Night.
Star Luo City, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's branch.
Lu Yu held the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's tailbone, with a sheet of draft paper bearing a Soul Tool design beside him.
"The materials we have now are still too low-grade. A thousand-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger hasn't formed an inner core yet, so the essence of its Evil God's power is all in this tail."
"Teacher, you said this Soul Bone still lacked something to serve as an Undead Staff. What's missing?"
Elder Yi's soul floated out, and he spoke.
"If we used it directly as a staff, this Soul Bone containing the Evil God's power would do. But since it's for that little girl Yutong, I decided it would be better to convert it to the light element."
"So if it were for me, you'd just use the dark element?"
"You unfilial disciple, practicing your evil arts every day, and you still want a light-element staff? You spend all day researching those Martial Souls and Soul Skills of yours. You're nothing like that little girl Yutong, who's so devoted to my Undead Spells."
Elder Yi gave Lu Yu a thorough scolding before continuing.
"I've worked it out. If I modify it manually, it'll take some time. Ideally, we could sacrifice some light-type tiger bloodlines to speed up the conversion."
"Light-type tiger bloodlines? Teacher, are you hinting at something?"
"Of course not. They're simply what making the staff happens to require."
Lu Yu and Elder Yi stared at each other for a long while before the old man and the young man exchanged knowing smiles.
"Ah, Yutong counts as half a granddaughter to me. Now she's going to inherit my legacy just like you, you unfilial disciple, so she counts as my direct disciple no matter