Dugu Bo's surprise didn't faze Ning Bei; he'd seen that expression far too many times.
"Grandpa Dugu, once Yanzi reaches level 35, she can directly consume these three pills to reach level 40. But be careful, after taking the pills, she needs to consolidate her cultivation for a period of time before acquiring a Spirit Ring, to avoid unstable Soul Power."
Dugu Bo nodded in agreement, his own Soul Power had been cultivated one level at a time. These two little kids were ascending in Soul Power in front of him every day, making his heart feel a little unwell.
After instructing Dugu Bo, Ning Bei turned to the beautiful figure beside him again.
"Yanzi, I probably won't be going to school anymore. If you need to find me, come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Dugu Yan was surprised to hear this.
"Ah? Not going to school anymore? Why?"
Ning Bei summoned the Pill Tower and gestured with his mouth towards the black Spirit Ring.
The Dugu grandfather and granddaughter exclaimed in shock once again.
"Heavens."
"Kid, are you courting death? Your fourth Spirit Ring is ten thousand years old."
Ning Bei wasn't annoyed and explained to them, "Grandpa Dugu, do you remember the two medicinal herbs I consumed the first time? Those two were called Eight-Angle Profound Ice Grass and Blazing Apricot. Taking either one alone is poisonous, but taking them together, with the help of the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well, can strengthen the human body. Although I am a Soul Elder, my physical strength is already comparable to a high-level Soul King, and..."
Ning Bei was interrupted by Dugu Bo waving his hand.
"Enough, enough, didn't I tell you not to mention the effects of medicinal herbs in front of me? It's good as long as you're alright."
Ning Bei scratched his head awkwardly.
"Sorry, Grandpa Dugu, I forgot."
Dugu Yan watched her grandfather's pained expression and giggled, covering her mouth, which made Dugu Bo even angrier.
Stealing my Immortal Herb was one thing, but he even stole my little cabbage, he's simply inhuman.
Fortunately, this guy isn't stingy, and he always thinks of Yanzi when he has good things.
"Going back to school now would be too conspicuous, so I won't go."
The grandfather and granddaughter nodded in agreement.
"Then it's settled, Yanzi, if you need anything or miss me, come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to find me."
As he spoke, he took Dugu Yan's small hand and placed a Seven Treasure Token in it.
"This is a Seven Treasure Token belonging to a direct disciple of the sect. The character 'Bei' on it represents me. You can just show it to the guards when you arrive at the sect."
"I understand, A Bei, you can come here to see me when you have time. If I can improve to level 40 this year, I probably won't go to school either."
"Is that so? It's good if you don't go. Being at level 40 at less than 11 years old is indeed a bit shocking. If some people have malicious intentions, it's quite dangerous."
"Mm."
As they spoke, the two began to exchange affectionate glances, which made Dugu Bo cough beside them.
He shouted in his heart that these young people don't have any morals, bullying this old single dog.
After saying goodbye to the grandfather and granddaughter, Ning Bei returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and resumed his regular life.
Some time later, Rongrong's second birthday banquet arrived. At her first birthday banquet, Ning Bei gifted her a set of custom-made A Bao figurines, which made her so happy she couldn't stop smiling. This time, Ning Bei planned to give her the Red Cloud Elk, which could be considered the first Soul Beast Ning Bei had nurtured, now with 800 years of cultivation.
As a Red Cloud Elk, a common food source for carnivorous Soul Beasts, its bloodline was quite limited. After 800 years, even staying in the Pill Tower wouldn't increase its cultivation anymore.
This was its own limitation and had nothing to do with Ning Bei's efforts. Now, giving it to Ning Rongrong as a pet was a good use of it.
A Bao was, after all, Ning Bei's carefully nurtured battle pet and wasn't suitable for playing with her. Fortunately, children always liked new things, and she wouldn't let go of the Red Cloud Elk's neck once she hugged it.
Afterward, she was very perfunctory with other people's gifts, her mind entirely on the little deer. This made Sword, Bone, and Ning Fengzhi extremely jealous, and they glared at Ning Bei with unkind eyes.
As if saying, You little brat, you really have a way with women.
Ning Bei curled his lip and stopped looking at them.
He thought in his heart, You three, one old, one ugly, and one so busy you're never around, do I even need to compete?
The birthday banquet passed in a harmonious atmosphere. Ning Bei estimated in his mind that the little brat would soon begin cultivating his Mysterious Heaven Skill.
To protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Bei currently only had two ideas. One was to become a god before that, but more than ten years was too tight. If there were no fortuitous encounters by then, he would be burning incense if he had the cultivation of a Soul Douluo.
The other was to reveal enough potential and then come clean with Qian Renxue, completely siding with the Spirit Hall camp. If I've already defected to Qian Renxue, you wouldn't be so ruthless as to poison me, right?
However, there might be other variables during this time, so Ning Bei wasn't in a hurry. Coming clean was just the last resort.
A year passed quietly, and Ning Rongrong grew another year older. What didn't change was her dependence on Ning Bei. The adults were all busy, and other children her age didn't like to be with her because they were afraid of her status.
Only Ning Bei could take the time to play with her. Countless Soul Beast pets enriched her childhood. With Ning Bei and the beast pets accompanying her, Ning Rongrong, no longer feeling lonely, didn't spend her days playing pranks on others. The title of Little Devil hadn't been placed on her head yet. Besides the Red Cloud Elk, Ning Bei had successively given her some low-level Soul Beasts like the Soft Bone Rabbit and flower parrots. These were all hopeless cases that even the Pill Tower couldn't support, so they were perfect for playing with Ning Rongrong.
Ning Bei couldn't help but wonder how Xiao Wu, as a Soft Bone Rabbit, had cultivated to 100,000 years. It was simply outrageous. The Soft Bone Rabbits he raised had difficulty breaking through a hundred years, and most were used for spicy rabbit heads after ten years.
In the first half of this year, Ning Bei was consolidating his cultivation. Only in the second half did he begin to truly cultivate. A few days ago, he finally reached level 46, and Ning Bei couldn't wait to take the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill and Purple Heart Obstacle Breaking Pill to improve his cultivation.
Previously, the core disciples of the sect had already tried it. The pills did indeed increase Soul Power by 4 levels for most, as Ning Bei had expected, while disciples at the Soul Grandmaster level increased by 5 levels.
Getting rid of Rongrong's entanglement, Ning Bei came to the cultivation room alone, sat down cross-legged, and took out the three flower pills, directly stuffing them into his mouth.
Feeling the loosening of the Soul Power bottleneck, Ning Bei was overjoyed and began to refine the medicinal power with all his strength.
Half a day later, his level reached 48. Without stopping, Ning Bei spent another half a day, taking two Purple Heart Obstacle Breaking Pills at once, and his Soul Power successfully reached level 50.
He came to the sect's Council Hall and found Ning Fengzhi, who was dealing with affairs, and told him the news.
Which made him clap his hands with joy.
"Good! An 11-year-old Soul King, unheard of and unseen! You will become the pride of the sect."
Hearing the praise, Ning Bei was also very happy. The two agreed that after Ning Bei had slightly consolidated his cultivation, the Sword and Bone Titled Douluos would take Ning Bei to obtain Spirit Rings together.
The last time's formation had already given Bone Douluo a headache. The Soul Beasts attracted by absorbing the fifth Spirit Ring would only be stronger and more numerous. For safety's sake, the two Douluos decided to go together to help Ning Bei hunt for Soul Beasts.
Thanks to the lovely Little Zhu Peiqi for the reward!
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