Chapter 2

Bai Yuan smiled broadly as he caught her, wrapped her petite body in his outer garment, and slowly swam toward the shore.

Bai Yuan stepped forward and pressed, smiling as he pinched the girl's little nose.

In the Douluo Continent, ordinary soul beasts that cultivate for a few hundred years are actually just that; they haven't even opened their spiritual intellect.

Even the intelligence of a ten-thousand-year soul beast is only comparable to that of an ordinary adult, completely incomparable to demon beasts.

"Master... Master." The little girl's eyes were pure, her wine-red pupils devoid of any impurity, like a newborn child; even her speech was extremely unskilled.

"Soul beasts on the Douluo Continent are truly stupid; even after becoming demon beasts they still have only a child's intellect." Bai Yuan gave his disciple a disdainful flick on the forehead.

"Little one, from now on you will be called Bai Yu, understand? Remember, you are not to tell anyone you are a soul—no, you must not tell anyone you are a demon beast."

Bai Yu nodded, half-understanding.

Bai Yuan set the little girl down and dressed her in his own clothes.

However, because Bai Yuan is taller, his clothes completely engulfed Bai Yu.

"When I have money, I'll buy her a few good sets."

Regarding this suddenly obtained cheap disciple, Bai Yuan was quite fond of her; after all, without her, he thought he would hardly ever take on a disciple in this lifetime.

Bai Yuan then took out the Azure Lotus Heart Technique; it was not a book, contained no written text, but was a massive cluster of information.

Because this cultivation method contains boundless Dao rhyme, it simply cannot be depicted by words.

"What a biased system; this kind of thing can only be learned by one person, and before reaching great accomplishment in cultivation, it probably cannot be passed on to others."

Bai Yuan complained as he placed that information cluster at Bai Yu's brow; with the influx of massive information, her wine-red eyes turned vacant.

Bai Yuan hastily shoved a Qi Refining Pill into Bai Yu's little mouth: "System, bind her."

"Ding! Binding successful!"

【Host: Bai Yuan】

【Cultivation: Mortal】

【Items: Qi Refining Pill*2, Qi Refining Pill Formula】

【Number of Disciples: 1】

【Bound Disciple: Bai Yu (current binding limit: 1) (After binding a disciple, each time the disciple advances, the host will gain the same cultivation increase.)】

【Virtue Points: 0】

【Shop: Click to Open】

"Ding! System issued a quest."

【Quest Description: The master should have sufficient resources】

【Quest Content: Gather the ingredients for Qi Refining Pills】

【Quest Reward: Elementary Alchemy Technique, Virtue Points*100】

Bai Yuan ignored the system; he simply gazed silently at his surroundings, wary of any danger that might appear.

At the same time he felt his body grow warm, as intangible energy continuously circulated within him, expelling impurities from his body.

"Looks like the system isn't biased; as the host, why would I cultivate myself? Isn't it nice that when my disciple improves, I improve along with her?"

Bai Yuan silently apologized to the system in his heart, admitting he had been narrow-minded before.

Time passed second by second until the clouds high in the sky gradually faded, the moon hid at the horizon, and the dazzling light illuminated the world.

Bai Yu slowly opened her eyes.

"Bai Yu, find a place to hide for a moment; as your master I need to take a bath first." Even though Bai Yuan hadn't slept all night, his spirit was excellent, and an irrepressible smile hung on his face.

There's no way around it; after just one night his cultivation reached the third level of Qi Refining—how could Bai Yuan not be delighted?

You should know that the third level of Qi Refining is nothing in the cultivation world, but on the Douluo Continent it's enough to bully even a one-ring Soul Master.

After all, a Soul Master without a soul ring is not much stronger than an ordinary person; even a child born with full soul power might lose to an adult.

A cultivator at the Qi Refining stage is entirely different; once reaching the first level of Qi Refining, bullying ordinary people is as easy as play.

Even mastering a few powerful spells, one could not necessarily be unable to clash head-on with a two-ring great Soul Master.

Bai Yu looked at Bai Yuan with big, innocent eyes and said, "Master, why do you bathe? I have to avoid it?"

After a night of cultivation, Bai Yu also became noticeably smarter; speaking human language came quite fluently.

However, regarding human society, she still understood nothing at all.

Bai Yuan patiently explained: "Bai Yu, men and women are different; from now on, whether bathing or relieving oneself, you must stay apart from males."

Bai Yu nodded, then asked: "Master, what is 'relieving oneself', and how am I to distinguish males from females?"

Bai Yuan was speechless.

But after a moment's thought, he also understood.

Do lotuses go to the toilet?

Obviously not.

Do lotuses have gender distinctions?

Obviously not either.

「I don't know whether she needs to use the toilet after turning into human form; if she does, then wouldn't I have to take care of her like a child? 」 Bai Yuan thought, his mouth twitching.

Fortunately he didn't shape her into an older sister type; otherwise he wouldn't dare imagine that scene, just thinking about it makes his scalp go numb.

「Forget it, I'll just raise her like a child! 」 Bai Yuan pressed his hand to his forehead, not wanting to explain now, so he pointed at the tree beside him.

「Go hide back there. 」

「Okay. 」 Bai Yu responded, her steps unskilled as she walked behind the big tree, standing still, motionless, like a plant.

Bai Yuan took off his pants and went into the water to wash; the flow washed away the impurities expelled from his body, revealing better skin.

But men's showers are still quick; after Bai Yuan washed his whole body, he went ashore and put his pants back on.

But just then, a sound drifted from afar on the breeze: 「Teacher, how should we judge a Soul Beast's strength, or rather its age? 」

Bai Yuan's ears twitched slightly; he felt this voice was very familiar.

As for the voice's owner, he guessed it was in the forest beside him; he could now hear it entirely because his five senses had strengthened.

Another familiar voice came, saying: "It's not hard to judge a soul beast's strength; look at that lone bamboo ahead. That too is a soul beast, a plant-type soul beast..."

Bai Yuan's eyes narrowed; he realized why he felt familiar—the owners of these two voices were his old acquaintances.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang!

They have come to hunt for their first soul ring.

Bai Yuan silently guessed, while also feeling puzzled—how did he, drunk, end up running into the Hunting Soul Forest?

Fortunately, the outcome was good—he not only came to no harm, but also met Bai Yu.

Without thinking much, Bai Yuan glanced in the direction the voice came from; his eyes flickered slightly, and then he cautiously approached Bai Yu.

Bai Yuan had no intention of confronting the two head-on for now; he planned to take Bai Yu away and then develop silently.

Yu Xiaogang's voice gradually faded; it seemed the master and disciple were slowly drifting away.

Bai Yuan step by step slowly approached Bai Yu, daring not to make the slightest extra sound, fearing to attract the two's attention.

But suddenly, a rustling sound came from the forest.

"Xiao San, there's a situation!" Yu Xiaogang said.

Bai Yuan followed the sound and saw a strange creature that looked like a dog, had the size of a pig, stood over 1.5 meters tall, and had a waist roughly the same, running toward his direction.

"Luo San Pao!"

Bai Yuan looked at it and sighed, knowing he couldn't dodge.

(End of chapter)