Leng Yaozhu nodded lightly, unsurprised, then asked, "Since you know something about them, do you have a second profession in mind?"
"Mecha design." Gu Yue did not hesitate.
Her spiritual power was formidable, giving her a considerable advantage in design.
Beside her, Su Xun's thoughts stirred.
The Silver Dragon King's authority was the Dragon God's Creation Godhead, which also governed all manner of elemental powers.
Metal forging was itself a process of creating metal.
Moreover, heavenly forged metal had to undergo elemental tribulations.
For Gu Yue, who commanded all manner of elemental powers, it could hardly have been more suitable.
Yet evidently, whether out of aversion to swinging a hammer and striking iron or an insufficient understanding of forging, Gu Yue seemed unaware of this.
Su Xun did not interject, however.
The reason was simple.
His own second professions were primarily forging, with design as a secondary pursuit.
In forging, he was already a fifth-rank Blacksmith, having broken a record that had stood in the forging world for ten thousand years.
He only needed to wait until his cultivation was sufficient years down the line, then take up the "authority" in Zhen Hua's hands and become the next Divine Craftsman.
Knowing forging's ultimate potential, he would never step aside.
Even if Gu Yue was better suited to it.
Of course, if Gu Yue's and Na'er's talents had been swapped, he would gladly have stepped aside and simply enjoyed the fruits of her labor.
But Gu Yue was riddled with unknowns. How could he choose to trust her lightly and then yield the way?
Thus, he remained silent and respected the course of another's fate.
"Good. As it happens, mecha design is also one of Little Xun's second professions. From now on, you'll study design under me alongside him." Leng Yaozhu nodded lightly, very pleased with Gu Yue's choice.
In fact, the thought of having Su Xun give up design and focus entirely on forging had already crossed her mind.
After all, a person's energy was limited.
She had seen Gu Yue's talent for spiritual power firsthand. With such talent, her progress in learning design could hardly be slow.
Of course, the main reason that thought had surfaced was that she already knew Zhen Hua's reaction and decision after meeting Su Xun yesterday.
But after considering it, she still shook her head lightly.
Su Xun's talent for spiritual power was also exceptional.
Although his efforts had later shifted noticeably toward forging, he had never fallen behind in his design studies.
Most importantly, the Six Desires Immortal was far too unique, and no one understood oneself better than oneself.
Gu Yue naturally had no objections to Leng Yaozhu's arrangements.
But when she heard that mecha design was "also" one of Su Xun's second professions, her dark eyes flickered, and she involuntarily looked toward him.
Su Xun had studied multiple secondary professions?
Though puzzled, Gu Yue did not ask. She would find out in time.
Beside them, Na'er grew unhappy at the prospect of Gu Yue studying design together with Su Xun.
She impulsively wanted to declare that she would switch to studying mecha design too.
But remembering all the design details involved when she studied mecha repair under Elder Han, she immediately felt her head swell.
She could only give up and secretly reassure herself: With Aunt Leng watching, she wouldn't dare get handsy with Su Xun. It'll be fine, it'll be fine...
After dinner that evening, perhaps because the day's activities had drained their energy, Na'er and Gu Yue did not clash again and were relatively quiet.
Early the next morning, Su Xun had intended to find Han Tianyi and begin his eye root's second awakening.
Unexpectedly, Han Tianyi sent him a message beforehand, saying that he had something to attend to and would be away for a few days, and telling him not to rush the second awakening.
Su Xun was bewildered, but could only agree. Between cultivating, he watched Na'er and Gu Yue pit their wits and courage against each other, occasionally becoming the center of their friction and burning through his brain cells.
Because of his dissatisfaction with Shrek, as well as his desire to restore his own origin essence.
Mu Ye had indeed done a great deal of research early on, even determining the approximate location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well from records in ancient texts.
Thus, once Han Tianyi agreed, he abandoned even the kitchen he was so devoted to and immediately began preparing.
Only a day passed before he summoned Han Tianyi.
To keep a low profile, neither man even used a mecha to travel. They concealed themselves with their Spirit Domain Realm spiritual power and met on the outskirts of Heaven Dou City.
"You're ready already?" Han Tianyi felt somewhat concerned.
Mu Ye, however, was brimming with confidence. "Don't worry, Martial Uncle. I've had my eye on that place for a long time."
"According to historical records, the Tang Sect's founding ancestor, Tang San, experienced an abnormal surge in his soul power level some time after his failed attempt to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
"It wasn't just him. His companions also underwent transformations during that period."
"Based on deductions from later historical materials, he most likely discovered the treasure land, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, during that time."
"Combined with the Federation's continuous development and exploration of the continent over nearly ten thousand years, the relevant discoveries made along the way all confirm that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well lay within the Sunset Forest west of Heaven Dou City twenty thousand years ago."
"Now, although twenty thousand years have passed, and the Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent, merging into today's new Douluo Continent..."
"The geographical location of the historic Heaven Dou City has never changed."
"Although the Sunset Forest disappeared during development and expansion, we can still determine its original approximate boundaries."
After saying this, Mu Ye chuckled. "As luck would have it, Zhen Hua and I have lived in Heaven Dou City for years, and I've already secretly scouted the possible locations."
"On this trip, all you need to do is put your spiritual power advantage to work and quietly smooth away any disturbances."
"Then, when we finally enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, just fool those detectors."
Han Tianyi's mouth twitched at those words.
Sure enough, Mu Ye had been plotting to use him all along, just waiting for him to fall into the net.
Perhaps even without Su Xun, this fellow would have come knocking with some other excuse.
Still, things had come this far, so none of that mattered anymore.
He was very confident in his own "Mirror Flowers and Moon on Water" and nodded lightly. "Leave it to me."
Mu Ye nodded excitedly, then concealed himself alongside Han Tianyi as they circled around to Heaven Dou City's western outskirts.
At last, they found a valley.
Mu Ye summoned his God-Level Mecha, Little Red. With a thought, Little Red changed shape, transforming directly into an enormous drill bit a full two meters in diameter.
Han Tianyi's mouth twitched again.
He knew Mu Ye's fighting style very well. Usually, he wore Four-Word Battle Armor while his God-Level Mecha transformed into a great cleaver, with both armors working in tandem.
The drill bit it had transformed into now was certainly not something he could have put together in a day or two. Han Tianyi would never believe that it had not been designed in advance.
Bzzzz-
The red drill spun at high speed, burrowing deep underground in an instant.
Mu Ye gave Han Tianyi a meaningful look and jumped straight into the passage.
Han Tianyi brought up the rear. As his spiritual power surged, he forcibly moved rocks into place, restoring the ground to its original appearance without a single flaw.
Only after filling in dozens of meters did he stop and switch to merely concealing the disturbance, leaving the passage intact. After all, they would still need it when withdrawing.
Concealing the entrance was meant to prevent anyone who happened to pass by from stumbling inside by accident.
Soon, Han Tianyi caught up with Mu Ye and saw the old rascal holding something resembling a compass.
Dragon patterns coiled across the compass.
What in the world was that thing?
As Han Tianyi wondered, he heard Mu Ye mutter mystically, "Dragon-Seeking and Gold-Splitting..."
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