182: Chapter 182 Even Master Can't Understand!

"He already has a master."

As Li Qingyue's voice fell, the venue of the temporary academic briefing fell into an eerie silence.

Qi Yuan maintained the posture of cupping his fists in a salute.

Su Bai stood to the side, a hint of surprise also appearing on his face.

The reporters off stage widened their eyes in unison.

A Ninth-Tier Master seeking knowledge from a Third-Tier Card Creator was already shocking enough.

But the Time and Space Supreme suddenly appeared, stating that apprenticeship was not allowed.

The lethality of this sentence was obviously stronger than Qi Yuan's academic statement just now.

"Wait."

A reporter spoke softly.

"Did I hear wrong?"

"Lord Li Qingyue said that Su Bai already has a master?"

"Then who is his master?"

"Could it be Lord Li Qingyue?"

"Nonsense, otherwise why would she suddenly stop Qi Yuan from becoming his apprentice?"

The bullet comments instantly changed direction.

[So Su Bai is Li Qingyue's disciple?]

[The Time and Space Supreme took him as a disciple personally, no wonder Su Bai could create a Magical Girl and a Stand!]

[Is it still time for me to switch careers and become a Card Creator?]

[Wake up upstairs, pass the First-Tier Card Creator exam first.]

Qi Yuan finally straightened his body.

He looked at Li Qingyue, a flash of realization crossing his eyes.

"So that's how it is."

He had long guessed that there was some expert behind Su Bai, but he had never found any clues.

Now it seemed that this expert was the Time and Space Supreme before him.

"Lord Qingyue."

Qi Yuan's expression was serious.

"You don't have to worry that this old man will snatch Su Bai away."

"This old man only hopes to learn the Stand System from him; the master-disciple relationship and academic exchange do not conflict."

Li Qingyue glanced at him indifferently.

"I am not worried."

Qi Yuan nodded.

"That's good."

"I just feel that the master-disciple relationship needs to remain pure."

"……"

Qi Yuan fell silent again.

He suddenly felt that Li Qingyue's answer didn't seem to have much to do with his question.

Li Qingyue did not give him a chance to continue questioning.

"Today's briefing ends here."

She turned her head to look at Su Bai.

"Come back with me."

Su Bai glanced at Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan immediately said:

"Mr. Su, research on the Stand System is not something to rush."

"This old man will organize the research application and wait for your decision."

"Okay."

Su Bai nodded.

"Senior Qi Yuan, please send the application to me first to take a look."

"No problem."

The expression on Qi Yuan's face instantly softened a lot.

As long as Su Bai was willing to consider it, it meant there was still hope for the matter.

But Li Qingyue had already grabbed Su Bai's wrist.

A spatial crack opened up around the two of them.

"Wait."

Qi Yuan suddenly remembered something.

"Mr. Su!"

Su Bai turned his head back.

"Is there anything else?"

Qi Yuan hesitated for a moment, but still asked:

"When you made the Stand Card, did you really just casually blurt out the parameters for bidirectional anchoring?"

"That's right."

"Then did you think at the time that these parameters might become a paper that changes card creation studies in the future?"

"No."

Su Bai answered quite bluntly.

"I was just thinking about what to eat for dinner at the time."

Qi Yuan: "……"

The spatial crack closed.

At the venue of the temporary academic briefing, only Qi Yuan was left standing in place, greeting hundreds of complex gazes.

He suddenly felt that his active proposal to become an apprentice just now might not have been sincere enough.

Perhaps he should move his laboratory directly to the doorstep of Su Bai's house.

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Returning to the Zijin Mountain villa.

As soon as Su Bai stepped out of the spatial crack, Li Qingyue let go of his wrist.

"Do you know what you did today?"

"Winning the reward of the National Competition, and incidentally letting Senior Qi Yuan join the Stand research?"

"And what else?"

"Using Time Stop in the national broadcast."

"You still know."

Li Qingyue crossed her arms, puffing out her cheeks slightly.

She was wearing a white long dress, with silver hair draped behind her shoulders, and her height only reached Su Bai's chest.

No matter how one looked at it, this appearance didn't look like a Time and Space Supreme capable of freezing Ninth-Tier laws.

