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Chapter 152: Exchanging Gifts for the Mermaid Pearl, Entering the Primordial True Lord's Cultivation of Disciples [Two-in-One]

This information wasn't directly mentioned by Bai Jue and Yan Yumin, but rather obtained through Tang Hao's persistent questioning.

He didn't want to talk much about his experiences on Moon Spring Island, lest he be accused of petty theft and ruin his illustrious image.

After a few brief words, he inquired about Yan Yumin's breakthrough.

"More than two months have passed since you left. Haven't Elder Yan gathered all the necessary aids? Perhaps the time for his breakthrough hasn't come yet?"

When they broke up, they briefly mentioned that if things went smoothly, it would only take two or three months, but if things went slowly, it would take a year and a half.

Tang Hao understood this very well. In the path of cultivation, the higher one goes, the more difficult it becomes to break through, and the more energy and time it takes.

Bai Jue pursed his lips and shook his head, saying, "We had all the materials, but at the last minute, we discovered that the side effects of a secret technique we used to practice were much greater than we thought."

She spoke without any reservations, and Yan Yumin remained calm and showed no intention of interfering.

"Secret technique?"

Tang Hao was somewhat touched by the two women's trust, and subconsciously repeated a sentence, but he had no intention of probing at all.

Instead, he pressed on, "So, you need some kind of treasure now? Is it that you don't have it, or that you don't have enough? Tell me, maybe I can help."

The two women exchanged a glance, both seeing the smile in each other's eyes, and were not surprised by his enthusiasm.

Having spent some time together, Tang Hao is not only known to them as a treasure hunter, but also as a wealthy young man.

He usually keeps a low profile and doesn't show off, but some details still reveal that he comes from a wealthy family.

Since both women were aware of the Tang family's situation, they guessed that he was a true disciple and that the resources were provided by the sect behind him.

“You’re very kind, little brother, but the things Yu Mian needs are quite rare, so I’m afraid you won’t be able to help much.” Bai Jue patted his shoulder.

Seeing his nonchalant expression, she smiled and said, "You still don't believe me? I might as well tell you. You need a treasure that is water-attribute, can enhance spiritual awareness, nourish and restore divine consciousness, and protect the mind from illusions."

"The requirements are a bit complicated. To meet them, I'll probably have to find someone to customize it, and the grade must be a magic weapon or higher. I've decided to work things out slowly," Yan Yumin added.

Tang Hao was also stunned, as the functions of treasures are usually not very comprehensive.

What Yan Yu Mian needs is not only that the attributes match, but also that it has other traits such as enhancement, recovery, and defense.

'Since they are all primarily related to the soul, the materials used to craft such a treasure are extremely rare, and a suitable craftsman must be found. Its value is absolutely top-tier among magical treasures.'

After realizing what he had done, he scratched his cheek, looking slightly embarrassed: "I thought it was some kind of rare and precious treasure."

“It’s even rarer to have something readily available.” Bai Jue patted him again with a grin.

He gestured for him not to worry: "Speaking of which, what we need is the Moon Spring Island you visited before. It's a unique product of the Quan family, but it's not sold to outsiders."

Bai Jue didn't say it explicitly, seemingly not wanting him to worry too much.

The key information revealed was that the springs were produced by a unique family and were not sold to the public.

Tang Hao immediately understood what she was referring to: "Sister Jue, are you talking about the [Blood Shark Pearl]?"

"Huh? My brother only passed by there, yet he already knows about this thing." Bai Jue looked him up and down with a surprised expression.

"Not only do I know about it, I have this thing on me, you know," Tang Hao was about to say something when he heard her continue.

"To be more precise, what is needed are real [Mermaid Pearls]. If we use [Blood Mermaid Pearls] in large quantities, we can use them to set up an array."

His expression grew increasingly strange, and Tang Hao asked to confirm, "Elder Yan needs [Mermaid Pearls] or a large quantity of [Blood Mermaid Pearls]?"

Sensing the unusual nature of his expression and words, the two women couldn't help but stare into his eyes.

"You really can get your hands on it?"

Tang Hao smacked his lips, placed the [Mermaid Spirit Box], which he hadn't even had a chance to warm up yet, on the stone table in front of him, and pushed it over.

Pointing to the inlaid beads, he said, "Look, the [Mermaid Pearl] is right here."

Yan Yumin's pupils trembled slightly as he reached out a finger to lightly touch the [Mermaid Pearl]. Bai Jue opened her mouth wide, looking at him with a charming and adorable expression.

"Tang Hao, what do you want? I'll trade with you." Yan Yumin took a deep breath to calm her excited emotions.

Just as they understood Tang Hao, he also understood the two women's personalities and knew that she would never take his things for free without an exchange.

'What am I lacking right now? Hmm, a Core Formation elixir? She definitely doesn't have that. Become her disciple? Uh, no way, then what should I call Sister Jue when I see her?'

