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"No sect. I'm an independent cultivator."

That was Jiang Bai's answer. He really was an independent cultivator, after all.

"An independent cultivator?"

Ning Tian was astonished. With Jiang Bai's strength, she had assumed he came from some reclusive faction. She had never expected him to be an independent cultivator.

In any world, independent cultivators had a difficult existence.

Yet Jiang Bai had defeated Wu Feng without even using a soul skill? That level of strength...

"Still, I have no plans to join any faction for now."

Jiang Bai spoke frankly. He had no thoughts of joining any faction at the moment.

"Then if you ever do consider joining a faction, remember to consider our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect first."

Ning Tian said this because having no interest now did not mean he would never be interested in the future. If Jiang Bai were willing to join the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then if his talent proved sufficient, she would certainly do everything she could to support his cultivation.

She wanted to see what the Martial Soul Avatar of a detached Martial Soul looked like.

Ancient records within the sect suggested that once a detached Martial Soul reached the rank of Soul Sage, there was a chance for both the body and the Martial Soul to use their Martial Soul Avatars at the same time.

That would mean Jiang Bai alone possessed the strength of two Soul Sages. And if he became a Titled Douluo, could he become two Titled Douluos?

Ning Tian felt that if Jiang Bai was willing, she could take a gamble.

"Alright."

Hmm... For the Snow Empress Embryo, if he had no money, he could only find a way to make the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect pay for it.

Jiang Bai did not think he could come up with over a hundred million gold soul coins himself.

He had no way to make a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, but he should be able to make an Eight-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Though... it might become an Eight-Treasure Ice-Glazed Tile Pagoda.

It would still have eight levels, wouldn't it?

Ah, there was still plenty of time. He could deal with that in the future.

Class ended, but Mu Jin kept Jiang Bai behind.

"It's fine. Don't be nervous."

Mu Jin waved casually, signaling for Jiang Bai not to worry.

"What did you need me for, Teacher?"

Jiang Bai asked. He felt it was probably about Xue Ying.

"You didn't use any soul skills, so I couldn't tell what type of Soul Master you are. That's why I wanted to ask."

Normally, one could roughly tell a Soul Master's type just by looking at their Martial Soul.

But this Xue Ying...

Honestly, even if it was embarrassing to admit, Mu Jin truly could not tell what type of Soul Master Jiang Bai was.

"Control type."

Jiang Bai did not hide it. He really was a control-type Soul Master.

"May I ask why you don't release your soul rings?"

Mu Jin asked. It was not a problem if he did not release them, but she was still somewhat concerned that he might have some special issue.

"A method of cultivation for controlling soul power."

Jiang Bai answered. It really was a cultivation method.

"Alright, I understand. You may return to your dormitory."

Since it was not due to any special reason, then there was no problem.

There were many ways for Soul Masters to cultivate, and Mu Jin would not pry further.

"Goodbye, Teacher."

"Jiang Bai, time to eat!"

The energetic Xiao Xiao was waiting nearby, along with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.

"You were amazing today."

Xiao Xiao lightly punched Jiang Bai's arm with her little fist.

Watching that red-haired female classmate today, Xiao Xiao felt that even she might not have been able to defeat her. Yet Jiang Bai had taken her down in just a few moves?

"Her combat experience was lacking. I got lucky and caught an opening. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been easy for me to handle either."

"Oh, oh. Where did you learn to fight? You're so good. Did your family teach you?"

Xiao Xiao asked. Jiang Bai looked incredibly skilled. She wondered where he was from and whether he belonged to a sect. He certainly seemed like he might.

"I taught myself."

"Then you must have suffered a lot, right?"

At the mention of suffering, Jiang Bai's eye twitched. He had suffered far more than a lot.

After that voice had left, it had given him a beginner's gift pack. One of its training programs had been two years of fighting in the snowfields.

He did not know how many times he had died. By the end, Jiang Bai had gone numb.

That thing had really been all too happy to kill him without bothering to clean up afterward. Couldn't it at least have given him some deep blue points to add himself?

"It does look like you suffered a lot."

Seeing Jiang Bai's expression, Xiao Xiao knew she had struck a sore spot.

"It's all in the past."

Jiang Bai waved it off. Those days were over, and his mindset had changed now.

Jiang Bai looked at Huo Yuhao.

