Chapter 57: Eye Contact
Ning Rongrong was very happy to hear that Bai Yu had a welcome gift for her; after all, her good sister Zhu Zhuqing had one, so she certainly should too!
However, the conversation between the two of them always gave her a strange feeling, so she couldn't help but ask:
"Dad, since this Immortal Herb was given to the Sect by Bai Ge, of course you should use it yourself. Also, I always feel like you two are hiding something from me? What secret code are you speaking?"
Hearing Ning Rongrong's question, Bai Yu and Ning Fengzhi both turned to look at her, then exchanged glances.
Ning Fengzhi threatened with his eyes, 'Don't tell anyone!' Bai Yu responded with his eyes, 'Okay, okay, I know!'
After all, selling his daughter off like crazy was something that sounded bad, and if Ning Rongrong found out, she would definitely explode!
Ning Rongrong saw this scene and knew that they were definitely hiding something from her. Her cheeks gradually puffed up, and she looked at Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
"Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Bone, look at them! They're bullying me!"
Sword and Bone didn't know what kind of charade this old fox and little fox were playing. They could only scratch their fingers and frantically scratch their heads, quickly comforting Ning Rongrong.
"Ahem, Bai Xiaozi, what is the usage of this Immortal Herb? Are there any taboos?"
Ning Fengzhi lightly coughed, beginning to change the subject.
Bai Yu reached out and scratched the corner of his mouth, suppressing a smile, and said softly:
"Uncle Ning, first release your Spirit, then pinch the golden fruit. The Star Luo Spirit Pearl will naturally fall off when it senses someone suitable for itself."
"Of course, complete suitability is basically impossible, but as long as it gets half of its recognition, it can be picked."
Ning Rongrong and the other two looked over, hearing Bai Yu describe it as so miraculous. Ning Fengzhi's face also showed excitement and unease.
He then took a deep breath, released his Spirit, and reached out to pinch the Star Luo Spirit Pearl.
When the person and the flower touched, the Star Luo Spirit Pearl emitted silver light, surrounding Ning Fengzhi.
After a while, two-fifths of the silver light wrapped around the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, one-fifth wrapped around Ning Fengzhi, and the remaining two-fifths retreated back into the golden fruit.
"You can do it, Uncle Ning, pick it off!"
Ning Fengzhi sighed, exerting a little force with his hand. The golden fruit trembled twice and then fell off, and the black flower branch instantly withered into dust.
"Alas, just as my virtuous nephew said, the recognition barely exceeded half. I wonder if it will affect the medicinal power? If it does, then this Immortal Herb would truly be wasted!"
Bai Yu waved his hand and chuckled lightly.
"Hehe, Uncle Ning can rest assured, the medicinal power will definitely not be affected. However, if it were fully recognized, the Star Luo Spirit Pearl would bestow an ability upon the Spirit: to draw in the light of the stars, ensuring an endless supply of spirit power."
"But for an Immortal Herb to fully recognize a person is basically impossible. In all these years, I've only seen one, so there's no need to force it."
Ning Fengzhi breathed a sigh of relief, then became somewhat curious. What kind of person could make an Immortal Herb fully recognize them?
"Who is the person my virtuous nephew mentioned? It wouldn't be yourself, would it?"
Bai Yu shook his head, a strange smile on his face.
"You'll know later, don't be surprised then. Alright, let's not talk about this. Since it's already been picked, it's better to consume the Star Luo Spirit Pearl first."
Ning Fengzhi's mouth twitched. He always felt that Bai Yu had ill intentions. Did he know that person? He then shook his head. Anyway, he would know later, so why think so much?
Ning Fengzhi stopped pondering these things, opened his mouth, swallowed the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, and began to close his eyes to absorb it.
Bai Yu looked at Ning Rongrong and waved at her.
"Rongrong, come here. This flower is called the Qiluo Immortal Herb. When using it, lightly suck the pistil until the flower withers, then circulate your spirit power to absorb the medicinal power."
Ning Rongrong grinned, ran to Bai Yu's side, hugged his neck, kissed him on the cheek, and took the jade box.
"Thank you, Bai Ge. I want this Immortal Herb, and I won't be polite with you!"
Bai Yu calmly endured the angry glares of the two Title Douluo, touched his face, and thought to himself:
"The soft girl is indeed soft, but she's also truly small. She still needs to grow for a few more years!"
Bai Yu wasn't worried about Ning Rongrong not growing up, after all, in the Douluo World, people were generally exceptionally talented, and those below C were rarer than national treasures!
Time slowly passed, the sun had already crossed the middle, and Ning Fengzhi opened his eyes, the surrounding Fluorescence slowly dissipating.
"Fengzhi, how do you feel? Is this Immortal Herb useful?"
Seeing Ning Fengzhi awaken, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo quickly came over, using spirit power to block sound, ensuring not to disturb Ning Rongrong, then asked with hopeful eyes.
Ning Fengzhi's expression kept changing, because he felt that he had broken through the limit and reached level 80. Then, with trepidation, he released his Spirit.
"One, two... seven, eight, nine! Nine layers! It's really nine layers!"
"Haha, Fengzhi, congratulations! You have finally fulfilled the dream of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and your Spirit has evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!"
At this moment, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo seemed even more excited than Ning Fengzhi. On the other hand, Ning Fengzhi, as the owner of the Spirit, stared blankly at the Spirit in his hand.
"Why is everyone so excited? Bai Ge wouldn't lie to you, would he? You're a Sect Master and Elders, yet you have no composure!"
Ning Rongrong had also finished absorbing the Qiluo Immortal Herb by this time. Looking at her two grandpas laughing excitedly and her dumbfounded father, her tone was somewhat disdainful.
Ning Fengzhi heard his daughter's teasing, recovered, and lightly coughed, thinking to himself that this little cotton jacket was truly leaky.
"Ahem, Rongrong, how are you? Release your Spirit and let Dad see."
Actually, Ning Rongrong was also very anxious, but she felt that since Bai Yu said it wouldn't be worse than the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, then it definitely wouldn't be worse!
When she heard her father's question, Ning Rongrong immediately released her Spirit, wanting to admire her own Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!
Unlike Ning Fengzhi's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which shimmered with silver light like scattered stars, her Spirit glowed with golden light, resplendent and noble, with nine pagoda layers entering her sight.
"I knew it, Bai Ge wouldn't lie! Oh, right, I've broken through to level 30. Bai Ge, you have a spirit ring from Soul Power Holy Wood, right? The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's third Spirit Ability requires a spirit ring with the spirit power attribute, and Soul Power Holy Wood is perfect!"
Watching Ning Rongrong excitedly say a lot, Bai Yu smiled, took out a Soul Convergence Seal and handed it to her, saying:
"Yes, of course I do. A level three Soul Convergence Seal, with an upper limit of three thousand years. You know how to use it."
Ning Fengzhi and the other two looked curiously at the iron piece in Ning Rongrong's hand. As she activated it with her spirit power, a purple spirit ring appeared, which made their eyes almost pop out!
Although they had already learned about this from the transmitted information, hearing about it and seeing it with their own eyes were two different things. Without experiencing it, they would never know how miraculous it was.
"Is this Bai virtuous nephew's Soul Convergence Seal? It is indeed unimaginably miraculous. Oh, by the way, I heard that virtuous nephew has extremely high research on spirit ring configuration. Our Sect has never produced a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and we know nothing about the last two rings. Does virtuous nephew have any guidance?"