Finally, six Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills would remain.
However, for the moment, Lin Rong couldn't find anyone suitable to give them to.
"It's truly a happy problem to have treasures in hand but not know who to give them to!"
"Since that's the case, I'll keep them for now. It's not too late to decide based on the situation later."
Putting away the jade bottle, Lin Rong looked in the direction of the Sunset Forest.
Half a day prior, he had received a message from his hidden guards:
Tang San and his group had departed Heaven Dou City early this morning, heading towards the Sunset Forest.
If Lin Rong's guess was correct, Tang San must have broken through to rank twenty in Soul Power, and this trip outside the city was to hunt for his second Spirit Ring in the Sunset Forest.
In the original story, Tang San's first trip into the Sunset Forest was when he was abducted by Dugu Bo, which led him to discover the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.
He then used the immortal herbs found there to forge a peerless foundation.
This time, however, Tang San had walked into the Sunset Forest on his own.
Moreover, Lin Rong had already dug up all the herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, roots and soil included, leaving nothing behind.
Even if Tang San were to coincidentally encounter Dugu Bo and successfully help him detoxify, upon entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, he would only find the Extreme Cold and Blazing Sun Twin Springs in their recovery phase, yielding no substantial benefits.
Besides the news regarding Tang San, there was also new information coming from Nuoding City.
"Master" Yu Xiaogang had apparently left Nuoding Academy for some reason.
According to the hidden guards' report, Yu Xiaogang's direction of travel seemed to be towards Suoto City in the Barak Kingdom.
And Shrek Academy was located near Suoto City.
This sparked some speculation in Lin Rong's mind.
Perhaps after waiting for so many years, unable to find an outstanding test subject like Tang San, he had grown impatient and decided to try his luck at Shrek Academy.
He wanted to see if Shrek Academy had any suitable test subjects that could validate his theories.
If Yu Xiaogang was indeed thinking this way, the reality would be a great disappointment to him.
Because, even now, Shrek Academy still only had Oscar as a student.
In terms of talent alone, Oscar would definitely meet Yu Xiaogang's requirements.
But unfortunately, Oscar was a Food System Spirit Master, not a Battle System Spirit Master.
This fact alone was enough to doom Yu Xiaogang's plan from the start.
Not to mention, Oscar was Shao Xin's disciple, and given Shao Xin's personality, he would never hand over his direct disciple, Oscar, to anyone.
Continuing with the news from Nuoding City, while Yu Xiaogang had made a move, Tang Hao remained as he had been.
According to the bribed villagers, he spent his days drinking heavily in his house, rarely taking on blacksmithing jobs.
He would also disappear for a day or two occasionally, with no one knowing where he went.
This piece of information gave Lin Rong a headache.
Tang Hao's occasional visits behind the waterfall to see his wife meant that Lin Rong hadn't found an opportunity to steal the Spirit Bone from behind the waterfall.
In fact, if Lin Rong hadn't interfered with Tang San's growth trajectory, it would have been a perfect opportunity to steal the Spirit Bone when Tang San went to Shrek Academy at the age of twelve.
However, for the grand plan of seizing the Heaven Dou imperial throne, Lin Rong had to accelerate Tang San's growth so that Tang San would be qualified to fight Qian Renxue earlier.
Therefore, interfering with Tang San's growth trajectory was something that absolutely had to be done.
As for that hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone, other opportunities to steal it could be found, but it would require constant monitoring of Tang Hao's whereabouts.
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Sunset Forest.
Tang San and his group of four were walking through the forest.
Besides Tang San, the other three in the group were Tang San's little follower Tailong, Titan's son Taino, and Niu Gao's son Niu Ben.
Taino and Niu Ben were both Soul Kings, one specializing in strength and the other in defense. Their combined efforts could fully handle the responsibility of protecting Tang San as he acquired his second Spirit Ring.
As for Tailong, being a qualified follower, he naturally had to stay by Tang San's side at all times.
Of the three clans that had already submitted to the Tang Sect, only the Agility Clan did not have any members present in this team.
This wasn't because Bai He was unwilling to send someone; among the three clans, he was the most eager to forge a closer relationship with Tang San.
And the clansman Bai He sent was none other than his granddaughter, Bai Chenxiang, who had recently turned six.
With Tang Yuehua's guidance, Tang San was no longer socially awkward.
Seeing Bai He's actions, he immediately understood Bai He's intentions and politely refused.
That distant cousin, who was barely related, held less weight in Tang San's heart than a silent hidden weapon.
Moreover, Tang San, who always prided himself on his purity, couldn't bring himself to lay a hand on a six-year-old girl.
After traveling until noon, the group found a small stream and decided to rest.
A short while later, Tang San took the rabbit meat that Tailong had roasted and tasted it, then praised:
"Not bad, your cooking has improved! While it can't quite compare to Aunt's spicy rabbit head, it's much better than the time you burnt it."
Tailong chuckled with a hint of simple honesty after hearing this and replied:
"Thank you for your praise, Young Master. It's fortunate for this rabbit meat to receive your commendation."
Tang San found these words quite pleasing, but a touch of confusion lingered in his mind.
Ever since his Aunt Tang Yuehua received a letter from his father one day, she had been frequently making him spicy rabbit head.
Strangely enough, once Tang San tasted the spicy rabbit head, he became uncontrollably addicted.
Tang San had his own explanation for this.
People from the Sichuan region have always loved spicy food; perhaps it was the taste of home!
After resting for a while, the group continued their search for suitable spirit beasts in the Sunset Forest.
Tang San's goal for his second spirit ring was for it to be at least seven hundred years old. As for the type of spirit beast, he preferred a high-quality plant spirit beast.
His first spirit ring was obtained from a Moon Shadow Bamboo that was over four hundred years old.
After absorbing the Moon Shadow Bamboo spirit ring, the Blue Silver Grass not only became tougher but also inherited the sharpness of its leaves. Combined with Tang San's own techniques, it could be used as a hidden weapon.
However, the sharpness granted by the four-hundred-year-old Moon Shadow Bamboo spirit ring was far from sufficient.
Therefore, Tang San's choice for his second spirit ring, in addition to being a high-quality plant spirit beast with at least seven hundred years of cultivation, also leaned towards a plant spirit beast that could make the Blue Silver Grass even sharper.
But such spirit beasts were often a matter of luck, and even if encountered, their age might not be suitable, possibly too high or too low.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and Tang San's group finally found a satisfactory spirit beast target.
It was a Sword Orchid growing in a canyon, with seven orchid leaves.
One of the orchid leaves was slightly smaller than the others, indicating that this Sword Orchid's cultivation was close to eight hundred years.
Sword Orchid, a high-quality plant spirit beast, with cultivation close to eight hundred years, possessing inherent sharpness – it perfectly matched Tang San's expectations for his second spirit ring.
Furthermore, the sharpness of the Sword Orchid was not comparable to that of the Moon Shadow Bamboo.
Tang San could already imagine how the Blue Silver Grass would evolve after he absorbed the spirit ring of this Sword Orchid.
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