After Yu Yuanzhen said that, Yu Luomian and the elders immediately realized something was wrong.
They hurriedly agreed, then returned to the clan.
Before long, only Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Tianchen, and the couple Yu Xiaotian and Ning Xin remained outside the clan gate.
"All right, we're family. I'll speak plainly."
Once everyone else had gone, Yu Yuanzhen turned to Yu Xiaotian and Ning Xin.
Yu Xiaotian and Ning Xin exchanged puzzled glances.
Then Yu Xiaotian spoke.
"Dad, just tell us what's on your mind."
Yu Tianchen, standing beside them, looked at his grandfather in confusion too. He had no idea why the old man had called his parents over.
As if he noticed Yu Tianchen's gaze, Yu Yuanzhen chuckled and ruffled his grandson's hair. Then he turned to the couple and spoke solemnly.
"The Soul Ring Xiaocheng obtained this time may be beyond anything you can imagine."
"Normally, I don't mind you two bragging about your child to your friends."
"But as for Xiaocheng's Soul Ring, once you leave the clan's main hall, you're not to tell a soul."
"I'm not just telling you this. When we reach the main hall, I'll have to tell the other elders as well."
"It's fine if the clan's higher-ups know, but absolutely no one else in the clan can find out."
"The later the other clans learn about it, the better."
As he spoke, Yu Yuanzhen looked at Ning Xin.
"Especially you, Xin. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect may be your family's clan, but you can't tell them either. Keep it secret for as long as you can."
Seeing how stern Yu Yuanzhen was, Yu Xiaotian and Ning Xin were both stunned.
They turned to look at their son.
What kind of heaven-defying Soul Ring had Yu Tianchen obtained, to make even their clan leader and father act so seriously?
When Yu Tianchen had been tested and found to possess Innate Full Soul Power, Yu Yuanzhen hadn't given them an order like this, had he?
Could anything be even more incredible than Innate Full Soul Power?
Though they were both filled with questions, they still promised Yu Yuanzhen that they would never let word of Yu Tianchen's Soul Ring get out.
Yu Tianchen, standing nearby, understood his grandfather's intentions too.
Innate Full Soul Power plus a thousand-year First Soul Ring was a good thing for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but if other clans found out, it could easily turn into a bad thing.
Especially when it came to a force like Spirit Hall.
If the truth got out, he estimated Spirit Hall would mark him for assassination at any cost.
But unless Yu Tianchen never fought again, there was no way to keep his Soul Ring secret forever.
So Yu Yuanzhen's plan was to delay that moment for as long as possible.
At the mention of Spirit Hall, Yu Tianchen suddenly remembered someone.
According to the story, his second granduncle, Yu Luomian, would eventually betray the clan, wouldn't he?
Yu Tianchen hadn't paid close attention to that part of the plot, but he could confirm that Yu Luomian had secretly sided with Spirit Hall. He just didn't know exactly when it happened.
Better to be cautious, just in case.
With that thought, Yu Tianchen looked at Yu Yuanzhen and said:
"Grandpa, I've suddenly had a few insights."
"I'll skip the clan's main hall for now."
"As for my Soul Ring... Grandpa, just tell the other elders it's around seven hundred years old."
"If we're going to keep it secret, we might as well do it thoroughly."
After all, he had taken Whale Rubber for two years. If they claimed his Soul Ring had a low age, the clan elders wouldn't believe it.
The other members of the clan had all increased the age of the Soul Rings they could absorb after taking Whale Rubber.
It would make no sense for him, the one who had come up with the Whale Rubber body-tempering method, to have a low-age Soul Ring.
Seven hundred years was a fairly reasonable range.
"Hmm?"
Yu Tianchen's sudden suggestion surprised Yu Yuanzhen.
But after thinking it over, he eventually nodded.
"If you've had an insight, then you shouldn't delay."
"All right. You and your parents can head straight home."
"I'll speak to the other elders."
Yu Tianchen nodded, then left with Yu Xiaotian and Ning Xin.
After watching the family of three go, Yu Yuanzhen turned toward the clan's main hall.
"Xiaocheng is right. If we're going to keep it secret, we might as well do it thoroughly."
"The fewer people who know about the thousand-year First Soul Ring, the better."
He murmured to himself, then surged with Soul Power and flew straight toward the main hall.
Meanwhile.
After returning home, Yu Xiaotian and Ning Xin promptly surrounded Yu Tianchen.
"Xiaocheng, come on, show your father your Soul Ring!"
Yu Xiaotian spoke, unable to contain his impatience.
Ning Xin looked just as eager.
The two of them were practically dying of curiosity.
If they hadn't been mindful of Yu Yuanzhen's stern warning, they would have asked him on the way home.
"All right."
Yu Tianchen smiled.
He had noticed his parents' barely contained curiosity on the way home. They'd probably been holding it in this whole time.
So he didn't waste a moment and released his Martial Soul.
As the Five Thunder Shock Drums appeared behind him, a pale-purple Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath his feet.
The moment Yu Xiaotian and Ning Xin saw its color, their eyes widened.
"A thou... a thousand-year..."
Yu Xiaotian was so shocked he could barely get the words out.
Ning Xin was momentarily at a loss for words too.
At last, the couple understood why Yu Yuanzhen had warned them at the gate not to tell anyone about their son's Soul Ring.
"All right, Xiaocheng. Put your Martial Soul away."
Yu Xiaotian spoke to Yu Tianchen with a serious expression.
"Even within the clan, don't show your Soul Ring casually until you're strong enough."
"If you want someone to spar with, you can come to me or your grandfather."
"Got it, Dad."
Yu Tianchen nodded and withdrew his Martial Soul.
"Tian, we should go see Dad."
Ning Xin said to Yu Xiaotian:
"You know how Xiaocheng used to cultivate with heavenly lightning. It'd be best to have Dad arrange a dedicated Mimicry Training Ground for him."
"Dad's probably already arranged it."
Yu Xiaotian thought for a moment before saying:
"Still, I'll go ask again."
"I'll come with you."
Ning Xin nodded. While they were at it, they could also discuss how Yu Tianchen's cultivation should be arranged in the future.
Yu Tianchen didn't say much about his parents going to discuss his cultivation arrangements with Yu Yuanzhen.
He did need a suitable Mimicry Training Ground to further cultivate his Great Sun Thunder Body.
Yu Yuanzhen had said back in the Star Dou Great Forest that he'd already asked the elders to arrange a dedicated training ground for him. His parents could probably get everything settled when they went to see him.
After seeing his parents off, Yu Tianchen didn't start cultivating right away. Instead, he returned to his room and took out a notebook.
Now that he had obtained his First Soul Ring, there was nothing else to do but keep cultivating as usual.
It was time to properly develop his Five Thunder Shock Drums.
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