It has the effect of calming and stabilizing the soul, and is the main ingredient for the spiritual medicine Soul-Settling Pill. It is extremely rare and hard to find.

William Lynn frowned, his gaze fixed on the Soul-Calming Grass that had already fallen into his hand.

Just now, he felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, as if this Soul-Calming Grass would be of great use to him.

But the thought was vague, so William Lynn quickly entered the exchange system, found the Soul-Settling Pill, and glanced at the description.

The Soul-Settling Pill is useless to ordinary people, but it can help wandering souls and ghosts who have lost their physical bodies to stabilize their soul forms, allowing them to travel far during the day and roam the world without their souls being damaged or dissipated.

William Lynn pondered for a moment, gradually gaining some insight, but it was still not clear enough and would require long-term planning. So he put away the Soul-Calming Grass and continued browsing the exchange system.

This time, after taking Little Ben as his disciple, in addition to the lottery chance, he was also rewarded with five hundred exchange points, which was even more than the initial funds provided by the newbie gift pack.

William Lynn was now preparing to exchange for a spell or magical ability.

He already had the Nine Heavens Heavenly Thunder True Method for Daoist arts, and the Northern Pole Heavenly Magnet Sword as a magical weapon, so those were no longer urgent. Instead, in terms of spells, although the Nine Heavens Thunder Summoning was powerful, it had too many restrictions and was inconvenient in actual combat.

After all, the Nine Heavens Thunder Summoning is actually a formation technique. The user must set up the formation in advance and then use it to draw upon the power of heaven and earth.

Compared to human strength, which is limited, the power of heaven and earth is virtually endless—it all depends on how much you can channel. That’s why formation techniques are considered the pinnacle of magical abilities.

But everything has pros and cons. While formation techniques are powerful, setting them up is not easy. Not to mention that formations are static and cannot be moved, just arranging the formation requires many materials and time. In emergencies, it’s easy to be caught off guard.

So this time, William Lynn decided to exchange for a spell or magical ability. He set his sights on a spell called Cloud Dragon Escape.

Escape techniques are extremely important for a cultivator. If your escape technique is advanced, you can flee if you can’t win, and if you can win but your opponent tries to escape, you can chase them down.

Cloud Dragon Escape is actually a branch of a great magical escape technique called “Dragon Escape,” which includes Cloud Dragon Escape, Shadow Dragon Escape, Water Dragon Escape, and many other escape techniques with different wondrous uses.

However, the points required to exchange for the entire Dragon Escape technique were far too high—completely unaffordable for William Lynn at the moment. He had to settle for second best, and after careful selection and consideration, chose the Cloud Dragon Escape branch.

The Cloud Dragon Escape technique is mainly used for short-distance movement and dodging within a small area. The practitioner moves as if treading on dragons and snakes, soaring through the clouds and mist, making it impossible for enemies to even touch the hem of your robe. It is extremely valuable in actual combat.

With his consciousness withdrawn from the system, William Lynn found Little Ben looking at him eagerly: “Master, when can I start learning Daoist arts from you?”

William Lynn smiled slightly and patted his head: “Don’t worry, you are my very first disciple. How could I forget about you?”

Little Ben’s big, dark eyes rolled: “Master, I don’t want to be the eldest disciple, I... I want to be the youngest.”

William Lynn was a bit puzzled, looking at the porcelain-doll-like Little Ben in front of him: “Don’t worry, even though you’re still young, you were the first to join, so being the eldest disciple is no problem at all. In the future, when I take in more disciples, they’ll all have to be your juniors.”

Little Ben came up and grabbed William Lynn’s hand, shaking it: “But Master, I really want to be the youngest.”

William Lynn asked curiously, “Why?”

Little Ben shuffled his toes on the ground, lowering his head in embarrassment: “That’s how it is in the village. In families with several children, usually the youngest is the most doted on... I was the youngest in the village, so everyone loved me the most...”

William Lynn stared in astonishment at the precocious Little Ben in front of him. After a long while, he couldn’t help but laugh and said, “You little rascal, I don’t know whether to call you clever or silly. That was in your Stone Village, but not everywhere is the same.”

“On the contrary, in some places, the youngest gets bullied the most.” William Lynn looked at Little Ben with a half-smile: “Are you sure about this? If you want to always be the youngest, that’s fine, but in the future, when your senior brothers and sisters order you to fetch foot-washing water or clean the toilets, don’t regret it.”

Little Ben’s eyes rolled, and he grinned, grabbing William Lynn’s hand and shaking it as he laughed: “I’ll fetch foot-washing water for Master, clean the toilets, and massage your shoulders. With you around, Master, and Little Ben being so well-behaved, I’m sure the senior brothers and sisters won’t make things hard for me.”

William Lynn looked at the little rascal in front of him, speechless for a while, then finally burst out laughing and tapped the little guy’s forehead: “You, you...”

Little Ben showed an innocent smile and giggled happily.

Chapter 11: A Master Must Be Strong

From being the head disciple to dropping straight down to the youngest junior, Little Ben himself was grinning from ear to ear, as if he’d gotten a great bargain.

William Lynn also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Whether intentional or not, Little Ben had helped him solve a big problem.

Otherwise, if he took in more disciples in the future, and people found out that their senior brother was a little kid not even four years old, they’d inevitably have concerns.

William Lynn looked at Little Ben with a beaming smile, thinking to himself, “Good kid, just for being so sensible, I’ll make sure to look after you.”