Yang Xiong glanced at Tang San. "I'm really sorry, but it's my time for a medicinal bath right now. Please have a seat and wait a moment."
Tang San sat down directly beside him, while Yang Xiong stepped out of the medicinal bath tub, went back to the bathroom to wash up, and changed into a fresh set of clothes.
Since cultivating Tai Chi, Yang Xiong, in addition to strenuous exercise, also enjoyed a relatively quiet life, which led to his habit of brewing tea.
When they initially invested in building the dormitories, each one was built quite large, with a structure of one bedroom and one living room. All facilities were complete inside. In the living room, besides the medicinal bath tub, there were also some tea tables and chairs, and even a desk, mainly for when he wanted to calm down and read a book.
Yang Xiong brewed a cup of tea for Tang San and then spoke, "Tang San, why did you suddenly have time to come see me alone today? Didn't everyone go out to play since we just arranged a week-long holiday?"
Tang San took a sip of tea and smiled, "Xiao Wu was too tired and has been sleeping since she got back to the dorm. I also wanted to combine work and rest and take a break."
"But you seem to be busy every moment. Your perseverance in cultivation makes me admire you a bit."
Yang Xiong smiled. "I've been used to it since I was a child. It feels a bit uncomfortable not cultivating or taking a medicinal bath."
Tang San thought for a moment before speaking. "Right, Yang Xiong, I noticed that your medicinal bath ingredients seem quite extraordinary. Many of the poisonous herbs inside have very strong toxicity. Normally, let alone a Soul Elder, I'm afraid even a Soul King might not be able to withstand it."
Yang Xiong said, "This should be a change in my body's tolerance. I started refining my body from a young age, and my body has been exposed to various toxins since childhood. I only gradually became able to adapt. However, besides toxins, my medicinal bath also contains various spirit herbs. When combined, they are quite effective for the body and the absorption of soul power."
"By the way, did you come to see me for something specific?"
Tang San then spoke, "Yang Xiong, I plan to spend this week crafting some hidden weapons. You should have seen the Zhuge Divine Crossbow. I'm still missing some poisons. I see you have quite a few poisons, and if possible, I'd like to purchase some from you."
Yang Xiong smiled. "This is no big deal. You can tell me what poisonous herbs you need, but I'm not sure if I have all of them."
Tang San shook his head. "I should still pay. I know some poisonous herbs are valuable, and I'll buy them at market price."
Yang Xiong was a bit helpless. "That's a bit awkward, because I don't know the prices of these poisonous herbs. I got these things directly from the sect and didn't spend any money at all."
"Besides, you're probably making a full set of hidden weapons for all of us. We can't just let you be the only one paying, after all, the materials for hidden weapons also cost money, and you even have to spend a lot of time and effort."
Just as Yang Xiong said, Ning Fengzhi seemed to have given Yang Xiong considerable authority within the sect. All the medicinal bath materials were already prepared, and even the things needed for the later stages of The Way of Defense were ready long ago. Someone would deliver them without Yang Xiong even needing to ask, and judging by the age of the medicinal herbs, he didn't know if Bone Douluo had prepared them in advance, or if they were leftovers from when he used them himself.
As for the countless poisonous herbs obtained from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, Yang Xiong had never dealt with any issues regarding the price of poisonous herbs and wouldn't take them out.
In short, in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it seemed he never needed to spend money. As long as he wanted something, the Executive Department could quickly provide it.
After the two communicated, Tang San wrote down the names of quite a few poisonous herbs on a piece of paper, and Yang Xiong carefully examined them, thought about it, and then crossed out some names.
"I have these on me right now, I'll give them to you now. As for the names I crossed out, I don't have them. I might be able to find them if I go back to the sect, but since we're at Shrek now, I'm afraid I won't be going back that quickly."
Tang San smiled. "I'll figure out a way for the remaining ones, and I won't trouble you to go back to the sect to look for them."
After speaking, Yang Xiong walked back to the bedroom, and after some rummaging, he took out a few wooden boxes and handed them to Tang San.
The ones Yang Xiong gave were some relatively common poisonous herbs. Although they had some value, they could be bought on the market. None of the rarer ones or those obtained from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well were taken out.
In Yang Xiong's eyes, Tang San providing him and Ning Rongrong with a set of hidden weapons and him giving a little bit of poisonous herbs wasn't a loss, and Yang Xiong himself never liked to take such small advantages, especially among classmates.
Tang San took the wooden boxes and examined them carefully, immediately overjoyed. "Thank you so much. This way, I should be able to finish crafting the hidden weapons during these few days of holiday. I'll give you a set in advance then."
Yang Xiong smiled. "These are no big deal, and it just so happens that I have these poisonous herbs on me."
Tang San also joked, "Yang Xiong, sometimes I really envy your sect background and having a Titled Douluo as a teacher."
Yang Xiong shook his head. "You can't say that. Perhaps others envy me for being wealthy in the sect, but I also envy your freedom. The sect might be a permanent shackles that all of us sect disciples can never shake off, and you also have a good teacher who truly gives and plans for you."
Tang San said, "My teacher is indeed very good to me. He has taught me diligently all these years, otherwise I wouldn't have achieved what I have today."
After chatting for a few moments, Yang Xiong noticed a hint of hesitation on Tang San's face and finally spoke.
"Tang San, just say whatever's on your mind. There's nothing we can't talk about between classmates."
