Qian Renxue's Restless Heart

Half a day later, within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Chen Xin stared at the drastically transformed martial soul in his hand, disbelief still lingering on his face.

The ancient greatsword, once two meters long with a blade half a chi wide, had shrunk dramatically. Its blade was now only three chi three cun long, and barely more than an inch wide.

The sword's color had changed from clear blue to silver-white, and its appearance seemed far less imposing than before.

Yet not only Chen Xin, its wielder, but even Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi, seated nearby, faintly felt as though blades were pressing against their backs.

One could easily imagine just how sharp the Seven Kill Sword had become.

Logically speaking, given Chen Xin's attainments in the sword and his level of strength, it should have been impossible for his killing intent to leak out like this.

The only explanation was that the Seven Kill Sword's transformation had become so immense that it had somewhat exceeded his control.

The Seven Kill Sword had already been a top-tier Tool Martial Soul, yet it had actually advanced even further. Chen Xin even felt that the current Seven Kill Sword had surpassed the Clear Sky Hammer, hailed as the continent's strongest Tool Martial Soul.

He felt as though he were dreaming today.

After three years, his adopted son had secretly returned to the sect in disguise, revealing a martial soul sword that no longer possessed any flaws. He had even comprehended the rudiments of his own Sword Dao Domain.

Then, he had produced three bottles of attribute potions he had researched and concocted himself.

Out of trust in his adopted son, Chen Xin had taken them on the spot.

He had never expected the effects to be this powerful, directly causing the Seven Kill Sword martial soul to undergo a transformation.

Beside him, Bone Douluo Gu Rong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Sect Master, Ning Fengzhi, also wore complicated expressions.

It was not jealousy, of course. The three of them were as close as family. It was simply that everything that had happened today had truly exceeded their understanding.

Even the three-year-old Ning Rongrong wore the thoughtful expression of a little adult, sitting quietly without a word.

"It's truly hard to imagine. You cowardly man actually have such a good son." After a long while, Bone Douluo Gu Rong finally let out a long breath and voiced what he had wanted to say all along.

"If you keep calling me that, how about we go outside and have a little match?" Chen Xin glared at him. He happened to want someone to test the Seven Kill Sword's current power on.

"You!" Gu Rong's expression changed, and his heart immediately began to pound. Still, there was no way he would back down verbally. "Fine, fine. Let's fight, then."

Ning Fengzhi hurriedly tried to mediate with a helpless smile. "Sword Uncle, Bone Uncle, now isn't the time for you two to bicker."

Then he turned serious and asked Chen Xin, "Sword Uncle, what do you think about what Su Cheng just said?"

Since he had brought up serious business, Sword and Bone finally stopped squabbling.

After a moment of silence, Chen Xin said in a deep voice, "My son's affairs are naturally my affairs."

His tone was resolute. He had clearly made up his mind.

At that moment, an Immortal Herb lay quietly inside his Soul Tool.

The conversation between him and Su Cheng before the latter's departure echoed in his ears.

"Father, once you have fully mastered the transformed Seven Kill Sword martial soul, you can consume this Immortal Herb, Golden Silk Crystal Sword Grass. With the Immortal Herb's aid, reaching rank 97 within ten years will be easy. You may even have a chance to glimpse the realm of rank 98. But that will require an opportunity, so there is no need to force it."

"Cheng'er, you still intend to return to Spirit Hall?"

"Of course. Ten years from now will be the day Spirit Hall falls. When that time comes, I hope Father can lend me a hand."

At the time, Chen Xin had found his choice difficult to understand.

"You have already researched things to this extent. Why risk returning to Spirit Hall? Wouldn't it be better to settle down, work hard to improve your strength, and become the strongest? I had my doubts before, but now I believe you can definitely achieve it."

"I can't. There isn't enough time."

Chen Xin did not understand what Su Cheng meant by there not being enough time, but he also knew that his adopted son had always been extremely opinionated. Besides, Su Cheng's methods had already completely surpassed his understanding. How could Chen Xin possibly manage him now?

Moreover, judging from his description, Su Cheng now held an extremely high position within Spirit Hall. There were likely other secrets involved as well.

Thinking of this, Chen Xin looked despondent.

Even if he truly reached rank 98, what could he do against Spirit Hall then?

That High Priest was a rank 99 Limit Douluo.

On the other side, Ning Fengzhi nodded without trying to dissuade him.

Su Cheng had also made him a promise just now, saying that in the future, he would find a way to do his utmost to raise the upper limit of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.

If Ning Fengzhi had not believed Su Cheng could accomplish it at the time, then after witnessing the Seven Kill Sword's transformation, he had no choice but to believe.

At that moment, Su Cheng was already on the road to Notting City.

He still had other matters to arrange and did not have much time to remain in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect catching up.

Recalling what had just happened, he could not help sighing inwardly.

He had not expected his timing to be so unfortunate. Those people had happened to be gathered together.

Originally, he had only intended to meet Chen Xin alone.

In order to keep Ning Fengzhi from obstructing him, he had no choice but to make a promise first. The prospect of raising the upper limit of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul should be enough to tempt him.

Fortunately, the attribute potions were effective enough. That fellow had surely become interested as well.

Chen Xin was different from Su Cheng.

With the strength of a Titled Douluo, he would be able to digest the potion very quickly after consuming it.

Although the benefits were not as great as they would have been if he had taken it while weaker, the effects were immediate.

In truth, giving Chen Xin the attribute potion had merely been an experiment for Su Cheng. He wanted to see how powerful a sword martial soul on the extreme path could become, and which approach was better compared to completing the five elements.

The most crucial thing was the Immortal Herb he had given Chen Xin. After all, Chen Xin was the only top-tier combatant Su Cheng could trust completely.

However, Su Cheng had no intention of letting Chen Xin take risks when the time came.

After years together, he had developed deep feelings for this adoptive father as well.

Putting away his thoughts, Su Cheng gazed into the distance toward Notting City.

"Yu Xiaogang, Tang Hao, Tang San..."

He still had several other things to do next.

Once everything was finished, he could return to Spirit City and wait for the final battle.

During the month Su Cheng had been away, Qian Renxue discovered that her cultivation efficiency had plummeted.

Although Su Cheng's guidance had long since given her excellent ways of thinking and cultivation habits, she now always felt unable to calm her mind.

This was the first time she had ever felt this way in her life.

Her parents had rarely cared for her when she was young, and she had never developed a sense of reliance on anyone.

There was no need to mention Bibi Dong. Although Qian Xunji had treated her well, he was busy as the Pope and was also arrogant and headstrong, making him far from a qualified father.

In order to gain her mother's approval and avoid disappointing her father, Qian Renxue had generally relied on her own abilities to solve whatever problems she encountered.

Ever since she had gained Su Cheng as a teacher, everything had changed.

She had not noticed it before, but recently, this feeling had become increasingly clear.

Sitting in the chair Su Cheng often used in his room, Qian Renxue casually flipped through the books on his desk.

She was thoroughly familiar with this room. Many of the books placed there were related to her recent cultivation direction, such as "A Detailed Explanation of External Soul Bone Traits," "Soul Bones and Martial Souls," and "Tool Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls."

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