"How many?" Qian Xunji was stunned upon hearing this.
He thought he had misheard.
"Eighteen thousand years!"
Young Bibi Dong said.
"It truly is eighteen thousand years!"
Qian Xunji also sensed the immense power of the fifth soul ring's soul power fluctuation on his disciple.
He was equally shocked.
How could she be so reckless?
To obtain such a high-age soul ring.
Taking such a risk.
Azure Luan was also shocked by Young Dong's fifth soul ring:
"Was the absorption process not dangerous?"
He looked at Bibi Dong and then at Elder Lion.
"There was no danger at all! It was as easy as absorbing a hundred-year soul ring!"
Elder Lion's voice boomed.
Azure Luan nodded, for Elder Lion was honest and steadfast by nature, and would not lie.
Originally, Qian Xunji had intended to teach Bibi Dong a lesson since it was so dangerous.
Now that there was no danger, he could not even muster the temper to get angry.
Besides, Dong'er, who usually smiled brightly whenever she saw him, had not given him that same naive and romantic smile recently upon meeting.
She had grown somewhat calm.
This made him very dissatisfied.
He felt that Dong'er had changed a great deal lately.
Could it be because she was cultivating too fast?
Had her state of mind shifted?
"Hehe, I'm already at level fifty-four at fourteen years old, isn't that impressive? How is Teacher going to reward me?"
Recalling Zhi Qiu's words, Young Dong thought that when one was considered a genius, they could get whatever reward they wanted.
So, of course, she brought it up.
Qian Xunji was taken aback as well.
Dong'er had never proactively asked him for any rewards before.
This temperament truly baffled him somewhat.
Of course, she did not display her external soul bone, preparing to conceal it instead.
It was always good to have some hidden cards.
"Hmph, then I award you a month of confinement!"
Qian Xunji said suddenly with a stern expression.
Young Dong was stunned upon hearing this, then turned and left, "Thank you for the reward, Teacher."
"Lion, you are fined three months' salary!"
With that, Qian Xunji turned and walked away coldly.
An uncontrollable and disobedient disciple was useless, no matter how much of a genius she was.
"Ah..." Elder Lion had thought that helping the Spirit Hall Saintess hunt a high-age soul beast would earn him a reward from the Pope.
He had not expected to be fined his salary instead.
Though somewhat aggrieved, he could only bow and turn away.
Young Dong posted Qian Xunji's putting-on-airs demeanor into the Past and Present Chat Group.
[Spirit Hall Saintess: This Qian Xunji actually punished me with a month of confinement, not letting me leave my chambers! But it's alright, he didn't whip anyone! @A Leaf Knows Autumn, your guess was wrong.]
[Love-Starved Little Angel: Wow, Daddy looked very handsome when he was young too! Just a bit rigid...]
[Spirit Hall Saintess: @Idiot.]
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: Qian Xunji just wants a controlled wife-to-be. Of course he won't like it when you disobey him. Although you've progressed very quickly after entering the Past and Present Chat Group, if he feels he can no longer control you, he will restrict you! Expecting a possibility of the plan speeding up... and getting you enclosed in his secret room...]
[@Did you show your external soul bone to Qian Xunji?]
[Spirit Hall Saintess: No, but Elder Lion knows I have an external soul bone.]
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: Oh, doesn't Elder Lion lack a soul bone? You can promise to gift him an external soul bone to seal his lips.]
[Spirit Hall Saintess: But I don't have a soul bone either.]
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: You will in the future. Once the group upgrades to LV3, a lucky draw will be unlocked for the top two active members.]
[Love-Starved Little Angel: Then I'll have a chance too, haha, hehe, wonderful! When can we upgrade to LV3?]
[Spirit Hall Saintess: Looking forward to it.]
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: Soon, we're only a hundred activity points away.]
[Spirit Hall Saintess: Does LV3 only unlock one feature?]
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: There's also the ability to invite a third group member.]
[Love-Starved Little Angel: Wow, awesome, who could the third member be? I'm so excited.]
[Spirit Hall Saintess: Mm, I really am looking forward to it! Just thinking about what kind of rewards we'll draw then makes me a bit thrilled.]
By the time Young Dong thought of this, she had already returned to her chambers.
However, now that she had the Past and Present Chat Group, she did not feel bored or stifled at all.
Instead, she was in a rather good mood, free from having to attend classes.
Free from having to train.
She could just order whatever she wanted to eat.
Little Xue had already gone to school, carrying her small schoolbag and humming a tune.
Skipping along, she was in high spirits.
Meanwhile, Li Qiu arrived at the academy's grassy field.
"Your lesson today is very simple: run with me all the way to Suotuo City, without using any soul power!"
Flender said with his hands behind his back:
"This is the best way to temper your physiques! I'm taking you to a great place in Suotuo City to make money, where many soul masters earn a fortune."
"Actually, this kind of training method is completely fucking useless!"
Li Qiu said with his hands behind his back, directly talking back to Flender.
"You brat, your guts have really grown since you became captain, haven't they? You still have your teachers and the head and deputy deans above you!"
Flender glared at Li Qiu. "I'd like to hear how it's useless."
"This can only increase physical strength by a tiny fraction. You'd be much better off cultivating soul power properly!"
Li Qiu rolled his eyes at Flender.
"Brat, you've really grown too bold. Let's have a race then, and see who can reach Suotuo City first. I'll use level-twenty-six soul power too. I often run and train without soul power, and I know the results are better than what you get from just a few years of training."
Zhao Wuji puffed out his massive pectoral muscles and said with confidence.
"This guy thinks that just because he became captain, he has no respect for his elders. He really is arrogant. Let's see how Teacher Zhao leaves you in the dust later-Teacher Zhao's physical condition is practically terrifyingly strong!"
Dai Mubai rolled his eyes at this Li Qiu. Some people were just disgusting, always trying to stir up trouble the moment they showed up.
"I want to join too!" Tang San suddenly stepped forward and said. "I'll also use level-twenty-six soul power. But whoever wins becomes the new captain!"
Tang San saw that the title of captain was quite good.
Especially the scene earlier where Li Qiu was surrounded in the middle by three beautiful maidens, receiving their praise.
He wanted that kind of scene for himself as well.
"Oh, sure!" Li Qiu agreed immediately.
"Interesting, another arrogant little fellow who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth! Then come on, I'll let you run for twenty seconds first, don't say I'm bullying you!"
No sooner had Zhao Wuji finished speaking than Tang San swooshed and darted out, transforming into a blur of afterimages.
"What the... how is this guy so fast?" Ma Hongjun was dumbfounded as Tang San vanished from sight in the blink of an eye.
Flender also widened his eyes. As expected of the disciple Xiao Gang had taken in; at this speed, it would take old Zhao quite a bit of effort to catch up.
"Why aren't you sprinting out?"
Though inwardly startled by Tang San's speed, Zhao Wuji wondered what kind of ungodly flying speed this Li Qiu possessed. Did he not even need a head start?
"I'll give you a minute!"
Li Qiu said with his hands behind his back.
"You little punk..." Zhao Wuji was furious. He had seen arrogant people, but never one this arrogant.
To actually give him a full minute head start.
He was simply boundless in his arrogance.
"Then don't regret it!" Zhao Wuji lunged forward in a frantic sprint, charging ahead like a hundred-ton king.
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