334: Chapter 334 The Seedling of the Tianming Project, Target Li Fan!

Hearing Jiang Ling say this, Ai Xin couldn't help but be slightly stunned, then she suddenly realized.

"Alright, I didn't expect you were waiting for me here?"

"That's right, if you were just here to see your old classmate, you wouldn't have to detour to this Seat Domain."

She could tell.

Jiang Ling wasn't here to see her, his old classmate!

He was clearly here to train his troops!

When Jiang Ling saw that Ai Xin had said this, he couldn't help but scratch his head and laugh.

"Haha, Sister Xin, look what you're saying. Our bond as classmates is more precious than anything. Remember how we went through life and death together? I mainly came here to see you, and then coincidentally train this batch of seedlings!"

As he spoke, Jiang Ling deliberately emphasized the word 'coincidentally,' which couldn't help but draw an eye-roll from Ai Xin.

What a great 'coincidence'!

Seeing that Ai Xin didn't seem to believe his sophistry, Jiang Ling couldn't help but chuckle sheepishly:

"You also know that although the Tianming Plan's tier and level are far inferior to the qingyun plan, the requirements are still not low. This batch of seedlings will have to go for the Headquarters assessment soon, and it's still unknown how many will pass.

So regarding this matter, these kids have been anxious lately. Since the Wushan Seat is currently hosting the Inheritance Competition, if they can participate and perform well, I can give them a morale boost and feed them some chicken soup to lift their spirits!

Of course, I will make it clear to them that everything will be just a light touch, purely to let them adapt to the atmosphere of the assessment. It absolutely will not affect the progress of the Inheritance Competition at all."

"So, Sister Xin, you see... can you make an exception?"

Saying this, Jiang Ling's face was full of sincerity and longing.

In response to this.

Ai Xin truly felt a sense of helplessness mixed with amusement.

Who would have thought that the classmate who loved to contradict the teacher the most back then would now become such a 'teacher' who was so responsible for his students.

"This matter can be considered, but aren't you afraid that these kids won't gain confidence in the Inheritance Competition, but instead be discouraged?

If that happens, the loss will outweigh the gain."

Ai Xin frowned and retorted, pointing out the potential risk of this plan.

However, Jiang Ling was very confident about this.

"That's impossible! I've done a simple investigation. The level of the Contestants in this session of the Wushan Seat Inheritance Competition is at most only Shattered Star Tier Three or Four. My seedlings are basically Shattered Star Tier Six or Seven, and they all possess very strong cross-level combat capabilities. That kind of risk is impossible."

The only ones who could pose a threat to my seedlings are Li Fan, whom you just mentioned, and those very few excellent Contestants. Other Contestants are simply no match for them!"

Faced with Jiang Ling's reasoning, Ai Xin nodded.

The qingyun plan targeted monstrously talented young prodigies.

Whereas Jiang Ling's Tianming Plan targeted somewhat talented, slightly older young geniuses, so it was very normal for their cultivation realm to be a bit higher than Li Fan and the others.

But to be fair, if this group competed against the Contestants in the Inheritance Competition, it would truly be unfair to the Contestants.

Fortunately, Jiang Ling's intention was mainly for them to experience the competition atmosphere and not interfere too much with the Inheritance Competition.

"Fine, but let's make one thing clear in advance: if these people interfere with the Inheritance Competition, I won't be polite."

"Thank you, Sister Xin! Sister Xin, don't worry, I will definitely explain all the precautions to these rascals. If anyone violates them, you don't need to get angry, I will personally take action immediately!"

...

After resolving the matter of the Inheritance Competition.

Jiang Ling immediately returned to the spaceship and informed the seedlings aboard that they could participate in the Wushan Seat Inheritance Competition.

And upon hearing this news, all the seedlings became exceptionally excited.

"Participate in the Inheritance Competition? Aren't we a bit too old for this?"

"That's definitely over the age limit, but Lord Jiang Ling has a brilliant plan!"

"Us going to the Inheritance Competition? Isn't that a bit like the strong bullying the weak?"

"Who cares, let's use these youngsters to practice first! When it's time for the Headquarters assessment, we won't be too nervous."

