The Tiandou Grand Auction House worked very efficiently. Almost on the same day, it sent invitation letters to various top-tier forces.
They were invited to attend a soul bone auction that would take place in one month. The introduction of this soul bone was also quite detailed.
It was provided by Poison Douluo. The soul bone was about thirty thousand years old, a gem-type illusion head bone suitable for support soul masters or illusion-type soul masters.
At the same time, it was emphasized that Poison Douluo would only accept item-for-item exchanges, specifically soul bones of equal value with plant attributes, highly poisonous attributes, or those related to dragon-type creatures.
What kind of shock the leaders of various forces would feel upon receiving the invitations was not mentioned for now. The Tiandou Grand Auction House also wanted to use this event to increase its influence.
Within Tiandou City, they began spreading ambiguous rumors. They did not mention the owner of the soul bone, its age, or its type. They only said that in one month, the Tiandou Grand Auction House would auction a soul bone, which immediately caused a huge sensation.
Setting aside the outside commotion, at the Dugu family residence, the day after Dugu Bo returned with Dugu Yan and Wang Li,
The three education committee members of the Tiandou Royal Academy arrived together. They had come to meet Wang Li and Dugu Yan.
Inside the spacious main hall, Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin were dressed very formally. Looking at Wang Li and Dugu Yan, each of them was filled with emotion.
Meng Shenji spoke:
"Up to now, in four sessions of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, the Spirit Hall has won the championship twice, the Star Luo Empire once, and finally our Tiandou Empire has won once."
"This is all thanks to students Wang Li and Dugu Yan. We must thank His Excellency the Jade Phosphor Crown. It was he who nurtured such outstanding juniors. However, it seems that all the credit has gone to us. Many people are praising the Tiandou Royal Academy, and we feel somewhat ashamed to accept it."
Dugu Bo sat in the main seat and curled his lips. Everyone said he had trained Wang Li and Dugu Yan to be so outstanding, but in reality, everything was because of Wang Li.
Then he waved his hand and said:
"I do not care about such empty fame. Just state your purpose for coming today."
Hearing this, Meng Shenji looked serious. He looked at Wang Li and Dugu Yan and said:
"We came to deliver the academy's graduation certificates and honorary alumni handbooks to the two of you. With the Soul King-level strength you displayed in the Spirit Hall finals, you have already far exceeded the graduation standards."
"Now that the Soul Master Tournament has ended, it is time for you to officially graduate. But even after graduation, the gates of the Tiandou Royal Academy will always remain open for you."
"You brought honor to the Tiandou Royal Academy, and the academy will also extend its help whenever you need it."
Wang Li and Dugu Yan spoke in unison:
"Thank you, committee members!"
Seeing how sincere Meng Shenji was, Wang Li continued:
"Committee members, we were able to bring honor to the Tiandou Royal Academy once, but if the academy wants to maintain that honor in the future, it must cultivate more talented individuals."
"Expand the enrollment range, recruit more talented students, rectify school discipline, eliminate internal problems, improve the overall quality of students, select the best among the best, and strengthen training."
"The Spirit Hall team, aside from the three Soul Kings of the Golden Generation, all the other members were high-level Soul Ancestors."
When he finished speaking, Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin looked at each other and sighed. Did they not understand this? Of course they did.
But they were only the daily administrators, not the owners of the academy. They had no authority to carry out reforms. The academy was the private property of the royal family. They could open some special opportunities for talented individuals, but rectifying discipline and eliminating internal problems was beyond their power.
After delivering the graduation certificates and honorary alumni handbooks, the three committee members took their leave.
From this point on, Wang Li and Dugu Yan were no longer students of the academy. They were now free soul masters.
However, they had not been free soul masters for many days before Xue Qinghe arrived.
Xue Qinghe came on behalf of Emperor Xue Ye. However, during the conversation, he showed no intention of recruiting them. Instead, he spoke like a friend, asking whether they had encountered any trouble on their journey back.
After leaving Spirit City, they entered the Star Dou Great Forest. After leaving the forest, they kept their movements hidden along the way, so naturally they did not encounter any trouble.
Finally, Xue Qinghe explained his purpose:
"Brother Wang Li, Miss Dugu, now that you have graduated from the academy, the three committee members strongly recommended you before His Majesty. I also spoke for you before His Majesty."
"Therefore, the final reward is that both of you will receive the title of Viscount of Tiandou. There is no fiefdom, but every month you can receive a subsidy from the empire's financial department, and the amount is quite considerable."
"There is also a one-time reward of thirty thousand gold soul coins for each of you. You are still young and may wish to continue cultivating or even travel across the continent. His Majesty has taken this into consideration."
"When you are willing to serve the empire, the viscount title you hold can immediately become official, granting you land and making you a lord."
Dugu Bo was still a guest elder of the Tiandou Empire but remained free to come and go. Wang Li and Dugu Yan also did not mind having an extra viscount title. After all, it took up no space, so the two of them accepted it.
Wang Li was very grateful to Xue Qinghe, at least on the surface. Xue Qinghe's multiple identities served as a very good shield.
He was very willing to maintain a friendly relationship with Xue Qinghe on the surface.
This could help avoid many troubles.
Another seven or eight days passed. From the time they returned to Tiandou City, half a month had already gone by.
Wang Li accompanied Dugu Yan to the blacksmith shop of the Strength Clan to collect the medicine cauldron they had ordered half a month earlier.
It was still the same shopkeeper from before. Under his guidance, Wang Li and Dugu Yan entered the courtyard behind the blacksmith shop.
A medicine cauldron about one and a half meters tall appeared before them. The black cauldron was deep and lustrous, without a single impurity, absolutely of top quality.
Soon, a robust old man walked out. His figure was very tall, though slightly hunched. His hair was gray, and his eyes showed fatigue.
"Two guests, I am Titan. This medicine cauldron was forged according to your requirements. If you are satisfied with the quality, then we will complete the transaction,payment for goods,according to what Aqi said before, fifteen thousand gold soul coins."
Dugu Yan stepped forward to examine it carefully. In the end, she nodded. The quality was excellent, and she was very satisfied. She first stored the medicine cauldron away, then took out a black card and said:
"I am very satisfied. Then the deal is settled."
Titan finally showed a smile. He was still very confident in his craftsmanship.
Now, his son Tai Nuo had been under Yang Wudi's care, soaking in a medicinal bath barrel for two years. He had not woken up, did not eat or drink, and could only stay alive through the medicinal baths. According to Yang Wudi, the poison had penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and the vitality within his body was almost extinguished.
Whenever he thought of this, anger burned in his heart. But after the anger faded, he could only rely on his craftsmanship to desperately earn money to buy medicine.
Otherwise, his son would truly die.
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