Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 977 Lu Qibin's Past - Extra Chapter 38: Li Gong's Transformation

"After meeting Li Ming again, I rushed back to the Xingluo City garrison and told my teacher about it."

Lu Qibin sighed, "At that time, I was actually thinking about whether the decision made by the Xingguan Sect's higher-ups was correct... No, ever since Li Yang 'committed suicide by poisoning,' I have been thinking about it."

However, I lack my own opinions and only think about adapting to circumstances, or rather, protecting myself.

In this respect, I'm no different from ordinary people; apart from possessing the power of a Soul Master, I'm even inferior to Huo Xing.

Zhou Qing, however, asked, "Is Li Zhao still alive?"

"You're so smart, didn't you guess her fate?" Lu Qibin asked rhetorically.

"guessed."

Zhou Qing was certain that the other party was a thing of the past, but he couldn't help but marvel at Li Zhao's potential to lead the world onto the path of capitalism.

The chances of success are slim, given the existence of supernatural powers in this era. However, once the powerful and wealthy realize her success, even if she dies, they will imitate and surpass her actions.

Once capital develops, it cannot be resisted by force! At least that was the case in the Douyi era!
It's safe to say that if Li Zhao were still alive today, he would definitely be a financial tycoon! The social system of the entire Douyi era would also be very different from what it is today.

of course.

In this world with extraordinary powers, such ideas are easily extinguished and extremely difficult to develop. Or rather, the time it takes for such ideas to develop is nowhere near as rapid as on Earth in the past; it takes at least a thousand years…

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Returning to Lu Qibin's past—

When Li Gong learned from Lu Qibin that Li Ming was not dead, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he asked, "Are you saying that the elders of the sect, including the sect leader, all lied to me?"

Lu Qibin dared not answer the question.

But silence at this moment means just two words: yes.

Kaka!

Li Gong clenched his fists, furious. Ignoring Lu Qibin's attempts to stop him, he was determined to go to the sect to confront the direct elders and the sect leader and demand an explanation.

result?

Bringing humiliation to oneself.

The two disciples from other clans who accompanied Lu Qibin returned to the sect first and relayed the news to the higher-ups—

Even without mentioning the secrets of Star Crown Sect's ascension to godhood, the exposure of this matter would greatly affect the prestige of the Star Crown Sect's direct line of leaders.

They absolutely cannot be the ones in the wrong!

Then it can only be Li Ming! Not to mention that the higher-ups of the Star Crown Sect have also learned that the organization that has been attacking Star Crown Sect members who have been leaving the sect in recent years was established by Li Ming! They are already being lenient by not holding Li Gong accountable, yet he dares to ask them for an explanation?

ridiculous!

Furthermore, the sect's higher-ups even demanded that Li Gong find a way to capture Li Ming and bring him back to the sect for their personal trial; otherwise, they would destroy his soul power circuit, rendering him a cripple!
Mr. Li couldn't believe it—

He had dedicated his entire life to the sect; even if he hadn't achieved great merit, he had certainly worked tirelessly, not to mention the sect's headquarters in Star Luo City for the past decade or so, managing its assets and transporting vast amounts of supplies and funds to the sect every year…

In an instant, he seemed to understand his eldest disciple Smith, his son Li Jiang, Li Yang, Huo Xing, and his granddaughter Li Ming.

Although apart from Smith, the others didn't really care about the Star Crown Sect, the Star Crown Sect was indeed in trouble.

Where is the problem?
Direct disciple!

But he had no choice but to go down the mountain. As Li Gong's disciple, Lu Qibin was also temporarily removed from his position as an elder of the Criminal Law Hall by the sect's higher-ups under a pretext and had to go down the mountain with Li Gong.

Although it was said to be "temporary," Lu Qibin understood that as long as his teacher did not find Li Ming and take her to the sect to confess her crimes, he would not be able to return to the Hall of Punishments.

Lu Qibin had also seen through this. The direct line of the sect's higher-ups, while lenient towards disciples from other clans, even allowing them to leave the sect, did not remember the merits of those disciples. They only felt that it was only natural for them to make money for the direct line disciples and respect them.

