**Chapter 66 Xiaogang is Intrigued**
After Qian Xunji agreed, it was decided that Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong would participate in the Soul Master Competition.
The two were assigned to go to the Spirit Hall Academy.
After all, the battles in the Soul Master Competition are team battles. Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong needed to join the Golden Generation as soon as possible to build team rapport with their companions.
"How are you, little brother?"
"Are you excited?"
"We get to go to the Soul Master Competition!"
After saying goodbye to Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong enthusiastically asked Gu Ziyi as soon as they left the door.
"It's not bad, not a bad opportunity to have some fun!"
Gu Ziyi replied with a smile.
But from his tone, it was clear he didn't care much about the Soul Master Competition.
He simply saw it as something fun!
"Of course, it's going to be fun!"
Bibi Dong didn't notice the underlying indifference in Gu Ziyi's tone and immediately smiled proudly.
"Little brother, who do you think will be on our team?" Bibi Dong asked.
Gu Ziyi answered casually, "I don't know. We'll find out when we get there tomorrow!"
"Oh, I just hope they're not all useless…" she said, feeling a little uncertain.
"Aren't you here, big sister?" he encouraged her.
"Hehehe, true. With you and me, even if the others are all useless, we'll still win..." she said proudly.
"…"
Gu Ziyi just continued walking alongside Bibi Dong without further comment.
"Your Highnesses!"
After arriving at a suitable place, Li Chanfei could no longer hold back and called out to them.
"Sister Fei, are you curious about the self-condensing Soul Rings?"
Upon hearing Li Chanfei's voice, Bibi Dong turned around and asked with a smile.
As for calling her Sister Fei, that was at Li Chanfei's own request. Later, Gu Ziyi was also permitted to address her more intimately. Earlier, when Qian Xunji was present, Gu Ziyi maintained formality out of respect for their teacher's presence.
"I realize you've been keeping this from me!"
When Li Chanfei heard Bibi Dong bring it up, she immediately looked at her with slight resentment.
Yu Long also perked up, intrigued since he first heard of it.
"Alright, Sister Fei, I'll tell you everything!"
"The self-condensing Soul Ring was actually created by my little brother…"
Bibi Dong explained proudly.
Since their teacher had spoken about it earlier, she didn't need to keep it hidden anymore.
Although the explanation was about the self-condensing Soul Rings, Bibi Dong seemed very proud, as it was her little brother who had discovered it.
"I see..."
"Self-condensing Soul Rings can actually improve the quality of your Soul Rings…"
After hearing everything from Bibi Dong, Li Chanfei and Yu Long were both shocked, especially when they learned that these Soul Rings could actually enhance the quality of a Soul Ring.
However, when they learned that they couldn't benefit from this, as their Soul Rings came from Spirit Beasts, both were a little disappointed, knowing that these Soul Rings weren't something they could ever have.
But after learning about the self-condensing Soul Rings, they finally understood why Qian Xunji took Gu Ziyi as his disciple.
It turns out he's incredibly wise!
Yu Long also completely changed his view of Gu Ziyi.
Reflecting on how he'd previously overlooked him, Yu Long couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Your Highness, I was blind before, but now I see it's an honor to protect you!"
Yu Long immediately acknowledged his previous error and sincerely apologized to Gu Ziyi.
"Senior, I should thank you for always protecting me. Senior has always been dedicated to his duties!"
Naturally, Gu Ziyi didn't argue with him but praised him instead.
"Senior, are you curious about the Immortal Herbs too?"
Gu Ziyi then changed the subject directly, explaining the matter with a smile.
In fact, there was nothing particularly secret about the existence of the Immortal Herbs.
In the original work, even though Chrysanthemum Douluo knew about their existence, he never managed to find any in his entire life.
Knowing about the Immortal Herbs is useless if one can't find one.
Of course, Gu Ziyi also told Yu Long that the Immortal Herb topic should still be kept confidential from the outside world.
"There are such treasures on the continent?"
"Thank you, Your Highness, for clearing up my doubts!"
Yu Long was even more grateful now that his curiosity was satisfied, and he thanked Gu Ziyi for explaining it.
As for other questions, he refrained from asking. The Immortal Herb was obviously a rare treasure.
Just like the hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings, it was enough to know such treasures existed.
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Blue Tyrant Lightning Dragon Sect.
Half a year had passed, and Yu Xiaogang was promoted from his original Level 16 to Level 18.
With the support of substantial training resources, he continued to improve at an extremely fast rate.
This kept Yu Xiaogang's confidence high, and he firmly believed he could keep progressing.
Even though there was a bottleneck he couldn't overcome at Level 30, he was optimistic that he'd break through.
"Uncle Yao, is there still no news of Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong?"
After finishing his practice, Yu Xiaogang found his servant again.
"No, Young Master, there's been no news of the Pope's disciples in the past six months."
The old servant quickly replied to Yu Xiaogang's words.
"That's really strange. Why has there suddenly been no news?"
"Isn't the Martial Spirit Hall Pope deliberately publicizing news to show how powerful his disciples are?"
"Why is he deliberately hiding it for half a year?"
Yu Xiaogang frowned upon hearing this, feeling slightly dissatisfied at not having heard anything about Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong for so long.
He already understood why it was so easy to hear news before.
It was deliberately released by the Pope himself.
That's why he was curious why he was suddenly hiding everything again.
"Could it be that Gu Ziyi's cultivation speed is too slow, and he feels a bit embarrassed, so he stopped sharing updates?"
Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but speculate.
"That would be hilarious if it were true!"
Thinking of this possibility, Yu Xiaogang suddenly laughed.
In truth, he only cared about Gu Ziyi's progress. As for Bibi Dong, he was simply curious.
After all, comparing his cultivation level with Bibi Dong's would only hurt his feelings.
"Don't worry, Young Master. As soon as there's news, this old servant will inform you immediately!"
"Young Master, all you need to do is keep practicing diligently!"
The old servant bowed respectfully to Yu Xiaogang.
"Alright, thank you, Uncle Yao!"
"Uncle Yao, you're right. I just need to train hard. I will definitely become the first Soul Master to break past Level 30!"
Yu Xiaogang nodded repeatedly upon hearing his servant's encouragement.
"Yes, Young Master will certainly accomplish this feat!"
The old servant replied earnestly.
"Hahaha, of course!"
Yu Xiaogang laughed confidently.
But he failed to see the concern in his old servant's eyes.
Every time he reported Yu Xiaogang's progress to Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Xiaogang's father, the response was always indifferent.
When he mentioned the young master's ambition of becoming the first Soul Master to surpass Level 30, all Yu Yuanzhen did was let out a long sigh before dismissing him.
So he suspected that the situation might not be as promising for Yu Xiaogang as he believed.
But he dared not comment on it.
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(End of Chapter)
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