Qian Daoliu looked at Qian Renxue, so heartbroken as if betrayed by someone close to her, and could only sigh helplessly. In the end, it was his own indecisiveness.
He had to admit that after learning that Xiaoxue was the chosen one of the Angel God, his entire focus was on Qian Renxue. As for his son, he truly hadn't paid much attention.
And when he learned the bad news of his own death, it wasn't that he hadn't thought of killing, but he knew that Xiaoxue was too young at the time, had already lost her father, and could not lose her mother again, even if this mother was her father's murderer.
His original intention was to wait until Qian Renxue successfully completed her mission and inherited the Angel God Position before telling her the truth.
After all, Bibi Dong's strength was too powerful for the current Qian Renxue to contend with.
Her father's murderer, if Xiaoxue was willing, she should do it herself!
After Qian Renxue's emotions finally stabilized, Qian Daoliu told her all his concerns.
"Big Brother, you shouldn't have compromised and let Xiaoxue go to the Heaven Dou Empire back then. A country isn't that easy to infiltrate, and it actually delayed Xiaoxue's cultivation speed. In fact, if you really wanted to unify the continent, you could have done it with your strength," Kuangshi Douluo grumbled from the side. He was always quite direct, saying whatever was on his mind.
Although a super Douluo cannot resist an Empire's million-strong army, that is only because their spirit power is insufficient. Moreover, to make the Two Great Empires submit, it's enough to control the actual power holders. Why insist on letting Xiaoxue be some ridiculous Crown Prince?
Qian Daoliu knew Kuangshi was straightforward and didn't bother arguing with him, merely stating calmly, "This is also part of the training. Indeed, in Spirit Hall, as long as we are willing to always stay by her side, Bibi Dong would have no opportunity. But... this would not benefit Xiaoxue in the slightest. Do you truly think inheriting the Angel God Position is that easy?"
Qian Daoliu shook his head, looking at Qian Renxue with complex eyes: "Xiaoxue, now that you know the truth, is there anything else you want to ask?"
Qian Renxue hummed in acknowledgment, then said, "Only one question: Why did my father resort to such a low-level method? There should have been a better way to handle it..."
She also valued her chastity greatly, so she wondered if what she did to Bibi Dong was a bit too low-level?
Of course, she didn't think her father was wrong; Bibi Dong was at fault first, so whatever her father did to her was excusable, and one could even say her father's punishment was light.
It's just that this approach, while not wrong, could easily invite criticism.
If Xiao Tian knew Qian Renxue's thoughts, he would directly give a big thumbs up.
If Qian Xunji had done such a thing when Bibi Dong had not made a mistake, then it would certainly have been his fault.
But Bibi Dong was already planning to betray Spirit Hall and run away with her lover. Spirit Hall had nurtured her for so many years for nothing. For such an ungrateful person, Qian Xunji's handling method can only be said to be inappropriate, but absolutely not wrong.
The moment Bibi Dong conceived the idea of leaving Spirit Hall with Yu Xiaogang, she was no longer fit to be Qian Xunji's disciple, nor was she fit to be a Holy Maiden. In an ancient society with equivalent development to her previous life, Bibi Dong's actions would have led to her being drowned in a pig cage, or even humiliated to death, with her lover watching nearby.
Since she chose to be an ungrateful person, there was no need to treat her as a human.
Since she wasn't treated as a human, could Qian Xunji's handling method be considered wrong?
At most, as a member of the Angel family, he was inherently perceived as having higher morals than ordinary people, and as Bibi Dong's teacher, so was the secret chamber act a heinous crime?
But what if you remove the Angel halo? Compared to other nobles outside, he had already done his utmost!
And in the original work, Bibi Dong, as the Supreme Pontiff, appeared equally glamorous on the surface. After Yu Xiaogang left Spirit Hall, she even drank the remaining tea in big gulps like a yandere pervert, without feeling disgusted!
If the mistakes they both made were truly to be compared, then Qian Xunji's mistakes could be said to be trivial and negligible.
Qian Daoliu pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Regarding your father's actions, I don't quite understand either. By common sense, he isn't a lustful person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had no other women around him apart from Bibi Dong, his disciple. Others at his age would already be fathers, but he, on the contrary, had neither a wife nor even a partner!"
"Moreover, after that incident, your father released Bibi Dong, and a year later, you were born. Afterwards, he even let Bibi Dong go to Slaughter City for training. He clearly knew Bibi Dong must have hated him, and even later, when Bibi Dong tried to harm you, who were still young, multiple times, he couldn't bear to hurt Bibi Dong, as if he was compensating for something..."
