Eye of Insight

Duan Fan immediately checked Tang San's current situation.

Lines of text quickly surfaced.

They stated that after Su Yuntao reported Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power, a senior Deacon from the Notting City Spirit Branch Hall had personally gone to Sacred Soul Village to meet with Tang San.

At this point, the senior Deacon had already successfully met Tang San.

Completely unlike Su Yuntao, who had immediately called his martial soul useless, this senior Deacon kept praising Tang San's limitless potential.

He said that with Innate Full Soul Power, even if his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, he could still become a powerful Soul Master in the future.

He also urged Tang San to join Spirit Hall, saying that Spirit Hall would carefully nurture him.

He went on at length about all the benefits of joining Spirit Hall.

Duan Fan frowned as he watched.

Yu Xiaogang had managed to fool Tang San into taking him as his master with just a few words.

Wasn't this senior Deacon from the Notting City Spirit Branch Hall more sincere than Yu Xiaogang?

Oh no. Could Tang San really be joining Spirit Hall?

Fang Qingshan, sitting across from Duan Fan, noticed the change in his expression and asked with concern, "Xiao Fan, what's wrong? Has the food gone bad?"

Duan Fan shook his head. "No, no."

Fang Qingshan said, "Then it must not taste good."

"True enough, travel rations never taste very good."

"I was too hasty. I should have taken you to eat and rest at the market before we set out."

Uncle, stop making things up!

When did I ever say the rations tasted bad?

Helpless in the face of Fang Qingshan's excessive concern, Duan Fan stuffed the flatbread in his hand into his mouth in a few bites and said indistinctly, "Uncle, this flatbread is pretty good."

Fang Qingshan said, "You're just too considerate."

Duan Fan: "..."

After Fang Qingshan's interruption, Duan Fan's turbulent emotions calmed instead.

His attention returned to what was happening with Tang San.

The senior Deacon was still speaking kindly and inviting Tang San to join Spirit Hall.

Yet the more pleasantly the senior Deacon spoke, the more hesitant Tang San became, imagining all sorts of possibilities.

He even felt that the senior Deacon harbored ill intentions and was not far from courting death.

That was very Tang San.

Old Jack was there as well.

It was Old Jack who had brought the senior Deacon to Tang San's home.

Being able to meet a senior Deacon from the Notting City Spirit Branch Hall, Old Jack felt deeply honored—overjoyed, even.

Upon hearing the senior Deacon invite Tang San to join Spirit Hall, Old Jack took the initiative to act as a persuader, repeatedly urging Tang San to cherish this rare opportunity.

Influenced by Old Jack, Tang San stopped imagining things and ultimately agreed to the senior Deacon's offer, leaving Sacred Soul Village with him.

Old Jack, honestly. What business did you have meddling in Tang San's affairs? If you hadn't kept babbling there, maybe Tang San wouldn't have left.

Duan Fan grumbled inwardly. This time, he kept his expression under control and did not draw Fang Qingshan's attention again.

A new entry concerning Tang San was soon refreshed.

It described Tang San asking the senior Deacon about knowledge related to Soul Masters, while the latter patiently answered every question.

After reading the information, Duan Fan immediately tried to alter it.

He wanted Tang San and the senior Deacon to encounter an accident on their way to Notting City, but every attempt ended in failure.

Whether he tried to create an accident or alter the thoughts of the senior Deacon and Tang San, none of it worked.

It seemed Tang San's trip to the Notting City Spirit Branch Hall had already become inevitable.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Duan Fan could only temporarily give up.

I'll have to wait until they reach Notting City and look for another opportunity.

My original intention in making this change was to get Tang San noticed by Spirit Hall earlier, so that Spirit Hall would target him sooner in the future.

Who would have thought that this senior Deacon from the Notting City Spirit Branch Hall would be so enthusiastic that he would take the initiative to seek Tang San out?

It seems not everyone at the Notting City Spirit Branch Hall is a freak like Brother Tao. Innate Full Soul Power is still extremely attractive.

If Tang San really joins Spirit Hall, it feels like this alteration not only failed to cause him even the slightest negative impact, but gave him an epic-level boost instead.

He could steadily improve at the Elementary Spirit Master Academy in Notting City after taking Yu Xiaogang as his master, and later he still grew that quickly at an oddball academy like Shrek. If he went to Spirit Hall and had access to Spirit Hall's resources, wouldn't he soar straight into the sky?

In the end, I was too careless this time. If I hadn't wanted to squeeze system rewards out of Tang San as quickly as possible, this situation wouldn't have happened.

Wait!

As his thoughts drifted further and further away, Duan Fan suddenly realized something.

The fact that I can receive a system reward means this matter has a negative impact on Tang San too.

Which means I don't need to overthink it at all. I just need to wait and see what happens next.

Having come back to his senses, Duan Fan stopped dwelling on these matters and shifted his attention to the system reward he had gained from altering Tang San's fate this time.

"Eye of Insight... Did I draw Tang San's Purple Demon Eye fortune?"

Duan Fan cast aside the distracting thoughts in his heart and began seriously sensing the Eye of Insight.

Very quickly, he received a peculiar sensation.

The Eye of Insight could be activated at will.

Duan Fan blinked and looked at Fang Qingshan.

Fang Qingshan's next action automatically appeared in his mind: picking up the waterskin and taking a drink.

Sure enough, Fang Qingshan did exactly that.

Furthermore, Duan Fan could recall every detail he had just seen, including the creases in the seat cushion, the patterns in the floorboards, and even every strand of stubble on Fang Qingshan's chin. All of it could be reproduced in his mind.

It was like taking a photograph that captured everything.

Whenever he wanted to see it, he could pull it out and examine it, freely enlarging any detail.

"Perceiving everything and foreseeing the future—is that the effect of the Eye of Insight?"

Duan Fan tried several more times and successfully foresaw all of Fang Qingshan's movements.

"Very good."

"It's just that the foresight period is a little short, only about one second."

"But that's already enough. In actual combat, one second is enough to decide life and death."

"Using it repeatedly only makes my eyes slightly tired. There doesn't seem to be any other discomfort."

Duan Fan was extremely satisfied with the Eye of Insight.

I'm suddenly looking forward to Tang San reaching Notting City sooner. It doesn't matter whether he joins Spirit Hall or not. I just want to keep getting things from him. I've already gotten Twin Martial Souls and an eye ability from him. I wonder what surprise Tang San will bring me next time?

Duan Fan checked Tang San's current situation again. Tang San was still on the road to Notting City.

It takes some time to get from Sacred Soul Village to Notting City. I'll look again later.

Back to cultivation.

Once Duan Fan began cultivating, another half day passed.

He cultivated from the blazing midday sun until the setting sun sank below the horizon.

After finishing his cultivation, Duan Fan had no interest in admiring the beautiful sunset. Instead, he immediately checked on Tang San.

Tang San had already arrived in Notting City and had just enjoyed a lavish dinner under the senior Deacon's hospitality.

The two of them were now walking toward the Spirit Branch Hall.

The senior Deacon intended to pick something up there before arranging for Tang San to stay at his home.

As they walked, someone suddenly turned out from the street corner.

The senior Deacon knew that person.

Normally, he was not very willing to greet him.

But today, he was in a good mood.

"Grandmaster, long time no see."