Hearing Hai Bodong's Holy Lord declaration, Xiao Yan and Chen Yang were subconsciously stunned. (Jackie Chan Adventures is a 2000s animation, first aired in China in 2004, so theoretically, Xiao Yan should have seen it.)
As everyone knows, the Holy Lord is the most untrustworthy. This Hai Bodong wouldn't be untrustworthy too, would he?
He wouldn't be that brave, would he?
Hai Bodong, of course, would not be that brave.
He stood up and looked at the two men and one beast, bowing deeply once more. "I, Hai Bodong, thank the three of you. From this day forward, Hai Bodong is at Great MasterChen Yang's disposal. Greetings, Lord!"
After speaking, Hai Bodong knelt on one knee directly toward Chen Yang, performing a formal salute.
After a night of reflection, combined with the effortless breaking of the Seal just now, Hai Bodong didn't hesitate at all, fearing that if he knelt too late, Chen Yang would no longer accept him.
"Please rise, Old Hai!" Chen Yang reached out and easily pulled Hai Bodong up, saying with a smile, "There are many elders in my Family. You can just call me Young Lord from now on."
"Yes, Young Lord!" Hearing this, Hai Bodong became even more convinced of his choice.
Listen, just listen to what he said—many elders in the Family!
For a power that could cultivate a twenty-year-old Peak Dou Huang, what kind of level would those elders be?
Dou Zong? Perhaps even beyond Dou Zun, and it's very likely there would even be those legendary Dou Sheng powerhouses!
Inside Xiao Yan, Yao Lao also nodded silently upon hearing Chen Yang's words. He had suspected that Chen Yang most likely came from those Ancient Family. Only Ancient Family would set up such boring Genius cultivation mechanisms... Meanwhile!
Deep within the Tagor Desert, in the temple city of the Snake-People Tribe, in Medusa's bedchamber.
A woman with a bewitching face and a snake tail, dressed in red silk, leaned against her embroidered bed. Her lazy gaze revealed an air of majesty that commanded respect without anger.
Suddenly, a flash of surprise crossed Medusa's eyes, and she abruptly sat up from the bed.
Her purple snake tail slid off the end of the bed as she twisted her slender waist and walked to the door, looking toward the east.
"That fellow's Seal has been broken?" Medusa's slightly puzzled voice echoed at the palace entrance.
"Your Majesty!" At the palace entrance, a snake-woman stepped forward and lowered her head to Medusa.
"It's nothing, you may leave!" Medusa waved her hand.
"Yes!" The snake-woman lowered her head and withdrew, not daring to look at Medusa at all.
Once the snake-woman had left, Medusa spread her Dou Qi Wings and flew to the top of the temple, gazing into the distance toward the east.
"That old fellow is of the ice system, but the person who broke his Seal..." the woman murmured softly, her lazy voice carrying an extreme allure. However, below the temple at this moment, whether it was snake-women or guards, everyone kept their heads bowed; no one dared to look at the Queen in the sky.
"No matter what, I must obtain this Heavenly Flame. Even if Yun Shan and Jia Xingtian come, if they dare to stop my evolution, they will have to stay here in the Tagor Desert!" Medusa's gaze gradually became resolute. She had basically confirmed the location of the Heavenly Flame, but she still needed a few days to prepare.
Snake-people prefer the shade and cold. If she were to rashly try to take the Heavenly Flame without full preparation, she feared she would be consumed by its fire before even getting close, let alone talk about evolution... Mo City!
After the group left the underground secret room, they happened to encounter a woman in a red dress inside the shop.
"Master Bing!"
The woman in the red dress was momentarily stunned when she saw Hai Bodong's group, then she gave a graceful bow to Hai Bodong.
"You should go back. Don't come again after today; I'm planning to close this shop as well!" Hai Bodong looked at the woman in the red dress with a slight smile and spoke calmly.
"Master Bing, are you going to..." The woman in the red dress didn't quite understand. This old man had clearly lived in Mo City for decades; why was he suddenly leaving?
"In consideration of your service over the past few years, take this scroll of a Profound RankIntermediateDou Technique as compensation. Go back and tell your father that my business here is finished. If we meet again in the future, it will likely be in the Imperial Capital!" Hai Bodong was in a good mood. In the original story, he only gave a scroll of low-level Profound Rank, but now he was handing out a Profound RankIntermediate one.
"I... I understand. Thank you, Master Bing. I wish you a smooth journey ahead!" A hint of moisture flashed in the woman's eyes as she gave Hai Bodong a graceful bow. After taking three steps back, she left the shop.
