After seeing Lu Yuan's performance during the growth phase,
Ye Qingyue had already made up her mind to do everything in her power to nurture Lu Yuan.
She was even willing to put her own cultivation on hold.
If there had been an extremely rare pill, Ye Qingyue might once have kept it for herself. But now, she would give it to Lu Yuan without the slightest hesitation.
That was how deeply Lu Yuan's display of talent had shaken her.
However...
People were selfish.
Ye Qingyue wasn't a philanthropist.
Of course, she had her own reasons for nurturing Lu Yuan.
In fact, she had already had her own reasons when she first began searching for ice-elemental geniuses across all of Blue Star.
It wasn't entirely because she hoped Lu Yuan would repay her in the future.
It was because of the inheritance...
Lu Yuan was the person she had been looking for—and he had exceeded her expectations.
Therefore,
when Lu Yuan next asked, "Can I really ask for anything?" Ye Qingyue smiled faintly and nodded.
The sight left Lu Yuan at a loss.
If he needed a skill book, his teacher would give it to him...
If he needed heavenly treasures, his teacher would give them to him...
If he needed a Body Tempering Art, his teacher would give it to him...
Thinking about it, his teacher seemed willing to give him anything he needed in every aspect of cultivation.
Even in situations where using resources wasn't necessary,
like earlier, after he had stepped into the seventh ring of the Spirit Giant Pillar,
Ye Qingyue couldn't bear to see Lu Yuan suffer and had directly given him an extremely precious Spirit Nurturing Pill.
For that reason, Lu Yuan couldn't think of anything to ask for as a reward.
So, after