Upon seeing Ning Bei pass through the poisonous mist unharmed, Dugu Bo's eyes nearly popped out.
"What kind of monster are you? Even some Spirit Douluo would find these toxins hard to resist."
Ning Bei gave Dugu Bo a speechless look. "You're the monster, your whole family are monsters."
"It's just that this junior's Spirit is a bit special, and it happens to have some restraining effect on toxins."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo looked at the Dan Tower in Ning Bei's hand and asked curiously, "As the Sect Master's son of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, is your Spirit not the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?"
"That's right, senior. My Spirit mutated during awakening and can now summon Spirit Beasts with acquired spirit rings for combat."
"And the aura that restrains toxins is a special effect that comes with my Spirit."
Dugu Bo gave Ning Bei a deep look.
"If it weren't for your method helping Yan Yan, I would have crushed you to death. You are simply the bane of us poison-type Spirit Masters."
Ning Bei swallowed upon hearing this.
"Senior, Yanzi and I are friends, and our relationship should be quite good in the future, so there's no need for that, right?"
"Hmm, you're right, that's why I haven't made a move."
The two passed through the poisonous mist and arrived at a medicinal garden. In the center of the garden were a blue and a red spring eye facing each other, truly living up to its previous life's name of 'Mandarin Duck Pot'.
The entire medicinal garden was colorful and filled with countless medicinal herbs. Ning Bei could directly recognize Immortal Herbs such as Odd Velvet Sky Top Chrysanthemum and Yearning Heartbroken Red, as these Immortal Herbs had quite unique appearances.
It didn't matter if he didn't recognize the others; putting them into the Dan Tower would automatically identify the name and function of the herbs.
"Kid, have you decided which herbs you want?"
Watching Ning Bei look around like Liu Grandma entering the Grand View Garden, Dugu Bo asked.
Ning Bei heard him and came to the Odd Velvet Sky Top Chrysanthemum and Yearning Heartbroken Red, first collecting these few recognized herbs.
Then, he slowly put some unknown Immortal Herbs into the Dan Tower. If they weren't Immortal Herbs or were useless to him, he put them back into the medicinal garden.
Slowly, Fragrant Qiluo Immortal, Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, Shuixian Yujigu (Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone), Nether Ghost Orchid, Hun Yuan Grass, Qiluo Tulip, Eyesight Piercing Autumn Water Dew, Phoenix Tail Cockscomb Sunflower, and other Immortal Herbs entered Ning Bei's Dan Tower one by one.
Of course, Ning Bei also didn't let go of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Inferno Apricot Flood in the center of the spring eyes; these were great treasures for refining the body.
Dugu Bo watched from the side and did not stop Ning Bei's actions. After he finished picking the herbs, he even asked with a hint of embarrassment.
"You only want these herbs? Aren't you taking a few more?"
Ning Bei rolled his eyes wildly after hearing this. Only a fool like him would guard such a treasure land unknowingly and even think that exchanging these Immortal Herbs for a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone was a huge profit.
However, adhering to the principle of 'no harm in gaining something for nothing', Ning Bei silently collected some herbs for strengthening the foundation and cultivating the essence. Although these herbs were not as effective as Immortal Herbs, they were still quite helpful to Spirit Masters.
"These are pretty much enough, Senior Dugu. Too much ambition spoils the broth."
Dugu Bo nodded, then inquired about the Spirit Bone.
"Then, what about Yan Yan's ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone..."
Ning Bei knew what Dugu Bo wanted to ask and didn't beat around the bush.
"I'll return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School now to ask my father for the Spirit Bone. If senior is not at ease, you can come with me."
"Hmm, let's go together. It's not that I'm not at ease; it's just that I don't want to wait a moment longer for Yanzi's matter. The sooner it's resolved, the sooner I'll be at peace."
Just as the two decided to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School together, Ning Fengzhi's voice rang out from outside the valley.
"Senior Dugu, this junior Ning Fengzhi, accompanied by Sword Douluo, has come to pay respects."
The two exchanged glances. Ning Bei thought for a moment and looked at Dugu Bo beside him.
"It must be that the guards at home were worried about my safety and went back to inform my father. Senior, there's no need to panic."
"Hmm, let's go out and meet them."
The two passed through the poisonous mist and arrived outside the valley.
Seeing Ning Bei unharmed, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo both breathed a sigh of relief.
Then Ning Fengzhi looked at Dugu Bo again, with a hint of unfriendliness on his face.
"May I ask why my son offended Senior Dugu, causing him to be captured?"
Ning Bei saw that Ning Fengzhi had misunderstood and replied before Dugu Bo could speak, "Father, I wasn't captured. It's just that there are some herbs I need in senior's medicinal garden, so I specifically came to ask him for some."
Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo looked at Ning Bei with surprised expressions. Herbs?
The last herb that could attract Ning Bei was that Snake Heart Grass.
"Oh? What kind of herb requires you to personally make a trip?"
Ning Bei immediately winked at Ning Fengzhi upon hearing this. The latter understood instantly and then cupped his hands to Dugu Bo.
"In that case, it was Fengzhi who offended Senior Dugu. Please forgive me."
Dugu Bo saw that the misunderstanding was resolved and waved his hand casually.
"No worries, this was just a trade."
"A trade?"
Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Bei again.
"Father, it's like this: Senior Dugu's granddaughter is my classmate, and she needs a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone."
Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo frowned slightly upon hearing this. They had Spirit Bones in their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but giving them to someone else so casually seemed a bit too informal.
However, Ning Fengzhi, as the Sect Master, had some shrewdness. He didn't directly refuse. He believed that Ning Bei wouldn't act without reason and planned to ask for the full story before making a decision.
"Senior Dugu, we came out in a hurry and didn't bring the Spirit Bone with us. How about we go back and retrieve it, then give it to you?"
Dugu Bo pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement with Ning Fengzhi. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was a large and established Sect and wouldn't deceive him. Even if they wanted to renege, they would have to weigh whether they could bear the consequences. He alone was no match for Sword Douluo and Gu Rong, but if he hid and ambushed the Seven Treasure City's merchant caravans or external personnel, he could still give them a hard time.
After some polite exchanges, the two directly took Ning Bei back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Upon arriving at the Sect, they sent someone to call Gu Rong, and the group went to the discussion hall.
"Tell us, Bei'er, why did you make such a decision?"
Ning Bei didn't speak but summoned the Dan Tower. Qiluo Tulip, Nether Ghost Orchid, and Hun Yuan Grass appeared in his hand.
"Father, two grandfathers, do you know what effects these herbs have?"
The three looked at these unknown medicinal herbs and shook their heads, waiting for Ning Bei's explanation.
"This Qiluo Tulip is an Immortal Herb formed by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, and it has the potential to transform the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."
"What?"
"Impossible!"
"How can such a thing exist?"
Just introducing the effect of one of the herbs made the three unable to sit still. They all stood up in disbelief.
Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Bei seriously.
"Bei'er, you can't joke about something like this. You should know what the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda means to our Sect."
Ning Bei had once read the Sect's ancient texts, which recorded that a distant ancestor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had their Spirit transformed into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda after accidentally consuming an herb. Ning Bei guessed that the Immortal Herb was the Qiluo Tulip.