Shocked! Sect Master's Heir? An Unexpected Predicament

Du Bùsǐ's indifferent words made everyone's heart tremble.

The weight of those four words—Twin Martial Souls—was something no one would doubt.

Even an ordinary Twin Martial Soul was already the pinnacle of talent among soul masters.

For instance, Princess Weina, sent by the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family to the Body Sect two years ago, possessed both a Snow Lotus Martial Soul and a Brain Martial Soul.

But compared to the little boy before them, she was clearly a tier lower!

The brain and heart were both vital parts of the human body, and the potential and quality of these two martial souls were roughly on par.

However, Weina's other martial soul, the Snow Lotus, simply couldn't compare to Ye Linyuan's Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!

"Furthermore, Linyuan not only has the highest level of talent, but his fortune is also extraordinary."

"I won't explain this in detail, but I can tell you that once Linyuan grows up, he will at least become a Limit Douluo."

"Even... become a god!"

"The future prosperity of our Body Sect depends on him!" Du Bùsǐ said in a deep, deliberate tone.

Long Aotian's body shook violently, and his pupils instantly contracted.

This time, his gaze toward Ye Linyuan even turned somewhat dazed.

Become... a god?

Since Sea God Tang San and the others ten thousand years ago, no new gods had appeared on the Douluo Continent.

Over those ten thousand years, Shrek Academy had produced many Twin Martial Soul masters, some with extremely powerful martial souls.

Admittedly, a super beast martial soul like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had extraordinary potential.

But becoming a god... was the teacher really not joking?

Du Bùsǐ could see the doubt in everyone's eyes, but he didn't speak again.

The inheritance of a god—if such a thing were leaked, who knew how much trouble it would cause?

Even though Du Bùsǐ was extremely confident in himself and the Body Sect, he didn't dare take such a risk lightly.

"Alright, that's all I have to announce. Everyone, go cultivate on your own."

"Old Jin, stay behind."

Du Bùsǐ waved his hand, dismissing everyone, leaving only a sturdy old man.

"His name is Jin Peng, a level 96 Super Douluo, martial soul Torso, title Golden Body."

"When I'm not around, he manages the Body Sect."

"If you ever need any cultivation resources in the future, you can come to him."

Du Bùsǐ casually introduced him, then said to Jin Peng, "Old Jin, how many Mystic Water Pills are left in the sect? Give them all to Linyuan."

Jin Peng's surprised gaze was still fixed on Ye Linyuan.

Hearing Du Bùsǐ mention the Mystic Water Pill, Jin Peng snapped back to reality and said, "Sect Master, there's one left."

Du Bùsǐ's eyes widened: "What? I thought there were three or four left?"

Jin Peng shot him a helpless look and said, "You really don't manage the household and don't worry. Earlier, Aotian took one, and Wang Yanfeng and Chen Yu each took one."

"Four minus three, that leaves only the last one, doesn't it?"

Du Bùsǐ paused: "Used up so fast? Didn't we buy new ones?"

Jin Peng's face darkened, and he stretched out his hand: "Easy for you to say, but we need money to buy them!"

"Most of our funds are used to purchase body-tempering spiritual medicines for the disciples. Where would we have that much money to buy Mystic Water Pills?"

"Besides, Mystic Water Pills are already rare on the market, hard to find even for the royal family. How much harder is it for us?"

Du Bùsǐ fell silent.

After a long moment, Jin Peng sighed and said in a low voice, "Sect Master, have you really considered deepening our cooperation with the Heavenly Soul royal family?"

"With Princess Weina mediating, we..."

Before Jin Peng could finish, Du Bùsǐ interrupted: "Don't bring that up again. I'll find a way to handle the funds myself."

With that, Du Bùsǐ waved his hand in irritation and turned to leave.

Watching the Sect Master's retreating figure, Jin Peng sighed and shook his head gently.

He handed Ye Linyuan a plain-looking Soul Tool storage ring and said, "The Mystic Water Pill is inside. You can take it out yourself."

"Aotian, take Linyuan to pick a spot and help him build his residence."

"Yes, Elder Jin."

Watching Jin Peng turn and leave, Ye Linyuan blinked, his expression strange.

In his original understanding, the Body Sect, as one of the top powers on the continent packed with strong experts, Even if it couldn't compare to the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, known as the wealthiest sect on the continent, it shouldn't be short on money.

In the original story, during the first tournament, the Body Sect seemed to have participated in the bidding for the God-Sealing Platform.

That item's starting bid was a full hundred million!

Although the Body Sect ultimately couldn't outbid that rich second-generation Xiao Hongchen, their financial strength was clearly far beyond what other small sects could match.

But judging from what had just happened, it wasn't at all what he had expected?

Ye Linyuan turned to Long Aotian in confusion and asked, "Senior Dragon, does our Body Sect... have financial troubles?"

Long Aotian gave an awkward smile and explained, "Under normal circumstances, a sect's development and construction need to be supported by its own industries."

"Core members focus on cultivation, while outer disciples and ordinary people mainly handle the sect's operations and construction."

"But as you've seen, our Body Sect is almost semi-reclusive."

"The entire sect grounds only have formal disciples, no outer members at all, let alone ordinary people."

"Without sect industries, there's no stable income, so naturally funds are a bit tight."

Ye Linyuan said in surprise, "Senior Dragon, with so many top experts in our sect, making money shouldn't be hard, right?"

Long Aotian shook his head. "Our Body Sect's disciples all have different martial souls. Even with the same Original Martial Soul, different soul rings lead to vastly different cultivation paths and abilities."

"Therefore, most of our training relies on personal insight and tempering, but we also can't do without the guidance of senior sect members' experience."

"With the strength of our various seniors, the outside world would be clamoring for them. Any one of them could become a guest elder for a major noble family and never worry about money for life."

"But if they all went to serve others as guest elders, our sect would fall apart."

Ye Linyuan suddenly understood and asked curiously, "In that case, where does our money come from?"

"The sect master and elders sometimes go out to handle matters, like helping the royal family deal with troublesome bandit groups or hunting evil soul masters, in exchange for payment."

Ye Linyuan thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Senior Dragon, our sect grounds are in the Royal Hunting Ground. What's the relationship between the royal family and us..."

Long Aotian smiled. "The royal family provides us with basic living supplies, like clothes, food, various daily necessities, and even construction materials, but they don't include valuable cultivation resources."

"In exchange, if Sky Dou City encounters an enemy too formidable to resist, our sect won't stand idly by."

"But the sect master has said we can't rely on the royal family for everything; we must maintain relative independence."

"Otherwise, in the long run, the Body Sect would no longer be our Body Sect, but the royal family's Body Sect."

At this point, Long Aotian paused and sighed. "But even so, as our sect's numbers keep growing..."

"How much longer can this relative independence last?"