Qian Lingyi still wanted to say something, but she found that her grandmother had already returned with the Saber-toothed Light Wolf in her hand.
"Grandma," she immediately went up to her and called out obediently.
"Hehe~ Let's go, Yi Yi," Qian Zhiya said with a chuckle, then nodded to Zhu Changhe and the others before pulling Qian Lingyi away from the river valley.
And just after they left, Hong Zhen also came up, carrying the Spiky Armored Porcupine.
At this moment, the river valley was a mess, with only the corpses of a few Saber-toothed Light Wolves that had been affected, and the ground of the river valley that had been shattered into pieces by Spirit Abilities.
"Brother Changhe, I didn't fail you!" Hong Zhen threw the half-dead Spiky Armored Porcupine onto the ground. The porcupine slumped to the ground like a puddle of mud; all its bones had been crushed by Hong Zhen, and it wouldn't live much longer.
"You've worked hard, Brother Hong," Zhu Changhe said with a joyful expression, thanking Hong Zhen.
"Hey! What are we calculating between us?" Hong Zhen waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's find a quiet place for you to finish off this beast, then we'll talk. The smell of blood here is strong, and it might attract other Spirit Beasts."
The group immediately left the river valley and arrived at a stone forest.
"This will do," Hong Zhen said, surveying the surroundings.
"Okay," Zhu Changhe couldn't wait any longer. He unhesitatingly released his Spirit, killed the Spiky Armored Porcupine with a single strike, and immediately began absorbing its spirit ring.
While Zhu Changhe was absorbing the spirit ring, Zhu Ziyang and the other two surrounded him, silently guarding him.
An hour later, Zhu Changhe successfully absorbed his fourth spirit ring, and his spirit power reached level 43 in one fell swoop. This improvement was obviously closely related to his accumulation, and he was very happy, not only because he had reached Spirit Ancestor, but also because his spirit power was finally higher than his son's again. As a competitive man, while it was gratifying to be surpassed by his son, there was still some disappointment.
With the mission successfully completed, the group no longer lingered and immediately returned to Anyang City.
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At this time, on the other side of the Tianhui Grand Canyon.
Qian Zhiya and Qian Lingyi, grandmother and granddaughter, were also preparing to leave the Tianhui Grand Canyon.
"Grandma, among the group of people we met, what level are those two children who are the same age as me?" Qian Lingyi had successfully absorbed the three-thousand-year cultivation of the Saber-toothed Light Wolf, and now full of confidence, she immediately thought of Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan and asked.
"That girl's spirit power is around level 35. As for that boy, to be honest, I couldn't see through him," Qian Zhiya said with a helpless expression.
"What? You couldn't even see through him, Grandma? How strong must he be? It can't possibly be a Spirit Ancestor, can it? How old is he?" Qian Lingyi exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this, her pretty face showing a look of doubt.
"The Douluo Continent has a population of over a hundred million; there are always one or two geniuses who are extraordinary, Yi Yi. Don't be complacent," Qian Zhiya admonished, "Although you are the strongest genius of my Qian family, my Qian family has declined and no longer possesses the glory of the legendary Supreme Pontiff clan."
"Grandma, is our family really the descendant of the Supreme Pontiff?" Qian Lingyi asked. She had asked this question countless times, but she remained tireless, hoping to see the glory on her grandmother's face when she recounted this matter.
"That is natural, our Angel Martial Soul is the proof!" Qian Zhiya, as expected, began to tell the story of the Angel family without getting tired, a unnatural blush appearing on her aged face.
"Grandma, I want to go out and see the World," Qian Lingyi said slowly after listening to Qian Zhiya's story again, a determined belief shining in her bright eyes.
..." Qian Zhiya was silent for a long time before slowly speaking, "Okay, Grandma promises you, when you reach the realm of a four-ring Spirit Ancestor, I will let you travel. However, at that time, you will need to change your surname."
"Ah? Change my surname? What will my name be then?"
"You'll take your father's surname, Ye!"
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Zhu Ziyang and his group returned to Anyang City.
That night, in Zhu Ziyang's bedroom, Zhu Ziyang sat cross-legged on the bed, his mind immersed in his spiritual sea, discussing matters of faith with Electrolux.
