I Traveled to Douluo and Split into Five People

"I have something I want to tell Father."

It was rare for this little sixth son to come to him so directly over something. Ning Fengzhi turned around curiously.

"What is it?"

"First, my Martial Soul has broken through to nine levels."

He summoned his Martial Soul and poured in Soul Power to enlarge it slightly, allowing Ning Fengzhi to see it clearly. Nine radiant levels. Ning Fengzhi froze, fell silent, then felt joy and excitement surge through him.

He had never expected such a surprise to come so suddenly.

He stepped closer and examined it carefully, counting from bottom to top. Nine levels!

This pagoda...

Ning Fengzhi suddenly realized that Ning Yulin's Glazed Pagoda seemed somewhat different from the others. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was named as such because its body resembled glazed glass. It reflected colorful light, but was also as fragile and breakable as glass. Yet Ning Yulin's Martial Soul shone with condensed, unwavering light. Its texture was smooth and sturdy, carrying the feel of jade, though jade was not much harder than glazed glass either.

"Good! Wonderful!"

Though excited, Ning Fengzhi's years of composure kept him from probing rashly. He raised a hand and rested it on Ning Yulin's shoulder.

"Can you tell me how you broke through? Can others break through in the same way?"

His eyes were full of anticipation.

"I'm afraid not. I used a rare heavenly treasure. If we want another one, we may have to wait several hundred years."

That was putting it mildly. Ning Yulin felt that without interference, the Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would need at least a thousand years to grow back.

"It doesn't matter. Your successful breakthrough is still a good thing."

Perhaps the next generation could inherit the Nine Treasures as well. It could be considered the fulfillment of the Sect's ancestors' long-held wish. Though disappointed that his hopes had been dashed, Ning Fengzhi was generally still pleased. Now that one Nine Treasures had appeared, more might appear in the future.

"This matter is of great importance to the Sect. It is a tremendous cause for celebration. You wish to..."

He raised his hand as if he wanted to pat Ning Yulin's head. Ning Yulin frowned slightly and stepped back half a pace.

"Father, I'm not finished. There's one more thing. I have another Martial Soul."

Blue Silver Grass, summoned.

As for why his second Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, he could not be bothered explaining. Ning Fengzhi could fill in the blanks and investigate it himself.

"This!"

Ning Fengzhi was stunned and speechless for a moment. Once he came back to his senses, he only felt that overwhelming fortune had finally descended upon the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Twin Martial Souls—his future was boundless. It was just that this Blue Silver Grass did not seem to have much potential for development.

Seeing him fall silent, Ning Yulin could not be bothered waiting for him to digest it. He brought up the final matter.

"Father, I want the position of Young Sect Master. Is this enough?"

Do you have any objections?

Young Sect Master?

The position was important, but not that important. Ning Fengzhi frowned. As long as he was still alive, the so-called Young Sect Master would not hold much authority unless he died.

Could this little sixth son be thinking...

A chill ran down his back for no reason.

He shook his head. Probably not.

"Ahem... Yulin, you want to become the Young Sect Master?"

Wasn't that obvious?

Ning Yulin glanced at him and replied calmly.

"Big Brother has always been troubled by this matter. If Father agrees, it can resolve the knot in his heart. Besides, I have some things I want to do, and they will generally benefit the Sect. Lastly, I am confident I can lead the Sect to heights our ancestors never reached."

Of course, not the kind of heights where the Cloud Mist Sect got wiped out. Hehehe.

I probably won't take disciples, right?

Ning Yulin secretly shook his head.

"Young Sect Master... very well. I will convene a Sect assembly tomorrow."

It was only the position of Young Sect Master. It did not matter much at all. Besides, Ning Yulin had come straight to him and asked. If he refused, it might drive them even further apart. Ning Fengzhi's eyes shifted, and he handed Ning Rongrong over to Ning Yulin.

"Watch Rongrong for me. I need to make preparations..."

