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The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's movements were not slow.
On just the third day after Su Wen's appearance in the Great Spirit Arena, he was informed by the staff that someone wished to see him.
Quite a few people had wanted to see Su Wen over the past two days—a thousand-year second ring, after all, was a big deal—but the staff wouldn't accommodate just anyone's request.
Now, upon further inquiry, Su Wen learned the identity of the other party from the staff.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
And the reason they were a day late wasn't that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's intelligence was slow, nor that they didn't value Su Wen.
Su Wen was incomparably surprised, because the one meeting him this time was none other than the Clan Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, Ning Fengzhi.
For the Clan Master to come personally, it showed the extent of their sincerity.
"Su Wen, I am Ning Fengzhi, the Clan Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan."
"Greetings, Clan Master Ning."
Looking at the eleven-year-old boy before him, who was neither servile nor overbearing, Ning Fengzhi felt a wave of emotion.
He waved his hand and said, "I am also the current Crown Prince's teacher. I was just chatting with him about you yesterday. He mentioned that you call him Big Brother Xue. In that case, you can just call me Uncle Ning."
Hearing this, Su Wen was quite impressed.
As expected of the man who built the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan into what it is today.
"Then, hello, Uncle Ning."
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was extravagantly wealthy, the richest clan on the entire Douluo Continent. Su Wen would naturally not refuse an opportunity to build a closer relationship with its leader.
"Mm." Ning Fengzhi's expression was gentle, and he revealed a hint of a smile. "In that case, I'll call you Little Wen from now on."
He paused, not rushing to his true purpose. Instead, he asked with concern whether Su Wen's cultivation at the academy was proceeding smoothly.
"My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, if nothing else, possesses the most comprehensive collection of cultivation experience for all kinds of spirits."
Ning Fengzhi could pat his chest and guarantee this.
Because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's direct bloodline, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, consisted of auxiliary-type Spirit Masters, they required the protection of combat Spirit Masters. Thus, the clan recruited an extremely complex and diverse array of power-attack, defense, and control-type Spirit Masters.
And in cultivating these Spirit Masters, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was able to provide a level of support in no way inferior to any other clan or family, which showed its deep foundation.
On the entire Douluo Continent, besides Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan likely had the deepest research into spirit cultivation.
In certain aspects, such as spirit evolution, Spirit Hall might not even be able to compare.
"With the guidance of Teacher Xiao Zhan and Teacher Qin Ming, my cultivation in all areas is proceeding very smoothly." Su Wen did not try to "climb the pole" (take advantage of the situation). It wasn't appropriate to try and "fleece" too much on their first meeting.
First, he would reap a small benefit regarding the details of his thousand-year second ring. He wasn't in a hurry for the rest; there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
His main goal was to establish a long-term, steady relationship.
"Little Wen, I heard that your second spirit ring is a thousand-year one. Would it be possible for Uncle Ning to see it?" Ning Fengzhi asked.
Su Wen nodded, very straightforwardly. "Of course, Uncle Ning. It's just releasing my spirit rings."
He summoned his spirit. The magnificent Heavenly Book floated in front of him, and two spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, rose from his feet, pulsing slowly around his body.
Ning Fengzhi's gaze fixed on that second spirit ring.
Purple!
However, he did not lose his composure. After observing the second ring, his gaze shifted to focus primarily on Su Wen's spirit itself.
Looking at that splendid Book Spirit, covered in purple patterns and emitting a unique aura, his expression finally changed.
He seemed even more amazed by this than by the thousand-year second ring itself.
"Your spirit's level of development is extremely high... it's perfect!"
In just two short days, Ning Fengzhi had already investigated Su Wen's registration data within Spirit Hall.
Although Spirit Hall had classified many details about Su Wen's movements and his entry into their organization, his basic registration information, from his awakening to his current advancements, was not heavily concealed.
The more you do, the more mistakes you make.
If they had altered too much, the discrepancies would have been numerous, and people would have noticed something was amiss.
The results Ning Fengzhi found were accurate. When Su Wen's spirit had just awakened, it was registered as a very ordinary Book Spirit.
Even its appearance was plain.
And yet, after just two spirit rings, Su Wen's Book Spirit had already transformed into its current state.
"As expected of a Book Spirit Master." His sigh contained heartfelt admiration and envy.
"You Book Spirit Masters' development of your spirits is truly eye-opening. The Book Spirit's development path is practically the broadest of any spirit type on the continent."
This was a fact.
There were even agility-attack type Book Spirit Masters in existence.
Of course, those who managed to achieve greatness with a Book Spirit were all the best of the best, and each of those top-tier Book Spirit Masters had their own unique characteristics.
Su Wen caught a detail in Ning Fengzhi's words: Book Spirit Masters seem to have an easier time developing their spirits.
He raised this point and expressed his confusion.
"This is due to the spirit's characteristic. A Book Spirit's 'versatility' is very strong, making it easier to develop. But the difficulty is also high, as a Book Spirit is innately fragile," Ning Fengzhi explained in an elder's tone. "Of course, the true key to spirit development is the Spirit Master. The Spirit Master is the foundation.
If a Spirit Master doesn't want to walk the path of a combat Spirit Master, even if you train them in that direction, it will only be counterproductive and you won't achieve the ideal results.
The Book Spirit itself also influences the Spirit Master. Most Spirit Masters who awaken a Book Spirit are, in fact, interested in learning and don't have a strong desire for combat.
Only those Book Spirit Masters with special life experiences, with a particular obsession for combat, find that their spirit's development towards the combat path is exceptionally smooth. One could even say they achieve twice the results with half the effort."
To put it plainly, it all depended on the Spirit Master.
The same Book Spirit, in different hands, would have a different suitable development path.
"I see. Thank you, Uncle Ning, for clearing my confusion." Su Wen 'had a sudden realization' and thanked Ning Fengzhi.
At this, Ning Fengzhi found it a bit hard not to smile.
This Su Wen... is interesting.
He had also learned a great deal about Su Wen from the Crown Prince.
He had heard of Su Wen's attainments in cultivation theory.
The Crown Prince hadn't revealed Su Wen's specific achievements, but he had indicated that Su Wen had very strong opinions on cultivation theory.
Su Wen himself would never have guessed that the Crown Prince would share his information with Ning Fengzhi like this.
"Little Wen, is it convenient for you to share the details of when you absorbed that second spirit ring?"
Su Wen thought for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, it's like this..."
In his explanation to Ning Fengzhi, Su Wen chose his words to be a bit more detailed and "truer" than the version he had given to the three education committee members.
"Monkey wine... physique..." Ning Fengzhi lowered his head, pondering Su Wen's words, feeling like something was still missing.
Suddenly, he looked up and asked Su Wen, "Little Wen, I remember that your second spirit ring is of the spiritual attribute, correct?"
"That's right." Su Wen nodded.
He didn't know why Ning Fengzhi was asking this.
But he knew... someone was about to start filling in the blanks on his lie.
(End of this chapter)