...
After receiving the imperial decree, Yue Guan grabbed the reluctant ghost and, transforming into two streaks of light, hurriedly returned to Wuhun City to move.
The valley returned to tranquility.
Bibi Dong began to personally guide Hu Liena's cultivation, helping her stabilize her realm and, incidentally, to regulate the surging spiritual power within her body.
Of course, Xuan Hao, as the "wicked disciple," also could not escape this fate.
Bibi Dong had Xuan Hao sit cross-legged by the spring, placing one hand on his back as she carefully examined his internal condition.
Although Xuan Hao had already devoured the two "Eight-Cornered Ice Grass" and "Fiery Apricot Blossom", he was still miraculously alive and kicking, and even gained an immune constitution to ice and fire.
However, after learning from Yue Guan about the domineering and highly poisonous properties of these two immortal herbs, Bibi Dong was still apprehensive.
"You little rascal, you've got some nerve."
While using her pure soul power to guide the energy circulation within Xuan Hao's body, Bibi Dong couldn't help but scold him:
"That's an extremely potent poison!
Yue Guan said that even a Title Douluo would face a near-death experience if they took it without knowing how.
And you, relying on your thick skin, swallowed it without even chewing it?!"
"If something goes wrong, you..."
"Fortune favors the bold," Xuan Hao said with his eyes closed.
"Besides, I have a feeling this thing won't kill me."
"As it turns out, my intuition was right!
Look, not only did he not die, but he also cultivated an indestructible body!"
Bibi Dong slapped him in annoyance, but had to admit that the kid's physique was indeed a mystery.
According to Yue Guan's speculation, although the medicinal power of those two immortal herbs was suppressed, it would still take at least a year of refinement for them to be fully absorbed and transformed into their own foundation.
But now, Bibi Dong was shocked to discover that the ice and fire energy in Xuan Hao's body had completely merged with his flesh and meridians, leaving not even a trace of residue!
"This absorption speed... is simply unbelievable."
Bibi Dong was secretly amazed, and could only attribute it all to the equally mysterious Silver Dragon Martial Soul.
"However, absorption is one thing, but cultivation is not solid enough."
Bibi Dong composed herself and prepared to increase the transfer of soul power to help Xuan Hao further temper his soul power.
However.
Just as her soul power traveled to Xuan Hao's right leg.
Buzz—!
An extremely powerful energy wave, brimming with boundless vitality, suddenly erupted from the depths of Xuan Hao's right leg bone, actually repelling Bibi Dong's soul power for a moment!
"This is..."
Bibi Dong's pupils contracted sharply.
She lowered her head, her gaze fixed intently on Xuan Hao's right leg.
Even through the pants, the faint blue-gold light emanating from the clothing, and the terrifying pressure that only a 100,000-year-old soul bone possessed, could not be hidden at all!
"A soul bone from 100,000 years ago?!"
Bibi Dong's voice suddenly rose several octaves, and her eyes instantly became incredibly sharp.
Xuan Hao's body stiffened, and cold sweat instantly poured down his forehead.
broken!
Despite all our precautions, we still couldn't prevent this from happening!
Bibi Dong knew that the left leg bone belonged to the Soft-Boned Rabbit.
But the right leg bone… that belonged to the Blue Silver Emperor!
Moreover, considering the Blue Silver Emperor plant that he just insisted he "picked up"...
"Xuan Hao."
Bibi Dong released his grip, stood up, and looked down at him. "This time, don't try to play dumb with me."
"I know about the left leg bone, but where did this right leg bone come from?"
"This level of life force, coupled with that mysterious Blue Silver Emperor over there..."
Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes and said, word by word:
"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation."
"this..."
Xuan Hao glanced at Hu Liena, who was concentrating on her cultivation not far away, and then at Na'er, who was staring at them with the curiosity of a child.
He gritted his teeth, got up from the ground, grabbed Bibi Dong's hand, and walked towards a corner of the valley.
"Teacher! Please come with me! This matter... this matter is a bit complicated! Let's talk in private!"
Bibi Dong, who had been forcibly dragged to a corner, crossed her arms and looked at him coldly:
"Go ahead and tell me.