Ning Yulin took the little girl and watched Ning Fengzhi walk away. His gaze was calm. Only now did he think of cultivating affection? Wasn't that a little late?

He withdrew his gaze and met the little girl's clear black-and-white eyes. An inexplicable impulse rose within him. He really wanted to squeeze this adorable little thing to death. He slowly raised his hand and lowered it toward her face.

In one motion...

He pulled the finger she had stuffed into her mouth back out. She was nearly two years old and still sucking on her fingers.

The little girl was stubborn. She raised her hand to shove it back into her mouth, but she could not resist Ning Yulin's "tyranny." Then she began to cry.

The maid beside them hurriedly reached out to take her.

"No need. It isn't a bad thing for children to cry a little."

This little girl needed to experience the treachery of the Human Heart early, so that after leaving the Sect, she would not get manipulated and lose herself.

The next day.

The Sect assembly passed without any twists. As his fiancée, Dugu Yan had already been entered into the Ning family genealogy and had a place there as well. After Ning Fengzhi finished speaking, Ning Yulin stood up with both hands braced against the table and released the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

"Who supports this? Who opposes it?"

With Ning Fengzhi, Sword Bone, and Dugu Yan representing Dugu Bo present, who would dare object?

After the Sect assembly ended, someone from the royal family unexpectedly came calling.

"Sect Leader Ning, I came this time to..."

Xue Qinghe had come to take a master.

The other four each returned home.

Zhou Xuefeng returned to the courtyard.

He first glanced at Zhu Zhuyun. It had been more than a year since she left the Star Luo Empire. Under the Soul Power Meridian Cleansing experiment, her Soul Power had improved much faster than through her original cultivation, yet she had only reached level fifteen.

At this cultivation speed, by the time of Tang San's generation's Spirit Master Tournament, she should not reach level forty-five.

It seemed that in her original cultivation, the Zhu Family or the royal family must have provided some items to assist cultivation.

Come to think of it, he had taken so many things from the Zhu Family but had never had time to sort through them properly. He wondered whether there was anything useful for the five of them.

Should he help Zhu Zhuyun improve her cultivation speed further?

If she cultivated faster, she could obtain Spirit Rings sooner, accelerate her physical development, and then...

Unless a god favored her, this little cat would not be able to turn the tables. After some thought, Zhou Xuefeng adjusted his plans. Noticing the change in his gaze, Zhu Zhuyun became extremely uneasy, unsure whether things had gotten better or worse.

When she saw Zhou Xuefeng heading into the room, Zhu Zhuyun was stunned.

"Wait, aren't we doing it today?"

She felt quite comfortable every time. (The Blue Silver Fine Threads went deep into her body to massage her meridians.)

Zhou Xuefeng gave her a strange look.

"Let your sister rest properly today. Tomorrow, I'll awaken her Martial Soul."

Awaken her Martial Soul?

Zhu Zhuyun's feelings suddenly became complicated. She had thought Zhou Xuefeng would not allow her two younger sisters to awaken their Martial Souls, using that to control her. But now, what exactly was he planning?

She sat there blankly, torn between hope and fear.

The next day, Zhou Xuefeng prepared everything and called the two sisters over, ready to awaken Zhu Zhuyu's Martial Soul. As for Zhu Zhuqing, she could only crawl for now, so there was no need to consider her yet.

He silently recalled every step of the process. If even the Blind God King, a mere Soul Grandmaster, could awaken someone's Martial Soul, there was no reason he, a level forty-four Soul Ancestor, could not. Ning Yulin had plenty of Awakening Stones and had sent them over long ago.

As he pondered, he considered whether letting Zhu Zhuyun preside over the entire process might produce some new changes, since they shared the same bloodline and Martial Soul.

However, Zhu Zhuyun's Soul Power Level was too low right now. She might not be able to endure the awakening process.

Forget it. I'll do it myself.

