Recognizing His Mother's Family, Taking Liu Zhenyan as His Master

After some time, Qian Daoliu slowly descended, his feet touching the land of the White Shadow Sect. Liu Zhenyan, Liu Ming, and twenty-one other Titled Douluo surrounded him.

Fearless, Qian Daoliu looked at Zhao Xiaotian behind Liu Ming and called, "Xiaotian! Come to Grandpa!"

Qian Daoliu stretched out his hand, hoping to draw Zhao Xiaotian into his embrace. Yet Zhao Xiaotian unexpectedly remained where he was without taking a single step. Qian Daoliu looked at him in surprise, somewhat confused.

Suddenly, Zhao Xiaotian said, "Thank you, Grandpa, but I still want to stay by my relatives' side."

"What!"

Beside him, Bibi Dong looked at Zhao Xiaotian with disbelief in her eyes. At that moment, Zhao Xiaotian met her gaze.

Then Zhao Xiaotian continued, "Although I want to stay with my relatives, Grandpa and Mother, you will always be Xiaotian's family. I will never forget you."

Bibi Dong was moved by his words, and Zhao Xiaotian took the initiative to step out from behind Liu Ming and walk up to her.

After giving Bibi Dong a hug, he turned his gaze toward Qian Daoliu. Seeing this, Qian Daoliu nodded and reached out to stroke Zhao Xiaotian's head.

At this moment, Old Madam Liu said with an unpleasant expression, "Enough! Since you've seen each other, we won't see you out!"

Liu Ming took Zhao Xiaotian's hand and headed into the sect. Liu Baibin, who had been standing nearby, followed them inside.

Then Qian Daoliu suddenly said, "Sister Liu, can we sit down and properly discuss the misunderstanding between us?"

Old Madam Liu coldly replied, "No! Letting my Qin'er lead our clansmen to help your Spirit Hall through that crisis back then was my greatest mistake. There is no need for us to maintain friendly relations in the future!"

Qian Daoliu lowered his head and said, "Sister Liu, Spirit Hall was not the first to make a move back then, nor was the Star Luo Empire!"

Old Madam Liu's body trembled. Her eyes reddened as she said, "What, do you think someone else was secretly stirring up trouble?"

Bibi Dong stepped forward and said, "That's right! According to the investigation I conducted after succeeding as Pope, this matter was very likely related to the Clear Sky Sect!"

Old Madam Liu's expression turned icy. "The Clear Sky Sect!"

Over the years, the White Shadow Sect, the foremost hidden sect, had also sent members of its collateral branches out to investigate. Although they had discovered that the matter was related to the Clear Sky Sect, they still clung to the hope that it had nothing to do with them.

But now that even Spirit Hall said it was connected to the Clear Sky Sect, the White Shadow Sect could no longer swallow this insult in silence.

Old Madam Liu said, "I understand. You may leave now!"

Qian Daoliu hurriedly said, "Sister Liu, I hope you will consider the relationship between our two forces!"

Old Madam Liu ignored him and merely waved her hand. Qian Daoliu immediately understood what she meant. Although Old Madam Liu's words were sharp, she was still softhearted beneath them.

Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong left the White Shadow Sect and returned to Spirit City. Upon returning, Qian Daoliu ordered that no one was allowed to discuss what had just happened in private. Anyone discovered doing so would be executed without mercy.

Inside the White Shadow Sect's main hall, Old Madam Liu sat in the seat of honor and looked at Zhao Xiaotian, who stood in the center. Seeing all the elders around him staring, Zhao Xiaotian scratched his head awkwardly.

Old Madam Liu smiled and said, "Xiaotian, let Great-Grandmother see your martial soul."

Zhao Xiaotian obediently activated his martial soul. One purple and one black soul ring appeared, while an image of a White Shadow Fish and a Black God Fish circling each other by their tails emerged behind him.

Old Madam Liu was somewhat shocked when she saw this martial soul. She muttered in confusion, "That's not right! How could the child of a Black God Fish soul master and a White Shadow Fish soul master possess the martial soul created by Qin'er and her husband's Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

At that moment, Zhao Xiaotian's Soul Power began to spiral out of control, and the slowly rotating martial soul behind him began to spin faster.

Zhao Xiaotian's Soul Power also began to rise crazily. In an instant, his eyes had completely turned black and white, and the pupils in each eye took on the form of his martial soul.

Liu Ming looked at his grandson with alarm. He had finally found his grandson, and he did not want anything to happen to Zhao Xiaotian.

Old Madam Liu swung her arm, severing Zhao Xiaotian's connection to the abundant spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him. Once she had done so, the statue of the ancestor behind her trembled.

Old Madam Liu said in astonishment, "The ancestor actually acknowledges Xiaotian's bloodline!"

Old Madam Liu swiftly took out a crystal ball from her Soul Tool and handed it to Zhao Xiaotian. After Zhao Xiaotian returned to normal, he placed his hand on the crystal ball.

With a hum, the crystal ball emitted a dazzling blue light. Old Madam Liu said in shock, "I never expected that brief connection to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to let him break through to Level 30!"

Zhao Xiaotian smiled at her words. What he had gained was not merely a breakthrough to Level 30 in Soul Power. He had also felt the meridians and acupoints throughout his body open up. No matter what circumstances he cultivated under, he would no longer face any restrictions.

Furthermore, the Tai Chi Art he had previously cultivated had successfully broken through to the Half-Step Subtlety Realm. That meant that as long as Zhao Xiaotian absorbed purple qi another seven or eight times, he could fully enter the Subtlety Realm.

At that point, even if Zhao Xiaotian remained at Level 30 and had not absorbed a soul ring, he would still completely overpower a Level 50 Soul King.

Besides, he had transmigrated from the cultivation world of the Black Tortoise Continent. In that world, it was not only the Tang Sect that knew how to make hidden weapons.

At that moment, Liu Zhenyan interrupted Zhao Xiaotian's thoughts. He said, "Alright, since Xiaotian has successfully broken through to Level 30, let him enter the family Secret Realm and condense a soul ring!"

Several family elders nodded in agreement, while Liu Ming alone hesitated over whether to let his grandson enter the family Secret Realm to condense a soul ring.

Liu Zhenyan evidently noticed and asked, "Liu Ming, what are you thinking about?"

Liu Ming said, "If Xiaotian is to enter the Secret Realm to condense a soul ring, he must take one of our family's elders as his master. This has been the family's rule for a hundred years."

Liu Zhenyan laughed. "Ha! So that's what this is about!"

Then Liu Zhenyan looked at Zhao Xiaotian and said, "Xiaotian! Are you willing to take this old man as your master? I am at the peak of Level 97, a Titled Douluo known as the White Zhen Douluo. With my strength, I can certainly keep you safe for the rest of your life."

Without hesitation, Zhao Xiaotian dropped to both knees and said, "Master, please accept this disciple's bow!"

The Liu Family elders were rather puzzled, as it was their first time seeing someone kneel on both knees to take a master.

But Liu Zhenyan did not dwell on it. He helped Zhao Xiaotian up and laughed. "Good! Since you have become this old man's disciple, I cannot treat you poorly."

Liu Zhenyan took out a necklace from his Soul Tool and said, "This necklace is a Storage Soul Tool that I had crafted after learning of your birth. But you never appeared, so the necklace remained in my Soul Tool. It was originally meant to be your full-month gift, but now it has become your gift for taking me as your master."

Zhao Xiaotian smiled. "It's alright! As long as it is a gift from Master, I will keep it safe."

"Oh! Hahaha! Good, good, good!"