Hearing the Grand Tutor's words, Ye Ling sighed slightly, finally understanding why the Dragon Emperor was willing to pay such a high price to extend an olive branch to him.
In a sense, he did indeed have two terrifying individuals backing him.
Before Ye Ling arrived at the Origin Upper Realm, he thought that Good and Evil were top-tier supreme experts who could hold a place in the Origin Upper Realm.
However, after arriving at the Origin Upper Realm, Ye Ling suddenly realized that his thoughts were a bit naive.
The Lord of the Upper Realm was already a top-tier supreme expert qualified to contend for the Source of Seeds in the Origin Upper Realm, and Bai Qing, who was killed by the Lord of the Upper Realm, was the Saint of Medicine in the Origin Upper Realm. The ointment he made could even become a national treasure.
Yet, even top-tier supreme experts like the Lord of the Upper Realm and Bai Qing were like playthings in front of Good and Evil.
With Good and Evil's strength, if they revealed their identities, Ye Ling was certain that no supreme expert would dare to covet their Origin Lower Realm.
But Good and Evil still remained hidden in the Origin Lower Realm, stringing along the Lord of the Upper Realm, and even sending Ye Ling to the Origin Upper Realm for training, hoping he would become a supreme expert.
These actions all indicated that Good and Evil's scheme could not possibly be to protect the Origin Lower Realm.
The more Ye Ling thought about it, the more engrossed he became, and his thoughts grew increasingly chaotic.
"Royal Brother?"
Suddenly, the Grand Tutor's voice reached Ye Ling's ears, pulling him back from his thoughts.
"Royal Brother, what do you think? If your master were to say a word, Zhou Ye Heavenly Monarch would definitely lift the curse."
Ye Ling sighed slightly and replied, "I apologize... for misleading you. I have no supreme experts behind me, and Tian Xing is not my guard but an important companion."
"As for the Source of Seeds, I merely brought it from the Origin Lower Realm where I reside."
Although Ye Ling did not know Good and Evil's scheme, he still felt it was best not to expose them.
Even if he agreed to the Grand Tutor, Good and Evil would likely ignore his frivolous request.
Moreover, he couldn't go back.
However, the Grand Tutor did not believe Ye Ling's words and continued, "Royal Brother, this is just a matter of your master saying a word. If you feel our price is not enough, our national treasury is open to you. We can give you whatever you desire."
"Long Yu is the Dragon Emperor's only son, so please..."
"Grand Tutor, if I truly had a powerful lineage behind me, would I really have been forced to Beast Continent by Ji Ning? Would I need your Origin Sustaining Jade Paste to save Tian Xing's life?" Ye Ling interrupted the Grand Tutor and said in a deep voice.
"Royal Brother..."
The Grand Tutor pursed his lips, his eyes instantly dimmed, and then he sighed heavily, saying, "I understand. I was presumptuous this time. I'll trouble you with that child Long Yu."
With that, the Grand Tutor did not linger and vanished like a gust of wind.
As the Grand Tutor left, Long Yu slowly woke up. He seemed oblivious to everything and excitedly asked Ye Ling, "How is Master? Am I a once-in-a-million genius?"
"The Grand Tutor has always said that my innate talent is unique in the entire Origin Continent, which is why my breakthroughs are extremely difficult, but once I break through, I will be invincible among peers!"
"Perhaps Master doesn't understand my strength, but I must say, the Great Dao Immortal Lords and Chaos Rulers in the palace are no match for me!"
"So far, the only one who has been able to slap me is you, Master!"
Hearing Long Yu's words, Ye Ling didn't know what to say.
Given Long Yu's condition, let alone being invincible among peers and challenging those of higher cultivation, even a slightly more talented genius could challenge him.
It was likely that Long Yu had been living in a false environment created by the Dragon Emperor and the Grand Tutor, which had led him to develop such confidence.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire sighed, "This kid is truly pitiful, he doesn't even know his own limitations..."
"However, Ye Ling, the curse patterns within Long Yu are about to merge with his soul. If that Zhou Ye Heavenly Monarch is in a bad mood, this kid might just die on the spot!"
Ye Ling also knew that the World-Destroying Spirit Fire was speaking the truth. He didn't want to shatter Long Yu's beautiful fantasy, so he said to Long Yu, "Indeed, your innate talent is unique. I've never seen anything like it."
"I knew it!" Long Yu stood up and showed off his muscles, "To temper my innate talent, I do a hundred thousand push-ups, a hundred thousand sit-ups, and run a hundred laps around Ten Thousand Beast City every day!"
"However, none of my training methods seem to have any effect. The Grand Tutor often tells me not to do these things. Perhaps my cultivation method is indeed wrong. Does Master have any secret cultivation manuals?"
"Your physique is special, I need to think about it carefully." Ye Ling smiled at Long Yu, "You should go back and rest today. Tomorrow morning, I will formulate a specialized cultivation method for you."
"Not today?" Long Yu asked.
"Kid, haste makes waste."
After Ye Ling finished speaking, he had the servants take Long Yu to his accommodation, sending him away.
After Long Yu left, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire asked Ye Ling, "Kid, are you really going to teach that kid cultivation? With his current condition, anything he does would be futile, right?"
"I think we should just make a run for it... The Grand Tutor's demeanor when he left just now was a bit off. I have a feeling something might happen."
Ye Ling shook his head and said, "We owe the Dragon Emperor a favor. I can't just run away like this."
Tian Xing asked at this moment, "Do you have a way to resolve those curse patterns?"
Ye Ling nodded slightly and replied, "I have some clues, but I still need to experiment."
With that, Ye Ling took out some Creation Power from the Town World Pearl and created a Long Yu without consciousness, simultaneously creating all the curse patterns.
"These curse patterns have a similar effect to the runes I master. I have an idea... Perhaps I can use runes to remove these curse patterns."
"But I don't know what will happen, so I need to do an experiment first."
Tian Xing said, "Then I'll guard you. That Zhou Ye Heavenly Monarch should be a powerful supreme expert. Researching his curse patterns should be very energy-consuming."
"Mm."
Ye Ling nodded slightly, lifted the created Long Yu with his spiritual power, and attempted to remove the curse patterns attached to the bones.
However, as soon as Ye Ling's spiritual power touched the curse patterns, they were like gasoline meeting a raging fire, instantly devouring Long Yu's soul!
Even Ye Ling's spiritual power was corroded by the curse patterns. If Ye Ling hadn't reacted quickly and immediately severed his connection to the spiritual power within Long Yu, those curse patterns would have attached themselves to Ye Ling!
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire, seeing Long Yu engulfed in flames, exclaimed, "Holy hell! Are these curse patterns this vicious? They kill the host on contact, no wonder the Dragon Emperor couldn't do anything about them."
"It seems things are not as easy as we thought." Ye Ling wasn't discouraged; instead, he was spurred on.
"If we can solve this curse pattern problem, then we will have repaid the Dragon Emperor's favor. At that time, even if we leave, the Dragon Emperor won't be able to say anything."
"Let's get to work!"
With that, Ye Ling once again used Creation Power to create a brand new Long Yu.