"Lin Xiao, Illustrious Virtue Hall researcher, teacher at the Sun Moon Empire's Royal Soul Engineering Academy, 'Father of Soul Guidance Materials,' once proposed an innovative technology..."
"...died on the front lines in the Battle of Heavenly Dou City."
"Lin Xiao? When I was studying at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, I think I heard of this teacher, but I never saw what he looked like."
"Didn't you see what was written on the stele? He proposed new technology, so he was probably always doing research in Illustrious Virtue Hall."
"A person like that died on the front lines?"
"It's all because of the three great empires..."
"I think the royal family's arrangements were wrong. How could a researcher like that be sent to the front lines?"
"Shh, quiet, discussing the royal family... You don't want to live anymore?"
Inside Mingdu City, a large square was surrounded by quite a few citizens. Around the square stood numerous huge stone steles, engraved with the names of Sun Moon Empire generals and soldiers who had died on the front lines since the start of the continental war.
In front of one of the steles, a crowd had gathered, chattering away.
Among the crowd, a figure pressed down on the hood of his cloak, looking at the words on the stele and faintly curling his lips.
After all, anyone who saw their own name engraved on a stele commemorating the dead would not remain entirely calm.
At the base of the stele lay several bunches of fresh flowers, left by who-knows-who.
After glancing left and right and seeing no one paying attention to anything unusual, soul power faintly surged within Lin Xiao's body, flowing through his meridians into the robes he wore before returning to his body.
While staying in the far north for so long, whenever he had free time, he caught a few ice silkworms to observe. From their shed skins, he had gained quite a bit of inspiration.
Although he couldn't use mimicry soul skills like real ice silkworms, he could still use their shed skins to create soul tools that concealed his aura and fooled detection soul tools.
Although it had been some time since his last visit, Lin Xiao was still quite familiar with Mingdu. He followed the streets forward, turned a few corners, and arrived at the entrance of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
He slightly closed his eyes, and the assassin soul floated out, quickly sinking into the ground below.
As a former researcher of Illustrious Virtue Hall, Lin Xiao was no stranger to the defensive devices of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. He quickly manipulated the assassin to bypass the defensive devices and silently infiltrate the academy.
Inside Illustrious Virtue Hall, Jing Hongchen was cautiously mixing materials of ice and fire attributes together. Soon, as the two materials fused, a trace of icy mist quietly rose.
A smile immediately appeared on Jing Hongchen's face, squeezing his features together. "Sigh, Meng's soul tool really needs to be made with a specialized alloy to suit her properly."
As his words fell, he suddenly stood up and looked toward the space ahead. "Who is it? How dare you trespass into Illustrious Virtue Hall!"
"Hall Master, long time no see. I've come to fulfill the promise you made."
There was still no figure in front of him, yet Jing Hongchen heard a familiar voice enter his ears.
"Hall Master, is something the matter?"
Someone outside the door seemed to have noticed Jing Hongchen's movement and knocked to ask.
Jing Hongchen's expression kept changing. After a moment, he finally raised his head toward the room's door. "It's nothing... Right, make arrangements. I'll be heading out in a bit."
"Yes, Hall Master."
Outside the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, Lin Xiao withdrew the assassin, gave a slight smile, turned, and left, heading toward a restaurant not far away.
Not long after, the door to the private room where Lin Xiao was seated was pushed open.
"The Hall Master is here? Please, take a seat." Lin Xiao raised his hand, pointing to the chair opposite.
Jing Hongchen stared at Lin Xiao's calm and composed demeanor, stunned in place for a long while before suddenly taking two steps forward to Lin Xiao's side. "You... you're still alive?"
"Hall Master, you may doubt my identity, but surely you won't doubt this soul tool that you personally crafted?" As Lin Xiao spoke, he pulled back his sleeve, revealing another robe underneath, patterned with interlacing red and blue lines.
Jing Hongchen lowered his head and stared at this "robe" for a moment before suddenly looking up. "You modified this. You've broken through to Rank 9?"
"I can only say I was fortunate and received guidance from quite a few people." Lin Xiao pointed again to the seat in front of him. "Hall Master, please sit and talk. I don't have any noble tastes, so I won't offer you tea. Coming here to eat something is the most practical."
Only then did Jing Hongchen step forward and sit to the side. "Indeed, your breakthrough came earlier than I expected. We almost... Illustrious Virtue Hall almost lost a genius like you."
"Now that the Holy Spirit Cult is gone, you should be staying in Illustrious Virtue Hall this time, right?" Jing Hongchen paused slightly. "Rest assured, I'll find someone to plead for you with His Majesty."
His Majesty...
Lin Xiao repeated the words in his heart. Although he had heard rumors along the way, only upon hearing it from Jing Hongchen that he fully confirmed that Xu Tianran had ascended the throne as emperor.
The smile on his face remained unchanged. Lin Xiao called the waiter outside the room to order dishes. After giving instructions, he turned back to Jing Hongchen. "Of course, I trust that the Hall Master will help speak on my behalf, but no one can guess His Majesty's thoughts. I cannot drag the entire Illustrious Virtue Hall down because of myself alone."
"Lin Xiao, with your technology now, Illustrious Virtue Hall's status in the Sun Moon Empire is already completely different from before. You can rest assured and stay."
Lin Xiao still shook his head. "If it were just me alone, I might consider it... But even so, I'm still willing to share my research results with Illustrious Virtue Hall. Why must the Hall Master care about a mere title?"
Jing Hongchen was not as foolish as the Wan Hun Douluo. He naturally heard the implication in Lin Xiao's words. Although he didn't know exactly what Lin Xiao had done, it was clear that he was now different from before.
"Sigh." Jing Hongchen let out a soft sigh. "I can feel that your current cultivation is not much different from mine. If you don't want to stay here, there's nothing I can do to force you. It's just a pity..."
Before Jing Hongchen could say what he pitied, the waiter's voice came from outside the room.
"Hall Master, eat something first." Lin Xiao smiled. "It's been a long time since I've had a proper meal."
"Alright." Jing Hongchen nodded. As Lin Xiao said, since he was willing to share his soul guidance technology, whether he stayed in Illustrious Virtue Hall or not made little difference.
Thinking of this, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but examine Lin Xiao closely again.
"What is the Hall Master looking at?"
"I just feel very fortunate. A treasure like you didn't truly perish on the front lines. Jiayi will surely be very happy to hear news of you."
"Teacher..." Lin Xiao's movements paused slightly. "How is the teacher doing?"
"He's doing very well. Lately, he's been busy trying to break through to Rank 9 Soul Engineer."
"That's good." Lin Xiao nodded. "Hall Master, to be honest, the reason I came back this time is for the materials you promised before. Although I've broken through to Rank 9 Soul Engineer, even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice."
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