chsdbacks Chapter 25 Interaction with "Xue Qinghe"
Chapter 25 Interaction with "Xue Qinghe"
Chapter 25 Interaction with "Xue Qinghe"
"Let's leave! If this place won't keep us, there will be other places that will."
A glint of light flashed in Tang San's eyes as he spoke. At that moment, a look of emotion also flickered in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.
The mistress really understands the teacher's heart. The teacher's love for you wasn't in vain.
Leaving this place. This thought had actually lingered in his mind countless times.
But putting aside everything else, he still felt a pang of sadness for Liu Erlong. However, he couldn't easily share these feelings with his disciples.
"It's only a matter of time before the mistress leaves."
The master stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said with a wise glint in his eyes.
"However, we can't leave now. You absolutely must participate in the Soul Master Tournament in less than a year. This is extremely important. We can leave this place after the tournament. If... if Flander and the others are willing to leave with us, that would be the best."
The master thought for a moment and then spoke slowly.
Tang San understood what the Grandmaster meant. To participate in the upcoming Continental Youth Soul Master Tournament, a crucial condition was representing an academy recognized by the Spirit Hall and other parties. Even if Shrek Academy hadn't been abolished, given its impoverished state at the time, it would have been impossible for it to qualify.
Without a doubt, both the original Blue Tyrant Academy and the current "Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Second Academy" are qualified to participate, which is why they cannot leave the academy for the time being.
Tang San looked at Grandmaster with gratitude in his eyes; in order for him to participate in this competition, Grandmaster was willing to endure humiliation and continue to stay in this chaotic academy. How could he ever repay such kindness in the future?
"Brother, your academy is truly remarkable! I admire it greatly."
Zhong Li and a handsome young man with blond hair walked side by side in what was once the Blue Tyrant Soul Master Academy, now the Second Academy of the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Masters. The young man held a folding fan and spoke very sincerely.
"Brother, what do you think of the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Second Academy compared to the Spirit Hall Academy?"
Zhongli asked calmly. Upon hearing this question, Xue Qinghe's pupils suddenly contracted, and he glanced subtly at his "royal brother" beside him.
However, since Zhongli's face showed no other expression, Xue Qinghe was slightly relieved.
"To be honest, compared to the Spirit Hall Academy, I think they actually need to do a better job in terms of student recruitment. As far as I know, the Spirit Hall Academy has changed somewhat since then. The solidification of bloodlines has inevitably occurred within the Spirit Hall, and the number of students from truly commoner backgrounds is decreasing. If this continues, while the Spirit Hall may appear prosperous, it is actually in danger of losing fresh blood and being controlled by its internal Soul Master lineage families."
Xue Qinghe calmed himself down and answered.
"But the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Second Academy is different now. Because it is a newly established academy, it is thriving and full of new life, with a vibrant energy and not as many outdated things. Although the quality of the students' talents is still somewhat inferior to that of the Spirit Hall Academy, its advantage lies in the fact that its members truly come from all walks of life and from the common people."
"Why is the Spirit Hall able to surpass the three upper sects and become the strongest force today? It's because the Spirit Hall can embrace all the spirit masters in the world; the Clear Sky Sect's core only has spirit masters with the Clear Sky Hammer, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant King Sect's core only has spirit masters with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon spirit. Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which is more inclusive due to the nature of its own spirit, has very few other spirit masters with core positions, and they often have to be completely and tightly bound to the sect through various conditions."
"As for the Spirit Hall, almost all the powerful individuals without a foundation or background come from here, and they often end up staying here. In fact, many people who join the Spirit Hall still retain their identities from other sects, which is unimaginable in the three upper sects."
"In this world, ordinary people far outnumber those from the established Soul Master families. Even the children of powerful Soul Masters may not inherit their parents' talents. For example, the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan's leader mutated into a useless person with less than level one innate Soul Power, who, despite consuming countless resources, could never break through to level thirty."
"Among ordinary people, almost every day new powerful martial souls are mutated, then the Spirit Hall takes notice, nurtures them, and eventually uses them for its own purposes. Therefore, the Spirit Hall's strength is inevitable."
A hint of pride and self-satisfaction surfaced in Xue Qinghe's voice, a pride she herself didn't even notice. What she said were actually things that were common knowledge; but these were things that the Heaven Dou Empire knew, the Star Luo Empire knew, and the Three Upper Sects knew, yet no one could actually do them.
Every family has its own troubles.
"Now, this academy not only primarily recruits commoner soul masters, conducting recruitment campaigns in villages across the country, but also provides additional subsidies to commoner soul masters with potential. If their families are in financial difficulty, they can also apply for tuition reductions or exemptions. This is a long-term plan."
"Xue Qinghe" said with some emotion. A complex look flashed in her eyes.
"That's right. Most ordinary soul masters with potential actually want to improve, but they are either poached by the Spirit Hall or their talents are ultimately buried. In contrast, high-quality soul master academies are mostly filled with people with backgrounds and family wealth. The high tuition fees of most academies are simply unaffordable for ordinary soul masters."
Zhong Li sighed softly and said.
In fact, there was something even more cruel that he didn't say. Perhaps more than half of the commoner soul masters, who possessed the talent for cultivation, perished in the Soul Beast Forest while attempting to obtain their first soul ring.
Every year, tens of thousands of teenagers die in the Star Dou Great Forest. Even in the original story's world, Huo Yuhao, ten thousand years later, nearly died at level ten at the hands of a wind baboon.
Ordinary people in this world suffer so much.
It's not too bad now, as the Spirit Hall still exists, offering a glimmer of hope. But after the Spirit Hall's destruction, that will be true darkness, where it will be harder than climbing to heaven for ordinary people to rise above their circumstances. Even Jiang Nannan, with her innate talent for full soul power, was reduced to becoming a furnace for a major sect to pay for her mother's medical treatment.
And what is the difference between what those Soul Master sects, which have been passed down for thousands or tens of thousands of years, actually do and the Holy Spirit Cult they so vehemently abhor?
Building a Soul Master Academy for ordinary people is nothing special; it can't truly solve the world's problems. Zhongli wants to save humanity; there's so much more he needs to do. He originally had no connection to this world; but the Demon God's love isn't directed at any particular place or region, but rather a vast and universal love.
Morax did not originally originate from the land of Liyue, but came from a distant place. His people were not originally humans from the plains or cities, but various immortal races from the white mountains and black waters.
However, when the war between the demons and gods arrived, and all living beings suffered, He resolutely stepped forward, leading the immortal cavalry to save humanity from its torment. From Jueyun Karst to Guili Plains, from Guili Plains to Liyue Harbor...
Though I have no desire to vie for power, I am aware of the suffering of the common people. I only wish to cleanse the world and protect this corner of our mortal realm.
This was true of Zhongli thousands of years ago. This is still true of Zhongli today.
"Royal brother, you mentioned the Spirit Hall Academy. Do you harbor such ambitions that you intend to have our second-best academy replace the Spirit Hall Academy in the future? This is something even Father wouldn't dare to imagine. The Spirit Hall Academy, as the number one academy on the continent, has a history of more than a thousand years. For a long time, in the Continental Youth Soul Master Tournament, our Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy has had very few victories."
Xue Qinghe asked, seemingly jokingly.
Recommendation: Primarily for entertainment, featuring things like Dai Mubai jumping through fire hoops, Tang Hao breaking a boulder on his chest, Tang San swallowing an iron sword, plus the kind of antics involving the patriarch and granddaughter.
(End of this chapter)