Chapter 81

After Tang San and the others had their fill of hot-blooded passion, they began preparing for Dugu Bo's funeral.

As for Ye Ming, he used the excuse of recovering from his injuries to return to his own small courtyard.

He knew that inside Dugu Bo's head, there was still a ten-thousand-year-level spirit bone.

However, he did not care about it.

Dugu Bo's body was permeated with toxins, and that spirit bone had long since been eroded by them. Moreover, the head spirit bone was the most important of the six major body parts; naturally, he would not rashly absorb such a spirit bone.

After carefully checking the surrounding environment and confirming that no one would come to disturb him, Ye Ming closed the door and sank his consciousness into the system.

"System, claim rewards!"

【Ding, Green Grape Immortal Essence has been distributed to the system storage space, Immortal Gu distributed.】

Ye Ming stared intently at what was before him; three Gu insects of different forms appeared quietly.

Among the three Gu insects, the most resplendent one was the Immortal Gu Fixed Immortal Travel! It was a fluttering butterfly glowing with green light; every time it flapped its wings, it scattered exuberant, shimmering green light, as if it were jade dust—a sight of incomparable beauty.

Fixed Immortal Travel is one of the four great movement Immortal Gu.

Within three breaths, it can take a person to the place they wish to go in their heart, regardless of the ends of the earth.

However, the prerequisite is that the person must have a concrete impression of this location in their mind. If this location has undergone massive changes, then using the Fixed Immortal Travel Gu will also result in failure.

The food it feeds on is Immortal Essence! One Green Grape Immortal Essence can keep it alive for six years of time without activating Fixed Immortal Travel.

Ye Ming gently raised his hand, and Fixed Immortal Travel flew to his fingertip.

True Essence activated, refined in an instant! He gently raised his hand, and Fixed Immortal Travel flew gently according to his thoughts, landing on his right shoulder to rest.

His current aperture is only a mortal aperture and cannot withstand the might of an Immortal Gu. Once he stores it inside, it will surely burst his aperture. Therefore, Ye Ming had no choice but to temporarily keep it in the outside world.

"Today I shall spread my wings and go, tomorrow I shall ascend to immortality and whip the phoenix."

Ye Ming chanted softly and turned his gaze to the second Rank 6 Immortal Gu, Spring Autumn Cicada! If the Moonlight Gu was a blue crystal curved like the moon, then this cicada was like an exquisite handicraft made by a master craftsman using brown wood and leaves.

Its head and abdomen were brownish-yellow, and the surface had textures like the growth rings of a tree, as if it had witnessed the passage of time.

The wings on its back were very broad and semi-transparent, as if two leaves were overlapping. Both wings had patterns, and they were very similar. These patterns were like the typical reticulate veins of a leaf, with a thick stem in the center, from which reticulate leaf veins radiated out to both sides.

The Spring Autumn Cicada is full of vitality; its torso is like expensive flooring, emitting a warm, oily luster. Its wings are tender green, as if they were two fresh leaves that had just sprouted.

The Spring Autumn Cicada has only one effect: it can travel against the River of Time and return to a previous node.

Simply put, it is rebirth!

However, to activate the Spring Autumn Cicada, the Gu Master must self-detonate to provide the supply.

Moreover, this kind of rebirth has a very high failure rate. Even after rebirth, one's luck will become worse and worse.

The only thing that comforted Ye Ming was that the Spring Autumn Cicada could absorb nutrients from the River of Time anytime and anywhere, so there was no need to worry about feeding it.

"Cold winds blow in Luo Po Gu, the Spring Autumn Cicada chirps as the youth returns." Ye Ming smiled, and after refining the Spring Autumn Cicada, he let it fly to his head to settle down.

His gaze turned to the last Immortal Gu, which was a small black snake a palm long.

This was the Rank 6 Soul Purifying Gu, an item for auxiliary cultivation for Soul Path Gu Immortals. It can refine the soul and expel impure soul matter from the body, but if used excessively, it will conversely expel the essence of the soul from the body as well.

Seeing this Gu insect, the joy in Ye Ming's heart was no less than that for the Spring Autumn Cicada and Fixed Immortal Travel.

As far as the present is concerned, this Immortal Gu is actually the one that helps him the most!

After his soul was strengthened by the Danghun Shan Gallstone Gu and then devoured the soul of Chi Wang, it was already somewhat floating and bloated; the refining effect of this Soul Purifying Gu was just right!

Furthermore, this Soul Purifying Gu was also the core Gu insect for a killer move he was familiar with!

That killer move was a Force Path killer move: Ten Thousand I!

Ye Ming activated the True Essence in his body and instantly refined the Soul Purifying Gu.

Immortal Gu cannot be stored in a mortal aperture, so Ye Ming could only carry it on his person. After thinking about it, he finally let the little Soul Purifying Gu snake coil around his right wrist.

The food for the Soul Purifying Immortal Gu made him somewhat distressed; feeding it once required the flesh and blood of ten thousand li of White Lotus Giant Silkworm Gu.

"I'm afraid there are no White Lotus Giant Silkworm Gu in the Douluo world; I can only think of a way later to see if it eats other things."

"Fortunately, none of the three Gu insects are in a state of hunger right now, so they can last for quite some time."

【Ding, Refining Dao Grandmaster insights distributed.】

A stream of profound information was suddenly injected into his mind; Ye Ming closed his eyes and immersed himself in these insights.

After his soul foundation was strengthened, receiving this kind of information was easy for him, and it would not cause any headache.

