The register was made of fine jade and inscribed with an Immortal Formation. Opened, it spread out like a book; closed, it became a flawless white Jade Tablet three fingers wide. Qian Qinglei stroked the tablet in his hand and gazed silently across the empty courtyard, recalling what His Majesty the Immortal Emperor had told him not long ago.
"...This is your family affair, so I needn't say much. But you and I have been close for years, and you've always been stubborn as iron, so I'll say a little more. The boy is wild and unrestrained, yet he knows his limits. He has promise. Five hundred years may sound long, but in the Immortal Realm, they pass in the snap of a finger. If you nurture him anew, he won't remain a fish in a pond forever!"
Old Master Qian Qinglei was silent for a long while before calling, "Someone! Bring Bo'er to me." His longtime servant left with the order, and before long Qian Tianbo appeared at the door. "Grandfather, you wanted to see me?" Qian Qinglei nodded and beckoned. "Come here."
Old Master Qian was stern and upright, rarely smiling even at his family. Qian Tianbo both respected and feared his grandfather. He went obediently to the old man's side and asked respectfully, "What would you have me do?" Qian Qinglei said, "I hear you've declared that you'll take both titles?" Qian Tianbo replied proudly, "Grandfather, think how much effort our Household spent gathering the Eight Steeds of the Immortal Realm! We paid a fortune to engage Fairy Xiangji and used countless precious materials to make eight Drifting Seal Pendants for the steeds. If we still can't take both titles in one stroke, then I'm not fit to drive them. I wasn't being reckless. I was simply