54: A Grand Plan for Ten Thousand Years

Three months later.

Bibi Dong timed it perfectly, arriving at the courtyard early to see Su Wen walking out of the house.

She showed a look of satisfaction and opened her vermillion lips slightly. "Not bad, exactly as I thought—level thirty Soul Power... Let's go. We're heading to the Star Dou Great Forest. This time, Teacher will personally help you obtain your spirit ring."

"Teacher, you're here! Haha!"

Su Wen looked embarrassed. He had originally planned to go straight to Aunt Ye's place to start the ten-thousand-year plan, but he hadn't expected Bibi Dong to be waiting at his door.

He hadn't told Bibi Dong about the ten-thousand-year plan yet.

After all, he wasn't sure if she would agree to it.

With this kind of thing, developing in secret and then shocking everyone was the safest choice.

"Teacher, I won't trouble you this time. You're so busy handling the affairs of the Supreme Pontiff Palace, don't waste your time on my third ring."

"As your teacher, it wouldn't do if I didn't help my Disciple with even a single spirit ring."

Bibi Dong turned around and signaled for him to follow.

After taking a few steps with her long legs, she noticed Su Wen hadn't followed and frowned slightly.

"What are you dazed for? Come here."

"Teacher, Aunt Ye has already caught the Spirit Beast I need. There's no need to go to the Star Dou Great Forest."

"Is that so... Fine, let's go over together. I also want to see if you'll summon another Ghost Bride."

Su Wen sighed softly and steeled himself to lead Bibi Dong to the Elder Palace.

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes. "Are you unhappy that I'm here?"

"Teacher, you've got it wrong. It's my good fortune to be wherever you are..."

"Aunt Ye, Aunt Ye..."

Arriving at Ye Yuaner's residence, Su Wen ran straight into the house.

Bibi Dong observed the yard, her gaze falling on a Spirit Beast that was thin as a bamboo pole.

The flesh on this Spirit Beast's body was shriveled, covered in wounds of various sizes, and its black-and-white patterned skin was riddled with whip marks.

The wings on its back were broken, and a chain was fastened around its neck, tethering it to a wooden stake.

It lay on the ground on the verge of death. If not for a trace of Soul Power keeping it alive, Bibi Dong could barely sense its presence.

Its eyes revealed a state of total shutdown.

Bibi Dong saw it clearly; those were eyes that yearned for death.

"Greetings, Your Holiness!"

Ye Yuaner walked out of the house and bowed slightly.

Bibi Dong nodded gently, noting that Ye Yuaner's Soul Power was abundant.

A faint smile appeared on her stunning face. "Lingyuan, it looks like you'll be able to Breakthrough to level ninety-five soon!"

Ye Yuaner had a Spirit Bone on her. Bibi Dong knew she hadn't absorbed it yet, likely waiting for the right moment to use it for a Breakthrough.

She then looked toward the Dark Demon Tiger. "Lingyuan, what is going on here? Why did you catch a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast and keep it here?"

"Teacher, this is the third spirit ring your Disciple intends to obtain!"

"What?"

Bibi Dong didn't react for a moment, but seeing Su Wen nod, she said angrily, "Nonsense!"

"Teacher, it's like this..."

Su Wen stepped forward to explain proactively. He couldn't act first and report later now.

He could only tell Bibi Dong his thoughts.

"This..."

Bibi Dong was stunned after hearing him out.

By crushing the intelligence of a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast, one could fundamentally resolve the Soul Shock.

"But... I've never heard of such a theory in Spirit research."

Bibi Dong frowned slightly, feeling that Xiao Wen was being truly reckless.

"Teacher, the power of Spirits was researched by our predecessors. We cannot blindly imitate them; otherwise, we will never surpass them. We must research from within. For example, the Clear Sky Sect—why are they ranked among the Upper Three Sects in this era? Isn't it because they researched the Hammer Spirit thoroughly and developed the Great Sumeru Hammer? And before Tang Chen, how many people even knew about the Clear Sky Sect?"

Su Wen's words gave Bibi Dong pause, leaving her momentarily unable to refute him.

"Teacher, as long as this Spirit theory experiment is successful, any future Spirit Master with a sufficient physique can obtain a ten-thousand-year spirit ring ahead of time. I won't say the third, but the fourth ring is a certainty."

Su Wen looked directly at Bibi Dong. The latter avoided his gaze and looked at Ye Yuaner. "You're just letting him act so recklessly?"

Ye Yuaner reached out and patted Su Wen's head. "It's hard to change Xiao Wen's mind once he's decided. Besides, I feel like it can succeed. He has broken Spirit theories time and again before..."

Broken Spirit theories time and again... Bibi Dong thought of Su Wen's first and second spirit rings.

"Heh, then give it a try. At worst, if you can't hold on, I'll intervene and stop you. You'll just fail the spirit ring absorption and be bedridden for a few months... That might be good, it could curb your arrogant personality."

Su Wen smiled without a word and immediately went to the side of the Dark Demon Tiger.

It was different from the last time he looked into its eyes.

This time, Su Wen saw not a single spark of light in its gaze.

Su Wen took out the red oil-paper umbrella and thrust it into the creature's neck.

As the Dark Demon Tiger was killed, streaks of light from the Spirit Beast's corpse gathered in the air, finally condensing into a black spirit ring.

The moment the spirit ring appeared, both Bibi Dong and Ye Yuaner became tense.

"Teacher, Aunt Ye, I'm starting!"

The moment Su Wen sat down to guide the spirit ring.

Ye Yuaner's delicate hands clenched together. If she detected any sign of Soul Shock,

She would immediately step in to interrupt the spirit ring absorption.

Even a breath too late, and Su Wen's mental World would suffer severe damage.

The moment the power of the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast entered his body, Su Wen felt a surge of intense pain.

That majestic power crashed wildly through his limbs and bones, and his Meridians were scoured by the force, sending constant stabs of pain through him.

Su Wen's expression shifted slightly as he gritted his teeth to resist the impact of the power.

As he slowly adapted, Su Wen's pained expression gradually faded, and he began to use his Soul Power to refine this energy.

There was no Soul Shock!

Ye Yuaner and Bibi Dong looked at each other, knowing Su Wen had succeeded.

The former let out a heavy sigh of relief, and the latter also felt eased, though her expression soon became somewhat complicated.

Bibi Dong knew that if Su Wen made this discovery and the matter of the Whale Glue public,

Current Spirit theories would be completely overturned.

In the future, anyone who saw Su Wen would likely have to address him as Great Master.

Hum!

Several hours passed. When the black spirit ring merged as his third spirit ring, the aura on Su Wen's body surged wildly.

Yellow, Purple, Black!

Three great spirit rings circled his body.

Ye Yuaner and Bibi Dong were both struck with awe at this sight.

"I did it, this Daoist did it, hahaha..."

When Su Wen opened his eyes, he could not hide his excitement.

The ten-thousand-year plan!

He had succeeded!

Before Su Wen could laugh much more, Ye Yuaner suddenly pulled him into her arms. "Xiao Wen, you're so amazing..."

Ye Yuaner cupped his face and gave him a hard kiss on the cheek.

"My Xiao Wen has the Potential of the Limit!"

Ye Yuaner let out a bell-like laugh and gave him two more pecks on the face.

"Ahem, ahem..."

Bibi Dong placed her delicate hand to her mouth and coughed softly. Only then did Ye Yuaner realize the Supreme Pontiff was still right there.