Chapter 470: Deepening the Exchange with Na'er Regarding the Future

After all, as one of the five great Element Academies, Qin Jian still attended their plaque-changing ceremony in formal attire, even though his heart had already flown off to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Chief Judge, this is the handwritten letter you wanted."

After presiding over the plaque-changing ceremony and officially establishing it as the Thunderbolt Branch of the Martial Soul Academy, Qin Jian was eager to slip away.

He took the envelope handed over by Yu Yuanlong and said with a perfunctory smile: "Rest assured, if Grandmaster fails to meet the conditions, I certainly won't give it to him."

A hint of a smile seemed to appear on Yu Yuanlong's face: "I hope Yu Xiaogang can let go of the shackles in his heart; if so, the matter that has entangled me for so many years can finally be put to rest."

"Actually, you should have let it go long ago, because whether you let it go or not, they will still continue on this path, so why keep making things difficult for others?"

Qin Jian spread his hands.

"That may be the logic, but people can't always do the right thing, because as humans, we always have likes and dislikes. I must say, I haven't liked Yu Xiaogang's sullen temperament since he was very young, and this has nothing to do with his talent..."

Yu Yuanlong looked at Qin Jian and smiled: "I think the Chief Judge should understand me. Yesterday, I discovered that your conduct and thinking are not at all like a young person's, but rather like an old man who has walked through many storms..."

Seeing that this old fellow seemed to have a tendency to open the floodgates of conversation and not be able to stop, sweat gradually began to form on Qin Jian's forehead.

"Well, I have urgent business and must leave first; let's talk again if there's an opportunity in the future..."

Whoosh!

Before Yu Yuanlong could even react, he saw Qin Jian flash into the carriage, and then the entire Knight Order began to mobilize, leaving the Thunder Academy within a few minutes.

"So you see, no matter what kind of evaluations or stories we hear, we cannot judge a person based on hearsay..."

Sitting in the carriage, Qin Jian sighed lightly: "I had always regarded this Yu Yuanlong as the culprit who tore Teacher Erlong and Grandmaster apart, and in my impression, he was a fierce and wicked villain. Who would have thought he is just a chatterbox old man..."

"Indeed, although this matter was driven by many factors leading to a twenty-year tragedy, ultimately, it was that Yu Xiaogang who was too cowardly and insecure..."

Na'er, with her small frame, sat leaning against Qin Jian, blinking her Purple eyes faintly: "I remember you often used to say that if a person has a heart, they can be like a dragon, and if a person has no heart, they naturally become a worm. I suppose this is what you meant."

"Yes, although our talent is set from the moment we are born, confidence and self-acceptance from the heart will help one continuously reach their limits and subsequently break through them."

Qin Jian said with a smile: "That's why I often say that becoming stronger is everyone's own business and has nothing to do with others. Even if one's talent is low, as long as they constantly break through their own limits, they are remarkable."

Creak, creak...

The carriage rolled over the uneven road, making a slight sound.

But the shock absorption of Qin Jian's luxurious carriage was excellent, and one could barely feel any vibration inside.

"The two of us, as Soul Beasts, are discussing the Human Clan here..."

Na'er suddenly said: "Have you never thought about the future of Soul Beasts?"

Qin Jian was slightly startled, then reached out to stroke Na'er's silver hair, saying before she could recoil: "Of course I have, and I have thought about it for a very, very long time."

Na'er swatted his hand away and looked up curiously: "What do you think?"

"My experiences are miraculous, and it is difficult for me to think independently of the Human Clan or stand entirely from the perspective of Soul Beasts, so I think..."

After Qin Jian's hand was swatted away, he grabbed Na'er's small hand and played with her fingers one by one in his palm: "I want to categorize intelligent species as one group. Whether it is the Human Clan or Soul Beasts that possess intelligence, to me, they are the same species. If there is no relationship of closeness or distance, then I will treat them all equally."

"Interesting. I actually find it hard to consider those ordinary Soul Beasts without awakened intelligence as my own kin..."

Na'er seemed to have forgotten that her small hand was being played with, and just looked up to ask: "Then what if there is a relationship of closeness or distance?"

"If there is a relationship of closeness or distance, then of course we follow that relationship..."

Qin Jian said as a matter of course: "Just like how you view the Human Clan's Godhood as enemies, then I will certainly stand on your side."

"I understand..."

Na'er looked at him sideways: "You've been talking in circles just to tell me that the Human Clan itself has no enmity with me, and there's no need to implicate them, right?"

"Yes..."

Qin Jian scratched his head: "Those ordinary people of the Human Clan haven't dealt with you, so why include them in the scope of revenge?"

"Yes, ordinary people indeed have no enmity, but what about Spirit Masters?"

Na'er looked at him and said seriously: "Spirit Masters advance by hunting Soul Beasts; this is a natural, hostile stance between the two species."

Qin Jian looked at the scenery flying past the window and sighed: "Actually, I suspect this cultivation method of only being able to advance by absorbing Soul Rings was also created by those gods, just to curb the growth of Soul Beasts."

"Hmm?"

Na'er was slightly startled, then her expression became serious: "I hadn't thought of that, but now that you mention it, it really is possible."

"Na'er, do you know? I think a lot about national politics, so I often use it as an analogy..."

Qin Jian turned his head again, looking at the petite and Linglong figure beside him: "Actually, do the Human Clan and those human Godhood really count as one species? I don't think so. You lump them together, but I separate them, which turns it into three forces: Soul Beasts, the Human Clan, and the God Clan."

"God Clan?"

Na'er blinked her Purple eyes: "Essentially they are all human, why think of dividing the Human Clan and the God Clan?"

"When the gaze of the gods crosses over ordinary humans and looks at the endless Plane of the entire world, living beings are nothing but ants to them..."

Qin Jian said faintly: "Just like teaching the Human Clan to absorb Soul Rings to advance, is it for the good of the Human Clan? Actually, it is not. There are thousands of cultivation methods in this endless Plane; why must this Plane specifically require the absorption of Soul Rings?"

Na'er said in a low voice: "Because only this Plane gave birth to Soul Beasts."

"Exactly."

Qin Jian said softly: "So, do you think those human Godhood helped the Human Clan, or used them? Don't they know that hunting Soul Beasts is extremely dangerous? If they were truly for the good of the Human Clan, why not pass down a cultivation method that allows one to become stronger without killing?"

"That's right, your speculation is very likely correct..."

Na'er said blankly: "Actually, the Human Clan of this Plane is nothing more than pawns on the chessboard of Godhood."

Qin Jian smiled: "So, when you locked your target of revenge onto the entire Human Clan, you had already fallen into their schemes..."

He looked out the window, his gaze suddenly becoming distant: "Toppling the Godhood—they might even be natural allies, after all..."

(End of this chapter)