Chapter 23 The unexpected person
Chapter 23 The unexpected person
On the mainland, major sects restricted their disciples from going out, and the two empires vigorously developed their armaments.
And the ones who suffer are always ordinary people who have not even awakened their innate soul power. What Xu Mingxi and the six elders saw along the way was far more desolate than before.
Abandoned farmlands, desolate streets, and dilapidated houses with only hungry old people and children left. Xu Mingxi saw all these dilapidated scenes, but he was powerless to do anything.
He couldn't help so many people, so he just quietly stuffed some dry food into the hand of a child who almost bumped into him.
Several elders were already accustomed to this scene. Civilians who had not awakened their innate soul power had very poor ability to resist risks. Once something happened above, their lives might change drastically.
"Elder, let's go."
Several elders nodded. Xu Mingxi finally got out of the sect for once, although it was to obtain a spirit ring.
But in addition to hunting souls, they also want Xu Mingxi to experience and see the scenery along the way, which is also a kind of growth for him.
In order to avoid trouble, the seven people walked along country roads, mountains and forests all the way, until they reached a small town outside the Star Forest, where they saw some prosperous scenes.
No matter how chaotic the world is, it cannot stop soul masters from coming to obtain soul rings. The flesh and blood and materials from some soul beasts are even more expensive items sought after by dignitaries and skilled craftsmen.
"Mingxi, the location of Moon Lake in the sect's records has long been missing. We need to find a guide here."
The Xingguan Sect is not short of money, but there are not many soul hunting teams that dare to go to the core area.
The Great Elder inquired in the town for a few days and found that many people had heard of Moon Lake, and some even knew its exact location, but no one dared to take on the task, no matter how much the Great Elder offered.
You have to have a life to spend the money you earn. In the Star Dou Great Forest, what is more terrifying than the soul beasts is humans.
Just when the Great Elder was thinking about buying a map and searching for the destination with his group, a man took the initiative to find the Great Elder.
"I heard you want to go to Moon Lake?"
The Great Elder looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and was very curious. He didn't look like someone who was short of money.
The man had long black and green hair and green gem-like eyes that made him look more mysterious. He was wearing a plain grey robe and had an expressionless face.
The Great Elder could see that although the robe looked simple, the material was definitely not bad.
"You know where it is? What do you want?"
"I know, and I know how to get there."
The man glanced into the private room. The great elder understood what he meant, nodded, and invited the man into the room.
Those who know the location of Moon Lake and are willing to go there, and who come to us on their own initiative, are definitely after something more than just gold soul coins. There are too many people outside, so it’s better to invite them to a private room and then talk in detail.
The man followed the great elder into the private room. Xu Mingxi and the other six people looked at the person brought in by the great elder in silence.
The man was also looking at Xu Mingxi and the others, but unfortunately they were all wearing black robes and he couldn't see anything.
"Tell me what you want."
"I want a precious medicine to detoxify, or a soul bone."
This sentence scared everyone present. Precious medicine is okay, but what is soul bone? It is something that can be called the treasure of the Blood River. Aren't you afraid of getting your hands burned if you hold it?
Detoxification? The elder's eyes turned, as if he had thought of something.
"Look at your appearance, who are you, Dugu Bo?"
"To be honest, I am Dugu Xin, and Dugu Bo is my father."
Dugu Xin gave a bitter smile. It was ridiculous that a Soul Douluo who specialized in using poison would have his own son poisoned to death.
Earlier in the town, he had seen the Great Elder asking around for news about Moon Lake. He had originally not wanted to pay attention, but by coincidence, he saw the Great Elder forcefully suppressing someone who wanted to secretly take action.
Dugu Xin knew that person. He was the deputy leader of the largest soul hunting group active in the town, and had the cultivation level of a Soul Saint.
The reason for inquiring about the location of Moon Lake was mostly to obtain spirit rings, coupled with this strength and the number of people accompanying him.
Dugu Xin felt that he could try his luck. It would be best if he could get the precious medicine, but at worst he could prepare a soul bone for Qing'er.
My father has been running around for me for too long, and he is also seriously poisoned. I can't trouble him anymore.
As if he remembered his wife and father, a smile appeared on Dugu Xin's stiff face, but it disappeared immediately.
"Everyone, if you don't have precious medicine, spirit bones less than 2,000 years old will do."
Two thousand years? That’s not out of the question.
For anyone here, having a soul bone of this age or not makes little difference.
The number of soul beasts is here. Although soul bones that are one or two thousand years old are relatively precious, with the strength of the Xingguan Sect, there are still quite a few in stock.
Xu Mingxi, who was sitting in the middle, wanted to ask his grandfather to agree as soon as he heard that the person in front of him was Dugu Xin.
That's a mandarin duck, no, that's the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire.
The Sunset Forest is so big that if we want to find its exact location, we may still have to rely on Dugu Bo in the end.
At least Xu Mingxi himself only knew that it was in the Sunset Forest. To say that he still remembered the location described in the original book would be an overestimation of him.
Xu Mingxi signaled to his grandfather with his eyes that he agreed. After asking Dugu Xin to leave for the time being, he pulled his grandfather to sit down.
“Grandpa, fellow elders, I know why he wants the antidote.
I have seen the Green Scaled Snake spirit in the sect's collection of books. Although it is powerful, the toxins it produces can endanger the body.
Do you remember Dugu Xin's hair just now? He must have been poisoned to a serious extent."
"Oh~, Mingxi, what do you think?"
As the future pillar of the sect, Xu Mingxi can have his own insights and ideas.
This is what the elders hope to see. If the sect leader elder cannot be established, then the sect will surely be doomed.
“The book once introduced a method to cure the poison of the Jade Scale Snake, which is to force the poison into the soul bone.
However, this method has a drawback. After this soul bone is poisoned, it may no longer be passed down."
Xu Mingxi directly said out some of the things he remembered, but Tang San seemed to have used some medicine on Dugu Bo at that time, which was not something Xu Mingxi could remember.
"Grandpa, maybe we can use this opportunity to establish a relationship with Dugu Bo. He will soon be promoted to a Titled Douluo."
The Great Elder recalled the sect's intelligence and realized that Dugu Bo had indeed been a Soul Douluo for a long time.
He is not too old, so there is still a possibility for him to become a Titled Douluo. If he can gain the friendship of a Titled Douluo, it would only take a 2,000-year-old soul bone.
"Okay, Mingxi, you will come forward to discuss this with him later."
It is time for these old guys to step down and the future of the sect will eventually be handed over to the younger generation.
(End of this chapter)