Bai Shoudao gave a low hum, his gaze settling at once on the Changqing Origin Enlightenment Fruit in his hand. His expression turned complicated.
If he had obtained this Changqing Origin Enlightenment Fruit five hundred years ago, perhaps things would not have turned out this way.
Now that the fruit was in his hands, all it could do was extend his life by a hundred years.
"Life is full of uncertainties. How could a person go through life without a single regret?"
Bai Shoudao smiled knowingly and shook his head. He put the fruit in his Storage Ring, and the gloom on his face vanished in an instant, replaced by a smile that held a hint of carefree delight.
"With this fruit, perhaps this old man will live to see you break through to the Golden Core realm."
Seeing the fleeting gloom on Bai Shoudao's face, Bai Yi pondered for a moment, then smiled as well.
He had known little about his ancestor and had assumed he was simply an ordinary disciple from the Ten Palaces. Now it seemed there might be more to his story.
"Brother Bai Yi! Brother Bai Yi! Do you have a gift for me? My gift?!"
Seeing that everyone else had received theirs, Bai Xiaojing looked at Bai Yi, full of anticipation.
This year, although she had passed the Preliminary Trial for the Four Academies and Ten Palaces, she had failed the Ten Palaces Trial, the formal assessment.
In the end, she had chosen to enroll at Skywave Academy as a special admit, entering this First-Rate Academy.
"Oh, I was in such a hurry to leave that I forgot."
"All right... It's okay, Brother Bai Yi. I'm not sad at all."
Tears welled in Bai Xiaojing's eyes. Not wanting to spoil everyone's good mood, she