For a moment, the spaceship was in an uproar.

Immediately after, Jiang Ling brought up the precautions.

"Before participating in the Inheritance Competition, there are a few points you must pay attention to.

First, you must not use lethal force against the participating Contestants inside, nor can you snatch resources from them, and you absolutely cannot seriously injure these Contestants. Everything must stop at a light touch; sparring is the main goal."

Just the first point made everyone on the spaceship extremely disappointed.

And after Jiang Ling finished explaining the next few points.

Everyone completely understood.

Were they really going to participate in the Inheritance Competition?

They were just entering the arena to act as an audience that could spar with the Contestants, essentially playing the role of NPCs.

However, it wasn't without benefits.

At the very least, they could experience the competition atmosphere in advance, and incidentally bully these talented young geniuses a little to stretch their limbs.

They had been traveling on the spaceship during this period, and honestly, they were all feeling quite stifled.

After Jiang Ling left.

The group immediately logged into the Wushan Seat's virtual network to browse related news and posts about the Wushan Seat Inheritance Competition.

"Wow, this Wushan Seat seems to have quite a few geniuses!"

"This one named Li Fan seems very strong; there are posts about him everywhere!"

"Hiss! This Li Fan actually achieved first place in the first few stages? And he even comprehended a wisp of Law Power? Doesn't that mean, with his strength, he is highly likely to be the champion of this Wushan Seat Inheritance Competition?"

"Law Power? Then this Li Fan's talent is a bit terrifying! Bullying those Star-Treading Level Contestants is boring. If we're going to bully someone, let's bully the champion. I choose this Li Fan!"

"That makes sense. I'll go find Li Fan for a spar too! Given his talent, he'll probably be selected by the Cosmic Cloud Company Headquarters. In a few more years, I won't be able to bully him anymore!"

"Since you all choose Li Fan, I'll choose this Jiang Yunxu. His name sounds a bit 'xu' (empty/false), but he seems to be a popular contender for the championship too."

After a simple understanding, these seedlings began selecting their desired sparring targets respectively.

In fact, Jiang Ling's idea was for them to build confidence here, and they didn't need to dwell too much on who the opponent was.

But they were geniuses nonetheless, and making them spar with people too weak would be rather uninteresting.

So it could be seen that the targets these seedlings chose were basically those Contestants ranked very high.

Among them, the most people chose Li Fan!

After all, beating up the champion of an entire Seat Domain's Inheritance Competition—even long after the fact—was a boast they could flaunt.

Jiang Ling naturally became aware of these seedlings' actions immediately, but he didn't say much.

He was only responsible for creating the environmental conditions for them; he wouldn't interfere with how they chose.

Of course.

The main reason was that he was confident in the strength of the seedlings he had chosen.

Even when facing a Contestant like Li Fan, they weren't afraid at all!

...

Inside the vast garden of the Wushan Seat Branch.

Ai Xin and Jiang Ling were currently strolling there.

Not long after, their gazes were drawn to a brilliant meteor shower in the distance.

"Time passes so quickly. Among the companions in our batch of plans, besides you and me, there should be fewer than five still alive, right?"

Jiang Ling's eyes gradually deepened, his voice carrying a hint of emotion.

Ai Xin beside him just nodded without saying much.

But a trace of sadness could be seen in her eyes.

"Now a new batch of plans has begun. How many of them do you think will survive in the end?"

Jiang Ling's gaze then turned to Ai Xin.

Ai Xin fell silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Who knows? The best outcome is that everyone survives. The worst outcome is that no one returns alive. Thinking about the future now is meaningless."

Hearing this, Jiang Ling let out a helpless smile.

After so many years, Ai Xin's personality hadn't changed at all.

On the surface, she was always calm and composed, seemingly accepting of everything that happened, but deep down, she valued loyalty more than anyone.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about the Inheritance Competition. The Headquarters should have approved the schedule for this fourth stage, right? Can you tell me about it?"

Jiang Ling changed the subject and asked about the Inheritance Competition.

As for this question.

Ai Xin played coy.

"You'll know when the time comes. I can only say that this competition format is very different from before!"