I Want to Take It at the Right Time

"Gui Mei, make a trip. Find a Spirit Hall member matching these characteristics and promote him to the Pope's Hall. Make absolutely sure he does not spread this matter."

"Also, Yue Guan, immediately find several Soul Masters who have reached a bottleneck and are preparing to hunt for Soul Rings. Have them consume Whale Rubber and verify whether what Little Jing saw is true."

Qian Xunji issued his orders in an orderly manner. Yue Guan and Gui Mei immediately accepted them, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

After all, Qian Xunji had been Pope for many years. His strength might have been the weakest among the Qian family, but this arrangement was still beyond reproach.

As for whether he intended to promote that Spirit Hall Soul Master to work at the Pope's Hall or silence him permanently, only Gui Mei, who carried out the order, knew.

Oh, no.

Sending Gui Mei to carry out the order seemed to imply that he already intended to silence the man.

Before long, Gui Mei returned to the Pope's Hall.

"Your Holiness, I have completed the task."

"When I found that man, he was preparing to discuss the Holy Maiden. To prevent him from saying anything inappropriate, I had no choice but to..."

Well, that guy had completely brought it upon himself.

Why couldn't he just honestly do as he said and pretend he hadn't seen or heard anything?

He just had to gossip in private. Now look what happened.

"Dong'er, Little Jing, it is getting late. You should go back and rest first. As for hunting your first Soul Ring, we will put that matter aside for now."

Ling Jing felt relieved upon hearing this.

From beginning to end, Qian Xunji had not asked which book he had read it in. He had successfully stayed hidden. All he needed to do next was wait quietly, then consume the Whale Rubber.

That way, the age of his first Soul Ring could increase by quite a bit as well.

Within the enormous Spirit Hall, finding several loyal Soul Masters who were about to obtain Soul Rings could not have been easier.

Qian Xunji swiftly gathered these Soul Masters and brought them into a secret chamber.

He intended to personally watch them consume the Whale Rubber and observe their reactions—he needed to make sure that the process of consuming Whale Rubber was completely safe and that it truly possessed such heaven-defying effects.

Only then would he dare to let Ling Jing consume it without worry.

Soon, these Soul Masters consumed the Whale Rubber and successfully improved their physical constitutions to a certain extent.

The only drawback was that... consuming Whale Rubber might have a slight side effect.

However, that side effect should not have much impact on Little Jing right now.

Although the experiment could already be considered a success at this point, Qian Xunji was not in a hurry. Instead, he purchased a large batch of Whale Rubber and found several more Soul Masters to conduct repeated experiments.

The final results were without exception. Every Soul Master improved their physical constitution to some extent, and the age of their Soul Rings increased somewhat as well.

After numerous experiments, Qian Xunji finally reached a conclusion—Whale Rubber was indeed highly beneficial for improving physical constitution, and it was equally helpful in increasing the Soul Ring age that Soul Masters could absorb. Moreover, the older the Whale Rubber, the better its effects. However, consuming Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber caused yang energy to stagnate, making one's mind feverish and prone to losing control.

At the same time, Whale Rubber that had weathered, deteriorated, and turned black suffered a severe reduction in medicinal efficacy.

This matter caused quite a stir within both the Pope's Hall and the Worship Hall.

For thousands of years, countless Soul Masters had used their lives to verify the Soul Ring limits that Soul Masters of each rank could withstand. This was something every major power knew well.

Yet the emergence of Whale Rubber could shatter this limit and overturn theories that had existed in the Soul Master world for over a thousand years!

More importantly, only Spirit Hall possessed this secret now.

By purchasing Whale Rubber in large quantities and continuously cultivating Soul Masters capable of absorbing Soul Rings beyond their limits, Spirit Hall would undoubtedly become the continent's strongest force in time!

Qian Xunji could not help imagining the future—his beloved disciple Bibi Dong succeeding to the position of Pope, Ling Jing, who possessed the Mirror Beast Emperor Martial Soul, copying all kinds of top-tier Martial Souls to assist Bibi Dong, and Spirit Hall having a vast number of Soul Masters who had broken through their Soul Ring limits...

That image... was too beautiful!

Naturally, Qian Xunji would not forget the one responsible for all this.

If not for Little Jing, they never would have discovered this secret!

When Qian Xunji appeared before Ling Jing and Bibi Dong again, a week had already passed. Qian Daoliu appeared alongside him.

At this moment, both men's eyes were filled with unconcealed admiration and appreciation, and the smiles on their lips could not be suppressed at all.

"Little Jing, after verification, Whale Rubber is indeed effective. I will credit you for this achievement. However, you are still too young and are not yet suited to receive this reward. When the time is right in the future, I will naturally give you the reward that belongs to you."

As he spoke, Qian Xunji took out two pieces of Whale Rubber from his Soul Tool.

One piece was entirely golden and translucent, while the other was dark yellow. They were clearly both exceptionally high-quality pieces of Whale Rubber.

"This piece of Thousand-Year Whale Rubber is for Little Jing to consume. As for this piece of Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber, Dong'er will consume it. Although you have already reached the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, Dong'er, consuming this Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber will still be immensely beneficial to you. You can also aim for a higher age for your seventh Soul Ring."

As he spoke, Qian Xunji shook his head somewhat regretfully. "It is a pity that Little Jing is still too young to absorb Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber. Otherwise, his first Soul Ring might directly surpass a thousand years."

"This Thousand-Year Whale Rubber can also increase Soul Ring age by several hundred years. As for the Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber... Little Jing can consume it after he grows a little older. You two should take them now. Ji'er and I will stand guard for you."

Qian Daoliu smiled, clearly thinking of Ling Jing's future Soul Ring configuration.

His first Soul Ring would surpass the four-hundred-year Soul Ring limit and then gain several hundred more years. That meant Ling Jing could attempt a Thousand-Year Soul Ring for his second Soul Ring. Once Little Jing grew older and consumed Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber again, even making his fourth Soul Ring a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring would not be impossible!

The only thing they needed to worry about was the soul shock of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast.

Ling Jing did not hesitate at all upon hearing this. He accepted the already softened Whale Rubber from Qian Xunji and directly tilted his head back to swallow it.

However, Bibi Dong at his side revealed a trace of hesitation.

It was not that she doubted whether Whale Rubber truly had such effects. Her teacher had already conducted many experiments, so the results were certainly reliable.

But Whale Rubber's previous use was simply too deeply ingrained in people's minds. In front of her teacher and the Grand Worshipper, she truly felt too embarrassed to consume it.

Although Bibi Dong knew it was unlikely, what if she really was affected by its aphrodisiac effect after consuming this Whale Rubber? Wouldn't that be incredibly awkward?

Perhaps... perhaps she should wait until she was alone before consuming it.

"Teacher... I would like to keep this piece of Whale Rubber for now and find a suitable time to consume it later."