At Bai Ge's questioning, Cao Ying could not help frowning slightly. Her beautiful eyes lowered as though she were considering how to answer him.
However, only a moment later, a bright smile appeared on Cao Ying's lovely face.
"My reason for wanting to take you as my master is very simple, Venerable Bai. I, Cao Ying, am an ambitious person. But my ambition is not to wield greater power—I simply want to become stronger!"
"In the past, the strongest alchemists were in the Pill Tower, and only by joining the Pill Tower could one obtain more resources and foundations and become a more powerful alchemist. That was why I chose to join the Pill Tower, hoping to become one of its giants."
"But now, the strongest alchemist on the entire Dou Qi Continent is you, Venerable Bai. Naturally, I had to change my goal. And last night, I sensed an extremely special soul fluctuation. That kind of fluctuation could only be emitted by a soul that had begun to step into the Spirit Realm."
"Last night, I was still guessing whether that person was Dan Chen of the Dan Family. Only today did I discover that it was actually your disciple, little sister Xin Lan."
"But as far as I know, more than three years ago, when little sister Xin Lan was still in the Ye Family, she was only a fifth-rank alchemist. Yet after following you for merely three years, she has already reached a realm not inferior to mine. That is truly unbelievable!"
"If your guidance could bring Miss Ye Xin Lan to such heights, how could I remain unmoved? If it had been me rather than Miss Ye Xin Lan receiving your guidance, would I perhaps have already stepped into the realm of an Eighth-Rank Alchemist?"
"Moreover,