"Your cultivation speed is pretty fast."

"It's thanks to Brother Jiang's Snow Spirit Pills."

Huo Yuhao answered shyly, though a trace of gloom flashed through his eyes. Of course, there was also the Soul Ascension Pill provided by the academy.

"I know what Snow Spirit Pills can do. They definitely can't compare to Profound Water Pills."

No matter what, Snow Spirit Pills could not compare with Profound Water Pills. Jiang Bai admitted that much.

After all, one cost a thousand and the other ten thousand. Their prices alone were in entirely different ranges.

Still, now that pills had come up, that look on Yuhao's face earlier... he had indeed run into Ma Xiaotao, hadn't he?

Judging by his expression, it seemed it had not been a pleasant experience?

The corner of Jiang Bai's mouth curled upward. In the original story, Huo Yuhao had forgotten all about the matter after receiving the Soul Ascension Pill and had even been delighted.

But with that expression now, he was probably angry, wasn't he?

After lunch, Jiang Bai went outside Shrek City to sell pills.

"Selling Snow Spirit Pills."

"Coming right up."

The pharmacy clerk took the jade box Jiang Bai handed over. Upon opening it, a chill rushed straight at his face. Inside were fifty Snow Spirit Pills.

"Excellent quality. How about fifteen hundred each?"

The shopkeeper beside him saw the Snow Spirit Pills of such quality, and his eyes lit up.

"Mm."

That was not a small sum.

Fifty at fifteen hundred each came to seventy-five thousand. In an instant, Jiang Bai had earned seventy-five thousand gold soul coins.

"If you have more in the future, please remember to sell them here. We absolutely won't offer less than anywhere else. And if you need to buy any pills or medicinal ingredients, please buy them from our shop as well."

The owner took out a card and carefully handed it to Jiang Bai. "This is our shop's VIP card."

"Mm."

After putting away the gold soul coins and taking the card, Jiang Bai turned and left.

Watching Jiang Bai's departing figure, the clerk beside the owner asked, "Boss, wouldn't this quality normally only be worth around twelve hundred?"

"Shut up."

The shopkeeper glared at the clerk, then sternly instructed, "If that Soul Master comes again, remember to notify me."

"Yes."

The clerk shrank back, not daring to say another word.

The shopkeeper then left.

They had made a fortune, hahaha.

The shopkeeper laughed wildly in his heart.

Elsewhere, Snow Spirit Pills of that quality would indeed cost around twelve hundred, just as the clerk had said. But in recent years, Shrek had been constantly purchasing cold-natured pills.

With this quality, if he sold them to Shrek, he could ask at least three thousand each.

Snow Spirit Pills required special refining methods, and pills of this quality were rare.

"Alright, alright."

After returning to the academy, Xue Ying appeared in Jiang Bai's arms.

To avoid being recognized earlier, Xue Ying had no choice but to suffer a little.

"Ying, ying, ying."

Xue Ying blew out a breath, instantly coating Jiang Bai's face in frost and snow.

Sigh.

Jiang Bai conjured a pearl milk tea in his hand and handed it to little Xue Ying.

Xue Ying's green eyes immediately lit up. She hugged the cup and began drinking.

Suddenly sensing someone's gaze, Jiang Bai looked into the distance.

There stood a very aloof figure. Her body contained a powerful ice element, and she was likely a Soul King.

Ignoring the person in front of him, Jiang Bai carried Xue Ying away.

"Wait, Junior."

A cool voice came from behind him. Jiang Bai felt that he had truly been unlucky today.

He turned around and watched the aloof figure approach him.

"Senior."

"Is this your Martial Soul?"

The woman came up to Jiang Bai and looked at Xue Ying in his arms.

"Ying, ying, ying?"

This time, Xue Ying did not shy away. Instead, she stared back at the woman before her. That woman felt icy cold.

"Ying, ying, ying!"

Jiang Bai only felt Xue Ying suddenly exert force in his arms. Then a white blur darted into the woman's embrace.

"Mm!"

The woman reached out to keep Xue Ying from falling.

Xue Ying sensed a temperature even colder than her own body, while the woman's embrace was soft and bouncy.

"Don't be naughty."

Seeing this, Jiang Bai felt that all the snacks he had fed her had gone to waste. He then apologized, "Sorry, Xue Ying is being naughty."

"It's fine."