Triggering a treasure chest in Douluo Continent

Chapter 67 Xiao Quan, you're in luck!

Hearing Shi Quan say this, Dugu Yan could only suppress her curiosity and finish dealing with the important matters first.

One hour later.

mountain top.

As soon as Dugu Yan finished expelling the poison and eliminating the water and fire forces in her body, she immediately looked at Shi Quan with curiosity, waiting for his explanation.

"Here's what happened..." Shi Quan briefly recounted the whole story.

Dugu Yan was both surprised and envious upon hearing this.

Dugu Yan asked incredulously, "So, Xiao Quan, not only has your soul power broken through level 30, but your third soul ring has also absorbed a nine-thousand-year-old Thorn Queen?"

"That's right."

"..." Dugu Yan was so shocked that she couldn't speak, and it took her a long time to recover.

"Perverted... Absolutely perverted," Dugu Yan murmured softly.

Dugu Bo also said at the right time, "Yanyan, regarding Xiao Quan's third spirit ring, just announce to the outside world that it is four or five thousand years old. Don't reveal that his third spirit ring is nine thousand years old."

"Grandpa, don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Dugu Yan shook her head at Shi Quan. "If this gets out, I don't know how many people will be envious and jealous."

"Actually, not many people know me. After I return to the academy, I will explain my situation to the three major education committees and ask them to help me hide it as much as possible. In addition, with the change in my appearance, ordinary people will not be able to tell anything unusual."

"That's all we can do for now. We should hide as long as we can." Dugu Yan nodded. "By the way, Xiao Quan, Ning Rongrong has been asking me a lot about you since you haven't gone back. Do you want to go back, or maybe I can pass on a message to her?"

"Going back is fine. I haven't fully determined the medicinal properties of the herbs in the herb garden yet, and Sister Yanzi, the poison in your body hasn't been completely resolved. If I were to go back, I would have to take care of these things first. As for passing on the message..." Shi Quan thought for a moment and said, "Just tell her to focus on her cultivation. That's all."

"No problem," Dugu Yan nodded in agreement.

After chatting for a while, Dugu Bo left with Dugu Yan.

Shi Quan returned to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

The automated alchemy furnace has two more uses remaining.

Elixirs and immortal herbs are similar in principle; consuming too many will not only bring no benefits but will also cause harm.

The effects of the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill were already astonishing, and his body still had many of its effects that had not yet been fully digested, so he was not going to take the pill for the time being.

Shi Quan had already figured out how to use the remaining two alchemy opportunities from the automated alchemy furnace.

half a month later.

During the past two weeks, while Dugu Bo was away, Shi Quan had already condensed the silver light of his third spirit ring, the Spirit Soul Martial Soul, into a silver spirit ring. Under Xiao Meng's disguise, it was displayed as a purple spirit ring. The time it took to evolve the spirit ring was about the same as Xiao Meng had expected, about two hours.

Dugu Yan's poison was also forced into her soul bone.

Because of the increase in Shi Quan's soul power, the speed at which he expelled the poison was much faster than before.

As the toxins were fully absorbed into her soul bone, Dugu Yan's hair changed from its original purple to black mixed with streaks of purple, making it look exceptionally eerie.

"Grandpa Dugu, from my perception, the herbs here should be divided into two grades: immortal herbs and spiritual herbs. The bamboo I'm eating belongs to the immortal herb grade. I speculate that consuming immortal herbs not only enhances strength without side effects, but also improves talent, evolves martial souls, and has a series of other special effects. It's all beneficial."

There are some items here that would be suitable for you and Grandpa Dugu, but I'm not sure how to consume them specifically. You can research it; if you can find a way to consume them, it will be of great benefit to both of you, and might even help you solve your martial soul problem.

As he spoke, Shi Quan took out a manual on the medicinal properties of herbs from the pharmacy from the snow jade bracelet and handed it to Dugu Bo.

Besides the immortal herbs mentioned in the original work, Shi Quan also distinguished other immortal herbs based on the strength of their medicinal properties as sensed. However, these immortal herbs were not mentioned in the original work, and Shi Quan knew nothing about herbs, so he couldn't help even if he wanted to.

"Xiao Quan, you're so thoughtful." Looking at the special notes in the manual, Dugu Bo felt a warmth in his heart. "You've worked hard these past few days, Xiao Quan. If you need anything in the future, just come to Grandpa directly. Don't worry about whether it's troublesome or not. As long as Grandpa can help, he definitely will."

"I understand, Grandpa Dugu." Shi Quan nodded with a smile.

During this time together, Shi Quan gained a more comprehensive understanding of Dugu Bo. At first, Dugu Bo may have simply wanted to use Shi Quan to help his granddaughter Dugu Yan detoxify, and Shi Quan was also only after the immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. However, as they spent more time together, Shi Quan could feel that Dugu Bo was now truly treating him like his own grandson.

As the saying goes, sincerity begets sincerity.

Shi Quan now truly treats Dugu Bo as his grandfather; otherwise, he wouldn't have specifically labeled him and Dugu Yan as immortal herbs.

