Chapter 212: 212. Chapter 209: Breaking Through Soul Douluo

212. Chapter 209: Breaking Through Soul Douluo

Looking at Bai Chuan lying on the ground, Li Xuan thought of moving them onto the bed, since sleeping on the floor makes one catch a chill.

But be careful not to spend all your effort healing old wounds only to be taken away by a cold.

Li Xuan slowly approached Bai Chuan, but the moment his finger touched Bai Chuan, a domineering soul power suddenly burst from Bai Chuan's body; Li Xuan also felt its dominance, so he leapt backward.

He flipped twice in the air, then landed steadily on the ground.

"Even after being unconscious he can counterattack; this guy's impressive," Li Xuan said, raising an eyebrow in astonishment as he looked at Bai Chuan.

Before Li Xuan could say much more, at that moment Bai Chuan's body began to float slowly, and the surrounding soul power formed a vortex, wildly converging into Bai Chuan's body.

No wonder they are of the Soul Saint Realm; the density of the surrounding soul power exceeded Li Xuan's expectations.

"Hum..."

Suddenly a buzzing sound emanated from within Bai Chuan's body.

Bai Chuan's brow suddenly released a burst of yellow energy.

The yellow energy was exceptionally pure, slowly gathering above Bai Chuan's body.

As the yellow energy continued to be released, it unexpectedly condensed into a yellow soul ring.

"It seems that after the heart demon was dispelled, the body is recovering quickly; the soul rings have reformed," Li Xuan said, nodding satisfactorily as he watched Bai Chuan's soul ring.

With the mental knot untied, Bai Chuan smoothly broke through the realm; as they did, their body radiated vitality, using that vitality to heal all injuries within, and perhaps even more.

Next, Bai Chuan began to condense a second soul ring, and the aura within their body rose steadily; in less than two seconds, they had already attained the existence of the Soul Saint Realm, and the massive aura instantly filled the entire secret chamber.

Li Xuan also felt the domineering pressure; with a thought, the universal Killing Domain was released again, enveloping Bang Chui within it.

Li Xuan, meanwhile, was within the pressure, feeling the aura of a Soul Saint Realm strongman, as well as the peerlessly domineering sword intent emanating from Bai Chuan.

In the blink of an eye, Bai Chuan's body had restored six soul rings, which floated up and down across their body.

"Two yellow, two purple, two black!"

"Optimal soul ring configuration!" Li Xuan saw on Bai Chuan that a black soul ring was still condensing; it shouldn't take long before they return to normal.

A few minutes later, the final black soul ring fully solidified.

The seven soul rings pulsed up and down, then suddenly transformed into a surge of soul power that re-entered Bai Chuan's body.

"Ah!"

Bai Chuan let out a muffled painful sound, then lost the support of the surrounding soul power and fell from the air.

Li Xuan hurried forward, steadied Bai Chuan, and placed them on the bed.

The previously frantic soul power quickly settled, but because the earlier scene was so intense, the secret chamber was now a mess.

"Finally it's over," Li Xuan muttered irritably as he looked at the messy room, thinking someone would have to clean up the chamber; after settling Bai Chuan, Li Xuan stepped back two paces.

"Bang Chui, check his condition and see if any restorative medicine is needed," Li Xuan said to Bang Chui.

"Alright, brother!" Bang Chui replied, then went to Bai Chuan's side, extending a hand to examine their condition.

It must be said that Bang Chui, as a ginseng, has genuinely gentle medicinal properties, easily entering Bai Chuan's body and beginning a thorough examination.

If Li Xuan's soul power entered Bai Chuan's body, the soul power inside Bai Chuan would likely protect the body by repelling Li Xuan's soul power.

Half an hour later, Bang Chui slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to glance at Li Xuan.

"Brother, his body has almost fully recovered; all the meridians are once again filled with soul power, though there are still some hidden injuries that need my attention. Brother, may I blend some herbs into a soup for him? About two doses should replenish him," Bang Chui said, scratching his head at Li Xuan.

"No problem; tell me directly what you need, provided it doesn't affect you," Li Xuan earnestly instructed Bang Chui.

"Don't worry, brother, I'll get it right away!" Bang Chui said, then went to prepare the herbs and brew the soup, hurriedly leaving the secret chamber.