Countless Refining Dao techniques flashed through his mind; he was already completely immersed in Refining Dao.

A long time later, Ye Ming slowly opened his eyes.

"My previous Gu refining techniques were truly a pile of shit!"

At first, he thought he was a Refining Dao genius; after all, his success rate in refining Gu was not low.

But now, after absorbing these Refining Dao Grandmaster insights, he realized just how trashy his previous refining techniques were.

Being unable to even refine a Rank 1 Black Boar Gu at the Rank 4 Initial Stage—if this were in the Gu World, he probably wouldn't even be able to compare to some brainless Stone Men.

He raised his hand to summon, and the Rank 2 Shadow Follower Gu that had been injured during his previous Gu refining arrived in his hand.

Now, this Shadow Follower Gu had recovered and could persist in refining Gu again.

Refining Dao Grandmaster insights did not just contain Gu refining techniques; they also contained various subtle understandings of Gu insects. After all, if one didn't even recognize the Gu insects, how could one refine Gu well?

He gave a light toss, and the Shadow Follower Gu bloomed with a ball of white light in the air; with a flick of his fingers, various materials were added into it like flowing clouds and water.

All of this, Ye Ming did with great proficiency, as if he had already refined it ten thousand times.

A moment later, a Gu insect with a more powerful aura flew out gently; it was precisely the upgraded Rank 3 Gu insect!

He did not stop, and with his fingers flying, he upgraded this Gu insect once again.

All of this, he did with great confidence.

After absorbing the Refining Dao Grandmaster insights, his own Gu refining technique directly underwent a leap-forward growth! After another while, the Rank 4 Shadow Follower Gu was successfully upgraded!

At this point, he only had one Rank 3 Heaven Essence Treasure Lotus left, which could not be upgraded for the time being because there was no Spirit Spring as a material.

Storing the Gu insects in his aperture, Ye Ming sat cross-legged on the bed and began his own cultivation.

His current body could already accept the power of the Rank 5 Force Path Gu insect, the Thunder Dragon Strength Gu!

Pope Palace, Pope's exclusive secret room.

Bibi Dong, who was sitting cross-legged and cultivating, slowly opened her eyes. If someone were in front of her at this moment, they would surely be shocked to find that Bibi Dong's eyes were completely blood-red, as if blood were about to drip out.

Her fingers had five-inch-long pitch-black nails, forming a sharp contrast with her fair skin.

Behind her, an indistinct black phantom emerged.

Opening her eyes, Bibi Dong took a deep breath, and a layer of black-purple light surged. The changes on her body gradually disappeared, and she returned to her original appearance, only her face looked somewhat pale.

"Soon, it will be soon!"

"Qian Daoliu, ever since I devoured your son's body and soul and changed my cultivation method to enter the Rakshasa Secret Realm, you have no longer been able to see through me!"

"In a few more years, I will be able to break through the final step! When that time comes, no one will be able to stop me from doing anything!"

"Your son destroyed me, so I will destroy everything of your Angel Clan!"

"Hahahaha!!"

The terrifying laughter, like that of a night owl, reverberated in the secret room, and the huge black shadow behind her flickered in and out with her laughter.

After completing today's cultivation, Bibi Dong tidied up her demeanor, walked out of the secret room, and came to the Pope Hall.

She sat on the Pope's throne, supporting her face with her hand, thinking about her plan.

A moment later, Yue Guan and Gui Mei each rushed into the Pope Hall carrying a blood-covered figure, knelt down abruptly, and cried out miserably:

"Your Holiness, save us!"

"The Young Master's plan failed, she was severely wounded by someone, and now she is about to die!"

"What!!" Bibi Dong exclaimed, shattering the Pope's seat with a palm, and her figure floated directly in front of Qian Renxue.

When she saw Qian Renxue's miserable state, the anger in her heart could not stop surging.

"Why haven't you gone to invite the healing Soul Master yet! Go and call the First Elder as well!"

"Who exactly dared to hurt her? This Pope will definitely take their life!!"

The wild words from just a moment ago were instantly thrown to the back of her mind.

Seeing her daughter suffer such a tragic injury, there was only anger and heartache in her heart.

Feeling Bibi Dong's anger, Gui Mei and Yue Guan hurriedly unleashed their Martial Soul True Body to increase their speed, quickly going to find the healing Soul Master and the First Elder.

Bibi Dong held Qian Renxue, letting the blood stain her Pope robe, and kept using her soul power to stabilize her injuries.

As for the Poison Douluo on the side with a huge gash in his waist, no one paid him any mind.

A night passed, and Ye Ming felt that the True Essence in his body had condensed quite a bit.

"Perhaps with a little more time, I will be able to charge towards the Rank 4 Intermediate Stage!"

"Knock knock!"

Just at this moment, a knock sounded outside the door.

Ye Ming pulled open the door, only to see Tang San in blue tight-fitting clothes standing outside.

"Third Brother, why are you here? Please come in, please come in." A look of joy appeared on Ye Ming's face, and he spoke slowly.

Tang San waved his hand, "It seems you have recovered well; I am relieved."

"I came to tell you that Emperor Xue Ye has summoned both of us to the palace; he has something to tell us!"

A smile appeared on his face, "He should be rewarding us!"

Ye Ming nodded in realization, but in his heart, he thought that the Vast Sea Universe Cover was finally coming!

"Shall we go now?" he asked.

Tang San nodded, and then the two left Shrek and walked straight towards the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

(End of chapter)