What?
Not a Soul Emperor, just a Soul Elder.
Bibi Dong completely lost her composure.
Spirit Hall Academy had such a gifted student, yet she had known nothing about him. She had truly failed in her duties.
Bibi Dong began pondering and finally reached a conclusion: Nan Huai'an harbored a great secret, something beyond her imagination.
"Nana, put this matter aside for now. Let me watch the sky screen a little longer. In any case, Nan Huai'an definitely has a great secret."
"Yes, Teacher."
Hu Liena nodded obediently. That was all they could do. For now, they should keep watching the images on the sky screen.
The sky screen's timeline...
Nan Huai'an lifted Bibi Dong up:
"What the bubbling teapot are you blushing for?"
"Why is your face as red as a monkey's butt?"
Suspended in midair, her pretty face scarlet, Bibi Dong looked at her teacher, not knowing what to say.
The original story's timeline...
The Crown Prince's residence
Qian Renxue's smile gradually grew. "What a fine comparison. A truly fine comparison."
Let everyone on the continent get a good look at this woman's embarrassing state.
The Pope's Palace
Bibi Dong was both embarrassed and furious. Did he know how to talk? Couldn't he have compared her to an adorable little deer, or even an apple? A monkey's butt? How hateful.
"Pfft!"
Hu Liena couldn't help laughing aloud and hastily covered her mouth in fright. Though she hadn't turned around, the deathly stare behind her made her tremble.
She still didn't turn around.
The sky screen's timeline...
"Ah!" Bibi Dong shrieked. "Teacher, put me down! How could you treat your disciple like this? You've gone too far!"
Nan Huai'an pinched Bibi Dong's cheeks:
"I wouldn't dare go too far at all."
Bibi Dong looked utterly aggrieved. "Teacher, aren't disciples meant to be doted on?"
Nan Huai'an raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Who said that? Disciples are meant to be trained. I'll train you properly and make you the finest disciple under heaven."
He put the aggrieved Bibi Dong down.
"Your teacher actually wants to tell you that whale rubber can help strengthen your bones. The most crucial point is to remove its impurities so that it can be consumed safely. Understand?"
"I understand, Teacher."
"Since you understand, go fetch a pot and some firewood!"
Bibi Dong answered and went to the thatched hut to fetch a pot and firewood.
The original story's timeline...
The viewers were all curious.
"What does he need an iron pot for? Could boiling whale rubber in water remove its impurities? But even so, it couldn't possibly increase the age of the first Soul Ring, could it?"
"Since Brother Nan's second Soul Ring could be a thousand-year one, he certainly wouldn't harm his disciple. We just need to watch."
Shrek Academy
"Anyone can boast. How could a piece of whale rubber possibly help?"
Tang San believed Nan Huai'an was boasting. The Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record had never recorded that an aphrodisiac could increase the age of the Soul Ring one could absorb.
Once he was exposed, they would see how he got out of it. Besides, Teacher had said that a first Soul Ring couldn't exceed 423 years.
Could he possibly be smarter than Teacher?
Tang San was truly Tang San, hoarding the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record like some family heirloom.
He believed the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record was unrivaled under heaven and could match every extraordinary book in the world, and that the Tang Sect Secret Arts and hidden weapons were also the finest things in existence.
"As expected of Little San. This man is simply arrogant. If whale rubber really could increase the age of the Soul Ring one could absorb, someone should have discovered it long ago."
Yu Xiaogang was very pleased with Tang San.
As expected of his disciple, he stood on his teacher's side.
The sky screen's timeline...
With her little frame, Bibi Dong walked over carrying the pot and firewood.
She lifted the lid, placed the whale rubber in her hand inside the pot, then covered it and began lighting the firewood.
"Teacher, why do we need to cook it at a high temperature?"
Nan Huai'an answered the question Bibi Dong posed.
"Whale rubber forms within whale-type sea soul beasts. It is a substance of utmost yang and hardness. Consuming it can cleanse your essence and marrow, temper your body, and bring your physique to its limit. Only then can you increase the age of the Soul Ring you can absorb."
"No one on the continent knows because they all use it as an aphrodisiac. Nobles use it to seek pleasure. Who would connect it to cleansing one's essence and marrow?"
"No one calms their mind to absorb whale rubber's medicinal effects. Ordinary people who eat it only feel unbearably hot and itchy, their whole bodies needing release."
"If you take it from childhood, your second Soul Ring can be a thousand-year one. I've been through it myself. Would I lie to you?"
Bibi Dong's eyes widened in surprise:
"There's actually such a thing? You're amazing, Teacher! Then, Teacher, are we the only two who know?"
Nan Huai'an nodded. "Naturally. Who else could know besides us?"
Outside the sky screen, an uproar had already erupted.
The original story's timeline...
Every viewer had ideas of their own.
"No, no, I have to make my dad buy me a piece of whale rubber to increase the age of the second Soul Ring I can absorb. I absolutely can't miss out on such explosive news."
"Brother Nan is practically my adoptive father! My son is about to absorb his first Soul Ring. This information is so important. My son can benefit too."
"Exactly! Brother Nan is practically an adoptive father to all of us!"
Shrek Academy
"How is this possible? It really has such an extraordinary effect!"
Yu Xiaogang couldn't believe it.
This was completely beyond his expectations.
He had read so many books, yet none had recorded this point, and a junior had even discovered it.
"No, this is impossible!"
Tang San couldn't accept it. His Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record hadn't recorded this. It had to be false, wrong.
No, I have to complete the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
If I can record it, then the person who discovered this information might well be me.
"I told you, that's how it is, but you wouldn't believe me, Grandmaster."
"Sometimes, accepting reality is important too."
Ning Rongrong gloated from the side.
"Ning Rongrong, shut up. What do you know!" Yu Xiaogang said quietly. "These are all supplementary things."
Ning Rongrong smiled and said:
"Grandmaster, stop being stubborn. But as the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I'll treat everyone to whale rubber today. You won't need to spend any extra money."
A portion of hundred-year whale rubber cost quite a bit, and thousand-year whale rubber was even more expensive.
"Thanks, Rongrong!"
Ma Hongjun rubbed his hands together. Spending less money was certainly good.
If he had to buy it himself, he definitely wouldn't bear to spend the money. He had no money to buy it.
Oscar echoed him. "How generous, Rongrong."
Ning Rongrong smiled. "Of course. It's all pocket change."
The Pope's Palace
"Whale rubber actually has this effect, and Nan Huai'an never told me!"
"I'm furious."
Hu Liena ground her teeth and sulked.
They were at the same academy, yet he hadn't shared such a good thing with her. He had truly gone too far.
"This Nan Huai'an really is impressive."
"I rather admire him. Had I known, I would have taken him as my final disciple."
Bibi Dong sighed slightly, but this made the little fox below even more displeased.
"Teacher, you already have me. Why are you still thinking about someone else?" the little fox complained.
Bibi Dong smiled. "I was only expressing a little regret."
"Teacher wants to take Nan Huai'an as a disciple, but didn't you become Nan Huai'an's disciple yourself?"
Hu Liena pouted deeply, pouring out complaints.
"Nana!" Bibi Dong glared at her. "Say another word, and I'll make you face the wall and reflect for a month."
Hearing this, the little fox immediately tucked her tail between her legs. "Yes, Teacher!"