After all, without their direct disciples enlightening and teaching them cultivation, where would their current status and wealth come from? Putting aside that ridiculous "god-making plan," this idea alone is one of the direct and main reasons why the conflict between the direct disciples of the Star Crown Sect and the non-family disciples is becoming increasingly acute.

"I'm sorry, Lu Qibin, I'm useless as your teacher. All your efforts over the past ten years have been wasted." Li Gong looked at his disciple who was following behind him without saying a word, with a hint of apology.

“Teacher, you don’t need to say that. Without you, I wouldn’t be who I am today. Besides, the sect’s higher-ups don’t really care about disciples from other families.”

Lu Qibin didn't want to discuss this topic further, so he brought up Li Ming's matter instead, saying, "Teacher, the most important thing now is to find Li Ming."

"That's right, find my granddaughter." Li Gong's eyes lit up with hope, after all, he had heard from Lu Qibin that Li Ming had reached the Soul Emperor realm.

A Soul Emperor who is not even thirty!
Unparalleled genius!

Should we hand it over to the sect after finding it?
Absolutely impossible!

He wanted to persuade the other party to go to the Heaven Dou Empire, and then return to Star Luo after becoming a Title Douluo.

What can the Star Crown Sect do then?

He was utterly loyal to the sect, yet all he received in return was deception, complaints, and harsh criticism! Even his disciples and son died!

Since the sect is unjust, then don't blame him for being unrighteous...
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"That was what our teacher was thinking back then," Lu Qibin sighed. "Unfortunately, he only realized this in his old age. Moreover, while he harbored resentment towards the sect, he never changed his hatred for the Earth and Stars! After all, that was the cause of everything he believed to be!"

Zhou Qing remained silent.

Li Gong's idea would be perfectly normal for a free spirit master in the spirit master world; but it's quite unexpected for an older generation who is very loyal to the Star Crown Sect.

But he could understand—

After all, Li Gong had given so much to the sect, far exceeding the sect's initial kindness in enlightening and teaching him, yet in the end he ended up alone and ostracized... In any case, he harbored resentment towards the sect.

But his hatred for the earth and stars remained unchanged.

Zhou Qing could still understand.

After all, this was the reason why Li Gong had hated it for more than ten years, and it was impossible for him to change his mind all at once just because the sect had mistreated and criticized him.

For Li Gong, recognizing the problems within the sect and his hatred of the Earth and Stars theory were not contradictory...

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And what about Li Ming?

After leaving Lanke Village with Li Zhao, they headed to Xingluo City.

"You guys are really bold to come all the way to Star Luo City!"

The city walls were hundreds of meters high, and the pavilions stood side by side. People came and went on the streets, which broadened Li Zhao's horizons when she first came to Xingluo City. However, she immediately reacted and teased Li Ming. For some reason, Li Ming seemed to be quite casual with her, so she also decided to test his bottom line.

"You're so smart, why don't you think about why we did this?" Li Ming didn't answer, but instead asked Li Zhao for the reason.

"The most dangerous place is the safest place."

After a short silence, Li Zhao started thinking, “You are Soul Masters, but this is a city, and it’s the city where the emperor resides. So, for the sake of the emperor’s dignity, even Soul Masters cannot arbitrarily start battles on the streets.”

In addition, this will also make the city's residents uneasy.

No one would want to live in a city where battles between Soul Masters frequently erupt.

For these reasons, even if you are discovered, unless the other party is a city guard, they absolutely won't dare to do anything to you...right?

"You are indeed very smart."

Li Ming praised him, but she hadn't thought of the reasons Li Zhao gave. The reason they came to the city was that the royal family and officials of the Star Luo Empire would not interfere in the affairs of their own sects, and she believed that the higher-ups of the Star Crown Sect would not expect them to be so bold as to come to Star Luo City.

Besides that, it was also for the convenience of visiting her grandfather...

(End of this chapter)