He tossed out the Awakening Stones. Six stones surrounded Zhu Zhuyu at equal intervals. Driven by Zhou Xuefeng's Soul Power, the stones rose into the air. The black stones gradually lit up and linked together, resembling a Spirit Ring.

Zhu Zhuyu was extremely nervous. Her eyes were shut as she trembled faintly. Zhu Zhuyun softly comforted her from the side. As the ring of light spun faster and faster, Zhu Zhuyu felt something burst forth from within her body, and she involuntarily let out a catlike cry.

The Awakening Stones fell to the ground.

Zhou Xuefeng casually stored them in his Soul Tool and stepped forward to check her condition.

Zhu Zhuyu, Innate Level Five

He patted her shoulder.

"Relax. Let me examine you."

After taking several breaths, Zhu Zhuyu's body relaxed. Zhou Xuefeng sent in Blue Silver Fine Threads and examined her for several minutes. He nodded.

"Not bad. Your meridians are resilient and show no abnormalities, and your Soul Power circulates well. But this level..."

It did not seem very high.

He took out the crystal ball, then turned to Zhu Zhuyun.

"You teach her how to cancel Martial Soul Possession."

He could not be bothered wasting words on something so trivial. Once Zhu Zhuyu had become proficient in summoning her Martial Soul and entering Martial Soul Possession, he handed her the Spirit Power Crystal Ball and had her test her Soul Power.

Since this crystal ball reacted so clearly to Soul Power, wouldn't it be good material to incorporate into forging?

He needed to leave Tang Yin a message about it later.

Hopefully, Spirit Hall did not control the production of this crystal.

Even if they did, he could get supplies through An Lan, but it would be troublesome.

"Level five?"

Her result was innate level five. Zhou Xuefeng frowned. He had helped open up her meridians for nearly a year in advance. Yet she had only awakened innate level-five Soul Power. Was her talent simply too poor, or did this method not work?

No rush. There was still Zhu Zhuqing.

When Zhu Zhuqing turned three, he would open up her meridians too. Starting from a younger age would make the results more representative.

"Level five is fine. Cultivate properly."

Zhou Xuefeng put away the items and planned to take a walk. After all, what he cared about was not Second Cat's cultivation talent. Then he suddenly remembered something and turned back to Zhu Zhuyu.

"Summon your Martial Soul and let me see it. Don't enter Martial Soul Possession."

Zhou Xuefeng's sudden movement made her nervous again. She stood there at a loss for a while before finally managing to summon her Martial Soul.

"This cat..."

At first glance, it looked exactly like Zhu Zhuyun's Hell Spirit Cat. But upon closer inspection, its fur carried a faint blue-green tint like Blue Silver Grass, and it was slightly larger than an ordinary Spirit Cat.

Could it have been affected by my Blue Silver Grass Soul Power? Did this color mean it had developed a Life Attribute? Or a Water Attribute?

Unfortunately, it was not obvious enough. The result would likely only become clear after she obtained her first Spirit Ring.

If that was the case, could Artificial Mutated Martial Souls be created?

He needed to find more people for experiments.

Lost in thought, he left the Quiet Room.

After Zhou Xuefeng left, the sisters both let out a long breath.

"Big Sister, I..."

"Don't worry. Your level might be just right."

Stroking Zhu Zhuyu's hair, Zhu Zhuyun felt somewhat relieved. She thought that if her second sister's innate level had been very high, that man might have acted immediately rather than keeping her around. At this level, she had some potential for cultivation, but her odds of becoming strong were not high enough to make anyone overly concerned.

I wonder how far he will allow me to cultivate.

After comforting Zhu Zhuyu, she began worrying about herself again. She did not know what level Zhou Xuefeng would "permit" her to reach.

Several days later, Zhou Xuefeng gave Zhu Zhuyu a Meditation Method. It was something he had summarized by combining the Essence of Qi Method with the Zhu Family Meditation Method. It could not compare to an internal cultivation technique like the Mysterious Heaven Skill, but it should improve her cultivation speed by a little.