Han Li glanced at Guang Ling and, seeing no reaction from him, directly responded, "Sister Xiu'er, come in."
The door was pushed open, and Xiu'er first saw Guang Ling sitting to the side. Her smile vanished as she quickly rushed to Han Li's side, guarding him behind her, and sternly demanded, "Who are you? What do you intend to do? The people of the Spirit Hall are just outside. I advise you to leave immediately."
Guang Ling looked Xiu'er up and down, and it wasn't until he saw the ears on top of her head that he remembered this must be the little girl from back then.
His impression of Xiu'er was deeper than the matter he had handled years ago. He gave a meaningful glance at Xiu'er, who was protecting Han Li like a mother hen shielding her chick, and his gaze toward his disciple was filled with amusement.
Han Li hadn't expected such a big reaction from Xiu'er. He grabbed her hand and, noticing her puzzled expression, pointed at Guang Ling in front of him, saying, "Sister Xiu'er, this is my teacher, His Excellency Guang Ling Doulou of the Spirit Hall."
"Huh?"
Xiu'er's face instantly turned bright red. Unable to free the hand that Han Li was holding, she hurriedly bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency. I misunderstood. I hope you won't blame the Young Master for my rudeness."
Han Li was momentarily stunned, then tightened his grip on Xiu'er's hand a bit more and looked at Guang Ling. "Teacher, stop teasing Sister Xiu'er. You've scared her."
Guang Ling looked at the two kids in front of him and smiled. "Alright, get up. I had no intention of blaming you. Your concern for this mischievous disciple deserves a reward."
Hearing this, Han Li's eyes lit up. He quickly pulled the still somewhat flustered Xiu'er to bow together. "Thank you, Teacher, for your reward."
Then he lifted his head and, without saying a word, just stared straight at Guang Ling, making his intentions very clear.
Guang Ling, slightly annoyed, tapped Han Li on the head with his finger. What a good disciple he had—grasping onto a single sentence to squeeze benefits from his teacher. But he rather liked this kind of personality.
"Most of my belongings are in Wuhun City. When we return, you can take her to choose something."
"No problem. Sister Xiu'er, quickly, thank the Teacher."
Han Li tugged at the still-unresponsive Xiu'er and winked at her. Only then did Xiu'er hurriedly bow and express her gratitude.
Guang Ling glanced at Xiu'er and directly instructed, "You go out first and have them wait. I still have some things to discuss with this boy. I'll join them in a bit."
Xiu'er did not dare to delay. She turned to leave, but Han Li called her back, asking her to notify the kitchen to prepare some food and also to inform the City Lord's mansion before letting her go.
"Release your Martial Soul and let me have a look."
After Xiu'er had left and the door was closed again, Guang Ling spoke.
"Yes, Teacher."
As Han Li spoke, two scimitar blades, each infused with different elements, appeared in his hands. He then handed them over to Guang Ling.
Guang Ling curiously took it and, without minding the elements on it, carefully observed it for a while. He then handed the Martial Soul back and gave a meaningful glance. Han Li immediately understood and directly manipulated the twin blades to transform into a new form. Just like before, he handed the rather splendid-looking Ice-Fire Bow to Guang Ling.
Before even touching the Ice-Fire Bow, a look of delight flashed in Guang Ling's eyes. This Martial Soul was impressive. He admired it for a while before tossing the Ice-Fire Bow back.
"Not bad, it's even better than what the reports said. When the Martial Soul is in the form of twin blades, its quality is roughly mid-tier among high-level Martial Souls. But considering the opposing elements attached and the ability to use them simultaneously, it can barely be considered high-tier. When the Martial Soul transforms into a bow, although it's hard to believe, the two opposing elements perfectly fuse. Among top-tier Martial Souls, it's one of the strongest. Its strength is not much inferior to my own Martial Soul," Guang Ling said, organizing his thoughts and speaking with satisfaction to his disciple.
Although Han Li knew his Martial Soul wasn't weak, he didn't have a clear comparison. Now, with Guang Ling's words, he understood its true strength.
"However…"
Guang Ling looked at him retracting his Martial Soul and began to speak seriously. Han Li directed his gaze towards Guang Ling, curious about what his master was going to say.
Guang Ling's expression turned serious as he solemnly looked at his disciple. "However, acquiring spirit rings in the future will be a problem. Your Martial Soul possesses both ice and fire attributes, but a soul ring can only attach one attribute. Moreover, you must ensure that after attaching a soul ring, due to the bias issue, your Martial Soul won't mutate again. Have you considered this problem?"
Oh, so it was about this. Han Li breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his teacher's words. He thought it was something more serious.
Han Li pondered for a moment and then spoke, "Teacher, I've been thinking about this issue for the past few days. I don't intend to acquire soul rings with ice or fire attributes."
"Oh?"
Guang Ling seemed to have thought of something, but his furrowed brows didn't relax.
"Teacher, I plan to attach amplification skills to my early soul rings," Han Li said firmly. "Only this way, when I reach higher levels, the skills from my early soul rings can still be a help to me."
"Even so, the amplification skills you can acquire are quite limited. Furthermore, if you decide to take this route, not only will the elemental abilities not enhance further, but your early attack methods will also be very lacking. Have you thought it through?" Guang Ling glanced at him.
"Isn't that why I have you? I'm your disciple, after all. I won't proactively engage in battles without sufficient strength," Han Li said with a cheeky smile, looking at Guang Ling.
Only then did Guang Ling remember that his disciple was as slippery as an eel, not an obedient child.
Han Li put away his smile and looked seriously at Guang Ling. "Teacher, besides conventional amplification skills, I have another idea that I want to seek your guidance on."
Seeing his serious face, Guang Ling also became more serious.
"As I just mentioned, I don't plan to acquire single-attribute ice or fire soul rings. I hope to acquire a special spirit skill, which also relates to my future cultivation direction," Han Li started with a hook, and after getting Guang Ling's attention, he continued slowly, "That is, elemental affinity or elemental control. Since my Martial Soul carries ice and fire attributes, both the Ice-Fire Blades and the Ice-Fire Bow are essentially carriers. If I gradually control these two elements through my Martial Soul, once successful, not only will it solve the issue of elemental strength, but also Ice-Fire Hammer, and Ice-Fire Spear, could become possible."
"Of course, this is just my speculation, and it requires a lot from the Martial Soul. Perhaps only some high-level tool Martial Souls with elemental attributes can do this. What do you think, is my direction for developing the Martial Soul feasible?"
After finishing his speech, Han Li looked up at Guang Ling, eager for his opinion. But he saw Guang Ling staring at him with a burning gaze, looking very excited.
"You are a genius!"
The usually elegant Guang Ling couldn't contain his excitement and uncharacteristically swore. He hadn't expected it—just as Golden Crocodile had said, on the first day of accepting this disciple, he saw a path to greater heights.
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