Chapter 10: Rewards
After Ning Fengzhi made his statement, both Yang Lin and Yang Xiong were taken aback, and even Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo showed signs of surprise. It was clear that Ning Fengzhi valued this discovery very highly.
Ning Fengzhi didn't hide his thoughts despite the presence of Yang Lin and his son. "Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, you should take a look as well. Perhaps our sect is on the verge of an unprecedented leap."
In the world of soul masters, whale glue, which could improve a soul master's physical constitution, raise soul power levels, and even strengthen muscles, bones, and meridians, thus enabling the absorption of high-level soul rings, was a rare and valuable item. Particularly since whale glue wasn't too difficult to obtain and wasn't considered rare, this made it even more valuable.
After Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo read the contents of the paper, their previously calm expressions turned extremely serious. Bone Douluo's eyes even gleamed with a hint of ruthlessness.
Ning Fengzhi smiled. "Uncle Sword, could you please check the physical condition of Elder Yang Lin and young Xiaoxiong? See if their bodies have truly been affected."
Sword Douluo nodded and walked over to Yang Lin and his son.
"Relax, my soul power won't harm you."
A terrifying sword intent radiated from Sword Douluo's body, and immediately, both Yang Lin and Yang Xiong felt immense pressure. A series of classified information entered their bodies. Despite their soul power and physical condition being vastly different, Sword Douluo was able to check both of their conditions simultaneously.
Under the influence of this sword intent, both Yang Lin and Yang Xiong summoned their martial souls, and Sword Douluo's sword energy passed through their martial souls, seemingly observing every organ in their bodies, even their blood and bone marrow.
"Ah, interesting."
Sword Douluo showed a slight hint of surprise, then retracted his energy.
"Fengzhi, their physical condition is excellent. There are no hidden injuries in their meridians or organs. In fact, their physical fitness is much stronger than that of other soul masters of their rank. The effects of the whale glue seem to be genuine."
Ning Fengzhi smiled again. "Good. You two have made a great contribution to our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Is there anything you want? Our sect is known for its clear rewards and punishments; we will not treat anyone who contributes to the sect unfairly."
Yang Lin quickly responded, "Sect Master, I am a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and contributing to the sect is my duty."
Ning Fengzhi nodded. "As expected from a veteran of the sect. Xiaoxiong, do you have any requests?"
Yang Xiong thought for a moment before replying, "Sect Master, I enjoy reading. I've read most of the books at school, and I've heard there's a library in the inner sect. Would it be possible for me to go and read the books there?"
Ning Fengzhi seemed puzzled. "Xiaoxiong, apart from reading, don't you have any other interests? Things like wealth or cultivation resources, perhaps? I could even arrange for experts to teach you."
Yang Xiong hurriedly replied, "Sect Master, right now, I just want to read more books. I'm not really interested in anything else."
"Also, Sect Master, would it be possible to keep the discovery of whale glue a secret? After all, I'm only eight years old."
Ning Fengzhi smiled. "That's no problem. Apart from us, no one else will know about your discovery of the whale glue secret."
Ning Fengzhi then thought for a moment before sending a green token into Yang Xiong's hands. The token was made of polished jade, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda engraved on the front and the character "Ning" on the back.
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were both surprised to see Ning Fengzhi give him such a token, as it was not a simple item.
Ning Fengzhi continued, "The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has always been fair with rewards and punishments. From today onwards, your family of four will all be accepted into the inner sect. Additionally, Xiaoxiong is specially granted access to our library. I hope you'll contribute to our sect in the future."
"But you must be careful. The secret of whale glue must not be revealed to anyone. If it is, we'll handle it according to sect rules."
Yang Lin and Yang Xiong quickly nodded in agreement.
After they left, Bone Douluo seemed puzzled. "Fengzhi, are you putting too much importance on this family? The inner sect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is not so easy to enter, and their family's strength is still too low."
As Bone Douluo said, to enter the inner sect of the top three sects, one had to either make a huge contribution or have a soul master at the Soul Douluo level in the family, not to mention that one's family background had to be clean and trustworthy to the sect.
Ning Fengzhi smiled. "Uncle Bone, you're overthinking it. Since Xiaoxiong likes reading, let's give him access to our books. Who knows? Our sect might gain a future genius in research. Moreover, this family has lived in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for generations and is trustworthy."
Actually, Ning Fengzhi had another thought that he didn't voice. Once Yang Lin's family entered the inner sect, it would be easier to cultivate them and monitor them. If there were any problems, it would be easy to handle.
Bone Douluo silently nodded. If the whale glue's effects were as good as they seemed, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's strength could indeed rise to new heights.
"Uncle Sword, what do you think of their bodies after you examined them? The whale glue won't harm them, will it?" Bone Douluo asked.
Sword Douluo looked a bit puzzled. "Fengzhi, they don't have any internal injuries or hidden dangers. Their meridians are quite broad, and the effects of the whale glue might be even better than they imagined. Especially Xiaoxiong—though he hasn't obtained a soul ring yet, I believe his physical condition is better than many soul masters at level sixteen or seventeen."
"Perhaps his love for reading is his way of finding a cultivation path for his martial soul. I have a feeling that this path will turn out quite well."
Bone Douluo snorted. "That kid is a bit too naive, or perhaps too shallow. Cultivating a special martial soul is not something that can be easily figured out."
After a short conversation, Ning Fengzhi made the final decision. "Uncle Bone, secretly arrange to purchase some whale glue. We'll have people internally verify its effects. If the effects are as good as we think, you and Uncle Sword may experience another breakthrough."
"Especially since we have many elders in our sect who are stuck at a bottleneck. After using the top-tier whale glue, perhaps one of them could break through to the Title Douluo level."
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If Yang Xiong had heard Ning Fengzhi's words, he would have been quite speechless. Whale glue did indeed have a good effect on a soul master's cultivation, especially the first time using top-tier whale glue, where the effects would be very noticeable.
However, breaking through for top experts was much more difficult. It was only possible if the person was already close to the bottleneck or their body was restricted from further progress, such as older people whose physical functions had started to decline, and their soul power could no longer progress.
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