Tang Chen Personally Instructs Tang Hao; the Three Siblings of Forget Worries Pavilion

After the meeting ended, Tang Chen had someone summon a young man.

Before long, a young man radiating killing intent from head to toe arrived before Tang Chen. His face was full of confidence and pride. Looking at the Sect Leader before him, he seemed to recall something, and said excitedly, "Grandfather, why did you call me here? I just returned from Slaughter City."

Looking at the youth who was pretending not to know, Tang Chen laughed and scolded, "You brat! Your father and brother are both honest men, so why are you such a slippery rascal? Your brother and you were both raised by me. I personally selected your soul rings because I wanted to choose one of you as the inheritor of my Self-Created Soul Skill—Ring Explosion. Yet you're still pretending not to know. Hmph!"

Tang Hao was overjoyed upon hearing this. All these years, he had either been practicing the Hao Tian Nine Slashes or cultivating Soul Power. During his time as a Soul Emperor, he had even gone to Slaughter City to obtain Divine Slaughter's Domain. At last, he had received his reward today—his grandfather's ultimate inheritance, Ring Explosion.

Seeing how delighted his grandson was, Tang Chen interrupted him. "Stop grinning. What's so exciting about this? Starting tomorrow, I'll personally instruct you. Once you break through to Level 70 and become a Soul Sage, I'll personally head to Star Dou Forest to hunt a soul beast for you! A Soul Master's Seventh Soul Ring is of utmost importance when it comes to the Martial Soul Avatar."

"I understand, Grandfather. But can I go to the Tian Dou Empire to visit my younger sister? Ever since she learned that she couldn't cultivate, she went to study etiquette and music. She looks very happy on the surface, but I can still feel her pain at being unable to cultivate. As her brother, I'm very worried." Tang Hao's face was filled with anguish.

Hearing this, Tang Chen said irritably, "Heh, stop pretending. I watched you grow up. Visiting your sister is just an excuse. You really want her to use her Innate Domain to suppress the killing intent inside you and help you master Divine Slaughter's Domain, don't you? Hmph!" Tang Hao merely smiled without saying anything.

The room was dimly lit, and the atmosphere was oppressive. Grandfather and grandson simply stared quietly at one another, as though their gazes had already said everything.

"Alright, I'm not blaming you over this. Clear Sky Sect's strength has now developed a gap. Aside from me, there are only a few ordinary Title Soul Sages. Their talent has already reached its limit, and they will never advance to Super Douluo in their lifetimes. Your father may have a chance, though. He is about to break through to Title Soul Sage as well. On top of that, you and your brother both have the potential to break through to Level 96 or Level 97 as Super Douluo. In another dozen years or so, Clear Sky Sect will have three Super Douluo. Even if I am gone, no one will be able to bully us." Tang Chen spoke with a helpless expression.

Hearing his grandfather's assessment of his ultimate future achievements, Tang Hao asked in confusion, "Does that mean I have no chance of reaching an even higher level, like you, Grandfather?"

Tang Chen paused before replying, "Of course you can. It's just extremely difficult."

"From what I know, every Level 98 Super Douluo and Level 99 Ultimate Douluo possesses a hundred-thousand-year Ninth Soul Ring."

"Even a ninety-nine-thousand, nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine-year soul ring, just one year short, cannot compare to a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. The difference is like heaven and earth."

"If you two brothers can obtain hundred-thousand-year Ninth Soul Rings, then reaching Level 98 is possible. Even becoming Level 99 Ultimate Douluo is possible, though the hope is slim."

"There is another possibility. Once you reach Level 97, you can burn your own vital blood and forcibly break through to Level 98, but the chances are equally minuscule."

Hearing the two methods Tang Chen had thought of, Tang Hao fell into deep thought.

Just then, Tang Chen suddenly glanced toward a shadow in the corner before quickly shifting his gaze away. He told Tang Hao to make preparations now, as special training would begin tomorrow, then left as well.

At the spot in the shadows that Tang Chen had noticed, a beautiful woman—Tang Hao's mother—appeared. Her expression was complicated as she looked toward the direction Tang Hao had departed, her hands tightly clutching the corners of her clothes.

Thinking of the conversation between Tang Chen and Tang Hao, as well as her daughter who possessed only Level 9 Soul Power, she fell into thought. After a moment, she loosened her grip and could only let out a soft sigh before leaving.

Tang Chen watched the departing woman from the shadows without paying much attention. Instead, he thought of a young girl who looked eighty percent like the woman who had left—the little granddaughter who had always made him happy as a child, Tang Yuehua.

Back when everyone discovered that Yuehua could not break through Level 10, Tang Chen had gone out many times in search of methods to evolve her Martial Soul and help her break through, but he found nothing.

Gradually, Tang Chen gave up as well. There was no other way. The sect's future could only depend on those talented children. He could not protect the sect forever; one day, he too would die. He had to cultivate enough gifted talents for the sect and choose a suitable successor.

Yet whenever he thought of that adorable granddaughter, his heart ached beyond measure. But there was nothing he could do. He could only let her find happiness in every aspect of life other than cultivation.

Two days later, in Heaven Dou City.

A beautiful woman stood atop a towering pavilion. She gazed into the distance, where there stood a building called Forget Worries Pavilion.

It was said that three siblings surnamed Ye lived there. Though they were not blood-related, they were closer than many true siblings. The three had once been orphans rescued by Spirit Hall from the hands of Evil Soul Masters. After awakening only modest Innate Soul Power, they left Spirit Hall.

Five years later, while they were heading to Star Dou Forest to hunt soul beasts, they were saved by a reclusive master, who took them in and gave them new names: the Elder Sister, Ye Han Yue; the second sister, Ye Hanxue; and the Third Brother, Ye Zifeng.

Moreover, the eldest sister had been accepted as that reclusive master's disciple. Since her Martial Soul was an Ancient Qin, she was taught a Self-Created Soul Skill that used Qin Music as an attack. The other two siblings also received some inheritances because their elder sister had become the reclusive master's disciple.

After that, the reclusive master brought them to Heaven Dou City and established Forget Worries Pavilion here. Not long afterward, the reclusive master left.

After the reclusive master departed, none of Heaven Dou City's powerful figures tried to covet the inheritances left in Forget Worries Pavilion or make trouble for the three siblings.

Soon, a rumor spread that before leaving, the reclusive master had intimidated every powerful figure in Heaven Dou City.

He had warned them not to trouble the three siblings or covet the inheritances he had left at Forget Worries Pavilion. Otherwise, once he returned, he would personally visit them for a "friendly" talk.

From then on, no one in Heaven Dou City dared provoke the three siblings. They also gained considerable fame in the city through fortune-telling, medicine, and playing the qin.

Although they only opened their doors once every three days, business outside their entrance was always booming, and they never lacked customers. They had even gained a certain degree of prestige within Heaven Dou City.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had once sent people to Forget Worries Pavilion, hoping to cooperate with the three siblings. However, the siblings refused to receive visitors and sent word for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Leader not to worry. Forget Worries Pavilion would not expand its business. They only opened for business to make a living; they did not need much money, only enough. Even so, no one knew just how enormous a fortune the three siblings had accumulated.