Regarding his son's actions, Qian Daoliu expressed that he also didn't understand.
Otherwise, he had initially intended to 'keep the child, discard the mother'!
Taking advantage of Xiaoxue's young age at the time, with no memories, he would directly kill Bibi Dong, and then fabricate a benevolent lie when she grew up—that she died in childbirth or was killed by a Spirit Beast. This way, Xiaoxue would still have a loving father, instead of her father being dead and her mother being like this... this ghost of a person.
To be honest, he had endured for a very long time these past years!
But it must be said that Spirit Hall in Bibi Dong's hands was indeed better than in his son's hands, at least making the outside world wary and even fearful. However, the drawbacks were also very obvious, making outside forces more guarded against Spirit Hall.
As for freely awakening Spirits for commoners and providing Spirit Master subsidies, Spirit Hall had been doing these things since its inception, and Bibi Dong was not the first to advocate for them. This credit cannot be attributed entirely to her.
Since she was the Supreme Pontiff, doing these things well was her inherent duty.
If she couldn't even do these things well, and Spirit Hall's development continued to worsen, Qian Daoliu's last shred of moral bottom line would probably be directly broken.
He would directly let Bibi Dong die, and he himself would take over Spirit Hall again!
Seeing that her grandfather also didn't know what was going on, Qian Renxue's doubts deepened.
In her memory and understanding, her father, as the Supreme Pontiff, had always been diligent and had no major flaws. He even maintained a seemingly friendly relationship with the Upper Three Sects, whose insignias were on the Supreme Pontiff's decree. His only blemish was that incident with Bibi Dong.
But he should also have known that a talented person like Bibi Dong, unlike those women who ended up in places of ill repute, valued her chastity. Doing that would inevitably make Bibi Dong resent him for life, so why did he do it?
It couldn't have been just to make Bibi Dong conceive a descendant either; her grandfather said that after that incident, he never touched Bibi Dong again.
Moreover, although Bibi Dong's talent was strong, with innate full spirit power and twin spirits, what did that matter?
The Qian family valued the inheritance of the SeraphimSpirit. Bibi Dong's talent was even above Qian Xunji's, but the Spirits awakened by their offspring would have a greatly increased probability of being the Death Spider Emperor and the Bloodthirsty Spider Emperor. This would be equivalent to cutting off the inheritance!
After all, according to common Spirit theory, a Spirit Master's awakened Spirit will inherit the stronger quality of their parents' Spirits.
If Qian Xunji really wanted to ensure the inheritance, it would be best to combine with a woman whose talent was a little weaker than his, and even better if she was from a branch family of the Qian family within the Angel Legion, to ensure the purity of the bloodline.
So... Qian Renxue truly couldn't understand... why her father would do such a thing.
She thought of several reasons in her mind, but none of them fit.
To be honest, the moment Qian Renxue learned her father was killed by Bibi Dong, she had an urge to have her grandfather kill her directly. But her grandfather was also right; she wanted to possess powerful strength and do it herself.
"Grandpa, let's deal with the Crown Prince's feigned death first. As for how to handle Bibi Dong, let me think about it again."
Golden Crocodile said calmly, "Xiaoxue, are you going to deal with Bibi Dong yourself, or do you want us to help you? If it weren't for your grandfather, Bibi Dong would have died long ago. Her current strength is not weak, and she has some special Spirit Abilities. She's no longer that easily killable young girl from before."
"Yes, now that you know the truth, I think we can dismiss her from her position as Supreme Pontiff, imprison her, or abolish her cultivation. It's also a good option to have the High Priest resume the position of Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall. But once she is dismissed from her position as Supreme Pontiff, she won't just surrender..."
Qian Daoliu shook his head: "Let's wait and see. In the short term, Bibi Dong won't do anything detrimental to Spirit Hall. Moreover, I sense divine force faintly appearing on Bibi Dong. Besides me, none of you are her match anymore."
Shu Mountain.
Through Ning Fengzhi's teleportation, Xiao Tian and the others were instantly transported to the Shu Mountain he had been longing for.
The moment everyone appeared, the effects of the Drunken God's Curse on Xiao Tian's body gradually dissipated. The asura blood sword in his hand struggled violently, erupting with a crimson divine force.
It was a super divine tool; how could a mere mortal control it!
Under this divine force fluctuation, everyone except Xiao Tian was pushed back several meters, which also caught the attention of Bai He and the others.
Xiao Tian clicked his tongue and chuckled, "What, still trying to escape my control? If that's the case, I'll suppress you directly!"
