Tang San Takes a Master, Blue Silver Grass's Path of Development

As afternoon gradually arrived.

Inside the Master's Dormitory, Xiao Xian slowly opened his eyes.

Within his range of perception, two distinct clusters of Sunlight Spores appeared.

A few minutes later.

Two sets of footsteps sounded in the hallway.

The door was open.

Master walked straight in.

"Teacher."

Xiao Xian rose to his feet, his face wearing its usual obedient expression.

"Bo... Boss Xiao!" Behind Master, a skinny, dark-skinned child cried out in surprise.

"We meet again, Tang San." Xiao Xian greeted him.

Master was somewhat surprised. He had not expected the two of them to know each other.

However, he did not pursue the matter. He merely returned to the desk and sat down, took out a new cup, and poured Tang San some water.

"This is your Senior Brother, my disciple Xiao Xian, a second-year student."

"This is Tang San, my newly accepted disciple and your Junior Brother."

"Hello, Junior Brother." Xiao Xian patted Tang San on the shoulder, his face still bearing that obedient yet gentle smile.

"Hello, Senior Brother." Tang San quickly accepted the fact that Xiao Xian was also Master's disciple.

Even because of Xiao Xian.

He became even more certain that taking Master as his teacher had been the right decision.

Even the leader among the students was his teacher's disciple.

That alone explained a great deal.

Master pushed the cup toward Tang San and said, "Very good. Since you know each other, then..."

He paused and glanced at Xiao Xian.

Xiao Xian immediately understood and took over, saying, "Since we know each other now, release your second spirit and let us take a look."

Tang San's expression changed at once upon hearing that.

He looked at Xiao Xian with some shock in his eyes.

He immediately turned to Master, his gaze seeming filled with confusion and inquiry.

Twin Martial Souls—could such a secret be casually...?

"Mm, release it and let us see. Your Senior Brother also deduced that you might possess Twin Martial Souls, and he figured it out himself. You do not need to hide anything from him." Master lifted his cup and took a sip of water, the stiffness in his face easing somewhat.

Getting Tang San to take him as a teacher had taken quite a bit of persuasion.

Tang San froze for a moment, but he eventually regained his composure and nodded.

Everyone present already knew. There truly was nothing left to conceal.

He raised his left hand, and black light instantly surged forth, intertwining to form a small, pitch-black hammer.

The instant Tang San gripped the hammer in his left hand, his arm sank downward. This Second Spirit appeared rather heavy.

Xiao Xian stared at the hammer, seemingly curious, but showed no further reaction.

Master, on the other hand, abruptly rose from his chair, his eyes filled with shock and excitement.

He stared fixedly at the hammer, seeming to mutter under his breath, "Tang San, Tang San, the surname Tang... Good, good. Put your spirit away."

Master had not finished speaking and was about to say something else.

Xiao Xian decisively interrupted. "Junior Brother, without Teacher's permission, do not attach a single Soul Ring to your second spirit."

Tang San withdrew his spirit and froze, looking at Xiao Xian in surprise before asking doubtfully, "My father said the same thing. Senior Brother, why is that?"

Master watched Xiao Xian from the side, surprise in his eyes, yet not entirely surprised.

Clearly, his naturally brilliant eldest disciple had already grasped the best cultivation method for Twin Martial Souls.

But Tang San was only six years old and knew nothing at all about a soul master's cultivation. Telling him now was still too early.

Xiao Xian said nothing and merely looked at Master.

Master shook his head and said to Tang San, "It is not yet time to tell you. You will understand in the future. But this is very important for your future, so you must remember it well."

Though puzzled, Tang San still nodded. "I will remember it."

His father had said so, his Senior Brother had said so, and Master clearly meant the same thing.

His trust in this teacher grew by several degrees.

As for Xiao Xian.

He trusted him even more.

Wang Sheng had often told him about how Xiao Xian had helped the Work-Study Students. He was an utterly good person.

So far.

This Senior Brother had given him the impression of not only possessing great talent and strength, but also equally formidable theoretical knowledge.

He could tell, just like Teacher, that Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls, and he could say the same thing as Tang San's father.

"..."

Afterward, Master began asking Tang San what he thought about Blue Silver Grass.

He also told him that he planned to take him to the Soul Hunting Forest tomorrow to hunt spirit beasts.

So he could obtain his first Soul Ring.

Tang San was immediately overjoyed.

He had long wanted to know whether a Soul Ring was restricting his Mysterious Heaven Skill and preventing it from breaking through, so he readily agreed.

"Mm. In that case, you need to decide Blue Silver Grass's future path of development." Master spoke gravely.

Tang San was stunned again. He did not even have a superficial understanding of the soul master system and had no idea what Master was talking about.

Master naturally knew Tang San understood nothing, so he slowly explained the difference between Beast Martial Souls and Tool Martial Souls, then carefully introduced every type of soul master development path.

Control System, Assault System, Agility System, Food System, Support System, Healing System, Defense System, and Summoning System.

When he mentioned the Summoning System, Master glanced at Xiao Xian.

However, Master only briefly mentioned the Summoning System by name and did not explain it in depth.

"..."

Next, Master seriously introduced and analyzed the path Blue Silver Grass should take.

Blue Silver Grass was innately weak, and using it consumed pitifully little Soul Power.

And because it was weak, it would not reject Soul Rings.

It could absorb Soul Rings of nearly any type.

Tang San listened in a daze, completely won over by Master's knowledge.

In Master's account, the weak Blue Silver Grass seemed like a Martial Soul with tremendous potential.

In the end, as expected.

Master still recommended the Control System.

"Grass can become ropes and control enemies. Choosing the Control System is best."

Tang San could not help lowering his head to look at his right hand. Blue Silver Grass was so fragile—could it trap enemies?

Master slowly continued:

"As for Blue Silver Grass being weak and easily broken free from, that can be entirely compensated for through Soul Rings."

"For example, Bamboo Type Spirit Beasts can grant Blue Silver Grass the trait of toughness, or there could be poison."

Tang San suddenly understood. He was instantly excited. Controlling enemies and defeating them—Blue Silver Grass truly had much to offer. It was not the Waste Spirit ordinary soul masters claimed it to be.

But...

Xiao Xian secretly shook his head.

How could Tang San possibly follow the Control System?

If Tang San went down the Control System path, what would Xiao Xian do in the future?

Xiao Xian decisively spoke up. "Teacher, I have a different view."

Tang San froze and looked toward the Senior Brother who had said nothing until now except drink water.

Master was also taken aback.

His disciple was no ordinary naturally brilliant child. If he said he had an opinion, it could not possibly be groundless.

He might even have noticed something Master himself had failed to realize.

"Xiao Xian, tell us."

Xiao Xian looked at Tang San and said, "Junior Brother, release your Blue Silver Grass."