Douluo: Starting with a self-created soul ring

**Chapter 131: Yu Xiaogang's Eyes Turned Green with Jealousy**

"Teacher, I want to ask for an Immortal Herb in Bai Lu's name!"

After Qian Xunji tested him, Gu Ziyi also requested one of the Immortal Plants from his teacher.

Bai Lu, who had been standing nearby, was shocked when she heard that he had asked Qian Xunji for the Immortal Plant so quickly. She clenched her fists, feeling nervous.

Although he had told her there was no problem, the success still depended on whether Qian Xunji agreed to his request.

"The Immortal Plant?"

Qian Xunji was slightly surprised by the request. After turning his head to look at Bai Lu, he pondered for a moment and nodded, "Okay, which Immortal Plant do you want?"

As he had expected, his teacher would not be stingy if Gu Ziyi asked for an Immortal Plant, as long as there was still some stock left.

After all, these Immortal Herbs were originally found by him.

"Teacher, is the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid still available? If it hasn't been used, then I want that Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid!"

When Gu Ziyi heard that he had agreed, he asked without any politeness.

Among the remaining Immortal Plants, the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid was considered relatively precious, mainly because it didn't have any special directional properties and could be used by any Soul Master, regardless of the type of Martial Soul they possessed.

The Ninth-Grade Purple Mushroom had the same effect, but it was just a more potent herb, still inferior to the Immortal Plants. Due to its level, it wasn't considered an immortal grade, so this mushroom was much inferior to the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid.

There was also the Phoenix Rooster Sunflower, which was of good quality for flying-type Martial Souls. However, the Phoenix Rooster Sunflower contained a lot of pure Yang energy. It was an Immortal Plant that replenished pure Yang energy and was unsuitable for Bai Lu to absorb due to her being a woman.

"You kid, you really know how to choose, here it is!"

When Qian Xunji heard his disciple's choice, he looked at Gu Ziyi with a little pain and finally waved his hand to take the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid from his Soul Guide.

"Little girl, this Immortal Plant is very precious. It seems my disciple is very optimistic about you. I hope you don't waste Xiao Yi's efforts on you!"

After taking the Immortal Herb, Qian Xunji turned to Bai Lu and made a comment.

"Your Majesty the Pope, I will definitely not waste it!"

Bai Lu, who heard this, quickly and seriously responded.

"Well, just take it here, I also want to see the effect it will bring!"

Qian Xunji nodded, then threw the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid into her hand, which slowly flew toward her.

Bai Lu quickly extended her hand to catch it and then looked at Gu Ziyi.

"Lulu, just absorb it quickly!"

Gu Ziyi said with a smile.

"Okay!"

She nodded enthusiastically and thanked Qian Xunji again, "Thank you, Your Majesty the Pope!"

Then she immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and began refining the Immortal Herb in her hands.

The Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid is very easy to absorb, but it takes a long time for Bai Lu to fully digest it.

"Teacher, do you still have that Beautiful Silk Tulip?" 

While Bai Lu absorbed the Immortal Herb, Gu Ziyi also went to Qian Xunji and asked about the Beautiful Silk Tulip.

"The Immortal Plant is still here, what's going on?" 

Qian Xunji asked curiously after hearing his question.

"Teacher, if you can, it's better to keep that Immortal Plant. It could be of great use in the future!" 

Gu Ziyi said with a smile.

"Ah? What do you mean?" 

Qian Xunji suddenly became curious when he heard what his disciple said.

"Teacher, you must know that once a Soul Master appeared in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and evolved their Martial Soul into the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, right?"

"From what I understand, the ancestor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect probably evolved the Seven-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda after absorbing a Beautiful Silk Tulip!"

Gu Ziyi began explaining his reason. After glancing at Ning Shuangjiang, he quickly shared the "discovered" information.

When he said this to Qian Xunji, he avoided Ning Shuangjiang and communicated quietly with his teacher so that she, who was nearby, wouldn't overhear the conversation.

Naturally, Qian Xunji would think that Gu Ziyi had learned this from Ning Shuangjiang.

He believed that Qian Xunji would definitely trust the news Gu Ziyi shared and wouldn't ask Ning Shuangjiang to verify it later.

If his teacher went to Ning Shuangjiang for verification, Gu Ziyi would say that he found the information elsewhere and had just secretly glanced at Ning Shuangjiang because he didn't want her to know the news for now.

"Really?"

Qian Xunji's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.

He wasn't an idiot. If this was true, there was definitely a lot of room to maneuver in conquering the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School.

"Well, teacher, keep that Immortal Herb for now!"

"With the current situation of our Martial Soul Hall, it may be difficult to conquer the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School, but once our Martial Soul Hall becomes much stronger and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School realizes that our Hall is unstoppable, they will definitely surrender to us."

