Skywater Secrets

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, ten days had gone by. Ye Liangchen still cultivated the Primordial Chaos Sutra and the Five Elements Divine Fist in the Purple Bamboo Courtyard every day, laying the foundation for his body.

After ten days of training, his strength had grown considerable. He could now lift his own body weight. Back when he had still been an ordinary person, running three kilometers had taken him a long time and left him utterly exhausted, but now he could finish it in no time, and with ease too, without even breathing hard.

The Primordial Chaos Sutra really was a Peerless Divine Skill! He had only just begun learning it, yet it already had such effects. If he cultivated the latter two sections in the future, just how incredible would that be?

The intensified cultivation had also doubled Ye Liangchen's appetite. Every time he ate, he wolfed down his food, leaving the Shui Bing'er sisters astonished. However, they both thought that since the little guy ran several kilometers every day, it was perfectly normal for him to eat a little more.

That day, Ye Liangchen and the Shui Bing'er sisters were having dinner, the three of them eating while happily chatting.

"Click..."

Just then, the main door was opened from outside. Two stunning beauties who looked around thirty, along with an elderly woman in her fifties, walked in. Seeing the three little ones happily eating dinner together, the scene warm and cozy, the three women's faces revealed gratified smiles, their eyes filled with deep affection.

These three were Lan Xiao Die, Lan Xiao Ling, and their mother, Shui Lingfeng. They had been away from the academy for a month, helping more than a dozen Level 40 students obtain their Fourth Spirit Rings. Now, they were finally back.

"Dean Grandma, Aunt Lan, you're back." Ye Liangchen cried out in surprise. Seeing his elders, he naturally had to greet them.

Lan Xiao Die was forty-six years old. Her martial soul was the Ice Phoenix, and she was a Level 82 Soul Douluo. To have cultivated to Soul Douluo at this age, her Innate Soul Power had to have been at least around Level 9. Shui Bing'er had inherited her martial soul. Lan Xiao Ling was slightly weaker. Her martial soul was the Jade Dolphin, and she was a Level 75 Soul Saint, two years younger than her elder sister.

Although both of them were already over forty, they looked only around thirty. Their faces were stunningly beautiful, both top-tier beauties, second only to supreme motherly beauties like Bibi Dong and the Blue Silver Emperor.

Shui Lingfeng was over seventy years old. Her martial soul was also the Ice Phoenix, and she possessed the cultivation of a Level 83 Soul Douluo. She looked only around fifty, not old at all, with a kind face and great beauty.

When Shui Lingfeng was young, she had also been a great beauty. Her perfect genes had been passed down to the Lan Xiao Die sisters, and the sisters' genes had then been passed on to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er. In any case, every woman in this family was beautiful.

"Mom, Grandma, we missed you so much!"

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er cheered in delight and immediately ran up to their family members to act spoiled. Right now, they were only six- or seven-year-old little girls. After being separated from their elders for a month, they naturally missed them very much.

"We missed you too!" Shui Lingfeng reached out and hugged her two granddaughters, feeling extremely gratified.

"During the month we weren't home, you two little girls took pretty good care of your little brother," Lan Xiao Die said with a bright smile.

"Mom, we're almost seven already. Taking care of Little Chen is a piece of cake." The Shui Bing'er sisters waved their hands, indicating that they had already grown up. Over the past month, the two of them had taken very thorough care of Ye Liangchen.

Lan Xiao Die walked over and pulled Ye Liangchen, who was eating, into her arms. She looked him over from left to right and realized that this little guy had changed quite a bit.

"Oh my! We haven't seen him for just a month, and our family's little treasure has grown so much taller."

"Hehe...! Not just that. The little guy's body has become much sturdier too." Shui Fengling reached out and pinched Ye Liangchen's body. Feeling the powerful strength in the little guy's flesh, she was very surprised.

"Bing'er, Yue'er, what have you been feeding your little brother? We haven't seen him for a month. How did he get so sturdy?"

The Lan Xiao Die sisters were also very surprised by the little guy's physical quality. It felt even stronger than Shui Bing'er's, and one had to know that Shui Bing'er was already a Level 12 Soul Master.

"When Little Chen saw us cultivating, he wanted to learn too, so we taught him the Meditation Cultivation Method. Then he ran to Grandmother's Purple Bamboo Courtyard every morning to cultivate, and he even said he might reach Innate Full Soul Power in the future!"

