Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 283, 285.5, 286—Dan Formula Innovation: Detoxification and Beauty Operation Objective: Sea Soul Beast Cleansing Plan

After the Wu sisters left, the group returned to four people. Every now and then, Bai Yuan would ask Qian Lingyun to modify other parts of her body.

Because... her scalpel was already itching for a fight!

Qian Lingyun resolutely refused to compromise on such an improper demand.

Along the way, every branch of the Holy Spirit Church that she passed by succumbed to her coercion and enticement without exception.

While releasing the souls of those holy servants' relatives, the other vengeful spirits of unknown origin were also "accepted" by the blood soul raised by Qian Lingyun.

Nourished by a large number of soul beast souls, the Blood Soul inside the birdcage-sized lantern is now the size of a puppy's head. Qian Lingyun is wondering when to get the little guy a bigger cage.

Of course, that's a story for another time.

This is because the route travels from the southern part of the Sun Moon Empire through Xingluo, Douling, and then into Tianhun, finally forming a perfect large circle in the northern part of the Sun Moon Empire.

Qian Lingyun made a special trip to Shrek City on her way there. Before that, she had acquired a new identity.

They stopped in a medium-sized city in the Star Luo Empire and used thirty gold soul coins to process an identity procedure for a holy servant named Hu Yanyunshan.

After grabbing a quick bite, we set off again.

It is said that in the Star Luo Empire, everyone has an officially issued identity document, bearing a simple watermark and the official seal of the city of birth. This document is quite complex to forge. Furthermore, it can be used for tracing purposes when needed.

So, Qian Lingyun spent a lot of money to get a certificate that was so convincing it was indistinguishable from the real thing—no, it was even more convincing than the real thing itself.

Before entering Shrek City, Qian Lingyun raised her head again, looked at the "King Kong Barbie" in front of her, and said softly, "Yun Shan! Do you know what your purpose is?!"

"Reporting to my lord, I will go to the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy to study hard and make progress every day. By the way, I will find out when that guy named He Caitou will hunt for a spirit ring, and then report back to you," said the humbly Golden Barbie.

When outsiders first see Hu Yanyunshan, they think she is a very fierce girl, and in fact, she is indeed a fierce girl.

But don't assume this girl is a female version of Zhang Fei just because of her appearance and personality. In reality, beneath her bold exterior lies a very delicate heart.

A level 58 Soul King at the age of 20 is just one step away from becoming a Soul Emperor at the age of 20.

Although she may be slightly inferior to the most outstanding geniuses, she can still be called a genius.

"That's right. You don't need to ask about anything else. Just suppress your strength a little and try to hunt for spirit rings with him."

"Besides, cultivation is cultivation, and life is life. Just think of it as a vacation for learning."

Qian Lingyun carefully sipped her fragrant tea and gently reassured her, "Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly after it's done."

"Yes, Your Majesty, thank you for your consideration." Hu Yanyunshan bowed as a farewell and entered Shrek City under Qian Lingyun's watchful gaze.

Qian Lingyun lowered the curtains, closed her eyes to rest, and slowly uttered, "Let's go! There's no branch here."

"Yes." Nana took one last reluctant look at her new companion before driving the carriage to the next stop.

Shortly after entering the Douling Empire, Qian Lingyun's first stop was the capital city of the Douling Empire, Lingdou City.

"Your subordinate greets the Holy Maiden and offers sacrifices."

The branch manager in charge of the local branch stood respectfully to the side, looking at the people in front of him with a sense of unease.

His branch was one of the furthest from the Holy Spirit Church headquarters.

The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so even Zhongli Wu rarely comes here. Why would a saintess and a worshipper suddenly appear, acting as if he owes them money?

For a moment, countless possibilities flashed through the mind of the branch elder, recalling everything from bedwetting as a child to marrying a concubine at eighty years old, but in the end, he came up with nothing.

Because... Qian Lingyun was staring at him intently, as if she could see a flower blooming on his old face.

"You've managed the Lingdou City branch very well these past few years! We're very satisfied," Bai Yuan said first, her tone unusually complimentary. As for the reason...

Naturally, this very astute branch elder catered to her interests and provided her with a bunch of strange and unusual pills for her to study.

