After sealing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well so tightly that not a drop could leak through, Wu Ling returned to Spirit City with Yue Guan and Ghost. Erasmus Graves went to pick up his granddaughter first.
Before leaving, Erasmus Graves and Wu Ling had discussed the matter. In the end, Erasmus Graves decided to bring his granddaughter, Avis Graves, to Spirit City while he continued serving as a guest elder of the Polaris Empire.
First, he could cultivate Wu Ling's method openly there. Second, he had already agreed with Wu Ling that he and Avis would each receive a cultivation potion every month. Third, Erasmus Graves wanted Avis to get closer to Wu Ling.
After all, a son-in-law as outstanding as Wu Ling was not easy to find. The two of them were only two or three years apart, so their ages were suitable as well.
Of course, Wu Ling had no particular thoughts about her.
As for whether Erasmus Graves sending his granddaughter to Spirit Hall would draw suspicion from the Polaris imperial family, he had considered that too.
In the past, suspicion would have been inevitable. However, after Spirit Hall released the cultivation method, countless Spirit Masters wanted to join Spirit Hall. Erasmus Graves was also only a guest elder of the Polaris Empire, so the empire did not restrict his movements. There would be suspicion, but it would not be as direct as before.
According to Erasmus Graves, Emperor Noctis had personally summoned him on the day Spirit Hall released the cultivation method and promised him many benefits.
Wu Ling did not care much about that. He had already handed all matters in Polaris over to Erasmus Graves to maneuver around. He had only one requirement.
Xue Qinghe had to take the throne.
At the time, Erasmus Graves had stared at Wu Ling in surprise for quite a while before making one request of his own. He wanted Spirit Hall to spare Prince Sirius's life once, just once. Wu Ling had agreed.
The moment Wu Ling returned to Spirit City, he went straight to Spirit Hall. Before returning, he had already used the Spirit Power telephone to tell Bibi Dong that he wanted to find traces of the Titan Giant Ape.
As one of the current open rulers of Star Soul Forest, the Titan Giant Ape had always been broadly tracked by Spirit Hall. When Wu Ling arrived before Bibi Dong, she had already taken out a scroll recording the Titan Giant Ape's movements. The scroll thoughtfully marked the places where the Titan Giant Ape had lingered and how long it had stayed in each location.
"Ling'er, are you planning to use a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast for your fifth Spirit Ring?" Bibi Dong asked Wu Ling as he lowered his head to study the scroll.
After confirming the information, Wu Ling put the scroll away.
"Yes, Teacher. I already explained the details over the phone. My body has reached the point where it can carry a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring. As for the soul of a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, Rose has a potion to help with that. So I have decided to use the Titan Giant Ape for my fifth Spirit Ring."
Bibi Dong lowered her gaze toward her disciple, who had already nearly caught up to her in height, and a deep wave of emotion rose in her heart. She still remembered how, eight years earlier, the six-year-old Wu Ling had become her disciple in this very place.
Now, eight years later, Wu Ling's Spirit Power had already reached level fifty, and his target was a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring that ordinary Titled Sages might never possess.
After another sigh, Bibi Dong asked, "I remember that this Titan Giant Ape stays with the Sky Azure Bull Python, correct?"
"Yes, Your Holiness," Yue Guan replied from Bibi Dong's side. "When you killed that rabbit back then, Ghost and I used our Martial Soul fusion skill to hold those two back."
Bibi Dong nodded.
"Ling'er, do you mind waiting three days?"
"I do not mind, Teacher."
As he spoke, Wu Ling had already guessed Bibi Dong's plan. She wanted to make the Sky Azure Bull Python into a Spirit Ring for her second Martial Soul.
Wu Ling naturally had no objection. Although the Sky Azure Bull Python contained dragon blood, his current target was the Titan Giant Ape. As for finding a Soul Beast with dragon blood in the future, would Di Tian not be more suitable than the Sky Azure Bull Python?
After that, Bibi Dong spent three days arranging all of her official documents, while Wu Ling used the same three days to have Rose refine a batch of potions.
The three days passed in a flash.
When Wu Ling came to the Supreme Pontiff Palace again, besides Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Ghost, two level-ninety-five Titled Sages had also arrived. They were Magic Bear Sage and Ghost Leopard Sage.
With Bibi Dong and the now level-ninety-six Yue Guan and Ghost, they had confidence in killing the Titan Giant Ape. But if the Sky Azure Bull Python was added to the situation, Bibi Dong still called two more Titled Sages as insurance.
After greeting everyone, Wu Ling distributed three bottles of potion to each person.
"Teacher, Elders, these three potions respectively restore Spirit Power, restore the body, and strengthen the whole body. Each bottle strengthens its corresponding effect by three hundred percent. When the time comes, use them according to the situation."
Everyone in the Supreme Pontiff Palace had seen the effects of Wu Ling's potions, so they believed his explanation.
As they put away the potions, Yue Guan suddenly teased, "If Wu Ling's Martial Soul counts as support type, then I suppose the title of number-one support Martial Soul under heaven has nothing to do with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda anymore."
After Yue Guan spoke, everyone present looked at Wu Ling and laughed together. The atmosphere was relaxed. No one would have guessed they were about to hunt two hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
With Wu Ling's current Spirit Power, after he possessed Berserker Lancelot and used Knight of Owner to control a spirit-drive bike, his speed directly caught up with the Titled Sages.
From a distance, there was a black dot racing ahead at terrifying speed, followed by a sky full of dust and sand. It looked like an earth dragon charging across the land. Everyone who saw the scene was frightened.
Only when they arrived outside Star Soul Forest did Wu Ling put the spirit-drive bike away. After all, forest terrain was truly unsuitable for that vehicle.
Then Yue Guan summoned a giant purple chrysanthemum. Wu Ling stood on it and followed the group as they flew toward the depths of Star Soul Forest.
On the way, they met with a Spirit Sage. He was one of Spirit Hall's scouts in Star Soul Forest, specializing in concealment and speed. During this period, he had been the one recording the Titan Giant Ape's movements. Meeting him allowed them to obtain the latest traces of the Titan Giant Ape.
"It has stayed at the Lake of Life for several days in a row? Perfect. Then we will handle the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python together," Bibi Dong said after reading the intelligence.
After that, no one said another word. They rushed toward the Lake of Life, resting for half an hour before approaching it.
When everyone's condition had reached its peak, Wu Ling stayed behind.
Then Bibi Dong waved her hand.
"Begin the operation!"
Three minutes later, Wu Ling felt seven powerful pressures burst out from the Lake of Life. At the same time, two enormous roars shook the forest.
"Humans, you are courting death!"