Shui Yue'er Arrives

That afternoon.

Shui Qinghan received a message from the innkeeper, saying that a mother and daughter had specifically come looking for them.

Upon hearing this, Shui Qinghan immediately took Jiang Lan and Shui Bing'er downstairs to welcome Shui Qingrou and Shui Yue'er.

"Little Junior Brother!"

Her voice arrived before she did.

Jiang Lan had just come downstairs and had not even caught sight of Shui Yue'er when he heard her clear, delighted voice.

The next moment, a small aqua-blue figure plunged headlong into Jiang Lan's arms, knocking the unprepared Jiang Lan back a step.

"Senior Sister Yue'er, be careful." Jiang Lan hurriedly wrapped an arm around Shui Yue'er's slender waist to keep her from falling.

"Little Junior Brother, I missed you so much~" Shui Yue'er wrapped her arms around Jiang Lan's neck, looked up at his handsome face, and coquettishly said.

Ever since Jiang Lan enrolled at Skywater Academy, the two had been inseparable.

Shui Yue'er had long grown accustomed to having Jiang Lan by her side, and they had never been apart for so long.

Now that they had suddenly reunited, Shui Yue'er could no longer suppress the longing in her heart.

"I missed Senior Sister Yue'er too." Jiang Lan quickly coaxed her.

"Ahem, don't you miss me too, Yue'er?" Shui Bing'er coughed lightly, making her presence known.

Only because Yue'er was her own younger sister could she tolerate this. If it had been any other woman, she would have started guarding her food long ago.

"How could I not? I missed Sister too." Shui Yue'er quickly released Jiang Lan, turned, and threw herself into Shui Bing'er's embrace, smiling sweetly as she acted cute.

"Sis, you suddenly sent word for Yue'er and me to come. Could it be..." Shui Qingrou did not say the rest aloud, but she knew Shui Qinghan understood what she meant.

"Mhm. I'm already level eighty-nine." Shui Qinghan nodded slightly, transmitting her voice.

"Gasp—Level eighty-nine?! Four levels in less than a month?" Shui Qingrou's pupils contracted violently as she could not help drawing a sharp breath.

These were four levels of Soul Power at the high-level Soul Douluo stage. With ordinary cultivation, one might not even gain a single level after three or four years.

"No. More accurately, four levels in eight hours." Shui Qinghan corrected her.

Shui Qingrou: "..."

Shui Qingrou shot Shui Qinghan a resentful look and continued transmitting her voice.

"Sis, are you showing off?"

She was still stuck at level seventy-nine, while her sister had already rushed to level eighty-nine and was about to break through to Title Rank.

"Who told me to have such a wonderful disciple?" The corners of Shui Qinghan's lips curled up, and a hint of pride showed in her eyes.

Taking Jiang Lan as her disciple had been the wisest and most correct decision of her life.

Shui Qingrou: "..."

Damn it!

If she could beat her, she truly wanted to have a free-for-all brawl with her sister.

"Enough about that." Shui Qingrou took a deep breath and decisively changed the subject, asking again.

"Sis, tell me honestly. How much Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow is there?"

"There is quite a lot. After setting aside Jiang Lan and the others' shares, the remaining Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow will still be enough for you to cultivate to level eighty-nine. You might even have a chance to challenge Title Rank." Shui Qinghan transmitted her voice.

"Challenge Title Rank..." A flicker of excitement passed through Shui Qingrou's eyes.

She had truly never imagined that she would one day have a chance to break through into the Title Rank realm.

Even if she only reached the weakest level ninety-one, she would be more than satisfied.

After all, with her innate level-seven talent, let alone challenging Title Rank, even cultivating to become a high-level Soul Douluo would be difficult.

"Sis, since you've already found the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, why did you ask Yue'er and me to come?" Shui Qingrou asked in confusion.

"I plan to have you absorb one strand of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow to help you break through the level-eighty bottleneck, then take you to the Frozen Forest to hunt Soul Beasts." Shui Qinghan transmitted her voice.

The mixed zone of the Far North was far too dangerous. If she took Shui Qingrou Soul Beast hunting alone, she really did not have much confidence.

Given Shui Qingrou's physical strength, combined with the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue she had consumed, her Eighth Soul Ring could absorb a Soul Ring of at least seventy thousand years.

And a seventy-thousand-year Soul Beast was already comparable in strength to an eight-ring Soul Douluo.

Moreover, Soul Beasts in the Far North were generally stronger than those in the Frozen Forest.

If she took Shui Qingrou alone into the mixed zone of the Far North to hunt Soul Beasts, she might truly capsize in a gutter.

"Sis, isn't this unnecessary? Since you've found the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, why not just bring it back and let me absorb it? Why make me come all this way?" Shui Qingrou was speechless.

"The environment in the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave is highly suitable for Jiang Lan and the others' cultivation. The ice-attributed natural essence there is exceptionally pure and dense, bringing tremendous benefits to Bing'er and the others. If Yue'er cultivates in such an environment, she can break through level twenty in at most three or four months. If I remove the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, I will certainly damage the environment there. The loss would outweigh the gain." Shui Qinghan patiently explained.

"Once Jiang Lan and the others have all broken through level thirty and can cultivate by absorbing the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, it will not be too late to take it away."

The effect of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow was simply too powerful. With Jiang Lan and the others' current cultivation, they could not absorb much of it at all. If they accidentally absorbed too much, they might fall asleep and delay their cultivation.

"That's true." After thinking it over, Shui Qingrou nodded in agreement.

While the two communicated through voice transmission, Shui Yue'er had also appeased her sister. She then glanced at Jiang Lan a few times, raised a hand to compare their heights, and said.

"Little Junior Brother, you've grown so much taller. You're even taller than me now."

Before, she had clearly been the taller one.

Even if she had only been a few centimeters taller than her little junior brother.

But even one centimeter taller still counted as taller!

Yet now, her little junior brother had grown taller than his big sister.

How was she supposed to maintain the dignity of an older sister now?

"Once Senior Sister Yue'er absorbs her second Soul Ring, maybe you'll grow taller than me again." Jiang Lan smiled as he coaxed her.

"That'll take so long." Shui Yue'er pouted.

"It won't take too long." Shui Qinghan stepped forward, smiling as she patted Shui Yue'er's little head.

"Jiang Lan discovered a cultivation treasure ground especially suited for ice- and water-attributed Soul Masters. As long as Yue'er cultivates diligently, she can break through to level twenty in at most two or three months. Jiang Lan and Bing'er won't leave you too far behind."

"Aunt Qinghan, is that true?" Shui Yue'er's eyes lit up as she hurriedly asked.

"Of course. Why would Auntie lie to you?" Shui Qinghan smiled and pinched Shui Yue'er's little cheek.

"Auntie, then when are we leaving?" Shui Yue'er asked impatiently.

"We'll leave right now."

After saying that, Shui Qinghan found the innkeeper and checked out, then led everyone toward the Seven Treasure Pavilion in the city.

She planned to buy some daily necessities at the Seven Treasure Pavilion so Jiang Lan and the three girls could live in the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave for an extended period.

She had no choice. She needed to help her younger sister obtain her Eighth Soul Ring and truly could not spare the attention.

Jiang Lan and the three girls could only temporarily stay in the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cave for secluded cultivation.