"Grandpa, I'm still here." Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Bo with a resentful expression and said, "The way you two are so affectionate makes me think you're grandfather and granddaughter. Don't forget that I'm your granddaughter."

"Haha, is our Yan Yan jealous of Grandpa?" Dugu Bo laughed heartily, pulled Dugu Yan into his arms, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Grandpa still loves you the most. As for that brat Xiao Quan, Grandpa doesn't care about him at all."

"Grandpa Dugu, your change of expression is too fast!" Shi Quan chuckled and shook his head.

"Alright, alright." Dugu Bo waved his hand and took the three of them into the air. "We'll talk about it when we get back. Let's have a good meal today, as a way to celebrate for Yan Yan."

"Grandpa, I want braised bear paw, and also..."

"Okay, okay, no problem."

The three of them did not return directly to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but instead went back to a separate residence in Heaven Dou City.

Having spent nearly two months at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Shi Quan, despite having internal energy to expel the filth from his body, still really enjoyed taking a bath. He first took a comfortable bath at Dugu Bo's place.

Accompanied by Dugu Yan, Shi Quan spent more than an hour shopping in Tiandou City, buying a lot of things, mostly clothes. Because of the changes in his body shape, he could no longer wear his old clothes, so he bought more to prepare for this trip to Tiandou City. In addition to clothes, he also bought a series of other items, anything that Shi Quan thought he might need later.

Money talks.

After all, Ning Fengzhi had given him a lot of money in order to keep Ning Rongrong by his side.

The money is just sitting there anyway, so I might as well use it now.

This shopping trip allowed Shi Quan to truly experience the feeling of spending money like water; it was simply awesome.

As lunchtime approached, Dugu Yan brought Shi Quan back to the villa. As soon as they entered, the aroma of food wafted out from the courtyard.

Shi Quan originally thought that someone else would cook, but it turned out that Dugu Bo cooked himself.

"Xiao Quan, no one but me has ever tasted Grandpa's cooking. You're in luck today. Grandpa's cooking is pretty good." Dugu Yan smelled the aroma of the food and pulled Shi Quan along, quickly walking into the house.

"Grandpa, we're back! It smells so good! Xiao Quan and I are so hungry..."

"Haha, it'll be ready to eat soon, you guys have a seat."

In the past, Shi Quan would never have dared to imagine that a Title Douluo would personally cook for him. Just the thought of it would make him uneasy. But now, he felt that everything was as natural as it should be. The title Douluo was only a title for outsiders. To him, Dugu Bo was just his Grandfather Dugu.

Before long, Dugu Bo brought out plate after plate of delicious food.

Putting everything else aside, Dugu Bo's cooking skills are quite good. Each of these dishes is a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate, making one's mouth water even before tasting them.

The dinner ended amidst the laughter and chatter of the three.

That evening, Shi Quan and Dugu Yan still had to return to their dormitory.

Shi Quan hasn't been back for so long, it's time for him to go back.

After bidding farewell to Dugu Bo, the two set off back to the academy under the moonlight.

"Xiao Quan, if you go back to the dorm looking like this, Tian Heng and the others will be shocked, especially Ning Rongrong. She treats you differently from everyone else."

"Ning Rongrong?" Shi Quan turned to look at Dugu Yan in confusion. "Sister Yan, why do you say that?"

"While you were away, she talked about you every day. Tianheng and the others all said that Ning Rongrong likes you, but I feel that she cares more than she likes you. It's hard to say whether she actually likes you. After all, she's still young."

"No way, she's probably just unwilling to admit defeat, right?" Shi Quan said, frowning.

"That's hard to say, Xiao Quan. What are your feelings for her?"

"What could I possibly feel? I just wanted to stay far away from her. If Uncle Ning hadn't forced her on me, I wouldn't have bothered with her at all. She's always so irresponsible, like a little kid who hasn't grown up."

"You talk like you're not a child. You're not even eleven years old yet. Who at that age is as mature as you? When I was that age, my situation was similar to hers." Dugu Yan chuckled. "According to you, it seems you don't have any feelings for her?"

Shi Quan chuckled, "Although I'm still a child, I'm not interested in children. If I were interested, it would be in mature, older people like Sister Yanzi and Lingling."

"Big, mature?" Dugu Yan subconsciously looked down at her chest, raised her hand and tapped Shi Quan on the head, her face flushed and she said coquettishly, "I don't know what's going on in your head all day long, mature, big? I think you're asking for a beating."

"Sister Yanzi, I said I like mature men, older than me. Is there a problem with that?" Shi Quan rubbed his head in pain.

"Whose fault is it that you don't speak clearly?" Dugu Yan shoved Shi Quan and said with a faint smile, "But if you like your sister Lingling, I can help you out."

Shi Quan quickly waved his hand, "There's no need to trouble you, Sister Yanzi. If I like someone, I'll pursue them myself. I won't be like the captain, so ambiguous."

"If Tianheng hears this, he'll definitely want to have a good spar with you."

"As long as you're not worried about him getting beaten up, Sister Yanzi, then I don't care."

"You little brat, if my poison hadn't been so ineffective against you, I would have made sure you were bedridden for days."

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(End of this chapter)