Opportunities? You Really Can't Make a Move at This Stage!

Bai Yuan stood in the corridor, Gu Yuena's roar coming through the door, crisp yet tinged with exasperation.

"You stinky human! Who asked you to touch me!"

That's right, this is the Gu Yuena he knows.

She gets angry, her face turns red, and she makes no attempt to hide her temper in front of him.

It wasn't some Silver Dragon King, just a girl who was so angry with him that she was jumping up and down, but she couldn't do anything about it.

I wasn't used to seeing him look so dejected and doubtful just now.

Bai Yuan put his hands back in his pockets and continued walking slowly forward.

His words weren't just words of comfort; without the power behind her, some things really wouldn't be so easy to handle.

The Leng Family needs to have more say in the Spirit Pagoda and needs allies;

The Soul Beast faction needs a foothold in the human world, and it needs someone who can speak up for them.

Gu Yuena's "astounding wisdom" is not meant as a derogatory term.

It was her leverage in maneuvering between the Leng Family and the Soul Beast faction, and the basis for his cooperation with the Leng Family.

If she really starts to doubt herself because of this failure, what will she do in the future?

Bai Yuan shook his head, putting those thoughts away.

Thinking about this, I almost laughed at myself; I had inadvertently blurted out my true feelings.

He quickened his pace and headed towards Leng Yaozhu's office.

He stopped at the door, took a deep breath, and knocked twice.

"Teacher, it's me."

"Come in."

Leng Yaozhu's voice came from inside, sounding somewhat weary.

Bai Yuan pushed open the door and entered.

Leng Yaozhu sat behind her desk, a thick stack of files spread out in front of her.

He was looking down and writing something on something.

He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, and his eyes behind the lenses were slightly lowered.

His expression was focused and serious; he showed no intention of looking up.

Bai Yuan sat down in the chair in front of her desk and waited quietly.

She doesn't like to be disturbed when she's handling official business.

In that case, let's wait.

Time passed by, second by second.

Sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, then moved from the floor to the walls.

Leng Yaozhu finally put down her pen.

He took off his gold-rimmed glasses and rubbed his temples.

She looked up and saw Bai Yuan sitting quietly opposite her, and paused for a moment.

"Have you been waiting long?"

Bai Yuan smiled and shook his head.

"No, the teacher's matter is more important."

Leng Yaozhu looked at him, a barely perceptible hint of satisfaction flashing in her eyes.

This child always manages to be easy to manage.

She leaned back in her chair, her tone regaining its usual competence.

"Speak, what is it?"

"I did what the teacher asked me to do." Bai Yuan didn't beat around the bush.

Leng Yaozhu slightly raised her eyes. "Hmm?"

"It is estimated that there are six people at the Super Douluo or above behind Gu Yue."

Leng Yaozhu's fingers paused slightly on the table.

She put down her pen, leaned back in her chair, and looked at Bai Yuan. Her amber eyes, unusually, showed no signs of fatigue, only a deep, calculating look as if she were rapidly assessing something.

She knew that Gu Yue had considerable power behind her.

Purple Dragon Douluo is one of them, and there are others below him whom she cannot see through.

There could be more than six Super Douluo, and possibly even Limit Douluo.

She underestimated the power behind Gu Yue.

Behind that silver-haired girl stood a behemoth that any family in the Spirit Pagoda's upper echelons would have to take seriously.

Bai Yuan, in just a few days, thoroughly investigated the details of this behemoth.

This is not just intelligence, it's thoroughness in doing things.

He always handled the tasks she asked him to do perfectly, so she never had to worry about them.

"Well done."

Leng Yaozhu's tone was flat, but Bai Yuan could hear the satisfaction hidden in those four words.

He smiled, not taking credit, but quietly waiting for her next instructions.

Leng Yaozhu's gaze lingered on his face for a moment before shifting to the gray sea outside the window.

"Don't tell anyone about this for now."

"Since Gu Yue's family possesses such strength, they are even more worthy of our deeper friendship."

"Since you and she are from the same sect, you should visit each other more often."

Bai Yuan nodded.

"Understood, teacher."

He knew what "moving around more" meant.

It's not just a bond between fellow disciples, but also a connection between the Leng Family and Gu Family.

Leng Yaozhu needs someone she can talk to whoever is in Gu Yue's shoes.

And he was that person.

Leng Yaozhu didn't say anything more, picked up her pen again, and lowered her head to continue working on the stack of files in front of her.

Bai Yuan stood up, walked to the door, stopped, and glanced back at her.

"Teacher, I'll be going now."

