"So, did you really discover that secret medicine?"
Gu Rong's repeated questioning made Yu Xiaogang sigh.
This question was asked after Gu Rong had already determined the answer, serving only to express his own shock.
Because whenever he thought about how old Yu Xiaogang was at that time, Gu Rong couldn't help but be shocked.
A child under ten years old, just a child under ten years old, had discovered a secret medicine capable of increasing the age of a spirit ring.
Something that could be said to be destined to change the future ecology of Spirit Masters on the Douluo Continent was discovered by a child who was not even a fraction of his age back then.
This was far more incredible than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's public claim that they had researched this secret recipe for many years before obtaining it.
"It was me who discovered it. I really didn't expect that this secret would actually be leaked from me, and all because of a single sentence."
Yu Xiaogang shook his head and laughed.
Secrets like whale glue were initially kept confidential to prevent Yu Xiaogang from becoming too dazzling.
The Yu Xiaogang of that time—owner of a Thousand-Year First Soul Ring, an example of successfully Heaven-Defying fate, and the son of Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen—these identities were already dazzling enough.
Even though the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect claimed that the discovery of whale glue was the result of many years of research by the Sect, Yu Xiaogang still encountered multiple assassination and kidnapping attempts while in Spirit City.
Yu Xiaogang didn't even dare to imagine how many more people would have tried to kidnap him if he also held the title of the discoverer of whale glue.
Now, with the growth of his strength, he was no longer as vulnerable as he used to be.
This was also the reason why, after the secret was seen through by Gu Rong, Yu Xiaogang could still sit here calmly and admit it frankly.
Having received the answer, Gu Rong carefully looked Yu Xiaogang up and down, as if trying to determine exactly what kind of monster was in front of him.
Recalling what he himself was doing at Yu Xiaogang's age?
At that time, his path as a Spirit Master had just begun; all day long he was either Cultivating, focusing on study, or fighting others.
Yet Yu Xiaogang was already setting out to research things that could help Spirit Masters achieve Heaven-Defying changes to their fates.
"So, discovering this thing was because you wanted to change your own situation back then?"
Gu Rong asked.
"Of course. Back then, my Innate Soul Power was only Level 1. If I hadn't done something, following the conventional steps would mean Cultivating to level ten and obtaining a hundred-year spirit ring."
"After that, I would continue to Cultivate, but because my talent was too poor, the speed would be slow, and I would wait until my teens to obtain a Second Soul Ring."
"Then I would continue to Cultivate, but the speed would be even slower, until I reached my twenties to Cultivate to level thirty and obtain a Third Soul Ring."
"After that, honestly speaking, I really didn't know if there would be a future. After all, for an ordinary Spirit Master with Innate Soul Power of Level 1, reaching level twenty-something is the final result."
"I was a bit better off because my father is a Titled Douluo and also the Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, so I could mobilize some resources. This way, I could Cultivate to level thirty-something, but I estimated that I would stop there."
"Your Excellency, think about it. If it were you, would you be willing to accept that?"
That was definitely impossible to accept!
Gu Rong did not hesitate at all.
If it were him, he would also struggle with all his might.
If Yu Xiaogang were an ordinary person, that would be one thing, but his father was a Titled Douluo and the Sect Master of the Upper Three Sects, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
With such advantages, who would be willing to just be an ordinary person?
"So, I started looking for things that could help me achieve a Heaven-Defying change to my fate."
"Heaven And Earth Treasure are traceless, and Spirit Bone is even harder to come by. Furthermore, even if these two things existed, it would be very difficult for me to obtain them."
"After all, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect has never lacked people with slightly inferior talent. Compared to those people, my talent was undoubtedly far worse."
"Although my father could rely on his status to force help upon me, that would undoubtedly damage his prestige as Sect Master."
"And no one could guarantee that if I obtained those things, I would truly be able to achieve a Heaven-Defying change to my fate."
"So I started thinking of other methods."
"Fortunately, I eventually found a way."
Yu Xiaogang recalled that childhood experience. It had to be said that when a person grows up and achieves success, looking back at their most miserable days feels truly unique.
Gu Rong looked at Yu Xiaogang, who was lost in memory, and did not disturb him.
In the current Douluo Continent, anyone who knows about Yu Xiaogang's situation back then has an impression of him that cannot escape one title—Super Lucky Person.
Clearly, he was just someone with Innate Soul Power of Level 1 who was destined to have few achievements in the future, yet now he has become the number one Genius of the Douluo Continent.
If not for the secret medicine of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, if not for his Titled Douluo father Yu Yuanzhen, if not for the support of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, if not for...
Although those with discerning eyes know that everything Yu Xiaogang has today is not entirely attributable to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and that Yu Xiaogang's own courage and efforts occupy the greater part.
But it's not as if there are no other Spirit Masters on the Douluo Continent who possess the same courage and make the same efforts.
Yet these people do not have the same luck as Yu Xiaogang.
Therefore, many Spirit Masters often say sourly when discussing Yu Xiaogang:
"What number one Genius of the Douluo Continent? It should clearly be the number one lucky person of the Douluo Continent!"
In the past, Gu Rong also agreed with this point of view. So when Yu Yuanzhen brought Yu Xiaogang to banquets and he saw him, he basically only offered the simplest of greetings.
It was only after Yu Xiaogang defeated the Spirit Emperor-level Tang Hao while being a Spirit Ancestor that Gu Rong changed his opinion of him.
But his view of him being a lucky person remained unchanged.
Yet, as it turns out, he has now learned that Yu Xiaogang, whom he had identified as a lucky person, actually earned all his luck himself.
The secret medicine that helped him change his destiny was not something the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had researched for many years, with Yu Xiaogang just happening to receive the blessing of the secret medicine at the moment of success, thereby ascending to the sky in a single step.
Rather, it was a method of changing fate that Yu Xiaogang himself sought out in order to change his own destiny.
Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect benefited from this.
More importantly, when he accomplished all this, Yu Xiaogang was just a child under ten years old.
At this moment, Gu Rong finally understood what the inexplicable expression on Yu Yuanzhen's face represented whenever he discussed Yu Xiaogang with him.
That was Yu Yuanzhen, in his capacity as a father, having to choose to let the people of the Douluo Continent gossip about his son because he could not reveal the secret.
It was the helplessness of having his son's efforts categorized as mere luck.
Beyond that, it was pride in his own son.
Putting himself in Yu Yuanzhen's shoes, if his own son were this capable, Gu Rong would also be this proud.
Even if it were anyone else on the Douluo Continent, they would be as proud as Yu Yuanzhen to have such a son.
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