Mu En personally cleansed the dark attribute from Tang Ya's body while preserving her original devouring talent.
"Her Spirit Power is somewhat unstable, likely due to advancing too quickly. Fortunately, the quality of her Spirit Power itself isn't impure. She only needs a period of focused cultivation to stabilize it."
Mu En was fairly satisfied with Tang Ya's current condition.
At the very least, she could still be saved.
"Teacher, do you think it would work if Tang Ya consumed something like the bark of the Golden Tree to enhance the potential of her Martial Soul?" Su Yunlin suggested. "No matter how you look at it, Blue Silver Grass is still a trash Martial Soul, and she doesn't possess the bloodline of the Blue Silver Emperor.
"But if we use the Golden Tree's life energy to elevate her Martial Soul to the level of a Blue Silver King, her situation would improve significantly. At the very least, a Blue Silver King is on the same level as Sky Azure Vines. Reaching the rank of Spirit Douluo shouldn't be a problem."
Su Yunlin proposed the idea because Tang Ya's fate in the original story had truly been tragic.
Later on, she would slaughter countless people and even pierce Bei Bei's heart.
Given Su Yunlin's personality, he absolutely would not have spared the life of the Tang Ya from that timeline.
But the current Tang Ya could still be saved.
If she could be rescued now, that was far better than allowing her to fall into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult.
"Eh… You certainly have quite the imagination," Mu En replied. "Eating the Golden Tree raw—no one has ever thought of that before. Still, this old man believes it's worth trying. We can use fallen branches from the Golden Tree to brew tea for the girl.
"Then, by enhancing the life essence within her Martial Soul, her future Spirit Rings can gradually raise the level of her Martial Soul itself. Her next Spirit Ring should come from a soul beast with strong life attributes.
"This will be a long road. Ideally, her Martial Soul should evolve by the time she reaches the seven-ring level."
As he stroked his beard, Mu En had already begun planning Tang Ya's future cultivation path.
"Then Spirit Bones should work too, right?" Su Yunlin mused. "Using Spirit Bones to elevate her life level."
"Spirit Bones would indeed work," Mu En admitted. "But do you really think it's appropriate to directly hand the academy's Spirit Bones to the girl?"
Naturally, Mu En could not distribute Spirit Bones casually. The academy still had rules to uphold, and its collection of Spirit Bones certainly hadn't appeared out of thin air.
"Then let senior brother put it on credit," Su Yunlin said with a grin. "She's going to become senior brother's wife sooner or later anyway. Judging from how he acts, he clearly won't marry anyone but her. Might as well make him pay it back in the future."
"Great-Grandfather, for Xiao Ya's sake, I'm willing!" Bei Bei immediately stepped forward.
Mu En shot Bei Bei a glance and snorted.
"You still haven't repaid what you already owe the academy, and now you want to borrow even more? If you had even half of Yunlin's diligence, this old man would have far fewer worries."
Bei Bei immediately felt awkward.
How had the conversation suddenly turned into criticizing him?
"Exactly," Su Yunlin quickly chimed in. "Senior brother has everything anyone could ask for, yet his cultivation is only at this level. If I were you, I'd already have dug a hole and buried myself in embarrassment."
Bei Bei instantly felt deeply wounded.
There was no love left anymore.
Who exactly was the real blood-related descendant here?
"Bei Bei," Mu En said sternly, "this old man is giving you a goal. Within one year, you must reach the Spirit King rank and fully master this old man's ultimate techniques. Otherwise, don't even think about coming to see this girl."
The seriousness in Mu En's voice caused Bei Bei's expression to stiffen.
He had never seen his great-grandfather so serious before.
"Uh… Teacher, isn't that a little too harsh?" Su Yunlin said helplessly. "What if senior brother suffers cultivation deviation? Maybe ease up a little?"
He truly had not expected Mu En to be this ruthless.
If someone stopped him from seeing Wang Dong, he would probably feel miserable to death too.
Su Yunlin suddenly took a deep breath.
When exactly had he become so dependent on Wang Dong?
Had he turned into a lovestruck fool as well?
The underlying laws of the Douluo Continent were beginning to take effect!
The moment Su Yunlin thought of this, Wang Dong immediately came to mind again.
Right now, he suddenly wanted nothing more than to stick close to Wang Dong.
Meanwhile, somewhere within a room of the Sea God Pavilion—
Wang Dong sat cross-legged in deep cultivation, her eyes tightly shut. Upon her forehead, the mark of a trident slowly appeared.
Within Wang Dong's spiritual world, she saw a blue figure smiling gently at her.
