Life wasn't just about distant horizons-you had to hold on to the people right in front of you, too!

Heaven Dou Royal Academy was a Soul Master academy exclusively for the children of nobles.

Of course, there were also commoner students admitted through special recruitment. These commoners generally possessed exceptionally outstanding talent, and quite a few were already engaged to noble children before they even enrolled.

Whether it was Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, or those Soul Master sects, once they discovered a genius Soul Master, they would spare no effort to win them over.

If they truly could not bring that genius into their fold, then the genius Soul Master would either die or be reduced to a breeding tool.

Reality was that cruel.

Qian Renxue could not explain why she wanted to keep Link by her side. Even though his Martial Soul was nothing more than ordinary Blue Silver Grass, that special feeling was simply wondrous.

"Your Highness, aren't you paying a little too much attention to this child?"

Only after Qian Renxue left Heaven Dou Royal Academy did Snake Lance Douluo, who followed at her side, speak in a low voice.

At his words, Qian Renxue's gaze sharpened slightly. After pondering for a moment, she slowly said, "Perhaps this is fate!"

When she first met Link, Qian Renxue had felt that he was a little different. After spending this time with him, although Link could not speak, she kept feeling that something about him was drawing her in.

That attraction came from his Martial Soul!

But Qian Renxue had not noticed it yet.

Besides that, Qian Renxue felt that Link had brought her good luck.

After all, she had joined the Chat Group only after taking him in.

After Qian Renxue left the academy in her guise as Heaven Dou Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, Zhi Lin, the third elder of the Education Committee responsible for receiving Link, began considering taking him as a disciple.

Although he did not know what relationship Link had with His Highness the Crown Prince, someone the crown prince personally escorted to the academy was certainly no ordinary person.

Zhi Lin was currently a Soul Douluo, and his Martial Soul was Azure Vine.

Link's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass. Both were plant-type tool Martial Souls.

"Elder Zhi Lin, shouldn't we ask His Highness the Crown Prince about this first?"

After Zhi Lin expressed his wish to take Link as a disciple, Link was actually somewhat tempted. After all, having a Soul Douluo teacher like him would give Link some assurance when he went hunting Soul Beasts.

But his second Soul Ring would definitely be over ten thousand years old. Would that frighten the man? Or might it give him malicious ideas?

One must never harbor the intent to harm others, but one must never drop one's guard against them either.

While Link was considering it, A Luo, the pretty young maid beside him, had already answered on his behalf.

And her answer was quite clever.

Nominally, Link had been sent to the academy by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. Handling matters concerning him without asking the crown prince would be rather disrespectful to the crown prince.

Hearing A Luo's response, Zhi Lin felt somewhat displeased, but he still wore a smile.

"I failed to think this through!"

"However, my Martial Soul is Azure Vine. Like your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, it is a plant-type tool Martial Soul. If you encounter anything you don't understand in your cultivation, feel free to come to me!"

"Thank you, Elder Zhi Lin!"

A Luo once again answered for Link.

There was no helping it. Link was a little mute right now!

After A Luo answered, Link also made hand gestures, his eyes full of gratitude.

Seeing this, Zhi Lin was quite satisfied.

Even if he could not take Link as a disciple, building a good relationship was a good thing regardless.

"A mimicry environment suited to the cultivation of Soul Masters with plant-type Martial Souls has been built on the academy's Back Mountain. You can cultivate there regularly!"

"I won't stay any longer. If you have any trouble in your daily life, you can come to me as well!"

Only after saying all this did Zhi Lin hurry away.

Once he left, Link turned to A Luo and blinked, then took up pen and paper and wrote a line: Find me a map of the Heaven Dou Empire.

At this moment, two paths lay before Link.

One was to hunt a Soul Beast and absorb his second Soul Ring.

The second was to find Ah Yin, whom Tang Hao had hidden away!

Why find Ah Yin?