"Of course, we must take the great cause of our sect to heart," the branch elder said, wiping the sweat from his brow and secretly pleased.

Heh heh, losing money is a way to avoid disaster!

He had long known that there was a consort in the headquarters who was fond of pharmacology and had considerable experience in alchemy. Even the pills he had taken in previous years came from that consort's alchemy furnace.

To this end, he specially sent people to spend a lot of money to search for some unique pills in various places, such as the Xuan Shui Pill of the Xuanming Sect, the Hua Yue Pill of the Yuehua Sect, and the expensive Sheng Hun Pill, and so on.

Sure enough, Bai Yuan's expression improved considerably when she received the pills.

Qian Lingyun, who was standing to the side, did not speak, but took out three bottles of pills and looked at them in her palm.

"Mystic Water Pill? Flame Heart Pill? Black Tortoise Divine Pill?"

The Flame Heart Pill, which is entirely red, is a rather useless pill. It only has some effect on purifying the attributes of fire-attribute soul masters, and it is extremely expensive.

However, drugs with purification properties are rare, and once they are put on the market, they are naturally in high demand but not available for sale.

She remembered Zhang Lexuan telling her that Ma Xiaotao and another girl from Shrek Academy with the Golden Crow martial soul had also taken this Flame Heart Pill. Although the effect was acceptable, a fire attribute soul master could only take one in their lifetime.

As for the Xuanwu Divine Pill, its medicinal power is mild but its effects are slow. Its main functions are to regulate internal organs and treat hidden ailments. Jiang Nannan sold herself to the Xuanming Sect because she wanted to buy this thing.

Finally, Qian Lingyun focused her attention on the last pill.

It was a deep blue pill, about the size of a cherry, with many white veins of varying shades on its surface. After being poured out of the porcelain bottle, a thin layer of mist enveloped the pill. A faint, refreshing fragrance lingered in the air, its aroma truly delightful.

The Xuan Shui Dan requires the blood essence of more than a dozen water-attribute soul beasts and dozens of water-attribute plants to be specially prepared before it can be successfully refined.

Water has a cleansing effect. The Xuan Shui Dan is not only highly nourishing and can enhance soul power, but its medicinal properties are also very mild, so that soul masters of all levels can absorb its effects well.

For Soul Masters below level 20, it can increase their Soul Power by at least one level.

But its most precious aspect lies not in that. Rather, it lies in its ability to cleanse the tendons and marrow.

Taking a bath washes away dirt from the surface of the body, while the Xuan Shui Dan cleanses impurities from inside the body.

Cleanse the body of impurities...

Qian Lingyun played with the Xuan Shui Dan in her hand with great interest, and looked at Bai Yuan beside her with a half-smile.

Bai Yuan felt a chill run down her spine. Following the source of the chill, she swallowed hard and chuckled awkwardly, "What is it now?"

"Can you obtain the components and proportions of the Mysterious Water Pill by decomposing it?"

Huh? What do you think I am? You think I can figure out the ingredients of a pill just by giving me one? Do you think my martial spirit is a brain?

Bai Yuan's face paled, and he gave an awkward laugh, saying with some difficulty, "To expect to replicate an exact copy of a single pill, the Holy Maiden is giving me far too much credit."

"..."

Seeing Bai Yuan's pale face, Qian Lingyun thought for a moment and then said, "I didn't ask you to replicate its effect one-to-one. Just make something that's roughly the same."

"So what exactly do you want?" Bai Yuan breathed a slight sigh of relief and asked softly, "Are you going to make a weakened, mass-produced version?"

"Yes," Qian Lingyun smiled with satisfaction, her beaming expression suggesting that she and Qian Lingyun had the same idea.

"I never wanted it to improve my cultivation or enhance my talent. I just wanted to keep its marrow-cleansing effects for beauty and skincare!"

"It's that simple!"

Bai Yuan looked at Qian Lingyun in disbelief, her eyes full of suspicion. In her opinion, Qian Lingyun's request was definitely not that simple, and she might have set some kind of trap for her.

"It's that simple. Just keep the 'cleansing the tendons and marrow' effect for me!"

"That's easy. Just prepare three Mystic Water Pills and a few 'guinea pigs' for me."

As she spoke, Bai Yuan reached out to take the Xuan Shui Pill from Qian Lingyun's hand.

