance Devices, though currently, the Soul Guidance Devices uploaded were all spatial types.

Soul Guidance Devices and medicinal agents were added, and of course, there were also soul bones.

From the spoils Lingxu obtained from the Sun Moon Star Continent, after Lingxu killed those few Title Douluo, he obtained twenty-one soul bones from their bodies and another nine from their Soul Guidance Devices.

Among them, some were originally obtained by killing those Title Douluo of the Star Empire, and inside were soul bones that perfectly matched the martial souls of the Star Empire, or rather, their inheritance soul bones, which Lingxu gave back to them.

Of course, this was all in exchange for many items.

Besides these, there were those Lingxu hunted from Spirit Beasts, and some he snatched from Slaughter City.

The number of soul bones below 100,000 years actually exceeded fifty.

Lingxu did not upload them all at once; he only uploaded twenty of various functions, including auxiliary, attack, strength, agility-attack—every type of soul bone was available.

But these soul bones could only be exchanged by inner sect disciples; besides contribution points, one also had to apply before they could be exchanged.

Apart from these things, Lingxu had not yet uploaded anything related to Soul Guidance Devices.

Since there was an exchange, there had to be opportunities for the disciples of the Sacred Land to earn contribution points.

For example, if one's soul power leveled up and met the criteria, they could receive contribution points; this was aimed at the group of disciples with higher talent.

There were also medicinal herbs; Lingxu listed at least over a thousand types of medicinal herb catalogs on the contribution list and the corresponding contribution points that could be exchanged.

Of course, if there were special medicinal herbs, they could be placed in the Sacred Land to wait for appraisal, and then after the results came out, corresponding contribution points would be given.

Besides medicinal herbs, there were also some mineral materials, etc.; these were essential and could also earn contribution points.

Soul Guidance Devices and soul bones could also be used.

This time, Lingxu brought back too many things, so in this very short time, he perfected the contribution point exchange system.

The first thing that allowed everyone to benefit was that free medicinal agent; after using it once, they couldn't wait to use it again.

But when they saw it required contribution points, they all scrambled to find medicinal herbs, mineral materials, and so on that could be exchanged for contribution points.

Just like this, Lingxu also changed the Lingxue Sacred Land from an environment focused on dull cultivation into a relatively active place for cultivation.

Everything became lively.

As for Hu Liena and Xiao Wu, Lingxu couldn't be bothered to manage them at this time.

After preparing for two days, Lingxu set off with his parents and Qian Renxue.

Just as they walked to the testing point of the Lingxue Sacred Land, an extremely discordant voice rang out.

"How is this possible? This young lady has only tested twice, why won't you let me test anymore? Can't I just pay? How many Gold Soul Coins, ten thousand, or twenty thousand? Name a number."

"I'm sorry, this isn't about money. Our Holy Master has a rule: one person only gets two chances to test. One and two is fine, but there is no third. So, I'm sorry, we cannot test you now."

"Your Holy Master said this? What kind of lousy rule is this? I have innate level nine soul power and reached level twenty-five at twelve years old. Isn't that enough?"

"Hurry up and have your Holy Master come over. With my talent, or rather, I don't even need any test at all."

……

These few lines of conversation were overheard by Lingxu, who had just come out.

"Innate level nine soul power, that seems pretty good. Son, should we give her another chance?" Luo Xingyue said.

At the same time, Lingxu also looked over.

This was an extremely beautiful young girl. Her simple long dress gave a very clean impression, and her neat, ear-length short hair, paired with skin as tender as a lychee and exquisite features, made her an incomparable goddess.

The girl was about one meter sixty-five tall with a well-proportioned figure, but her attitude seemed a bit poor.

Innate level nine, level twenty-five soul power at twelve years old—looking at her face, Lingxu was reminded of someone. This person might just be Ning Rongrong.

As for why she came to this Lingxue Sacred Land, Lingxu did not know the reason either.

Lingxu said: "Mother, haven't I said it before? Once might be a mistake, but two mistakes mean there is a real problem. So, one and two is fine, but there is no third. Even if they were two mistakes, it shows that the level is insufficient, or that the requirements haven't been met, and it is not suitable for our Lingxue Sacred Land."

The appearance of Lingxu and the others also startled the disciple in charge of testing.

"Greetings, Holy Master, Vice Saint Master!"

"Elder Bufan, Elder Xingyue!"

Ling Bufan and Luo Xingyue were naturally the Elders of this Lingxue Sacred Land.

"Holy Master?" The girl walked straight up to Lingxu, but upon seeing Lingxu's handsome appearance—the likes of which she had never seen before—the words "so handsome" burst forth in her mind.