Li Xuan nodded, then found a spot to sit down, began cultivating soul power, and waited for Bai Chuan to revive.

……

Two hours later, Li Xuan slowly opened his eyes; the effect of his technique was indeed evident—cultivating for two hours equaled a day's cultivation for others. However, after two hours, Li Xuan's meridians began to ache, and when time permits, he will need to further refine his method.

"Deng deng deng..."

Li Xuan turned his head and saw Bang Chui running in from outside, carrying a bowl of medicinal soup, arriving before him.

"Brother, a soup brewed with a few leaves of Heavenly Material Earth Treasure together with other tonics should fill the void in Uncle Bai Chuan's body and completely heal those hidden injuries," Bang Chui said, holding up the bowl and smiling at Li Xuan.

"Alright, let's feed it to him," Li Xuan said, taking the soup, then went to Bai Chuan's side, opened their mouth and fed the soup in drop by drop.

A few minutes later, the entire bowl of soup had entered Bai Chuan's stomach.

Li Xuan believed that a soup prepared with Bang Chui's ability should indeed cure Bai Chuan.

With the soup in his stomach, Bai Chuan's complexion became noticeably rosier.

"That's enough; that's about it. Let's both go out and rest," Li Xuan said after placing Bai Chuan on the bed, then left the secret chamber with Bang Chui.

"Brother, let me stay to look after him," Bang Chui suddenly grabbed Li Xuan, blinked, and said.

Li Xuan considered Bang Chui's words and decided to leave someone to care for Bai Chuan, so he nodded.

"I have some matters to attend to outside, so I'll go handle them now. If anything comes up, contact me anytime with the Kongming Eye," Li Xuan pointed at Bang Chui's Kongming Eye and said with a smile.

"Got it, brother!" Bang Chui replied, then went to tend to Bai Chuan.

Li Xuan glanced at Bang Chui, then turned and left the secret chamber. After exiting, Li Xuan headed straight for the nearby farms.

Although winter is about to arrive, he still needed to arrange next year's planting in advance.

In the future, the land in Ladi Canyon will mainly be planted with Seed Dragon Tooth Rice, not only so Li Xuan has enough Dragon Tooth Rice to eat, but also to enrich the soil of his domain.

Only after two years of planting Dragon Tooth Rice can various herbs be cultivated.

Although Dragon Tooth Rice has no special planting requirements, it is not something a bunch of farmers can sow arbitrarily.

Li Xuan needs to provide them with guidance; otherwise, the grains could easily fail to yield.

There are sixteen farms with nearly ten thousand people; Li Xuan only needs to train 160 individuals. If these people return to teach others, everyone will learn to plant Dragon Tooth Rice.

After Li Xuan returned to the surface, he found Zhou Chen.

"Zhou Chen, in a while go find Sun Mu and Han Shucheng. The three of you will select your own subordinates from the nearby farms, and also pick some clever and agile ones to serve as village administrators. In ten days, I will explain to them a method of planting a grain," Li Xuan instructed Zhou Chen earnestly.

"Yes, Young Master, I'll go find Sun Mu and Han Shucheng right away," Zhou Chen nodded at Li Xuan, then swiftly turned and left.

In the future, Ladi Canyon really does need someone dedicated to delivering orders.

After arranging for Zhou Chen to go out, Li Xuan returned to the basement.

At this moment, Bai Chuan was still unconscious, but his complexion was rosy, looking almost recovered.

Seeing Bai Chuan's other empty sleeve, Li Xuan wondered whether to research an Alchemy Pill that could regrow a severed limb for him.

However, it was clear that now was not the time to consider that.

Li Xuan turned back to glance at Bangchui, who was sitting in the corner, earnestly cultivating.

Seeing that neither of them moved, Li Xuan carefully took out a table, fetched paper and pen, and began planning the development of Ladi Canyon.

Ladi Canyon's area was so vast that Li Xuan alone would find it hard to manage; he also thought about recruiting managerial talent, but there were too few capable people under his command.

……

Hours later, while Li Xuan was writing and Bangchui was reading, a muffled hum was heard, and both turned to look at Bai Chuan.

The source of the sound was indeed Bai Chuan.

At this moment, a painful expression appeared on Bai Chuan's face, his body trembled involuntarily, and it seemed he had awakened.

