Shen Yuan Ring

As Ji Daozhi faced death, he suddenly felt a wet tongue licking his cheek.

He carefully opened his right eye and saw Big Yellow gently licking his cheek.

Big Yellow looked at him with very human-like eyes, baring its teeth and giving him a wicked grin.

"Dahuang, how dare you tease me! I'm going to tell Mother and have her reward you properly." Ji Daoyi's voice became more forceful when he said "reward."

"Alright, Dao Yi, this was all my idea. The purpose was to test your recent cultivation progress. And in such an urgent and dangerous situation, you've already exceeded our expectations." Ji Hai and Ye Li appeared behind Ji Dao Yi without anyone noticing.

"However!" Ji Hai's tone suddenly changed, and he began to summarize the shortcomings of Ji Daoyi in this battle with Da Huang. "Although your performance this time exceeded our expectations, your combat skills were too poor. The use of Yuan Techniques and cultivation methods was very crude. Despite having a movement technique at the Great Completion Realm and an offensive Yuan Technique at the Lesser Completion Realm, you failed to injure the enemy and instead exhausted all your strength in a short time."

Upon hearing his father's words, Ji Daoyi's initial joy turned into sadness, and he became dejected, tears welling up in his eyes.

“Ji Hai, A Yi is still young. To achieve this in his first real combat experience is already beyond what many people can do. This isn’t how you raise a child.” Ye Li stepped forward, picked up Ji Dao Yi, rubbed his head, and glared at Ji Hai as she spoke.

After Ye Li brought Ji Daoyi into the room, he began to examine Ji Daoyi's body, looking at him from left to right.

"Ah Yi, are you hurt anywhere? Is anything bothering you?"

"Mother, I'm fine. Da Huang didn't really hurt me. I was just a little scared. Now that I think about it, although Da Huang looked ferocious and menacing, it never actually attacked me." After regaining his senses, Ji Daoyi realized from his father's words that Da Huang hadn't gone crazy and hadn't intended to hurt him.

He was startled by Da Huang's sudden behavior and didn't react for a moment, actually thinking that Da Huang was going to bite him.

"By the way, Mother, I used all sorts of moves on Big Yellow during the fight. Is it alright now?"

Realizing that all of this was a test, he couldn't help but worry about whether the elemental techniques he had used on Da Huang would cause harm to Da Huang.

"You underestimate our Big Yellow. It's now equivalent to a Nascent Soul Realm demon beast, with thick hide and tough flesh. Your little bit of damage is just a tickle to it. Besides, it only used power equal to your level when it fought you, otherwise..."

"Wow, I never knew Dahuang was so strong. I always thought our Dahuang was just an ordinary big dog."

"Dahuang used to be just an ordinary guard dog. But you often played with it when you were little, so I often fed it various pills. I never expected that Dahuang would really transform into a demon beast. Moreover, it is smarter and more loyal than other demon beasts."

"If you really think about it, Dahuang owes his current success to you."

Ji Daoyi and Da Huang had been playing together since they were little, but Da Huang had never shown his strength as a demon beast in front of him. If it weren't for what happened today, he would still think that Da Huang was just an ordinary big dog.

"Ayi, don't blame your father for his harsh tone; he's only trying to do what's best for you." Ye Li patted Ji Daoyi's head. "As a cultivator, the dangers you'll face in the future will be far more terrifying than they are today. Moreover, you'll be going to the Inheritance Realm a year from now."

“Mother, I know you are doing this so that I can grow up. The hardships we face now are to reduce the bloodshed we will shed later.”

“Ah Yi is so good. Actually, what your father just said is right. You are not yet proficient enough in using Yuan techniques and cultivation methods.”

"Take cultivation techniques for example. They can not only be used during cultivation, but more importantly, you can skillfully use them to restore your Yuan energy during battle. Even if you run out of Yuan energy at the last moment, you can fight for a longer period of time."

Ji Daoyi asked in bewilderment, "Mother, even if I persist for a longer period of time, it won't change my ultimate fate."

Ye Li patted his little head, "You're usually quite smart, how come you've become stupid at this time?"

Ji Daoyi said aggrievedly, "It's all because you always pat my head."

“As long as nothing is set in stone, anything is possible. For example, this time, you said if you could hold out for a few more minutes, no one would have discovered the array barrier outside the courtyard.”

Ji Daoyi suddenly realized: "That's right, as long as someone discovers the barrier, someone will definitely break it, and then I can take the opportunity to escape!"

"So you need to learn how to recover your Yuan energy during battle, and keep your Yuan energy as abundant as possible."

"I understand, Mother."

"That's just one point. Your ability to coordinate the use of your elemental techniques is also very poor. You can't use your movement techniques and attack elemental techniques in sync every time, and there are even gaps in the process."

"Of course, none of this is your fault, after all, you've only just started cultivating!"

"Therefore, before the selection, you will train your skills and techniques with Da Huang every morning, and you can arrange your time freely in the afternoon."

"Make sure to complete the mission."

"Of course, there are rewards too. As long as you can skillfully use the techniques and Yuan skills, I will reward you with a sword technique. This is a high-level Yellow-rank sword technique. When it is perfected, its power is comparable to a low-level Profound-rank Yuan skill."

Upon hearing about the reward, Ji Dao happily hugged Ye Li and said, "Thank you, Mother. I knew you were the best to me. I will definitely not let you down."

After a while, Ye Li led Ji Daoyi out of the room.

"Dahuang, I didn't expect you to be so strong. From now on, I'll have to rely on you. Mother said you have to practice with me until you can use the techniques and elemental skills proficiently." Ji Daoyi stroked Dahuang's head and said softly.

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Upon hearing Da Huang's voice, Ji Daoyi said happily, "So you agree."

the other side,

"Hai, do you think we're being too cruel? A-Yi is only ten years old and has only been cultivating for less than two months. We're being so strict with him."

“Ali, I didn’t want this either. Since Daoyi has embarked on the path of cultivation, he will face this challenge sooner or later. If we, as his parents, spoil him and fail to temper him at this time, we will truly harm him. How can parents not want their children to live a carefree life? Blame it on us for not being strong enough.”

"I just couldn't bear to see him working so hard and pushing himself so desperately. I've been watching his cultivation closely lately. His talent and comprehension are top-notch, even in Zhongzhou." Ye Li gazed at Ji Daoyi, who was playing with Da Huang in the distance, lost in thought.