Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends.

Pushing open the heavy wooden door, a clean and tidy courtyard comes into view.

There were several trees in the courtyard whose names I didn't know, their branches and leaves lush and casting patches of shade. There was a main house with side rooms on both sides; although not luxurious, they were enough for several people to live in.

"Teacher, is this your house in the city?" Cinderella asked, looking around the courtyard.

Yu Xiaogang nodded, a hint of barely perceptible reserve on his face. "Well, I guess so. Living in Tiandou City is difficult, so having a place to stay is always more convenient."

He spoke humbly, but Tang San and Cinderella both understood that having such a secluded courtyard within the Heaven Dou Imperial City was no easy feat.

Yu Xiaogang himself was not particularly talented, but he was, after all, the son of the sect leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, one of the three upper sects. Even though he had a strained relationship with the sect, his years of accumulation and the hidden resources brought by his status were far beyond what ordinary soul masters could compare to.

To be honest, Yu Xiaogang is quite rich.

After settling his luggage, Yu Xiaogang, without even having time to rest, instructed the two men, "You two familiarize yourselves with the courtyard first, and don't go out casually. I have some urgent business to attend to."

After saying that, he hurriedly left the courtyard, and his figure quickly disappeared at the alley entrance.

He was heading to a reputable Soul Master post station in Heaven Dou City, which offered a dedicated Soul Beast Messenger service to ensure that letters were delivered quickly and safely to their destinations.

Yu Xiaogang's heart was beating a little fast.

He spread out the letter, his fingers trembling slightly with excitement as he picked up the pen. He was almost impatient to tell his father, Yu Yuanzhen, that he had arrived in Tiandou City, and the news about the elixir that had rekindled his hope.

He wrote quickly, his handwriting somewhat messy, explaining in detail that he had arrived in Tiandou City and eagerly inquiring about His Majesty Gedo and the elixir.

However, at the end of the letter, he hesitated for a moment, his pen pausing on the paper.

He ultimately didn't write about Tang San and Cinderella's existence.

On the one hand, he was so focused on breaking through to level 30 that he forgot to explain the details of the two students.

On the other hand, deep within his heart, a voice told him: what Yu Xiaogang wanted to prove to the world was the genius cultivated through his own groundbreaking theories, not the achievements built upon the resources of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect. He didn't want his father or the people in the sect to think that he ultimately needed the sect's protection.

He will rely on his own strength to cultivate Tang San and Cindy into powerful figures who will shake the continent!

After handing the sealed letter to the post station manager and paying the fee, Yu Xiaogang watched as the divine steed's flying soul beast grabbed the letter tube and soared into the sky, quickly disappearing into the horizon. Only then did he breathe a long sigh of relief, his heart filled with anticipation.

When he returned to the courtyard, it was already dusk. Tang San and Cinderella had already tidied up their respective rooms.

"Teacher, is everything done?" Cinderella asked with concern.

"Hmm." Yu Xiaogang nodded, his face showing a hint of fatigue, but his eyes were bright. "I've already sent a letter to an elder. I believe we'll get a reply soon."

He didn't explicitly say who the elder was, and Tang San and Cinderella tacitly refrained from asking further questions.

That night, the three of them were lost in their own thoughts in the silence. Yu Xiaogang was looking forward to a new life after breaking through his bottleneck, Tang San was planning how to collect materials as soon as possible, and Cinderella was thinking about how to find an opportunity to gain reputation and resources in this bustling imperial city.

……

Yu Xiaogang was surprised by the speed of the reply.

The next afternoon, as he was in his room reading some ancient books about the bottleneck of martial soul mutation, a clear knocking sound came from outside the courtyard gate.

A thought struck him, and he quickly stepped forward to open the door. Standing outside was not an ordinary postman, but a middle-aged man dressed in a dark blue suit, exuding a composed aura. Upon seeing Yu Xiaogang, the man respectfully bowed and presented a well-sealed letter with both hands.

"Second Young Master, the Sect Master's reply."

Upon seeing the familiar attire and hearing the other person call him "Second Young Master," Yu Xiaogang's body stiffened slightly.

He silently accepted the letter, and his heart began to race uncontrollably as his fingertips touched the familiar, strong handwriting on the envelope.

"Father, what will he say?" After returning to his room, Yu Xiaogang almost held his breath as he opened the sealing wax.

The letter was short, and Yu Yuanzhen's tone still carried his characteristic concern, but more importantly, it conveyed a decisive and swift manner.

The letter said he was aware of the situation and had already arranged a time with His Majesty Godot.

He had prepared the necessary reward and told Yu Xiaogang to wait in the city the next day. He would come in person to take Yu Xiaogang to Sunset Forest to pay a visit to His Majesty Gedo.

Upon seeing the words "reward prepared" and "coming in person" on the letter, Yu Xiaogang's eyes welled up slightly.

