"I don't know."
Yinguo swayed in mid-air and said, "I only know that I am ranked third, and in the three years I've been wandering in this void, I've basically been hiding and haven't encountered any other innate immortal spirits."
Ye Ling smiled and said, "With your experiences, your high ranking is quite undeserved."
Yinguo retorted, "I just don't want to fight those bad guys. If I unleash my power, they are no match for me. Do you believe me or not!"
"I believe you! Of course, I believe you!"
Ye Ling chuckled, gently coaxing the almost bristling Yinguo, and then said, "By the way, you said you wanted to recognize me as your master. Do we need to go through any procedures?"
"There is a master-recognition ceremony, but it's very simple," Yinguo replied. "Big brother, just extend your hand."
"Alright."
Ye Ling did not hesitate and extended his palm in front of Yinguo.
Yinguo flew into Ye Ling's palm, emitting a soft glow. Then, Ye Ling saw threads of causal power condensing from Yinguo's body, wrapping around his hand and connecting with his soul.
A large amount of information related to cause and effect flooded into Ye Ling's mind, and he gradually felt a mysterious connection forming between himself and Yinguo.
It was as if his life and Yinguo's were intertwined.
Experiencing this wondrous feeling, Ye Ling looked at Yinguo in his hand and asked, "Speaking of which, do you have a physical form, or have you always been a ball of light?"
Yinguo replied, "I've been like this since I was born, but I can also change into any form. Big brother, do you have a preferred appearance?"
"Just stay as you are. You little ball of light looks quite cute."
"Okay, I quite like this form too, and there's no need to waste energy changing my shape... Alright, the master-recognition ceremony is complete. From now on, I should call you Master."
"It's done already?"
Ye Ling was stunned when he heard Yinguo's words.
He had expected the master-recognition ceremony to be quite complicated, at least... it should have involved vital blood or something similar, right?
He never imagined that the ceremony would be completed in just a few words.
Yinguo flew up from Ye Ling's palm, circled him three times, and said excitedly, "Yes! It's done. Master, you should have all my abilities now. Try it! I'm very powerful!"
"Then I'll try..."
Hearing Yinguo say this, Ye Ling also felt a bit excited. He closed his eyes and reviewed the information related to cause and effect that he had received in his mind.
"Absolute Divine Travel!"
Soon, Ye Ling opened his eyes and instantly teleported outside the Primordial Chaos, entering the void.
"As expected, it's the causal skill Absolute Divine Travel... and Yinguo's talent, devouring cause and effect. The abilities that cause and effect possesses... I can use them all!"
Ye Ling stood in the void, examining the abilities he had gained from Yinguo, his eyes filled with immense shock. "Yinguo... you've given me too great a surprise!"
And the surprises Yinguo gave Ye Ling were far more than that.
Currently, Yinguo was just an infant, and its talent had only manifested as devouring cause and effect. As Yinguo grew, its talents would only increase!
Even Yinguo's current talent of devouring cause and effect had not fully displayed its power. As Yinguo grew, this causal devouring would become even stronger!
Most importantly, Ye Ling didn't need to spend extra effort to cultivate Yinguo. After Yinguo was bound to Ye Ling's soul, it would automatically gain power from Ye Ling's body.
In simple terms, the stronger Ye Ling became, the stronger Yinguo would become.
Both prospered together and suffered together.
"Yinguo is already this powerful in its infancy. I wonder what it will become when it grows up?"
Ye Ling murmured to himself, then activated Absolute Divine Travel again, teleporting back to Yinguo's side.
Seeing Ye Ling return, Yinguo immediately sought credit, saying, "Master! How am I, Yinguo? Very powerful, right? Devouring cause and effect and Absolute Divine Travel are both my signature skills!"
Ye Ling ignored Yinguo's claim that "Absolute Divine Travel" was a signature skill. He did not spare his praise for Yinguo, smiling at it and saying, "Very powerful! Little Yinguo, rest assured... If you follow me, I will absolutely not treat you poorly!"
"Then I want to eat causal power!"
"No problem!"
After taking in Yinguo, Ye Ling was in a great mood. With a wave of his hand, he used the Primordial Text to customize the future, declaring grandly, "Eat as much as you want today!"
"Then Yinguo won't be polite!"
Yinguo looked at the text Ye Ling condensed with the Primordial Text, pounced on it without hesitation, and began to devour it greedily.
At first, Ye Ling happily provided Yinguo with causal power, giving it as much as it ate.
However, later on, Ye Ling began to regret it.
Yinguo was like a bottomless pit. No matter how much spiritual power he consumed to customize the future, Yinguo could devour it all, and its appetite even grew larger.
In the beginning, Ye Ling could still manage, but later, even the future Ye Ling customized by exhausting his spiritual power was just a mouthful for Yinguo.
"Master, I'm still not full. Is there any more?"
Yinguo asked Ye Ling, having devoured a large amount of Primordial Text, with lingering desire.
Ye Ling looked at the slightly larger Yinguo, then glanced at the empty spiritual power within himself, and grumbled, "I understand why you little fellow so easily recognized me as your master. With your appetite... even burning my life essence might not fill your stomach."
"Hehe..."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Yinguo also felt a bit embarrassed and said, "I've been hungry for three years. It's finally a good meal today, so naturally, I want to eat more. If Master can't handle it, you don't have to feed me anymore. I can endure hunger!"
"Sigh... You fellow, I don't know if I'm taking advantage of you, or if you're taking advantage of me?"
Ye Ling sighed slightly, then used his Devouring Domain to absorb the surrounding spiritual power, replenishing his own. He then used the Primordial Text to customize the future and said to Yinguo, "This is the last time. If I feed you too frequently, it's fine for me, but the Primordial Chaos can't handle it."
"Okay! Thank you, Master!"
Yinguo chirped joyfully and immediately pounced on the Primordial Text Ye Ling had customized for the future, feasting.
"I've really found a little ancestor."
Ye Ling smiled helplessly as he watched Yinguo voraciously devour the Primordial Text.
However, speaking of which, although the cost of raising Yinguo was somewhat beyond Ye Ling's expectations, overall, Ye Ling had made a huge profit this time!
"'Brain'... you probably never imagined that by causing Absolute Divine Travel to explode, you not only failed to stop me from obtaining the causal skill but also allowed me to subdue a powerful innate immortal spirit..."
"With Yinguo's help, after I absorb the Primordial Chaos King, you observers... should pack your bags and get out of the Primordial Chaos!"
Ye Ling smiled, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
He used the Primordial Text to locate the three thousand universes outside the Primordial Chaos, then grabbed Yinguo, who had finished consuming the causal power, and teleported away using Absolute Divine Travel!