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Chang Yuan's heart trembled.
Looking at the medallion Su Wen had produced, although he had never seen it before, he could guess the meaning it represented.
A Guest Elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
This was a token Ning Fengzhi had given Su Wen to facilitate his travels abroad.
And what Su Wen said was indeed a condition he could never satisfy, no matter what.
The Sword Douluo!
On the current Douluo Continent, there were only a handful of Titled Douluo. Among them, the Spirit Hall had carved six great Titled Douluo onto their supreme warrants, and the Sword Douluo was prominently listed among them.
In the entire continent, if one were to ask who was most qualified to teach a Star Sword master with Innate Full Spirit Power, it was none other than the Sword Douluo.
"I didn't expect Your Excellency to hail from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan," Chang Yuan said in a heavy voice.
"A Titled Douluo!"
Hearing the title of the Sword Douluo, the surrounding onlookers were shocked. They truly hadn't expected Su Wen to have a Titled Douluo backing him.
In that case, the destination of this boy, Ye Luochen, had clearly been decided.
Furthermore, behind Su Wen wasn't just the Sword Douluo, but the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan!
Su Wen looked toward Ye Luochen inside the house.
"Your name is Ye Luochen, right? Well? Do you want to come with me? Although I won't have you join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, I can guarantee that you will be able to cultivate under the guidance of the Sword Douluo." Su Wen gave him a heads-up in advance that he wouldn't be joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan itself.
However, it was obvious that simply the prospect of training under the Sword Douluo was enough to make Ye Luochen's heart race.
"Senior, I am willing!"
He didn't even need to think about it.
The Sword Douluo!
A Titled Douluo—that was the pinnacle of the entire continent.
And with "Sword" as his title, he was bound to be the strongest user of a sword-type martial soul on the continent.
"En, good." Su Wen nodded, indicating that Ye Luochen had made the right choice.
"Since you have Innate Full Spirit Power, let's get your first spirit ring first." Although Su Wen said this, he didn't actually plan to take Ye Luochen to hunt spirit beasts himself.
Firstly, regarding the cultivation and development of sword martial souls, his insights weren't necessarily higher than those of the Sword Douluo.
So, he intended to let the Sword Douluo handle it himself.
Thus, he sent a message to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to notify the Sword Douluo.
He himself remained in Xingluo Village for another half month.
"Grandpa Sword, Luochen has already joined our Academy. I plan to hand the Law Enforcement Hall over to him when he becomes a Spirit Ancestor."
Su Wen first clarified that Ye Luochen was joining the Academy.
Of course, whether he joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan later wasn't something Su Wen cared much about; as long as it didn't interfere with the work of the Law Enforcement Hall when Ye Luochen took charge of it in the future, Su Wen wouldn't forcibly stop him.
Chen Xin nodded, not minding this point.
Being able to take in a disciple with Innate Full Spirit Power was enough.
While Innate Full Spirit Power didn't guarantee one would grow into a Titled Douluo, there was no doubt that the boy was already standing at the peak of the starting line for the continent's spirit masters.
As long as he grew up smoothly, becoming a Spirit Saint was a given, and he could certainly persevere to become a Spirit Douluo. If his opportunities were sufficient, then even the Titled Douluo realm was within reach.
And Chen Xin did not believe he would fail to teach the boy well or be unable to provide him with the best environment for growth.
He firmly believed that as long as Ye Luochen was left to his guidance, there would surely be a new Sword Douluo in the future!
"Right, Xiao Wen, help me process this."
Chen Xin took out a viscous, golden-yellow crystal that radiated a faint glow.
Whale Glue?
Su Wen couldn't help but marvel at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's procurement channels. This piece of Whale Glue should be roughly a thousand years old.
It wasn't a case of the higher the age the better; a six-year-old Ye Luochen wouldn't be able to withstand the medicinal power of ten-thousand-year Whale Glue. With thousand-year Whale Glue, he could endure it, and the limit of his first spirit ring should be sufficient to increase by a hundred or two hundred years.
By the time he reached his second spirit ring, if he consumed Whale Glue of around three to five thousand years, then a thousand-year second ring would be a sure thing.
Of course, very few spirit masters on the continent currently knew the effects of Whale Glue. The difficulty of collecting it was low and the price wasn't considered outrageous, which was why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had the hope of gathering it like this. If the effects of Whale Glue were ever exposed, the difficulty for the clan to collect it would increase significantly.
Su Wen released a plume of flame, heating the Whale Glue until it was soft and chewy, then handed it to Ye Luochen.
"Eat this. It's good for you. Remember, you must endure the heat inside your body." Su Wen urged.
"Yes!" During this half month, Su Wen had occasionally taught Ye Luochen a few things, and the boy had a basic level of trust in Su Wen. He took the Whale Glue and swallowed it.
"Grandpa Sword, I'll be continuing my travels."
Leaving Xingluo Village, Su Wen skirted the mountain terrain and began to record the topography of various regions.
He found that he quite enjoyed this process of recording the grandeur of nature. This process served multiple purposes for him: not only did it relax his mind and broaden his horizons—which was beneficial for his cultivation—but it also promoted the development of his visualization methods and his spirit skills.
Two and a half months later.
Qingyang City.
"I heard Lin Dong got beaten up again."
"Old brother, if I'm not mistaken, the Lin Dong you're talking about is the son of 'Fire Spear' Lin Xiao, right?"
"That's the one."
"Brother, I have to correct you. It should be 'yet again'!"
"Ah, right, right. It really is 'yet again.' This is the fourth time he's been beaten this month."
"Tsk tsk. To think the son of the prestigious Fire Spear would have a mutated martial soul. It would be fine if his talent was just ridiculously poor, but he's so arrogant he won't even face reality."
Su Wen wasn't interested in gossip.
Unless the gossip came looking for him.
As he walked down the streets of Qingyang City, he listened to the people around him discussing this Lin Dong.
"Sigh, you could say this Lin Dong is also quite pitiful. Clearly, his talent was decent. I heard he started practicing the spear at three, was proficient in spear techniques by five, and allegedly defeated a Spirit Grandmaster in pure spear skill before he was six. Who would have thought his martial soul would be so useless."
"Pfft, maybe the other guy just went easy on him for the sake of his father, Fire Spear."
"Exactly. Defeating a Spirit Grandmaster with spear skills at six? Just listen and move on; some people actually believe that."
Su Wen didn't waste time listening to gossip.
Passing by the Qingyang City square, he suddenly heard the sounds of a dispute.
He looked at two youths on the square. One of them had the faint phantom of a Blazing Lion behind him, exuding the aura of flames.
"Hmph, Lin Dong, haven't you faced reality yet? You're nothing more than a trash with only rank one Innate Spirit Power."
Lin Dong?
Su Wen had just heard the gossip; he hadn't expected to be able to witness the drama so soon.
"Bullshit! Fight me again!" Lin Dong held a dark-yellow long spear and stepped forward to thrust.
The fight wasn't a case of Lin Dong being simply beaten.
It was just that the gap in spirit power caused Lin Dong to fall into a disadvantage.
Su Wen's eyes flickered.
"Five Elements?" He sensed the fluctuations of five elements on Lin Dong's dark-yellow spear.
Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
All five attributes were present.
However, they were very weak.
Even when driven by spirit power, Lin Dong's spear was only roughly equivalent to an ordinary fine iron spear. Moreover, it provided no physical enhancement, which was why he suffered consecutive losses at the hands of the other youth, whose spirit power fluctuated at rank seven.
In terms of technique, Lin Dong's spear style indeed followed a unique set of principles.
Su Wen became interested and stood at the edge of the square to watch the battle.
(End of Chapter)