"Mother, please rest assured. This time when I enter the Nine Moons Divine Domain, I'll team up with Brother Chu Feng and we'll definitely achieve great results."
"Although Brother Chu Feng currently lacks support within the clan and is surrounded by danger, I believe he will rise to prominence, and I'll always be by his side." Chu Yue said with a firm expression.
"Good, Yue'er. You must take care of Chu Feng. At the very least, you should do what a proper elder sister ought to do."
"Trust me, mother—befriending Chu Feng is absolutely the most correct path you could ever walk." Chu Yue's mother gripped her shoulders and said gravely.
The reason Chu Yue's mother said this was because she had once witnessed it firsthand: those who were on good terms with Chu Xuanyuan, despite having utterly ordinary talent, had been elevated to incredible heights through his help.
She herself had been foolish back then and missed that opportunity. But she hoped that what she had lost, her daughter Chu Yue would not. Especially now, when Chu Yue had such a wonderful chance laid before her.
Hearing her mother say this, Chu Yue broke into a sweet smile and nodded firmly.
Looking at Chu Yue like that, a gratified smile finally emerged on her mother's face.
As long as Chu Yue could make the most of her friendship with Chu Feng, not only would Chu Yue benefit—even she herself would achieve greater things.
Such was the world of martial cultivators. Every warrior was like a tree. During the seedling stage, it was hard to tell who would become what. But sooner or later, the gap between them would become apparent.
Some were destined to remain utterly mediocre, liable to be snapped by the slightest gust of wind.
Others were destined to grow into towering trees whose canopy could block out the very light of the sun and moon.
And those who grew beneath such towering trees would be absolutely safe.
In Chu Yue's mother's eyes, Chu Feng was that towering tree—not for any other reason, but simply because he was the descendant of Chu Xuanyuan.
……
After that, Chu Yue took the materials needed for fusing the Yin-Yang Life Beads and went to where Chu Feng was.
The two immediately began attempting to fuse their Yin-Yang Life Beads. With Chu Feng's strength as a Robe-rank Spirit World Master, he quickly figured out the trick behind the beads.
First, each Yin-Yang Life Bead contained two forces—Yin and Yang.
However, focusing on enhancing just one of those forces would produce a better result.
For instance, one bead could enhance Yang while the other enhanced Yin.
That was why fusing two Yin-Yang Life Beads together yielded superior results.
Time flew. In the blink of an eye, only one day remained before the gates of the Nine Moons Divine Domain opened.
During this period, all sorts of news continued to spread.
Some said that within the very first day, Chu Haoyan had already fused a Bright Star-grade Yin-Yang Life Bead.
And today, there were even rumors that Chu Ruoshi and Chu Zhiyuan, the childhood sweethearts, had fused a Half Moon-grade Yin-Yang Life Bead.
These were all just rumors, and no one knew the truth of them.
But right now, when Chu Feng's and Chu Yue's two Yin-Yang Life Beads were placed together, the aura within the two beads began to transform.
A massive moon appeared within each of the Yin-Yang Life Beads.
"Oh my—is that the legendary Full Moon?"
Staring at the full moon inside the Yin-Yang Life Beads, Chu Yue's beautiful eyes went wide. She could hardly believe what she was seeing.
The grades of Yin-Yang Life Beads, from weakest to strongest, were: Dim Star, Bright Star, Half Moon, Full Moon, and Sun and Moon.
Generally speaking, managing to fuse a Bright Star-grade bead was already considered extraordinary. As for the Half Moon grade, only three pairs in the entire Chu Heavenly Clan had ever achieved it.
The Full Moon grade, however—no one in the entire Chu Heavenly Clan had ever accomplished that.
In other words, Chu Yue and Chu Feng would be the first people in the entire history of the Chu Heavenly Clan to fuse a Full Moon-grade Yin-Yang Life Bead. How could she not be excited?
"Sister Chu Yue, I have an idea," Chu Feng suddenly said.
"What idea?" Chu Yue asked.