"Teacher, do you know about faith?" Zhu Ziyang asked, full of curiosity.
"I can't be sure, after all, there are still significant differences between your World and our World," Electrolux said.
"I see," Zhu Ziyang mused, then still asked with curious eyes, "Then why don't you tell me about it? Maybe it's the same."
"Alright," Electrolux decided to satisfy Zhu Ziyang's curiosity and said, "Faith is closely related to divinity. In our World, there once existed two types of gods: one was a Law God, and the other was a Faith God.
Law Gods are easy to understand: God of Light Element, God of Ice Element, God of Fire Element—these are all Law Gods. Their divine force comes from the laws of heaven and earth, and the growth of their own strength is not subject to any restrictions.
The existence of Faith Gods is relatively complex. Their God Position itself is born from the worship of some abstract concept by living beings, such as the ocean, sky, earth, sun, and so on. When living beings worship, the power of faith is generated, and the power of faith then restricts the strength of the Faith God. Generally speaking, the more believers there are, the more power of faith there is, and the stronger the Faith God's strength will be.
The Sea God and Angel God in your World are clearly Faith Gods. Their fighting fiercely to gain the power of faith is very consistent with the actions of Faith Gods.
The gods in my World, it is said, became extinct due to a lack of faith."
"There's even such a theory!" Zhu Ziyang felt his brain swell a bit. This knowledge, which was beyond his own level, was a burden for him, but it was truly refreshing to know!
"How to put it, Faith Gods and Law Gods each have their own merits. If possible, Ziyang, you'd best achieve Law God status, rather than Faith God status," Electrolux suggested.
"Hehe~ Teacher, you're thinking too far ahead. I'm just a small Spirit Ancestor; I still have a long way to go before becoming a Titled Douluo, let alone becoming a god?" Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but say with a wry smile upon hearing this.
"Hehe, it's okay. Isn't having a big goal also a form of motivation?" Electrolux said with a kind smile, "You've slacked off quite a bit in your Undead Magic cultivation this past month."
"Is, is that so?" Zhu Ziyang could only chuckle, "I'm going to cultivate. Goodbye, Teacher."
He immediately left the spiritual sea and entered a state of cultivation.
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For the last ten days at home, Zhu Ziyang spent it accompanying Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying. At the same time, he did not forget to leave them some cultivation resources: a pill called the Great Essence Gathering Pill.
The Great Essence Gathering Pill, as its name suggests, is related to the Juyuan Pill. This is indeed the case; the ingredients for the Great Essence Gathering Pill are the same as the Juyuan Pill, with the sole addition of a Star Gathering Grass. Its effect is the same as the Juyuan Pill, but it is effective for Spirit Masters below Spirit Emperor, making it a genuine mid-grade pill. Zhu Ziyang managed to refine thirteen pills, all of which he left for Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying.
He no longer used pills to aid his cultivation much, because Mu En and Electrolux had both told him that excessive use of pills was an overdraw of one's talent. With his talent, he didn't need to use pills at all; he could rely on his own cultivation. Using pills to assist would cause negative effects on his body's meridians, leading to pill dependence.
He readily complied and immediately stopped using pills to aid his cultivation, even preventing Jiang Nannan from doing so.
However, although he could not use pills, Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying could use them without any burden, because their talents were ordinary. For them, pills would only have a positive effect, like adding icing to the cake, and there was no need to worry about causing meridian dependence on pills.
On the last day of the holiday, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan bid farewell to their parents at the entrance of Beihe Village.
"Dad, Mom, you two go back. We're leaving," Zhu Ziyang waved goodbye.
"Mom, you need to take good care of yourself!" Jiang Nannan said to Bai Xinyi.
The two quickly walked out of their parents' sight, and then, on the main road, they encountered Xian Lin'er and Cai Meier, who had come to pick them up.
"Junior Brother, Junior Sister!" Xian Lin'er called out.
"Senior Sister, Junior Sister!" Zhu Ziyang replied, feeling somewhat proud. Being picked up by two Super Douluo—this treatment, probably no one could compare to him.