Qian Lingyun dodged Bai Yuan's hand in a flash and, while the other party was still in a daze, threw the Xuan Shui Pill into her mouth.

"Huh??!" Bai Yuan was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion, "Weren't you supposed to be researching the Profound Water Pill? Why did you just give it to me?"

Pointing casually to the branch elder kneeling to one side, Qian Lingyun chewed on a Xuan Shui Pill like a candy, frowning as she said, "Why are you being so stingy? Let him buy you some; I want to try it first!"

The branch elder was speechless, barely suppressing the urge to curse as he bowed and scraped his way out, tears welling in his eyes as he scraped together a portion of his secret stash to buy Bai Yuan the priceless Xuan Shui Pill.

Seven days later, Qian Lingyun arrived at Bai Yuan's door as promised. After receiving permission, she immediately pushed open the door.

With a creak, the door opened, and an extremely strong, fishy stench wafted out.

Cough cough cough cough!

The pungent smell made Qian Lingyun cough twice. She quickly covered her nose with one hand and waved the other in front of her face to disperse the odor. Her face was quite unpleasant. "Your smell is a bit strong..."

"Calm down, this is nothing!" Bai Yuan pushed up her goggles. When she turned around, a strange blue plastic object was dangling from a glass tube in her hand.

Under Qian Lingyun's watchful eye, Bai Yuan poured the mysterious substance into the mouth of "White Mouse No. 2".

Forcing the mice to swallow the food, Bai Yuan leisurely took out paper and pen and sat down to observe the condition of the test subject.

In the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, "White Mouse No. 2" clearly showed signs of constipation, and its stomach was making gurgling noises.

What followed was a scene too painful to look at.

"Alas…"

Slightly disgusted, Qian Lingyun covered her eyes and patted Bai Yuan's shoulder, gently comforting her, "It's okay. Although the method wasn't quite right, at least... at least it's detoxified. If all else fails, we can get a detoxifying and beautifying pill..."

"How could that be? As a rigorous pharmacologist, how could I possibly accept such an absurd success?"

Bai Yuan slapped Qian Lingyun's hand away and stormed into the laboratory, locking the door behind her. She seemed determined not to leave until she successfully reversed the effects of the beauty pill.

The door was locked for half a month. After the beauty pill was successfully produced, Yueyue and Nana, who were still waiting at the door, became the first victims, or rather, the lucky customers.

Yueyue was terrified when two beauty pills were forced into her mouth. She hid to the side and tried to vomit them out.

But all of this was in vain; the beauty pills made by Bai Yuan melted in the mouth and could not be spat out at all.

"Tch, it's not like it's poison, why resist it so much?"

As she spoke, Bai Yuan poured a few pills into her own mouth and stood aside with a disdainful look on her face.

In the darkness, the faint blue light emanating from the three people was particularly noticeable.

Bai Yuan could clearly see that a thin layer of water mist seemed to float on their bodies, and a faint fragrance emanated from the mist.

The skin seemed to be undulating slightly, and within this undulation, tiny streams of air were constantly emanating from their pores.

The pale blue mist kept flowing in and out of my pores. As time went by, the color of the mist gradually deepened, while the fragrance gradually faded.

As the fragrance dissipated, the scent emanating from the water vapor surrounding their bodies gradually changed from pleasant to foul, and the color also darkened. Later, a lot of sticky stuff emerged from their fine pores.

When everything calmed down, they discovered that their dresses had turned completely black, and the stench was emanating from them. Where their clothes hadn't covered their skin, a layer of black grime had spread across their once fair complexions. It was as if they had fallen into mud and been pulled out and dumped there.

"All done, little kittens, stop standing there, go wash up!" Bai Yuan wiped the mud off her skin with satisfaction and went back into her lab...

Upon learning of the success of the Youth Preservation Pill, Qian Lingyun, who had rushed back from another branch, smiled slightly and asked Bai Yuan for a few pills with an embarrassed grin…

……

During this long year, Qian Lingyun has completed the transformation of her limbs.

In a battle against a giant bear with 50,000 years of cultivation, she twisted off its limbs and smashed its head with her bare hands, giving Qian Lingyun a completely new understanding of her own body.

