Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 779 You, Lu Jin, have even managed to become one of the two heroes?
"University?"

Zhang Chulan was taken aback. "Tang Sect? Didn't we just talk about it?"

Indeed, although junior colleges are looked down upon and are generally separated from universities, the reason they are called junior colleges is because they are short for junior colleges. The difference between junior colleges and bachelor's degrees is the same as the difference between professional master's degrees and academic master's degrees. Although the directions are different, they are all master's degrees.

Xu San waved his hand and said, "No, it's what we commonly refer to as a university or academic research institution. This university not only offers undergraduate programs, but also master's and doctoral programs, and even postdoctoral research stations."

"Ah..." Zhang Chulan was a little stunned. What's so great about that? His alma mater, Nankai University, was just as good, even ranking among the top in the country. It's hard to say about other things, but when it comes to universities, there are probably only a handful in the whole country that can compare to his alma mater.

"It's not the kind you attended. It's a university like the Tang Sect, based on people with supernatural abilities."

Xu Si stared at Zhang Chulan and said, "They enroll students once a year, and the academic system is exactly the same as that of ordinary higher education. As long as you pass the exam, you can enter the school. This school doesn't just study combat techniques; they also study 'the Dao,' as well as the methods of combining the Qi of extraordinary people with technology."

"Ah..." Zhang Chulan finally realized the gravity of the situation. If a vocational college degree was so terrifying to Xu Si, then a bachelor's degree would be unbelievable!
"What kind of university is this? It's so amazing!"

"Trinity University." Surprisingly, it was Feng Baobao who spoke this time. Zhang Chulan was used to this seemingly a bit slow-witted girl, but he didn't expect her to know about this place. "Sister Baobao, you know about this place?"

“Of course! Back when I was in the South, I was kidnapped, but I was rescued by the people from Trinity University,” Feng Baobao said matter-of-factly.

"Then they..."

“They can’t cure my brain either,” Feng Baobao replied, knowing what Zhang Chulan wanted to ask.

“Given Bao’s situation, my dad estimates that only the founder of Trinity University back then would have the ability to help her.” Xu Si lit another cigarette, his face full of remembrance as he spoke of his deceased father.

"Back then, the founders of Tangmen and Sanyi Universities were a husband and wife. They... hey, unfortunately, we don't even know where this founder went afterward. But let me tell you this, this founder was not only the most outstanding person of the Republic of China era, but also far surpassed the current status of the Old Celestial Master."

He was later posthumously recognized by the state as a martyr of the War of Resistance against Japan, the leader of the "Extraordinary People" circle, and the world's richest man. According to records, he personally flew planes to the front lines to bomb the Japanese invaders. Amidst thousands of troops, taking the heads of Japanese soldiers was as easy as taking candy from a baby; he was fearless of gunfire and bombardment. He personally killed no fewer than five hundred Japanese soldiers.

"Tsk...hiss..." Zhang Chulan clicked his tongue in disbelief. Was this even human?

"Okay, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, I got it. If I run into anyone from here, I'll just run away." Zhang Chulan isn't the kind of hot-blooded, headlong-charged protagonist from Japanese anime. He's arguably the most cunning protagonist in the entire anime world, and it's even hard to say if he's even "one of" them.

He could even kneel and kowtow with perfect ease and naturalness, let alone retreat from a powerful enemy. What if you can't win? Run away, there's no shame in that.

"But Fourth Brother, what did you mean by saying that the pinnacle is even higher than the Old Celestial Master?" Zhang Chulan was a little puzzled. The number one in the world is the number one, is there some 0.5?
"I've never actually met him, but according to the company records, back then, everyone bowed down to him, and he considered himself inferior to everyone else. He casually said that the entire supernatural community had to listen to him, and a few days later, all the supernatural beings who heard this news spontaneously hailed him as their leader." Xu Si is only a post-80s generation, which means he's just over 30 years old. He doesn't know much about things from so long ago, so he could only recount what he had seen by chance in the company.

"The current Celestial Master is far from being able to do that. You've heard about the current situation, haven't you? One master, two heroes, three people—the top figures in the pyramid. Back then, that person had no one behind him."

"You've even made it into the ranks of two heroes?" After learning about the current situation from Lu Jin, He Songling stared wide-eyed at his old junior brother. "Old Zhong's circle of extraordinary people is finished. Even you can make it to the top of the pyramid. It's like I didn't do anything back then."

"No, I'm not that bad either. Back then, I was one of the elders you personally selected for the Elder Council. During the time you weren't in the sect, besides Master, I was number one in pure reverse cultivation." Lu Jin felt his blood pressure soaring, as if he was about to blow his skull open and turn it into a fountain.

Having not seen his senior brother for seventy years, he had really forgotten how to calmly deal with a scoundrel.

“A true hero doesn’t dwell on past glories, my friend. You’ve been around for seventy years, and you’re still bringing up those achievements and honors from seventy years ago. Doesn’t that just prove that you haven’t made any progress in the past seventy years?”

He Songling looked at Lu Jin with disdain, "You, at your age, are only at the third level, still hovering around the same level as Master. Have you surpassed Master yet?"

"No..." Lu Jin's voice trailed off. There was nothing he could do. Although his talent was high, it wasn't as high as Zuo Ruotong's. Not to mention that when He Songling reached the fifth level, Zuo Ruotong was directly baptized by a massive amount of immortal energy. Later, after letting go of Xin Jie, her mental state also improved further.

Aside from not being able to advance to the fourth level, he was firmly stuck at the maximum reach of the third level. As for Lu Jin, he didn't have a massive amount of innate Qi to infuse his body. He relied solely on his own cultivation. Later, he retired from Trinity University, became the head of the Lu family, and inherited his friend's Tongtian Talisman, which made him even more entangled in worldly affairs, thus diverting his cultivation.

Even now, Lu Jin is only at the late stage of the third level. He is far stronger than Zuo Ruotong in the original work, and he can even fight against the elderly Zhang Huaiyi, but he is still far from being a true top-tier player.

"What a piece of trash." He Songling showed no mercy. "How old are you this year? You're over 110, right? You haven't even surpassed the 80s in prison. You still have the nerve to live? No wonder you prepared your coffin so early. You still have the nerve to tell your grandson that I taught you for ten years and brought you in back then. You should just kill yourself. I can't bear to lose face like this."

"You heard that?"

"Nonsense, do you think I'm like you?" He Songling curled his lip. "No wonder you were expelled from the Trinity School. If I were the principal, I would have expelled you too."

"That's called retirement!" Lu Jin argued. "I didn't retire until I was sixty-five, ten years later than the national regulations. What more do you want?"

“If you insist on deceiving yourself, that’s fine too.” He Songling didn’t dwell on the matter with Lu Jin any longer. “You’ve been with me these past two days. I haven’t been born in a long time, so let’s get some things done.”

(End of this chapter)