"Little Chen can eat a lot now. His appetite is twice as big as before..."

The Shui Bing'er sisters described Ye Liangchen's recent changes. To tell the truth, they were also very amazed by this little guy's transformation.

Ye Liangchen could only smile foolishly. As a transmigrator who had now become a child, he naturally had to play the role of a child properly in front of his elders.

"Our Little Chen is amazing. You already know to start cultivating now. In the future, you'll definitely become the strongest Soul Master."

Lan Xiao Die gave Ye Liangchen's little face a firm kiss and praised him nonstop. This little guy was too lovable. At the same time, she thought to herself, Ye Feng, Liu Ru Yan, if your spirits are watching from heaven, you can rest in peace now.

"Innate Full Soul Power really might appear in Little Chen."

Shui Lingfeng exchanged a glance with her two daughters. They knew that back then, Ye Feng and Liu Ru Yan had both possessed Innate Full Soul Power. At forty years old, they had already been Level 89 Soul Douluo. The talent of their child would definitely not be poor.

Back then, that Female Pope of Spirit Hall had also had an excellent relationship with Ye Feng and his wife. She had thought highly of the couple and had even invited them to join Spirit Hall. However, Ye Feng and his wife had preferred a carefree life and had been unwilling to join any faction.

Unfortunately, fate played tricks on people. Just as Ye Feng and his wife were about to advance to Titled Douluo, they encountered that killing god and both lost their lives.

They had never expected that someone from such a famous and upright sect would actually be a bloodthirsty, inhuman hypocrite.

Lan Xiao Die would never forget her hatred for that hypocrite. Her own husband had also died in that great battle. In the end, to save her, Ye Feng Couple had self-destructed and only then managed to block the other party's attack.

But Ye Liangchen was still young now, and she did not want the little guy to get dragged into it so soon. On top of that, their enemy was a Titled Douluo powerhouse. If they wanted revenge, they had to plan ahead.

"Aunt Lan, Sister Yue'er's Soul Power has already reached Level 10, and Sister Bing'er's Soul Power has also risen to Level 13."

Ye Liangchen changed the subject, giving them a pleasant surprise. Then he returned to his stool and quietly ate his meal, lest the three women notice the changes in his body.

"Hehe...! I'm awesome, right?"

Shui Yue'er spun around in front of the three elders, showing off her achievement. She was very happy, like a little angel. Shui Bing'er was comparatively more reserved, probably because her martial soul was the Ice Phoenix.

"My good daughter, is this the surprise you prepared for Mom?"

"Mom is so happy."

Lan Xiao Die and Lan Xiao Ling were very happy to see that the two little girls' Soul Power Levels had increased. Each of them held her own daughter in her arms and kissed her nonstop.

Shui Fengling used Soul Power to sense her two granddaughters' bodies and discovered that their foundations had become even more solid, their Soul Power incomparably dense. It felt as if their talents had improved by quite a bit, especially Shui Yue'er's changes, which truly surprised her.

"Good... good...! My two precious granddaughters may have a chance to reach Titled Douluo in the future."

"Mother, ever since our branch declined, we haven't produced a Titled Douluo in hundreds of years. Reaching that realm is far too difficult."

"What we couldn't accomplish may happen with Bing'er and Yue'er. If the two girls really can reach that realm, we'll rebuild the sect. I just hope I'm still alive to see that day come."

"The current Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family is rotten to the core. Especially that prince, relying on imperial authority to covet you sisters' beauty. It's utterly disgusting. One day, we will become independent and no longer rely on any faction."

"Mother, don't worry. We can protect ourselves."

Shui Lingfeng and her two daughters were imagining the future. The Heavenly Water Sect had originally been a major sect, and it had once had Titled Douluo powerhouses. But it had declined several hundred years ago. Later, the Heaven Dou Empire extended an olive branch to the sect, and the sect attached itself to the empire. Afterward, it directly turned the sect into Skywater Academy, passing down its legacy in this way.

But now, facing the sinister schemes of those in power within the imperial family, Lan Xiao Die also felt immense pressure.

Ye Liangchen quietly listened to all of this and thought, There are still people coveting the beauty of the Lan Xiao Die sisters. It's probably that old lecher Prince Xue Xing. That old bastard really isn't anything good—greedy, lustful, trafficking slaves, doing every vile thing imaginable. Once I get stronger, I'll find a chance to get rid of him. Daring to set his sights on my family? He's practically lighting a lamp in a latrine—looking for death.

