The Phone Insect suddenly said, "That kid Lin Guang should be participating in next year's provincial competition."

Startled, Du Qing replied, "Yes."

"While checking the information, I saw that the official website of the Zhen Sheng City Experimental School has updated the list of participants for next year's Fenghai Province High School Spirit Master League, and Lin Guang's name is ranked first."

"Oh, that's good."

"Then that's it."

The Phone Insect said breezily, "Aqing, you transfer to the Experimental School to participate in the league."

"?"

"?!"

Du Tingbei couldn't hold back: "Elder, that can't be done! What about Celestial Star High School?"

True Man Puxiang laughed heartily, "This generation has only Aqing as the true disciple. Wherever he goes, that's where the Celestial Star school team is."

Du Qing couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

"Heh, I want you to interact more with Lin Guang, perhaps it might change your perspective."

"Even if we have to form a team, wouldn't it make more sense for him to transfer to the Celestial Star school team?"

"..."

Du Tingbei's expression remained quite complicated.

Celestial Star High School is the private land of the Celestial Star Sect and also an external emblem, established with the purpose of having the disciples of the Celestial Star Sect achieve impressive or outstanding results in the league.

Taking a step back, even if forming a team, as Du Qing suggested, it indeed would be better for Lin Guang to transfer over.

But facing the hard-won solo talent from an old friend, Du Tingbei truly couldn't engage in such poaching...

Fortunately, Elder Puxiang didn't let him continue to be troubled.

"He's already on the school team list. Forcefully poaching would give us a bad reputation, which is inappropriate."

Du Qing gritted his teeth slightly, "Experimental School is just a wild school for civilians!"

"The teaching resources here are really poor. Not to mention if there's anyone capable of teaching me, staying here for a year would definitely hinder my progress compared to being at Celestial Star High School!"

"So what? I'll send the necessary potions, elixirs, and spiritual materials."

The Phone Insect's attitude was quite indifferent, "Moreover, I'll just ask one thing: Even if you stay at Celestial Star High School and enjoy a better environment, can you achieve a better result in next year's provincial competition?"

Du Qing was suddenly silenced.

"You've been at the Celestial Star Sect for fifteen years, two years at Celestial Star High School, learning skills and techniques, mastering Mystical Technique, but your opponents aren't any lesser."

"Yin Long, Jiang Nalan, Zuo Qingtian, Zhao Yue, Heaven-slaying Demon… The forces behind them are akin to our Celestial Star Sect, and none of them have a Talent Sequence lower than yours."

"According to your 'Talent Supremacy Theory', the foundations of sects and families are similar in scale, and those with higher talent sequences are inherently stronger than those with lower sequences and receive more investments from elders."

"Of course, I know from the start, you fundamentally believe you have no chance of winning the championship."

Du Qing remained silent.

"Anyway, you can't win the championship, so where you are makes no difference. Celestial Star Sect doesn't lack that so-called 'honor', and for your long life, the impact of this year's 'slack' is negligible."

"Life is a long run, there are countless opportunities later for you to catch up with them."

"..."

At this moment, Du Tingbei suddenly spoke, unable to help but remind, "Elder Puxiang, I remember the sect has already reached an agreement with the Shen Family, to have Shen Congshang transfer to Celestial Star High School, right?"

—In a year full of talented individuals, Celestial Star Sect considered inviting talents from other families early to ensure a good ranking.

"It's just verbal agreement not even set in stone."

"I have a hunch, if Du Qing transfers to the Experimental, it would be quite interesting for him to compete with Lin Guang next year."

After a moment of silence, Du Qing got up, said nothing, turned upstairs, and returned to his room.

Du Tingbei quickly said, "Elder Puxiang, I've spoiled this child, it's my failure in guiding him, please don't take it to heart."

"No problem."

The Phone Insect gently laughed, "Do you know, why did I agree to let you bring him to Zhen Sheng City this time?"

Du Tingbei shook his head, "...Please advise, Supreme Elder."

"People say, if you're not arrogant in youth, how can you be a prodigy?"

"The meaning of this saying, is that a prodigy should have the pride and willfulness of a prodigy, after all, how can a person who always conforms to rules possibly break through to True Man?"

"This naturally is quite a reasonable saying, which I have always supported."

"But Aphelios Qing's youthful pride... is fake."

Pu Xiang Zhenren spoke without any regard for Du Qing who might be eavesdropping: "It's arrogance that only reveals itself when facing opponents weaker than oneself, where victory is assured."

