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Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Bo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Shi Quan's blood-red figure, Zhu Zhuqing's gaze once again became firm, and she quietly walked to the side, beginning to Cultivate diligently day and night.
Shi Quan sat like this for sixty days, a full two months.
The fresh red blood on his body had turned purplish-black, forming a hard scab on the surface of his skin.
A tearing, shattering sound came, attracting Dugu Bo's attention.
More and more cracks appeared, and gradually, those purplish-black scabs began to peel off, revealing skin that shimmered with a faint golden light.
"Hmm—"
A soft hum sounded, and Shi Quan slowly opened his eyes. The moment Shi Quan's eyes opened, a golden radiance erupted from his body, and the light instantly repelled all the scabs.
Brilliant light accompanied by strong mental fluctuations scattered in all directions.
Even Dugu Bo couldn't help but feel his vision blur, and his perception of his surroundings became indistinct, as if everything around him was enveloped in a fuzzy silver glow.
When Dugu Bo could see everything clearly again, Shi Quan had already changed into a clean robe and stood up.
"Shi Quan, just what level has your mental force reached? Even I feel a bit of pressure," Dugu Bo said with a sigh, looking at Shi Quan.
"I'm not sure exactly how strong it is, but it should be stronger than most Titled Douluo."
After absorbing the god-bestowed spirit ring granted by the Dragon God Dragon Soul, Shi Quan did not feel any increase in his Internal Energy. Like previous spirit rings, it only enhanced Shi Quan's mental force.
Shi Quan now felt that his mental force had filled his entire spiritual sea. He was only one opportunity away from his mental force possibly transforming into a Soul core.
Shi Quan smiled, then asked, "Grandpa Dugu, how long did this Cultivation take me?"
"Sixty days."
"Sixty days? That's good, about what I expected."
The absorption of the Spirit Bone and the condensation of the Soul core took about a week.
Adding the ten days spent exploring the burial place of the Two Great Dragon Kings.
The round trip took almost two and a half months, nearly three months.
After such a long time, Xue Qinghe should have almost finished building momentum with the Cultivation Technique he gave him earlier.
He thought that this trip out should allow him to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
Shi Quan turned to look at Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, who were still immersed in Spirit Bone absorption. "Seniors, do Ye Lingling and Yan Yan still need your assistance with their Spirit Bone absorption?"
"No, their absorption has already entered the right track. Now it's just a matter of time."
Hearing this, Shi Quan immediately took out the dragon god's heart. "Since that's the case, then this Junior will first assist the two Seniors in their Reincarnation."
"Thank you for your hard work." A hint of excitement flashed in the eyes of the Two Great Dragon Kings.
The reincarnation soul core vibrated within his body, and the auras of Earth, Life, and Soul intertwined.
The dragon god's heart in Shi Quan's hand sensed the energy within Shi Quan's body and immediately burst forth with brilliant nine-colored light. The nine-colored light, carrying a hint of black and white intermingled aura, merged into the Dragon Souls of the Two Great Dragon Kings.
The Two Great Dragon Souls let out excited roars. In an instant, the entire cave erupted with brilliant red and blue intertwined light.
The flesh and blood on the two dragon corpses also melted at this moment, turning into specks of starlight. When the last trace of flesh and blood merged into the Two Great Dragon Souls, the Two Great Dragon Souls also transformed into one red and one blue, two enormous dragon eggs, leaving only two massive dragon bone armors prostrate on the ground.
It only took Shi Quan one or two hours to activate the power of the dragon god's heart for the Reincarnation of the Two Great Dragon Kings' Dragon Souls.
The spirit power fluctuations around Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were still very strong; it looked like they would need at least another week to awaken.
After thinking about it, Shi Quan decided to let the two girls continue their closed-door absorption here for now.
He had to return to Heaven Dou City first.
Shi Quan also told Dugu Bo his idea.
After some consideration, Dugu Bo decided to go to Heaven Dou City with Shi Quan. Although he had hardly appeared in the past two years, he was very clear about the affairs on the continent. That guy Tang Hao had been inquiring about him and Shi Quan a lot.
Shi Quan's return would definitely attract a lot of attention. Tang Hao, that cunning old man, could even infiltrate Spirit City, let alone Heaven Dou City. If Tang Hao infiltrated, who would be able to discover him?
With him there, Shi Quan's safety would at least be somewhat guaranteed. As for Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, they were safe here, unaffected by wind or rain, so there was no need to worry at all.
To prevent the two girls from suddenly waking up, Shi Quan even left them a note.
After everything was done, Shi Quan then took Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Bo out of the cave.
Heaven Dou City.
Since Xue Qinghe announced the "Minor Circulation Cultivation Method" more than two months ago, the number of Spirit Masters in Heaven Dou City had more than doubled compared to before.
Xue Qinghe was very intelligent and skilled at building momentum.
Both the Major Circulation Cultivation Method and the "Minor Circulation Cultivation Method" involved a very important point: the Meridian pathways.
Therefore, he divided the "Minor Circulation Cultivation Method" into two parts. One part was the Meridian map. First, he used the Empire's name to publicize the human Meridian map, and then used this to promote the idea that special methods to accelerate Spirit Master Cultivation could be researched and created based on human Meridians.
