Chapter 240: Arrangements

"Are you done coaxing her?"

Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan, who was bringing the three women over, and asked with a smile on his lips.

"Done, all done." Shi Quan chuckled, looked at Gu Yuena, and asked, "Gu Yuena, if you need anything, you can tell me directly. Also, this is the currency of the human world; when you have free time, you can go stroll around Heaven Dou City. If you encounter anything you like, you can use this to buy it."

As he spoke, Shi Quan took several storage cards containing Gold Soul Coins from his Hundred Treasure Bag and handed them to Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena took the storage cards, examined them up and down, and then put them away. "Thanks."

"No need. If you run out, you can come to me directly. I'm not short on them anyway."

"Xiao Quan, looking at you like this, you must have already obtained your Seventh Soul Ring, right?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan and asked.

In fact, when Shi Quan had just returned, he had already noticed the changes in Shi Quan, but because of Gu Yuena, he hadn't had the chance to ask in detail.

"Mm, I am now at level seventy-three."

"Seventy-three?" Dugu Bo clicked his tongue and said, "This rate of improvement is still a bit fast. By the way, Xue Qinghe came looking for you yesterday; you weren't here, so I didn't let him in."

"I was also preparing to go find him to ask about the location of Slaughter City."

"Xiao Quan, what exactly are you thinking regarding Xue Qinghe? Are you planning to support him in ascending to the imperial throne?" Dugu Bo couldn't help but ask.

"Mm." Shi Quan nodded.

Qian Renxue would inherit the position of the Angel God in the future. Before becoming a Child of Heaven's Luck, Shi Quan hadn't paid much attention, but now, Qian Renxue's existence was undoubtedly an excellent target for recruitment. Not just Qian Renxue; Shi Quan was looking to see if he could find an opportunity to recruit Bibi Dong, that Rakshasa God, as well.

Qian Renxue was fine, but Bibi Dong was more of a headache. After all, Yu Xiaogang's reputation had fallen to the point where he was practically reviled by everyone in the Spirit Master world, and Shi Quan had certainly played a part in fanning those flames; he feared Bibi Dong had long since found him an eyesore.

"You know full well that there is something wrong with Xue Qinghe, yet you still want to support him?" Dugu Bo's expression was puzzled.

"I know what I am doing."

"Very well." Dugu Bo shook his head, sighed, and said, "As for Xue Xing, I will go speak with him. He has long since repaid the favor he owed me. As for Xue Qinghe, if you are willing to support him, then support him. I will not participate in this matter."

The reason Dugu Bo brought this up was because during the two days Shi Quan was away, besides Xue Qinghe coming to find him, Xue Xing had also come.

He also knew Shi Quan's character; since Shi Quan had done this, he must have his reasons. He was old and did not want to get involved in these matters; he only wanted to watch Dugu Yan grow up in peace, and he would be satisfied with that.

"I understand." Shi Quan nodded.

"Do you need my help?" Gu Yuena suddenly spoke up.

"That won't be necessary." Upon hearing this, Shi Quan hurriedly waved his hand. He dared not let a great Buddha like Gu Yuena take action casually.

"However, there is one thing you can help me with." Shi Quan thought for a moment and said.

"What is it?"

"Can you help me investigate news about the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger? This Spirit Beast is very suitable for Zhuqing. She is about to break through to level sixty, and it would be perfect to use as her Sixth Soul Ring."

"Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?" After whispering the name to herself, Gu Yuena nodded and replied, "No problem. I will have the Spirit Beasts investigate news about it."

Zhu Zhuqing then asked in a low voice, "Xiao Quan, don't I still have a God-Bestowed Soul Ring?"

"Save that God-Bestowed Soul Ring for when you absorb your Seventh Soul Ring. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is a very powerful and nearly extinct Spirit Beast. If we can find it, the boost to you will be no less than a Ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring!"

"Okay!" Zhu Zhuqing nodded upon hearing this; she naturally trusted his choice.

After arranging everything for Gu Yuena and eating dinner, everyone returned to their respective rooms.

The next morning, Shi Quan went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, met with Xue Qinghe, and obtained the specific location of Slaughter City from him.

The Spirit Hall and Slaughter City had always engaged in trade. Others might not know of Slaughter City, but Qian Renxue, as the successor of the Angel, certainly knew.

Three days later.

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Shi Quan returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to take up a post, bringing the three women, Gu Yuena, and Dugu Bo with him.

After two years of settling down, Shi Quan needed to research Soul Spirits, and in order to win over Qian Renxue, Shi Quan also needed to help her ascend to the imperial throne.

Taking a post at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy could help build momentum for Qian Renxue, and it would also be more convenient for him to apply for the various materials needed for his research.

Moreover, he only needed to set aside one hour every so often to give a lecture to the academy's students; this was also helpful for Shi Quan to calm his mind and focus, and it was no loss to him at all.

The current Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was more than five times larger than before, mainly because the number of people applying to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy increased every year.

The current Heaven Dou Imperial Academy had also become the true number one academy of the Heaven Dou Empire.

