The Grand Elder continued lecturing Yu Xiaogang tirelessly.
Unfortunately, his words went in one ear and out the other.
Yu Xiaogang merely nodded from time to time, his attention clearly elsewhere.
Seeing the absent-minded expression on his face, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't help but chuckle.
Unlike the Grand Elder, he wasn't worried at all.
After all, he was Yu Xiaogang's father.
No one understood his son better than he did.
If he truly had concerns about Yu Xiaogang's loyalty or future, he would never have allowed him to study at Spirit Hall Academy in the first place.
As these thoughts crossed his mind, Yu Yuanzhen glanced toward Bibi Dong.
The young girl was standing beside Little Dragon, curiously observing the Radiant Elemental Dragon that accompanied Yu Xiaogang.
A mischievous smile appeared on Yu Yuanzhen's face.
"This brat..."
"Not only will he never join Spirit Hall..."
"He might even steal away their future Holy Maiden."
The more he thought about it, the more amused he became.
"Hahaha..."
"I really want to see Qian Xunji's expression when that day comes."
The image alone was enough to brighten his mood.
Still, despite joking about it, Yu Yuanzhen knew the reality.
The chances of Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong actually ending up together were incredibly small.
Not because they lacked feelings for each other.
Not because they weren't compatible.
But because of who they were.
Their identities alone created an almost insurmountable obstacle.
Bibi Dong was destined to become Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden and eventually inherit the position of Supreme Pontiff.
Yu Xiaogang, meanwhile, would almost certainly become the future Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
These weren't ordinary positions.
A marriage between two ordinary nobles was one thing.
A political marriage between powerful families was another.
But a union between the future ruler of Spirit Hall and the future leader of one of the Upper Three Sects?
That was an entirely different matter.
Ordinary political marriages usually involved important individuals who held status but not ultimate authority.
For example, a sect master's daughter marrying the crown prince of an empire.
That kind of arrangement happened all the time.
But Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong were different.
Their positions represented the highest authority within their respective factions.
If they married, countless problems would arise.
Who would hold greater authority?
What would happen if Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect found themselves in conflict?
Would their followers obey their own leaders?
Or would they obey the spouse of their leader?
What if the husband and wife disagreed?
What if political interests clashed?
The implications were enormous.
From a political perspective, it was almost impossible.
Unless one of them willingly gave up power and became little more than a figurehead.
But considering their talent and ambition...
Was that even possible?
Yu Yuanzhen shook his head.
"Xiaogang..."
"You can play around all you want."
"But don't let yourself fall too deeply."
Unfortunately for him...
Reality would eventually prove how wrong he was.
---
Inside the White World.
The current Yu Yuanzhen looked up at the heavenly screen.
Watching his younger self analyze the situation so confidently, he couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
He remembered those thoughts very clearly.
At the time, they had seemed perfectly reasonable.
Under normal circumstances, Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong should never have been able to end up together.
The problem was that neither of them could be considered normal.
Especially Bibi Dong.
Whenever he recalled her actions, Yu Yuanzhen felt his blood pressure rise.
Yu Xiaogang often described her as a "love brain."
At first, Yu Yuanzhen hadn't understood the term.
Now?
He felt it couldn't be more accurate.
For the sake of her feelings for Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong was willing to abandon almost anything.
Status.
Power.
Authority.
Responsibility.
None of it seemed to matter.
If she could spend more time with Yu Xiaogang, she'd gladly hand her work to someone else.
And unfortunately...
His son wasn't much better.
Yu Xiaogang wasn't a love brain.
He was simply lazy.
Or rather, he hated administrative work with every fiber of his being.
Back then, no matter how much Yu Yuanzhen persuaded him, threatened him, or even begged him, Yu Xiaogang absolutely refused to inherit the position of Sect Master.
Eventually, he only accepted the title because he was forced into it.
Then, the moment he became Sect Master, he immediately tried to dump all the responsibilities onto Little Dragon.
The problem was that Little Dragon hated paperwork even more than Yu Xiaogang did.
At first, Little Dragon endured it.
Then it snapped.
Yu Yuanzhen still remembered that day vividly.
The second day after Yu Xiaogang officially inherited the position of Sect Master.
A mountain of documents had been delivered.
Yu Xiaogang casually pushed them all toward Little Dragon.
Little Dragon stared at the paperwork.
Then it stared at Yu Xiaogang.
Then back at the paperwork.
And finally—
Boom!
The entire sect headquarters was reduced to rubble.
At the time, countless elders thought they were under enemy attack.
In reality, Little Dragon had simply reached its limit.
Faced with a son who wanted to dump all his work onto his spirit companion...
And a spirit companion that responded by destroying buildings...
Yu Yuanzhen eventually surrendered.
What else could he do?
In the end, he reluctantly resumed handling all the actual responsibilities himself.
Thus, a bizarre system was born.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect ended up with two Sect Masters.
Yu Xiaogang held the title.
Yu Yuanzhen did the work.
One was the Sect Master in name.
The other was the Sect Master in practice.
To make matters worse, Bibi Dong eventually copied the exact same strategy.
After becoming Supreme Pontiff, she somehow convinced Qian Xunji to continue handling most of Spirit Hall's affairs.
As a result, Spirit Hall also developed a dual-leadership structure.
Bibi Dong held the title.
Qian Xunji did the work.
The two actual leaders spent their days buried in documents.
Meanwhile, the two figurehead leaders spent their time happily flirting.
Every time Yu Yuanzhen thought about it, he felt an overwhelming urge to beat someone.
Especially his son.
Fortunately, Yu Xiaogang eventually contributed something useful.
After seeing how overwhelmed Yu Yuanzhen was, he proposed the creation of a Secretariat Office.
Administrative duties were delegated to specialized personnel.
Only the most important decisions reached the Sect Master.
That innovation significantly reduced Yu Yuanzhen's workload.
Otherwise, he might have truly lost his sanity.
Looking back now, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't help but sigh.
At the time, he had thought he understood everything.
He had believed he could predict his son's future.
What a joke.
He hadn't understood a thing.
After all...
How could an ordinary person possibly predict the actions of a Divine Being?
---
[The video continued.]
After resting for two more days and fully adjusting his condition, Yu Xiaogang finally approached the restrained Radiant Elemental Dragon.
"Wuuuuu—ROAR!"
The dragon struggled violently.
Its enormous eyes were filled with fury and hatred.
If looks could kill, Yu Xiaogang would have died thousands of times already.
Unfortunately for it, hatred alone wasn't enough to change reality.
Without hesitation, Yu Xiaogang raised his weapon and ended its life.
As its life faded away, the Radiant Elemental Dragon looked toward the two spirit rings surrounding Yu Xiaogang.
The resentment in its eyes intensified.
It refused to accept this fate.
A creature as insignificant as Yu Xiaogang should never have been capable of killing it.
Without the protection of those powerful experts nearby, it could have crushed him with a single claw.
Yet in the end...
It was still the one who died.
Filled with unwillingness and hatred, the Radiant Elemental Dragon slowly closed its eyes forever.
A moment later.
A black spirit ring rose from its corpse.
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