"Dad!" Wang Dong waved excitedly toward the figure.
That single "Dad" nearly caused Tang San to throw out his back.
In the past, she had always called him in a soft and sweet voice, saying "Daddy." Since when had it become so rough and direct?
Still, Tang San maintained a gentle smile.
"Xiao Qi."
Xiao Qi—Tang Wutong—smiled brightly.
"Dad, why did you use this strand of divine consciousness to contact me today?"
Tang San rubbed Tang Wutong's head and replied helplessly,
"Can't your father come see you? Now that you have a boyfriend, have you forgotten about your father already?"
"Aiya, what are you saying, Dad? Yunlin is different!"
The moment Su Yunlin was mentioned, Tang Wutong's face immediately blossomed with a blissful smile.
Tang San's eyelids twitched.
How long had they even been dating? And yet her elbow was already turning outward toward someone else?
If this continued for a few more years, then wouldn't she completely—
Still, from Tang San's current perspective, he was actually fairly satisfied with Su Yunlin.
His cultivation talent was excellent, and he performed well in every aspect, especially in the way he treated his daughter.
Furthermore, aside from being close to his daughter, Su Yunlin barely interacted with other women at all. Other than discussing tournament matters with teammates like Ma Xiaotao during the Spirit Master Tournament, he essentially had no significant contact with anyone else.
Regarding loyalty and devotion, Tang San was very satisfied.
That part resembled himself.
Only a man so devoted deserved his daughter's love.
If Su Yunlin had been some fickle brat chasing after his daughter while simultaneously flirting with countless other women—
Tang San would definitely make him understand why flowers were so red.
As for that rising star Huo Yuhao…
As the Child of Destiny personally chosen by the plane itself, every aspect of him was naturally extraordinary. A man like that would undoubtedly never lack female admirers.
Forget it.
"Right, Dad," Tang Wutong suddenly remembered something. "Do you still have any God-Bestowed Spirit Rings?"
"God-Bestowed Spirit Rings?" Tang San blinked in confusion. "Don't you already have them? Other than your third Spirit Ring, which you obtained on the Douluo Continent, all your remaining Spirit Rings are God-Bestowed Spirit Rings.
"Once you reach the four-ring level, return to the Clear Sky Sect. Your two uncles will naturally provide you with another God-Bestowed Spirit Ring."
Tang San was somewhat puzzled.
Naturally, his daughter would receive the best possible resources. God-Bestowed Spirit Rings were treasures only gods could create. They would generate a Spirit Ring perfectly suited to the user based on the limits their body could endure.
Moreover, Spirit Rings formed through God-Bestowed Spirit Rings were one hundred percent compatible with the user's Martial Soul.
Tang Wutong shook her head.
"It's for Yunlin. He's about to reach Rank 60 soon. With his potential, he'll definitely need a one hundred thousand year soul beast for his next Spirit Ring.
"But Mom used to be a one hundred thousand year soul beast too.
"I don't want him excessively slaughtering one hundred thousand year soul beasts. Besides, the resentment contained within one hundred thousand year soul beasts is far too terrifying. For his safety's sake, Dad, just give me a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring.
"That way, Yunlin's Spirit Ring requirements can still be met while avoiding unnecessary slaughter of soul beasts."
Tang San's mouth twitched.
So in the end, it was still for that brat.
For his safety?
Was that kid really that important?
Every other sentence out of her mouth was about him!
"God-Bestowed Spirit Rings aren't something that can simply—"
Tang Wutong immediately interrupted him.
"So are you giving it or not, Dad? If you won't, then I'll just give him one of my own God-Bestowed Spirit Rings!"
Tang Wutong puffed out her cheeks.
If Tang San dared say "no," she was fully prepared to start throwing a tantrum on the spot.
Crack—
Tang San felt as though his heart had shattered.
So the daughter he had raised for so many years still wasn't as important as some brat she had known for less than two years?
Tang San sighed deeply, suddenly feeling that his blood pressure had become a little too high today.
With a wave of his hand, a golden pearl appeared in his palm.
Tang San handed the God-Bestowed Spirit Ring to Tang Wutong, who immediately hugged the golden pearl tightly as a radiant smile spread across her face.
"Thank you, Daddy!"
Tang Wutong threw herself into Tang San's arms and acted spoiled.
Tang San sighed helplessly as he gently rubbed her head.
Sure enough, that brat was still more important.
Back in the outside world—
"Wang Dong" slowly opened her eyes.
A golden pearl had suddenly appeared in her hand.
She revealed a delighted smile, carefully stored the pearl away, and then left the room.
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