Qian Renxue nodded in satisfaction, looking at the information in her hand. At this point, she was completely sure that Pei Qing was truly a genius she had stumbled upon by sheer luck.
"Since he's not a spy sent by someone else, we can confidently nurture him."
The reason Qian Renxue was worried that a top-tier genius like Pei Qing might be a spy was precisely because she herself was a spy. She wouldn't feel at ease without investigating him.
"Young Master, do you need your subordinate to take him to hunt for a spirit ring tomorrow?"
Serpent Lance Douluo cautiously glanced at Qian Renxue, and noticing her good mood, he quickly spoke up.
Having been by Qian Renxue's side for so many years, Serpent Lance Douluo knew very well what kind of person his Young Master was.
Such a top-tier genius probably held a much more important position in her heart than he did.
When interacting with that young man in the future, he would have to be extra careful.
"If Serpent Lance goes hunting for a spirit ring, then your subordinate must stay behind to protect your safety, Young Master."
The tall and muscular Porcupinefish Douluo, standing beside him, spoke in a muffled voice.
"Tomorrow, I plan to personally take Pei Qing to hunt for a spirit ring. I will use this opportunity to let everyone in Heaven Dou City know that Pei Qing is my person."
Qian Renxue, having been an undercover agent for so many years, was not without her own methods.
At this moment, she intended to personally take Pei Qing to hunt for a spirit ring, also using this opportunity to let everyone in Heaven Dou City know how much she valued Pei Qing, declaring Pei Qing as her person, so that everyone would clearly understand that she was deeply bound to Pei Qing.
"For the Young Master to go personally, that young man is truly fortunate!"
"Young Master's wisdom is unparalleled. With you advising him, he will surely find a perfect spirit ability."
Serpent Lance Douluo spoke softly, his tone filled with flattery for Qian Renxue.
"Pei Qing possesses a top-tier martial soul; he is worthy of my personal attendance."
"You two go prepare; don't mess things up."
Qian Renxue waved her hand, directly indicating that Serpent Lance and Porcupinefish, the two Titled Douluo, could leave.
"Yes!"
Serpent Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, without the slightest hesitation, turned and left in response to Qian Renxue's command.
After leaving Qian Renxue's room, Porcupinefish curiously looked at Serpent Lance Douluo.
"You seemed to be flattering the Young Master just now, didn't you?"
Serpent Lance Douluo snorted coldly, his eyes somewhat complex, but in the end, he said nothing.
Why flatter the Young Master? It couldn't be simpler; it was entirely because...
He, Serpent Lance, yearned for progress too much.
The night passed just like that.
Early the next morning, Xue Qinghe had already appeared outside Pei Qing's room.
Today, he had changed into a palace gown, but it wasn't particularly different from the one he wore yesterday.
"Brother Xue, are we going to Sunset Forest?"
Inside the carriage, Pei Qing and Xue Qinghe sat opposite each other.
Pei Qing looked at Xue Qinghe across from him and asked curiously.
Sunset Forest, located not far from Heaven Dou City, although not as complete in spirit beast species as the Star Dou Great Forest, was still sufficient for a spirit master like Pei Qing.
"That's right, we are indeed going to Sunset Forest."
"Xiao Qing, your martial soul is the Golden Crow, possessing both sacred and fire attributes. So, what kind of spirit beast do you think we should choose for your first spirit ring?"
Xue Qinghe revealed a gentle smile. He decided to give Pei Qing his first lesson: the choice of a spirit ring.
Some spirit masters from commoner backgrounds often didn't know what kind of spirit beast to hunt, and ended up absorbing spirit beasts with conflicting attributes, resulting in weak spirit abilities.
Since Pei Qing had become one of his own, he naturally wouldn't neglect to teach Pei Qing these fundamental things.
"Brother Xue, my martial soul is the Golden Crow, so I want to choose a fire-attributed avian spirit beast as my first martial soul."
"At the same time, I also want my first spirit ability to be a purely enhancement type."
Pei Qing possessed the Golden Crow martial soul, inherently having the ability to control the True Sun Fire, so he wasn't lacking in offensive means.
Moreover, the deeper a spirit master cultivated, the weaker the previous spirit abilities' enhancements became.
If the first spirit ability was chosen for offense, it might truly become useless at the Titled Douluo level, perhaps only being used once in dozens of battles.
Therefore, the best choice was to directly stack enhancement types, and then choose pure offensive spirit abilities after becoming stronger in the future.
"You want your first spirit ability to be an enhancement-type spirit ability? Not bad, a very mature idea."
Xue Qinghe was very satisfied. He picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and nodded in appreciation.
"In that case, we'll follow your wishes, but there's still one more thing to add. Do you know what it is?"
Xue Qinghe put down the teacup, a slight smile playing on his lips, looking at Pei Qing with an air of testing him.
"Please tell me, Brother Xue?"
Pei Qing pondered for a while, but ultimately couldn't come up with an answer. He felt that his considerations were already thorough enough, and there shouldn't be anything else to add.
"Bloodline!"
"Although this is the first time I've seen your Golden Crow, I can still feel its power. Such a martial soul must have extremely high requirements for bloodline."
"Therefore, when we choose a spirit beast this time, we must find one with a relatively high bloodline level. This will not only ensure the power of the spirit ability but also ensure that your martial soul will not be degraded by those impure, trashy spirit beasts."
Xue Qinghe spoke softly, explaining that these were experiences summarized by generations of martial soul masters.
Most spirit masters from commoner backgrounds were unaware of this, so it was perfectly normal in his eyes that Pei Qing hadn't considered bloodline.
Bloodline, huh!
Pei Qing suddenly thought of Tang Wulin, Tang San's son, who, twenty thousand years later, seemed to have crushed his way through relying on the Golden Dragon King's bloodline.
It seems I really need to consider bloodline in the future. I still know too little. It looks like besides cultivating, I also need to read more books.
"Thank you, Brother Xue. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have considered this."
"Maybe I would have just hunted and absorbed a suitable one directly."
Pei Qing was sincerely grateful. His current martial soul was still just the Golden Crow. If he absorbed some spirit beasts with impure bloodlines, leading to an inability to evolve into a Three-legged Golden Crow, that would be truly tragic.
For example, a certain Master Yu might have been unable to evolve his martial soul due to absorbing spirit beasts with impure bloodlines, ultimately only serving as a fusion tool.
"No need to be so polite. Since you've joined my Crown Prince's Mansion and call me Brother Xue, I consider you my younger brother."
"So there's no need for us to be so formal with each other."
Xue Qinghe looked at Pei Qing, his eyes gentle. A top-tier genius, sent to his side, and so young.
It seemed there was truly no problem with him raising him as a younger brother.
Sunset Forest
The closest spirit beast gathering place to Heaven Dou City!