Jiang Hanshuang nodded, Liu Sanxing does talk a bit much, but you can feel that he's a pretty good person.

At least, this kind of person, even if he were to betray you, would tell you face-to-face and wouldn't resort to backstabbing tactics.

...

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, a week had gone by.

Li Yuze's talent truly was enviable; the Training Puppet assigned to him was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. By the third day, he had the Training Puppet so beat up that it couldn't stand.

Chao Xia also managed to beat the late Foundation Establishment stage Puppet on the sixth day, and Hu Ge also took down the mid-Foundation Establishment stage Training Puppet.

Tang Rao raised the levels of the Training Puppets for all three of them by one rank.

As for Liu Sanxing, he was still getting thrashed.

The only difference now was that he could withstand a move from the Training Puppet.

Though that still sounds rather pathetic, that was, after all, an early shine stage Puppet. Besides, his starting point and bloodline strength was much weaker compared to Li Yuze.

Over the course of seven days, Tang Rao had barely rested, providing guidance to each person, including Lei Li, Fang Yanran, and Tong Chiyun, in hopes that they could quickly improve their strength.

The most outstanding was probably Fang Yanran. Evil qualities like hers are extremely noticeable and quick in enhancing strength.

Especially since the domain outside monster linked to Evil Fang Yanran was clearly no ordinary creature, as could be seen from the speed of Fang Yanran's advancement.

In seven days, she had already moved from the peak of Foundation Establishment to the late stage of shine, quick to the point that even Tang Rao was astounded.

It was as if she was on a rocket.

"Tang Rao, there you are. There's something I don't quite understand, do you have a moment?" Fang Yanran said as she walked into the Spiritual Plant Garden's courtyard.

"Your question can wait. First, tell me how you came to be tainted with Evil," Tang Rao asked.

Fang Yanran paused, then began to recall the events.

"I'm not sure how exactly I was tainted with Evil, it seems like it happened all of a sudden," said Fang Yanran, frowning.

"Have you ever been to the base of the cliff where Long Jianchuan jumped off?" Tang Rao asked.

Fang Yanran blinked twice.

"Now that you mention it, I have been there. Before I went, I wasn't tainted with Evil... Are you saying it's that cliff base?" Fang Yanran said.

"You've been to that cliff base, and so has Long Jianchuan who also fell down there. Isn't it too much of a coincidence that both of you were tainted with Evil?"

"But at that cliff base, I didn't feel anything unusual," Fang Yanran said, shaking her head.

Tang Rao didn't say anything more. Whether there was something there or not, he would find out with a visit.

...

Three days later, Tang Rao set out once more for Yin Yang Valley.

This time, he didn't bring anyone along and went by himself.

With Jiang Hanshuang at the Plantation, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Even if someone from the Blood Clan came knocking, a cultivator in the Golden Core Stage should be more than capable of handling it.

The one previously overthrown was an Earl whose strength was at the early fusion stage, so even if it were a Marquis, it likely wouldn't reach the strength of the Golden Core Stage.

As for the legendary Bloodline Dukes, according to what Tong Chiyun said, there won't be more than three. These people are enigmatic and will definitely not make a move lightly.

Tang Rao didn't use the Dark Demon Leopard either and honestly took a plane to Bo Mountain.

On the plane, he did bump into an old acquaintance, none other than Eric who claimed to have had a fling with the granddaughter of the Pope of Weiya Country.

Tang Rao didn't expect such a coincidence.

"Hahaha, Tang the Divine, this is really too much of a coincidence. What do you call this? It's called fate bringing people together from a thousand miles apart. I think, if something doesn't happen between us, it would be a disservice to the will of the heavens," Eric said to Tang Rao, sitting beside him. His botched Flame Language seemed to have improved quite a bit over this period.

"How have you been recently? Did that what's-his-name Pope forgive you?" Tang Rao asked.

"Bullshit, still being chased all over the world. Damn it, you know I truly love Alina. How can that old antique not understand flexibility, I'm talking about free love!" Eric said.

"Are you going to Bo Mountain this time to avoid them?"

"That's not it." Eric shook his head, then leaned in close to Tang Rao, muttering softly, "You know, Tang the Divine, have you heard of the Blood Clan?"

Tang Rao was slightly startled, then nodded his head.

"Let me tell you, recently an Earl of the Blood Clan died in Bo Mountain area. Tsk tsk tsk, such a strong member of the Blood Clan actually got killed. It's really something. I'm just going to see if I can make acquaintance with the hero who killed the Blood Clan Earl. You know, the whole Church Court wants to find that hero and recruit him. I'm thinking, if I could make a connection with that hero, maybe the old fart Pope would lighten up about me and Alina," Eric said determinedly.

"So the Church Court and the Blood Clan are enemies?"

"Absolutely, it's like they're sworn to death. The Church, you know, always thinks of itself as the embodiment of absolute justice, the incarnation of light, the spokesperson of God. And the Blood Clan, indeed, have done a lot of shady things. So, you know…" Eric said, spreading his hands.

"What's your take on this?" Tang Rao asked.

"Me? I don't really have an opinion. The Church has its Evil ones, the Blood Clan has its good people. Anyway, these kind of things aren't always black and white. Just like my father used to be a murderer and people called me 'little murderer,' I was really annoyed. Although I've flipped a lot of people over now, hahahaha…" Eric kept on rambling.

Listening to Eric's words, Tang Rao actually felt a strong fondness for the guy.

He doesn't blindly follow; he has his own ways and standards of judgment. This kind of person is worth befriending.

"Alright, you are in luck, you've achieved your goal of going to Bo Mountain." Tang Rao shrugged.

"What?" Eric blinked.

"That Blood Clan Earl was flipped by me, so you've already made the acquaintance of your hero," Tang Rao said.

Eric stared at Tang Rao, then his mouth opened into an 'O'.

He never imagined it would actually be Tang Rao!

"Tang the Divine, you... you're so fierce! You're so awesome!" Eric clutched at Tang Rao, shouting.

Everyone on the plane looked towards them, each shaking their heads.

Ah, these young lads nowadays, they all look rather handsome, but why do they like that stuff so much...

That stuff, it's not good for your body, it's so painful.

...

"Tang the Divine, I've decided, from now on, I'll follow you. I'll be your little brother, your lackey, you can order me around however you like," Eric said, sticking close to Tang Rao after getting off the plane, without leaving his side.

Tang Rao: "..."

"I'm going to take on a super big boss later, with a strength maybe hundreds or even thousands of times that of a Bloodline Duke. Are you coming?" Tang Rao asked.

Eric looked dumbfounded.

A strength thousands of times that of a Bloodline Duke, Tang Rao don't scare me, how could there possibly be such a strong presence in this world?

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