Hearing the commotion, Yu Yuanzhen rushed out. When he stepped outside, he saw clan members gathered together, shouting and cursing.
"Move aside, the clan leader is here." The surrounding people announced Yu Yuanzhen's arrival.
The clan members immediately gave way, and soon Yu Yuanzhen saw Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan.
Yu Yuanzhen's eyes focused on Dugu Yan. Seeing that Yu Tianheng had brought her back, his eyes lit up. Before he could speak, Yu Tianheng spoke first.
"Grandfather, you have arrived. I have brought Dugu Yan to stay in our clan."
Hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen quickly understood the meaning, dispersed the crowd and said,
"Tianheng, take Dugu Yan to rest first."
"Ok, Grandfather." With that, Yu Tianheng took Dugu Yan, arranged a room for her to stay in, and quickly returned to find Yu Yuanzhen.
"Grandfather."
"Tianheng, did you ask that bastard's location from Dugu Yan?"
"Grandfather, I already asked her, but she said she was left in Sunset Forest by her grandfather and his whereabouts are unknown. I think she is lying to us."
Yu Yuanzhen thought her words carefully and said
"It does not matter. Since she is in our clan, Dugu Bo will come to us. Anyway, our clan members are out of danger, so we can wait patiently for him without worry."
"Wait, Grandfather. Our clan members are really out of danger?" Yu Tianheng was excited. In past few days, he is worried about the clan situation.
"Yes, Wu Lan healed them."
"What? That bastard saved our clan?" Yu Tianheng was stunned to hear this.
"Yes, he healed us, and as agreed, we will not hold a grudge against him as a reward for helping us." Yu Yuanzhen said generously.
"But Grandfather, that bastard..." Yu Tianheng was depressed hearing this.
"Tianheng, he..." Yu Yuanzhen wanted to say something, but his words were interrupted by a voice.
"Clan leader."
Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianheng turned to see a clan elder walking toward them.
"Is there something to report?" Yu Yuanzhen asked.
"No, clan leader, it is about Dugu Yan's matter."
"Oh? Elder, do you have any suggestions?" Hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen understood that this elder likely had something in mind.
"Clan leader, it is like this. Since we have Dugu Yan, when Dugu Bo arrives we will demand the antidote to the poison. Wu Lan healed them partially, not fully. Not to mention that you are still poisoned. With the antidote, we will be cured perfectly." The clan elder spoke with full concern.
"Elder, you are very thoughtful. Do not worry, since this matter concerns the lives of our clan members, I will definitely solve it." Yu Yuanzhen accepted the elder's suggestion.
"I believe the clan leader will save everyone. But clan leader, it is better to be careful and let Dugu Bo make the antidote in front of us. Otherwise, with Dugu Bo's vicious nature, he might harm us using this antidote." The clan elder added cautiously.
"Do not worry, Elder. I will make him prepare the antidote in front of us for the safety of the clan." Yu Yuanzhen said solemnly. He also realized the seriousness of the matter.
With that, the clan elder mentioned a few more precautions and left.
After leaving the area, the clan elder's appearance changed.
"Hehehe, Tang San, I have prepared a very small pit for you. Let me see how you will face your teacher after revealing you are mastermind behind poisoning of their clan." Wu Lan said with a smile.
After arranging the small fun event, he headed toward Sunset Forest to increase his power.
Soon, he reached a hidden cave in Sunset Forest. After carefully scanning the surroundings with his Blue Silver Sense, he asked his Orchid to keep scanning the area for any unexpected situations.
"Now we can upgrade without any disturbances."
Wu Lan used the soul power in his inventory to increase his soul power to level 70. Then he began use his own soul power for condensing his seventh soul ring with the help of Orchid, who guided the process and helped shape the ring according to his will.
Soon, a white ring formed. Wu Lan did not stop and continued channeling soul power into Orchid to increase the soul ring's age. Slowly, the ring color started changing to purple.
A few hours later, Wu Lan finally stopped and sighed after seeing only a twenty thousand year soul ring.
"Condensing high level soul rings requires too much energy. After exhausting all my soul power, I can only condense a black soul ring."
"Master, if another person with higher soul power sent you soul power, then it would be easier to condense higher level soul ring."
"Oh? Orchid, you mean you can condense soul rings using a third party's soul power?" Hearing Orchid's words, Wu Lan was surprised and asked to confirm.
"Yes, Master. After breaking into Soul Saint, while you were condensing your soul ring, I discovered that I can also use surrounding soul power to condense soul rings. So it should be possible to use another person's soul power as well." Orchid explained slowly while recalling the process.
"Orchid, you have become smarter." Wu Lan praised her while gently patting her head.
"Hehehe, Master, I am always smarter than that dumb rabbit." Orchid said happily, enjoying her master's affection while not forgetting to insult Xiao Wu.
Hearing this, Wu Lan smiled wryly and felt relieved that Xiao Wu was not here. Otherwise, Xiao Wu would have fought Orchid to the death.
In the capital, Xiao Wu suddenly sneezed.
"Xiao Wu, what happened? Are you ill?" Zhu Zhuqing, Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and Lingling quickly gathered around her with worried expressions.
Seeing their concern, Xiao Wu felt warmth in her heart and said with the intention of showing off,
"It is nothing, maybe Brother is thinking about me."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing put away her worried expression and said playfully,
"Maybe it is not Brother who thought of you, but Orchid, who is scolding you in front of him."
Instantly, Xiao Wu exploded.
"That stupid weed dares!"
After bursting out, she became anxious, imagining Orchid saying bad things about her while being alone with her brother.
Thinking of this, she decided that once her brother returned, she would give Orchid a good thrashing to make her know her place.