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--- Chapter 44 ---
Liu Erlong calmly stared at Ning Fengzhi, "So, may I know the purpose of coming to my humble academy?"
"I don't think the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan has something to do with us." She added with squinted eyes.
Ning Fengzhi chuckled, "Haha, Dean Erlong is very straightforward."
"Indeed. We are visiting the Dao Academy, but it is necessary."
"I also shouldn't be here, that's true."
"However, I'd like to be a bridge between Dao Academy and Heaven Dou Empire with my students here."
"Nice to meet you, Dean Erlong. I'm the Crown Prince, Xua Qinghe." Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) stepped in, greeting Liu Erlong with a polite smile and noble courtesy.
Xiao Yuan shook his arm slightly and said, "Let's invite them inside. We shouldn't make them stand out in the public cold. Doing this only makes our Dao Academy seem to have no etiquette."
"We might be a "commoner" academy, but people should know we don't play with mud and dirt here."
"Hmm..." Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong finally stared at Han Yuan. At first, they were shocked by Liu Erlong, but this young man caught their attention as he didn't show any nervousness and stared into their eyes calmly.
From how he's talking, this handsome young man also has some influence in Dao Academy.
Then, they recalled several rough appearance sketches that Heaven Dou Academy's teacher had given to them. This young man fits the sketches and is even more handsome in person.
So, they are sure this handsome young man was the one who defeated Old Dragon's grandson in the Sunset Forest. What a miserable beating that is, too.
According to the report, this young man defeated Old Dragon's grandson with one punch, and the teacher was already there, too, but they still suffered from physical and mental damage.
Physical damage is nothing but scratches to nobles as they have healing spirit masters and expensive medicine.
However, mental damage is different.
'Even my healing power couldn't heal Old Dragon's grandson. At most, I can only make him feel a little better.'
'Just how strong is this little monster?'
Liu Erlong was surprised when Han Yuan didn't want to kick these people away from the Dao Academy. However, she quickly adjusted and invited the three of them inside.
"Sir Ning, Senior Bone Douluo, Crown Prince, let's talk inside."
"Thank you for the invitation." Ning Fengzhi nodded calmly.
The five of them entered the gate, and unlike the ignorant students, Ning Fengzhi and two others noticed the subtle spiritual power trying to enter their heads.
Bone Douluo frowned slightly but didn't say anything.
Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) felt her head soul bone affected but quickly returned to normal and acted as if nothing ever happened.
Even then, the three of them narrowed their eyes. Dao Academy wasn't as simple as it looked. Of course, they tried their best not to underestimate this academy, but more and more surprises came as they walked deeper into the unknown territory.
The value of these buildings is similar to some noble houses Ning Fengzhi knew, but remember, he doesn't remember any nobles. Only those with real wealth could enter his eyes.
Then, Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) noticed something, "There seemed to be a lot of Blue Silver Grass here. Dean Erlong, there must be a reason for planting them, right?"
Liu Erlong glanced at Han Yuan and saw him nodding. She smiled faintly before explaining, "Blue Silver Grass has many functions many people don't know."
"People overlook Blue Silver Grass because it is just grass that grows wildly everywhere, even at the side of roads."
"But have you realized why Blue Silver Grass could do so?"
"Blue Silver Grass is tenacious. Very Tenacious, to the point of undying like a cockroach, they can grow even at the harshest living conditions like Extreme North or even Flaming Volcano."
"At the same, due to this tenacious quality, the Blue Silver Grass possessed a life attribute."
"Just one Blue Silver grass is indeed weak."
"However, imagine a million, billion, even a trillion of them in the same place? Their tenacious quality will promote life to the surrounding area, transforming dead land into a fertile land full of vitality."
Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong (Bone Douluo), and Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) were stunned by Liu Erlong's explanation. That's right, they never really think of Blue Silver Grass's tenacious quality because it was just grass at the end of the day. Even some cattle don't want to eat it.
However, as soon as they saw how much the Desolate Mountain Range transformed into a land full of vitality, they realized how valuable Blue Silver Grass was.
"What an ingenious discovery..." Ning Fengzhi had to admit he wasn't as intelligent as the person who discovered Blue Silver Grass's uses. "This idea should be promoted by the infamous Master Theorist, right?"
"Master Theorist? We don't have such a person in our academy." Liu Erlong replied with a chuckle.
"It's just Xiao Yuan."
"Pardon?" Ning Fengzhi and two others were confused.
Liu Erlong smiled smugly, "The person behind the idea of using Blue Silver Grass is Xiao Yuan."
"He's also the one who researched Martial Soul's origin, quality, and mutation, teaching these new theories to our students without hiding anything."
With that shocking statement, everything changed.
How Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) looked at Han Yuan changed dramatically.
At first, they only saw him with an appreciation for talent, thinking Dao Academy was behind his abnormal spirit ring configuration.
However, knowing Han Yuan was the one who conceived the idea of those new, ground-breaking theories made their eyes hot.
After all, Han Yuan is young and still has a lot of room to grow, whether in the field of theory or as a spirit master himself.
This genius must be won over, AT ALL COST!
Ning Fengzhi wished he could poach Han Yuan immediately and consult the idea of developing the "Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda" martial soul and the possibility of evolving it into the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda or even the legendary Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!
Gu Rong sighed, knowing what Ning Fengzhi had in mind. However, he also understood Ning Fengzhi's feelings because Han Yuan was too young.
Meanwhile, Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue)'s breathing heaved slightly. 'So, it is you! You're the person who analyzed Seraphim's martial soul and even connected the dots of our divine inheritance!'
Han Yuan felt their gazes and smirked inside. He got the effect he wanted from revealing this information through Liu Erlong's mouth, significantly increasing his value in these people's eyes.
If shielding Han Yuan from others means they can befriend or even recruit him, they would do it in a heartbeat.
Of course, there is a "some" chance these people wanted to silence him, especially this cross-dressing prince. After all, Qian Renxue firmly desired to make Spirit Hall great again.
It's a risky gamble, but Han Yuan dared to do it because he was confident he could take nearly all Title Douluo in Douluo Continent minus the Demi-Gods.
Unfortunately, Han Yuan couldn't read Qian Renxue's mind, or he would be laughing his ass off now. After all, Qian Renxue has an idea to recruit him as her subordinate and draw him into the Spirit Hall.
Murder? No, no, no.
Qian Renxue is not a murderous person.
She possessed a "Seraphim" martial soul and was the inheritor of Angel God, which means her heart has always been with the light.
So, why would Qian Renxue kill Han Yuan? He contributed to the good of the world by spreading his "new" theories, helping commoner spirit masters.
Since Qian Renxue could appreciate Tang San's talent despite knowing his background as Tang Hao's son and disciple of Yu Xiaogang, she obviously could do the same for Han Yuan.
In fact, Qian Renxue desired more than to recruit Han Yuan to her side after knowing his talents.
She wanted to CONQUER HIM!