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"Alright, alright! Let's go then!" Mu Changsheng happily tried to pull Mu Ci away.
This action left Mu Ci stunned, not understanding what was going on.
"What are you standing there for? Go absorb the spirit ring!"
"But Grandpa, don't we need to go to the Soul Beast Forest to get a Soul Ring? Or at least the Soul Hunting Forest? Why are we going to our backyard?"
Lin Ya, who was standing nearby watching the father and son, smiled and replied upon hearing Mu Ci's words:
"Didn't you ask your family to keep an eye out for those plant-type spirit beasts you marked?"
Mu Ci nodded; this was indeed something he had asked his family to keep in mind.
"When your grandfather returned from hunting soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, he happened to encounter a sunflower that was about 1,700 years old."
Mu Ci was speechless; this was practically a gift from God.
The sunflower is a plant-type spirit beast similar to a sunflower, except that it doesn't have sunflower seeds.
It can absorb the essence of the sun to promote its own growth, and can also be used for attack or defense. It is a rather rare type of soul beast.
Choosing it was also another experiment by Mu Ci, namely, whether different kinds of plant soul beasts would promote the growth of Jianmu and Destiny, after all, a variety of kinds is also a kind of abundance!
Even if not, the Sunflower is still an excellent choice for a spirit ring. Choosing this spirit ring will likely grant you a purification effect related to the power of the sun, which is recorded in the Spirit Hall.
Only by providing healing and purification can a healer be considered a qualified healer.
Following Mu Changsheng, they arrived at a botanical garden. As soon as they entered, Mu Ci saw the sunflowers that were wilting.
The sunflower has a small wooden house made of vines on its head, so that not a single ray of sunlight can shine directly on the flower.
"After I exhausted the solar energy stored in this sunflower, I sealed it in a plant cage, preventing it from drawing any power from the sunlight."
Looking at the sunflower, Mu Changsheng introduced it to Mu Ci beside him.
"Go, get your second soul ring," Lin Ya encouraged from the side.
Mu Ci nodded, took out a weapon from her soul tool, and directly cut off the sunflower flower.
The sunflower, having lost its sun-facing flower, immediately began to wither.
The surging soul power immediately began to condense into a purple soul ring, rising and falling.
Having already absorbed a spirit ring once, Mu Ci, familiar with the process, immediately released her martial spirit and began to guide the spirit ring.
The intense heat and immense power of the spirit ring began to penetrate every part of Mu Ci's body, tearing and strengthening his entire being.
However, this absorption is much safer than the first spirit ring.
With the blessing of a top-grade soul bone, a mere 1,700-year-old sunflower simply could not reach Mu Ci's limit of endurance.
Chapter 21 The Method of Whale Glue
Less than half an hour later, Mu Ci opened her eyes and stood up from the ground.
Seeing the expectant looks in the two elderly people's eyes, Mu Ci immediately revealed his spirit ring.
Yellow, purple.
The two spirit rings, intertwined, represent the first recorded instance of a second spirit ring being born in a millennium.
Of course, those who take the divine exam cannot be included, and these are not things that ordinary people can know.
Lin Ya had worked at the Spirit Hall for decades and had never seen Qian Daoliu reveal his spirit rings in public, let alone know about the terrifying ratio of eight black and one red.
"Okay, okay!"
The two elderly people laughed when they saw this; they had witnessed a miracle.
"How are you feeling?" Lin Ya asked.
"My soul power has reached level twenty-three. As for soul skills..."
"It's a domain-type soul skill, just like the first soul skill. The effect is roughly the same, except that the healing is replaced with a continuous purification effect. However, it's not as domineering as the sunflower, which can remove negative status effects all at once."
"The Millennium Soul Skill has an additional effect: when released under the sun, the soul power consumption rate will be reduced by 50%."
Lin Ya said with a face full of emotion:
"I'm not surprised by the soul power. After all, with the support of a top-tier soul bone and a transcendent soul ring, reaching only level twenty-three is not only not high, but actually a bit low."
"As for the soul skill, it's quite good, no wonder it's a thousand-year soul ring!"
Mu Changsheng was still quite satisfied with his grandson's soul power and soul skills, but the two consecutive auxiliary soul skills still made him somewhat worried, so he reminded Mu Ci.
"However, our family's martial soul is a control-type martial soul after all. Xiao Ci, you still need to acquire some combat-type soul skills in the future. Pure support soul masters have no means of self-defense."
The three chatted for a bit before heading back.
Mu Ci suddenly took out a booklet from his storage soul tool and handed it to Lin Ya:
"Grandma, I will definitely reveal my soul ring to outsiders in the future. I'm sure many people want to know the secret of the second soul ring in a thousand years."
The new Pope of the Spirit Hall will definitely inquire about this; you can simply hand over this booklet then.
"This is?"
Lin Ya took the booklet and looked at Mu Ci with a puzzled expression.
Mu Ci responded, "This is a method I discovered that can improve physical fitness and effectively increase the absorption limit of the first four spirit rings."
Mu Changsheng and Lin Ya were shocked and quickly opened the booklet to check.
"Whale glue? That's not a bed..., it can actually increase the upper limit of soul ring absorption?" Mu Changsheng was somewhat surprised when he saw the description in the booklet.
This kind of entertainment used by nobles actually has such a powerful effect.
"Yes, I overheard that nobles use this stuff; after taking it, their bodies get hot and their skin turns blood red."
