Everything seemed to make sense now!
Although Kong Ling and he were twin siblings, because he had transmigrated and occupied this body, he hadn't awakened a sun or moon Spirit.
And Yun Ming, for some unknown reason, had transmigrated with him, resulting in him possessing Yun Ming's sky-supporting spear Spirit.
Kong Xuan kept searching through the words he had spoken over the years in his mind, and there were quite a few that slandered Shrek Academy.
He observed Yun Ming's expression, trying to gauge the thoughts of this Shrek big shot.
However, the other party's expression showed no discernible fluctuation, which made Kong Xuan feel a bit uneasy.
But thinking about Yun Ming's sacrifice for the Academy, Kong Xuan felt that he shouldn't be such a petty person!
"You really do know!"
Yun Ming's words made Kong Xuan wonder if his previous statements were a bluff.
However, this also confirmed the other party's identity; he was indeed Yun Ming.
"Senior, what exactly is going on? Why did the sky-supporting spear become my Spirit?"
Kong Xuan couldn't help but ask this question. Curiosity was one reason, and probing Yun Ming's likes and dislikes was another.
Yun Ming slightly raised his head, a look of thoughtful recollection on his face, then said, "As I said before, you and I both broke through the boundary at the same time. You occupied this recently deceased body and gained a new life, while I survived by relying on your spiritual sea."
Yun Ming retracted his gaze and looked down at Kong Xuan: "As for why you awakened my sky-supporting spear Spirit, I'm not sure of the reason, but it seems we have already formed a deep bond."
A look of confusion crossed Kong Xuan's face. What did "deep bond" mean?
Yun Ming's expression was complex as he explained, "Not only has my Spirit now become your Spirit, but my spirit rings and Spirit Abilities will also become your spirit rings and Spirit Abilities. This means you won't need to hunt Spirit Beasts to acquire spirit rings; I will bestow upon you the spirit rings and Spirit Abilities that originally belonged to me."
Hearing this, Kong Xuan understood. Yun Ming had become his personal old grandpa.
However, these were all Yun Ming's words, and their veracity couldn't yet be determined. Kong Xuan secretly reminded himself not to let down his guard.
As if seeing through Kong Xuan's thoughts, Yun Ming snorted, "Boy, you don't need to be so cunning. This venerable one wouldn't stoop to deceiving you. If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't have waited until now."
Kong Xuan secretly nodded. What he said was true; Yun Ming's character should be trustworthy.
"Then, Senior, what is your purpose in summoning me here?"
Yun Ming raised his right hand and extended one finger: "First, now that you have awakened your Spirit, you should know the whole story, as we will eventually meet during your future cultivation."
Yun Ming then extended a second finger, his expression noticeably more serious this time: "Secondly, I want to ask what exactly is this 'ten-thousand-year plan' you mentioned earlier?"
Yun Ming had previously claimed to know every detail of Kong Xuan's past six years, which was pure nonsense.
Even if he was a soul body, it was impossible for him to not rest for a moment.
Yun Ming had only learned from Kong Xuan's fragmented words that this so-called ten-thousand-year plan involved the Douluo Continent's plane will and life core, and seemed to have a deep connection with Shrek Academy, so he paid particular attention to it.
Facing Yun Ming, who would become the future Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek, Kong Xuan was currently hesitating whether or not to reveal the true situation.
But he only hesitated for a moment before making up his mind.
It seemed he was now bound to Yun Ming. According to his future plans, he would eventually have to confront God King Tang.
So, this was also an opportunity, an opportunity to get Yun Ming on his side.
Kong Xuan took a deep breath and slowly began, "To talk about this ten-thousand-year plan, we must start with the Sea God from ten thousand years ago..."
In Kong Xuan's narration, after the Sea God Tang San became a god, he violated the God Realm's convention and repeatedly interfered with the lower realm's affairs.
Under his arrangements, his father would replace the Douluo Star's plane will, become the Plane Master, and ascend to the God-level to gain eternal life.
And his mother had integrated into Shrek Academy's Golden Tree, devouring the Golden Tree through the innate ability of Blue Silver Grass, becoming the Douluo Star's life core, and similarly achieving God-level eternal life.
