Ye Chen was moved by Aoun's persuasion

Blood Asura, Dark Ji, and Gun Gun ran over excitedly when they saw Dan Shi.

"Big Sister!"

"Big Sister!"

"Big Sister!"

The four of them hugged each other excitedly.

Ye Chen also noticed at this moment that Dan Shi's Aura was vastly different; that Aura was vaguely even stronger than that of Blood Asura and Dark Ji.

Ye Chen came before Aoun and bowed.

For Aoun, Ye Chen still held a fair amount of respect.

Aoun smiled and greeted Ye Chen: "Sit."

Ye Chen sat opposite Aoun.

"Uncle Goat!" Gun Gun jumped into Aoun's arms with a giggle.

Aoun smiled and stroked Gun Gun's head, and took out a brand-new pot of Nectar and Jade Dew to hand to Gun Gun.

Gun Gun giggled, hugged the Nectar and Jade Dew, and started drinking.

"Haven't seen you in a few days, your strength has increased quite a bit," Aoun said with a smile.

"Not at all, it's just bitter grinding to level up," Ye Chen said with a smile.

"Hmm?"

Aoun suddenly frowned and asked suspiciously: "Your body is actually much stronger than before. As far as I know, the only things that can improve the body are the Star Spirit Clan's Star Fruit and the Holy Wood Clan's Holy Wood Fruit. Could it be…?"

Ye Chen was shocked in his heart; he didn't expect Aoun to see through his body at a glance and even guess the reason. It seemed Aoun's strength far exceeded his imagination.

In front of Ice Soul, he still had the courage to resist, but in front of Aoun, that courage was completely gone.

"That's right, Junior went to the Far North recently and consumed the Holy Wood Fruit gifted by Senior Yu Mu of the Holy Wood Clan in the Thousand Star Great Forest."

Ye Chen recounted the matter.

After listening, Aoun went "Oh" and nodded, praising: "Not bad, you kid's luck is not ordinary. This Holy Wood Fruit of the Holy Wood Clan is very rare, and you've even become good friends with that Yu Mu's daughter. Kid, you need to seize the opportunity. That young lady of the Holy Wood Clan is interested in you; if you can take her in, the help it will be to you will be more than just a little bit! Hahaha!"

Aoun finished speaking and laughed loudly.

"Senior is joking. After all, I am human, and they are monsters." Ye Chen said.

Upon hearing this, Aoun waved his hand dismissively, made a sound of "Hai," and said: "Hai, can't you broaden your horizons a bit? Don't you know that the Great Dao is simple? Look at that little girl of the Holy Wood Clan, and your few pets, is there any difference between them and you humans?"

Ye Chen thought for a moment, and finally shook his head.

"Isn't that right? You are no different at all. 'Monster' is just what you call us. Just like us, we also have divisions of tribes, but in reality, there is no difference. There are countless examples of interbreeding between our various races; there is fundamentally no difference. You need to completely open up your mind. Take this old man's advice: take them in, it will be of great help to you!"

Aoun said with the air of someone who had been through it all.

Ye Chen nodded, feeling no resistance in his heart. It seemed he was even more impressive than Xu Xian.

Aoun took out two pills and handed them to Ye Chen, one radiating a dazzling fiery light, and the other radiating a dazzling green light.

Ye Chen asked curiously: "Senior Aoun, what are these?"

"These are two Medicinal Pills I carefully prepared for Dan Shi. One is a Promotion Pill, which can promote Dan Shi to the Immortal Beast Rank, and the other is an Experience Pill. We previously agreed on leveling up ten times. You kid are quite smart, knowing that the higher the level, the slower it gets, so you secretly leveled up Dan Shi by five levels. Here, this is the experience needed for three levels, which can promote Dan Shi to LV45."

After finishing, Aoun placed the two Medicinal Pills in front of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen looked at the two Medicinal Pills, his heart filled with shock.

The Experience Pill was secondary; the key was this Promotion Pill!

One must know that the System Mall didn't even have this stuff, and Blood Asura's promotion was also because the Dark Sacred Hall was opened!

Yet in Aoun's hands, there was such a thing!

Aoun saw Ye Chen's surprise and smiled: "Actually, it's nothing. My Promotion Pill has very strict requirements. If Dan Shi didn't meet them, I wouldn't have kept Dan Shi. Initially, there were some mismatches, but now it has completely met them, so let Dan Shi use it."

Ye Chen felt a bit moved in his heart and said: "Many thanks, Senior Aoun. Junior really doesn't know how to thank you."

Aoun had taught Dan Shi forging techniques and helped with leveling up, and Ye Chen really didn't know what Aoun was doing this for, which made Ye Chen feel a bit uneasy.

Aoun smiled: "Little friend, don't worry. In the future, I might need Dan Shi's help. I hope that when the time comes, little friend will not refuse. Rest assured, that time is still a long way off."

Aoun was a very wise person and naturally saw Ye Chen's worry. After all, there is no free lunch in the world. Aoun did indeed have his own plans, and stating it now was equivalent to giving Ye Chen a reassurance.

Ye Chen felt much more at ease. Something that required the help of a LV88 Aoun definitely wouldn't be simple, at least not something Ye Chen could do now.

Ye Chen nodded and said: "No problem. When the time comes, Senior just needs to give a call, and Junior will naturally come."

Aoun nodded, said "Hmm," and added: "Level up to LV70 as soon as possible! Only then can your strength have a qualitative leap."

"Hmm? Why?"

"Haven't you noticed that attack power above LV70 is ridiculously high? You are currently LV43, with only about 70,000 combat power, while I have nearly 700,000 combat power. The difference is tenfold, but our levels only differ by a factor of two."

Ye Chen had also noticed this and asked curiously: "Why is this?"

"Because upon reaching LV70, your pets will promote to their Complete Form, which is equivalent to a second Awakening, and their combat power will increase several times over. Before reaching LV70, try not to make enemies with those above LV70. Their strength is not something you can contend with. Only after reaching LV70 can you be considered to have truly entered the Ranks of the strong!"

Aoun instructed.

Ye Chen nodded, indicating he understood.

Aoun took a look at Gun Gun and said: "Gun Gun's changes are not very big. Ye Chen, although Gun Gun does not fear any attacks, its biggest weakness is being controlled. You should go to the First Region. The Earth Rank Secret Realm is about to open. See if you can gather the five Materials: Heavenly Silk, Earthworm, winter sun, summer snow, and Yin and Yang Master inside, and refine them together with Dan Shi to give to Gun Gun to consume. Then Gun Gun won't be afraid of being controlled, and it will also be a big help to your strength! Don't underestimate Gun Gun; the surprises Gun Gun will bring you in the future will definitely be unexpected!"

Aoun had said such things more than once, but whenever he asked, Aoun always kept him in suspense, which made Ye Chen feel a bit helpless.

Ye Chen nodded and said: "Hmm, I know. Senior Yu Mu also told me. I plan to head to the First Region tomorrow, but I don't know when that Secret Realm will open, and if there are any dangers? And what does Earth Rank Secret Realm mean?"