Apart from the surgical scars on her originally fair arms that looked like they had been ground by a meat grinder, everything else made Qian Lingyun very satisfied.

"Master, we're almost at the next stop," Yueyue, who was driving the carriage, called out as she pulled back the curtain, waking Qianlingyun, who was used to taking an afternoon nap.

"Next stop? So soon!" Qian Lingyun rubbed her sleepy eyes, sat up, and yawned. "Speaking of which, where was our next stop again?"

"It is Dongyang City, the largest city in the northern part of the Sun Moon Empire, and the only city that meets the standards of a major city."

"This branch is the largest in the north, and it is also the original home of the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls. He lives here all year round."

After a year of working as a professional driver, Yueyue can now talk fluently about the landmarks on the map.

Dongyang City is a major northern town of the Sun Moon Empire. It is located in the northeastern part of the Sun Moon Empire, less than a thousand kilometers from the border of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Dongyang City is a major northern stronghold of the Sun Moon Empire. Located very close to the Ice Sea, the troops and Soul Masters stationed here are primarily there to defend against sea spirit beasts that might emerge from the Ice Sea.

Sea spirit beasts capable of surviving in the icy sea almost always possess both ice and water attributes. They are extremely powerful. Occasionally, they launch attacks, plundering food from the shore and hunting humans.

Therefore, in addition to preventing the invasion of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Dongyang City also has the task of resisting and defending against the sea spirit beasts that come ashore and cause trouble.

The purpose of Wan Hun Douluo being stationed here naturally includes, but is not limited to, this.

Sea spirit beasts are a little different from land spirit beasts. Most of them live in groups, so if they cause trouble, it can be very troublesome.

The city walls of Dongyang City are thirty zhang high, making it a standard large city. The walls are thick and wide, and various offensive and defensive soul-guided devices are deployed on the walls.

Although Dongyang City is located in the north, it is the largest city in the north and is therefore very prosperous.

The people of the north of the Sun and Moon considered it an honor to live in Dongyang City. This led to extremely high land prices within Dongyang City.

"Long time no see, my dear daughter!"

The familiar, languid voice rang in my ears once again.

Immediately afterwards, the familiar woman in the red dress stepped out from behind the city gate. Beside her stood an old man who looked to be over seventy years old. He exuded a sinister aura and was clearly not a good person.

"I was unaware of the Holy Maiden's arrival; I have failed to greet you properly!" The old man barely managed to bow to Qian Lingyun, his aged eyes darting back and forth over the lantern in her hand.

"Haha, no need for such formalities, myriad souls offering. It is I who have been bothering you," Qian Lingyun smiled slightly, using her soul power to brush the dust off the other person's body.

"Hehehe, little brother Wanhun! So many years have passed, and I'm already level 93, but you're still only level 91! That's so lame..."

"Looks like I can switch places with you and raise my ranking in the Hall of Worship," Bai Yuan said with a smile as she jumped down from the carriage and walked over to Wan Hun Douluo, putting her arm around his shoulder and whispering to him.

"Ah! Level 93?! What kind of magic potion did you take?! Wait, you're trying to steal my ranking! No way, I'm going to fight you!"

After speaking, the Ten Thousand Souls Douluo roared, and as he raised his right hand, nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—suddenly lit up on his body. A pitch-black banner then appeared in his hand.

The entire banner, from the flagpole to the flag itself, was black, but on the flag, one could vaguely see the appearance of countless purplish-black wronged souls flickering.

Ten Thousand Soul Banners!

A level 91 evil soul master, a titled Douluo.

"Fight if you want, I'm not afraid of you old codger! Let's go, let's fight outside the city!" Bai Yuan snorted, and white bone armor quickly covered her entire body, while a pair of gray dragon wings burst out from her back.

With a flap of its dragon wings, Bai Yuan flew out of the city.

Not to be outdone, the Soul Douluo gave chase.

Before Bai Yuan could even get into position, his sixth soul ring lit up, and he raised the Myriad Soul Banner high in his hand. His black Myriad Soul Banner emitted a blue halo like water ripples, making the entire Myriad Soul Banner appear as a deep blue.

The deep blue light was as profound as the ocean. Then, twelve blue vengeful spirits flew out from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and floated in a row in mid-air.

(End of this chapter)