Chapter 41 Sign-in Task, 100,000-Year External Soul Bone.
"Sigh!"
The old man took a deep breath, a resolute glint flashing in his cloudy eyes. He suddenly looked in a certain direction—the location of Sunset Forest.
"Beidou Academy!"
The old man said decisively.
"Beidou Academy?"
Ye Lingling was taken aback.
"That's right!"
The old man analyzed urgently.
"According to the rumors circulating on the mainland, the Beidou Academy is incredibly mysterious. They can cultivate geniuses like Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong who have made it onto the Martial Soul Ranking. Even the evolution of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul is related to them. Their foundation is unfathomable!"
He looked intently at Ye Lingling. "Most importantly, they don't seem to fear the Martial Soul Hall. Now that your Nine Heart Begonia has completed its ultimate transformation, in terms of support abilities, especially in the healing field, it is almost unparalleled in the world."
"Perhaps… perhaps such a mysterious academy will be interested in you and willing to provide protection. This is our only and best option right now."
"No matter what, we must take this gamble!"
Ye Lingling looked at the desperate light in her grandfather's eyes, and then felt her transformed Martial Soul. A resolute look gradually appeared in her usually cold eyes.
She didn't want to become a puppet of any power.
She longed for freedom, longed to truly control her own destiny.
"Okay! Grandpa, I'll listen to you. Let's go to Beidou Academy!"
Ye Lingling nodded vigorously.
The decision was made, and there was no time to lose.
A hint of reluctance flashed in Grandpa Ye's cloudy eyes. He gripped Ye Lingling's hand tightly and said in a low voice, "Lingling, listen to Grandpa, I can't go with you."
Ye Lingling was taken aback: "Grandpa?"
"The Spirit Hall's target is you. If I go with you, we'll be too conspicuous, and neither of us will escape!"
Grandpa Ye spoke quickly, with an undeniable decisiveness. "You must go alone. I will have Ye Zhong secretly escort you. He is an 83rd-level Soul Douluo, enough to ensure your safe arrival at the outer edge of Sunset Forest."
He paused, a bitter yet resolute look on his face. "And I must stay. I am the head of the Ye family. As long as I remain here, the Spirit Hall will hesitate to act rashly against the rest of the family, and may even buy you time."
"If I also leave, the entire Ye family will be in imminent danger of collapse! As long as you are safe, join the Beidou Academy, and receive protection, our Ye family still has hope!"
Ye Lingling instantly understood her grandfather's good intentions, tears welling in her eyes.
She knew the weight of the burden on her shoulders.
It wasn't just about her personal freedom, but also about the survival of the entire family.
"Grandpa… you must take care!"
A thousand words were condensed into this tearful plea.
"Go quickly!"
Old Master Ye pushed her forcefully, turned around, his long silhouette stretching into the sunset, filled with tragic grandeur.
Ye Lingling gritted her teeth, took one last look at her grandfather and the family behind her, and resolutely turned away.
Under the cover of Ye Zhong, the family's most loyal guard, she silently left Tiandou City and
sped towards Sunset Forest .
However, less than half an hour after Ye Lingling left, "Boom!"
A powerful pressure, carrying a rich floral fragrance, descended upon the Ye family mansion like a storm!
Yue Guan appeared in the courtyard, his face grim, his sharp gaze sweeping over the prepared Old Master Ye.
"Patriarch Ye, where is your granddaughter, Ye Lingling?"
Yue Guan cut to the chase, his tone carrying an undeniable air of authority. "His Holiness the Pope requests your presence."
Old Master Ye, though inwardly alarmed, forced a composed expression, bowing and saying, "Your Excellency Chrysanthemum Douluo's arrival is an honor, I am deeply sorry for not welcoming you sooner."
"Unfortunately, Lingling went out to visit friends a few days ago and hasn't returned yet. I have no idea where she is."
Yue Guan's eyes turned cold, his powerful spiritual energy sweeping across the entire Ye family mansion like mercury.
Sure enough, he found no trace of Ye Lingling.
He had gone to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy only to find it empty-handed, and now, having received confirmation, he had arrived too late!
"Patriarch Ye, I advise you not to make a mistake!"
Yue Guan's voice turned icy.
"The Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul's restrictions have been lifted, a matter of great importance, which His Holiness the Pope is determined to obtain. If you know about this but fail to report it, and instead harbor and conceal her, you will be making an enemy of the entire Spirit Hall!" "Can your Ye family bear the consequences?"
Old Master Ye straightened his back, meeting Yue Guan's gaze without flinching: "Your Holiness is wise, I truly do not know Lingling's whereabouts. If she returns, I will inform the Spirit Hall immediately."
"Stubborn to the end!"
Yue Guan completely lost his patience, a hint of ferocity flashing across his face.
His repeated failures had fueled his anger.
"Since you refuse to listen to reason, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Guards!"
"Take the entire Ye family back to the Spirit Hall for safekeeping. I want to see if Ye Lingling can truly abandon her entire family!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several powerful figures appeared from all around, all cardinals of the Spirit Hall, their auras formidable.
Grandpa Ye's expression changed drastically, but he was powerless to resist. He could only watch helplessly as his family members were subdued by the Spirit Hall experts, his heart filled with grief and despair.
He only hoped that his granddaughter could successfully reach Beidou Academy.
Beidou Academy.
Lu Xiao was instructing the newcomer Ao Yin on some techniques of elemental control. Seeing the dragon youth's amazing comprehension, he felt quite gratified.
Just then, the familiar notification sound in his mind rang again:
[Ding! Detected that the conditions for a special sign-in task have been met. Sign-in task issued: Recruit Ye Lingling (Nine-Heart Begonia Soul Master) to join Beidou Academy.]
[Task Reward: 100,000-year external soul bone - Void Wings!]
A glint flashed in Lu Xiao's eyes. He had triggered the system twice in one day, especially this sign-in task, with such a generous reward of a 100,000-year external soul bone!
This system was indeed not without purpose.
"Ye Lingling... the Nine-Heart Begonia whose curse has been lifted..."
Lu Xiao's lips curled up slightly.
"Such a top-tier support-type Soul Master is indeed worth recruiting. However, the Spirit Hall's actions are probably faster than expected."
With a thought, he slightly extended his spiritual power and sensed two people anxiously searching the outskirts of Sunset Forest.
The girl among them possessed a pure and vibrant aura, undoubtedly the transformed Nine-Heart Begonia.
"Wenji," Lu Xiao said calmly.
A graceful green figure appeared in the room like a gentle breeze; it was Cai Wenji, carrying her zither.
"Dean, you called for me?"
"Go to the outskirts of Sunset Forest and bring back a girl named Ye Lingling. She is a Nine-Heart Begonia Soul Master, currently being hunted by the Spirit Hall, and her family is likely in peril."
Lu Xiao instructed, simultaneously transmitting Ye Lingling's location to her.
Cai Wenji, exceptionally intelligent, immediately understood the urgency and importance of the matter, bowing and saying, "Wenji obeys."
With a flicker, she vanished from the spot.
Outskirts of Sunset Forest.
Ye Lingling and her guard Ye Zhong trudged through a dense forest, both their faces showing anxiety and exhaustion.
They had searched this area for a long time but couldn't find any trace of the Beidou Academy.
It was as if the academy didn't exist at all.
"Miss, is the Beidou Academy... really here?"
Ye Zhong couldn't help but ask in a low voice, his face full of doubt.
He released his spiritual power to probe, but could only sense the aura of a primeval forest.
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