"This mindset will cause Aphelios Qing to lose the will to challenge when facing someone with higher talent than him."

"But in my opinion, the true boundary between a prodigy and a mediocre person isn't talent; it lies precisely here."

"The weak will only vent their violence on those weaker than themselves, while the strong have the courage to punch at those stronger."

"Just like that Lin Guang, who could have avoided the provincial competition that came too soon for him, could have avoided the defeat he was destined to face, but still chose to participate and challenge himself."

"That is the demeanor of a prodigy, the mentality of the strong."

Saying this, Pu Xiang Zhenren sighed gently.

"I just hope that Aphelios Qing can learn something by being around Lin Guang, take this opportunity to cross this barrier, transforming the pride born of talent into pride in himself."

"At that time, he will realize that those predicaments he saw as insurmountable peaks are just small matters in the long journey of life, mere waves in the ocean tides."

"For a true strong person, these are small matters that will inevitably be crossed sooner or later."

...

August 25th.

After lunch, Lin Guang was washing dishes in the kitchen.

Feeling the vibration in his pocket, he took off his gloves and pulled out his phone.

Seeing the caller, Lin Guang raised an eyebrow and answered the call.

Lei Wanting's hearty voice came from the other end of the phone: "Junior."

"Senior Lei."

"How's your consideration on that matter?"

"You see, you're practicing the Equal Contract and you want to combat the Divine Heart Association like us, do you have any intention of making the make-believe genuine and joining our Spirit Alliance?"

"..."

Are you preaching?

Even Lin Guang was left speechless by the blunt and straightforward utilitarian tone of the other's words.

Recently, it seemed like he was encountering more and more Divine Beings.

No need to mention Du Qing, the three people from the last joint exam of the three major families weren't normal either, and according to Assistant Wang, this Senior Lei was also a prodigious talent on the path of becoming a True Man.

Could it be that almost all Spirit Master prodigies are personalities full of character like this?

... Although he, Lin Guang, had no right to say anything.

Noticing that Lin Guang hadn't replied, Lei Wanting paused and added: "We have no mandatory tasks, it's quite relaxed, and the benefits are excellent too!"

Even though Lei Wanting had previously given Lin Guang a scale-like thing as a protective token, showing plenty of goodwill, Lin Guang couldn't help but say:

"So enthusiastic, is it because if you develop a new member for the Spirit Alliance, you would get some kind of commission reward?"

She choked a bit: "Just some points or something, no commission involved."

"Besides, I guarantee with my grandfather's name that the Spirit Alliance doesn't have any pyramid scheme or brainwashing-like talent for growth."

She said with a serious tone: "Those who privately develop forces using such talents are committing Great Xia law's number one taboo, more so than conducting human experiments directly on Great Xia citizens."

"If a force like the Spirit Alliance, with members spanning three provinces and quite a few True Men, really crossed this red line, they would have long been marked by a Supreme Being and crushed with thunderous force."

"Such things have happened in history, after all."

"In the past, there was a Spirit Master named Lin Xian'Er who, with the Golden Talent [Eight Divisions of Celestial Beings], brainwashed 29 True Men into becoming slaves willing to offer everything during several decades, including several True Men from the military of Greater Xia, secretly reaching the Seven-Star Peak with their support."

"And yet, 120 years ago, a Holy Beast who also mastered the spirit-related rules discovered these forbidden acts and marked the location."

"Then Rote, who was still in his prime on the Outer Battlefield back then, personally struck across the Boundary Wall, precisely shattering her to pieces."

"Such a thing happened."

Lin Guang paced back to the living room, listening intently: "A Supreme Being intervened, such high-level secrets..."

"Ha, it's nothing really, although I did get this information from my grandfather, but officially, there is encouragement for such information to spread, to deter those with evil intentions."

Lin Guang thought for a moment: "Hmm, actually I've looked over the information you sent me before, got a rough understanding, and asked some elders."

Lin Guang had never had a concrete sense of the strength of the Spirit Alliance before, only knowing they were mainly active in several southern provinces, but rarely made appearances in the news, leaving their true strength unknown.

Later, after receiving Lei Wanting's materials, Lin Guang went to verify the authenticity by asking Assistant Wang and Kaiwen, learning about some facts of the Spirit Alliance unknown to ordinary people.

The Spirit Alliance, in a way, is indeed very powerful...

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