Tang San hesitated for a while before speaking, "Then I might be a bit presumptuous. I saw that the Self-Created Soul Skill you used last time was very good. You also know that my Blue Silver Grass lacks explosive power. Could I ask you to teach me? Of course, I won't take it for free. You can ask for anything you want in return."
Yang Xiong picked up his teacup and thought carefully before replying, "Tang San, we are classmates, and some things need to be considered carefully. My Rasengan can indeed make up for your shortcomings to some extent, but this was created under my master's personal guidance and is now a top secret of our sect. It cannot be taught to anyone other than the Sect Leader's successor and direct disciples."
"Besides, you should know the importance of Self-Created Soul Skills to the individual. We've fought so many times, and I know you have many Self-Created Soul Skills. Even if someone paid a price, would you hand over your own Self-Created Soul Skills?"
Tang San was silent for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, "What if I'm willing to exchange Self-Created Soul Skills with you? I don't think you'd be at a disadvantage."
Yang Xiong smiled, "Tang San, we've fought quite a few times during this period. You should also know that I'm also researching Self-Created Soul Skills. Although the methods are different and the techniques vary, I'm not completely unable to deal with your attacks. Among your many Self-Created Soul Skills, the only one I completely cannot understand is the technique where your eyes turn completely purple and attack the enemy. You should understand what I mean."
Tang San was silent for a moment before speaking, "I understand. I need to think about it."
...
After watching Tang San leave the room, Yang Xiong couldn't help but shake his head. This Tang San really couldn't hold back. As expected, he wanted his Self-Created Soul Skill. According to his style in the original work, he probably wouldn't give up easily.
One should know that although Tang San was an outer sect disciple of the Tang Sect in his previous life, those so-called Tang Sect unique skills were stolen from the inner sect. Although he wanted to prove himself, his methods were not exactly honorable.
And Tang San's many techniques basically came from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, mainly including Mystic Heaven Skill, Purple Demon Eyes, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Crane Control Capturing Dragon, and Mystic Jade Hand. Of course, there was also knowledge of various Immortal Herbs from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
Among these things, what Yang Xiong was truly interested in were the Purple Demon Eyes and the knowledge of various Immortal Herbs.
Although Yang Xiong currently had various Immortal Herbs, even if he only carried some for self-preservation and necessity, he wouldn't say a word to anyone else, especially the quick-witted Tang San. Once Tang San knew he had Immortal Herbs, it would likely cause a lot of trouble.
And the Purple Demon Eyes was the only method for cultivating spiritual power that Yang Xiong knew of in the entire Douluo 1. Exchanging it for a Rasengan that hadn't been developed a second time wouldn't be a loss.
As for other cultivation methods, with the deepening of his Tai Chi research recently, Yang Xiong had gradually begun to adapt.
The so-called Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track was actually just a particularly agile footwork, along with some special dodging and positioning methods. Under absolute speed, it wouldn't have much advantage.
Mystic Jade Hand was a method to harden the palms. For Yang Xiong, who had a Body Martial Soul, it had no effect at all.
As for Crane Control Capturing Dragon, Yang Xiong had almost cultivated his Tai Chi Fist to the perfect realm. This method of using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds was even stronger than Tang San's.
And as for Mystic Heaven Skill, there was no need to even think about it. This was Tang San's biggest secret, and he wouldn't pass it on to anyone.
Looking at all of Tang San's Tang Sect unique skills, the only truly useful one was the Purple Demon Eyes. Even at the Titled Douluo realm, it was very effective, and could even be said to be one of the fundamental reasons for Tang San's true strength. After all, cultivating the Purple Demon Eyes made Tang San's spiritual power far stronger than Soul Masters of the same level.
In fact, Yang Xiong hadn't thought about researching a method to cultivate spiritual power himself, but he had never been able to get started. Even the library of the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect didn't have anything similar that he could learn from.
However, based on Yang Xiong's understanding of Tang San, he probably wouldn't be willing to exchange the Purple Demon Eyes for the Rasengan. Perhaps he would think that with his intelligence, he could also research it, after all, the Rasengan didn't look complicated.
Only Yang Xiong knew the true difficulty of the Rasengan. The Rasengan looked simple, but it required extremely high demands on soul power and control. In particular, it required long-term training to grasp the subtle soul power between the palms, and it could only gradually take shape through countless repetitions. Not to mention that Yang Xiong also planned to develop the Rasengan a second time.
As expected, Tang San never mentioned this matter again after that day. However, Yang Xiong noticed that Tang San's palms seemed a bit off. He should have suffered some damage to his palms from researching the Rasengan.
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In the following days, everyone was extremely relaxed. Oscar himself fell asleep and slept for several days, not even bothering to get up.
Zhu Zhuqing continued to cultivate diligently as always, and even Dai Mubai stayed by her side, completely looking like he had turned over a new leaf.
Tang San stayed indoors crafting various Hidden Weapons, even spending less time with Xiao Wu.
After sleeping for a few days, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong immediately became excited. Even Yang Xiong and Tang San were dragged along by them to go shopping. Looking at the two of them, they seemed like good friends.
These two young girls ate, drank, and had fun in Soto City, especially when they went shopping, it was a whirlwind. Yang Xiong felt that it was even more painful than attending classes and training. Tang San, on the other hand, had already taken the opportunity to sneak off to the Blacksmith Shop.
As for Ma Hongjun, according to Dai Mubai, this person was addicted to brothels, which made the few girls look at Dai Mubai with disdain.
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