“Speak your mind freely. Your master won’t make things difficult for you,” Kong Deming said, encouraging him.
“Teacher.” Lin Mo raised his head, his gaze firm: “I want to learn how to use spirit tools. As for crafting…”
He hesitated for a moment, then spoke quickly: “For crafting, I want to wait until my strength is greater in the future before learning it.”
“For now, I still want to focus on cultivation. After all, learning spirit tools can be done at any time.”
“This period is a golden moment for my cultivation. If I waste it, it will be very difficult to make up for it later.”
Lin Mo stared at Kong Deming, quickly stating his thoughts, not giving Kong Deming a chance to interrupt.
Seeing Lin Mo’s little trick, Kong Deming couldn’t help but chuckle.
After a light cough, he said, “I told you I was asking for your own opinion. What are you afraid of?”
“Even if you didn’t say anything, I had already planned this for you. This time is indeed very important for you.”
“I don’t want to see you end up like your master.”
At this point, Kong Deming’s tone was somewhat melancholic.
After all, he had been too obsessed with spirit tools in the past, which delayed his own cultivation.
Although his powerful twin Spirits allowed him to successfully reach Rank 90 and become a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse.
Neglecting cultivation ultimately led him to suffer the consequences.
His spirit power was stuck at Rank 94, unable to advance, which also hindered the progress of his Soul Engineer cultivation.
If his spirit power level could break through to Rank 95, Kong Deming was confident he could advance to a Level 10 Soul Engineer.
But now, all of that was just empty talk.
He didn’t regret spending his energy on spirit tool research; it was something he had fought for his entire life.
However, since he had learned this lesson himself, he didn’t want his disciple to be like him, spending too much time learning spirit tools during the golden period of cultivation.
Leading to his Spirit Master cultivation getting stuck at a bottleneck, unable to advance.
“It seems the path you’ve chosen is that of a practical Soul Engineer,” Kong Deming said with a smile, looking at Lin Mo.
“Practical Soul Engineer? What is that?” Lin Mo asked, expressing his confusion.
Kong Deming patiently explained: “Simply put, these are Spirit Masters who use spirit tools to enhance their own combat power.”
“Generally speaking, their Spirits are significantly stronger than those of pure Soul Engineers. Compared to ordinary Spirit Masters and Soul Engineers, their combat power will also be greater.”
Lin Mo’s Spirit was a Body Martial Soul, inherently among the most top-tier Spirits.
If he were also equipped with a custom-made set of spirit tools that he could skillfully use, Lin Mo’s combat power could increase to an extremely exaggerated degree.
“Yes.” Lin Mo nodded vigorously, firming up his idea: “Then I’ll take this path, Master.”
“Don’t rush. Under normal circumstances, practical Soul Engineers don’t need to learn how to craft spirit tools. They only need to know how to use them.”
“However, my requirements for you are a bit different. You not only need to learn how to use spirit tools, but also some basic spirit tool knowledge.”
“My requirements for you are just the most basic. It’s enough for you to have some understanding of spirit tools.”
“Of course, you don’t need to learn crafting for now.”
“It won’t be too late to learn it after your strength becomes powerful in the future.”
“Understood.” Lin Mo bowed slightly, responding respectfully.
“How about this! In the seven days of each week, for the first six days, you will follow a senior disciple to learn basic knowledge of spirit tools, as well as some applications of spirit tools.”
“On the seventh day, you will come to me, and I will teach you about Spirit cultivation and some concepts regarding spirit tools.”
In a few words, Kong Deming finalized the general direction of Lin Mo’s cultivation for a long time to come.
“You still need to interact more with people your age; don’t be too reclusive.”
“Understood.” Lin Mo smiled awkwardly.
Kong Deming said, “How about this, I’ll first handle your enrollment at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. You can just follow the curriculum as usual.”
“Once your cultivation reaches a certain level, you can then follow your senior disciple into Mingde Hall.”
Although practical Soul Engineers could not join Mingde Hall, this couldn’t stop his disciple, Kong Deming.
“Understood.” Lin Mo nodded, then asked curiously, “Senior disciple? Which senior disciple?”
“Let’s go, I’ll take you to meet him now.” Kong Deming said with a smile, “Speaking of which, you two are like two extremes.”
“Your talent in Spirit is excellent, while your senior disciple’s talent in spirit tools is excellent. He is already an 8th-Level Soul Engineer at a young age.”
“It’s just a pity that, due to the drag of his Spirit, it will likely be very difficult for him to reach the realm of a Rank 9 Soul Engineer.”
“Even if his foundation in Soul Engineer is abundant, his cultivation is ultimately a fundamental weakness.”
Hearing Kong Deming’s introduction, Lin Mo pretty much guessed who the senior disciple he was about to meet was. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
It should be Xuan Ziwen, the chief researcher of Mingde Hall.
As for Kong Deming making him join Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, he was probably worried about potential psychological issues.
During the growth period, it’s better to interact more with peers.
This way, he wouldn’t develop personality flaws due to being too reclusive, and then fall into an evil path.
Nine out of ten Evil Soul Masters have personality flaws.
Kong Deming naturally didn’t want his disciple to have such problems, especially since Lin Mo hadn’t yet mastered Light Power…
On the way, as Kong Deming took Lin Mo to Mingde Hall, Lin Mo used his spirit power to inspect the items in the Storage Soul Guidance Device Kong Deming had given him, to see what they contained.
There were various types of spirit tools, from Rank 2 to Rank 6, truly a complete set.
Among them were also some rare types of spirit tools, not all common goods.
He couldn’t help but admire his teacher’s generosity.
Although these were far less valuable compared to the radiant holy lightstone and gold of life fragments Kong Deming had given him earlier.
However, this also showed the immense wealth of the Sun Moon Empire…
But at this moment, Xuan Ziwen was still in his research lab within Mingde Hall, unaware of what he was about to face.
Xuan Ziwen was now the chief researcher of Mingde Hall.
His theoretical knowledge and various abilities had long touched the edge of a Rank 9 Soul Engineer, but he suffered from insufficient cultivation.
If his cultivation could keep up, he could naturally become a Rank 9 Soul Engineer.
Like Kong Deming, Xuan Ziwen was also stuck by his cultivation.
One was stuck at the threshold of Rank 95, and the other at the threshold of Rank 90.
Without some exceptionally great opportunities, Xuan Ziwen was unlikely to ever break through to the level of a Rank 9 Soul Engineer in this lifetime.
Theoretical knowledge and various abilities he could accumulate, but in terms of cultivation, if he couldn’t break through, he just couldn’t.
Unless he was lucky enough to receive help from some great opportunities.
Otherwise, Xuan Ziwen was destined to be without a Rank 9 Soul Engineer in this life.