Because of what he had experienced as a child, Long Haochen, despite having a very powerful father, was much like Jiang Li: a boy mature beyond his years.
He rarely made jokes like this.
Only when he was with his teacher and senior brother would he joke this way.
"Haochen, your senses were right. This Soul Bone does have some connection to that stone sphere. Inside the sphere is a Dragon Pearl, while this Soul Bone came from a Golden Earth Dragon King."
"It really does hold an attraction for Haoyue. I only brought it out because Haoyue wasn't here. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have dared."
Jiang Li hid nothing, though he was surprised. Whether because of the Blood Pact or something else, his junior brother had sensed something that he himself had not.
He had discerned something through blood and vitality alone.
"Is a Golden Earth Dragon King a kind of magical beast?"
"Killing magical beasts just to obtain Soul Bones..."
Clearly, ripples had stirred in Long Haochen's heart of light.
More thoughts came to him at that moment.
Because his mount was always by his side, Long Haochen instinctively felt that this was wrong.
"That has to do with the rules of that plane. How should I put it? That plane is very twisted..."
Jiang Li then gave him a rough explanation of the Douluo Plane.
"Haochen, if you grow stronger in the future and gain the ability to change that rule, you can try to change the way things are."
Jiang Li smiled and said something that seemed casual.
In truth, he was preparing a fallback for himself.
If a passage was established in the future, he would naturally visit the Douluo Plane. If, after descending there, he still had no way to deal with Tang San-or rather, no way to contend with the Asura God King-then his junior brother would be his ultimate source of support.
After dealing with the God of Damnation, Long Haochen's power was truly astonishing.
In terms of standing, he was an existence comparable to the Dragon God.
At this thought, Jiang Li felt that once he was done with this busy stretch, he would have to find a way to have Qian Renxue go to Spirit Hall and make life more difficult for Tang San and his companions again.
Or rather, find a way to shatter Tang San's heart of cultivation.
He simply refused to believe that a Tang San whose talent had been ruined and whose heart of cultivation had been shattered could still become the Asura God King's successor.
Whether it was having Qian Renxue ascend to the Divine Realm immediately after becoming a god, starting to target Tang San at this stage, or having his junior brother help in the future, all were fallbacks he had prepared for himself.
"Senior Brother, I'll definitely cultivate hard."
"If one day I really have that ability, I'll definitely change the twisted rules of that plane."
At that moment, Long Haochen still thought his senior brother was encouraging him to grow stronger.
He solemnly gave his promise.
(Long Haochen in Divine Throne 1 really was so righteous it was almost uncanny. As for Divine Throne 2, what was that? It didn't exist!)
Having secured his junior brother's promise, Jiang Li's face broke into a smile.
He then began discussing with his teacher the matter of crafting equipment from the Soul Bone.
"Don't go calling on him rashly. How about this? I'll find a reason to invite him over tomorrow and have him confirm whether he can forge it. We'll act after that."
Ye Hua's disposition leaned toward caution.
Although that equipment crafter's character was praised by everyone, who could be certain about something like this?
Greed was never controllable.
They still needed to sound him out first.
Of course, Ye Hua still had some confidence in that equipment crafter. Moreover, his two disciples would soon be participating in the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament. One of them would certainly become the champion. If that crafter dared to pocket the materials, the matter would involve the champion, and thus the higher-ups.
"All right. Sorry for the trouble, but please take the blueprints and such tomorrow and sound him out first. Contact me once it's confirmed, and I'll bring the Soul Bone over."
Jiang Li chose to follow his teacher's advice. This made things a little more cumbersome, but also a little more secure.
He then put the Soul Bone away for the time being.
"Teacher, let's go give those children some guidance."
Jiang Li had not forgotten about this. Since he had agreed, he would do it.
Besides, how closely these youths resembled his former self.
Giving them some guidance would only take a little time. He would treat it as giving something back to the boy he had once been.
"All right, let's go."
"Haochen, if you have other things to do, you can go take care of them first."
Hearing Jiang Li's words, Ye Hua's mood immediately brightened.
Sure enough, however Jiang Li changed, he was still the same Jiang Li.
Even if many of the things he did involved calculations and other considerations, what of it? How could his own disciple's character possibly be poor?
"Teacher, I still have some other matters to deal with, so I won't be going with you for now."
Long Haochen truly wanted to go, but he still had some personal matters to resolve.
He could only let this opportunity pass.
The teacher and his two disciples then parted ways.
Jiang Li went with his teacher, Ye Hua, to give those children some guidance.
In this regard, he truly was a professional.
After all, it was a path he had once walked himself.
Moreover, many of these children had far better talent than he had possessed back then.
"We've finished going over the basics. Next, I'll teach you something that even the elders in your families probably wouldn't teach you."
"Intent!"
"The fusion of will with internal spiritual power, and with the sword in your hand. Using sword intent to drive the growth of your internal spiritual power, thereby breaking the shackles of talent..."
Seeing so many boys and girls who resembled his younger self, Jiang Li acted on a sudden impulse and decided to pass on some of the things he usually kept at the bottom of his chest.
He thought of Ji Juechen and the sword intent he himself had comprehended. Perhaps someone like Ji Juechen really would emerge from among these youths in the future?
With his current control over sword intent, he could already leave behind sword intent without harming anyone.
He immediately took a wooden sword from a nearby rack.
"Watch closely, and carefully feel the essence this strike leaves behind!"
As Jiang Li spoke, he swung the wooden sword in his hand, sending an invisible force toward the nearly one hundred children before him.
Not only would this strike cause them no harm, it might instead leave a seed in their hearts-a seed that would one day lead them onto the path of sword intent.
Of course, most would only remember this feeling, unable to let that seed take root and sprout in the depths of their hearts.
As for the final outcome, that would depend on what they achieved.
Putting away the wooden sword, Jiang Li brought his guidance and teaching to an end.
Jiang Li did not know that Yang Haohan, the master of the Knight Temple, was watching this scene from nearby.
Beside him stood Feng Yangmu, who had previously been responsible for protecting Jiang Li and the others.
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