"Who are you?"
"My name is Ye Guyi. I am one of Sky Mending Pavilion's only two Titled Douluo."
She wore golden battle armor that accentuated her flawless figure, her long, straight legs pressed together.
Ye Qingyue looked at Ye Guyi before her and could sense the immense fighting power emanating from her body.
"I'll have to trouble Miss Ye to lead the way for us."
Ye Qingyue spoke indifferently.
"Please follow me, both of you."
Ye Guyi led the two of them across the Neon Bridge and arrived at the Traction Area on the first floor.
After crossing the Neon Bridge, Ye Lingling looked around the vast first floor. It was far larger than it had appeared from outside.
"Miss Ye, is the first floor of your Sky Mending Pavilion this large?"
"Of course. Our Sky Mending Pavilion aims to become the continent's number one force, though we are still in the startup phase."
Ye Guyi guided them toward the Sky Mending Hall on the fourth floor.
The startup phase meant bringing the Ye Family under their wing. As for what method would move these two, that would depend on the Young Master's words.
Upon reaching the fourth floor, Ye Qingyue looked at the plaque above them: Sky Mending Hall.
"Sky Mending Hall... what kind of person is your Pavilion Master?"
Ye Qingyue dared not imagine it. Such a vast force possessed such dense Heaven and Earth Elemental Power, and it even had two Titled Douluo. Its master was surely no ordinary person.
"Ye Family Head, our Pavilion Master is different from what you imagine."
Ye Guyi smiled. The Young Master truly was different.
They passed through the Sky Mending Hall, crossed the threshold, and only upon reaching its deepest section did they see a handsome young man seated in the center ahead.
The young man carried himself like the ruler of a realm, as though he could control everything.
"It's you?!" Ye Lingling cried out.
She had never expected that the young man from the Martial Arts Stage would be the Pavilion Master of Sky Mending Pavilion.
"Miss Ye, are you surprised?"
Li Qingxuan propped his head up with one hand and smiled faintly.
"I presume this is the Ye Family Head?"
Li Qingxuan did not linger on Ye Lingling for long. His main focus was Ye Qingyue, the head of the family.
A snow-white veil covered her face, revealing only a pair of mature eyes.
"I am Ye Qingyue, head of the Ye Family."
"Please forgive me, Pavilion Master Li, for appearing with a veil this time. Due to certain reasons, I have no choice but to do so."
Li Qingxuan did not indulge in idle conversation over the matter and went straight to the point. "I have no interest in the Ye Family Head herself. I merely wish to say that I can solve the problem with your Nine Heart Begonia."
"I presume the Ye Family Head came here with the mindset of giving it a try. But I can tell you that you made the right choice."
"May I ask what method Pavilion Master Li has to solve the problem with our Nine Heart Begonia?"
Within one of the Ye Family's storerooms were records and insights left behind by generations of Nine Heart Begonia possessors.
Every generation of Nine Heart Begonia possessors had written down their understanding and realizations from throughout their lives on sheets of paper.
They hoped that later descendants with the Nine Heart Begonia could solve the Martial Soul's problem and carry the Nine Heart Begonia forward.
"Martial Soul Remodeling. Bloodline Breaking Limit!"
"I can help you, but I have my own conditions. Would the Ye Family Head like to hear them?"
Martial Soul Remodeling... If the Nine Heart Begonia's problem lay in an insufficient Martial Soul origin, what method could replenish it? How could its layers of shackles be broken?
The young man before her seemed as though he truly could do it. Still, she would have to hear his conditions first.
"Pavilion Master Li, please speak."
"My condition is simple. Your Nine Heart Begonia must completely sever itself from every other force and join Sky Mending Pavilion."
"Your daughter, Ye Lingling, must also withdraw from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and join Sky Mending Academy, where she will participate in the Soul Master Tournament with me a few years from now."
At those words, Ye Qingyue was somewhat surprised. What surprised her was Li Qingxuan's great ambition—he even wanted to claim the entire Ye Family for himself.
"So Pavilion Master Li merely wishes for our Ye Family to submit to Sky Mending Pavilion?"
"What I want is your entire Ye Family, especially you and your daughter. The Nine Heart Begonia you two possess is an exceptionally powerful Group Healing Martial Soul. It may not be impossible for you to break through to Titled Douluo in the future."
Li Qingxuan did not know whether the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul was flawed or cursed.
A Defective Immortal Herb could solve a flaw, but a curse was another matter.
Yet even Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent could be detoxified, so there was fundamentally no such thing as a curse.
The Nine Heart Begonia and the Jade Phosphorous Serpent were inherently similar.
The Dugu Family possessed the rare Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, yet they were born to suffer backlash from its Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, making it impossible for the family to continue into a great clan.
The Ye Family's Nine Heart Begonia was much the same, though it leaned more toward being a flaw in the Martial Soul.
"But Pavilion Master Li, that is only your side of the story."
"Though your reasoning makes sense, that alone is not enough to convince me."
Although Li Qingxuan's words were reasonable, Ye Qingyue could not gamble her entire family and her daughter's future on them.
"Ye Family Head, there is no need to rush. What I told Miss Ye this time, asking you to come to Sky Mending Pavilion, was first to ask your attitude. Second, since I had you come, I naturally have a way. After some time, I will personally visit your Ye Family."
Subduing the Ye Family and the Dugu Family was crucial to Sky Mending Pavilion's founding phase.
"If Pavilion Master Li truly has a method, I am willing to represent the Ye Family in joining Sky Mending Pavilion and becoming one of its people."
"However, the prerequisite is that you help us solve the problem with the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul."
With matters having reached this point, Ye Qingyue felt there was no use in saying more.
She believed the young man before her had the ability, but without anything practical to show her, it was impossible for her to agree directly to join him.
"As expected of the Ye Family Head. Do you want the Ye Family to earn more money?"
"Pavilion Master Li, what do you mean?"
"You know that Sky Mending Pavilion has cooperative ties with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"I do not believe that, as the head of a family, you are unaware of the value behind that." Li Qingxuan smiled faintly.
Who would ever have a problem with money? Especially Ye Qingyue, as the head of a family.
For the Ye Family's development, she would naturally want to earn more Gold Soul Coins. Accumulating a certain level of wealth was a good thing.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had accumulated wealth for over a thousand years before building such a foundation.
Among all the sects, almost none could compare to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in wealth.
"Pavilion Master Li is willing to cooperate with our Ye Family?"
Ye Qingyue was somewhat excited.
If they could reach a partnership, the Ye Family's market share across the continent could rise further.
The clothing sold by Sky Mending Pavilion had earned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Crown Prince a great deal of money. It would be a lie to say she was not envious.
At present, only one tailor shop, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's side were selling them. There was no fourth party yet.
"Who would ever turn down money? Once the Ye Family joins Sky Mending Pavilion, you will become Sky Mending Pavilion's general agent across the continent. You will also be the first to learn of future designs."
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