Chapter 454: First Meeting With Wan Tiansheng (3)
Su Yu said, "But as you said, there needs to be a cause for there to be an effect. If what I saw is really the future, then it could only be the result of what those people did. They are the ones pushing things too far. When I first entered the academy, I entered with a heart of yearning. Because of my father, I joined the academy with the goal of doing what I could for humanity. I vowed to kill any cultist I encountered. I admired Prefect Xia.
"People told me that the Great Xia Cultural Research Academy is a messy place. My first teacher, Teacher Liu, told me the same. But he also said that despite the chaos, everything is still being done within the bounds of the rules.
"I viewed this place as the holy land of cultivation. Even if it is somewhat chaotic, it won't affect me or my goal. But I was wrong. From the very first day I stepped into the academy, I realized that I was wrong."
Su Yu looked Wan Tiansheng straight in the eyes and said, "Principal, if this is the true face of the holy land that I had yearned for, I believe what I saw in the corridor might really happen."
Wan Tiansheng said, "You will be the one choosing the path you walk. You will be the one to ultimately make the choice."
Su Yu asked, "Should the single character faction not be punished for all the oppression and evil they have done?"
Wan Tiansheng had the same calm expression as he said, "They will eventually reap what they sow. Just like how the multiple character faction reaped what they sowed back when they dominated."
Su Yu disagreed. He felt like Wan Tiansheng was being unreasonable and trying to smooth things over too much. The multiple character faction had not declined as consequences of their evil actions.
"The fifth principal and the others had perished fighting the enemies of humanity on the Allheaven Battlefield. They had even killed the Invincible experts of our enemies. If even that can be considered karma for their evil actions, then everyone is evil."
Wan Tiansheng said, "That's where you're wrong. The fifth principal had sinned by dragging so many people down with him. He could have gone to the battlefield alone. Why implicate so many people? He had sinned by not passing his character to the academy. Why pass the character to Liu Wenyan and cause him to be stuck for 50 years? He had sinned by causing the death of the Invincible from Great Zhou. Without that sin, the multiple character faction wouldn't have suffered for all these years. There is a cause for every effect you see.
"You are understanding some things differently because of the perspective you are using to look at things. The son of that dead Invincible is called Zhou Polong. His father had perished because of the fifth principal. Isn't it karma that he is taking his revenge on you guys, the successors of the fifth principal?"
Su Yu frowned and said, "That person had perished while reinforcing an ally on the battlefield. How can that be considered the fifth principal's fault?"
"But prior to that, the fifth principal had claimed that he did not need any help." Wan Tiansheng said, "And he went back on his words. At first, he arrogantly claimed that he alone was strong enough to sweep through the Myriad Realms and defeat any Invincible he encounter. But he failed. He ended up asking for help. He ended up causing the death of the Invincible from Great Zhou. Wasn't that his fault?"
Su Yu had nothing to say about that. Was that the fifth principal's fault? He really didn't have an answer.
Wan Tiansheng smiled, "This is human nature. Everyone is biased. Look at yourself. You don't even know what to say anymore.Let me give you another example. There is a 100-man commander in your father's 1000-man army. That person is overbearing and insists on provoking the enemy. He claims that he can deal with the enemy alone. He refuses all help. As a result, he falls for an enemy ambush. And he ends up asking for help. Your father goes to help him and ends up perishing. In that situation, would you put your hate on that 100-man commander?"
"Yes."
Su Yu replied with a gloomy voice.
Wan Tiansheng smiled, "And that is human nature. Isn't it normal that Zhou Polong would hate you guys? His father was an Invincible. An Eternal. Someone with a lifespan so long he could have probably lived for thousands of years. But someone like that had perished. Could he not feel angry about it?"
Su Yu was completely speechless.
"Thus, you can't blame him for hating you guys. As for what he has been doing to your faction..."
Wan Tiansheng smiled, "Let's continue with the example. The 100-man commander has perished alongside your father. He should be the target of your hate. But he is dead. You can't be bothered to follow up with your anger since the culprit is not around anymore. But what if you're a big shot? The people under you will start trying to read your mind. Some will come to the conclusion that you wish to target the descendants of that 100-man commander. So they start suppressing those descendents. When you eventually find out about the suppression, would you bother telling your people to stop?"
Su Yu said nothing. Would he? Since someone from the other side was the reason his father was dead, they should be thankful that he had not gone after them for revenge. As for what the others were doing to the descendants of that person, why should he do anything about it?
Was he really such a saint?
Once again, Wan Tiansheng smiled, "You see, this is human nature. You hate Zhou Mingren. That is understandable. But if you let your anger spread toward others, then you are merely taking your anger out on innocent individuals. The Human Realm is not as dirty as you think. Just remember the source of your hatred. Do not let everyone suffer your wrath just because a few individuals have angered you."
Su Yu looked at Wan Tiansheng and asked in confusion, "Principal, are you telling me not to hate Zhou Polong?"
"Am I?"
Wan Tiansheng said, "You're only a Mental Tempering Stage kid. Are you even qualified to hate him? Zhou Polong can kill you just by breathing on you. Don't overestimate yourself. I only want to tell you that you are free to hit back against anyone in the academy who has targeted you. But don't drag the others into your conflict. Not everyone is willing to take on burdens that shouldn't be theirs to begin with."
