Golden Crocodile Douluo pinched his granddaughter's cheek with a mix of amusement and helplessness.
Two geniuses with Innate Full Spirit Power were indeed tempting, but aside from Jin Yue'er, he had no interest in teaching anyone else. His legacy already had a successor!
Jin E raised his eyes to look at Qian Daoliu. "Big brother, what do you think? Should we let Lionheart and the others take in those two children?"
"Heh." Qian Daoliu stood before Qian Renxue, tilting his head back with a smile as he sighed, "Heh… this child… is quite ambitious."
Ambitious?!
Both Golden Crocodile Douluo and Qian Renxue were taken aback. Since Qian Daoliu wasn't referring to Xie Yue or Yan, that left only Ye Tian!
Ye Tian? Ambitious?!
Qian Renxue's face was full of confusion—where did that come from? She had never doubted Ye Tian's intentions. Even if he wanted to climb the ranks of the Hall of Worship, he had already done so!
Qian Renxue glanced at Jin Yue'er and thought of herself. If Ye Tian wanted the power of the Hall of Worship, relying on her and Yue'er would be enough!
Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned slightly. Of course, he understood what Qian Daoliu meant. "Big brother, surely that child wouldn't have such intentions, would he?" Jin E said with uncertainty, wondering if Qian Daoliu was being overly sensitive.
"That's right, Grandfather. Ye Tian has no need to do that," Qian Renxue agreed, nodding. In her view, her relationship with Ye Tian was already inseparable. There was no need for such extra measures.
"Sister Xue, what are you all talking about?" Jin Yue'er asked, bewildered. What ambition could Ye Tian possibly have? He was just a very talented Food-type Soul Master—she couldn't even beat him.
"Haha…" Qian Daoliu laughed heartily a couple of times and ruffled Qian Renxue's silky hair. "Then let's assume he has no such intentions."
"He wouldn't," Qian Renxue declared confidently. But deep down, she didn't really care even if he did. After all, from now on, she would be the one protecting Ye Tian!
"So, big brother, should we take in those two children?" Golden Crocodile Douluo inquired.
"Take them. Of course, we take in such geniuses," Qian Daoliu replied without hesitation.
"That's wonderful!" Jin Yue'er and Qian Renxue exclaimed in delight.
Qian Daoliu smiled indifferently and glanced at Qian Renxue. He had confidence in her—and even more confidence in the Qian Family's heritage! Even if Ye Tian truly had some ambition, he wouldn't be able to cause any trouble, especially since he was just a Food-type Soul Master. Moreover, Ye Tian tying himself so closely to the Spirit Hall's cause could only be a good thing for the Spirit Hall!
After all, he was a Food-type Soul Master capable of mass-producing geniuses with Innate Full Spirit Power—unmatched in the world! He was truly the number one support!
"Jin E, send someone to inform Ji'er first and have him bring those two children up. From now on, they will be taught by Azure Luan and Lionheart," Qian Daoliu instructed, clasping his hands behind his back.
"No problem, I'll go right away."
…
That very afternoon, Xie Yue and Yan were taken from the orphanage, ascending directly to the Hall of Worship at the mountain peak.
Their mentors would be the Spirit Hall's Third Worship, the 97th-ranked Agile Attack System Titled Douluo, Azure Luan Douluo, and the Spirit Hall's Fourth Worship, the 97th-ranked Power Attack System Titled Douluo, Lionheart Douluo!
Hall of Worship.
Within the sacred and solemn great hall.
Xie Yue and Yan respectfully followed Ye Tian's instructions.
They knelt in unison before the two figures—one lean and the other robust.
"Xie Yue (Yan) pays respects to our teacher!"
"Once a teacher, forever a father. We are willing to care for our teacher in old age!"
"Haha... Good! Excellent!"
Lionheart Douluo's booming voice echoed through the hall for a long time. He quickly stepped forward, bent down, and extended his broad palm to help Yan up, his eyes filled with deep satisfaction.
"The possessor of the ancient Martial Soul, Flame Lord, not only has exceptional talent but is also so sensible. Rare, truly rare!"
Azure Luan Douluo couldn't help but smile as well. With an elegant demeanor and rational movements, he casually raised his hand, and a gentle breeze lifted Xie Yue to his feet.
"In the future, there's no need for such formalities. I am your teacher, not your superior."
"Your disciple will remember your teachings!" Xie Yue said excitedly, gazing at the Level 97 Titled Expert before him with unprecedented admiration.
"Tsk, I'm actually a bit envious," Glowing Feather Douluo remarked as he floated in the air, looking intrigued. "Seeing Third Brother and Fourth Brother like this makes me a little eager too."
"Just wait, won't you?" Demon-Subduing Douluo chuckled, crossing his arms.
"Exactly. I heard that kid can boost a Soul Master's Innate Soul Power level. Perhaps it won't be long before we have suitable disciples too?" Demon-Abasing Douluo added with a smile.
The simple apprenticeship ceremony was witnessed not only by the seven Worship Hall elders and Qian Renxue but also by Qian Xunji, who stood to the side as the Pope.
"Tsk, I never expected that kid Ye Tian would have such methods," Qian Xunji said with a hint of regret. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have let such a genius become Bi Bi Dong's disciple. This was an incredibly powerful support capable of influencing the future development of any faction or individual!
"Ye Tian's security must be ensured," Qian Daoliu reminded quietly.
"Don't worry, I'll handle that without you having to tell me," Qian Xunji replied with a smile. "He's a priceless treasure, after all!"
...
Unaware of the events at the orphanage and the Hall of Worship, Ye Tian had returned to Wisteria Residence after the gathering. He sat cross-legged before the Pill Furnace and began tinkering with the herbs Bi Bi Dong had provided, resuming his old trade of pill refining.
Of course, Ye Tian's pill-refining process wasn't flashy. In this peculiar world of Douluo, he relied steadily on using Soul Power to guide the process—simmering the herbs into liquid, distilling them, and separating their essences. After a series of intricate steps, he finished with intense heat to concentrate the mixture.
Though these steps sounded simple, executing them was enough to give Ye Tian a headache. Too much fire would char the ingredients to cinders, while too little would leave excessive impurities. Achieving perfection depended crucially on whether his mental power could perceive the entire interior of the furnace and adjust the heat accordingly.
Unfortunately, Ye Tian wasn't that skilled yet. He had to rely on three words: "Go by feel!"
For his first attempt at pill refining in the Douluo world, Ye Tian planned to make some of his specialties—like Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pills or Quick-Acting Heart Rescue Pills. And then there was that self-created pill he had intended for body tempering, to pursue martial enlightenment in an age of declined spiritual energy—the Vitality Pill!
He had spent a fortune on it, using ingredients like ginseng, white atractylodes, poria, Chinese angelica, Szechuan lovage root, white peony root, prepared rehmannia, and licorice, extracting their concentrated essences and blending them together!
He never expected that instead of perfecting his physique, he ended up sending someone to their grave.
Ye Tian shook his head, casting those misty memories of the past behind him. In this lifetime, such things would absolutely not happen again!.
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