"Out of curiosity, I bought one to study and discovered that the condensate in the brain of this whale-like soul beast can effectively enhance the physical strength of a soul master."
However, this can only be achieved by taking it correctly; the pleasurable effects are merely a side effect of whale gelatin.
Muci recounted how he discovered the effects of whale glue.
"If this method gets out, wouldn't everyone be able to reach the second ring in a thousand years?" the two old men exclaimed in surprise.
If everyone can reach the second ring of a thousand years, then what's the point of all they've done?
Mu Ci shook her head and replied, "Of course it's not that simple. First of all, the enhancement effect of a hundred-year-old whale glue is not obvious. Even if you take a lot of it, it will only enhance you for about a hundred years before losing its effect."
"The effects of whale gelatin that is over a thousand years old are indeed quite good. After taking it, one can still live for one or two hundred years. Even if the effects decrease with subsequent use, one can still gain an upper limit of several hundred years."
"Taking both in large quantities to try and break through to the second ring of the millennium is worth a shot, but there are still considerable risks involved."
"Whale glue is a luxury item that circulates among nobles; expecting everyone to have a second ring after a thousand years is simply unrealistic."
"In the end, only a handful of powers will have the financial and material resources to acquire these for their heirs."
The second ring of the millennium is not so easy to achieve.
Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei have incredibly powerful backgrounds. One has royal blood, and the other is backed by the strongest power on the entire continent, as well as a Limit Douluo-level great-grandfather. Yet, they still have the standard soul ring configuration.
Even the inner disciples know this method, so how could these two not know it? Not to mention that the Xuanming Sect started out as an alchemy sect.
Upon hearing this, both Mu Changsheng and Lin Ya seemed to realize something.
Whale glue is obtained from the endless ocean, and whale spirit beasts, as one of the ocean's overlords, are known for their power, making the production even rarer.
"It's already pretty good. A possibility is much better than no hope at all."
Lin Ya looked at the booklet in front of her as if it were a treasure, but also said with some reluctance, "Xiao Ci, are we really going to hand this over?"
"Of course, if I don't hand it over, my second ring of the millennium will become the target of everyone's criticism, and if there is no feasible way to prove it, then some people will definitely suspect that I have a soul bone."
“Our family is indeed quite powerful now, but you can’t stay by my side forever. And the Soul Bone is known as the Blood River’s most precious treasure. There will definitely be some ruthless villains who dare to kill and rob us.”
"And after handing it over, we can get the Spirit Hall to endorse it, which will minimize the trouble."
Mu Ci replied earnestly.
"Yes, Xiao Ci is right. We really need to be wary of the consequences of the second ring of the millennium."
Mu Changsheng nodded, agreeing with Mu Ci's decision. Although his family now had a Title Douluo in charge, they were far from being able to intimidate the world just by their titles.
Even the Spirit Hall cannot do this. There are countless desperate people in the world who would risk everything for a little bit of profit, and people go to that prison every year.
"Besides, I'm taking it out now, but I'm not asking you to hand it over right now."
Our family will buy a batch first, and then hand them over to the Papal Palace and the Hall of Worship in a few months.
Even those above wouldn't say anything, since the Mu family's financial resources wouldn't amount to much; it's negligible compared to the overall whale glue market.
Upon hearing this reason, Mu Changsheng and Lin Ya nodded.
Indeed, with their own strength and financial resources, they couldn't possibly handle or protect such a large market. It would be better to take a big bite for themselves first, and then hand over the secret recipe to the Spirit Hall in exchange for profits.
As for whether the higher-ups of the Spirit Hall will blame them for not handing over such a crucial secret in a timely manner.
This was beyond their consideration, not to mention that it was something their own grandson had researched.
They wouldn't have revealed such a secret to everyone if it weren't to divert attention. We're just buying some in advance to store up; what's wrong with that?
Someone like Bibi Dong wouldn't go to such lengths for something like this.
Even when she wasn't crazy, Bibi Dong's methods were still quite remarkable.
Mu Changsheng suddenly had an idea and quickly discussed it with his grandson.
"Xiao Ci, do you think if I take a piece of ten-thousand-year-old whale glue before absorbing the first ring, I can achieve the first ring of the thousand-year cycle?"
Mu Ci thought for a moment and said seriously, "It's unlikely. The soul power contained in the ten-thousand-year whale glue is too enormous. Even if it is divided into small pieces and consumed, it is not something that an ordinary soul master who has not yet absorbed a soul ring can consume. It is far less efficient than consuming a hundred-year or thousand-year whale glue."
"The best order of taking the supplements is to proceed gradually. Before the first ring, take the hundred-year whale gelatin; before the second ring, take the thousand-year whale gelatin; and before the third and fourth rings, if conditions permit, take the ten-thousand-year whale gelatin. This way, the upper limit of the soul ring can be maximized, allowing the soul ring limit to exceed that of those who have not taken the supplements by about 50% to 80%."
Mu Changsheng nodded and didn't ask any further questions about it.
Seeing that the two elderly people were no longer in trouble, he took the opportunity to tell them about his plan to travel out and practice medicine.
Chapter 22 Bibi Dong and Hu Liena
“Grandpa and Grandma, my divine examination has stopped again. Next, I want to travel around the province of Loran, practicing medicine and comprehending the true meaning of abundance.”
Mu Changsheng and Lin Ya exchanged a glance and nodded. They had no objections to the matter. After all, they had seen what had happened over the past year, and Mu Ci had said something similar during a meal recently, so they were already prepared.