After thinking it over, he realized that apart from the elixir for forming the Golden Core, he didn't have anything else he urgently needed.

After a moment's thought, Tang Hao asked, "Elder Yan, once you've used this item to aid in the formation of your Nascent Soul, will you no longer need it?"

Understanding his meaning instantly, Yan Yumin nodded slightly and said, "That's true."

“Well… I’ll return it to you when I’m done using it. However, this will inevitably cause considerable damage to the [Mermaid Pearl]. You can take your time to consider it. If there’s anything you need, I will definitely find it for you,” she solemnly promised.

"Okay!" Tang Hao nodded with a smile.

Yan Yumin looked at him intently, paused for a moment, and said softly, "Thank you!"

Look at this, look at that, Bai Jue's eyes darted around, and he clapped his hands with a "snap".

Once she had attracted their attention, she smiled like a little fox.

He cleared his throat and said, "How can mere words of thanks suffice? Don't you agree, little brother?"

Which of the three people present didn't know this trick perfectly well?

"Bai Jue!" Yan Yumin kicked her lightly under the stone table, her face flushed with a reproachful expression.

Tang Hao's lips twitched, and he said somewhat awkwardly, "Haha, Sister Jue is joking."

"What are you laughing at?" Bai Jue showed no intention of letting the two off the hook.

She even added fuel to the fire: "Speaking of which, just now, sister saved your life and the lives of you and your servants. That was a great help, wasn't it? I can't skimp on my thank-you gift."

Tang Hao was caught between laughter and tears. He had been trying to find more excuses to get Bai Jue to help him.

A thank-you gift would be more than welcome, but can we talk about this privately? What should we do with these three people?

While he was struggling with his inner conflict, the two women had already reached a certain consensus through eye contact and mental bargaining.

After a while, on the magical flying boat.

"Why are you in such a hurry? We've finally escaped danger, why don't you rest a little longer?" Jingchen Tongzi lay wearily on the deck, his hands behind his head, complaining incessantly.

Tang Hao glanced at Hua Guigui, who had woken up at some point, and ignored her angry glare.

He gestured to the young Taoist, saying, "Aren't you in a hurry to return to your sect and report back to the True Lord? I have other things to attend to after I take you back, so you can't stay any longer."

True King?

Jingchen Boy sat up abruptly, his gaze sweeping around erratically under Tang Hao's strange stare.

'I actually forgot about this. I wonder if the True Lord is still with us. I was wrong, I shouldn't have been lazy and slacking off!' He didn't care whether the True Lord could hear him or not, and he repeatedly apologized in his heart.

Tang Hao looked away, shook his head in confusion, and then noticed that the nine women were whispering to each other.

These nine young girls are quite knowledgeable and worldly-wise, unlike that simpleton, Jingchen Tongzi.

After leaving the seclusion room, Tang Hao hurriedly took his leave and led everyone back home.

At that moment, they noticed the ambiguous atmosphere between their young master and the two great cultivators.

Seeing him look over, Yao Guang and the others immediately winked and made faces at their young master.

"Cough cough."

Tang Hao blushed slightly and coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment. But he couldn't help but turn back to look at the gradually shrinking deserted island, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

At that time, Tang Hao couldn't stand Bai Jue's teasing and made an excuse to leave.

Just as I reached the door of the seclusion room, she called me to a stop.

"How come..." He turned around, about to ask the reason, when his vision was blocked by the moonlight filling the room.

Immediately afterwards, a delicate fragrance wafted over me, and my lips felt a cool, soft sensation, like pudding.

Compared to the battle more than two months ago, this battle is much more intense, with the two sides locked in a fierce and evenly matched contest.

The agile and domineering little fish, surprisingly, called for help without any sense of martial ethics.

When the moonlight faded in the secluded room, all three had flushed cheeks.

Yan Yumin glanced at Tang Hao evasively before fleeing inside, leaving Bai Jue to reluctantly see him off.

Turning his gaze away from the deserted island, Tang Hao unconsciously licked his lips, as if a lingering fragrance still remained between them.

Two days later, the gate of the Qinghua Sect came into view.

"I'll release you later; I won't be returning to the sect for now," Tang Hao said to Jingchen Tongzi.

There were many people from the Eastern Ling Kingdom active in the sect's territory. To avoid causing trouble for his childhood friend, he once again used the [Shape Change Technique] to reveal Yan Ming's appearance.

Jingchen Boy nodded indifferently: "Alright, when you return to the sect, I'll come find you to play when I'm free."

Having gone through life and death together, their relationship grew much closer without them even realizing it.

After saying that, he thought of something, pondered for a moment, and then sent a message to True Lord Jingguang in his mind: "True Lord, the boy has returned, and he brought back Hua Yuexi. Hmm, it was True Disciple Tang Hao who captured her."