Leng Yaozhu didn't look up, she just hummed in response.

Bai Yuan pushed open the office door and walked out.

The individuals he mentioned were Di Tian, Zi JI, Bi Ji, Xiong Jun, and the King of Ten Thousand Monsters.

The most elite fighting force in the Star Dou Forest, Gu Yuena's most loyal subordinate.

This intelligence was bait he was throwing at Leng Yaozhu.

She wanted the power of the Gu Family, but the real controller behind the Gu Family was Gu Yuena.

As long as he maintains a good relationship with Gu Yuena, he can continue to have a say in Leng Yaozhu's affairs.

Deeper schemes lie hidden deeper within.

Gu Yuena's connections are beasts, not humans.

Leng Yaozhu wants is a powerful family ally with whom she can work together in the human world.

But Gu Yuena couldn't give her that. One day, Leng Yaozhu realized she couldn't truly control Gu Yuena.

The first person she thought of, the only one she could rely on, was him.

Bai Yuan stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for his room's floor.

The elevator doors slowly closed, and the floor numbers ticked down one by one.

The core of power in the Spirit Pagoda was still far from him, but he was already standing on the edge.

As long as Leng Yaozhu trusts him, and as long as Gu Yuena is close to him.

As long as he still possesses intelligence and resources that others do not have.

That core door will open for him sooner or later.

After returning to the room.

Bai Yuan plopped down on the bed and let out a long sigh.

There are truly no opportunities to seize during this period.

Immortal Herb? No.

Or rather, they can't access it.

An old man who can practice necromancy? No.

Million-year-old Soul Beast? There are some deep within the Star Dou Forest.

But that's Di Tian's territory. If he dares to barge in, he'll probably be reduced to ashes.

Devil Island? Shrek's Forbidden Land.

Dragon Valley Secret Realm? It's located on the Star Luo Continent.

Opportunities exist, but I can't seem to encounter any of them.

Some of them he doesn't know where they are.

Some he knew where it was but couldn't get in, while others got in but didn't survive to get it.

Bai Yuan leaned back, looked at the ceiling, and resignedly closed his eyes.

He knew almost everything that Tang Wulin might encounter.

Ice and Fire Demon Tiger, Dragon Valley Secret Realm, the Nine Trials of the Sea God, and those "adventures" that Tang San had pre-planned.

Each one was tailor-made for Tang Wulin.

Bai Yuan raised his hand and stared at his palm, where the Core Flame burned quietly.

Tang San paved the way for his son; every opportunity was a pawn placed in advance.

He also wanted to take advantage of it, but only the Golden Dragon King Bloodline could trigger such an opportunity.

If an outsider were to touch it, the formation would likely backfire and blast them to smithereens on the spot.

As for the opportunities within the Douluo Plane itself, they are extremely rare.

This is a chessboard that the God King has cultivated for ten thousand years.

The places rich in spiritual energy have been completely divided up by several major forces, leaving behind rare and precious materials that carry the power of laws.

They could either lie in Shrek's treasure vault, be locked by the Spirit Pagoda's formation, or be hidden in Tang Wulin's planned route.

Don't even mention how difficult it is to obtain; even if you do manage to get it, it's highly likely to be a foreshadowing of Tang San thousand years.

Bai Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing his anxiety, and got up to walk to the window.

He was just lamenting how few opportunities there are in this world; he wasn't actually in dire need of them.

The Core Flame within him grew stronger day by day.

The power inherited from Xiao Bai and Black Calamity alone would be enough for him to digest for a long time.

A thought flashed through Bai Yuan's mind.

Tang Wulin is destined to go to Shrek, until then.

Tang San will replant his Divine Sense within him, and then he can harvest another wave of "wool".

If that wisp of Destruction aura at the Golden Tree really does cause any reaction...

He silently offered three sticks of incense to God King Tang and apologized in advance to the Golden Tree of the Shrek Academy.

I had a great time getting the wool, and I hope God King Tang won't mind.

Bai Yuan calmed himself down, turned around, sat cross-legged, and focused his consciousness into his body.

The Core Flame burned, and beside the Third Law Pattern law pattern, the outline of the Fourth Law Pattern began to emerge.

For the next few days, stay in the Spirit Pagoda and consolidate your cultivation.

I just broke through to level 35 in Soul Power, just acquired Godspeed, and haven't fully mastered the abilities of the Black Calamity Set yet.

Don't go anywhere else, don't seek any opportunities, just play the cards you have well first, that's better than anything else.

Once he went to Shrek, opportunities naturally came his way.

What's the rush?

The right approach is to let it fatten up before harvesting it.