"How could that be? I think they're just a bunch of villains!"
"Look, we're giving everyone free access to something those nobles want to keep in their own hands. Of course the common people under their rule will have complaints. Though they can't resist by force, they can leave those nobles' territories and go elsewhere to learn the Soul Spirit Symbiosis Method."
"Right now, they've only surrounded one or two Symbiosis Towers. They can't stir up any real waves. In the end, they'll only lift a rock to smash their own feet."
Outside Qingshi Town.
The Symbiosis Tower had stood there for three days, yet no one dared to be the first to try it.
It was a marvel that had appeared out of thin air, and the Soul Spirit Symbiosis Method certainly sounded tempting.
But information was scarce in this little settlement to begin with. Without Spirit Hall's permission, who would dare try something so "treasonous"? None of the ordinary people dared gamble with their lives.
Until that morning, when a lean figure appeared on the path in the distance.
The man was travel-worn and dressed simply in a long robe washed pale with wear. Yet it was clear that its wearer treasured it: there were no holes, and even on the road, he had kept himself clean and presentable.
Despite his ordinary face, he carried the composure of someone accustomed to authority. His eyes blazed as he looked toward the Symbiosis Tower.
"At last... I've caught up with your footsteps, my god..."
Had Lan Changsheng been there, he probably would have recognized him as one of the first group he had rescued from Spirit Hall.
He was the one who had remained quietly off to the side, without joining the others in blaming him for smashing their