Gu Ziyi confirmed for him.

"Alright, I'll keep that Immortal Herb!"

Qian Xunji had no doubts after hearing this and immediately agreed with Gu Ziyi's suggestion.

"Teacher, how is my younger sister now?"

"We should know in advance what her qualifications are, right?"

Gu Ziyi nodded and did not bring up the topic again but turned to ask about Qian Renxue's situation.

As the daughter of his own teacher, she was naturally his younger sister.

What Gu Ziyi asked was not a secret among the major sects.

Before awakening a Martial Soul, you can predict someone's qualifications in advance based on the Soul Power contained in their body.

"Everything is fine. Your younger sister is very talented. I believe she won't be much worse than you!"

Qian Xunji suddenly laughed happily when he heard his pupil ask about his daughter.

He was very satisfied with her qualifications but dared not speak too highly and only modestly expressed it.

In fact, his father's prediction about Qian Renxue's qualifications was so exaggerated that he could hardly believe what was said.

Because his father, Qian Daoliu, said that his daughter, who is only one and a half years old, almost reached the fifth or sixth level of Soul Power in her body. When Qian Renxue awakens her Martial Soul, her innate Soul Power could exceed Level 10, surpassing complete innate Soul Power.

He couldn't even imagine things like surpassing Level 10 being possible.

However, since his father said this, there must have been some positive expectation about it.

"We'll have dinner at my house tonight, and by the way, I'll introduce you to your younger sister!"

Qian Xunji continued.

"Well, I've been wanting to see my younger sister for a long time!"

Gu Ziyi replied with a smile.

Then he and Qian Xunji continued their conversation, discussing various topics. Qian Xunji also told him about the results of the Martial Soul Hall Research Institute's studies over the past two years.

For example, they weren't focused on improving Soul Power, but on finding secret methods to strengthen the physical fitness of Soul Masters.

One secret method could temporarily increase one's strength.

Many of these methods had already been studied, but the results varied, and they were still in the experimental phase and couldn't yet be popularized.

However, if Gu Ziyi wanted to learn, there would definitely be no problem.

Gu Ziyi thought about taking a closer look and deciding whether to practice these newly developed methods.

Buzz— 

After a period of absorption and refinement, Bai Lu finally completed the refinement of the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid. 

"Your Highness, my Soul Power has increased to Level 50!" 

As soon as she opened her eyes, she stood up and said excitedly. 

She and Ning Shuangjiang referred to Gu Ziyi as "Your Highness" when there were strangers around, and called him "Brother Yi" when they were alone. 

At this moment, Bai Lu was very excited. Although she knew the Immortal Herb was powerful from his report, after personally experiencing the effect of rapidly improving her cultivation by several levels, she was still extremely thrilled about it. 

Ning Shuangjiang, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard this. 

She too was happy about Bai Lu's improvement. 

She had always known that Bai Lu had low self-esteem due to her relatively low talent. That's why she was so excited about this news. 

"Well, your cultivation has suddenly increased by 4 levels, not bad!" 

"Summon your Martial Soul and see what changes have occurred in it!" 

Gu Ziyi nodded in satisfaction upon hearing about her cultivation increase, then asked her to summon her Martial Soul. 

"Yes, Your Highness!" 

She quickly nodded at his request and then summoned her Martial Soul. 

The shadow of the Needle-Tailed Swift appeared behind her, and then her Martial Soul possessed her. 

Beast-type Soul Masters, who are not at the Soul Saint level, cannot summon their Martial Soul in full form; they can only see their Martial Soul after it possesses them, but not the complete form of the Martial Soul. 

Tool-type Martial Souls are different. Even if you're not at the Soul Saint level, you can still see the full appearance of the Martial Soul. 

Gu Ziyi's eyes narrowed, and he carefully observed Bai Lu's appearance after being possessed by her Martial Soul. 

He noticed that Bai Lu's Martial Soul, the Sharp-Tailed Swallow, had undergone some changes after absorbing the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, but its appearance hadn't changed much. 

The most significant change was in her cultivation qualifications. 

Gu Ziyi realized that after absorbing the Immortal Herb, Bai Lu's Martial Soul had evolved into a high-level Martial Soul. 

"My Martial Soul really evolved! I feel like my speed should have become much faster than before!" 

After being possessed by her Martial Soul, Bai Lu naturally noticed the changes in herself and said excitedly. 

Gu Ziyi smiled and remarked, "You'll find out after you try it!" 

"Yes, Your Highness!" 

When she heard his comment, she moved and immediately began testing herself. 

"First Soul Skill: Ghost!" 

"Second Soul Skill: Swallow Step!" 

"Third Soul Skill: Flight!" 

