The Rarest Winter Snow Lotus

After getting out of the car, Yu Nanyuan did not pause in the slightest and took the Private Elevator up toward the top floor of the high-rise.

The outer passage of the elevator was made entirely of special Crystal Material. The outside world could not peer in, but from inside the elevator, one could clearly see the scenery outside.

Countless lights and shadows swept through Yu Nanyuan's Brilliant Gold Eyes. The gentle smile that had filled his face earlier had long since vanished, and he stared expressionlessly toward the boundless Azure Sea to the east. In front of outsiders, he had long since grown used to disguising himself, never revealing his true emotions, but today his mind was simply too exhausted.

Buzz— The elevator rose all the way to the top floor before stopping, and the elevator's Metal Door opened on its own. At the same time, the broad, heavy Ancient Wooden Door of the large flat opened as well. A Metal Area was embedded within the door, used to identify pupils and unlock it.

The countless Crystal Soul Guidance Lamps throughout the entire large flat bloomed with soft light, rendering the interior especially warm.

Yet Yu Nanyuan could not feel the slightest bit of that warmth. There seemed to be a coldness in his gaze that kept others a thousand miles away, the complete opposite of the image he had shown before Yu Zhen and Ji Hongyu. He returned silently to his room. With no intention of Meditation Cultivation, he lay straight down on the soft bed and slowly closed his eyes.

Perhaps because he had been stirred earlier, a memory from his childhood kept taking shape as images, quietly surfacing in Yu Nanyuan's mind.

On a night of pouring rain, he sat in the warm and comfortable back seat of a Soul Guidance Car, silently watching a family of three looking especially wretched in the downpour. This family ran a stall on Snack Street in Eastsea City's Slum Area. Though their usual life was hard, they were all easily contented. Even when faced with the sudden torrential rain, happy smiles showed on their faces as the family worked together to pack up the stall.

Two completely different circumstances, and also two completely different states of mind.

Gradually, Yu Nanyuan was completely overtaken by the exhaustion coming from within his Spiritual Sea and fell into a deep sleep. In a daze, he seemed to hear a voice as illusory as a dream.

"Child, you may be the only one who can break this deadlock, but there is not much time left for you. My consciousness is about to be seized by them, but what they bring to the Douluo Plane is destined to be nothing but destruction..."

What followed was another ancient sigh, as if it had crossed past and future upon the River of Time. It was like the evolution of an entire plane, having passed through endless, immeasurably long years.

Early the next morning, Yu Nanyuan woke up right on time. The warm morning sun slipped through the window and fell across his cheek. He rose from the bed, stepped barefoot onto the warm Wooden Floor, and looked at himself in the mirror.

"I'll go to Aolai City first."

Yu Nanyuan murmured softly, and a smile appeared on his face again. He looked every bit sunny and cheerful.

Yu Zhen had not returned last night. Yu Nanyuan had long since grown used to that, and merely dialed his grandfather's Soul Guidance Communicator number.

Yu Zhen's steady and kindly voice came through from the other side of the Soul Guidance Communicator.

"Hello, Nanyuan? Is there something you need Grandpa for?"

"Grandpa, I want to go to Aolai City for a bit to clear my head."

Yu Nanyuan stated his intention directly. Naturally, there was no need for him to hide his whereabouts from Yu Zhen.

Yu Zhen fell silent for a moment on the other end of the Soul Guidance Communicator, then agreed readily.

"All right. I'll have Xiao Li drive you there."

Although Yu Zhen did not know why Yu Nanyuan suddenly wanted to go to an utterly unremarkable small city like Aolai City, he had always refused none of his grandson's requests. Aolai City was very small, and there were practically no Soul Masters there. With his Private Driver accompanying him, nothing unexpected should happen. More importantly, Aolai City was not far from Eastsea City. If they drove a Soul Guidance Car on the expressway, the trip would only take about an hour.

At this point, Yu Zhen seemed to think of something and chuckled as he reminded Yu Nanyuan, "But Nanyuan, you must return to Eastsea City before tonight. I'll take you to attend a dinner banquet. Your Uncle Xu will also bring Xiao Yan and the others over. You haven't seen one another in so long, so have some fun at this banquet. Oh, right, I forgot to tell you. Xiao Yan's Martial Soul has already awakened too, and like you, he has Innate Full Soul Power."

"A dinner banquet?"

Yu Zhen continued explaining, "This dinner banquet is being organized privately by the Donghai Chamber of Commerce, and it will be held tonight on a Luxury Cruise Ship. During the banquet, there will be a very high-level auction. This time, in order to win over political figures from various circles, the Donghai Chamber of Commerce has truly spared no expense. One of the auction items will be exactly useful to you."

"Grandpa, what is it?" Yu Nanyuan asked with interest.

"It is a Winter Snow Lotus with three thousand years of age. Among Natural Treasures like snow lotuses, Winter Snow Lotus has always been the rarest and most precious. It can be used to temper a Soul Master's physique and Soul Power to a tremendous degree. With the assistance of this Winter Snow Lotus, you will also be able to raise your Soul Ring and Soul Spirit to the Thousand Year Level within a short time."

Listening to Yu Zhen's explanation, Yu Nanyuan nodded seriously.

"All right, Grandpa. I'll hurry back in time. Then I'll go get ready to head out now."

"Remember to bring your Soul Guidance Communicator and Storage Soul Guidance Device." Yu Zhen gave another gentle reminder, then hung up the Soul Guidance Communicator.

There was one thing Yu Zhen did not say: a Soul Bone might even appear at the auction during this dinner banquet. This was information he had learned through his own connections, and it made him even more determined in his thinking. Only by controlling these connections and resources could he provide enough support for Yu Nanyuan's cultivation.

Yu Nanyuan soon went downstairs and got into the Soul Guidance Car driven over by Yu Zhen's Private Driver, Xiao Li. On each of his wrists was a Metal Bracelet. They were precisely the communication Soul Guidance Device and Storage Soul Guidance Device Yu Zhen had mentioned. Comparatively speaking, the Storage Soul Guidance Device looked even more exquisite, engraved with complex and strange patterns. This was the Core Array that generations of sages over ten thousand years had constantly perfected.

The emergence of Battle Armor was, to a great extent, because of the upgrading and perfection of the Soul Guidance Core Array.

On the table between the rear seats was also a nutritious Exquisite Bento. Clearly, Yu Zhen had arranged for someone to prepare it for Yu Nanyuan in advance.

Yu Nanyuan sat in the car, eating the bento while looking through the window as the Soul Guidance Car drove onto the Coastal Expressway leading to Aolai City. To the east of the expressway was the sea, and the boundless blue was refreshing and uplifting.

Yet Yu Nanyuan had no interest in admiring it. He merely leaned against the seat and rested with his eyes closed. After arriving, he immediately had the driver circle the whole of Aolai City, searching for the Silver Dragon King who had appeared in his Past Life Memory. This was the greatest opportunity.

Rather than calling Aolai City a city, it was actually only a relatively large village-town, without any city walls at all. It did not take long to travel through every street in Aolai City.

And after searching over and over, Yu Nanyuan realized an extremely serious problem. Because of his existence, the course of the future was very likely to have changed.

The Silver Dragon King was not here.

Thinking this, Yu Nanyuan had the driver take the Soul Guidance Car toward the only Primary Soul Master Academy in Aolai City, Red Mountain Academy.