Chapter 18: The Golden Egg

Chapter 18: The Golden Egg

"Ding! System issues a task."

[Task Description: Expand the number of disciples in the sect.]

[Task Content: Recruit seven disciples (currently recruited three).]

[Task Reward: One current most needed treasure chest, 10,000 points of moral integrity.]

Bai Yuan looked at the new task but didn't pay much attention to it. He opened his attribute panel.

[Host: Bai Yuan]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Ninth Layer]

[Items: Foundation Establishment Pill Formula, Current Most Needed Treasure Chest]

[Special Skills: Junior Alchemist, Junior Artificer, Junior Formation Master, Junior Talisman Master]

[Number of Disciples: 3]

[Bound Disciple: Bai Yu (Current Binding Limit: 1) (After binding a disciple, when the disciple advances, the host will also gain the same level of cultivation.)]

[Moral Integrity Points: 15,300]

[Store: Click to open]

[Current Task 1: Refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, Reward: Junior Alchemist, 1,000 points of moral integrity.]

[Current Task 2: Break through the Foundation Establishment Stage, Reward: Increase the bound disciple limit by 2, 10,000 points of moral integrity.]

[Current Task 3: Recruit seven disciples (currently recruited three), Reward: One current most needed treasure chest, 10,000 points of moral integrity.]

"It looks like I have to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage to have enough moral integrity points to exchange for the 'Great Dream Immortal Technique,'" Bai Yuan murmured.

The "Great Dream Immortal Technique" cost 20,000 moral integrity points, and now there were no other tasks available except for breaking through the Foundation Establishment Stage or recruiting four more disciples.

Compared to recruiting disciples, Bai Yuan thought it would be easier to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill and help Bai Yu break through.

After all, most weak soul beasts didn't have awakened intelligence, and powerful soul beasts wouldn't become his disciples. It was also too difficult to recruit humans as his disciples. He had offended the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and there was always a possibility that a Title Douluo would come knocking on his door.

Ning Rongrong watched Xiao Wu being "buried alive" and subconsciously swallowed her saliva, feeling grateful that she wasn't the one facing this fate.

"Serves her right! She called me a coward afraid of death!" Ning Rongrong cursed in her heart, then ran to Bai Yuan's side and hugged his arm.

"Bai Young Master, am I considered your fiancée now?" Ning Rongrong tried to make her voice sound sweeter and more harmless.

From the way Bai Yuan treated Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong knew that he wasn't a person who was infatuated with beauty; otherwise, he wouldn't have suppressed Xiao Wu mercilessly.

Since beauty was of no use, Ning Rongrong decided to approach him from another angle.

Bai Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at the extremely cute girl beside him. He tried to calm her down, "As long as you don't cause trouble."

Ning Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief, "I promise not to cause trouble. I promise that if you tell me to go east, I won't go west."

"Then go find Bai Yu to teach you cooking," Bai Yuan said.

Ning Rongrong's expression froze, and she let go of Bai Yuan's hand and went back to Bai Yu's side, saying, "Bai Yu, little sister, can you teach me how to cook and stir-fry?"

Bai Yu had an expressionless face, "I'm older than you, call me sister."

Ning Rongrong looked at the white-haired loli in front of her, who was spouting nonsense with a serious face, and laughed, "I'm your master's fiancée. Shouldn't you call me Master's wife?"

Without looking up, Bai Yu turned and walked towards the kitchen upstairs.

"Wait until Master marries you."

Bai Yu knew her master very well, and she also knew that Bai Yuan was just comforting Ning Rongrong to make her behave. So she didn't take it seriously.

At night, after Bai Yuan had eaten the meal Bai Yu prepared and had Ning Rongrong finish the food he cooked, the master and disciple left the place.

Bai Yuan didn't plan to open the current most needed treasure chest for now because it could be life-saving.

As for helping his second disciple, the Tree Spirit, to take human form, Bai Yuan thought it wasn't urgent. He couldn't bind a second disciple at the moment; everything could wait until he reached the Foundation Establishment Stage.

As he watched Bai Yuan and Bai Yu leave through the door.

Ning Rongrong's heart was restless and uneasy, especially after half an hour, an hour, and two hours had passed...

She could barely resist the urge to push the door open and leave.

"Hold on, hold on, I must hold on. This is definitely intentional by Bai Yuan. It's a trap, a test of my determination!"

"Outside is still the Star Dou Forest. As a support-type soul master, there's no way I can survive if I leave." Ning Rongrong muttered to herself, trying to restrain her desire for freedom.

On the other side, Bai Yuan was leading Bai Yu in the Star Dou Forest, searching for the herbs to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Over the years, Bai Yuan and Bai Yu had already collected almost all the various herbs needed to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill. The only one missing was the main ingredient.

As they searched for the herbs in the forest while avoiding soul beasts, it was evident that they were experts in this field and appeared very skilled.

Suddenly, after confirming that there were no soul beasts nearby, Bai Yu spoke up, "Master, aren't you worried that your fiancée might run away?"

Bai Yuan glanced at his seemingly mischievous disciple and said indifferently, "We've been living together for six years. Shouldn't you already know what your master is thinking?"

Bai Yu smiled and asked playfully, "What is the master thinking? Do you have feelings for me?"

Bai Yu covered her small mouth and had a look of realization, "Right, my appearance was created by you. You probably made me look like your favorite, right?"

Bai Yuan almost fell to the ground with a thud.

But listening to Bai Yu's words, he felt a bit embarrassed. It was true that he had initially shaped her to look like his favorite appearance. However, due to some other reasons, she ended up becoming a loli version, which resulted in her inability to grow up now.

Feeling pity, Bai Yuan glanced at Bai Yu and then affectionately patted her head. He continued walking without saying a word.

Over the past few years, they had explored the surrounding areas thoroughly, but they still hadn't found the main ingredient they needed. So this time, they planned to venture deeper into the forest.

Of course, given their current strength, Bai Yuan and Bai Yu didn't dare to go too deep. They would only stay in the area with ten thousand-year soul beasts at most.

After searching for the whole night, they didn't find anything valuable. Instead, they were attacked by several thousand-year soul beasts along the way.

However, with their current level of strength, dealing with these beasts was a piece of cake for Bai Yuan and Bai Yu.

"Master, is it okay for you to stay up all night with your disciple like this?" Bai Yu, who didn't want to walk anymore, lay on Bai Yuan's back and asked.

Bai Yuan replied calmly, "What's wrong with that? More eyes mean more opportunities. If I didn't see something, you might notice it, and we won't waste time going in the wrong direction."

Bai Yu huffed and said, "Master, you've been searching for so many years without finding anything. It's not a good idea to continue searching aimlessly like this!"

"Then tell me how to search?" Bai Yuan asked in return.

Bai Yu remained silent and continued to lie on his shoulder.

Suddenly, Bai Yu pointed to a white flower not far away and said, "Master, does that white flower look like the Heavenly Spirit Flower you've been looking for?"

Bai Yuan turned to look and saw a pure white flower blooming in a tree hollow, next to which was a colorful egg with a golden background.

"What kind of soul beast's egg is that?" Bai Yuan remained cautious in his heart.