Bi Bi Dong stood rigidly straight by the window, her expression obscured in the shadows of the window frame.
Before Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er could say anything more, Bi Bi Dong looked down at them and coldly commanded, "Keep quiet. Come up and wait outside."
With those words, her figure vanished from the window.
"..."
Jin Yue'er's face still showed traces of timidity as she couldn't help but glance at Qian Renxue beside her. "Sister Xue, should we go up?"
"Of course!" Qian Renxue nodded emphatically, unable to suppress a laugh.
The laughter might have seemed inexplicable, but that was only from Jin Yue'er's perspective. After persisting for over a year, they were finally seeing some results, weren't they?
From initially struggling to even step through this door, to coming and going freely... to occasionally facing each other without being driven away or met with disgust... and now, even being actively summoned upstairs by her mother!
How could this not make Qian Renxue feel happy?
"Let's go, Yue'er! We're going up!" Qian Renxue smiled, firmly grasping Jin Yue'er's small hand and striding forward without hesitation.
"Sister Xue, slow down~" Jin Yue'er stumbled as she followed.
Ten months had passed, and her complexion had improved significantly—rosy and glowing, with no trace of her previous sickly pallor. It was clear she would grow into a beauty.
When they reached the upstairs room, Jin Yue'er looked at the two closed doors and couldn't help but ask, "Sister Xue, is Ye Tian still sleeping? Should we knock?"
"When have you ever seen Ye Tian sleep in?" Qian Renxue shot Jin Yue'er an exasperated look.
"How would I know? I've never slept with Ye Tian before..." Jin Yue'er murmured softly, her face flushing.
"..." Qian Renxue sighed, rendered speechless.
Pulling Jin Yue'er along, she sat down on the sofa. "We'd better wait here. Ye Tian is probably still cultivating on Mom's bed."
"Ah?!" Jin Yue'er's eyes widened in shock, and she couldn't help but glance toward Bi Bi Dong's door.
Ye Tian! On the Holy Maiden's bed?!
Were they sleeping together?
Stunned, Jin Yue'er looked around frantically before finally settling her gaze on Qian Renxue. She opened her mouth to ask—
"Mmph!" Qian Renxue promptly covered that 'voracious' cherry-like mouth.
"Yue'er, you'd better not say anything!"
"Mmph mmph~" Jin Yue'er shook her head vigorously but couldn't escape Qian Renxue's mouth-covering tactic.
Her eyes darted around twice before her small hand shot directly toward Qian Renxue's armpit.
"Ahaha! Yue'er..." Caught off guard, Qian Renxue lost her composure.
Amidst her exclamations, she was directly tackled onto the sofa by Jin Yue'er.
"Silence!" A cold, angry cry rang out.
The living room suddenly fell quiet!
Qian Renxue, who had just flipped over to pin Jin Yue'er down and prepare for retaliation, abruptly halted her movements. Jin Yue'er, about to bare her 'fangs,' froze as well.
The two girls stared at each other, bewildered.
"If you make any more noise, get out!" Bi Bi Dong's voice came again, completely dispelling their confusion.
They didn't dare disobey.
They could only obediently rise and sit properly side by side on the sofa.
Even Qian Renxue couldn't help but wonder what exactly Ye Tian was doing in the room.
The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passed.
Jin Yue'er leaned against Qian Renxue's shoulder, bored out of her mind. "Sister Xue, how much longer do we have to wait? Did the Holy Maiden coax Ye Tian to sleep?"
"Alright, stop talking. Just wait a little longer."
Qian Renxue had completely lost the desire to correct Jin Yue'er anymore. It felt like the more she tried to explain, the more complicated it became.
——
In Bi Bi Dong's room.
The movements from the washroom were extremely faint. A graceful figure soon emerged, fully dressed and barefoot, making no sound as she stepped on the floor.
Just by smelling the pill fragrance permeating the air, Bi Bi Dong could accurately determine whether Ye Tian had successfully broken through.
"It seems almost done," Bi Bi Dong murmured.
The pill fragrance in the air had reached its peak intensity and showed no signs of fading, having stabilized completely.
As Bi Bi Dong sat on the edge of the bed beside Ye Tian, the soul power within his body surged as expected, instantly breaking through to level 19!
Ten months, three consecutive breakthroughs.
In just over a year and three months since awakening his Martial Soul, he had become a level 19 Support-type Soul Master. Truly unimaginable.
If that child hadn't learned about the effects of Whale Jelly, even with her so-called God-given Soul Power, she would undoubtedly have been surpassed by Ye Tian!
Bi Bi Dong even felt that the Whale Jelly had only slightly delayed the time it took for Ye Tian to surpass Qian Renxue.
Whether breaking through to level 17, 18, or even the current level 19, Ye Tian consistently took about three months each time!
This stable breakthrough speed was what shocked her the most.
The pill fragrance converged toward the bed, transforming into a thick, milky-white mist that retracted back into Ye Tian's body.
The Flawless Nascent Pill dissipated in Ye Tian's palm as his obsidian-like eyes slowly opened, filled with profound joy.
"Did you break through?" a gentle voice sounded by his ear.
Bi Bi Dong gazed at Ye Tian's tender face, radiant with a faint smile—her attitude toward him was completely different from how she treated Qian Renxue and the others.
"Yes," Ye Tian nodded, lifting his gaze.
The cold yet beautiful face before him still managed to astonish him from time to time.
"Not bad~" Bi Bi Dong, having already prepared herself mentally, offered a light praise before calmly advising, "Then, over the next three months, you should start considering the matter of your second Spirit Ring."
"Don't worry, Teacher," Ye Tian chuckled lightly, confident. "I've been flipping through the Soul Beast Bestiary you gave me every day."
"That's for the best," Bi Bi Dong nodded slightly, her eyes filled with curiosity.
She had been looking forward to Ye Tian's second Soul Skill for a long time.
A smile graced her beautiful face as she leisurely remarked, "I hope you can bring me another little surprise."
"I can't guarantee that. Surprise and shock are often separated by a thin line," Ye Tian shrugged helplessly.
Although he had a direction in mind, soul hunting also depended on luck, and the generation of Soul Skills was probabilistic. He could only try to get as close to the answer as possible.
"Oh? Since when did you learn to be humble?" Bi Bi Dong teased.
"What else can I do? Who told my teacher to be looking forward to seeing me make a fool of myself?" Ye Tian retorted irritably.
Placing his hands on the bed, he nimbly jumped to the floor.
"Hmph! Taking kindness for ill intent!" Bi Bi Dong snorted coldly before rising to her feet and heading toward the door.
"Consider yourself lucky. I'm on a mission outside today and don't have time to chat with you here. I'm leaving now."
"Alright, take care on your way, Teacher!"
Ye Tian raised his hand to bid farewell to Bi Bi Dong.
"By the way, those two children are waiting for you outside. It seems that sickly one has also become a true Soul Master."
With those words, Bi Bi Dong pulled open the door and left.