He then smiled and asked, "Is slaughtering the academy really your choice? Is cleansing the academy of filth really your choice? If you want to cleanse the academy, why don't you look for the origin of filth, Zhou Polong, and kill him? Everything will end with his death. By taking out your anger on the single character faction, aren't you doing the same as them? You are cowering before the strong and bullying the weak. Am I wrong?
"But the source behind Zhou Polong's power is Great Zhou King. So why not take a step further and kill Great Zhou King? Everything will truly stop with his death. Why kill anyone else apart from him?"
"..."
Su Yu sank into thought.
Wan Tiansheng continued, "A lot of things happen for a reason. Not everything you see or believe is the truth. You might be wondering why the principal isnt suppressing the single character faction and allowing the multiple character faction to be suppressed."
Wan Tiansheng said, "But why don't you ask yourself another question? Why had nobody suppressed your multiple character faction and allowed the single character faction to grow more back when your multiple character faction was in power?"
Su Yu frowned and said, "But they are doing more than pure suppression. They are trying to kill us. There was a special warzone in the capital itself not long ago for them to kill us. They even tried to rob the grave of our predecessor and kill my senior sister. Principal, is all that still acceptable in the name of competition?"
Back then, things hadn't been so excessive when they competed against each other. But was that still the case? Su Yu felt like Wan Tiansheng was simply trying to smooth things over.
Wan Tiansheng said, "Are any of you dead? Has the grave been robbed? Is your senior sister dead?"
"That's because we're strong..."
Wan Tiansheng interrupted him, "Strong? Do you really think the single character faction is weak? They have a lot more Sunmoons and even some Invincibles. Sure, these Invincibles had entered the Invincible Realm through physical cultivation, but they are still Invincibles. Are you really strong?"
"They actually have Invincibles in their faction?"
Su Yu was astonished.
Wan Tiansheng said, "What do you think? Do you think all the Invincibles at the Knowledge Seeking Realm are beast tamers? Pillmakers? What's so surprising about that? Even the multiple character faction has some Invincibles. But none of them have done anything. Why should they? Do we want to escalate this conflict into a battle between Invincibles?"
Wan Tiansheng said, "What you see might not necessarily be the truth. Your people are alive because you are strong? No. You're wrong. Your people are alive because some people are biased toward you guys. For example, the Xia Family. For example, Ji Hong. All these people agree that the single character faction has crossed the line. Thus, they decided to teach the single character faction a lesson. And that includes Zheng Yuming's injuries. Do you think that was accidental?"
Wan Tiansheng said, "Whoever you are, you will be punished if you cross the line. Nobody is an exception to that. Over the past decades, has anyone from your faction died? You guys have merely been losing in a normal competition against each other. Are we supposed to help you because you can't outcompete them?"
Su Yu was completely speechless. The principal actually...made sense.
In short, the single character faction had been so unlucky recently because they were being punished for crossing the line?
In the special warzone, Ji Hong had moved against them. Marquis Xia and the others had moved against them as well. Even Wan Tiansheng had done something against the single character faction in the academy.
All these people were the real reason the single character faction had suffered one loss after another recently.
With that pointed out to him, Su Yu couldn't deny that the principal was right. If they relied only on Hong Tan and the others, they might not have been able to deal so much damage to the single character faction.
Su Yu glanced at Wan Tiansheng. Was the principal trying to give him an explanation on behalf of the principal himself and Great Xia?
It wasn't that they didn't want to help. But everything that had happened prior to that had been done within the bounds of the rules. When the multiple character faction was in power, the other factions had also been suppressed.
But recently, the single character faction had crossed the line. Because of that, they were punished.
Su Yu seemed to have caught the meaning of the principal's words. But at the same time, he was still somewhat confused. Was this a warning? A reminder to him? Or a reminder to the entire multiple character faction to not cross the line?
While Su Yu was thinking, Wan Tiansheng said, "Don't think too much. I'm just telling you that it's good to be alive. Do not use your intelligence for something you shouldn't. You're better off using your time and talent to form more characters."
Su Yu was direct, "I lack money and resources. The academy is not giving me anything. I need to work for the resources I want. But I can't even leave the academy for missions because I might end up killed. The only thing I can do is earn some money from the single character faction. It's not like I am a parasite. Before this, I would accept missions and kill enemies whenever I needed money. But I can't do that anymore."
Su Yu was very honest. If it wasn't for the single character faction, he would have left the academy on missions long ago. He wouldn't be wasting his time on them. But he couldn't leave the academy anymore. He was afraid of death.
Once he stepped out of the academy, there was no guarantee that he would be able to return alive. How would he dare to go out for missions with such a worry in his mind? Even when he found out about the Divine Skywing
He hurriedly emptied his mind.
He was wary.
What if the principal read that thought of his?
His mind was empty. That was nothing. Yes. The principal was handsome, incredible, mighty, and awesome.
Wan Tiansheng merely smiled as he gazed at Su Yu. What an interesting kid.
Truly worthy of being a person who would grow strong enough to battle Mountainseas as a Cloudbreach in the future.
That future he had seen was merely one of the myriad possibilities, but after this meeting, Wan Tiansheng was more and more sure that it had a very high possibility of happening. This was indeed an outstanding kid.
Not only was this kid talented, he was pretty lucky as well.