Creating a Flawless Person

Zhuge Xiang and Mo Lingna gave a thorough tour of Die Wu 'Die Wu Courtyard. In the Courtyard, there was a little boy of about seven or eight years old, who was very cute and adorable. When he saw Zhuge Xiang and Mo Lingna, he obediently came up to greet them. His manners and behavior were so impeccable that even the strictest etiquette teacher could not find fault with him.

"Xiao Dou, go and make two cups of tea for our two distinguished guests. I'll go tidy myself up first," Die Wu, knowing she looked terrible in her current state. After instructing the little boy, she turned and left.

"Please have some tea, gentlemen. This is the finest Pre-Qingming Longjing tea, brewed with dew collected from countless rare and precious flowers and herbs in the Courtyard."

Although Xiao Dou was only seven or eight years old, his tea-making skills were masterful. With fluid and effortless movements, he quickly served Zhuge Xiang and his companion two cups of fragrant tea.

"What's your name, Xiao Dou? How old are you?" Zhuge Xiang took a small sip of tea. Although he didn't drink tea, he could still feel a Human Heart sensation. He then asked the little boy.

"Reporting to our honored guest, I am already eight years old," Xiao Dou replied respectfully as she slowly withdrew, holding the teapot, upon hearing Zhuge Xiang's inquiry.

"Only eight years old? Your tea-making skills are quite impressive," Zhuge Xiang praised upon hearing Xiao Dou's reply. Aren't seven- or eight-year-old children usually playful? Xiao Dou's tea-making skills are truly astonishing.

"Reporting to our honored guest, this is not my ability at all. It was Elder Sister Die Wu who bestowed upon me this knowledge and insight from the soul of a Tea Master," Xiao Dou said modestly, shaking her head.

"Wow! Miss Die Wu's abilities are truly amazing. She can graft any ability she wants! Who will need to train so hard in the future? Besides tea ceremony, what else can you do?" Mo Lingna exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Xiao Dou's words.

"There are so many, I've almost forgotten them all. Music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, songs, and even mechanisms and hidden Hidden Weapons, medicine and alchemy, White Snow in Sunny Spring and lowbrow arts," Xiao Dou began to introduce to Zhuge Xiang. It seemed that Die Wu's care for Xiao Dou was indeed very deep, and she was grafting all sorts of abilities onto him, as if she wanted to mold him into a perfect person.

With each ability Xiao Dou mentioned, Mo Lingna's eyes lit up a little more. The ability to easily acquire all sorts of abilities without even having to put in the effort would surely tempt anyone.

"That Miss Die Wu is truly amazing! I want her to give me a few abilities too!" Mo Lingna said, her heart filled with excitement, looking eager to try it out, wishing she could immediately and effortlessly possess several abilities she had always desired.

"No, I hope you won't graft any abilities," Zhuge Xiang said seriously, shaking his head at Mo Lingna was showing interest in him.

"Why?" Mo Lingna looked at Zhuge Xiang, puzzled. Why wouldn't she want such an easy, effortless way to gain power?

"Abilities are acquired through training and are closely related to the soul. Grafting an ability will inevitably leave an imprint of the target's soul on your own. At that time, you may no longer be yourself. Your personality, thoughts, and even your loves and hates will change," Zhuge Xiang said seriously, looking intently at Mo Lingna.

Looking at Xiao Dou, although he appeared humble and polite, for some reason, Zhuge Xiang instinctively felt a sense of threat.

Although Xiao Dou was only eight years old and looked the same, Zhuge Xiang's intuition told him that Xiao Dou was just a prehistoric beast in human skin, as if it might suddenly burst out and devour him at any moment.

This intuition is inexplicable and inexplicable, yet it exists clearly, and Zhuge Xiang also believes that his intuition is correct.

In order to create a perfect person, Die Wu clearly grafted no fewer than a hundred abilities onto Xiao Dou. With such a young soul bearing so many abilities and so many imprints, how could he possibly maintain his true self? If not, then what exactly is his personality like?

Tea Master, a learned scholar, a cold-blooded assassin, a cunning and shrewd strategist...

Various souls, their abilities extracted and grafted onto the soul of this eight-year-old child, each imbued with the aura and mark of its respective soul, creating a chaotic and overwhelming fusion of energy. Could this child maintain his own mind?

Thinking of this, and looking at the humble and polite Xiao Dou in front of him, Zhuge Xiang seemed to see thousands of Yaomo Ghosts and Monsters tearing apart the soul of a child. It seemed that countless demons were hidden in Xiao Dou's small body.

"How was it? Xiao Dou's tea ceremony was quite good?" Just then, Die Wu, having finished washing up, returned and said to Zhuge Xiang and the other person with a smile.

After washing up, they could finally see Die Wu's appearance clearly. Her messy, frizzy hair had been neatly combed and styled into an elegant bun. Her face wasn't exactly stunningly beautiful; compared to a peerless woman like Lu Yuling, she paled in comparison, even to Mo Lingna. However, she had a good complexion and was the kind of person who was pleasing to the eye.

