Whenever Qian Daoliu thought of Lin Chuan, his expression turned strange.
As the Great Enshrined, he might know even less about his own daughter's disciple than outsiders did.
But ever since the idea that Lin Chuan was his daughter's child husband had occurred to him, Qian Daoliu had taken a greater interest in all kinds of information about him.
So he turned to Golden Crocodile Douluo and urged him on:
"Then why are you keeping me in suspense? Hurry up and tell me!"
Seeing the Great Enshrined like this, clearly concerned yet pretending to be utterly indifferent, Golden Crocodile Douluo could not help lamenting inwardly, Why are all the Qian Family members like this?
They could clearly sort things out by talking properly, yet they insisted on being stubborn.
In his view, the problem between Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji could easily be talked through. All they had to do was each give the other a way to back down.
But those two refused and insisted on digging in their heels.
Now it seemed that Lin Chuan's arrival had instead acted as a kind of lubricant.
He did not know what had brought about this change.
Was it because Lin Chuan was Qian Xunji's disciple? Then why had Bibi Dong not worked?
Could it be because of the Angel Martial Soul?
He pushed the thoughts aside and said:
"Kid Lin absorbed a four-hundred-year-old Light-Weaving Butterfly in the Star Dou Great Forest. His first Soul Skill is a healing skill too."
"But there should be more to it. The Pope has just kept it well hidden this time."
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu nodded. It was a smooth start, at least.
To him, though Light-Weaving Butterflies were rare, it was still only a Hundred-Year Soul Beast and did not amount to much.
As for what else Qian Xunji was hiding?
He was not a roundworm in his daughter's belly, so how could he possibly know?
He smiled and said, "You're keeping me in suspense like this, so the real show must be about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, right?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo began to keep him guessing. "You have no idea. The moment this kid arrived at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he put on a show of a hero rescuing a beauty."
Qian Daoliu tensed up at once.
He frowned. "What do you mean, a hero rescuing a beauty? Can a little healing-type Soul Master even play the hero and rescue a beauty?"
More importantly, was the child not the child husband Xunji had picked out?
And he could still go around rescuing beauties?
Was this not letting their own grass flow into someone else's field?
Golden Crocodile Douluo did not see Qian Daoliu's expression and instead exclaimed:
"And wouldn't you know it?"
"The girl he saved just happened to be the illegitimate daughter of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan master's younger brother. She isn't valued in the clan."
"After what happened, this little girl named Liu Erlong clearly has a favorable impression of kid Lin."
"And most importantly, this little girl ended up being the most talented disciple at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's awakening ceremony this time. She has a Fire Dragon Martial Soul and innate level-eight Soul Power."
"In the end, the Pope even agreed to let her come to Spirit Hall to exchange knowledge and study in the future."
Qian Daoliu was stunned the moment he heard that.
His expression turned strange. Was my guess wrong?
That girl didn't find herself a child husband at all?
With that result before him, Qian Daoliu grew even angrier.
Did that not mean the day he could hold a grandson or granddaughter was still far out of reach?
With Lin Chuan, at least he would have had a chance after waiting a dozen years or so.
Now look at this. It was completely hopeless.
At the thought, he could not help lamenting, My daughter is truly a disappointment.
After sighing, he also thought of a blind spot and said:
"With Liu Erlong, didn't the main family line awaken any geniuses with high Soul Power this time?"
"Level-eight Soul Power was enough to take first place?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo found it very hard to keep a straight face when he heard that.
He told the story while doing his best to hold back his laughter.
And when Qian Daoliu heard that Yu Xiaogang had awakened a pig Martial Soul, with only innate half-level Soul Power,
and had even pretended to faint in the end, only for Lin Chuan to scare him awake with a needle,
he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
He could imagine the oppressive mood that had probably settled over the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan by now.
They had held an awakening ceremony like that, only to sew a wedding dress for Lin Chuan.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan truly was growing worse with every generation.
The previous generation had at least had Yu Yuanzhen, who could still compete with that child Xunji.
But as things stood, Spirit Hall really did surpass the other sects in its reserve of talent.
Only the middle age group-the younger generation-was suffering from a gap in succession, with nothing but ordinary disciples.
Whenever he thought of that, he could not help sighing deeply.
In his view, he had spent his whole life trying to surpass Tang Chen, yet when it came to passing things on to the next generation, he had lost so badly he was numb to it.
And it was foreseeable that he would keep losing.
After all, his daughter truly was a disappointment!
If she had not taken in two talented disciples, he would have wanted to start a new account himself.
Meanwhile, on the way back to Spirit Hall,
Lin Chuan was not idle either.
As he cultivated and meditated, he also tried using the Power of Faith to improve his abilities in various areas.
First was Soul Power. He had already tried this before, and the effect was quite good.
Soul Power was the foundation of all cultivation, so he could not go wrong focusing on improving it.
However, Soul Rings and Soul Bones were also essential to a Soul Master.
After trying it out, he felt both happy and a little worried.
Seeing the various expressions on his face,
Bibi Dong was quite displeased and teased him:
"Bad junior brother, don't tell me you need to poop?"
In her view, her junior brother was simply making his presence felt to attract their teacher's attention.
Lin Chuan: "..."
This Haji Dong really needed a good training.
After thinking it over, he decided to explain, though not to Bibi Dong, but to Qian Xunji.
"I just tested my Power of Faith."
"If I use it to increase my Soul Power, the effect should be best."
"But it could also be because my Soul Power Level is relatively low right now, so the effect is obvious."
"Once my Soul Power Level gets higher, its efficiency should drop somewhat."
"As for Soul Rings, the efficiency of improving them is second only to Soul Power."
"The reason is probably also that the Light-Weaving Butterfly Soul Ring is only four hundred years old, so using the Power of Faith to improve it has a fairly obvious effect."
Bibi Dong could not help pouting. "Isn't that a good thing? At least you can use it to improve your Soul Power and Soul Ring."
But Qian Xunji reminded Bibi Dong:
"Dong'er, don't forget that Chuan'er obtained his Power of Faith by sacrificing cultivation efficiency in the first place."
She continued, "What Chuan'er is puzzled about should be his Soul Bone, right?"
Lin Chuan nodded in surprise. "How did you know, Teacher?"
A smile appeared on Qian Xunji's breathtakingly beautiful face.
"At the time, I guessed you might have chosen this Soul Bone to suppress your Fallen Angel Martial Soul."
"But now it seems you had already planned to try using the Power of Faith to increase the Soul Bone's age."
Hearing Qian Xunji say this, Bibi Dong was stunned. She said:
"Other than External Soul Bones, which are even rarer than Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones,"
"isn't a Soul Bone's age fixed once it takes shape? It can't be increased, can it?"
"So that's what you're worried about?"
Lin Chuan smiled wryly. "Yes."
"The Power of Faith can indeed increase the age of the Holy Light Sword Dragon Soul Bone, but the increase is minuscule."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong puffed out her cheeks and said:
"And here I was wondering what you were worried about. You're clearly showing off!"
Being able to increase a Soul Bone's age at all was already good.
Even Spirit Hall did not have many Soul Bones ten thousand years old or older.
And Soul Bones with the light attribute were basically all with the Great Enshrined and her teacher.
As her teacher's personal disciple, she would still need to work hard and prove herself before she had a chance to obtain a Soul Bone in the future.
Yet Lin Chuan had already obtained a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, along with a compatible skill, and there was even the possibility of increasing its age.
And he was still sitting here playing pitiful?
He was really too bad!
She wanted to trample Lin Chuan fiercely with her own feet.