Chapter 36: Bibi Dong’s Fate, the Formation of the Supreme Worship Hall!

Inside the study.

Yu Yuanzhen glanced at Yu Xiaogang but said nothing, merely snorting coldly in his heart.

'There's another possibility—you're just too useless!'

That Qian Xunji might be the Pope of the Spirit Hall and a Titled Douluo, but it's been over a month since you both left Spirit City!

No soul skill can last that long!

Even if there was one, after such a long time, its energy should have dissipated almost completely.

"Xiaogang! As your father, of course, I hope you can marry Bibi Dong and have children together," Yu Yuanzhen said, taking a deep breath and looking at Yu Xiaogang solemnly.

"And for the future of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, the more children, the better!"

"This is the best possible outcome!"

"But as your father, I am also the sect master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect!"

"I'm giving you six months."

"If, within that time, you cannot break the method Qian Xunji left on Bibi Dong..."

"If you cannot use her to minimize our sect's losses..."

"Then I will have to let someone else handle it!"

"What?!"

Yu Xiaogang was shocked. He hadn't expected Yu Yuanzhen to say something like this. 

He immediately grew anxious and angrily protested, "Father, no! I absolutely won't accept this! Dong'er is the one I brought back from Spirit City!"

"If she is to marry and have children, it can only be with me!"

Yu Xiaogang didn't have deep feelings for Bibi Dong.

After all, from the very start, his approach to her had been with ulterior motives.

The two of them had never experienced anything truly soul-stirring together.

How could such love be unwavering and everlasting?

But Bibi Dong's beauty and figure were undeniably exceptional.

As a man, Yu Xiaogang's possessiveness wouldn't allow him to hand over a woman he considered his own!

However, upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's response, Yu Yuanzhen's eyes flashed with coldness and killing intent.

With a sneer, he raised his hand and delivered a fierce slap across Yu Xiaogang's face.

"You won't accept it? You think you have the right to refuse?!"

"You think I want things to be this way?!"

Yu Yuanzhen's eyes burned with fury as he scolded him.

"Yes! Bibi Dong is indeed the woman you brought back from Spirit City!"

"But do you have any idea how much trouble you've caused for the family and the sect?!"

"If you weren't my son, and if I weren't here to protect you—"

"If this were any other member of the clan, you would have been beheaded as a warning to others!"

"Bibi Dong may have been brought back by you, but the family and the sect paid the price to keep her!"

"In order to minimize our losses as much as possible, you must have as many children with Bibi Dong as possible!"

"This is already the greatest favor I can grant you through nepotism!"

"You should be fully aware of your own talent!"

"But if you can't even accomplish this one simple task, then it's only natural to let someone else take over the responsibility of making up for our losses!"

Facing his father's scolding, the cowardly Yu Xiaogang instantly shrank back in fear.

…

Spirit City

Inside the grand and resplendent Pope's Palace.

After discussing and arranging the details of his upcoming marriage with Ling Yuan alongside Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji finally had a bit of free time.

He used this opportunity to refine some pills with the medicinal properties of immortal herbs and other top-tier spiritual medicines, using the divine artifact—the Wordless Pill Codex—to derive pill formulas.

These pills were meant for the elders of the Elder Hall—Glowing Feather Douluo, Falling Devil Douluo, and Fifteen Ton Douluo.

Additionally, he prepared some for the nine elders who, aside from Ling Yuan, had the potential to break through to Titled Douluo in the future.

And… one more for Huyan Zhen, whose martial soul and attributes were a good match.

During the refining process, Qian Xunji couldn't help but scratch his head in confusion.

'Even after subduing Dugu Bo and the Jade Phosphor Clan during my trip to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and using the immortal herbs to refine pills that evolved the martial souls of Golden Crocodile Douluo, Azure Luan Douluo, and Lion Douluo—boosting their levels by one—there was still no system reward?'

'Could it be that since the immortal herbs are part of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, all these changes were counted under the previous reward for obtaining the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well itself?'

'If that's the case, I'll have to find another way to trigger a system reward…'

…

Summoned by Qian Xunji, the three great elders of the Elder Hall—Glowing Feather Douluo, Fifteen Ton Douluo, and Falling Devil Douluo—arrived at the Pope's Palace.

There, they saw Qian Xunji seated upon a magnificent golden throne, his sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes forming an extraordinarily handsome face that carried a faint, confident smile.

Immediately, the three elders bowed in greeting.

"Glowing Feather, Fifteen Ton, and Falling Devil greet Your Holiness the Pope!"

"May we ask why Your Holiness has summoned us?"

Fifteen Ton Douluo asked respectfully, cupping his fists.

Qian Xunji chuckled. "Relax. This is something you'd never expect—a great opportunity!"

"Have you heard that Golden Crocodile Worship has broken through to Limit Douluo?"

"Golden Crocodile Worship broke through to Limit Douluo?!"

The three elders were visibly shaken.

They had indeed heard rumors of Golden Crocodile Douluo's breakthrough.

It was said that his martial soul had evolved, and the same was true for Azure Luan Douluo and Lion Douluo, both of whom had also broken through.

However, the news sounded so unbelievable that they had not dared to confirm it.

Now, hearing the Pope's words…

'Could it be true?!'

Seeing their shocked expressions, Qian Xunji smiled faintly and retrieved two small jade bottles from his Holy Spirit Ring.

When he opened them, six pills—three as dark as black jade and three as translucent blue ice—were revealed inside.

These were pills refined from the immortal herb Black Jade Divine Bamboo and the supreme-grade ice-type medicinal plant Nine-Petal Cold Jade Snow Dragon Ginseng, which was second only to the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

He had named them: Black Jade Divine Bamboo Pills and Cold Jade Snow Dragon Pills.

Their effects were simple.

One could evolve polearm-type martial souls such as spears and staffs.

The other could evolve ice-attribute martial souls.

Qian Xunji levitated the three pills before each elder with his soul power.

"You three should know that I left Spirit City for over a month," he said with a smile.

"In truth, I received a divine revelation from a noble and great god, who guided me to a treasure trove hidden on the continent…"

Once again, he used divine backing as his excuse and repeated the explanation he had given Qian Daoliu and the three great Worship elders.

He confirmed that Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others had indeed evolved their martial souls and broken through in cultivation.

These pills, he explained, were rewards for the three elders' years of dedication and hard work.

Filled with anticipation, the three elders swallowed their pills and sat cross-legged in the great hall to refine them.

In the end, under the effects of Qian Xunji's carefully prepared medicinal pills, their martial souls evolved.

Their cultivation, which had been stuck at Rank 95, finally broke through to Rank 96!

With this, the Worship Hall welcomed three new members.

The future seven-member of the Worship Hall of Spirit Hall was now formed ahead of schedule!