After Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan had finished absorbing and refining the Immortal Herbs and top-grade spiritual medicines they consumed...
Under Dugu Bo's gaze, which was filled with heartache and reluctance...
Bibi Dong also picked all the Immortal Herbs and top-grade spiritual medicines surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, placed them into jade boxes, and stored them in her storage soul tool.
Immediately after, Bibi Dong prepared to take Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to find the second notebook.
Following the map guidance shown on the last page of the first notebook...
Bibi Dong led Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Dugu Bo, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan all the way into the Heaven Dou Imperial City.
Guided by the notebook's resonance...
The group arrived in front of the Crown Princes Mansion.
"Is the second notebook actually here?"
She hadn't expected the second notebook to be inside the Crown Princes Mansion.
Hu Liena couldn't help but be stunned. A trace of hesitation flashed across her delicate and charming face as she said distressedly...
"Teacher, what should we do next?"
Because she knew that the current Crown Prince Xue Qinghe in the Crown Princes Mansion was actually her teacher's biological daughter, Qian Renxue.
And the relationship between the two was very complicated.
This made things a bit awkward for Hu Liena.
"It's fine."
Bibi Dong's noble and cold face remained frost-like, very icy and indifferent. Her vermilion lips parted slightly as she said calmly...
"I will go see her and take the second notebook while I'm at it."
However, as she spoke, a hint of complexity flashed in Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes.
After hesitating for a moment, she prepared to give one of the Immortal Herbs she had obtained, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, to Qian Renxue.
Although she strongly disliked this daughter and had always called her a vile spawn in the past...
But so many years had passed.
She also felt some regret regarding the events of the past.
But now, even when she called her daughter Xue'er...
Her daughter no longer acknowledged her.
However, given her personality, it was clearly impossible for her to admit her mistakes.
This time, using the opportunity of retrieving the second notebook to deliver the Immortal Herb Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower might be a good idea?
...
Night, the Crown Princes Mansion.
Just as Qian Renxue returned to her bedchamber and was preparing to rest...
Along with a gentle breeze blowing through...
Bibi Dong's figure quietly appeared in the bedchamber. She wore a magnificent deep purple gown that accentuated her graceful and curvaceous figure. Her noble and beautiful face was as cold as ever.
Bibi Dong's sudden appearance gave Qian Renxue a start.
Upon realizing it was Bibi Dong, a sneer immediately appeared on Qian Renxue's face, and she spoke sarcastically.
"Oh? If it isn't the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong?"
"What wind has blown you here?"
Hearing Qian Renxue's sarcastic tone, Bibi Dong's expression instantly stiffened, and she felt quite annoyed.
This Qian Renxue really has no respect for her elders!
No matter what, I am your mother. Is this any way to speak?
However, thinking of her own past actions, Bibi Dong suppressed the anger in her heart and said in a deep voice...
"Xue'er, I have come to see you this time to give you a gift."
As she spoke, Bibi Dong took out a jade box and handed it to Qian Renxue.
"Inside is an Immortal Herb, a spiritual medicine that surpasses the Ninth-Grade Ginseng King. It can not only increase your cultivation but also enhance your cultivation aptitude..."
Bibi Dong explained the method of consuming the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, just as Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan had told her.
Hearing this, Qian Renxue was somewhat suspicious and uncertain.
Has the sun risen from the west today?
Would Bibi Dong actually take the initiative to give me something so precious?
As Qian Renxue took the jade box containing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower...
Bibi Dong began to walk casually around the bedchamber. Feeling the heat from the first notebook tucked inside her clothes, she slowly scanned the bookshelf above a desk in the room.
Among the books on the shelf, a very familiar, ancient-looking book soon caught her eye.
A glint flashed through Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes. She pretended to walk toward the bookshelf nonchalantly and said calmly...
"You're quite diligent, keeping so many books in your bedchamber."
While speaking, Bibi Dong reached for the bookshelf, taking out books and pretending to browse them. She quickly grabbed the second notebook.
She felt its ancient yet new texture, which seemed like paper but wasn't.
Just as Bibi Dong turned around, intending to put the notebook into her storage soul tool while her back was to Qian Renxue...
Qian Renxue flashed forward and grabbed Bibi Dong's wrist, sneering.
"Bibi Dong, the dignified Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, actually wants to steal a book?"
"Don't you feel ashamed?"
Not expecting to be caught red-handed by Qian Renxue, the expression on Bibi Dong's noble and cold face instantly stiffened. She feigned anger and said coldly...
"Qian Renxue, what are you saying!"
"I only wanted to see what kind of books you usually read."
"You actually accuse me of stealing your book?"
"As the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, what book could I possibly lack? What book of yours is worth me stealing?"
Qian Renxue sneered and said...
"If it were an ordinary book, you certainly wouldn't care for it!"
"But this book is something that can trigger a resonance with my Seraphim Spirit. Its material is extremely special and can absorb spirit power. Even with my current Spirit Emperor level cultivation, there's no reaction when I pour all my spirit power into it."
"If you didn't intend to steal such a book, why were you trying to put it into your storage soul tool behind my back?"
"Bibi Dong, do you really think I'm that easy to fool?"
"Furthermore, you, Bibi Dong, used to always call me a vile spawn and never took me seriously."
"Now, you're giving me such a precious Immortal Herb."
"As the saying goes: 'Unwarranted attentiveness is a sure sign of ill intent!'"
"Bibi Dong, you'd better tell me your true purpose. Why do you want to steal my notebook?"
"If you can convince me, we can study the secrets of this notebook together."
"But if you can't convince me, I won't let you take this notebook away!"
Hearing Qian Renxue's words, Bibi Dong felt both wronged and angry.
She felt wronged because, in her mind, even if the notebook hadn't been with Qian Renxue...
She would have still given this Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to Qian Renxue.
As for her anger, it was because she hadn't expected Qian Renxue to view her own mother this way, even accusing her of having ill intent with her attentiveness!
No matter what, she, Bibi Dong, was still her mother!
Did she really have to speculate about her with such malicious thoughts?
Out of anger, Bibi Dong's expression turned cold as if she were acting out of spite, and she said...
"That's right!"
"I came specifically for this notebook. I'll tell you the truth!"
"This notebook was left behind ten thousand years ago by a peerless genius and powerhouse from the lost era that created spirit tools and left behind ancient ruins."
"He was a transmigrator from another World who knew the past and future of the Douluo Continent. He had an innate spirit power of Rank 30, possessed twin spirits, and his talent was unparalleled in the World!"
"Furthermore, at a young age, he was able to develop a series of self-created Spirit Abilities, which can be transmitted through this notebook to those around it when it is opened!"
"The treasure land where this Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower was found was discovered by me through the contents of his other notebook."
"However, I've already finished reading the contents of that notebook."
"So I need your notebook to see what its owner did next."
"And what exactly happened ten thousand years ago that caused that lost era to suddenly vanish from the river of history, leaving behind nothing but ancient ruins and not a single historical record or word."