Clearly, at this moment, the girl was showing a lovestruck expression.

But in the next instant, the girl revealed her true nature and said: "Holy Master, what conditions do I need to meet to let me test one more time?"

Lingxu said: "No conditions needed. Everything is done according to the rules. If you don't pass twice, there is no third time. This is the rule of my Lingxue Sacred Land."

The girl said with some grievance: "Hmph... are you sure? You must know that my soul power is innate level nine, and I have already reached level twenty-five at twelve years old. This is even without me training properly. I think that among all the people your Lingxue Sacred Land has recruited, there probably isn't anyone with my talent."

"I am sure. Innate level nine is indeed not bad, but you are currently not worthy of this talent at all. You should go!" Lingxu said.

"Let's go!"

Lingxu left with Qian Renxue and his parents, not paying any more attention to the girl.

Only after Lingxu had left did the girl speak up, somewhat angrily: "Hmph... as if your Lingxue Sacred Land is so amazing. I, Ning Rongrong, don't even want to come here. I will definitely find a better place and crush you."

Lingxu's guess was correct; it really was Ning Rongrong herself.

Her willful temper was just like that. She didn't pass, likely because of her temperament, and another point was that she was absolutely loyal to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and could not possibly be loyal to the Lingxue Sacred Land. She couldn't pass on these two points alone.

And the current Ning Rongrong was far inferior to Hu Liena before she came to be an undercover agent.

Logically speaking, Hu Liena shouldn't have passed either.

But it's unknown what method she used.

However, once she passed, ate the Lingxue Pill, and practiced the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art, the subtle influence changed Hu Liena. Even now, Hu Liena herself couldn't figure out whether she was loyal to Bibi Dong or to the Lingxue Sacred Land.

Lingxu wouldn't bicker with Ning Rongrong at this moment; he just took it as a laugh.

But this also gave Lingxu a piece of information: Ning Rongrong had left home, which meant that at this time, Tang San was also preparing to head to Shrek Academy.

Although Lingxu could go and destroy Shrek Academy right now, what would be the point of that?

Might as well play around with them first!

……

Lingxu and the others headed to Wuhun City together!

In a spacious carriage, Ling Bufan was quite emotional and laughed: "Returning to Wuhun City this time, I should be able to obtain the Elder Token."

A Title Douluo is an Elder, and level ninety-six and above are Consecrated.

In the past, when Ling Bufan was still a Spirit Douluo, he didn't hold much hope for being promoted to a Douluo, only having some fantasies in his heart. Now that he had truly reached the level of a Title Douluo, it had only taken a dozen years; all of this felt like a dream.

Qian Renxue smiled: "Uncle Bufan, the Elder Token has already been prepared."

Luo Xingyue said: "What's so good about an Elder Token? It's not as good as being in the Lingxue Sacred Land. What's wrong! Has the Sacred Land treated you poorly?"

"That's naturally not it. It's just that I've fulfilled a dream from my early years. Back then, we also went out to fight alongside the Elders, and we thought that one day we could reach this height. Can't I be happy about fulfilling a dream?" Ling Bufan said with a feigned sense of grievance.

"Fine, fine, it's a dream!" Luo Xingyue said.

But the next moment, Luo Xingyue's expression turned solemn again: "Xiaoxue, this time we are going back for the engagement. I think the Grand Pontiff will surely agree, but what about the Pope? Will she agree? After all, she is, after all, your..."

Luo Xingyue did not finish this sentence; they naturally knew about Qian Renxue's background.

The current Pope of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, held absolute power, and her strength had reached a terrifying level.

If she were to obstruct them with all her might, there would be many troubles.

And this was a problem they were about to face, one that had to be dealt with.

Lingxu did not speak, looking at Qian Renxue, wanting to hear her thoughts.

Qian Renxue said: "Bibi Dong has tried to kill Brother Lingxu several times; she will certainly not agree so easily. But do we need her to agree?"

After speaking, Qian Renxue looked at Lingxu again: "Brother Lingxu, what do you think?"

Lingxu replied: "She has no reason to disagree! Leave all of this to me; I will find a way to make her agree."

Although Bibi Dong had many faults and a deep hatred with Lingxu, Qian Daoliu had spoken to him about this matter before.

After all, she was Qian Renxue's mother. If he really killed her, it would truly be bad, and it would be bad for Qian Renxue as well.

Lingxu could spare Bibi Dong for Qian Renxue's sake, but all of this would depend on whether Bibi Dong was sensible—whether she sought death or wanted to live!

"Good, then I'll leave it to you, Brother Lingxu. No matter what you do, I support you!" Qian Renxue looked at Lingxu with a firm gaze; on this point, she and Lingxu were of one mind.