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"Don't worry. She's easy to get along with. As long as Your Excellency can help us become gods and attain immortality, she'll definitely be willing to become your soul spirit."

The Ice Empress looked excited.

Lu Jun nodded.

"I'm going to begin cultivating."

"Then I won't disturb Your Excellency any longer."

Just as the Ice Empress was about to enter Lu Jun's body, he called out to stop her.

"Ice Empress, I've lost too many memories and forgotten many things. Can you do me a favor?"

The Ice Empress stopped.

"Please speak, Your Excellency."

Lu Jun's heartbeat began to quicken.

What he was doing was somewhat risky. The Ice Empress might suspect whether he was an impostor after all.

But right now, he desperately wanted to become stronger as quickly as possible.

When it came to wielding Ultimate Ice, he was certainly no match for the Ice Empress.

Leng Yaozhu did not possess the Ultimate Ice attribute either, so there was only so much she could teach him in this regard.

And there was an expert at using Ultimate Ice right in front of him. Wouldn't it be even better if he could get her to teach him?

The only question was whether this would shatter the image of him as an all-powerful being in the Ice Empress's mind.

So Lu Jun racked his brains and barely managed to make up a story.

"Back then, I did not possess the power of Ultimate Ice. After falling into the Extreme North, I absorbed the power belonging to that land and gained the Ultimate Ice attribute."

"But because I lost too many memories, I forgot how to use this power."

As he spoke, Lu Jun raised his head to look at the Ice Empress, his voice trembling slightly.

"Can you help me?"

To be honest, this was not Lu Jun's first time lying.

But he had never lied to someone this formidable before.

So being nervous was only natural.

Yet unexpectedly, after hearing this, the Ice Empress answered with a forthright expression.

"Of course I can. Having the opportunity to guide Your Excellency may even be a blessing I cultivated for myself."

What?

Lu Jun was completely dumbfounded.

He truly could not understand the moods of Spirit Beasts.

She believed such a clumsy story just like that?

"I happen to specialize in Ultimate Ice. If Your Excellency does not mind, I can teach you how to use it right now."

The Ice Empress puffed out her rather ample chest.

"However, fully mastering Ultimate Ice is a very slow process. Can Your Excellency accept that?"

"It's fine. As long as I can master it."

Of course Lu Jun would accept.

Only an idiot would refuse!

Thus, that very night, Lu Jun gained a teacher.

The Ice Empress taught Lu Jun continuously until midnight.

Lu Jun subconsciously glanced at the time, then abruptly stood up.

"It's getting late. She'll be back soon, so let's stop here for today."

"Very well." The Ice Empress did not say much. "Do you mean the human who was by your side today is about to return? She is very powerful. Do you live with her?"

"Yes, so if we aren't careful, you might be exposed."

Lu Jun spoke in a low voice.

"Since she didn't notice you before, you should return to my body before she comes back."

"That is exactly what I want, Your Excellency." As she spoke, the Ice Empress entered Lu Jun's body. "Then, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

After sensing that the Ice Empress had fallen asleep again, Lu Jun headed for the kitchen and checked what ingredients were in the refrigerator.

The moment Leng Yaozhu pushed open the door, a rich aroma of food washed over her. She paused slightly, her gaze falling upon the dining table in the living room, where a full spread of steaming dishes had been laid out.

Lu Jun was sitting beside the table. Hearing the door open, he raised his head and gave her a small nod.

"You're back? The food was just finished. Eat while it's hot."

Leng Yaozhu stood where she was, her fingers unconsciously tightening around the doorknob.

For so many years, she had long grown accustomed to living alone. As one of the Spirit Pagoda's upper echelons, she spent all year rushing between missions and meetings, rarely having the chance to truly sit down for a hot meal.

Much less have someone at home deliberately wait for her return.

Ever since she had taken this child in, no matter how late it was each night, he would prepare a table of hot dishes for her and wait for her to come home.

It gave Leng Yaozhu the feeling that this was what home was like.

"You've worked hard."

Leng Yaozhu rubbed Lu Jun's head.

"It's no trouble. You're already busy enough, so let me handle the rest of the little things. I feel bad staying at your house all the time. Consider it rent." Lu Jun said.

"...Sometimes, I really feel that you're frighteningly mature for a child."

Leng Yaozhu chuckled softly. She said no more and sat down to eat with Lu Jun.

The Spirit Pagoda Headquarters did have dormitories, and living there would indeed be more convenient.

But Qiangu Dongfeng had always pursued her and had not completely given up. To avoid suspicion, Leng Yaozhu had chosen not to stay in the Spirit Pagoda dormitories.

Wouldn't it be better to find a nicer place and buy a villa?

"Oh, right, Sister Leng, can I learn the Soul Spirit Contract?"

Remembering the Ice Empress's request, Lu Jun finally asked.

The matter of the Ice Empress absolutely had to be kept strictly confidential. It could not be exposed under the Spirit Pagoda's watch.

Otherwise, merely because the Ice Empress was a ferocious beast with four hundred thousand years of cultivation, no one knew how many people would go mad fighting to claim her if she were to become a soul spirit.

If he could master the Soul Spirit Contract himself, then he would have the experience needed to make the Ice Empress his soul spirit when the time came.

"You're interested in that?" Leng Yaozhu raised a brow. "You're only just starting out. There are already many things you need to learn, and you want to add the Soul Spirit Contract as well?"

"I think that after joining the Spirit Pagoda, becoming more proficient with the Soul Spirit Contract would also benefit the future fusion with soul spirits." Lu Jun scratched his head and smiled.

He did his best to appear as innocent and naive as a child should be.

"Mm. Since you're interested in that too, I'll arrange the curriculum and add the Soul Spirit Contract to it."

Leng Yaozhu did not suspect anything and continued.

"However, starting tomorrow, you'll be very busy. In the morning, you'll study the Meditation Cultivation Method with me. In the afternoon, you'll have practical combat classes. Your martial soul is also of the sword type, so you need to study the basics of swordsmanship with a sword expert. That will help you master your martial soul more quickly."

"At night, you'll need to try out the Second Profession of a Battle Armor Master and see which area you have more talent in. After that, you'll begin your Second Profession courses. Once you return home, you'll also have to spend the night meditating."

Leng Yaozhu elegantly brought a bite of food to her mouth and quietly added.

"You'd better think it over carefully."

Lu Jun's expression stiffened. He was actually going to be that busy?

There would not even be time to rest all day?

Forget it.

Being busy was good too. No matter what, he had to win at the starting line!

In this world, strength was what mattered most.

It was not scary to have talent. What was scary was someone with talent who had more money and resources than you, and most importantly, worked harder and grinded even more.

With that resolve, Lu Jun raised his head and puffed out his chest.

"It's fine. Please schedule me as hard as you can!"

For the sake of becoming stronger, Lu Jun was going all out.

I'll secretly grind, then amaze everyone!

"Having drive is a good thing." Leng Yaozhu smiled. After they finished eating and cleaned everything up, she began teaching Lu Jun the Meditation Cultivation Method.