Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 40 Breaking the Clan's Path to Nine Stars

The Po Clan is located in a small city within the Star Luo Empire. Their medicines are very popular among Soul Masters. Ordinary Soul Masters may not know the Po Clan's headquarters, but Dugu Bo, who has been famous for decades, certainly does.

This time, Xiao Yu didn't beat around the bush. He directly sent a visiting card to the Po Clan in the name of Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo was neither a member of the Clear Sky Sect nor affiliated with the Spirit Hall. The Po Clan had no enmity with him. As long as a Title Douluo sent a visiting card, the Po Clan would come to him obediently.

As expected, the morning after Xiao Yu presented his calling card, the Po clan sent someone, none other than their clan leader Yang Wudi.

"Yang Wudi has met His Majesty Poison Douluo. May I ask what brings His Majesty Poison Douluo to present a visiting card to my Breaking Clan?"

The slender Yang Wudi addressed Dugu Bo with neither servility nor arrogance. For a Soul Douluo to speak to a Title Douluo in such a manner was extremely impolite, but Yang Wudi was inherently proud. His Soul-Breaking Spear martial soul emphasized imposing presence, and he would never bow his head to anyone. Besides, he wasn't afraid of Dugu Bo in a real fight. Dugu Bo's main ability was poison, and with so many years of experience refining medicines to detoxify and suppress toxicity, it was a piece of cake for him.

Seeing Yang Wudi's rudeness, Dugu Bo's face darkened. He didn't bother with pleasantries, since he was just a guide on this trip anyway.

He immediately waved his hand: "It wasn't me looking for you, it was my little brother Xiao Yu. Let him talk to you about what's going on!"

"This junior greets Senior Yang Wudi!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yu stepped forward and bowed to Yang Wudi.

"What do you want from me?"

Yang Wudi said impatiently. With his Soul Douluo strength, he could naturally see Xiao Yu's cultivation level. A level 40 Soul Master. If it weren't for Dugu Bo's sake, he would have turned around and left.

Xiao Yu smiled slightly and directly stated his purpose: "This junior has come to invite Senior Yang Wudi and the Po clan to join my sect!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Yang Wudi was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then burst into laughter.

Yang Wudi laughed for a long time, until he was a little out of breath, and then looked Xiao Yu up and down: "Kid, it's still broad daylight, what are you daydreaming about!"

"Our Po clan has been independent from the Haotian Sect for so many years, and countless sects and forces have tried to recruit us. Even the offers from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Star Luo Empire's royal family were rejected. What right do you have...?"

Yang Wudi suddenly stopped speaking, his eyes wide open, and he couldn't help but wipe them a few times. Because in Xiao Yu's hand he saw a large flower with a stem, the celestial fragrance of the Qiluo Immortal Item that he had longed for, which he had seen in his dreams countless times.

"What... what is this?"

Yang Wudi's voice began to tremble as he spoke.

"A celestial delicacy, exquisitely fragrant!"

Xiao Yu's lips curled into a smug smile: "Senior Yang Wudi, are you satisfied with this gift from me?"

Yang Wudi, trembling, covered his wildly beating heart with his hand: "You...you're going to give it to me?"

"certainly!"

Xiao Yu nodded: "As the saying goes, a fine sword is given to a hero. This Fragrant Silk Immortal is nothing more than a poison-avoiding item in my hands. Only in the hands of a master alchemist like Senior Yang Wudi can it truly play its role."

"Oh, right!"

As Xiao Yu spoke, he took out a sketchbook he had drawn before setting off from his soul tool: "Senior Yang should also be very interested in this!"

"The Extraordinary Chrysanthemum!"

"I've been waiting with bated breath!"

"Narcissus-like beauty, fair skin and delicate bones!"

Yang Wudi took the album, flipped it open, and immediately exclaimed in surprise. His eyes turned fervent and greedy as he looked at Xiao Yu: "This... all these immortal treasures?"

"good."

Xiao Yu nodded and said, "These immortal herbs all grow in a treasure land. This land originally belonged to Senior Dugu Bo, but he has now gifted it to me. In other words, this land and all the immortal herbs within it now belong to my sect, Nine Star Hall. Senior Yang Wudi, would you like to try refining pills using these peerless immortal herbs?"

Xiao Yu's words were incredibly tempting to Yang Wudi, and his expression changed repeatedly as if he were engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

Unlike the original story, when Tang San recruited Yang Wudi, his three best friends, Titan, Niu Gao, and Bai He, had already joined the Tang Sect. He had to consider their past relationship, and Tang San also won him over with his strength. In addition, there was the immortal herb, Youxiang Qiluo, which Yang Wudi had been dreaming of. It was only natural that the Po clan would join the Tang Sect.

However, the Nine Star Palace and Yang Wudi had no prior connection. Xiao Yu was only level 40 and had not yet obtained his fourth soul ring, so he naturally did not dare to spar with Yang Wudi, a Soul Douluo. Therefore, Yang Wudi had more concerns.

In the end, his obsession with the immortal herbs triumphed over everything. Yang Wudi took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said, "Fine, I can agree to join your sect. However, I have conditions. I think since you have such a treasure land capable of cultivating such a large quantity of top-grade immortal herbs, your recruitment of the Po Clan must be due to your interest in our clan's alchemy and pill-making techniques. I can help the sect refine pills, and the profits from selling them or giving them to the sect's disciples are entirely at the sect's discretion. However, the methods of alchemy and pill-making are a secret of our clan and must never be revealed. You are not allowed to force us to hand them over. Otherwise, even if my Po Clan fights to the last man, you will not get your way!"

"Of course, Senior Yang Wudi, please rest assured that the people of the Nine Star Palace would never resort to trickery or force."

Xiao Yu nodded. He remembered that the alchemy technique was indeed the biggest secret of the Po clan. The Haotian Sect had once tried to obtain this technique from the Po clan, but was refused. At that time, the sect leader of the Haotian Sect, who was also Tang Xiao and Tang Hao's father and Tang Shenwang's grandfather, had a very unpleasant relationship with the Po clan. Therefore, the relationship between the Po clan and the Haotian Sect was the most distant among the four attribute clans.

After a pause, looking at Yang Wudi, Xiao Yu said solemnly, "Furthermore, I assure Senior Yang that if our sect encounters an enemy, I will die before you, and will never run before you!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Wudi's slender body trembled involuntarily. Being abandoned by the Haotian Sect and suffering the tragic death of hundreds of his clansmen in the attack by the Spirit Hall had always been a thorn in his heart. At this moment, looking at the impassioned Xiao Yu in front of him, his eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and he nodded heavily to Xiao Yu.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully recruited the Breaking Clan. The mission to recruit the four major clans is one-quarter complete. You are rewarded with one Black-level Summoning Card and 500 Diamonds."

(End of this chapter)