Then everything made sense.
No wonder even the long-established Shrek Academy could not find the slightest trace of information about the Holy Flame Meow Meow Sect.
So, it was merely the whim of a demigod.
But no one dared to treat it lightly—this was a demigod!
Even Mu En, after fighting with all his might, could only barely reach demigod-level combat strength, and it was not sustainable.
Someone you simply could not provoke.
"Your Excellency, why not go down and rest?" Mu En suggested. "It's a good chance to call Little Yuhao over for a chat."
"I've already gone to see him," Zhuge Lan frowned slightly. "His cultivation speed is fine, but his progress in the Muscle Transformation Manual is too slow. Shrek is far too stingy—only giving him some hundred-year-old Vajra Arhat Fruits? Do you really think my cultivation method is something so easily taken advantage of?"
Electrolux cooperated by increasing the oppressive atmosphere, instantly tightening the mood.
"This was my decision," Mu En explained. "I have already prepared thousand-year, even ten-thousand-year-level resources for Yuhao. But recently he's consumed quite a lot of medicine, so I thought it better to let him digest first."
"No need," Zhuge Lan waved dismissively. "The Muscle Transformation Manual is about washing the marrow and cleansing the meridians. Just throw resources at it directly."
——As for pill poison, medicinal toxicity? All of it could be cleared instantly with fortune points.
"So that's how it is—my old eyes were blind," Mu En nodded. "I will hand over the resources to Yuhao later for his cultivation."
Zhuge Lan gave a slight nod, but kept staring hard at Mu En.
It was very impolite.
Yet Mu En didn't mind at all; he smiled in return.
The fist is the law—staring wouldn't cost him a piece of flesh.
"Old man, you're dying, aren't you?" Zhuge Lan rubbed his chin. "Want to make a deal? Go find a certain place for me, and if you find it, I'll extend your life by five years."
His words shocked the entire hall!
The Titled Douluos of Shrek Academy all grew excited.
"Really? You can truly extend his life?" Xuanzi blurted out. "If that's—"
Zhuge Lan frowned.
Electrolux condensed soul force and tapped Xuanzi's head, making him stagger half a step back uncontrollably.
"What kind of low-tier trash can't even control his own martial soul, yet dares to speak to me?" Zhuge Lan said coldly.
He looked down on them completely.
But no one dared to be angry. In fact, they found it natural.
——A level 98 against a demigod, the difference was enermous.
——Not to mention this demigod could extend Elder Mu's life!
And what's more…
Xuanzi secretly transmitted to them: Don't move! I've lost my appetite completely!
(Taotie Martial Soul)
——The energy essence Zhuge Lan got for 1,000 fortune points had satisfied his body's hunger for half a day.
They didn't understand the principle behind it.
They only saw that Zhuge Lan, with a single glance, could suppress Xuanzi's martial soul defect.
Such a mysterious method—worthy of a demigod!
"Your Excellency, please forgive them. They only worry for me," Mu En smoothed things over. "May I ask, what place are you seeking?"
"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Have you heard of it?"
Most present looked confused.
Only Mu En and Xuanzi's expressions changed.
He was after that treasure ground?!
Unfortunately…
Mu En sighed helplessly. "That Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—I've only seen it mentioned in ancient records. I can't even confirm if it exists. For ten thousand years, generation after generation of people have scoured the continent, but with no results."
Of course Zhuge Lan knew that.
That little bastard, after ascending, had left behind Tang Sect techniques in a crippled form, and deliberately didn't reveal the Well's location.
Probably only Da Ming and Er Ming, resurrected and descended to the mortal world, knew the location.
They used it as an excuse, inventing Wang Dong's "innate deficiency," to test their beloved by sending them to fetch the immortal herb Yearning Heartbroken Red.
That little bastard really knew how to "make full use of everything."
But that wasn't a problem for Zhuge Lan.
With just 100 fortune points, he could learn the location.
Still, there might be eyes from above watching. It was better to create a process.
He was already prepared—
"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was discovered by the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, ten thousand years ago. It is located at the center of the Sunset Forest, hidden beneath a cover of Jade Phosphor Snake venom."
"Follow that clue—look for the area with the fewest soul beasts and the most toxic miasma. That will be the Well's location."
"The immortal herbs inside, don't touch them recklessly. None of them can help you break through beyond level 99. That requires a god's inheritance."
"Let Little Yuhao distribute them when the time comes."
"I'll grant you ten more years of life first. In return, you'll owe me three favors. If you can find it, that will count as the first. If not, I will personally intervene. How about it?"
