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"Senior." Sensing Xue Aotian's aura, Zhou Weiqing opened the door to welcome him.
At the same time, he also spotted the familiar figure of Su Wen.
And along with them, a very fat man who wore a look of immense satisfaction, his eyes constantly scanning Zhou Weiqing from head to toe.
"Grandmaster Su."
Zhou Weiqing bowed to Su Wen.
Although his recent experiences had been filled with continuous ups and downs, he was still well aware of the major changes that had occurred across the mainland during this time.
The Academy had been established, and Grandmaster Su had founded this sacred land, pioneering the academic world and making monumental contributions to the development of the Heavenly Jewel Master community.
In particular, having obtained a portrait of Su Wen through the Academy's networks, Zhou Weiqing had long since confirmed that the Grandmaster Su who founded the Academy was the very same Su Wen who had helped awaken his jewels and had told him to call him Grandmaster Su.
It was only then that Zhou Weiqing truly understood the weight behind the title "Grandmaster Su."
Seeing Su Wen again now, Zhou Weiqing called him Grandmaster Su with deep, genuine emotion and utmost respect.
Su Wen nodded.
At this moment, his mental strength had already swept into the room, sensing Tian'er's aura.
"Seniors, please come in."
Although Zhou Weiqing didn't know who the strange fat man staring at him was, he could still sense the terrifying aura radiating from him, so he treated him with the same respect as a senior.
A weakened little white tiger was curled up inside the room.
"Tian'er ended up like this because she rashly used power beyond her own limits to block an attack from a Heavenly King of the Heavenly Demon Cult. I'm not clear on how that power erupted at the time, but it undoubtedly has something to do with this brat. Moreover, even though she blocked the attack, Tian'er was also invaded by that Heavenly King's Heavenly Dao Energy-level Evil Heavenly Energy," Xue Aotian explained.
Although the Divine attribute had a countering effect against the non-primordial Evil attribute of the Heavenly Demon Cult, under absolute strength and cultivation realms, this counter would instead be suppressed.
Under the taint of evil, Tian'er's Divine source had actually come under assault, triggering a series of symptoms that left her currently in critical, life-threatening condition.
Zhou Weiqing had been using their mutual Fusion Skill to alleviate Tian'er's symptoms, while simultaneously using his own Evil attribute to continuously drain and absorb that evil energy within her body. However, this only served to soothe her condition slightly.
Zhou Weiqing was merely a Heavenly Master.
Tian'er was a Heavenly Zong, and the evil energy infecting her came from a Heavenly King.
Even if the core essence of their four-attribute fusion was incredibly high, they still hadn't managed to fuse Saint Energy yet, so its effectiveness against Heavenly Dao Energy was minimal.
"Your Excellency, I wonder if my daughter's condition can be treated?"
Xue Aotian's voice finally showed a tremor of emotion.
When it concerned his own daughter, he no longer held that transcendent, detached aura, instead appearing just like an ordinary father.
"It can be treated."
Su Wen nodded.
Given Tian'er's situation, treating her wouldn't be difficult.
Xue Aotian was a Heavenly God, yet he hadn't personally stepped in to heal her. The main reason was the entanglement between that Heavenly King's Evil-attributed Heavenly Dao Energy and the semi-fused Saint Energy inside Tian'er's body.
She had been heavily injured and invaded by this evil Heavenly Dao Energy while in a state of semi-fusing Saint Energy. Now that she had fallen out of that state, the energies were essentially clashing directly within her source. She was at an absolute disadvantage, yet because of the prior existence of that semi-Saint Energy state, it made it incredibly difficult for Xue Aotian to intervene.
It could be said that while Tian'er was in that semi-fused Saint Energy state, she herself possessed a portion of the Evil attribute. This portion of the attribute originated from Zhou Weiqing, and it had then been corroded by this external evil Heavenly Dao Energy, causing their sources to become intertwined.
At this point, even though they had exited the fusion state, their sources remained entangled.
Xue Aotian could certainly force his way in, but if he used his Divine-attributed power to dissolve that portion of evil energy, it would be difficult to guarantee the safety of the part of Tian'er's source that was intertwined with it.