She had changed her clothes, now wearing a clean and tidy dress with a bright green belt around her waist. Overall, Die Wu wasn't a great beauty, but she gave off a clean, neat, and refreshing feeling. She looked to be only about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but since her cultivation had reached the Void Realm, her actual age was hard to say.

"Although I don't know much about tea, I do know that this tea is delicious," Zhuge Xiang generously after finishing his cup in one gulp. His clear eyes revealed that he wasn't being overly polite or formal; he was simply expressing his heartfelt opinion that the tea was good.

Looking at Zhuge Xiang, Die Wu smiled and secretly admired him. Although his cultivation was not high, Zhuge Xiang's character was beyond question. How many people could be so unrestrained and direct? Especially in the Great Tang Dynasty, a country that values etiquette, a lot of false politeness naturally arises.

"Our Great Tang Dynasty hasn't had any new tributes for many years. Even Hu Xian'er, who had reached the Void Returning Stage Spirit Severing Realm, wasn't qualified to enter. Brother Zhuge, since you were able to enter, you must have extraordinary abilities. May I ask what they are?"

Die Wu, with a curious look on her face, asked Zhuge Xiang, "The enshrined members in the Hall of Honored Guests are all at the Void Realm, but Zhuge Xiang is only at the True Essence Realm, yet he can enter the Hall of Honored Guests. No wonder Die Wu is curious."

Zhuge Xiang wasn't sure what the Void Returning Stage, the Spirit Severing Realm, actually was, but he figured it was higher than Nascent Soul Stage Myriad Flowers Elder Soul Realm and Fire Control King Ming Yan -Dao Seeking Realm. Die Wu Dance was right; if Hu Xian'er had such cultivation, it wouldn't be a problem to let her enter the Hall of Honored Guests just because of her strength.

But she was turned away? Although she had become one of the Three Great Imperial Preceptors, this showed how strict the entry requirements were for the Hall of Honored Guests. No wonder the three Imperial Preceptor and the Eunuch beside the emperor all looked surprised when the emperor extended the invitation.

"As for special abilities, they're not really special. It's just that the Cultivation Technique I've learned can subdue all evil people in the world," Zhuge Xiang smiled and answered frankly. He knew that he was able to enter the Hall of Honored Guests because of the effects of the Heavenly Zhuge Xiang Heavenly Demon Zen Sound.

"That's all?" Die Wu looked at Zhuge Xiang in surprise, finding it hard to understand. A Cultivation Technique that could subdue all evil people in the world, while rare, shouldn't qualify him to enter the Hall of Honored Guests?

"You're only at the True Essence Realm, yet you were able to forcibly convert a true demon who had fused with Demon Heart, purify his Demonic Qi, and even cause his cultivation to drop to the Void Core Stage. Is this just a simple Cultivation Technique?"

Mo Lingna spoke up, ostensibly to Zhuge Xiang, but actually to explain to Die Wu. No matter where you are, if you want to gain respect from others, you have to demonstrate your abilities. Seeing Die Wu's doubts, which were actually doubts about Zhuge Xiang's abilities, Mo Lingna naturally had to speak up and vindicate Zhuge Xiang.

"Hiss, with your cultivation level, you actually managed to forcibly convert a real demon?" Indeed, everything still comes down to strength. Hearing about Zhuge Xiang's legendary achievement of forcibly converting a demon with his True Essence Realm cultivation level, and even suppressing the demon's cultivation level to the Void Core Stage, even Die Wu couldn't help but gasp.

Not to mention Die Wu, even eight-year-old Xiao Dou stared wide-eyed at Zhuge Xiang. Having received knowledge from countless powerful figures in various fields, Xiao Dou's knowledge and vision far surpassed that of ordinary people. He naturally understood what it meant to convert True Essence Realm.

"No wonder, no wonder you were able to enter the Hall of Honored Guests. Once your cultivation improves, won't you be able to save all the evil people in the world?" Nodding in understanding, Die Wu finally understood why Zhuge Xiang had entered the Hall of Honored Guests.

"Brother Zhuge, so you've come here." Just as Zhuge Xiang and Die Wu were chatting happily, a familiar voice rang out. It was a charming voice, full of a unique allure. Just that voice alone was enough to ignite an Evil Fire in one's heart.

"National Teacher Hu, what brings you here to the Hall of Honored Guests today?" Upon hearing this voice, Die Wu stood up, gracefully bowed, and asked. The person who came was none other than Hu Xian'er, one of the Three Great Imperial Preceptors.

"Isn't it all to find him?" she said, pointing at Zhuge Xiang with a charming smile.

"Looking for me?" Zhuge Xiang was taken aback, not understanding why Hu Xian'er had come to find him. (To be continued...)