"This woman seems to want to take Old Hai as her master?" Chen Yang said with a smile.
"She is the daughter of the Mo City Lord. The Mo City Lord is an acquaintance of mine, and his daughter happens to have ice-type Dou Qi, so he wanted her to take me as her master. But I really don't have much energy for that, nor do I know how to teach a disciple. Over the past few years, I've accepted their hospitality, and thanks to them, no one has disturbed my shop. That Dou Technique can be considered my repayment to her!" Hai Bodong chuckled helplessly.
"Not taking her now doesn't mean you won't in the future!" Chen Yang smiled.
"We'll only know that in the future!" Hai Bodong also smiled.
"Hahaha..."
When it came to closing the shop, Hai Bodong didn't hesitate much.
After putting away some precious maps and other items he deemed valuable, Hai Bodong closed the shop and followed Chen Yang and the others back to the inn.
Xiao Yan basically had nothing left to do here, so he prepared to search for the Heavenly Flame in the desert while cultivating, making his way toward Stone Desert City.
"What are Old Hai's plans next?" At the stone table in the small courtyard, Chen Yang looked at Hai Bodong and asked.
"Naturally, I will serve by the Young Lord's side!" Hai Bodong really wanted to make progress.
"That won't be necessary. Since Old Hai has no urgent matters, I will entrust you with a task." As Chen Yang spoke, he took a low-rank storage ring from his robe and handed it to Hai Bodong.
"There are some Medicinal Pills in this storage ring. I'd like to trouble Old Hai to return to the Imperial Capital and deliver them to a woman named Ya Fei of the Mittel Family."
"Yes!" Hai Bodong didn't ask who Ya Fei was. To have Chen Yang worry about her from ten thousand miles away, she must be Chen Yang's woman.
Hai Bodong hadn't expected that when Chen Yang previously mentioned having a connection with his Mittel Family, it would be this kind of connection!
"Additionally, there is a Pill Formula in the storage ring called the spirit replenishing ice pill. Aside from the ice spirit cold spring, which is quite difficult to find, the remaining medicinal herbs, though rare, should not be hard to find with a careful search."
"Remember to search carefully after you return to the Imperial Capital. If the ice spirit cold spring cannot be found, it doesn't matter; I will bring some back later!"
Chen Yang added.
"I will have Tengshan search for it as soon as I return. When does the Young Lord plan to return to the Imperial Capital? I will try my best to gather everything!" Hai Bodong said.
"In about half a year. You must search for these medicinal herbs very carefully, Old Hai, because this spirit replenishing ice pill is prepared for you!" Chen Yang said with a smile.
"This..." Hai Bodong was momentarily stunned. He subconsciously wanted to ask about the effects but hesitated.
"Hehe... The effect of this spirit replenishing ice pill is quite simple: it can allow an ice-attribute Dou Huang, whose cultivation has dropped due to severe injury or a Seal, to instantly return to their Peak state from back then. And with a bit of luck, there's even a possibility of going a step further."
The spirit replenishing ice pill was created by the Flame Emperor, the Lord of the Endless Fire Territory in the Major Thousand Worlds. However, this pill wasn't created for a specific person or power. Instead, after the Flame Emperor brought Hai Bodong to the Major Thousand Worlds, the two of them were chatting and mentioned the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill promised back then. Using that as an opportunity, the Flame Emperor thought about whether he could simplify the medicinal herbs for the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill while enhancing its effects, using herbs he happened to have at the time.
Thus, this spirit replenishing ice pill, specifically tailored for Hai Bodong, was born.
Since this pill's creation, few have had the chance to use it. The formula was given to Hai Bodong, but at that time, Hai Bodong, who was already in the Earth SupremeRealm, would never need it again.
"Young Lord!"
"Your subordinate... your subordinate is overwhelmed!"
Hearing that this pill actually had such miraculous effects, Hai Bodong stood up in excitement, then hurriedly bowed in a panic.
"Since Old Hai has followed me, you are one of my people. I, Chen Yang, have never mistreated my own."
"Within three years, I won't say I can make Old Hai a Dou Zong, but at the very least, reaching Peak Dou Huang will not be a problem!"
Chen Yang stood up, patted Hai Bodong's arm, and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Young Lord!"
"Alright, rest for tonight and set out tomorrow. The sooner you collect the medicinal herbs, the sooner you can return to your Peak!"
Chen Yang nodded.
"Yes!"
(End of Chapter)
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