Mu En pondered briefly.
It didn't seem unreasonable.
"Alright," he agreed. "With these clues, I will personally search the place… How much time do I have?"
"When Little Yuhao obtains his second soul ring," Zhuge Lan said. "I've arranged some opportunities for him within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
"At that time, I'll accompany him to guard his cultivation, and I promise to take nothing for myself," Mu En tested cautiously.
——If Shrek could gain control of this treasure ground, they'd be invincible on the continent!
If it were that little bastard, he would definitely have hidden everything.
But Zhuge Lan didn't care. After all, those immortal herbs took ten thousand years to regrow once harvested.
"Fine," Zhuge Lan nodded. "I've finally found someone to inherit my legacy. You had better take good care of him. If anything happens to him, I'll hold you responsible."
He glanced downward, brows knitting in impatience.
"That girl Ma Xiaotao, why is she so slow?"
"Her martial soul defect is the same as that brothel brat from back then. In the future, Little Yuhao's extreme ice will erase her evil fire."
"Taking the fiery paste of Blazing Apricot will promote her martial soul's evolution. If she can take the immortal herb Scarlet Phoenix Sunflower, she'll go even further."
"All of that is in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Little Yuhao will decide the distribution then."
"You can pass the word. That's all."
"Swish—"
Zhuge Lan's figure vanished, leaving behind a single emerald-green droplet.
Within it was the texture of an ancient tree, radiating such rich life energy that even from a distance, all the Titled Douluos present felt their spirits shaken!
A treasure!
Xuanzi even had the intuition—if he could swallow this droplet, his martial soul defect would surely be mended, perhaps even letting him reach level 99!
For the others, it was even simpler—breaking through levels would be like child's play.
But none dared to act rashly. They only looked toward Mu En.
"Teacher, you must consume it quickly," Yan Shaozhe urged.
Yet Mu En hesitated.
Ten years of life extension was all it offered.
But if it could instead help Shrek create another 99th-level Ultimate Douluo, it would safeguard the Academy for a hundred years or more!
Xuanzi saw through his teacher's thoughts.
He took a swig of liquor, then said—
"Elder Mu, that person wouldn't even bother to speak with me. If I consumed his disciple's lifeline treasure to extend my own life, what do you think would happen to me?"
It was a brutally realistic question.
Mu En sighed, then lifted his hand and stored the droplet away.
"Let's go calm the students first. To the outside world, just say an esteemed guest of the Holy Flame Sect visited us. Don't get involved in other matters."
The others acknowledged and descended.
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There, they ran straight into the hurriedly arriving Ma Xiaotao.
Yan Shaozhe immediately went forward to meet her.
"Xiaotao, what were you doing just now?"
"I was breaking through!" Ma Xiaotao said helplessly. "Was it an elder of the Holy Flame Sect looking for me? Why are there so many people here? What happened?"
Yan Shaozhe looked toward Mu En, who gave a slight nod.
——Ma Xiaotao was being cultivated as the next successor, and she was also of the Holy Flame Meow Meiw Sect, so she was qualified to know.
After hearing the rough explanation—
"What?!" Ma Xiaotao cried out. "I missed meeting a senior demigod?!"
Yan Shaozhe had already predicted her reaction and sealed off the area with soul power in advance.
At her regret, he could only sigh.
From what they had just seen, that Excellency casually bestowed divine treasures.
Even if his meeting with Ma Xiaotao had only been incidental while visiting Yuhao, it would still have been an unimaginably great opportunity.
Not to mention—if he had given her the subsequent stages of the Muscle Transformation Manual, her Evil Fire Phoenix's defect would no longer be an issue.
But at that very moment, she just had to be breaking through!
That was fate.
…
In Dormitory 108.
Zhuge Lan instantly teleported back, merging seamlessly with his projected phantom.
All the attached abilities withdrew into his spiritual world, and he returned to Huo Yuhao's body.
Wang Dong noticed nothing at all and continued dual cultivation with him.
A perfect alibi.
[Fate rewritten for Huo Yuhao, +15,000 fortune points!]
Hahaha!
He hadn't even started collecting things yet, and a wave of fortune points had already been handed over first.
A massive profit!
As for the reason why?
With a "mysterious demigod" as his backing, declaring that if Yuhao suffered misfortune, Shrek Academy would be buried with him…
How could they not treat him with utmost importance?
Naturally, his fortune rose sharply.
And with each benefit arriving one after another, those fortune points would only continue to climb.
But the biggest gain of all was—
[Fate rewritten for Mu En, Huo Yuhao…]
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