He knew full well what the reward his father had prepared meant; it must be a rare and precious treasure that his father had accumulated over many years, a treasure that even the sect's treasury might not possess.

The father was willing to give everything for his good-for-nothing son.

A mixture of guilt, gratitude, and even stronger expectations welled up in his chest.

Yu Xiaogang gripped the letter tightly, took several deep breaths, and barely managed to calm his turbulent emotions.

He carefully folded the letter, put it close to his body, and then went out.

Tang San and Cinderella were sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, one resting with her eyes closed, the other quietly reading. Hearing the noise, they both looked up at him.

Yu Xiaogang cleared his throat, trying his best to maintain his usual serious expression, but the lingering excitement in his eyes betrayed his unease.

"The mistress, Cindy."

“Teacher,” Cinderella put down her book and obediently replied. Tang San also opened his eyes and calmly looked at him.

Chapter 150 Disaster

"Tomorrow, I have some important matters to attend to outside, and I may not be back until the evening." Yu Xiaogang tried to make his tone sound normal.

"You two stay in the courtyard and don't go out at will. Tiandou City is not like Notting City; the forces are complex. Focus on your cultivation and wait for my return."

He paused, then added, "If anyone comes to visit, just say the owner is not here and ignore them."

“Yes, teacher.” Cinderella nodded in agreement.

Tang San simply gave a faint "hmm" in response.

Yu Xiaogang felt a little relieved when he saw that the two of them had agreed. At this moment, his mind was full of thoughts about his meeting with his father tomorrow and the elixir that could change his life. He had no intention of giving any more instructions and turned back to his study. He needed to conserve his energy for tomorrow.

Nothing was said that night.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Yu Xiaogang got up.

He sat in the room, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table, waiting.

When a steady knock came from outside the gate, Yu Xiaogang almost immediately jumped up from his chair, walked quickly to the gate, took a deep breath, and pulled the bolt.

An old man was standing outside the door.

The old man was not particularly burly, just of average build, and dressed in a simple gray cloth robe. Standing there, he seemed to blend into his surroundings, exuding a calm and dignified air like a mountain.

His face still faintly shows the handsome features of his youth, but now it is covered with the marks of time, and his temples are gray. However, his eyes, when they open and close, reveal a sharp inner light and an imposing presence.

It was none other than Yu Yuanzhen, the sect leader of the Blue Lightning Overlord Sect.

“Father.” Yu Xiaogang’s voice carried a barely perceptible sob and tension.

Yu Yuanzhen's gaze fell on his son, his sharp eyes softening for a moment, and he nodded slightly. "Let's go."

Without any further pleasantries, he turned around. Yu Xiaogang quickly followed and gently closed the courtyard gate behind him.

Inside the courtyard, behind the window of the main house, Tang San and Cinderella quietly watched this scene.

"That old man has a very strong aura," Tang San said in a low voice. His Purple Demon Eyes could vaguely sense the powerful soul force within the other man's body, which was like a dormant volcano.

Cinderella nodded and said softly, "It must be a relative of the teacher."

……

Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Xiaogang walked in silence, heading straight out of Tiandou City and towards the Sunset Forest in the northeast.

Yu Yuanzhen was clearly very familiar with the route. He led Yu Xiaogang, avoiding areas where soul beasts frequently appeared, and took a relatively efficient route straight to the core area of ​​Sunset Forest.

The deeper you go, the taller and denser the surrounding trees become, the dimmer the light becomes, and a faint miasma begins to permeate the air. Occasionally, you can hear the chilling roars of soul beasts coming from afar.

Yu Xiaogang was only level 29, and in this environment, he couldn't help but tense up and subconsciously moved closer to his father.

Finally, after traversing an area of ​​abnormally chaotic energy fluctuations and distorted light, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

The two arrived at the eye of both ice and fire.

And Gedo was already waiting there.

She was still wearing a deep purple dress, which made her skin appear even paler. She leaned lazily against a wicker chair in front of the crystal house, toying with the twisted wooden staff in her hand, her eerie green eyes watching the two people who had arrived with a hint of amusement.

"Sect Leader Yu, you're right on time." Her voice, with its strange magnetism, echoed in the quiet valley.

Yu Yuanzhen stopped and bowed slightly to Ge Duo, his attitude neither humble nor arrogant: "Your Majesty Ge Duo, I have long admired you. I have come here on the matter of my son, and I hope Your Majesty will take the trouble to help."

His gaze swept over the hidden area of ​​the immortal herbs, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, but he did not ask any further questions.

At his level, he knew that everyone has their own secrets and bottom lines.

Ge Duo chuckled softly, her gaze shifting to Yu Xiaogang beside Yu Yuanzhen, whose face was pale from the rush and tension. "Is it him?"

“It is indeed my son, Yu Xiaogang,” Yu Yuanzhen said in a deep voice.

Ge Duo stood up and walked gracefully to Yu Xiaogang, looking him up and down.

