Douluo: Wuhun Qimen Formation, control everything!

Chapter 133 Heart-to-Heart Talk Between Master and Disciple
After the meeting, Mu En called Zhou Xuan aside.

“Zhou Xuan, although what you said at the meeting made a lot of sense, as Soul Masters, cultivation is still our foundation. No matter how powerful Soul Tools become in the future, we cannot abandon our own cultivation,” Mu En said earnestly.

"Yes, teacher, I understand." Mu En was right about this. After all, the more powerful the soul tool, the more powerful the soul master needed to make it. At least in the current era, that is still the case.

Mu En nodded: "In that case, your cultivation hasn't fallen behind this year, has it?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, signaling Zhou Xuan to extend his hand.

"Don't worry, teacher, I haven't fallen behind at all!" Although he spent most of the year researching the soul-guided computer, his progress in soul power level was also quite fast.

Moon placed his hand on Zhou Xuan's arm and carefully felt it.

Suddenly, he raised an eyebrow: "Oh~ you're already level 40? Not bad! Very good!"

"Don't worry, teacher, I know what I'm doing."

"Since that's the case, I'm relieved. So, when are you planning to hunt for your fourth spirit ring?"

"I plan to do it around this time."

"Well, I'll have Xuanzi and the others go with you then." Mu En sighed. "Logically speaking, for something as important as hunting for a spirit ring, I, as your teacher, should accompany you. But as you know, with my health, I'm afraid I can't go with you."

"It's alright, teacher. It's just a fourth spirit ring. If the academy didn't have the spirit beasts I needed, I would have even asked Elder Gong for one."

"Hahaha, you little rascal."

Seeing their last disciple so outstanding in both soul tools and soul power cultivation, any teacher would probably be overjoyed.

After laughing, Mu En stopped smiling and said seriously, "Zhou Xuan, your teacher has a question for you. Just answer truthfully."

“Teacher, please speak.” Zhou Xuan also slightly suppressed the smile on his face. Although he didn’t know what Mu En wanted to ask, he had a clear conscience. At least what he was doing now and what he was about to do were all for Shrek Academy to take a further step forward.

"Do you want to take my place?" Mu En's aged eyes calmly gazed into Zhou Xuan's eyes.

Under that gaze, Zhou Xuan felt as if he had been seen through.

"Yes." Zhou Xuan admitted directly that he was not confident he could hide anything from Mu En, the ultimate old man.

Besides, he didn't try to hide anything from what he did.

"Oh~" Mu En was somewhat surprised to see Zhou Xuan admit it so readily, since most people are unwilling to admit their ambitions.

Aren't you afraid I'll say something about you?

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Since the teacher has said so, he must not mind."

Moon chuckled and said, "You're quite clever, kid. But you're right. I'm still a little curious, when did you come up with this idea?"

Zhou Xuan turned to look out the window. Golden leaves swayed in the wind outside the window, and in the distance, he could even see the inner court disciples training.

"The teacher probably already has some guesses, right?"

"But I still want to hear it from you in person."

"My goal has never changed since I stepped through the doors of Shrek Academy."

"Oh? It's earlier than I expected."

Zhou Xuan turned around and looked calmly at Mu En: "Then how did you discover that I had this idea, teacher?"

"It was probably the first time you talked to me. Although you didn't know my identity then, I could see your ambition in your words. After all, no child thinks about these kinds of things all day long."
Just like how ordinary people would never think about how to acquire spirit rings, people without ambition won't ponder those questions.

"As expected, you can't hide it from the teacher."

Moon shook his head: "Sigh~ You're wrong. It should be said that you never intended to hide it from me, you just didn't tell me on your own initiative. I've had many students in my life, but you are the most special one."
I asked them the same question before—'Do you want to take over Shrek Academy?' Although Shrek Academy doesn't need this kind of inheritance, I would feel more at ease handing it over to familiar people, but their answers were all the same."

What did they say in response?

"It's all just polite talk, but I can tell they mean it, after all, Shrek Academy is such a powerful force."

If one could sit in my position, most things in this world would be within easy reach; it's just that they're unwilling to admit it.

“Teacher, although the position of Sea God Pavilion has great power, it also represents responsibility. Shrek Academy is like a giant ship at sea, and the Pavilion Master is the helm of this giant ship. It can be said that the helm bears most of the responsibility for whether the entire giant ship can reach the shore smoothly.”

Mu En had previously only thought Zhou Xuan was a talented and quick-witted child, but he never expected to hear such words from a child his age: "Yes, I'm relieved that you think that way."

Many people can only see the good side and cannot, or are unwilling to, see the other side. This is why, even at my age, I have not yet relinquished the position of Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion. Is it because I am greedy for the power that this position brings?

He gently shook his head: "It's just that I haven't found anyone who can shoulder this responsibility yet. Even Shao Zhe and Xuan Zi don't have this ability. This has nothing to do with cultivation level."

"Teacher has one last question for you." Actually, he had already found the answer to this question from Zhou Xuan's actions over the past few days, but he still wanted to hear Zhou Xuan say it in person.

"Teacher, please tell me."

Why do you want to sit in this position?

Zhou Xuan took a deep breath and answered, word by word, "Change! Change the academy, and even the world!"

What do you want to change?

"Perhaps the teacher was a genius from a young age and has never seen what ordinary people's lives are like. But I have seen them. I lost my parents when I was young, and Uncle Wang took care of me and raised me. Maybe it's because I've been through the rain myself, so I want to hold an umbrella for others."

From the time I was old enough to understand, I have been continuously helping impoverished villages, or orphans like me who have lost their parents.

Mu En nodded slightly. He only gradually learned this after Zhou Xuan became his disciple.

It must be said that Zhou Xuan had never seen this kind of compassion in people like Shao Zhe.

