Since Wu Qi disappeared, Ning Rongrong went to find Changkong every morning to ask about him.
"Has Brother Wu Qi not come back yet?"
Changkong gave a bitter smile. "Rongrong, Brother Wu said this trip might take one or two months. We should just focus on our cultivation. He'll come back."
Ning Rongrong was dissatisfied. "Changkong, you've known him since childhood. Aren't you worried at all?"
Changkong spread his hands.
He had known Wu Qi for six years. The latter never did anything without confidence.
Right now, what they should be worried about was their own cultivation, so they wouldn't be left too far behind by Wu Qi.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, half a month went by.
During this period, Huo Wushuang brought news about Wu Qi back to the Huo family.
It should be known that the Feng, Shui, and Huo families had been on good terms for generations, and many important pieces of information were shared among them.
After learning about the strength of the Spirit Hall Academy team, the three families jointly began an investigation.
They didn't uncover much about the identities of Hu Liena and the other two, but they confirmed that such people did exist within Spirit Hall.
Even two years later, their ages would still be under the limit of twenty-five, placing them within the eligible range for the competition.
For a time, the Feng, Shui, and Huo families felt as if they were facing a great enemy.
A team with three Spirit Kings was something even seven Spirit Ancestors would struggle to defeat, not to mention that not all members of their academy teams had reached that level.
In the tournament, facing a charge led by three Spirit Kings from the Spirit Hall team was not something that teamwork alone could stop.
After learning about Wu Qi's strength from the Huo siblings, the Huo family head, Huo Lie, began to have other thoughts.
However, having Huo Wushuang join the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was not an easy matter. It involved not only the Heaven Dou Empire but also the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
If possible, they might instead recruit the three of them into the Blazing Academy team.
To test Wu Qi, as well as the attitudes of these two forces, Huo Lie instructed the siblings to first gather information before making a decision.
Early one morning, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy by carriage.
As allied academies, they were not stopped and entered directly.
However, this trip was destined to end without results.
Inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, with the help of Dugu Bo's inner core, Wu Qi's Spirit Power Level broke through to Level 35 in just half a month.
It should be known that only one month had passed since he reached Level 34.
Under normal cultivation, it would take at least two months to reach Level 35.
The inner core was indeed a good thing. Unfortunately, after half a month of seclusion, Dugu Bo had already begun to condense his poison core and passed the most dangerous stage.
The moment he came out of seclusion, Dugu Bo immediately asked for the inner core.
"So soon? Don't you want to stabilize it a bit more?" Wu Qi couldn't help but ask.
Dugu Bo replied irritably, "Kid, don't be too greedy. The inner core can't stay outside my body for too long, or it will dissolve on its own. When that happens, the massive Spirit Power will erupt inside you, and no one will be able to save you."
Although unwilling, Wu Qi still obediently returned it.
After taking back the inner core, Dugu Bo finally noticed the situation within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Aside from two of the immortal herbs he didn't recognize that were still in place, all the others had disappeared.
Even the medicinal field he had cultivated had lost more than a dozen high-grade herbs.
Dugu Bo's expression changed slightly. "Kid, you recognize those herbs?"
Before Wu Qi could answer, his brows lifted. "But those high-grade herbs—you shouldn't just eat them directly…"
With the toxins in his body alleviated, Dugu Bo's perception had become extremely sharp. He noticed a small creature hiding in the medicinal field.
With a grasp through the air, a large hand formed from Spirit Power seized the little deer and dragged it out.
"Old man, wait!" Wu Qi hurriedly stopped him.
He had also been cultivating earlier and hadn't taken the little deer back, not expecting it to eat so many herbs.
As the little deer got closer to Dugu Bo, the small antlers on its head shone with increasingly bright light.
The residual toxins in Dugu Bo's body had not yet been fully absorbed. Such potent poison was identified by the little deer as a highly toxic substance.
After listening to Wu Qi's explanation, Dugu Bo's expression turned strange. "So, does that mean my 'work' is only finished when this little thing stops giving warnings?"
"You can understand it that way." Wu Qi responded, picking up the little deer and placing it into his spirit tool.
In just half a month, the little deer's cultivation had increased by fifty years. If it continued like this, reaching a thousand years wouldn't be a problem.
But the high-grade herbs here were all Dugu Bo's life's work. If they were all eaten by the little deer, there was no guarantee he wouldn't turn hostile.
Dugu Bo rummaged through the pouch behind him and took out a Hundred Treasure Pouch. "Your spirit tool can store living things, but in terms of comfort, it's far inferior to my Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch. Take it. Give that little guy a more comfortable environment."
The Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch itself was also a spirit tool capable of storing a large number of items. However, due to its unique appearance compared to traditional spirit tools, it had always been extremely rare on the continent.
More importantly, it could be stored inside traditional storage spirit tools, allowing for spatial stacking, making it an extremely valuable treasure.
"You're just giving me something this valuable so easily?"
As he spoke jokingly, Wu Qi snatched the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch, not giving the other party a chance to take it back.
Dugu Bo snorted with a chuckle and patted the pouch at his waist, indicating that he still had another one.
"By the way, take this immortal herb and absorb it." As he spoke, Wu Qi lightly brushed the spirit tool on his wrist. An immortal herb emitting a dark green poisonous mist and another radiating a soft pink glow appeared in his left and right hands respectively.
Dugu Bo frowned. "Kid, this herb is clearly emitting intense poison. How are you immune to it? Could it be because of the other herb?"
Wu Qi explained, "This dark poison lotus is for you. After absorbing it, it will greatly enhance your poison abilities. The other one is the Fragrant Silk Beauty Immortal Herb. After consuming it, you'll become immune to all poisons."
"Compared to consuming it, this herb is more suitable as a tool. The pink domain it releases can block all external poisonous mists. However, it has no effect on poison that has already entered the body."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo was greatly alarmed.
Immunity to all poisons, especially its ability to counter external toxins wasn't this aimed directly at him?
If his enemies obtained such an item, his poison abilities would become useless in the future!
"No, kid, destroy this herb immediately. Otherwise, I won't be able to eat or sleep in peace."
Wu Qi turned aside, shielding the Fragrant Silk Beauty Immortal Herb behind him.
"Old man, don't act recklessly. The reason I know the effects of these immortal herbs is because I learned it from the core knowledge archives of Spirit Hall. Ordinary people don't have the ability to know this."
"If no one knows, then no one can make use of such herbs. These immortal herbs aren't ordinary items, how could they appear so easily on the continent?"
"Besides, even if you destroy this one, can you guarantee there won't be a second one somewhere on the continent? As long as it's in my hands, and neither of us says anything, who would know that this is your weakness?"
Dugu Bo clicked his tongue and stopped insisting, tacitly accepting his reasoning.
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