I'll Lend It to You

"Hey! Gu Chen?! Are you here to choose your First Soul Spirit too?" Tang Wulin asked when he saw Gu Chen walking over.

Gu Chen nodded and said to the Spirit Transmitter, "I need a First Soul Spirit. Where can I get one?"

The Spirit Transmitter glanced at him. "A white Soul Spirit costs seventy thousand, and a yellow Soul Spirit costs one million. If you haven't brought enough money, leave now."

Gu Chen looked at the Spirit Transmitter. "Didn't you say there was another kind just now?"

"Thirty thousand for a Random Soul Spirit. You might draw a ten-year one, or you might draw a Century Soul Spirit. But the type is uncertain, and the Soul Spirit you draw may not be suitable for your Martial Soul. Some people choose this method to gamble on their luck and save money. But I don't recommend it. Choosing a ten-year white Soul Spirit that suits you directly would be more helpful."

From the tone of the father and son, he could tell they definitely were not people who could afford a Century Soul Spirit.

Meanwhile, the two children before him had unusual hair and eye colors, wore expensive clothes, and were exceptionally good-looking. Their backgrounds were probably anything but ordinary.

Tang Wulin turned to look at Tang Ziran. His earlier excitement had vanished completely.

Tang Ziran crouched down and looked at Tang Wulin. For a moment, his emotions were a tangled mess, and he did not know what to say.

"Son, let's choose a Random Soul Spirit. Your Martial Soul should actually be quite adaptable. It ought to be able to fuse with most Soul Spirits."

If Tang Wulin's Martial Soul had not been useless Blue Silver Grass, Tang Ziran might have chosen to take the risk...

But Blue Silver Grass truly had very little room for improvement. Tang Wulin reaching rank ten in cultivation had already given him quite a surprise.

"I must remind you of something." The Spirit Transmitter's voice drew the father and son's attention.

The Spirit Transmitter said flatly, "When randomly drawing a Soul Spirit, you may draw a Century Soul Spirit. But at the same time, you may also draw a Defective Product."

Tang Ziran froze. "A Defective Product? What Defective Product?"

The Spirit Transmitter said, "Artificial Soul Spirits are not successfully made every single time. Sometimes, Defective Products can appear. A great deal of effort went into making those Defective Products, and they can still be fused with, so they are included in the random draw. Otherwise, if they were all white or yellow Soul Spirits, wouldn't people be guaranteed a profit if they rigged the draw? It seems thirty thousand Federal Coin is no small sum to you, so you'd better think this through."

Tang Ziran turned to Tang Wulin. Tang Wulin's gaze was somewhat vacant. He had never imagined that after working hard for three years, this was what he would face.

"Son, how about we go back first? Father will think of something else. If necessary, I'll borrow some money and try to gather seventy thousand for you..." Seeing his son like this, Tang Ziran's heart ached terribly.

Tang Wulin shook his head. "Father, you and Mother are already exhausted every day because of us. Besides, my Martial Soul is only Blue Silver Grass. Let's gamble on our luck. Maybe heaven will favor me and give me a decent Soul Spirit."

After listening for so long, Gu Chen finally spoke to Tang Wulin. "If you need it, I can lend you the money for a yellow Soul Spirit. You can pay me back slowly."

Gu Chen had a fairly good impression of Tang Wulin.

Gu Chen was not that kind, but he also did not want Tang Ziran to die for no reason.

It was only a yellow Soul Spirit. Between Feixin and arms sales—

His monthly allowance alone exceeded five million.

If he had not invested it all in the Butian Sect, he would already have been a billionaire.

If spending one million could earn him the goodwill of this era's protagonist, it was absolutely worth it.

"Huh?" Tang Wulin cried out in startled surprise upon hearing him.

But that was understandable. Their relationship had always been neither warm nor cold, so naturally he had never expected Gu Chen to offer help at a time like this.

"But..." Tang Wulin wanted to say something more, but Gu Chen cut him off directly.

"Haven't you learned forging? At worst, you can pay me back slowly later. I'm not in a hurry," Gu Chen said.

"Alright." Tang Wulin replied with a shy expression.

"Two yellow Soul Spirits," Gu Chen said.

He then took out his phone, found the Spirit Pagoda branch in Aolai City, and transferred two million to it.

[Feixin payment received: 2,000,000 Federal Coin!]

"Come with me. The Selection Test normally costs money too, but I'll make the decision to waive it for you," the Spirit Transmitter said after receiving the payment, now in a better mood.

"Na'er, wait here for now. If you get hungry, take out some snacks to eat," Gu Chen said, handing her a Storage Soul Tool.

The Spirit Transmitter then led the two of them into a room. Gone was the ancient simplicity outside; instead, the room was full of modern flair, with many instruments arranged inside.

The Spirit Transmitter motioned for Tang Wulin to sit in a Metal Chair and casually asked, "Do you know why we need to test Mental Power?"

Tang Wulin shook his head somewhat blankly.

The Spirit Transmitter said, "This is your first time choosing a Soul Spirit. Once you fuse with it, you will become an official Soul Master and be registered with our Spirit Pagoda. The strength of your Mental Power determines what level of Soul Spirit you can fuse with. You should learn this knowledge at the Intermediate Soul Master Academy in the future."

Tang Wulin asked in surprise, "Sir Spirit Transmitter, does Mental Power have levels too? Like Soul Power? Is Mental Power important?"

The Spirit Transmitter said, "For ordinary Soul Masters, Mental Power is not especially important. It has levels as well, but they are not divided as finely as Soul Power. However, for high-level Soul Masters, the strength of Mental Power is extremely important. The stronger the Soul Spirit, the stronger one's Mental Power must be to communicate with it."

"Long ago, in the era before Soul Spirits existed, there was no classification for Mental Power at all. But with the emergence of Soul Spirits, our predecessors gradually realized that fusing with a Soul Spirit required stronger Mental Power than fusing with a Spirit Ring. Only through their continuous research, induction, and summarization did Mental Power classifications come to exist. They were only fully established within the last two thousand years."

Tang Wulin asked curiously, "Then what levels does Mental Power have?"

The Spirit Transmitter said, "From low to high, Mental Power is divided into six major levels: Spirit Origin Realm, Spirit Connection Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, Spirit Domain Realm, and the legendary Spirit God Realm. Simply put, everyone is born with Mental Power cultivation at the Spirit Origin Realm. Spirit Origin Realm means that one begins from the origin, and all things are renewed. It is the most basic spiritual level. You should be at this level. You will learn more at the academy later, so I won't say any more. Alright, let me test how far you have progressed within the Spirit Origin Realm."

Something resembling a Metal Helmet descended from above, connected by a metal arm, and covered Tang Wulin's head.

"Don't be nervous. Relax your entire body. In a moment, you may feel slightly dizzy. That is normal. Just relax," the Spirit Transmitter instructed.

"Yes." Tang Wulin hurriedly agreed.

A faint humming sound arose. Soft white light began to glow around the helmet, while the Spirit Transmitter looked toward a nearby Soul Guidance Screen, where data began to flicker.

The values fluctuated rapidly at first. After a while, the data gradually stabilized, and a trace of surprise appeared on the Spirit Transmitter's face.