Since he was going to confront Tang San, Kong Xuan didn't hold back, using biased rhetoric to paint God King Tang as a selfish, power-hungry God King!
After all, even if Tang San's true purpose was to resist the Abyss Plane and upgrade Douluo Star, the countless casualties on the Douluo Continent caused by his ten-thousand-year plan were an undeniable fact.
Moreover, having his own parents seize the plane will and life core didn't look like something a good person would do.
Even in the spiritual sea, Kong Xuan felt his throat dry from speaking.
And Yun Ming, as the listener, had a constantly changing expression. With his experience, he seemed to be having difficulty accepting such "facts"!
After a moment, Yun Ming said in a deep voice, "Ten thousand years ago, it was under the leadership of the Sea God Tang San that the Spirit Hall's conspiracy was thwarted. Shrek Academy's later glory was also due to their generation of Shrek Seven Devils."
Kong Xuan asked, "Senior, are you saying you don't believe Tang San could do such a thing?"
Yun Ming didn't reply, but judging by his expression, that's what he was thinking.
Kong Xuan cleared his throat and said, "Senior, as someone from ten thousand years later, you should know that unification is the general trend. It's just that the Sun Moon Federation succeeded, while the Spirit Hall of ten thousand years ago failed!"
"So, there's no need to glorify Tang San's achievements just because he stopped Spirit Hall from unifying the continent. It was merely a difference in interests; the forces he represented at the time stood in opposition to Spirit Hall. This has little to do with character."
"And after Spirit Hall was destroyed, did people's lives get better? They didn't, did they?"
"Previously, Spirit Masters could receive income from Spirit Hall every month."
"And Spirit Hall would also awaken Spirits for commoner Spirit Masters for free. Now, many commoners like me no longer have the opportunity to awaken a Spirit and change their fate..."
Kong Xuan's words were clear and logical. With each sentence he spoke, Yun Ming's expression darkened, evidently acknowledging his claims.
After a moment, Yun Ming's expression returned to calm. He looked at Kong Xuan and said, "Boy, become my disciple!"
Yun Ming's sudden remark truly startled Kong Xuan.
He even wondered if he had missed something, if there was something he hadn't heard. Why was he suddenly being asked to become a disciple?!
Seeing Kong Xuan's expression, Yun Ming snorted, "Boy, you're using my Spirit, my spirit rings, my Spirit Abilities, and now you're not even willing to acknowledge me as your master?"
Of course, Kong Xuan was willing to become a disciple! Yun Ming was the Sea God Pavilion Master from ten thousand years later, and his Spirit was Yun Ming's former Spirit.
With Yun Ming's guidance, he would definitely rise faster.
However, Kong Xuan was even more hesitant to casually become a disciple, as there was no such thing as a free lunch.
If Yun Ming later forced him to call Tang San his ancestor, he wouldn't be willing.
Kong Xuan tentatively asked, "Senior, I will not join Shrek Academy. Are you still willing to accept me as your disciple?"
Yun Ming glanced at him: "I told you, boy, you don't need to be so cunning in front of me. But it seems you won't become my disciple unless I make it clear."
A helpless expression also appeared on Yun Ming's face. He hadn't expected that accepting a disciple would be so troublesome one day.
He said with a serious expression, "I will earnestly teach you cultivation methods and will not interfere with your actions."
Seeing Kong Xuan's clearly disbelieving expression, Yun Ming added, "However, I hope that when you have the ability, you will verify the truth of what you said earlier!"
Hearing such a request, Kong Xuan felt that this was more like it!
This wasn't difficult for him. Later, when he went to Shrek Academy, he could just investigate the Golden Tree.
At that time, even if Yun Ming didn't believe him, he would have no choice.
Furthermore, in this era, God King Tang had quite a few questionable actions, which would definitely refresh Yun Ming's worldview!
Kong Xuan immediately bowed ninety degrees to Yun Ming: "Master, please accept this disciple's bow!"
He didn't kneel and kowtow three times like God King Tang, saying something like "a teacher for a day, a father for life."
In the end, God King Tang didn't even make his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, a god. It seems there's still a difference between a master and a biological father.