"I have witnessed far too much suffering. In some villages, children lost their only chance to awaken their martial spirit and change their fate because they couldn't afford the fees. I have also seen children without parents begging on the streets. Later, I wanted to know, why? Why are there so many orphans in this world?"

As I grew older, I understood the reason: war! There are too many countries on this continent. Wherever there are people, there will be conflicts of interest, let alone between nations. From ancient times to the present, war has been constant for the sake of the interests of this small piece of land.
Perhaps you, teacher, have seen many families who rose to power because of war, but behind these stories, how many families were torn apart? War brings only suffering to ordinary people, while the beneficiaries are the so-called nobles. I want to change all of this, so I need an identity—an identity that will allow the emperors of these countries to sit down and have a proper talk!

Zhou Xuan spoke at length, his emotions fluctuating.

He was once an ordinary person, but his education allowed him to see the meaning behind these wars more clearly than people in this world. Coupled with his ability, this made him think more deeply.

Moon's gaze was somewhat profound: "Aren't you afraid I'll oppose you if you tell me all this?"

"You won't."

Moon sighed: "If I were younger, I would have scoffed at your ideas. After all, the law of the jungle is the rule of this world."

But now, I tend to agree with your idea: when a person gains ability, other ideas will inevitably arise.
However, my ideals aren't as lofty as yours. All I want is to protect this academy; anything else is too difficult!

“I understand, which is why I’ve never shared these thoughts with anyone else, because I know that without strength, these thoughts are just rootless duckweed.”

"It's good that you understand. People should have more respect for this world. I'm glad you told me this."

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "These are just the students' true thoughts."

Moon nodded and remained silent for a moment.

Just as Zhou Xuan said, the position of the Sea God Pavilion Master may seem glamorous, but the pressure he bears is unimaginable to ordinary people.

Without the corresponding abilities, one simply cannot withstand this kind of pressure.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

“Zhou Xuan, I see in you the ability to shoulder this responsibility, and you also have this ambition, but I want you to promise me one thing: before you realize your ideals, protect Shrek Academy. Can you do that?”

"Of course! Shrek Academy is an academy, and I will ensure that it does what an academy should do, always remaining neutral. You can rest assured about that."

"I'm relieved to hear you say that, but your current cultivation level is still too low. Although you have the ability, you don't have the cultivation level to match it."
Even if I pass the position to you, you won't be able to hold onto it securely. Leaving aside the covetous eyes of other forces, even the elders within the academy won't agree. Do you understand what I mean?

Mu En looked at Zhou Xuan seriously. If Zhou Xuan were now a Title Douluo, he would have passed on his position and retired without saying a word.

Zhou Xuan's eyes lit up. If he still didn't understand after all this explanation, then he had truly wasted all his life: "I understand!"

"Good boy!" Moon patted his shoulder: "Hurry up, my time is running out, and I don't know if I will be able to hand this responsibility over to you myself."

"Come find me when you go hunting for spirit rings. I have something to give you."

"it is good!"

Zhou Xuan nodded and left the room under Mu En's watchful gaze.

Mu En, leaning on his cane, came to the window and looked at Zhou Xuan, who was walking further and further away, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Who doesn't have ambition when they're young? Especially a genius like Moon. He once had the idea of ​​changing the world, but as he experienced more and more, he realized that changing the world was just too difficult.

He didn't actually think Zhou Xuan had that ability, even though his talent was better than his own back then.

However, as long as he can safeguard Shrek Academy's long-standing legacy, everything else is up to him.

He looked out the window for a long time, then lay back down in his wheelchair and closed his eyes.

Zhou Xuan then left Seagod Island.

To be honest, it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous when Moon asked him that question, even though he was confident Moon wouldn't say anything.

As his heartbeat gradually calmed down, Zhou Xuan's pace slowed down as well.

After this exchange, barring any unforeseen circumstances, once he reaches the Title Douluo level, his position as the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion is practically guaranteed.

"So, it's time to speed up my cultivation!"

After arranging matters related to the Soul Guidance Department, it's time to focus on cultivation.

After all, once the Soul Guidance System completes its transformation from zero to one, its development will be incredibly rapid.

Since he was able to raise his soul power to level 40 through such intensive research, he was confident that he could raise his cultivation to the Soul Emperor realm in the next few years.

Moreover, many of his future plans require his own strength to achieve, otherwise he will find it difficult to make any progress.

"Zhou Xuan?" A familiar voice rang out in front of him.

Zhou Xuan looked up at the other person.

"Dean Qian? What are you doing here?"

"I was just about to look for you. Let's go, shall we talk about what happened at the meeting?"

“Okay.” Zhou Xuan looked at Qian Duoduo with some confusion. Hadn’t Mu En already made it very clear that he was in charge of everything? So why was he coming to him now?
The two returned to the office, and Qian Duoduo poured them a cup of tea: "Have a seat first."

This action made Zhou Xuan feel flattered. What did it mean that the big shot was personally pouring tea for him?
Zhou Xuan was now somewhat confused about his thoughts.

He put down his teacup: "Dean Qian, please just say what you need. As long as it's within my power, I will not refuse!"

"Hahaha! Okay! Then I'll just say it directly."

"I want you to be in charge of this reform of the Soul Guidance Department."

"?" Zhou Xuan looked at Qian Duoduo with some surprise: "Dean Qian, please don't joke around. I'm afraid I'm not qualified for this."

Qian Duoduo shook his head: "Don't say that. You were the one who brought this up. I'm not a stubborn person. The reason why Elder Mu assigned this matter to me is not only because Lin'er was unwilling to do these things, but also because you are not capable enough. In terms of ability, even I am probably not as good as you."

(End of this chapter)