The residence for the six of them was specially prepared and arranged by the Three Great Education Committees, located on Tiandou Mountain, which was the very mountain where the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was originally established.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was now divided into inner and outer courts, with the inner court located on this Tiandou Mountain, gathering the batch of students with the greatest talent and strength in the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

As for Shi Quan's teaching, the time, location, and target were all decided by Shi Quan himself; he only needed to decide and notify the academy, and they would make special arrangements for him.

Furthermore, this teaching was not mandatory; it could be said that he was given great freedom.

In the time that followed, Shi Quan's days became very leisurely. Every day he would read books, calmly research his various abilities, and work on Soul Spirits. He didn't even need to practice specifically; the surrounding energy would continuously surge into his body, and his strength would steadily improve. This was the nature of a Child of Heaven's Luck.

Besides this.

Everyone discovered that as long as they practiced beside Shi Quan, their cultivation speed would at least double.

Especially for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, the speed at which they practiced beside Shi Quan was even much faster than when they practiced in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

According to Gu Yuena, Shi Quan was equivalent to the world's Imperial Auspicious Beast. Where the Imperial Auspicious Beast resided, the growth speed of all Spirit Beasts was double the normal rate, and the chance of a Ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast breaking through after reaching a bottleneck increased by double.

The current Shi Quan also possessed similar abilities; the speed of cultivation in his vicinity was at least doubled, and the chance of a Spirit Master breaking through a bottleneck would also be greatly increased.

And this was only a portion of the abilities of a Child of Heaven's Luck; there were more special abilities that still required Shi Quan to explore himself.

Three days later.

"Zhuqing, take this leg bone and absorb it."

After day and night of strengthening with the Spirit Bone Modifier.

Shi Quan had strengthened the speed-type right leg bone he obtained from Tang Hao to the level of 99,999 years and fused it with the Swift Wind Left Leg Bone obtained from the tournament.

Because Zhu Zhuqing already had a Time Dragon Right Leg Bone in her body.

Therefore, Shi Quan used the Swift Wind Left Leg Bone as the main body and fused Tang Hao's right leg bone into the left leg bone.

As expected, the Swift Wind Left Leg Bone successfully broke through to the level of one hundred thousand years. He then strengthened the hundred-thousand-year Swift Wind Left Leg Bone to its limit before taking it out for Zhu Zhuqing to absorb.

According to Shi Quan's estimation, the age of the current Swift Wind Left Leg Bone might already be approaching two hundred thousand years.

It is absolutely the best of the best.

And this soul bone took Zhu Zhuqing a full week to absorb, and that was even with the assistance of Shi Quan.

If not for Shi Quan, this time would only have been longer.

Having absorbed the Left Leg Bone of Chasing Wind, Zhu Zhuqing's strength directly increased to level fifty-nine, only a hair's breadth away from level sixty, and her physical constitution and speed were significantly improved.

The environment of Slaughter City is unique and almost impossible to cultivate in; if Zhu Zhuqing were to enter and not come out for a year or two, there would certainly be a significant gap in soul power levels between her, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan.

Therefore, before Zhu Zhuqing enters, Shi Quan can only help her increase her strength as much as possible.

The fifth day of Zhu Zhuqing absorbing the soul bone.

Gu Yuena also investigated the specific location of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger; it is not much different from the original work, as because of the deaths of the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has quietly returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.

If it were in another forest, Gu Yuena might have needed to waste more time, but if it is the Star Dou Great Forest, there are her eyes and ears everywhere, and coupled with the fact that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger likes to Devour, its presence was quickly discovered by the beast kings over in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Zhu Zhuqing's sixth Soul Ring has also been settled; now she just needs to wait for Zhu Zhuqing to achieve a Breakthrough to level sixty before they can go hunt the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

The Spirit Bone Modifier requires time for soul bone strengthening, and a strength-type soul bone may significantly increase Zhu Zhuqing's melee ability and explosive power.

Therefore, Shi Quan's plan is to first strengthen the three soul bones obtained from Tang Hao—the twenty-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone, the Clear Sky Sect heritage Left Leg Bone, and the Clear Sky Sect heritage Right Arm Bone—to their limits.

Zhu Zhuqing does not have an Arm Bone, so there is no need to consider the issue of left or right. Using the Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone as the main body for fusion, first fuse the Clear Sky Sect heritage Left Leg Bone to help the Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone achieve a Breakthrough to one hundred thousand years, and after strengthening it to the limit, attempt to integrate the Clear Sky Sect heritage Right Arm Bone to see if it can once again help the Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone break through its limits.

If it can break through, then the limit of this Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone should be around three hundred thousand years, and coupled with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring, it is enough to pile Zhu Zhuqing's soul power up to above level sixty-five in a short period of time.

Four soul bones, each one a top-tier soul bone of over one hundred thousand years, plus her martial arts foundation and Zhu Zhuqing's strength of over level sixty-five—at that time, she will absolutely possess the strength to crush Tang San when he entered Slaughter City in the original work.

In this way, the danger level of Slaughter City for Zhu Zhuqing can also be directly reduced to the minimum.

With the rapid increase brought by soul power, Zhu Zhuqing will also be able to gradually adapt amidst the slaughter.

Everything is already prepared; it only requires waiting for Shi Quan to finish strengthening and modifying the soul bones with the Spirit Bone Modifier, and the subsequent matters will naturally fall into place...