Naturally, it was to obtain the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.

If Tang San obtained the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline as he did in the original plot, then plant-type Martial Souls would be inherently suppressed when facing him.

Link's first Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, utterly ordinary Blue Silver Grass. Against the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, it would be rendered completely useless.

Unless Link transformed his Blue Silver Grass toward Dark Blue Silver Grass, but that was not what he wanted.

His Blue Silver Grass had to develop along the path of life-oriented control. That would not change under any circumstances, so he was determined to obtain the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.

Besides, Link also wanted to know whether Ah Yin would condense another grass seed if she were killed in her current state.

As for Ah Yin currently being only a ten-year Soul Beast, with a Soul Ring of insufficient age?

The Soul Ring advancement card from signing in would come in handy.

And to find Ah Yin, he had to gain a detailed understanding of the Heaven Dou Empire's terrain and assess it.

First, a mountain range, with quite a few peaks soaring into the clouds.

Second, a waterfall!

The cave where Tang Hao hid Ah Yin had to be far from human habitation, but still within the Heaven Dou Empire's borders.

Based on the original work's description, Link felt he still had a chance of deducing its location.

Of course, perhaps, as in other Chat Groups, although Ah Yin was only a ten-year Soul Beast, her spiritual consciousness remained, and she might also become a group member, bringing Link the corresponding rewards.

If Ah Yin could bring him the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, then he would not need to get himself a trashy second Soul Ring.

After receiving Link's instructions, A Luo soon obtained a map from Heaven Dou Royal Academy's library.

It was not a particularly detailed map, but it was enough for Link.

In the original work, Tang San followed Tang Hao, appearing near Spirit City and heading toward the Heaven Dou Empire. Their initial pace was not fast, but they gradually accelerated later, resting for only four hours each day and spending the rest of their time traveling. Half a month later, they stopped at the edge of a mountain range.

There were suitable mountain ranges to the west, north, and east of the Heaven Dou Empire, all at roughly similar distances.

But Tang Hao could not possibly have kept Ah Yin too far from him.

Thus, Link finally narrowed it down to one mountain range.

The vast stretch of mountains in central Fasinuo Province!

Holy Soul Village was likewise situated on the southern fringe of this mountain range.

At present, Tang San was still at Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy, and Tang Hao should also be in Nuoding City. After all, he had to ensure Tang San's absolute safety.

Ever since Tang San entered Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy, Tang Hao had followed him from the shadows, emerging at every critical moment.

First, he met Yu Xiaogang and told him to teach Tang San properly.

At Shrek Academy, Zhao Wuji bullied someone younger and weaker than himself, and Tang Hao beat him up that very night.

From this, it was clear that Tang Hao really had been watching Tang San all along.

If Link went looking for Ah Yin now, he most likely would not encounter Tang Hao.

Fortune was found amid danger!

That night, after A Luo fell asleep, Link quietly left Heaven Dou Royal Academy, leaving her a letter. He did not say where he was going, only that he had something to take care of and would return in a month at the earliest, or two months at the latest.

Yet just as Link left Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Chat Group informed him that a potential group member had been discovered!

Oh, right!

Realization dawned on Link. Heaven Dou City had quite a few important beauties in it.

Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan!

Ye Lingling, who possessed the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul!

Liu Erlong, one of the Golden Iron Triangle, a terminal case of lovesickness with a confirmed taste for her own relative!

Tang Yuehua, another suspected case of attraction to her own relative!

And Ning Rongrong, the Little Demoness of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

Following the pattern of other Chat Groups, all of them could potentially become members. If he brought them all into the group, just what heights would his talent and cultivation reach?

I daren't even imagine it!

He took a deep breath!

Link turned and slipped back into his small, detached building at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, putting away the letter he had left for A Luo.

The Blue Silver Emperor bloodline was indeed important, but there was no hurry!

Life wasn't just about distant horizons-you had to hold on to the people right in front of you, too!