It was also because he realized Zhou Weiqing could assist Tian'er in entering that state that Xue Aotian had delayed, letting Zhou Weiqing use time to gradually wear down the evil Heavenly Dao Energy inside her.
However, Su Wen could solve this problem very easily.
Wasn't this the greatest utility of the Copying Technique, which was the transcription of book pages?
Tian'er's power was weak, but Su Wen could assist her in condensing an even stronger Divine-attributed Heavenly Energy.
This would strengthen Tian'er's own power, making it naturally easier to contend with this Evil-attributed Heavenly Dao Energy.
Furthermore, Su Wen's transcribed book pages could also directly merge into Tian'er's body to guide that stream of Evil-attributed energy.
With Su Wen's primordial Evil attribute coupled with the same level of Heavenly Dao Energy, plus his Divine attribute, he could also directly assist Tian'er in rapidly eliminating this portion of evil energy.
"Mountain Lord, why don't we let Zhou Weiqing continue helping her resist the erosion of this power? I will bless Zhou Weiqing with my power, controlling the level of reinforcement. This can help her maintain her current state--it won't worsen, but it won't improve either."
Hearing Su Wen's suggestion, Xue Aotian frowned instantly.
He wasn't questioning Su Wen.
On the contrary, as one of the top figures in the world, Xue Aotian understood Su Wen's meaning in a split second.
"This is an opportunity," Su Wen said calmly.
Xue Aotian also understood what Su Wen meant.
It was nothing more than using this chance to let Tian'er utilize Zhou Weiqing's power to digest this Evil-attributed energy.
During the confrontation, she could perceive the core essence of Heavenly Dao Energy while digesting this portion of evil energy. Perhaps this could serve as a medium to make her fusion with Zhou Weiqing even deeper.
Both of them possessed two of the great Saint attributes. If Tian'er's own constitution could use this Heavenly King's evil Heavenly Dao Energy as a bridge to become more compatible with the Evil attribute, she could thereby inherit Zhou Weiqing's Evil attribute, which was comparable to a Saint attribute.
Even if she didn't fully inherit it, just becoming more compatible would be enough to allow Tian'er to gain far more benefits during their fusion.
There was also the degree of fusion.
Xue Aotian could also sense that Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er's Fusion Skill hadn't truly displayed its full potential because Zhou Weiqing was simply too weak.
"Through this process, Zhou Weiqing can also progress faster. Both sides will find a blessing in disguise," Su Wen said smoothly.
Xue Aotian felt a bit irritated.
It wasn't that he didn't understand, but hearing these words from Su Wen still vexed him.
Tian'er was his daughter. How could a father think about letting his daughter suffer a bit more just to plot for benefits under such circumstances?
The only thing that made it acceptable to Xue Aotian was that this would allow Tian'er to better break through to Heavenly Dao Energy, serving as an opportunity. But the moment Su Wen mentioned that this would allow a brat like Zhou Weiqing to gain some sort of benefit, Xue Aotian felt inexplicably displeased.
His daughter suffers, while this brat gets the benefits.
How genuinely frustrating.
Zhou Weiqing inexplicably shivered, a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.
He swallowed hard, his eyes filled with a trace of confusion as he looked at Su Wen and Xue Aotian.
They clearly meant that he might have a stroke of good fortune coming up, so why did he have such an ominous premonition?
"Hehe, raising cultivation is good. Increasing it to the level of a High Heavenly Zun sooner will make it easier to inherit this old man's ultimate skills." Long Shiya listened from the side, feeling thoroughly delighted in his heart.
"Let's go with what Your Excellency says, then." In the end, Xue Aotian chose to strive for this opportunity on Tian'er's behalf.
Su Wen nodded.
With a wave of his right hand, a page of the Heavenly Book merged into Zhou Weiqing's body.
"Execute the Fusion Skill with Tian'er. With your current level of Heavenly Energy, you should be able to truly fuse Saint Energy out," Su Wen said to Zhou Weiqing.
Saint Energy?
What was that?
Xue Aotian frowned, hearing this term for the very first time.