It looked more like a little teacher who found out her disciple had secretly brought fireworks into the classroom and was preparing to lecture him seriously.

Su Bai did not speak immediately.

When he used Time Stop just now, he really didn't think too much about it.

Winning the championship of the National Competition, the power brought by the system's feedback was too huge.

He just wanted to confirm the stability of Time Stop, and casually took the Empress's teacup.

As for whether he would be discovered, Su Bai thought it was not a big deal.

Anyway, the fact that he had Stand abilities would be exposed sooner or later.

Showing a little bit in advance could also allow the upper echelons of the Dragon Kingdom to accept reality faster.

Watching Su Bai remain silent, Li Qingyue's tone slowed down a bit.

"You are already a Third-Tier Card Creator, and the creator of the Stand System."

"Every move you make will be studied by countless people."

"An ability like Time Stop is best not used casually in front of people."

"Got it."

Su Bai nodded.

Li Qingyue let out a satisfied hum.

"And Qi Yuan."

Su Bai's expression became subtle.

"Is Master saying he wants to take me as his teacher?"

"I said it, seeking knowledge is fine, but apprenticeship is not."

"Why?"

Li Qingyue looked up at him.

"Because you already have a master."

"But what does this have to do with Senior Qi Yuan becoming my apprentice?"

"It has a lot to do with it."

Li Qingyue answered as a matter of course.

"If you take a Ninth-Tier Master as a disciple, then what am I?"

"Master's master?"

"I don't want to become a grand-master."

She said it very seriously.

Su Bai pondered for a few seconds.

"Then you can continue being the master."

"You react quite fast at times like this."

Li Qingyue gave a light hum and turned her face away.

But what she truly minded in her heart was not whether Qi Yuan became an apprentice or not.

It was another matter.

Su Bai was growing too fast in the field of card creation.

Starting from the Magical Girl to the current Stand System.

Every time, he brought out brand-new theories, overturning old cognitions.

All Li Qingyue seemed to be able to do was provide materials at critical moments, help him carve Spatial Circuits, and handle some troubles from the outside world for him.

Of course she understood that she had done very well as a master.

Ninth-tier materials, the Truth Sanctuary, and enlightenment qualifications for the National Treasure Secret Realm—these resources were enough to make any Card Creator go crazy.

But the problem was that Su Bai did not lack inspiration at all.

He didn't even need her to explain.

Many designs that even she had never thought of were already written down casually by Su Bai on the blueprints.

Li Qingyue suddenly felt a subtle sense of crisis.

Qi Yuan even came to seek knowledge voluntarily.

Then what else could she, this master, teach Su Bai?

"Master."

Su Bai's voice pulled her back from her thoughts.

"I have an extended design for the Stand theory and would like to ask you to help take a look."

Li Qingyue's eyes instantly lit up.

Here it comes.

Su Bai was finally willing to actively consult her.

She immediately sat on the living room sofa, reaching out to take the materials handed over by Su Bai.

The materials had already been edited.

The parts truly involving the Stand Arrow and the philosophers stone were temporarily hidden by Su Bai.

The remaining content included mental manifestation, soul anchoring, reality transformation, damage synchronization, Stand growth, and resonance with the same type of Stand.

Li Qingyue glanced at the first page.

"You handled the basic structure of mental manifestation quite well."

The second page.

"The distance between the reality anchor point and soul feedback can be shortened a bit more."

The third page.

"The energy recovery efficiency here is slightly low; it should be a safety margin you left intentionally."

Su Bai nodded.

"That's right."

Li Qingyue continued turning the pages.

Her expression was quite calm at first.

As a Ninth-Tier Time and Space Supreme, her understanding of space, time, and causality already stood at the top of the world.

The initial part of the Stand was related to Space Folding, so she read it very quickly.

But as the pages continued backward, the speed at which Li Qingyue turned the pages gradually slowed down.

When she saw the design where the Stand directly touched the Law of Time through Mental Power, her fingers paused for a moment.

"Here……"

Li Qingyue reached out and tapped the holographic projection.

"You plan to let the Stand bypass traditional law circuits and touch time directly with mental will?"

"Theoretically, yes."

"Theoretically?"

"I haven't done physical testing with ninth-tier materials yet."