With his help, it would be child's play for Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to become Titled Douluo.

But he had to think of a way to help Lan Xiao Die and the others raise their strength too. After all, they were also his family in this world. If he could help them become Titled Douluo, it would be an enormous blessing for the entire Skywater Academy, as well as for himself.

He wondered whether the Foundation Establishment Golden Pill would still have any effect on them at their current level. But he still had to try. Perhaps there would be an unexpected gain. After all, the Foundation Establishment Golden Pill had come from the game, and everything from there was good stuff.

Shui Yue'er's Soul Power had risen to level 10, so it was time for her to obtain a Soul Ring. After breakfast the next day, Lan Xiao Die and Lan Xiao Ling took the two little girls to the Soul Beast Forest to hunt a Soul Beast for Shui Yue'er and obtain her first Soul Ring.

Shui Lingfeng did not go out with them. Instead, she stayed behind to look after Ye Liangchen's daily needs. This little fellow was only four years old right now, and they really couldn't bear to leave him alone in the academy.

Ye Liangchen returned to Purple Bamboo Courtyard with Shui Lingfeng. He also asked many questions about the history of Skywater Academy, and the old woman patiently answered them for him.

Ye Liangchen also learned that Heavenly Water Sect had once been a super Great Sect. The Ice Phoenix was the inherited Martial Soul of Heavenly Water Sect. To ensure its inheritance, the direct-line women of Heavenly Water Sect all married by taking in husbands, and the children born to them also took their mothers' surname.

The husbands chosen by the direct-line women of Heavenly Water Sect were generally water-attribute Soul Masters, though they had to be a little weaker than the woman. Only then could the inheritance of the Martial Soul be guaranteed. But when marrying outsiders, Martial Souls would always change. For example, Shui Yue'er and her mother, Lan Xiao Ling, had both inherited the man's Martial Soul.

Now, the other Soul Masters of Heavenly Water Sect all lived in Skywater City. Some were even officials, and even the City Lord was an elder of Heavenly Water Sect, an elderly level-65 Soul Emperor.

"Dean Grandma, why does Skywater Academy only accept beautiful female Soul Masters?"

Ye Liangchen asked curiously. After all, this rule had been set when Shui Lingfeng managed the academy.

"You little brat, why are you asking about this at such a young age?"

Shui Lingfeng laughed in annoyance. She also couldn't tell this little fellow about those miserable matters from back then.

"Dean Grandma, just tell me, won't you?"

Ye Liangchen had a guess in his heart. Back then, it had definitely been Shui Bing'er's grandfather who hurt this woman's heart. So he brought out a child's natural curiosity and pleaded with the old woman.

"Hmph! There isn't a single good man under heaven," Shui Lingfeng snorted coldly.

"Ah! Dean Grandma, what happened?"

Hearing Shui Lingfeng say this, Ye Liangchen confirmed the guess in his heart. So he deliberately pretended to be utterly confused, wanting the old woman to say it herself.

"Wait! Why did I say something like that? This little fellow led me straight into a trap."

"You little brat, who did you learn that from? You even know how to set people up now. You deserve a spanking."

Shui Lingfeng held Ye Liangchen in her arms with one hand and slapped his little bottom twice.

"Smack, smack..."

The crisp sound of her palm rang out, allowing Ye Liangchen to experience what elder care truly meant.

"Dean Grandma, if you don't want to say it, then fine. Why did you have to hit me?"

Ye Liangchen rubbed his painfully spanked bottom, thinking that this old woman really did have a strange temper.

"If I don't hit you, you'll learn bad habits later." Shui Fengling chuckled.

"But since Little Chen wants to know, Grandma will tell you today! Our Shui Family..."

And so Shui Lingfeng told the little fellow about some secret matters. Ye Liangchen brought over a small stool and sat beside her, quietly listening.

From Shui Lingfeng's narration, Ye Liangchen learned that Heavenly Water Sect was now rooted in the academy and had always been run by women. Shui Lingfeng's husband was named Luo Wuqi, and he had also been a live-in son-in-law. After the two became husband and wife back then, things had been fine for the first few years. But because the woman was rather domineering, the man eventually couldn't stand it anymore. Yet he didn't dare do anything openly, so he secretly went to brothels to eat, drink, whore, and gamble. Later, Shui Fengling caught him and directly wrote a divorce letter, casting him out. From then on, there was no news of him. It was said that he was later buried in the jaws of Soul Beasts.

