The courtyard of Heaven Dou Royal Academy was beautiful, especially at night, bathed in the moonlight, exuding tranquility and peace.
Tianlin looked at Xue Qinghe beside him, unable to resist using his Flame Golden Eyes to see through her true form. Her golden hair fluttered in the wind, her beautiful face held a smile, and she seemed quite pleased that Tianlin had stood up for her.
"Xiao Tian, do you know what my ideal is?" Xue Qinghe suddenly asked, looking at him.
"What is it?"
"To unify the continent, weaken the power of the nobles, and give all commoners a stable and peaceful life." Xue Qinghe's answer was not unexpected to Tianlin. Unifying the entire continent seemed to be the wish of the Angel Clan, starting from Qian Daoliu.
Qian Renxue, who had followed Qian Daoliu since childhood, undoubtedly inherited this wish and strived for it her entire life.
"Brother Xue, it's okay to say these words to me, but if they spread outside, you will be opposed by all the nobles," Tianlin reminded.
"It doesn't matter, I believe you," Xue Qinghe said, smiling as she looked at Tianlin. "Do you know why I, as the crown prince, stand on the side of the commoners?"
Tianlin knew, but couldn't say it, so he shook his head.
"Because of my faith. Have you heard of angels?"
Xue Qinghe's question made Tianlin pause. Of course, he knew about angels, the inherited Spirit of Spirit Hall, but the angel in Xue Qinghe's mouth seemed different.
Seeing that Tianlin didn't answer, Xue Qinghe didn't mind and continued, "I once heard a story. A long time ago, there was a great person who saw that humans were burdened with disease and sin, and decided to help humans eliminate suffering, leaving light and hope to the world. After completing everything, he was revered as the Angel God, meaning to illuminate the direction and path for people to move forward!"
Tianlin nodded. "I have also heard legends of faith becoming gods from Uncle Ning, and I know a little about them. So, Brother Xue, do you also want to collect the faith of the people of the continent and become a god? I remember you said that your Spirit has divine attributes."
"Almost. On Douluo Continent, the number of commoners is thousands or even tens of thousands of times greater than that of Soul Masters and nobles. When I unify the continent, I will use my divine power to rule them, giving them a happy and peaceful life. Things like what happened to Xue Beng today will never happen again. Then, I can use their faith to cultivate and reach an unprecedented realm," Xue Qinghe said, describing her ideal.
Although it was slightly different from the real situation, it was indeed similar. Their Angel Clan valued faith extremely highly. Even if they were not true Angel Gods, ordinary Angel Spirits could use faith to accelerate their cultivation progress. This was also why Spirit Hall had been helping commoners awaken their Spirits for free and giving them Soul Master subsidies since its establishment. The purpose was similar to winning people's hearts.
"Xiao Tian, do you think my ideal has a very strong purpose and utilitarian nature?" Xue Qinghe asked with some concern. What she was most worried about was that Tianlin would look down on her after hearing it.
Because her implication was that if one day the number of nobles and Soul Masters exceeded the number of commoners, then she would stand on the side of the nobles, which sounded very opportunistic. However, in fact, she didn't need to worry about this at all. It was absolutely impossible for the number of Soul Master nobles to exceed the number of commoners, because resources were always in the hands of a few people.
Since she couldn't tell Tianlin her true identity yet, she could only use this method to confide in Tianlin.
Tianlin smiled, "Of course not. Although it is true that it has a purpose and is utilitarian, who does anything without any purpose except for saints? No one can deny the greatness of this dream. Brother Xue, if you become the king of the entire continent, I think the lives of the people will be better improved."
"I'm very happy to hear you say that, Brother. When Brother takes action for his dream in the future, I hope you will be willing to help Brother. Brother guarantees that you will be second only to one person and above everyone else."
Xue Qinghe spoke very sincerely, and Tianlin knew that what she said was true. He agreed, "Okay, Brother Xue, I will definitely do my part to help you then."
Hearing this answer, Xue Qinghe smiled with satisfaction. "Then we brothers have made an agreement. It's getting late, so Brother will go back to the East Palace first today. During this time, come and see me more often when you have time. We haven't cultivated the Heaven Snow Power together for a long time."
Watching Xue Qinghe's departing figure, Tianlin muttered to himself with apology, "I'm sorry, I lied to you. The premise of helping you is not to harm my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Unknowingly, you have occupied a very important position in my heart, but..."
In Tianlin's mind, the appearances of several people flashed one after another: father, mother, Ning Rongrong, Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi.
"But, they are more important. If your so-called unification of the continent requires taking my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as a stepping stone, then I would rather this continent continue to be divided like this. Moreover, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect never does evil, and there is no reason to be destroyed by your Spirit Hall without resistance."