Using this as a prelude, after initially establishing the reputation of the Meridian map, he waited for the matter to gradually ferment, intentionally guiding public opinion to doubt the authenticity of the Meridian map. Then, at the Peak of public discussion, he announced the specific route of the "Minor Circulation Cultivation Method".
One stone stirred a thousand ripples.
Because the Meridian map had already been studied and understood by most Spirit Masters, the announcement of the "Minor Circulation Cultivation Method"'s route directly caused a sensation throughout the entire Spirit Master's world in just one day!
In less than three days, the "Minor Circulation Cultivation Method" directly swept across the entire Spirit Master's world.
Step by step, this directly brought the influence of the "Minor Circulation Cultivation Method" to its Peak.
The name of Master Shi Quan directly became renowned throughout the entire Spirit Master's world.
Just as many Spirit Masters were experiencing the benefits brought by the "Minor Circulation Cultivation Method", in less than a month, a secret message spread within the Spirit Master's world: there was an even stronger Major Circulation Cultivation Method above the "Minor Circulation Cultivation Method".
Although the Empire did not officially endorse this news, it still attracted the pursuit and longing of countless Spirit Masters, which is why there were so many Spirit Masters in Heaven Dou City.
Especially Heaven Dou Royal Academy, which had already developed rapidly in the past two years due to winning the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament and expanding its enrollment of ordinary civilian Spirit Master Genius.
The emergence of the "Minor Circulation Cultivation Method" made the entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy even more popular, and its prestige greatly increased.
"Shi Quan, I didn't expect you, boy, to cause such a big stir as soon as you returned." Dugu Bo had heard many discussions about Shi Quan along the way, and he also learned the whole story from Shi Quan, so he couldn't help but sigh.
"I did all this for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud," Shi Quan said softly.
"Isn't it just a spirit tool? Is it worth all this trouble?" Dugu Bo asked, puzzled.
"Grandpa Dugu, this Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud is not simple; it involves too many things. I'll explain it to you after I get my hands on it."
Dugu Bo reminded, "But you still need to be careful of that Xue Qinghe; he's not simple."
"Grandpa Dugu, don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Shi Quan nodded in response.
The three chatted along the way and soon arrived outside the Crown Prince Residence.
The guards at the entrance quickly recognized Shi Quan's familiar face and respectfully stepped forward to salute, "Greetings, Master Shi."
Hearing others address him as Master, Shi Quan was still a bit unaccustomed, but he nodded and said, "I'm here to see Big Brother Xue. Please inform him for me."
The guard nodded, while sending someone to inform, he also ordered the gate to be opened and said, "His Highness the Crown Prince has instructed that if Master Shi visits, we are to directly lead you to him. Master, please come this way."
With that, the guard led Shi Quan into the residence.
Although Dugu Bo did not particularly like Xue Qinghe, he still followed Shi Quan into the Crown Prince Residence.
They had only walked halfway when Xue Qinghe appeared at the corridor of the courtyard to greet Shi Quan.
"Little Brother Shi, Mr. Dugu, Sister Zhuqing. Come, come, come, this way."
Xue Qinghe enthusiastically led the three deeper into the courtyard, finally sitting down under a pavilion.
"Little Brother Shi, how was your closed-door Cultivation?"
"I had a small harvest. I'm preparing to make a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Oh? Then I congratulate Little Brother Shi in advance on his Breakthrough to Spirit King." Xue Qinghe cupped his fists in congratulations.
Shi Quan smiled and did not explain, after all, during the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament, his spirit power was only Spirit Ancestor. In just over two years, it would indeed be Spirit King under normal circumstances.
However, no one knew that his spirit power was already a level forty-nine Spirit Ancestor during the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament.
Xue Qinghe misunderstood him to be a spirit ring, so Shi Quan naturally did not intend to explain, only smiling and asking, "Big Brother Xue, I wonder if things went smoothly?"
Xue Qinghe smiled and nodded, saying, "Little Brother Shi's interest in spirit tool, I have already informed His Majesty. His Majesty has agreed to lend the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Little Brother Shi for research."
Shi Quan smiled and nodded, understanding Xue Qinghe's meaning. The so-called interest was just an excuse. Whether it was a loan or a bestowal, as long as he could get the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, returning it or not would be another matter once it was in his hands.
"Little Brother Shi can accompany me into the palace during tomorrow morning's court session."
"Then I'll trouble Big Brother Xue," Shi Quan nodded in agreement.
To facilitate his entry into the palace tomorrow, Shi Quan directly stayed at the Crown Prince Residence temporarily.
Dugu Bo also stayed at the Crown Prince Residence to protect Shi Quan. As for Zhu Zhuqing, there was no need to mention it; where Shi Quan was, she naturally was too.
Early the next morning, the group of four set off for the Imperial Palace. Along the way, with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and Dugu Bo, the Guest Elder of the Heaven Dou Empire Imperial Family, there was no obstruction whatsoever.
However, the fact that Dugu Bo went to the Imperial Palace with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe caused much discussion. After all, Dugu Bo had always sided with Xue Xing, and his appearance beside Xue Qinghe inevitably led to many conjectures...