Back then, Skywater Academy still had male teachers and male students. After that, Shui Lingfeng believed that there wasn't a single good man in the world, so she dismissed all the male teachers and male students in the academy.

The rule that Skywater Academy only accepted women had been established from that time onward.

On the Douluo Continent, female Soul Masters had lower status than male Soul Masters. This rule of Skywater Academy gave those female Soul Masters great protection. But as time went on, the female teachers of Skywater Academy developed a certain proud disposition. So they created another rule that they would only accept beautiful women, believing that ordinary-looking women would lower Skywater Academy's standard. At the same time, they worried that they wouldn't have enough students, so they had no choice but to open enrollment to commoners to guarantee numbers. However, the prerequisite was that they had to be water-attribute Soul Masters.

This rule of Skywater Academy had both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that it protected many female Soul Masters. The disadvantage was that Skywater Academy produced many female bachelors.

"Little Chen! Do you think Grandma did the right thing back then?"

Regarding the fact that Skywater Academy had produced many older unmarried women, with some female Soul Masters even planning never to marry for life, Shui Lingfeng also felt somewhat guilty.

"Grandma! I'm still little. How would I know about this?"

Of course Ye Liangchen knew. Wasn't this just feminism? But in order to properly play the role of a child, he could only pretend not to understand.

"If Skywater Academy keeps going on like this, it will surely fade into obscurity. I hope that one day, all of this can change!" Shui Lingfeng let out a long sigh and helplessly shook her head.

In her heart, Shui Lingfeng had already placed her hopes on this little fellow. A woman's intuition told her that the little fellow before her would definitely stand at the pinnacle of the entire world in the future.

Back then, Ye Feng had also said that Skywater Academy's teaching method was too extreme and that it would decline sooner or later. Now, when Shui Lingfeng thought back on those words, she felt they made a great deal of sense.

"Dean Grandma, I'll awaken my Martial Soul in two more years. Does that mean I'll have to go to an outside Soul Master Academy to cultivate?" Ye Liangchen deliberately probed, wanting to see whether what Teacher Su Lin had said was true.

"Silly child, you are the child of Ye Feng and Liu Ru Yan, and you're also our family's little treasure. How could Grandma send you outside?"

Hearing Ye Liangchen say this, Shui Lingfeng remembered that when Ye Feng and his wife died, this little fellow had only been three months old. Her heart instantly felt as if it were being twisted by a knife, and she hurriedly pulled Ye Liangchen into her arms.

"Dean Grandma, why don't Aunt Lan and the others have the surname Shui?" Ye Liangchen was extremely curious about why the mother of the Shui Bing'er sisters did not have the surname Shui.

"Bing'er and Yue'er's mothers were originally called Shui Lanxin and Shui Lanyue. After an incident, when your parents and Bing'er's father met disaster, they changed their names as well, in order to conceal themselves and better protect you."

"Grandma only hopes that you can live safe and sound, and not live in hatred."

Shui Lingfeng did not say the enemy's name, but Ye Liangchen knew. Someone holding a great hammer, with bloody light rising all over his body—wasn't that Tang Hao's Divine Slaughter's Domain and Clear Sky Hammer?

Tang Hao, oh Tang Hao, you're finished!

Ye Liangchen had now proven his own guess. From now on, he could beat Tang Hao up. In any case, this world was one where the strong were respected. Whoever was stronger was in the right.

"Granny Dean, don't worry. One day, I'll avenge my parents."

Ye Liangchen climbed down from Shui Lingfeng's arms, then went to a flat stone in the courtyard and sat cross-legged, beginning to cultivate the Primordial Chaos Sutra. Since he had already confirmed the identity of his enemy, he had to work hard.

Watching the little fellow cultivate in the courtyard with such proper form, Shui Lingfeng's heart ached. Making him bear hatred at such a young age was too cruel.

When Shui Lingfeng remembered that academy teachers had previously discussed the matter of the Ye Feng Couple, she quietly hurried toward the teaching area. She needed to issue a gag order to all teachers and students, forbidding them from exposing Ye Liangchen's identity.