That gaze seemed to have a penetrating power, making Yu Xiaogang feel that all his secrets were exposed, and he was so nervous that his palms were sweating.

"Release your martial spirit," Ge Duo commanded, her tone leaving no room for argument.

Yu Xiaogang dared not delay and quickly shouted in a low voice, "Luo Sanpao!"

A purplish-black light flashed, and a creature resembling a small dog, with a plump body, light purple fur all over its body, and a pair of deep blue eyes that looked somewhat bewildered and silly, appeared beside him, making a "clucking" sound.

It was his mutated martial spirit, Luo Sanpao.

Upon seeing this martial spirit, a flicker of heartache flashed uncontrollably in Yu Yuanzhen's eyes. Ge Duo, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow slightly.

She reached out, her pale, cold fingers gently touching Yu Xiaogang's forehead. A subtle spiritual force instantly probed in, and at the same time, her other hand rested on Yu Xiaogang's wrist, her soul power flowing into his meridians like the finest probe.

Yu Xiaogang felt a chill circulating through his body, which made him shiver involuntarily, but he gritted his teeth and dared not make any move.

A moment later, Ge Duo withdrew her hand and let Luo Sanpao approach to carefully sense the energy fluctuations of the martial spirit itself.

After doing all this, she retreated to the wicker chair, sat down again, and fell silent. Her brows furrowed slightly, and her fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, as if she had encountered a problem.

With each of her knocks, Yu Xiaogang and Yu Yuanzhen's hearts sank lower and lower.

Yu Xiaogang's face grew paler and paler. Could it be that even this mysterious alchemist was powerless to help him?

He could almost hear the sound of his heart shattering.

Yu Yuanzhen's hands, which were resting at his sides, clenched unconsciously. He had poured countless efforts into this son; if even this last hope were to be shattered...

Just as the two were about to be overwhelmed by despair, Ge Duo finally stopped typing, raised her dark green eyes, looked at them, and slowly spoke, her voice carrying a deliberate seriousness: "His situation is more complicated than I imagined."

Yu Xiaogang's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.

But Ge Duo's tone immediately changed: "This martial soul mutation is due to a deficiency in its innate origin, as well as blocked meridians and stagnant soul power, forming a closed loop that is almost impossible to break. Ordinary pills are completely useless in order to break this loop."

She paused, noticing the glimmer of light that had rekindled in Yu Xiaogang's eyes and the tense expression on Yu Yuanzhen's face, before slowly continuing, "There is a way. I can specially concoct a Soul Power Breakthrough Pill for him. Its medicinal power is strong enough to forcefully break through the blockages, widen his meridians, and stimulate his martial soul potential, enabling him to break through to level 30."

Chapter 151 Ning Fengzhi's Expectations

Yu Xiaogang's breathing instantly became heavy, and his body trembled slightly with excitement.

There's a way! There really is a way!

Yu Yuanzhen's spirits lifted, and he immediately said in a deep voice, "Please speak frankly, Your Majesty, what kind of materials are needed? I will do my utmost to provide them!"

Ge Duo showed a hint of "difficulty" on her face and sighed softly: "However, the materials required to refine this pill are all rare and precious natural treasures, which are extremely difficult to collect. Moreover, the pill refining process is extremely mentally taxing, and the success rate cannot be guaranteed to be 100%."

She looked at Yu Yuanzhen, a calculating glint in her dark green eyes: "After all, this is about defying fate and going against the universally acknowledged iron law of the continent. The price will naturally be considerable."

Without any hesitation, Yu Yuanzhen said decisively, "No problem! Whatever you need, Your Majesty, please just name it. As long as Gang'er can be cured, I, Yu Yuanzhen, will bear any cost! As for the reward, I will never disappoint Your Majesty."

He had been running the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect for many years, and he himself was a titled Douluo. The wealth he possessed far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.

He was willing to give everything for his son.

Upon hearing Yu Yuanzhen's unwavering words, Yu Xiaogang's eyes welled up with tears.

Seeing Yu Yuanzhen's resolute expression, Ge Duo knew the time was almost right, and nodded in satisfaction: "In that case, I'll give it a try. You leave part of the deposit here first, and come back in seven days."

She named several rare herbs and minerals as a deposit.

Without hesitation, Yu Yuanzhen took out the corresponding items from his storage soul tool, each of which emitted considerable energy fluctuations, and respectfully placed them on the stone table designated by Ge Duo.

"Thank you for your trouble, Your Majesty!" Yu Yuanzhen bowed solemnly.

Yu Xiaogang quickly followed suit, bowing deeply, his voice trembling with excitement: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ge Duo waved her hand, her posture languid: "Alright, you can go back now. Come back in seven days."

Yu Yuanzhen said no more, and with Yu Xiaogang still full of excitement and anticipation, he turned and left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

Watching the two figures disappear at the entrance of the valley, Ge Duo's lips curled into a mocking smile.