Douluo Continent: What do you mean this is the Holy Spirit Cult?

"Qi Li? Uh, Meng. You should listen to your grandfather and keep your distance from him."

Jing Hongchen's voice was transmitted to Lin Jiayi's office through a small metal disc, which surprised and intrigued Meng Hongchen.

Meng Hongchen had no intention of avoiding the question and directly asked her grandfather, Jing Hongchen:

"Grandpa, why do I have to keep my distance from Qi Li?"

On the other side of the small round piece, Jing Hongchen remained silent for a while.

Was he going to openly tell his granddaughter that he was collaborating with the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult, with the Holy Spirit Cult providing live samples so that they could advance the development of the No. 1 humanoid soul guide device through research on these samples?

What a joke! When it comes to dividing the credits, there won't be a single point of credit for the evil spirit master. And now, his cooperation with the evil spirit master is something he can only do, but absolutely cannot talk about.

Otherwise, even if he successfully implements the No. 1 Soul Tool Project perfectly, it will not bring him any benefits. All that will be left for him are a series of major troubles that could cause him to fall from his position at the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Master Academy and Mingde Hall.

But could you ignore your granddaughter's request and pretend that she never discussed this issue?

Not at all.

He knew his grandchildren's personalities very well. If he hadn't brought up the matter of Qi Li (a traditional Chinese custom), his grandchildren might have just thought about it and then ignored it. But since he had made such a big fuss about keeping his grandchildren's distance from the other party, it might actually provoke them into a rebellious attitude, leading them to further contact the other party, which was something he didn't want to see.

However, given the current situation, what is the best way to handle it? Of course, it's to muddle through.

We can't just say everything, can we?

With his excellent logical abilities as a level nine soul master, he quickly crafted a story.

"Dream, Qi Li's background is very complicated. He comes from a very powerful Soul Master family. This Soul Master family has a rather strange and isolated system, and is very resistant to outsiders."

Furthermore, this Soul Master family has a ritual that requires outstanding heirs to engage in fratricide, similar to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion in the Star Luo Empire, before they can obtain the right to inherit. If you are close to Qi Li, then when he dies because of his family's ritual, you will pay an unnecessary emotional and time cost.

Hearing her grandfather's explanation, Meng Hongchen's eyes were filled with shock and sadness.

However, her next sentence almost sent Jing Hongchen rushing over from Mingde Hall.

"Grandpa, is his competitor very strong? If we help him, could we also get a powerful ally for you?"

"You shouldn't think about this for now. Some Soul Master families value their internal inheritance very much and will absolutely not allow others to participate in it."

All you need to do is keep your distance from him as I said.

Jing Hongchen's expression was quite grim. Although he had reached a cooperation agreement with the evil soul master, it did not mean that their cooperation would continue to strengthen.

He has already helped the future emperor at a crucial moment, and there is absolutely no need for him to put himself in danger now.

Now he has successfully received his reward and become the new dean of the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Master Academy and the head of the Mingde Hall.

He has already gained enough benefits from choosing sides, and what he needs to do next is to transform his position into a foundation for his family, rather than continuing to try to cause trouble.

Otherwise, he would have died a very terrible death.

The Holy Spirit Cult is the future emperor's trump card.

He, who had chosen sides to support the future emperor, got too close to the Holy Spirit Cult, and one day he might end up with eight soul-guided ray wounds on his back, which would then be confirmed as suicide after examination.

What he didn't know was that the more he tried to keep his granddaughter away from Qi Li, the more she longed to be closer to him.

A rebellious mindset combined with a love-struck mentality is truly terrifying.

However, this has little to do with Qi Li for the time being.

He is currently being led to his laboratory by Xuan Ziwen, an eight-ring Soul Douluo and an eighth-level Soul Master.

Xuan Ziwen's laboratory is not located in the Royal Soul Master Academy of the Sun Moon Empire, but belongs to the Mingde Hall.

Therefore, it is naturally located in underground structures.

Of course, once his experimental results make further breakthroughs, he can apply for a laboratory with better facilities in Mingde Hall.

Qi Li and Xuan Ziwen took the soul-guided elevator and walked directly into the Mingde Hall. They soon stopped in front of a metal door.

Xuan Ziwen took out a card from his storage and environmental protection device, then swiped it lightly on the instrument next to the metal door. With a ding, the door opened directly, and Xuan Ziwen led Qi Li into his laboratory.

The laboratory is divided into extremely complex areas and covers a vast area.

Even Qi Li felt that the area here was almost as big as half of the playground outside.

This is still the laboratory after it has been divided. If it hadn't been divided, how spacious would this laboratory be?

Five hundred square meters? Or one thousand square meters?

"There's a reason why I didn't want to accept you as a student. My participation in Instructor Huang's classes at the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Master Academy was merely a temporary measure. After all, according to the teacher, my resume must have enough convincing experience."

However, my own teaching ability is only average.

Moreover, the students I mentioned, besides those who can bring me research benefits, are also the Soul Masters whom I personally find very interesting.

For now, you can follow them to complete the basic learning. I will give them extra credits as a reward, so they won't just give you a perfunctory attitude.

Then every week I will come over specifically to give you a lesson, and provide additional guidance on your soul tool technology.

"Ju Zi, Ke Ke, come out! You have a new junior."

Xuan Ziwen called out towards the interior of the laboratory.

Soon, two girls emerged from the other passageways of the laboratory. One girl was very petite, while the other was of medium build but had skin with a luster like white jade and more alluring features.

Xuan Ziwen nodded when he saw the two girls.

One is a relative of the eldest son of a prince, and the other is an eccentric soul master from the Royal Soul Master Academy of the Sun Moon Empire.

This arrangement should be fine, right?