Ayan naturally understood the purpose of this arrangement.
After returning to the room, Lin Yuan looked at Ayan sitting on the edge of the bed and asked, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
"Thank you!"
"I'm actually curious. A genius like you shouldn't have been attacked by so many Soul Masters. How did you end up being ambushed by so many, and ultimately have your martial soul and soul rings destroyed?"
Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Ayan widened his eyes in shock. "You… you know?"
"Hehe, how could I not know? There's nothing I don't know."
After calming down, Ayan began to recount what happened that year.
"I was born in a remote minor sect, which had only two titled Douluo elders. When my martial soul awakened, I was naturally gifted with abundant soul power, and everyone in the sect carefully nurtured me. I didn't expect the Martial Soul Palace to discover my innate soul power. They sent two titled Douluo elders. I clearly remember—they looked like they were cast from the same mold, wielding stick-like spiritual bodies. In the end, I defeated the two elders, but it came at the cost of their lives and the destruction of my sect."
"I fled, hiding my identity, dedicating myself to cultivation, and aimed to quickly achieve the Douluo title to avenge the elders. At 25, I broke through to the Soul Emperor realm. With growing power came growing ambition. I wanted to establish my own fame, and I succeeded. I was hailed as the youngest Soul Emperor. Later, this reached the Martial Soul Palace. Luckily, they didn't recognize me and sent people to persuade me to join them. But how could I join the Martial Soul Palace?"
As he spoke, Ayan's body trembled, and tears involuntarily fell.
"Of course, I refused. Yet the Qianxun Temple Pope sent two Soul Saints to kill me. At the time, I tried my best to kill them. Fortunately, they had just been promoted to Soul Saints. Later, I narrowly escaped the Martial Soul Temple's pursuit. Two years later, I thought they wouldn't chase me again. Even so, I didn't relax my vigilance."
"One day, while I was out, I was surrounded by several Soul Saints and three Soul Douluos. Facing such overwhelming strength, I naturally couldn't defeat them. In the end, my soul and soul rings were shattered, and my soul power vanished. I was severely wounded but managed to escape. Not far afterward, I passed out due to exhausted soul power. When I awoke, I found myself in the slave market. I was gravely injured, with no soul power, like an ordinary human. People are like this; in the end, I suffered my current fate."
Lin Yuan was momentarily speechless and sighed. "If I'm not mistaken, the two titled Douluos should have been the Fifteen-Ton Douluo and the Demon-Subduing Douluo from the Martial Soul Palace. But the elder hall didn't intervene, only the saint hall?"
Ayan naturally didn't know the answer, and Lin Yuan didn't expect him to.
Lin Yuan felt Ayan's pulse and observed carefully.
He noticed Ayan's meridians were fractured, blocked with black obstructions, causing poor soul power circulation. Moreover, Ayan's martial soul seemed imprisoned, all six soul rings turned gray. Ayan himself was unaware and could not reveal this.
"Da Ji, is there any way to fix this?"
"Ding! There is a spiritual pill called the Rejuvenation Pill, which can restore a user's soul power, martial soul, and soul rings. However, it's extremely difficult to make, and only has a very small chance of fully restoring the user's soul power."
Lin Yuan frowned. He didn't know if Taiyi Daoist could currently refine such a pill. If he had it, once Ayan's soul power, martial soul, and soul rings were restored, the remaining meridian issues would be easier to handle.
But the pill's success rate was extremely low, and refining it was very difficult.
Ayan looked at Lin Yuan and asked, "But what can I do?"
"Yes, there's a method, but the success rate is too low. I'm not certain."
Upon hearing this, Ayan became overjoyed, knelt before Lin Yuan, and said, "If you help me solve this problem, I will become your disciple. For life, you will be my master!"
"Let's stand and talk. I'll do my best to help you. No one has researched this method yet. I need to study it with my team after we return."
"Alright!"
They slept in silence that night.
The next morning, after breakfast, Da Ji rented a huge carriage with ample space for everyone to rest.
The carriage traveled along the official road to Tiandou City. Da Ji drove at the front. At this speed, they could reach Tiandou City within a month.
Lin Yuan sat in the carriage, explaining some soul master knowledge to everyone.
After introducing some knowledge, he began discussing suitable soul master development paths for each of them.
"Qin Ming and Miyue's future development is obvious—they will follow a proactive cultivation path."
"Let's start with Heqi. His martial soul is a meatball, best suited for a food-based path. You are the strongest food-type soul master I've seen. With steady progress and my help, achieving the Douluo title will not be a problem. The main issue is to cultivate quickly; reaching Level 10 will grant your first soul ring."
"The flourishing martial soul Raindrop is special. It belongs to the pure water attribute. I call such martial souls elemental martial souls. It can follow an attack or control path, and with an ice-element soul ring, Raindrop can freeze enemies. The effects of a Raindrop soul ring are still under consideration."
"Purple Flame, like rain in spiritual energy, excels in manipulation. Using Purple Flame to confuse or control enemies, paired with a poison-element soul ring, adds poison attribute, greatly boosting attack. With an entangling soul ring, its control becomes stronger. Its future prospects are bright."
"Undoubtedly, the handsome Skeleton martial soul excels in agility and attack paths. Its development can also include defensive soul rings, making its bones harder and defense stronger. Ideally, add some high-penetration soul rings to enhance attack."
"The Aurora Bird martial soul, San Shun, can follow an agile attack path, but not solely. Later, equip speed-enhancing and attack-enhancing soul rings. For example, feathers can shoot out as sharp as swords."
"Xiao Shanglian's martial soul is best for strong attack paths. Equip soul rings that increase penetration. His physique must keep up. Later, learn unique sword and blade techniques and apply them. Understand the essence that aids martial soul cultivation."
"As for Ye Sinan, her Blessing Staff suits a support path. When equipping soul rings, refer to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tower martial soul. This will be personally guided once you return to Sunset Forest."
Everyone listened carefully, nodding one by one, committing these instructions to memory.
Lin Yuan observed each one's loyalty.
[Overall Loyalty: 91%][Voyage Loyalty: 85%][Yan Ruyu Loyalty: 87%][Book Loyalty: 89%][Distributed Instant Loyalty: 85%][Xiao Shanglian Loyalty: 88%][Ye Sinan Loyalty: 89%]
All reached "absolute trust," while He Zhi achieved "super trust."
Lin Yuan spent the entire day teaching the seven children meditation to replace sleep. Though some had low talent, they learned quickly.
In just one day, everyone mastered meditation.
In the following days, aside from cultivation, they ate meals. During the day, Lin Yuan taught about soul masters and soul beasts; at night, after dinner, they continued cultivation in the tents.
After a month, the group finally arrived at Tiandou City.
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