If you can't come up with something fancy, I'll tear you apart."
"Oh, teacher, don't worry."
Xuan Hao wiped away the cold sweat, his brain racing as he began to weave the story he had already prepared in his mind:
"Here's what happened!"
"Back then, I was really scared because of those two rabbits.
I was afraid you would be angry and I was afraid of being punished.
But I didn't dare to go to crowded cities, for fear of being discovered by the Spirit Hall's spies."
"So, I had no choice but to venture deep into the mountains and forests."
"I just wandered around in the mountains like a headless fly, and as I wandered, I had no idea where I ended up."
"Then, I saw a huge waterfall!"
"But I was so distracted at the time that my foot slipped, and with a 'whoosh,' I fell off the top of the waterfall!"
"Fell down?" Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah! I almost fell to my death!"
Xuan Hao patted his chest, looking as if he still had lingering fear:
"But I was lucky!
When I was halfway up the mountain, I discovered that there was a hidden water curtain cave behind the waterfall!
I grabbed the rocks in a panic and climbed in."
"Then..."
Xuan Hao lowered his voice and said mysteriously:
"Then I found this soul bone in a stone chamber inside that cave!
And next to it... that Blue Silver Emperor!"
"Stone chamber? Waterfall?"
Bibi Dong frowned slightly.
"right!"
Xuanhao continued to deceive:
"When I first saw this soul bone, it was 100,000 years old!
And it even had the Blue Silver Emperor!
My mind went blank and I immediately remembered it."
"A few years ago, Elder Ju told me a story.
It was about how the former Pope Qian Xunji led them to besiege a 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor.
As a result, they had an earth-shattering battle with Haotian Douluo Tang Hao.
In the end, although the Blue Silver Emperor was forced to sacrifice itself, Qian Xunji was also seriously injured and died."
"I was wondering, could that be the crime scene from back then?
Or maybe where Tang Hao hid things?"
"The thought that Tang Hao, that god of death, might return at any moment made me grab the soul bone and the herb without saying a word, and I ran away as fast as I could!"
"I used the teleportation ability of the Soft Bone Rabbit's left leg bone to teleport more than ten kilometers in one go!
I only dared to stop after I had completely drained my soul power!"
"And then?" Bibi Dong pressed.
"Then..."
Xuan Hao shrugged, looking completely innocent:
"Then, while I was catching my breath by the roadside, I met Na'er."
"I saw that this little girl was all alone and pitiful, just like me, so I took her with me on the journey.
We just wandered around aimlessly, and who knew that we would end up in Tiandou City without even realizing it."
That's how it happened!
Xuan Hao looked at Bibi Dong with a sincere expression:
"Master, I really didn't lie to you this time! I really did find that soul bone and that herb!"
After listening, Bibi Dong remained silent for a long time.
This story may sound full of coincidences, but logically... it actually fits into a closed loop?
Moreover, Yue Guan had reported on the matter of Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor, and she did know that Tang Hao had disappeared with the child and the Blue Silver Emperor's belongings.
If Xuan Hao really did stumble upon Tang Hao's secluded place by accident...
Bibi Dong's gaze at Xuan Hao was, for a moment, indescribable.
It wasn't just shock, but also a strange and inquisitive feeling, as if we were looking at some "rare species".
She took a deep breath and mentally reviewed the boy's experiences over the past year like a movie:
First, he caused trouble for her in the Star Dou Great Forest, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
The Soft Bone Rabbit transformed and sacrificed itself to this brat, giving him a 100,000-year soul ring and a 100,000-year left leg bone for free.
Then, fearing punishment, he ran away and got lost in the deep mountains and forests, tripping and falling, and somehow ended up in the secluded place of Haotian Douluo Tang Hao?
He even managed to steal the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone and the body left behind by Tang Hao's wife?
That's not all.
Just by arguing with someone in Tiandou City, you can encounter Dugu Bo and discover the legendary Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Not only did you eat immortal herbs to become indestructible and immune to ice and fire, but you also managed to recruit a titled Douluo as your subordinate.
He even managed to trick the Heavenly Dou royal family into opening the royal treasury, allowing him to obtain the Dragon Blood Mushroom, which could greatly enhance his blood and qi.
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