"…" 

In the training field, Bai Lu's figure was seen moving quickly back and forth. The speed was so fast that it left residual images behind. 

"Amazing, worthy of being the fastest Sharp-Tailed Swallow with the quickest speed on the entire continent!" 

"This speed surpasses even that of a Soul Emperor!" 

Qian Xunji was also surprised when he saw her speed. 

This is only the speed demonstrated by Bai Lu, a first-level Soul Ancestor. He believes that after she absorbs her next Soul Ring and officially becomes a Soul King with five Soul Rings, her speed will become even faster. 

"All of this is achieved by your Min Clan sacrificing all other attributes." 

"With such speed, the Min Clan is truly suited for intelligence work. It would be great if the Min Clan could join our Martial Soul Hall one day." 

Gu Ziyi said with a smile. 

"Haha, if there's an opportunity in the future, I'll leave that matter to you, Xiao Yi!"

Upon hearing that his disciple was still thinking about the Martial Soul Hall at this moment, Qian Xunji immediately patted him on the shoulder with some relief.

"Yes, teacher!"

Gu Ziyi did not refuse after hearing this.

If there was an opportunity, he naturally wouldn't let it pass.

"Alright, your elder sister still doesn't know that you've returned. She should be in the library right now."

"Don't forget to join us for dinner at my place tonight!"

After reminding him again to not forget the dinner, Qian Xunji left first after finishing his conversation with Gu Ziyi.

Only then did Gu Ziyi realize that Bibi Dong didn't know he was back.

After arranging a place for Bai Lu and Ning Shuangjiang to rest, Gu Ziyi went directly to the library.

He definitely wouldn't bring the two of them with him now, especially since he would be visiting his elder sister.

Upon arriving at the Pavilion of the Library, Gu Ziyi quickly spotted Yu Xiaogang at the reception desk on the first floor of the Pavilion of the Library.

He already knew about the work Yu Xiaogang had been given in the library and wasn't surprised by it.

At the same time, Gu Ziyi was also well aware that this guy had been trying to contact Bibi Dong for over a year, only to be ignored by her.

At first, his elder sister didn't discover his motive, but eventually, she naturally found out and then completely ignored Yu Xiaogang.

Li Chanfei not only told Gu Ziyi about this matter, but Bibi Dong's letter also mentioned it.

Bibi Dong even mocked Yu Xiaogang's cluelessness in her letter!

"You're Yu Xiaogang, right?"

After Gu Ziyi arrived at the reception, he directly approached him.

"Yes... it's you..."

Yu Xiaogang was also surprised to see Gu Ziyi. He didn't expect this guy to be back.

"What? You don't know how to greet me when you see me?"

Gu Ziyi's expression turned cold, and he reprimanded.

"...I met Your Highness the Holy Son!"

In the face of Gu Ziyi's reprimand, Yu Xiaogang was somewhat taken aback, but he still quickly corrected himself and respectfully greeted him.

"That's good. You're no longer the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. Remember to recognize your identity in the future!"

Gu Ziyi nodded in satisfaction.

He came here to directly warn Yu Xiaogang not to get closer to Bibi Dong with his good intentions, so he first reminded the other party.

"Yes, I will remember what Your Highness the Holy Son taught me!"

Yu Xiaogang's face turned red upon hearing that, feeling embarrassed and angry, but he could only lower his head and respond.

"Well, since you've joined our Martial Soul Hall, you should work hard and shine for the Martial Soul Hall!"

"Don't think about things you shouldn't think about. If you don't seek death, you won't die!"

Gu Ziyi looked at Yu Xiaogang, who was lowering his head, and continued speaking coldly.

"Little brother..."

Just as he was about to say more, he suddenly heard Bibi Dong's voice.

After feeling the aura of her younger brother from upstairs, she quickly descended. When she saw that it was indeed him, she ran towards Gu Ziyi.

"Little brother!"

Upon seeing her run, Gu Ziyi quickly opened his arms and held her in his embrace.

"Little sister, when did you return?"

"I missed you so much!"

Bibi Dong, who threw herself into his arms, completely ignored Yu Xiaogang at the reception, embracing her younger brother tightly and raising her head to look at Gu Ziyi with tenderness.

"I just got back!"

Gu Ziyi rubbed her head affectionately and spoke softly.

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang, who was at the reception, finally understood the meaning behind Gu Ziyi's warning to him after witnessing this scene. His face suddenly turned red, feeling embarrassed and angry.

Seeing the eyes Bibi Dong gave Gu Ziyi, he finally understood why she had been ignoring his advances.

It turns out she already has someone she loves.

And that person was Gu Ziyi.

"Hateful!"

Yu Xiaogang was so jealous that his eyes turned green with envy.

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(End of Chapter)

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