Douluo's Spirit Pearl Divine Sword

“Rongrong, we do have one, but there’s only one. This is the one I intend to save for someone who will make a great contribution to the sect,” Tianlin said with great difficulty.

“Young friend Tianlin, Rongrong, if you truly possess the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, I, Flander, am willing to pay any price to exchange for it. Soul bones, gold soul coins—anything I have, I can give you.” Although Flander is usually stingy, when it comes to his disciple’s life, he will not be stingy with such things.

Tianlin shook his head. "Dean Flander, this isn't about money. You can ask Tang San how many years it takes to cultivate a Phoenix Sunflower to reach maturity."

Chapter 99 Phoenix Enters the Sect

Flander looked at Tang San, who said helplessly, "If there is a good growing environment, a hundred years is enough; otherwise, it will take at least two or three hundred years!"

"Only one in a hundred to three hundred years!" Flander was immediately disappointed. Such a precious immortal herb was far more valuable than a soul bone. How could he possibly afford it with his meager wealth?

In fact, with the help of the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire, it wouldn't take that long at all. After Tianlin pulled out the previous plant, he left behind the roots and seeds. It is estimated that it will take only a few decades to grow again.

But Tianlin wouldn't say that; the more precious something is, the greater the profit can be.

Ma Hongjun was completely distraught. He had finally seen a glimmer of hope, but the next moment it brought him despair again.

At this moment, Tianlin winked at Ning Rongrong. Ning Rongrong understood and stepped forward to take Tianlin's arm. "Brother Jian, Fatty is now my friend. He's really pitiful. Anyway, no one in our sect can use that herb. Can't we give it to him?"

“No, this herb is the most precious treasure of my sect. As the person in charge of the medicine hall, I will never give away the sect’s treasure to outsiders, not even if you, the future sect leader, give the order.” Tianlin refused sternly.

Ma Hongjun said gratefully, "Rongrong, thank you for pleading for me, but Tianlin is right. How could I possibly covet your sect's most precious treasure?"

Ning Rongrong looked at Tianlin with admiration. As expected of her sword brother, he lied without batting an eye. What sect treasure? Wasn't that just something he casually picked from Grandpa Dugu's house? There were many other kinds too.

Tang San could understand Tian Lin's thoughts. For example, when he was in the Tang Clan, anyone who wanted to take the Tang Clan's treasure, the Buddha's Wrath Lotus, would inevitably become an enemy of the entire Tang Clan.

There's no reason for sect-inherited items to be given to outsiders.

"Wait, outsiders!" Tang San suddenly thought of something and walked up to Tian Lin, saying, "Brother Jun, you said that immortal herbs cannot be given to outsiders, so if Fatty joins your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, wouldn't he then not be an outsider?"

Flander's eyes lit up. "That's right, Brother Tianlin. Look, my disciple has extraordinary talent and hasn't joined any sect yet. If I let him join your sect after he graduates, could we consider the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower?"

Tianlin was delighted that Hongjun had taken the bait, but he still pretended to be hesitant. "In that case, it's not impossible. However, when Hongjun joins my sect, he will definitely be treated with the most severe measures. After all, we can't give the immortal herb to a Soul Master with no future. Don't you agree?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongjun's face fell. "The most severe treatment? Wouldn't that make cultivation extremely difficult? Teacher, I actually think it's quite good to keep a bit of evil fire in your body. It's more comfortable to be a free soul master."

Flander slapped Ma Hongjun on the head in anger, "You good-for-nothing, all you think about is being carefree. Although free soul masters are carefree, without a protector, they may not be able to grow. Do you know how strong the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is? They have four Douluo! Now they are willing to do their best to cultivate you, and you are not willing."

"Besides, among all the sects on the continent, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has the best reputation. If you go there to develop your career after graduation, I can rest assured," Flander earnestly advised.

"Fatty, do you think I'm pretty?" Ning Rongrong suddenly asked seductively with a smile.

"Beautiful, Rongrong, are you planning to offer yourself to me? Then I won't hesitate, I'll join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School immediately!" Ma Hongjun couldn't stand being seduced, and he didn't hesitate to betray his original thoughts.

At that moment, a dark blue longsword was pressed against Ma Hongjun's neck. Tianlin was smiling at him, but that smile was chilling. Ma Hongjun subconsciously swallowed. "Well, I was just joking. How could I not know that Rongrong is yours, Brother Tianlin?"

