Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 406: Master Ci's Methods

"Hmm? I haven't seen you for a few months, and you've made such great progress..."

Looking at Lin Yuan's solid soul body, Hunxuzi raised his eyebrows slightly and praised generously: "Not only has his cultivation level been raised to the Seven-Star Dou Zun, but his soul realm has also broken through to the peak of the Spirit Realm. Very good, it exceeds my expectations."

His voice was filled with the gentle smile of a kind teacher, but a strong murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

This boy must be eliminated immediately after the Emperor Dan plan is completed.

He had fully understood through Soul Cloud the many things that happened during the Thunder Clan's First Thunder Ceremony, which was somewhat surprising to him.

He never expected that the move he made casually would bring him rewards beyond his expectations - his cheap disciple defeated Hun Feng with a crushing force without even using the unique skills given to him.

Thinking of Hun Yan, one of the Four Demon Saints and also one of the ancestors of Hun Feng, and his ugly expression at the clan meeting, Hun Xuzi couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth slightly.

A man whose brain was taken over by violence dared to question Hunxuzi's plan and even coveted the position of the next clan leader... He doesn't know what he is talking about!
However, Hunxuzi couldn't help but feel a little wary of Lin Yuan's talent - the potential he showed was really similar to that of the Tiandan Saint a thousand years ago, or even stronger.

However, he was not too worried, nor did he have any intention of taking any action in a hurry.

After all, no matter how great the potential is, it takes sufficient time to realize it.

Whether it was the Heavenly Pill Saint, the Fenyan Ancestor, or the clan leader, Xiao Xuan, or Gu Yuan, it took them hundreds of years to fully realize their potential and grow into a nine-star Douluo. Even if one has talent, it often takes ten or even a hundred years of accumulation to reach one star of a Douluo.

At present, all affairs and actions of the Soul Clan, as well as the will of all people, must give way to the great Millennium Plan.

The kid in front of me still has considerable value in the millennium plan.

Moreover, the soul power he left in the inheritance crystal ball was precisely to set up an insurance here - to replace a pair of stronger shackles for his good disciple.

On the side, Lin Yuan heard what Hunxuzi said, smiled softly, and said modestly: "As a disciple of the teacher, this is what I should do!"

“No need to be modest. My Soul Clan has always been clear about rewards and punishments!” Hunxuzi nodded slightly and chuckled, “Since you have defeated Hunfeng and completed the task assigned by your master, I will not be stingy with the reward that you deserve. I will even give you more, but…”

The corners of his mouth curled up with a meaningful arc: "Before that, let me give you another gift first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hunxuzi snapped his fingers and a dark beam of light penetrated into Lin Yuan's soul body, heading straight towards the Soul Palace's deputy hall master, setting a ban.

This faint light turned into a vortex of black mist in the depths of Lin Yuan's soul, swallowing up one of the strange black runes.

As the black rune was swallowed by the black mist vortex, the vortex trembled violently and turned into an extremely complex black spell, which was firmly imprinted in the depths of Lin Yuan's soul.

As the dim light flowed, a feeling of indestructibility permeated.

Sensing something strange, Lin Yuan looked at the Soul Clan member solemnly and asked in a deep voice: "Teacher, may I ask what you just did, exactly..."

"Hehehe!" Sensing that the restriction had been set, Hunxuzi showed a satisfied smile on his face, and said gently: "Don't worry, that is an extra gift from your master - a soul restriction set by your master personally, which can increase the mutual trust between you and my clan." Hearing Hunxuzi's words, Lin Yuan's face couldn't help but become a little ugly, and a hint of bitterness emerged in his eyes. He lowered his head slightly, as if suppressing his inner dissatisfaction.

However, this state of unwillingness made Hunxuzi feel quite satisfied.

After a moment, Lin Yuan seemed to have figured something out, and forced a smile to express his gratitude to Hunxuzi: "Teacher, I understand your hard work. I am sorry to have troubled you this time..."

"You and I are master and disciple, there is no need to be so polite!" Seeing this, the soul clan member raised his lips slightly and his voice became a little warmer. "In addition to this gift, the ninth-grade alchemy reward we agreed on will be changed from the treasure pill level to the mysterious pill level for my master."

To tame a top genius, you need to use both sticks and carrots. Now that the sticks have been used, it's time to offer some carrots.

This really dampens the enthusiasm of the chess pieces, which is not a good thing for the Teidan plan!
And the subsequent development was just as Hunxuzi had expected - after hearing about the change in rewards, Lin Yuan's somewhat discouraged eyes suddenly regained some brightness.

After a moment of hesitation, Lin Yuan cupped his hands and said with gratitude, unable to hide his excitement: "Xuandan-level alchemy technique... Thank you, teacher!"

“Hehe, between a master and a disciple, we cannot be so polite!” Hunxuzi waved his hand, with a hint of encouragement and temptation in his voice, “What’s the point of Xuandan-level alchemy? When you break through to the Dousheng and Tian realms, I will teach you a higher-level alchemy technique and a better flame…”

After personally placing restrictions on Lin Yuan, Hunxuzi's sense of control over Lin Yuan increased greatly, and he became more generous in giving things to him - within a certain limit, the stronger the chess piece, the better.

Moreover, the restrictions set by him personally can only be forcibly removed by two people in the Douqi Continent.

There is no need to talk about the clan leader; Gu Yuan is not of the imperial bloodline, so it is almost impossible for Lin Yuan to have any intersection with him before he breaks through to the Douluo Saint level.

And when he broke through to Dou Sheng, hehehehe...

Hunxuzi narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked meaningfully at Lin Yuan who was clasping his fists in gratitude, with a flash of disdain in his eyes - no matter how high his talent was, what did it matter? In front of the Soul Clan, in front of him, Hunxuzi, he was just an ant.

With a sneer in his heart, he casually waved his sleeves, and Lin Yuan's soul dissipated and left this space of consciousness.

In the empty hall, the black crystal ball suddenly flashed with a strange glow, and a ray of silver light flew out from it and shot straight into Lin Yuan's brows.

Lin Yuan's eyelids moved slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes, staring at the flickering crystal ball in front of him.

I saw waves of black mist pouring out from the crystal ball, interweaving and converging, condensing into the illusory figure of Hunxuzi in mid-air.

Under Lin Yuan's gaze, this "Hunxuzi" stretched out his hand and gently drew a line in the air. A space crack about ten feet long slowly appeared.

“Good disciple, remember this,” he glanced at Lin Yuan calmly and warned him seriously, “Within five years, you must come to the Soul Clan to see your master, otherwise the restriction in your soul… hehe…”

Without finishing his words, he just smiled indifferently, turned around, waved his hand, and walked leisurely into the space crack, slowly disappearing from Lin Yuan's gaze.

In front of the black crystal ball, Lin Yuan stood upright, quietly looking at the void where the crack disappeared, for a long time... a long time...

(End of this chapter)