Tianlin knew very well that Ning Fengzhi seemed gentle, but his determination was far beyond ordinary people. He would never surrender to Spirit Hall, because would the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect still be the same Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at that time?
I'm afraid that the internal affairs of the sect, and even the successor of the sect master, would be controlled by Spirit Hall. Ning Fengzhi would never be able to bear such humiliation.
Therefore, Tianlin had to lead the sect to become stronger and stronger than anyone else. Only in this way could he have the confidence to fear no one.
It wasn't until Xue Qinghe's figure disappeared that Tianlin returned to his dormitory and threw himself on the bed. To be honest, although his determination to protect the sect had not changed, Xue Qinghe's great ideal had still touched him slightly.
"Brother Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, am I too selfish, disregarding the interests of the continent for the development of my own sect? In fact, I understand very well that if she succeeds in unifying the continent, it will be a good thing for the entire Douluo Continent."
"Well, it's a bit selfish, but not wrong. In this world, who can say that protecting one's family and loved ones is wrong? As long as you stay true to yourself, don't do evil to the innocent, don't act against your conscience, and don't make reckless statements, why be obsessed with where you stand? You haven't let anyone down." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm comforted. "As long as you don't want to be a hero, no one has the right to make you sacrifice yourself."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is indeed a Soul Beast that has lived for hundreds of thousands of years. Although this guy's IQ isn't great, his life experience is far beyond what Tianlin can compare to. He sees things more clearly, truly awakening the dreamer with a single word.
Tianlin understood. Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was right. He had no reason to let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect sacrifice for the continent. He wanted the sect to continue to thrive, and who could do anything about it?
"Thank you, Brother Tianmeng. You're right. But what if there was a way for my sect and Spirit Hall to coexist?"
"Xiao Tian, the method of coexistence is right in front of you. Have you put all your talent into cultivation? If not, can you get your sect master to cut off a bit of his brain for you?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said, exasperated.
"What, there's a method!" Tianlin sat up abruptly. "Brother Tianmeng, brains are innate, you can't share them. At most, I'm a little smarter than my master, but I can't compare to Uncle Ning no matter what. Stop keeping me in suspense."
"This method is very simple. For others, it might be impossible in their lifetime, but for you, it's not impossible to accomplish. That is, become stronger!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm changed his usual frivolousness, his tone extremely serious.
"Become stronger, to what extent? Become a god?" Tianlin wondered. If he became a god, he would have to go to the God Realm, so how could he protect the sect?
"Not enough. You have to become the strongest god, strong enough to ignore the rules, even to the point where the God Realm modifies the rules for you. After becoming a god, you can no longer descend to the continent, but as long as you are strong enough that the God Realm Committee can't restrain you, what can they do if you travel between the two realms? By then, because of your suppressive force, even if you help that little girl unify the continent, Spirit Hall will have to tolerate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"At the same time, you will be the restraining force of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Otherwise, a sect that loses its restraint and becomes dominant will inevitably fall into darkness due to corruption."
What Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said made sense. Tianlin had to admit that his method was feasible. The Demon Sword and Holy Spirit Pearl were his confidence. As long as he was one day stronger than all the gods in the God Realm combined, what meaning would the God Realm rules have for him?
"But Xiao Tian, I have to remind you, even if that day really comes, besides protecting the sect's safety and suppressing the sect's corruption, don't interfere too much with anything else on the continent. Even if a stronger auxiliary sect than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda replaces your position, you don't need to pay attention, because that represents progress on the continent."
"Otherwise, long-term superiority will cause your divinity to overwhelm your humanity. Gradually, you will see humans as ants and human lives as grass. At that time, the first to fall will not be the sect, but yourself. You can suppress the sect, but who can suppress you then?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, as expected of someone who has lived for hundreds of thousands of years, his admonitions directly hit Tianlin's heart.
Was Tang San after becoming a god in the original work, become so numb and casually interfere with the development of the continent for this reason, almost renaming Douluo Continent to the Tang Family Continent?
"Brother Tianmeng, don't worry, I will never forget that I am human, and protecting my family is just something a person should do. All other changes in everything have their laws." Tianlin smiled.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was extremely gratified to hear this. "Well said, Xiao Tian. Now, start running the cultivation method your sect master taught you. While the loosening two-hundred-thousand-year energy in the Spirit Ring hasn't started to dissipate, use it all to temper your right leg bone. This is enough to raise your right leg bone to the hundred-thousand-year level, which will be very helpful to your strength. To reach the dream level, we have to work harder to cultivate!"
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