“Of course it’s not me, but there are many girls in my family who possess the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. They are only slightly less attractive than me. If you’re willing, I can introduce you to some in the future,” Ning Rongrong said with a smile.

This time, she wasn't really fooling Ma Hongjun. What a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master needs most is a powerful partner. Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul is exceptionally gifted. If Tianlin were to bestow upon him the Rooster Crest Phoenix Sunflower, his future would be limitless. He would be more than qualified to be paired with a direct disciple.

Although he's a bit chubby, Douluo Continent doesn't care about looks. A future Title Douluo can wave his hand and a whole bunch of girls will rush to him. As long as he's sincere, Ma Hongjun has a very high chance of winning over a direct descendant.

"Really, Rongrong, then I'll follow you from now on, you'll be my boss!" Ma Hongjun had already been persuaded and no longer hesitated.

"Then welcome to join my sect." Tianlin said with a smile. "The Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower is not with me right now. I'll give it to you next time you come to the sect. For now, you can take this."

Tianlin took out a bottle of pills that he had prepared in advance from his bosom. "This is the Ice Soul Pill. Just take one whenever your evil fire flares up. I estimate that the amount here should be enough to suppress it for more than half a year."

"Really, that's great! Thank you so much, Boss Tianlin. Now that I've joined the sect, you're my boss. I'll rely on you for the rest of my life." Ma Hongjun happily accepted the pill and swallowed it immediately. Actually, he had planned to go to a brothel that night, as the battle he had just fought had ignited his lustful desires.

After taking the Ice Soul Pill, the chill instantly spread throughout his body, and the desires generated by the rampant evil fire were immediately suppressed.

"It really works, teacher! I feel like my anger has been suppressed!" Ma Hongjun immediately shared the good news with his mentor, Flander.

Flander nodded in satisfaction. "That's wonderful. The evil fire that has troubled you for so many years has finally found a way to be dispelled, and your teacher can finally let go of it completely."

"Congratulations, Fatty!" Dai Mubai stepped forward to congratulate him.

He knew how powerful Ma Hongjun's martial spirit was. If it weren't for the interference of the evil fire, it would definitely be even stronger than his White Tiger. As a brother, he was very happy for Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun said smugly, "Hehe, Boss Dai, from now on you'll only be the boss of my academy. Boss Tianlin will be my boss for life, and Rongrong will be my big sister!"

"You fatso who changes his tune with the wind," Dai Mubai said with a laugh. Although the two brothers would be separated after graduation, their friendship seemed unlikely to diminish.

With Ma Hongjun's matter resolved, Tianlin turned to Oscar and said, "Oscar, your martial soul is a sausage, a very good food-type martial soul. As a support-type soul master, why don't you come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? It's a paradise for support-type soul masters."

"I'll pass. After graduation, I want to see more places." Oscar refused. He didn't want to see Tianlin and Ning Rongrong being intimate every day; that would be like rubbing salt into his wounds.

Tianlin could see what he meant, so he didn't press the matter further. However, he also had his own way of dealing with Oscar.

Chapter 100: A New Chapter in the Shushan Treasure Record

Oscar refused, and Tianlin turned to look at the others; he had no interest in the rest.

It's no use even if Tang San joins; this guy only cares about the Tang Sect. Even if he joins a sect, he'll eventually betray it and start his own Tang Sect.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing are from the Star Luo Empire, which is actually an enemy of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, since the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School supports the Heaven Dou Empire. However, Tian Lin, who has read the original novel, knows that the Heaven Dou royal family is not exactly a good thing either.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has supported the Empire for many years, but in the original story, because Emperor Xue Ye was poisoned by Qian Renxue and remained unconscious for a long time, in order to prevent the situation from changing, Ning Fengzhi used special means to stimulate Emperor Xue Ye's life potential and make him wake up as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. However, this would undoubtedly make his already rapidly declining life even shorter. This incident left a thorn between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Heaven Dou Royal Family.

Ning Fengzhi took responsibility for reducing the lifespan of Emperor Xueye. After Xue Beng took over, the position of National Preceptor was taken away by Yu Xiaogang. Xue Beng also fully supported Tang San's Tang Sect, which made the already severely damaged Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School even worse off. If it weren't for Ning Rongrong's influence, the sect would probably have been destroyed sooner or later.

Tianlin had already made up his mind that his sect must become so powerful in the future that it would not be dependent on any other force. He would not take the initiative to antagonize either Tiandou or Xingluo, but he would never support either of them in the future.

