Chapter 163: Curiosity

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"Teacher, this kind of arrangement……"

After Xue Qinghe left, Tang San couldn't hold it in anymore.

He knew his own strength best.

Within the Spirit Elder realm, he was confident he would absolutely not lose to anyone, but if the opponent had a Spirit Ancestor, or even a Spirit King, then it would be troublesome.

The Spirit Master Tournament didn't allow the use of external objects. Although his Blue Silver Grass's third spirit skill, Blue Silver Thorns Array, could create quite a few hard Blue Silver Grasses for him to use as hidden weapons, the hardness and offensive nature of the Blue Silver Grass were indeed too poor.

The hidden weapons lacked lethality and concealment, so the effect was greatly reduced when used!

Those sharp Blue Silver Grasses were fine for control and interference, but to expect them to cause damage to a Spirit Ancestor or Spirit King was purely a dream.

"Xiao San, rest assured, I have a way to help you improve," Yu Xiaogang said.

Tang San showed a bitter smile. "Teacher, the Spirit Master Tournament is very soon; how could I obtain that kind of improvement in such a short time?"

Dugu Yan's words, although harsh, were the truth.

His cultivation was too low. Facing a team of the same rank, this arrangement was no problem, but if facing a Spirit Ancestor team, or if the opponent had a Spirit King, this formation arrangement was really just courting death.

"Of course it's possible," Yu Xiaogang said confidently.

"Haven't you seen the improvement of Xiao Wu and the others?"

"Them?" Tang San was stunned.

Before Xiao Wu went missing, she was still level 33, but when they met again, Xiao Wu had already reached an astonishing level 44! Ye Lingling was only level 35 when she was in Suotuo City, but when she appeared again, she also obtained a huge improvement; now, like Xiao Wu, she had reached level 49, and even had hope of reaching level 50 before the finals to become a Spirit King.

Ning Rongrong was the same; not only did her spirit power level skyrocket, but even her martial soul had evolved.

Rumor had it that their improvement was all due to taking a special godly medicine, and the reward for this Spirit Master Tournament was this kind of godly medicine.

Not knowing what he thought of, Tang San's complexion became somewhat unnatural. "Teacher, you wouldn't happen to……"

"Xiao San, you can train with peace of mind; I will help you arrange it," Yu Xiaogang said confidently.

Since this thing was provided by the Spirit Hall, then Bibi Dong, as the Pope, definitely had it! If it were before, he naturally wouldn't have this thought, but now it was different.

Tang Hao had said that the legendary Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect would appear in the finals! At that time, Tang San would be able to use his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul openly! Moreover, with Tang Chen appearing, the Seven Great Sects would have a backbone and wouldn't need to fear the Spirit Hall anymore!

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Spirit Saint Hall.

After the Spirit Master Tournament began, Hu Liena returned to Wuhun City to train with the Spirit Hall team, but Bibi Dong did not go back.

"What kind of relationship do you two actually have?"

Xue Di appeared beside her at some point, looking at the dazed Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong's eyelids lifted slightly. "Why are you asking this?"

"I…… am curious," Xue Di said seriously.

"I don't understand human emotions. In my hundreds of thousands of years of life, the humans I have seen are greedy, violent, bloodthirsty; for the sake of profit, they can betray everything."

"But he…… is somewhat different. His emotions, and his thoughts, I cannot understand at all."

"Normal," Bibi Dong straightened up.

"If you could understand him, you wouldn't be far from being mad yourself."

At first, she was a madwoman, and Nan Feng was still normal, but it was as if brain matter was conserved; the normal parts of Nan Feng transferred to her, turning her into a normal person, but the mad parts of her ran to Nan Feng, or rather, Nan Feng gathered all the madness of the City of Slaughter! "But you seem to understand him," Xue Di said.

"It's not that I understand him; it's that he told me the relevant answers before," Bibi Dong said.

"Just matching the answers to the questions."

"Can you tell me about it?" Xue Di asked.

Bibi Dong raised her eyebrows. "Why do you care about this?"

"Curious," Xue Di said.

"……"

"Do you like him?" Bibi Dong asked.

Xue Di shook her head. "I don't know. It's just that seeing his hollow appearance, it's very similar to me in the past, but also different. I used to belong to knowing nothing, a hollow loneliness; I didn't have any desire for possession."

"But he……"

"Despair after clarifying everything," Bibi Dong said.

"Yes." Xue Di showed confusion.

"I want to know why he became like this."

Bibi Dong paused. "I'll tell you simply; this is what he told me before. A person's thought evolution can be roughly divided into three stages."

"The first stage is the stage of confusion and conformity. In this stage, the individual has not yet recognized themselves, is unclear about their own ambitions and goals, and their behavior is mostly driven by nature and influenced by the external environment."

"During this period, a person's behavior seems to be controlled by the brain and senses, and development is limited because the individual has not yet realized the true pursuit of life, just blindly leaning toward secular standards."

"This is the stage most people are in; many people never understand the true meaning of life until their old age, never having thought about the meaning of existence."

"They might have struggled, but facing difficulties, they ultimately chose to give up. To them, time seems to lack value and becomes an object easily plundered by capital."

"However, this does not mean their lives lack happiness; they obtain corresponding material rewards through secular efforts, which constitutes the norm of ordinary people's lives."

"The second stage is the stage of awakening and exploration. In this stage, the individual begins to think about the meaning of life, pays attention to the motives behind behavior, and explores the true desires of the heart."

"This is the most painful stage; the individual needs to engage in intense struggle between ideals and reality, true heart and human nature, pursuit and secularity."

"To successfully cross this stage requires huge effort, learning to talk to oneself, maintaining independent thinking about everything; from world view, life view, to values, one needs to have one's own insights."

"At the same time, the individual needs to improve their cognitive level, enrich their thoughts and connotations, recognize themselves, reality, and the world, understand the world's operating rules, and find the true self in this process."

"In this stage, the individual needs to pay attention to their own advantages, interests, and desires, recognize their own shortcomings and weaknesses, and while solving problems, handle the relationship between survival and ideals well."

"The third stage is the stage of sudden enlightenment and sublimation. After experiencing countless challenges and tempering, the individual finally finds their own path."

"In this stage, the individual has a profound understanding and pursuit of the world and life, understands the meaning of life, finds what they seek in this life, and in the struggle between reality and ideals, the individual gradually recognizes themselves, reconciles with themselves, and finds a career they are willing to fight for for a lifetime."

"In this stage, the individual's personality is sublimated, the ability to unify knowledge and action is increasingly enhanced, they can properly handle the relationship between ideals and reality, find the meaning of life in the career they love, and at the same time solve survival problems."

"Among them, the change from the second to the third stage is the most dangerous period, because what is seen and felt is different, so the answers obtained are also different. If one encounters some major stimulation, it is very easy to go to extremes."

"Either becoming a fanatical savior, or becoming a madman who destroys everything."

"I was the latter, and he……"

"Can be considered the former who has been tainted by madness."

(End of chapter)