Taking a Disciple

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"Could it be that even in the Douluo world, Tang San was still obsessing over those Tang Sect secret techniques of his?"

Out of nowhere, Su Chen thought of an absurd possibility.

The reason Tang San's cultivation speed during this period had not greatly surpassed everyone else's despite possessing the Mysterious Heaven Skill—

Could it be because that guy had put all his attention into those so-called Tang Sect Hidden Weapons and had not focused on cultivation at all?

"But come to think of it, that really is his style."

Thinking of how Tang San had been a God King for tens of thousands of years, only to reincarnate and still be practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Su Chen suddenly found that explanation perfectly reasonable.

Perhaps because it had flared up so many times, Su Chen recovered noticeably faster this time than before.

In just five days, he was discharged from the infirmary.

Knock, knock, knock.

At noon, someone knocked on the dormitory door.

"Hm? Someone else actually came?"

Su Chen turned toward the door. This knocking clearly was not Xue Wu.

"Is anyone there?"

A childish voice sounded from outside.

"A child?"

The voice sounded vaguely familiar to Su Chen, so he got up and opened the door.

"It's Binger. What brings you here?"

When he opened the door, he saw a blue-haired little girl barely half his height.

Su Chen recognized her as Shui Binger.

"Grandma said that a good child should know how to repay kindness. So Binger came to thank you."

As she spoke, the little girl held up the flowers in her hands.

"Mm, these flowers are wonderful."

Su Chen accepted the bouquet from Shui Binger, crouched down, and patted her head.

"If you simmer them slowly over low heat, you can make a wonderful drink."

This flower was common around Skywater Academy, and Su Chen had thoroughly studied its practical uses.

"A drink? How do you make it?"

Shui Binger was, after all, only a six-year-old girl.

The moment she heard these flowers could be made into a drink, her interest was immediately piqued.

"It's simple. Wait a moment."

Because he usually had to drink medicine, Su Chen quickly found a medicine-brewing stove in his room.

"What do we do next?"

Shui Binger looked at Su Chen with anticipation. She had discovered that this big brother always managed to surprise her.

"Next, grind these ingredients into powder, then mix them with boiled water."

After his Soul Power increased, Su Chen could easily handle the grinding by controlling his Soul Power.

"Is that all?"

Watching Su Chen pour steaming tea from the stove, Shui Binger asked curiously.

"Mm, it should be ready to drink."

Su Chen poured out a cup and handed it to Shui Binger.

"It tastes awful!"

The bitter flavor filled her mouth and nose, and Shui Binger nearly spat it out.

"Sorry, I forgot to add sugar."

Su Chen added some sugar to the remaining half cup and handed it to Shui Binger again.

"Try it one more time."

"Mm, it tastes much better this time."

Having learned from the first experience, Shui Binger only took a small sip this time.

The faint sweetness in the warm water made her lick her lips in satisfaction.

"Brother Su Chen, you're amazing."

After drinking the remaining half cup in one gulp, Shui Binger looked at Su Chen with great admiration.

"Huh?"

Su Chen had been tidying up the remaining ingredients. He turned around, confused.

"Grandma often says that if someone really talented appears in our generation, then we can become the number one academy in the Heaven Dou Empire. If I were as amazing as you, would Grandma be happy too?"

"Don't worry. You'll definitely become amazing someday."

Su Chen rubbed Shui Binger's little head and gave her a gentle smile.

Her development was going far better than he had expected.

After Shui Qingxuan returned and learned the news, she was so excited that she gave the entire academy a day off.

Under her guidance, Shui Binger also grew steadily and had already begun to learn how to control her Soul Power.

As a soul master who was likewise only one step away from Ultimate Ice, Shui Qingxuan naturally possessed experience beyond anyone else's reach.

"Brother Su Chen, can I become your disciple?"

Shui Binger raised her head and asked seriously.

"Huh? Why do you suddenly want to take me as your master?"

"Um... I want to learn your Shang Yang Sword Qi."

Shui Binger did not hide it and directly stated her thoughts.

"With just a light tap of your finger, you can defeat an opponent without even using a soul ring. It looks incredibly powerful."

"You mean that? I'm still researching it myself. It's only a half-finished product."

Su Chen scratched his head awkwardly.

His Six Meridian Divine Sword was still vastly different from the one in the novel.

It should have been an unparalleled and miraculous sword technique, but what he had recreated was merely a special finger technique.

Teaching such a half-baked technique to someone else seemed somewhat likely to mislead a student.

"It doesn't matter if it's unfinished. Once you finish researching it, I can learn the complete version then."

"If that's the case, then you have to behave and listen to me."

In the end, Su Chen could not refuse the little girl and temporarily agreed.

"Greetings, Master!"

Shui Binger happily stood straight and bowed with a smile.

"Master, what are we practicing today?"

Having just become his disciple, Shui Binger was brimming with excitement and tugged Su Chen along to begin cultivating.

"Mm, first meditate as you usually do. I still need to work out the exact proportions here."

Su Chen recalled what the vice principal had said in the infirmary.

"If herbs can be used to improve physical fitness, perhaps the overall cultivation speed for this age group can be increased."

As he flipped through the records of the medicinal properties of various herbs that he and Master Ping Su had compiled, Su Chen fell into deep thought.

"Okay!"

Shui Binger cheerfully accepted the task, while Su Chen read through his books nearby.

This continued for a full month, and Su Chen's Soul Power finally reached level thirty after steadily increasing.

"This should work now."

Looking at the formula that he and Ping Su had finalized through a month of correspondence—

"It's finally done."

Admiring the result of his collaboration with Master Ping Su, Su Chen smiled in satisfaction.

"Binger, it's time to go home."

As usual, Shui Qingxuan came to pick up her precious granddaughter.

By now, it had long become her habit.

"What is it? It's rare to see you smiling so happily."

Seeing Su Chen laugh so heartily for once, Shui Qingxuan came closer with interest.

"Are you tinkering with those plants of yours again?"

Shui Qingxuan looked at the herbs recorded on the paper, seeming rather uninterested.

Given the level Su Chen had displayed so far, these herbs seemed capable of nothing more than minor low-level tricks.

For an expert like her, who had spent many years trying to break through to the rank of Titled Douluo, they seemed unlikely to be of much use.