Anyone who dares to touch the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will be killed without mercy. He doesn't want the sect to become someone else's pawn one day.

The individual battles for tonight have ended. Next up is the two-person battle. Tang San and Xiao Wu will be the first to take the stage. With their teamwork and strength, it would be difficult to find anyone of the same level who could match them.

The result was an easy victory, but a small accident occurred during the battle. The two opponents were a combination called the Iron-Blooded Combination, and their martial spirit was two iron hammers.

During the match, Tang San was slightly injured after being hit by an iron hammer due to a moment of carelessness. This angered Xiao Wu, triggering the killing intent of the soul beast within her. She actually shot the silent sleeve arrow that Tang San had given her at the two opponents. Fortunately, Tang San was quick-witted and used a hidden weapon to knock the sleeve arrow away. Otherwise, the Iron-Blooded Duo would be two corpses at this moment.

After the match, Xiao Wu helped Tang San out. Tian Lin seized the opportunity to go up to him, intending to use this chance to confront Tang San and trick him a little. "Congratulations on winning, Brother Tang. I originally wanted to invite you to join my sect, but it seems that's impossible now."

"Hmph, you didn't even invite them, how do you know it's impossible?" Xiao Wu said with her hands on her hips, dissatisfied. Tian Lin had just invited others but hadn't asked her and Tang San, and she felt that the other party was looking down on them.

“That’s because Brother Tang already has a sect. Although this sect can’t be found in Douluo Continent, based on your silent hidden arrow just now, the way Tang San knocked it away, and the footwork he used in the competition, I can be absolutely certain that it’s from that sect,” Tian Lin said with a smile.

Tang San and Flander both widened their eyes upon hearing this.

Flander was puzzled. He thought that Tianlin had guessed that Tang San was a member of the Clear Sky Sect. The Clear Sky Sect had already gone into seclusion and was indeed rarely seen on the continent. But he had never heard of the Clear Sky Sect having any skill in silent sleeve arrows. How did he figure it out?

Tang San was completely stunned. He knew that this person did not exist in Douluo Continent, yet he could understand Tang Sect's hidden weapon techniques and footwork.

Just as he was about to ask, he suddenly heard the broadcast: "Jing Tian, ​​the Golden Soul, and Liu Li, the Iron Soul, are requested to proceed to the fourth division venue for a Soul Battle."

Jing Tian was the pseudonym Tian Lin used in the Great Soul Arena, which was the name of the true master of the Demon Sword in the Legend of Sword and Fairy game. Liu Li was the pseudonym Tian Lin gave to Ning Rongrong. The two put on masks and headed towards the Soul Arena.

It is necessary to hide one's identity, otherwise even geniuses can easily be stifled by those with ulterior motives. This is what Ning Fengzhi taught them.

As Tianlin walked past Tang San, he suddenly raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder. "Brother Tang, I'll come find you again later and have a good chat with you. If you have the Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus, I'm willing to buy it no matter what price you ask for!"

Buddha's Wrath: Tang Lotus!

Upon hearing this name, Tang San had no more doubts. Tian Lin must know about the Tang Clan. Could he be from the same place as him?

At this moment, Tianlin and Ning Rongrong had already arrived at the Soul Battle Arena. When they saw that the two were just little kids, the audience was in an uproar. It was normal for one to only have an Iron Soul Battle, but the other actually had a Gold Soul Battle level. This was too monstrous.

Their opponents were also surprised, but the more surprised they were, the less they dared to be careless, because the masked boy in front of them must have an absurdly high level of combat skill to have obtained the Golden Battle Spirit Badge at such a young age.

"Qian Lin, Martial Soul Golden Shield, Level 46 Defensive Battle Soul Master!"

"Li Zong, Martial Soul Spear, Level 45 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Master!"

Both of them are around thirty years old. Reaching this level at this age is not too bad, but it's not that great either. However, compared to Tianlin and Ning Rongrong now, it's still quite high.

Their spirit rings weren't particularly outstanding either. Qian Lin had the best configuration of two yellow and two purple rings, but Li Zong's first spirit ring was white. Clearly, among the two, Qian Lin was the core.

"Jing Tian, ​​Martial Soul Longsword, Level 45 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Master."

"Liuli, with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda as her martial soul, is a level 29 support-type Grand Soul Master!"

After Tianlin and Ning Rongrong finished introducing themselves, they also released their martial souls. Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could not be hidden, so she only needed to keep her real name and appearance hidden. Two yellow soul rings surrounded the pagoda and shimmered.