As he spoke, a small black tower emerged from Xiao Tian's body, floating above the asura blood sword. A terrifying sealing force and suction directly attached to the asura blood sword. In just a moment, the asura blood sword was directly absorbed into it.
Everything around returned to normal, and the small black tower shrunk again, returning to Xiao Tian's palm.
This scene stunned everyone. They hadn't expected Xiao Tian to possess such a divine artifact!
"Brother, what is this?" Xiao Wu leaned over curiously, her rabbit ears bent on top of her head, looking at the small tower up close, full of curiosity. She never expected this seemingly ordinary small tower to possess such power?
This asura blood sword was a divine tool, yet it was suppressed so easily?
"Sect Master, you're back!" Lou Gao, Bai He, Niu Gao, and Yang Wudi came before Xiao Tian and bowed respectfully.
Xiao Tian smiled and told them to rise, then looked at everyone and replied, "This small tower is called the Demon Subjugation Tower. It's a heritage item I accidentally obtained. The tower body has powerful defensive capabilities, and its interior possesses terrifying sealing power. Once suppressed within it, Spirits, Spirit Beasts, Spirit Masters, divine tools, and even gods will lose their original cultivation and abilities."
Xiao Tian's gaze turned to Da Ming and Er Ming: "With this tower, if there are evil Spirit Masters who indiscriminately kill Spirit Beasts to get Spirit Bones, they will be suppressed here. The same applies to malevolent Spirit Beasts."
Da Ming and Er Ming's eyes lit up upon hearing this. It seemed Xiao Tian had already thought of everything.
Whether it was obtaining spirit rings through Spirit souls, or Xiao Tian's ongoing research into Spirit Masters condensing their own spirit rings, or even the briefly mentioned artificial spirit rings, all of these meant that the balance between Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts would be broken.
Spirit Masters might be more wary of Spirit Beasts that are 100,000 years old or even 200,000 years old and above, but Spirit Beasts below 100,000 years, having lost the purpose of being a spirit ring, would become tools for dropping Spirit Bones. Low-year Spirit Beasts would be easily subjected to indiscriminate slaughter.
Xiao Tian's meaning was clear: if it was just ordinary conflict between Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts, normal needs, he wouldn't interfere.
But whether it was a Spirit Master or a Spirit Beast, if they exceeded a certain limit, then sorry, they would all be suppressed!
At this moment, Niu Gao walked over with a chuckle: "Sect Master, most of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect has been built. This is your first time seeing it, right? See if it meets your expectations, hehe."
Xiao Tian smiled, first floating in the sky on his sword to survey the overall layout. The entire Sect was majestically situated among cloud-shrouded, strangely shaped peaks and towering ridges. The mountain gate stood grandly, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura. This ancientness gave Xiao Tian a feeling of cultivating immortals, not much different from the appearance of Shu Mountain in his previous life's memory.
He could tell that the entire mountain peak had been partially re-sculpted, making it even more perilous and steep. Apart from flying Spirit Masters, it would be very difficult for other Spirit Masters to launch a large-scale attack.
There was only one narrow path, wide enough for two people, leading up the mountain.
With such terrain, it would be very difficult for others to attack, and their Sect members, as long as they learned the art of sword-riding, would have no major issues going up and down the mountain.
After observing for a while, Xiao Tian nodded with great satisfaction: "Not bad, you all have worked hard during this time."
The four smiled when they heard Xiao Tian say this. Having received so much funding, if they didn't do a good job, they wouldn't be worthy of the money.
Subsequently, Xiao Tian then turned his gaze to Yu Feng and the others: "Yu Feng, I will have people escort you back to Heaven Dou City. Now that the Soul Master Competition has ended, I am considered to have graduated from the academy. The honor of this competition's championship is my thanks to the academy..."
Xiao Tian simply stated his plan, asking him to relay it to the Three Teaching Committee.
Yu Feng and the others' expressions changed, and they said with a wry smile, "Captain, was this your plan from the beginning? This... this will be hard to explain when I go back, boohoohoo..." Yu Feng was almost in tears.
Xiao Tian smiled: "You should know that I was originally a commoner. I can't stand those useless noble scoundrels in the Empire. They have no ability, yet because of their noble status, they can oppress talented individuals. The Empire cannot tolerate me. Alright, you all go back."
Yu Feng, Shi Mo, and Shi Nian were helpless and could only say, "You will always be our captain," before letting several experts from the Speed Hall and Medicine Hall escort them away.
(End of Chapter)
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