I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

After Xiaoyao relented due to his "appreciation" of himself, he offered a new solution. In reality, Guan Yi's death was mainly to obtain her seven souls, so the impact of this decision wasn't that significant.

Among his four disciples, Guan Yi's seven souls were the least helpful for Ma En's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage. Therefore, his concession ultimately meant that Ma En's breakthrough would be delayed by a few months, which was a short time for Xiaoyao. He wasn't as anxious as he claimed to be.

"Take a good look at this secret technique," Xiaoyao said, handing Ma En a book. "Most of the content you've already learned from the Xiaoyao Skill I gave you last time. You just need to readjust what you've mastered."

The Xiaoyao secret technique he gave to Ma En was also a specially customized version. It could only be used by someone with mental power abilities like Ma En, and the entire process had to be under his control, requiring the active cooperation of cultivators whose excess seven souls were being plundered. But all of this combined would allow Ma En, who didn't have much cultivation yet, to easily accept the minds of the others.

After all, he was comparable to a peak Golden Core stage extraordinary ability user and had made significant achievements in the soul domain. It wouldn't be too difficult for him to absorb the seven souls of these cultivators.

While Ma En was preparing, Xiaoyao walked to Guan Yi's side, looking at his youngest disciple.

"This is the secret technique you'll need," Xiaoyao said, taking out the jade slip containing the remaining secret techniques. "Are you prepared to relinquish their insights? You will immediately fall back to your original position."

Guan Yi was very close to the Nascent Soul stage. Even without Ma En's body, she would have a chance to break through on her own in a few months, and the probability of success wouldn't be low.

But if she handed over their seven souls, she would never have the chance to touch the boundary of the Nascent Soul stage again.

Guan Yi didn't seem to care about what she was about to lose:

"I can start anytime."

She no longer had the respect she once had for Xiaoyao, looking at him as if he were just another evil cultivator. But deep within her soul, hidden from her awareness, lay a deep fear of him.

Those emotions weren't entirely her own.

This extraction of the seven souls was also different from Xiaoyao's original plan. The parts of the seven souls that belonged to his disciples' personalities would remain in Guan Yi's Golden Core, while only the insights useful for cultivation would be transferred to Ma En.

Initially, he planned to use his disciples' personalities to influence and control Ma En, but it was no longer appropriate to use such petty tricks. Ma En had secured better terms for himself.

"Alright," Ma En said.

The secret technique Xiaoyao gave him used the "breathing" method he had learned recently and guided him to use telepathy to handle the so-called seven souls that were about to appear.

Seeing this, Xiaoyao nodded slightly to Guan Yi. The youngest disciple sat down cross-legged on the spot, and then mist continuously flowed out of her body with her breathing, beginning to surge around Ma En under Xiaoyao's control.

In Ma En's eyes, this mist was very similar to an object in a mental state, and it could be slowly transformed into a way he could understand through telepathy and breathing.

As he inhaled the mist, complex memories and understandings slowly seeped into his mind, gradually becoming a part of him in an imperceptible way. Ma En carefully examined these memories, constantly filtering out the parts that were useless for his cultivation.

Body refinement, Qi refinement, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and their incomplete Nascent Soul stage, all became very clear in his mind. Only now did Ma En truly realize what cultivation was.

This was an incredibly complete supernatural system, encompassing all aspects. Even though he thought the entire cultivation system was definitely not simple, its true appearance still exceeded Ma En's expectations.

"Seeking the Dao..." Ma En murmured.

Seeing Ma En say these words, Xiaoyao showed a satisfied smile.

Guan Yi, who was sitting cross-legged opposite him, had a complex expression. Ma En, a mortal born in the desolate world, saying these words still surprised her, especially since he had become her master's disciple.

Xiaoyao patiently waited for Ma En to fully accept their understanding of cultivation, then said:

"Now you are only a matter of time away from breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. During this time, you only need to cultivate with me and prepare to establish a sect. You have thousands of years of lifespan waiting for you to enjoy."

Ma En slowly opened his eyes, carefully savoring Xiaoyao's disciples' understanding of cultivation and spells.

Cultivation, spells, and swordsmanship, each of these individually was a controllable Tier IV anomaly, and he could truly master them by "cultivating" for a period of time according to certain methods.

This feeling was somewhat wonderful.

But Ma En didn't dwell on this feeling and immediately took the opportunity to ask a particularly important question:

"What special physique do I have that makes you think that I can break through to the Nascent Soul stage, which is what we call Tier V, just by combining it with their understanding of cultivation?"

Hearing this, Xiaoyao smiled, then raised his hand and waved, using a barrier made of mist to isolate Guan Yi, who was standing next to them, before speaking to Ma En alone:

"Now that you are my true disciple, I can tell you some things. The reason I agreed to let you handle Guan Yi in this way is also because of this. Your resistance to me reminds me of myself.

"You will not submit to this so-called power. I don't know if you realize it yourself, but in fact, you are inherently incompatible with most people in this world. When facing powerful ruling organizations like the Federation, you don't have any intention of obeying them, but instead instinctively start to resist.

"Your relationship with the Federation is very similar to my relationship with the Heavenly Court back then. Even in the face of death, you are unwilling to kneel before my power and the rules I represent, because for you, some things are more important than life."

Ma En raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't think so at all. The reason he insisted on resisting was simply because he wasn't worried that Xiaoyao could really kill him. If he really had to choose, he would definitely let himself live. He wasn't noble enough to think that Guan Yi's life was more "important" than his own.

He just felt that the lives of innocent people were more important than the spiritual treasures and Tier V cultivation that could solve his problems.

Feeling unwell, can't get up after lying down.