When Li Xuan and Bangchui reached Bai Chuan's side, he had already opened his eyes; his gaze toward them was unusually weary, his lips dry but his complexion rosy—apparently just fatigue, no injury.

"Young Master, little young master? Servant… has seen the two young masters…" Bai Chuan said hoarsely to Li Xuan and Bangchui, then struggled to sit up from the bed and saluted them.

"You should rest well first, don't strain yourself, how do you feel?" Li Xuan asked Bai Chuan with a smile, then helped him lie back down.

"To answer you, Young Master, all my injuries have healed, and my soul power has broken through; now my soul power level has reached 80. After absorbing a soul ring, I feel my level can still rise further," Bai Chuan said from the bed, smiling at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan's eyes lit up upon hearing Bai Chuan's words; he hadn't expected Bai Chuan to turn misfortune into fortune, raising his soul power to level 80 and becoming a Soul Douluo!

Moreover, although Bai Chuan has just broken through the Soul Douluo realm, he is already at the Soul Saint realm and dares to trouble a Title Douluo; even without the Title Douluo, there are few peers at his level.

But that is understandable; although Bai Chuan was idle for the past few years, he used the time to settle himself, and now, having reached the peak again, his potential and combat power are greater.

"Breaking through is great; rest assured, once you recover I'll find a way to hunt a soul beast for you to obtain a soul ring! In the meantime just rest peacefully and focus on convalescence; don't think about anything else," Li Xuan said, nodding satisfactorily, then patted Bai Chuan's shoulder, signaling him to rest.

When Bai Chuan first heard Li Xuan's words, he thought Li Xuan was bragging, but recalling that Li Xuan could heal his injuries, a strange hope rose in him; he suddenly felt Li Xuan might indeed help him obtain a soul ring.

"By the way, what are your thoughts on your eighth soul ring? Any plant soul ring?" Li Xuan suddenly thought of something and asked Bai Chuan.

"Plant-type soul ring?" Bai Chuan was momentarily stunned after hearing Li Xuan's words.

Bai Chuan's martial soul is the Tiger Soul Blade, of excellent quality, not inferior to the Jian Douluo's Seven Killing Sword; to grant the Tiger Soul Blade great combat power, it must absorb soul rings from ferocious animal soul beasts.

For example, fierce tigers, leopards, crocodiles, bears and other carnivorous animals.

"Young Master, I usually absorb soul rings from beast types; plant types, it seems… I have never absorbed any, and my clan never mentioned that plant soul rings can be absorbed," Bai Chuan said to Li Xuan, frowning.

"I see, fine. When you have recovered enough, go straight to the Star Dou Great Forest and wander around; if you encounter suitable soul beasts, absorb them," Li Xuan said, nodding at Bai Chuan.

"Bangchui, these two days, work hard to brew some restorative herbs for Uncle Bai Chuan. Bai Chuan, I'll leave now; there are a bunch of matters waiting for me in the domain." Li Xuan first gave Bangchui a few instructions, then clasped fists with Bai Chuan and turned away.

"Young Master, I just recalled that my ancestors once absorbed a plant-type soul ring with excellent effect, called… the Geng Gold Bamboo martial soul. Back then they absorbed an 80,000‑year soul ring and obtained a soul skill named Geng Gold Domain, overwhelmingly powerful and greatly enhancing the Tiger Soul Blade martial soul," Bai Chuan said to Li Xuan, having suddenly remembered something.

"Geng Gold Bamboo? That works; I can study it soon," Li Xuan nodded and said, then left.

If a seedling of Geng Gold Bamboo can be found, Li Xuan can arrange a 100,000‑year soul ring for Bai Chuan.

After leaving the secret chamber, Li Xuan reflected: the manual he had just written on cultivating Dragon Tooth Rice, he had intended to ask Han Shucheng to copy, but recalled Han Shucheng had already left. Li Xuan sighed, shook his head helplessly, then mounted a carriage and headed toward Fentian Ge.

Only now this place had become a small town.

The Yellow Turban Warrior built a massive Weapon City based on Fentian Ge.

However, when Li Xuan approached, he was surprised to find it bustling with people coming and going.

"What? What's going on?" Li Xuan stared at the lively scene before him and was stunned.

How can there be so many people here?

I didn't even assign people to the Weapon City!

(End of chapter)