Xu Yang felt dizzy all over, as if he had taken a high-speed roller coaster ride, feeling only the strong wind coming straight at his face and even entering his mouth, making his head shake numbly.
"I'll never let Uncle Ning carry me again!"
This was even faster than being carried by Dugu Bo.
Of course, this wasn't to say that Dugu Bo's speed was inferior to Ning Haiyan's; it was just that Dugu Bo had considered his body's endurance during flight, so his speed was relatively slow and within his tolerance range. As for Ning Haiyan, it must have been because he heard that he had an urgent matter, so he rushed too fast without considering Xu Yang's feelings.
"Ugh!"
After retching a few times while leaning against the wall, Xu Yang felt a little better, and his mind temporarily regained consciousness.
"Young master, are you alright?" Ning Haiyan scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed as he watched Xu Yang nearly throw up.
"I'm fine!" Xu Yang shook his head and took out a nine-petaled purple ganoderma from his Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch, stuffing it into Ning Haiyan's arms. It was a nine-grade purple ganoderma.
"Uncle Ning, eat it when you get back to your room later! Maybe you can use it to reach the Soul Douluo level, or even become a Title Douluo in the future."
After saying that, Xu Yang didn't look back and staggered off to find Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Haiyan looked at the nine-grade purple ganoderma in his hands, unsure what to say for a moment. With his aptitude, becoming a Soul Douluo wasn't a problem, but he had no confidence in becoming a Title Douluo. In fact, he already considered Soul Douluo to be his limit.
"Can this purple ganoderma really allow me to reach Title Douluo?!"
Ning Haiyan was skeptical about this. For the people of Douluo Continent, external forces—whether soul-guiding devices or pills—were the least desirable because they believed that only the soul power obtained through their own cultivation was truly theirs and the most reliable.
Moreover, relying on medicinal power to cultivate would only lock their upper limit, preventing them from progressing any further in their lives.
Xu Yang was completely different from these people. Humans became the masters of the entire continent because they knew how to use external forces. They should be used when necessary, as long as they didn't affect their foundation. Eating a few herbs was no big deal.
Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School Hall, within the Seven Treasures Pavilion!
Ning Fengzhi sat in the main seat with a solemn expression, waiting for Xu Yang's arrival.
As early as when Xu Yang arrived in Seven Treasures City, he had received the news. Seeing him so anxious, he knew that something major might have happened!
"Don't worry! Didn't Yang'er return safely?" Ning Madam, who was holding Ning Rongrong, comforted him.
"It's precisely because of this that I feel something is serious. With Yang'er's personality, he would find a way to solve minor matters himself; he would only be so anxious if he encountered a major matter that he couldn't solve. Did something happen in Tiandou City?! Or could it be the royal family?! But why haven't I received any news?!" Ning Fengzhi's brows furrowed.
"We'll know when Yang'er comes in!" Ning Madam said in a deep voice.
"That's all we can do!" Ning Fengzhi nodded.
Before long, Xu Yang rushed in, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Ning Fengzhi and Ning Madam. Ning Rongrong, who was in Ning Madam's arms, began to struggle as soon as she saw Xu Yang, shouting loudly, "Brother, hug!"
Ning Madam had no choice but to put Ning Rongrong on the ground, letting her run towards Xu Yang.
Xu Yang picked up Ning Rongrong and gently pinched her chubby little face.
"Yang'er, did something happen?! Why did you rush back so anxiously!" Ning Fengzhi asked with some puzzlement.
This was completely different from what he had imagined. To rush back so anxiously and even have Haiyan unleash such terrifying soul power, something major must have happened. But Xu Yang looked relaxed, not at all like something major had happened.
Xu Yang waved his hand and took out five celestial herbs—Qirong Tulip, Ink Jade Bamboo, Shuidian Yujin Bone, Eight-petal Celestial Orchid, and Earth Dragon Golden Melon—and sent them flying in front of Ning Fengzhi.
"Teacher, these are all celestial herbs that I exchanged for from Senior Dugu Bo based on celestial herb information. Among them, the Qirong Tulip and Eight-petal Celestial Orchid can evolve the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. I prepared them for you and Rongrong."
"The Ink Jade Bamboo is for Sword Grandpa, the Earth Dragon Golden Melon is for Bone Grandpa, and the Shuidian Yujin Bone is for Madam!"
"The specific effects are all recorded in this notebook!"
As he spoke, Xu Yang took out his notebook and handed it to Ning Fengzhi.
"What did you say?!" Ning Fengzhi didn't take the notebook but stood up directly, looking at Xu Yang in disbelief.
Evolving the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda was the lifelong pursuit of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School, but no one had succeeded in so many years. Even in the historical records of the predecessors, only the Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda had appeared, and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda only existed in legends.
Now, with just two herbs, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda could evolve into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
"The Qirong Tulip and Eight-petal Celestial Orchid can evolve the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda!"
Xu Yang repeated. In the original work, the Qirong Tulip allowed Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to evolve into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. As a complementary herb to the Qirong Tulip, the Eight-petal Celestial Orchid certainly had the same effect, though it might be slightly inferior to the Qirong Tulip.
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi quickly took the notebook from Xu Yang and began to flip through it.
"Qirong Tulip, absorbs the essence of heaven and earth, the light of the sun and moon, can identify the characteristics of all heaven and earth spiritual objects, and commands heaven and earth spiritual objects... Eight-petal Celestial Orchid, a celestial herb that can complement the Qirong Tulip, with mild and mellow medicinal properties, easy to absorb, but requires a long time..."
Looking at the contents of the notebook, Ning Fengzhi was even more shocked, especially by the Qirong Tulip. If its effects were as described in the notebook, then it would be a perfect match for the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda; there was nothing more suitable for it.
"Yang'er, is everything in this notebook true?!" Ning Fengzhi was still somewhat disbelieving.
"Of course! Senior Dugu Bo has already verified the effects of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. His martial soul has evolved from the Green Scale Snake Emperor into the Green Scale Horned Dragon, which already belongs to the dragon family and is a top martial soul no less than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!" Xu Yang nodded, smiling as he replied.
Then, he changed the subject and revealed Dugu Bo's request: "However, I promised Senior Dugu that I wouldn't reveal it, and Teacher can't reveal it either. I even swore by my martial soul for this."
"I know, I won't tell anyone. I'll personally discuss it with Title Douluo Dugu later!" Ning Fengzhi nodded solemnly, then continued to read the contents of the notebook. He needed to read all the effects of the celestial herbs before he could rest easy.
After reading it, he realized how suitable Xu Yang's chosen celestial herbs were. Absorbing these celestial herbs would definitely allow the overall strength of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School to reach new heights, perhaps even reaching the strength of the Haotian Sect in its prime.
(End of Chapter)