Exploitation or Control?

After Elder Jin finished speaking, The Twins understood!

This Seed of Life—wasn't it the grandmother of Tang Wulin, that entity whose original form was the Blue Silver Emperor, yet who managed to usurp the position of the Lord of Nature? Was this not something Elder Jin should have handed to Tang Wulin? Why give it to them?

Had the ripples they caused after their rebirth truly grown this large?

Regardless of The Twins' misgivings, Elder Jin seemed to have made up his mind, pressing the Seed of Life into their hands.

"Life must grow toward the sun, and your martial souls are perfectly suited for it! Infernal Delicate Apricot, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, you must assist him well!" Elder Jin looked toward Jiaojiao and Bajiao, instructing them in a deep voice.

The two hurriedly nodded. "Yes!"

When The Twins left the golden space and arrived outside the Golden Tree, they were still holding the Seed of Life, unsure of how to handle it. Yet, at that very moment, sunlight shone upon the Seed of Life and Yun Qianzhao's hand.

A searing, stinging pain struck instantly!

It was a warning of extreme danger!

Yun Qianzhao froze, staring at the Seed of Life in his palm, his eyes widening in astonishment.

So that was it; he understood!

Was the intention to use their hands to trigger the germination of the Seed of Life, or perhaps even to use this as a means to control or deal with them? Whether this was a contingency left by Tang San or a scheme by the Plane Master, The Twins did not know.

But wanting to use and control them would not be so simple!

The Twins tucked the Seed of Life away without a trace. Just then, Zhen Hua walked out from the Sea God Pavilion. Seeing the two, he raised a hand and shouted, "Little ones, over here!"

Hearing this, the two looked toward him. "Senior Zhen Hua, why have you come here?"

"Oh! I've been here for several days already!"

Zhen Hua sighed, and Feng Wuyu walked out from behind him, explaining to the two, "He came to study Heavenly Forging with you!"

"Indeed! I've gained some new insights into the secondary quenching technique for Heavenly Forging, so I wanted to test them with you two little ones to see if they are viable." Zhen Hua nodded, explaining his purpose to The Twins.

Upon learning Zhen Hua's intent, The Twins temporarily set aside the issue of the Seed of Life and nodded. "No problem! Should Elder Feng join us as well?"

The two looked toward Feng Wuyu.

Feng Wuyu beamed with joy. "Good, good, good! It seems our own juniors still favor their own kin!"

Zhen Hua shook his head helplessly at this.

The inner court had a dedicated Forging District. As the person in charge, Feng Wuyu cleared out all the blacksmiths in the area, yielding the space to Zhen Hua and The Twins.

Zhen Hua took out a piece of Heavenly Forging alloy and began the secondary quenching using his own method.

Feng Wuyu watched Zhen Hua's movements without blinking.

After completing the secondary quenching on that piece of alloy, Zhen Hua took out another piece of Heavenly Forging alloy that had not undergone secondary quenching and handed it to The Twins. "Come, this piece is prepared for you."

Yun Qianzhao took the alloy, released his martial soul, and infused the alloy with the power of the sun.

Bathed in the solar power of the Golden Sun, Jiaojiao's expression was one of immense comfort. She tilted her head back slightly, closing her eyes to feel the nourishment the solar power provided.

What a pure, supreme Yang aura!

Under the nourishment of this attribute, which was even more powerful than the extreme fire of the Blazing Yang Spring, Jiaojiao's extreme fire attribute was steadily improving. Although the speed was slow, this was a change that would not have occurred even in twenty thousand years at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

Feng Wuyu and Zhen Hua stared at this scene, carefully sensing the changes occurring in the Heavenly Forging alloy under the infusion of the power released by Yun Qianzhao.

Under the purification of Yun Qianzhao's solar power, the Heavenly Forging alloy underwent secondary quenching.

Zhen Hua placed the two pieces of alloy, quenched by different means, side by side. After a careful comparison, he sighed and said, "It still cannot compare to the level achieved by your martial soul's quenching!"

"It is already very good!"

Yun Qianyue looked at the two pieces of alloy and asked, "Hasn't this already improved the attributes by a full factor compared to the alloy Senior Zhen Hua forged a few years ago?"

"Indeed! But there is still a large gap before it can catch up to the level of your martial soul's quenching."

Zhen Hua nodded, sighing.

If it weren't for the fact that the two were disciples of Yun Ming, he would have long since schemed to lure them to the Blacksmith Association!

"Where there is a will, there is a way!"

Feng Wuyu stepped forward, patted Zhen Hua on the shoulder, and said, "Why don't you just move into Shrek Academy? The academy is large; there are rooms for you."

"I would like to, but I fear the Federation wouldn't just watch the Blacksmith Association and Shrek Academy get so close, would they?"

Zhen Hua shook his head. Furthermore, even ignoring the Federation, as the president of the Blacksmith Association, if he were to reside permanently at Shrek Academy, wouldn't that signal to the outside world that the Blacksmith Association was submitting to Shrek Academy?

Those in high positions were always subject to circumstances beyond their control.

News of The Twins emerging from seclusion quickly reached the other elders. By the time Cai Yue'er arrived, she found The Twins chatting happily with Zhen Hua and Feng Wuyu, and she walked over to separate them.

Jiaojiao and Bajiao stepped back, feeling quite wary of Cai Yue'er.

Although the strength of Feng Wuyu and Zhen Hua was not much inferior to Cai Yue'er's, Jiaojiao and Bajiao instinctively felt that she was more threatening than the other two.

"You certainly know how to enjoy your leisure!" Cai Yue'er looked at the group and huffed.

"Why, who has upset our Dean Cai again?" Feng Wuyu asked with a smile upon seeing her expression.

Cai Yue'er glanced at him, then fixed her gaze on The Twins and asked, "When did you come out of seclusion?"

"This morning!" The Twins answered Cai Yue'er's inquiry honestly.

"You come out of seclusion without even telling me! I've been diligently covering for you two for two months! The semester is almost over, and you haven't even been to your own class a second time. Is this really an appropriate way to act as homeroom teachers?"

Cai Yue'er crossed her arms over her chest, looking at the two of them with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.

"It is indeed not very appropriate..."

Yun Qianzhao rubbed his nose, and Yun Qianyue quickly stepped forward to hug Cai Yue'er's arm, saying, "Oh, Elder Cai! Don't be angry. My brother and I were planning to come find you directly, but we got held up by someone, didn't we?"

Hearing this, Cai Yue'er's gaze fell upon Zhen Hua and Feng Wuyu, and she let out a cold snort.

Zhen Hua and Feng Wuyu looked awkward. Feng Wuyu stood up and said, "Oh, I just remembered, that guy Mu Chen has something he needs to discuss with me. President Zhen Hua, he mentioned it to you too, right? Shall we go together?"

Zhen Hua was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening, quickly nodding, "Yes, yes, yes! Let's go, let's go together!"

The two of them exchanged words and slipped away at top speed.

Soon, only The Twins and Cai Yue'er remained. Cai Yue'er glanced at Jiaojiao and Bajiao, who were following behind The Twins, and said to the pair, "There is a class tomorrow; you two go and teach it! I have already arranged the lesson content."