Upon sensing the coming of this, the young Taoist frowned and muttered to himself.

'I wonder what the True Lord is thinking. He didn't respond to me at all on the way. Has he returned to the sect first, or is he still hiding to the side?'

As a spiritual treasure belonging to a Nascent Soul True Monarch, this is its only drawback: its master's realm is too high, and he cannot even detect the other party's existence.

Just as he was sighing, a thought entered his mind.

"Hua Yuexi? Well done. Now Junior Sister Jingyue won't bother me anymore. Tang Hao's true disciple, is that the little guy I brought back? I have absolutely no recollection of him. Sigh... Boy, summon him over as well."

"We will obey the True Lord's decree!" the young Taoist priest replied hastily.

After waiting a while, seeing that the True Lord gave no further instructions, he muttered to himself, "I've followed him all this way, and now he says he doesn't remember. I wonder if the True Lord is faking it."

Jingchen Boy shook his head.

"We've arrived. I won't see you inside," Tang Hao reminded the young Taoist when he saw him standing there in a daze.

"oh oh!"

After responding twice, the young Taoist picked up the Flower Ghost and was about to leave when he paused, patted his forehead.

"I've been infected by the True Lord." He muttered to himself, then put the girl down again. "Tang Hao, you come with me, the True Lord wants to see you."

"see me?"

Tang Hao was puzzled by the young Taoist's actions when he heard this and was taken aback. He pointed at himself and said, "You know about Hua Guigui's situation, so why would the True Lord want to see me?"

"How could we possibly fathom the True Lord's thoughts? You may go now." Jingchen Boy shrugged.

"All right!"

When summoned by the patriarch, Tang Hao had no right to refuse. He could only put away the nine women and change back to his original appearance.

He was filled with unease on his way to the core area of ​​the sect.

Based on my experience during the Qi Refining stage, the [Mysterious Turtle Breath Concealment Technique] can at most deceive cultivators who are two major realms above me.

'True Lord Jingchen is a Nascent Soul cultivator; I have absolutely no secrets from him. Will I be mistaken for a spy and slapped to death?'

After a moment's thought, he decided to reveal his cultivation level at a level close to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, which was also his state when he broke through.

"That's it, we've arrived at Wufang Mountain."

Under the guidance of the Pure Dust Boy, Tang Hao landed the flying boat at the summit.

I glanced up at the plaque of this magnificent palace: [Hun Yuan Hall].

"Let's go in. The hall is full of restrictions, so stay close to me."

Jingchen Boy pushed open the palace door, turned his head and gave a serious reminder. After Tang Hao indicated that he understood, he then led the way with Hua Guigui.

Upon entering, he was immediately overwhelmed by the vastness of the space.

Apart from the thick, massive pillars, the hall was completely empty.

In this situation, one should be able to see the whole thing at a glance.

As it turned out, when Tang Hao looked into the distance, those giant pillars stretched out in the endless distance, one after another, with no end in sight.

He looked up at the roof of the palace again, but this time it didn't extend to the endless heights, because after a few dozen feet it became a hazy blur, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

Seeing his strange expression, Jingchen Boy raised an eyebrow and said, "After coming here a few more times, you won't feel anything. If you have a token, everything you see will be very different."

'How could I possibly have the opportunity to come here often? And where would I get any talismans?'

The hall was filled with a solemn atmosphere. Tang Hao secretly complained, but dared not say anything on the surface.

'The palace is so vast, how long will it take to reach the end, and where will we end up?'

He was puzzled, but then he noticed that the scenery before him had changed without him realizing it.

A courtyard appeared before us, its style simple and unique, reminiscent of the gardens of Jiangnan in the past.

Unable to resist looking back, I saw no palaces or giant pillars behind me, only a dense forest.

"Stop looking, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. The True Lord is waiting for us." After a while, Jingchen Boy urged him.

Tang Hao responded, "And where is this?"

"The Primordial Chaos Realm, haven't you been here before?" The young Taoist gave him a strange look.

'How could I have been here?'

He couldn't help but tilt his head, his mind filled with confusion.

Filled with confusion, Tang Hao followed the boy through a maze of twists and turns until they arrived at a waterside pavilion.

A young Taoist priest, dressed in a snow-white robe and with a serene and refined face, sat inside, meditating with his eyes closed.

Sensing their approach, the Daoist opened his eyes.

Tang Hao suddenly felt a scrutinizing gaze fall upon him, calm and distant, containing no spiritual pressure or power, yet giving him the feeling that he had been seen through.

Until he was sweating profusely and could no longer bear it.

The young Taoist suddenly smiled and beckoned to him affectionately, saying, "My dear disciple, come to your master's side quickly."

What the hell?

Tang Hao's jaw dropped to the ground.

When did I become an apprentice? How come I don't even know it?
(End of this chapter)