A Small Promise Between Senior Sister and Junior Brother (Requesting Follow-Reads, Requesting Recommendation Tickets)

"Father, it really worked!!"

Qian Xunji stood up excitedly. After absorbing the energy from an entire piece of whale jelly, although he had not advanced in rank, he could clearly feel that the deficiencies in his foundation had actually been repaired.

If he had more of it, perhaps he could activate the divine trial.

Spirit Hall's divine trials differed from those of Sea God Island. On Sea God Island, any Sea Soul Master could undergo a divine trial, but Spirit Hall was different. Only Soul Masters possessing the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul had a chance to activate one.

And they also had to meet certain requirements. If their talent was insufficient, no trial would descend upon them.

Qian Xunji was precisely someone whose talent fell short. He had tried when he broke through to Soul Sage, but he had failed to obtain the Angel God Trial.

Today, after absorbing the whale jelly, Qian Xunji discovered that the foundation of his talent had been replenished. This allowed him to see hope for the Angel God Trial once again.

"Excellent. If it works, then in a few days, This Old Man will lead people out to sea and hunt down more for you."

Upon hearing this, Golden Crocodile Douluo immediately revealed a delighted smile. Qian Xunji could be said to have grown up under his watch. Though his performance had not been particularly outstanding, he was still his eldest brother's son.

Now that there was a way to make up for the hidden damage left behind by his haste for quick success in his youth, even he showed such excitement for the first time in a long while.

Qian Daoliu used the Angel God Power to examine Qian Xunji closely, but in the end, he could only sigh helplessly in his heart.

"Forget it. Ji Er, take these whale jellies back and refine them first. Those few thousand-year ones presumably won't be effective for you, so take them and distribute them as you see fit."

"Thank you, Father."

Qian Xunji did not notice the change in his father's mood. He reached out and accepted the remaining fourteen pieces of whale jelly, then took his leave.

"Ah..."

"Big Brother, why are you sighing?" Golden Crocodile looked at Qian Daoliu in confusion. "Ji Er's talent can be remedied. Shouldn't we be happy?"

Azure Luan and Mighty Lion Douluo also looked at Qian Daoliu with similarly puzzled and confused expressions.

"I just examined Ji Er's condition with Angel God Power. That whale jelly is useful, but the effect is ultimately too slight, almost negligible. And in the end, it only improves his physique, not his cultivation talent."

"So what? If eighty-thousand-year ones aren't enough, then we old fellows will hunt Hundred-Thousand Year ones for Ji Er!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo could not understand. He was exceedingly forceful by nature. They had finally found a solution, so they could not give up.

"It's useless. Even Hundred-Thousand Year ones would only allow Ji Er to make up for some of his foundation. He still wouldn't reach the desired level, unless..."

"Big Brother, unless what?"

"Unless we can find the legendary Radiant Paradise Herb. Otherwise, no matter how much whale jelly Ji Er eats, he will never gain the Angel God's recognition and will remain stuck at rank 97 forever."

"Radiant Paradise Herb? What is that?"

Mighty Lion Douluo was confused. In all his years, he had never heard of a single herb being capable of such an enormous effect.

"It is a legendary Immortal Grade medicinal herb, one that appears only once in a thousand years. Legend says that our ancestor greatly increased his strength after consuming this Immortal Herb, and thereafter cultivated as effortlessly as eating and drinking."

At this point, Qian Daoliu shook his head helplessly. "Unfortunately, it is only a legend. Whether such an Immortal Herb even exists in this world remains unknown."

"Even if it does exist, would a divine treasure like that have a second one?"

Hearing this, Golden Crocodile understood his eldest brother's meaning and sighed helplessly. "Ah, fate truly toys with people."

"But even so, we must first help Ji Er break through to rank 97. As for the Radiant Paradise Herb, we can do our best to search for it. Whether we find it or not will depend entirely on fate."

Qian Daoliu nodded. "That is all we can do."

Qian Xunji knew nothing of this. Brimming with joy, he returned to his Secret Chamber and began refining the other four pieces of Ten Thousand Year Whale Jelly.

Elsewhere, Gu Han had just finished the day's lessons when Bibi Dong blocked his path.

"Junior Brother, let's continue the story."

Gu Han smiled. "Senior Sister, stories are important, but you also need to study properly."

"Mm..." Bibi Dong puffed out her cheeks, folded her little arms, and turned her head away. "I know. Then we'll go to the library for an hour first, and you can tell me stories afterward."

Bibi Dong looked especially dainty and adorable like this, even a little tsundere.

Gu Han quite liked girls with personality who were not spoiled or overbearing.

"Alright, but Senior Sister, let's make an agreement."

"What agreement?" Bibi Dong asked curiously.

With a warm smile at the corner of his mouth, Gu Han said, "From now on, Senior Sister will set aside an hour to read with me in the library, and Junior Brother will make time every day to tell Senior Sister stories."

"Reading..."

The moment Bibi Dong heard the word reading, she hesitated. Her lively, expressive eyes lowered slightly as she wondered about something.

"Senior Sister, what do you think of Junior Brother's suggestion?"

Gu Han pressed on, lest this girl come up with some other strange idea later.

"Mm, alright. But the stories you tell have to be interesting."

Bibi Dong nodded, but still made a small request.

"Don't worry. They'll definitely be interesting."

Gu Han smiled and nodded. His mind held plenty of interesting stories. Not to mention the classics, even the works by those great online authors he had once read were enough for him to tell her.

The two chatted and laughed as they arrived before the library.

Before going in, Bibi Dong paused slightly, staring fixedly at the library doors as though making up her mind about something. She clenched her little fists, gathered her courage, and followed Gu Han into the library.

"So many books..."

Looking at the dazzling array of books in the library, Bibi Dong wore the same expression a playful elementary school student would have when faced with homework, as if she had entered some terrifying place.

"Alright, Senior Sister. If you can't focus on reading them, I'll explain them to you."

Gu Han smiled and rubbed Bibi Dong's little head.

Bibi Dong merely pursed her lower lip and nodded, seemingly not even noticing that her head had just been patted.

Gu Han could somewhat guess why Bibi Dong disliked reading. Her playful nature was one reason.

But the knowledge in these books really was far too convoluted. Things that could clearly be explained in just a few sentences had to be dragged out over several pages.

Not to mention children—even adults could not be bothered to read them, judging from how empty the library was.

Gu Han picked out several books from the shelves on how Spirit Masters should choose their spirit rings.

Bibi Dong wrinkled her tiny nose. "Junior Brother, there are so many. Can we finish them?"

Gu Han smiled. "Senior Sister, these books may look thick, but there's only a little core knowledge in them. Once I explain it to you, you'll understand."

"Alright then..."

Bibi Dong nodded her little head.

Seeing Bibi Dong like this, Gu Han could only sigh inwardly. To keep this innocent girl from being led astray by Yu Da Shi in the future, he truly had gone to great lengths.