Tianlin's martial soul was now an ancient longsword, which looked nothing special. Dai Mubai exclaimed in surprise, "Strange, why is this person's martial soul different from the one he used to fight me this morning? Could he have twin martial souls? Also, he's facing two Soul Masters, yet he doesn't use his soul rings? That's too arrogant."

"No, Boss Dai, this is the spirit that attacked you this morning. However, it seems that he has concealed the true appearance of this spirit using a special method." Tang San's eyes flashed with purple light as he used the Purple Demon Eye technique, instantly seeing through the true appearance of the Heavenly Scale Spirit.

Actually, this was something new that Tianlin learned from the Shushan Treasure Record. After he obtained his fourth soul ring, the Shushan Treasure Record turned a new page, and this time, it was about the method of making talismans.

He started by learning simple concealment and transformation runes, using these two runes on his martial soul and soul rings so that he could completely hide his identity during battles.

After all, Tianlin is currently on the Spirit Hall's kill list. In order to have more time to grow properly, it is necessary to be a little cowardly when necessary.

It's a pity that Tianlin doesn't know the Five Elements Immortal Technique yet, so he can't make powerful offensive talismans. The only one that doesn't require immortal techniques, the Demon Flame Flash Slash talisman, is too difficult to make and can't be mass-produced. Otherwise, Tang San's hidden weapons wouldn't be so important.

Chapter 101 Sword Master Jun Tianlin

"Hey kid, where's your spirit ring? You won't even give up your spirit ring? Are you looking down on us?" Qian Lin questioned.

"I'll release it now, don't rush," Tianlin said with a smile. Then, four spirit rings, two yellow and two purple, slowly appeared. It was a very normal configuration, and no one said anything.

But Tang San was completely terrified at this moment. Tianlin's concealment talisman and transformation talisman could deceive others, but they could not deceive his Purple Demon Eye.

"What's wrong, mistress? What did you see?" Flander asked.

"This person's true spirit rings are incredibly powerful. His second spirit ring is a thousand-year-old one, and his fourth spirit ring is an even more incredible ten-thousand-year-old black spirit ring!" Tang San exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this, the others gasped. What kind of inexplicable spirit ring configuration was this? Flander understood, after all, the news of Tianlin's second ring after a thousand years had already spread throughout the continent, but he had only just learned about the fourth ring after ten thousand years. "No wonder he had to hide his spirit rings. Once this configuration gets out, it will definitely attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, and they might even hunt him down."

"The match begins!" Seeing that all four were ready, the host immediately announced the start of the battle.

Tianlin charged directly at the two opponents, while Ning Rongrong quickly applied the two-fold support effect of her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to Tianlin.

"Li Zong, I'll hold that kid off. You take care of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda first!" Qian Lin ordered. Switching to support characters first is an ironclad rule in battle.

"No problem, brother." Li Zong replied, leaping into the air and raising his spear. "Third Soul Skill, Spear Assault!"

He immediately unleashed a thousand-year-old soul skill, flicking his spear and sending it hurtling towards Ning Rongrong. Although Rongrong used the Drunken Immortal Gazing at the Moon Step to dodge several attacks, the spear seemed to have eyes, relentlessly pursuing her.

"This is a Soul Skill Lock-On. As expected of a thousand-year-old Soul Skill, even if Rongrong's footwork is exquisite, it will be difficult to dodge this kind of attack unless Rongrong uses her Soul Bone Skill." Flander frowned.

However, most people don't use their soul bone skills casually, otherwise they'll easily be targeted.

Tianlin wanted to rush to the rescue, but at that moment, a huge shield blocked his way. It was Qian Lin. "First Soul Skill, Golden Shield Protection; Second Soul Skill, Golden Shield Enhancement!"

Qian Lin unleashed two soul skills in one go, just to temporarily stop Tian Lin.

"A decisive tactic, but even if I don't go to save Rongrong, there are other ways." Tianlin used his longsword to protect himself, channeled the Shu Mountain cultivation method, and silently chanted, "Heaven follows the Yin and Yang!"

The Shu Mountain Sect's auxiliary sword technique allows for the smooth control of sword energy, and with a single, invisible turn of the sword, it can transfer negative status effects from the user.

Tianlin drew his sword energy to Ning Rongrong. At this moment, Ning Rongrong's only state was locked, and Tianlin forcibly pulled this state out and transferred it to Qian Lin.

Suddenly, Li Zong's spear changed direction and flew towards Qian Lin.

'Ding! '