Of course, a spiritual master must possess noble character like I do. The other person is still alive—how could I possibly covet their inheritance?
Xu Mingxi extended his hand and probed the cold Yin Spring, but in the end, he chose not to enter. The remnant soul of the Fire Dragon King had said that there were no soul bones, and he completely trusted that.
This clearly wasn't because he was afraid he couldn't withstand an attack from the Fire Dragon King's remnant soul, or because he wanted to wait until he became stronger or acquired some ninth-level spiritual defense soul guides before trying again.
Or, after I become a god, I can spread the news about the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eyes. When the remnant soul of the Dragon King disappears, it would be better to let the younger generation retrieve it.
Xu Mingxi did not linger. It didn't matter if there were no soul bones—it was already a great fortune for him to receive information from the Star God. Perhaps this would be very useful in the future for illuminating the crystal ball and obtaining the inheritance of the Sun and Moon God.
And he still had many things to do. The herbs around the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eyes had grown well in recent years, and he needed to pack most of them back to the Star Crown Sect as reserves for future wars.
Nominally, this place still belonged to Dugu Bo, and the price of the medicinal herbs needed to be negotiated with him. Whether it was gold soul coins or thousand-year soul bones, the Star Crown Sect could provide them.
He went to Dugu Bo's residence and saw smoke rising from the house. Dugu Bo was standing outside the door anxiously waiting. He knew in his heart that it was probably Dugu Yan doing something like taking a medicinal bath inside.
"Mingxi, have you finished your task?"
"It's taken care of, but I'd like to discuss with Senior Dugu the purchase of medicinal herbs from the Yin-Yang Eyes."
"Just take them all if you want, but you have to promise me—when the Dugu family needs medicinal herbs, we can get them from the Star Crown Sect's medicinal warehouse."
Xu Mingxi was stunned. He understood what Dugu Bo meant. His intention was to hand over ownership of the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eyes to the Star Crown Sect. That was a significant gesture.
"Alright, Senior Dugu, don't worry. As long as my Star Crown Sect exists, the Dugu family will never face disaster."
Dugu Bo nodded, his heart filled with helplessness. This was the sorrow of the weak. Although he was now a level 93 Titled Douluo, the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eyes were so valuable that holding them was like holding a hot potato. Now that he had Xu Mingxi's promise, the Dugu family wouldn't have to worry for at least three hundred years. As for the future, he could only rely on the wisdom of the next generation.
If the training from the Star Crown Sect and the easy access to medicinal resources still weren't enough for the Dugu family to gain an advantage over non-Sect forces, then it would be better for him to fully hand the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eyes over to Xu Mingxi—the strongest person in the history of the Star Crown Sect—than to risk the sect subtly coercing his descendants in the future.
If Yanyan was willing, it would be wonderful if she chose a good husband from the Star Crown Sect. If she wasn't, Xin'er and his wife were still young, and if they were urged, they could contribute to continuing the Dugu family line.
Dugu Bo was waiting at the door for Dugu Yan, his thoughts drifting. While he waited and picked medicinal herbs, Xu Mingxi emerged from the poison formation.
At present, he had made little progress through conventional training, and it was unclear how long it would take him to break through to Ultimate Douluo. It would be better for him to seek external help.
In the Douluo Continent, there were only two kinds of external power: various heavenly treasures and soul bones left behind by dead soul beasts. The soul bones Xu Mingxi needed had to be at least 100,000 years old, and it would be even better if their attributes matched.
He planned to explore the depths of the Sunset Forest first to see if he could find any rare treasures or hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts. He still needed three soul bones. It wasn't impossible to obtain soul bones from other sources, so he didn't mind.
Besides, even if the attributes didn't match, locating the positions of hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in advance would still be valuable. Several Soul Douluos of the Ming generation in the Star Crown Sect were waiting to obtain their ninth soul ring from a hundred-thousand-year beast.
There were currently no soul beasts in the Sunset Forest that could threaten Xu Mingxi. He could search freely. Even if a few blind soul beasts attacked, it would just be another opportunity to obtain a soul bone.
Meanwhile, in the Tiandou Shui family, Song Jiang was not so happy. He looked at his wife Shui Fu, who sat beside him, and both felt helpless.
When those who had gone to sea recently returned, they were overly excited and drew too much attention as they herded Swordfish to the coast. This was the first time such an advanced navigation soul guide had appeared in Hanhai City.
That wasn't the worst part. What was more alarming was that many people noticed they had killed all the crew members from the Sun and Moon Continent. It was so suspicious that they must have been hiding something.
Song Jiang was quite well-known in Hanhai City. Even though he had been gone for nearly ten years, many people still remembered him and came to visit.
At this time, the visiting soul masters discovered that he had broken through to the Soul Saint level, and even his wife Shui Fu had become a Soul Emperor. Now the outside world was increasingly convinced of the rumor that they had acquired a great treasure at sea.
The Song Mansion was suddenly flooded with people, and even Soul Saints began visiting. Song Jiang couldn't handle the pressure. He feared that a Soul Douluo might come and force him to reveal news about Xu Mingxi, so he took his wife to her parents' house to avoid the spotlight.
"Brother Jiang, when we left Hanhai City, there were rumors that someone saw Master Xu and his group heading toward the Star Crown Sect's shop. Should we inform him?"
"Yes, we should. This might be our chance—an opportunity to connect with the Star Crown Sect."
The couple discussed briefly, and then Shui Fu left to head to the Shui family hall to meet the family head—Shui Ruoxi, who was also the dean of Tianshui University and a Soul Douluo-level expert.
"Xiao Fu, are you used to being home? You've worked outside for so many years—it must've been hard."
"Auntie, if I hadn't worked outside for years, with my current talent, I wouldn't even be sure of becoming a Soul King, let alone a Soul Emperor."
They exchanged pleasantries for a while before Shui Fu finally got to the point of her visit.
"Auntie, you know we were hired to go to sea."
"I know. News about you has spread in recent days. It's said the people who hired you were from the Star Crown Sect?"
Shui Ruoxi sat upright. Having led the family for years, Shui Fu's intentions were obvious to her. However, since the Star Crown Sect and the Spirit Hall were currently at peace, there was a possibility of connecting with them.
She had originally planned to send someone to deliver generous gifts to the Star Crown Sect, but Shui Fu's next words changed her mind, and she instead planned to let Shui Fu bring the Shui family's future successor along for the journey.
"Auntie, you only know we hired people from the Star Crown Sect, but you don't know their strength. Among them were two Titled Douluos, and one of them was probably only around forty years old."