After leaving Paladin Academy, Duan Lingtian walked into a remote alley.
Without any warning, he abruptly turned around and looked towards the end of the alley, then his gaze focused as he spoke with a calm tone. "Come out."
Instantly, two old men slowly walked out.
Their faces were filled with shock, as it was difficult for them to imagine that Duan Lingtian was actually able to notice their tracks.
"Sixth Elder, Eighth Elder."
Duan Lingtian nodded with a smile to the two old men. These two old men were precisely the Duan Clan's Sixth Elder and Eighth Elder.
Obviously, they were sent by the Duan Clan to protect him.
"Elders, both of you can return."
Duan Lingtian lightly smiled to the two old men, then his figure flashed out as if transforming into a nimble spirit serpent as he concealed himself at the corner of the alley ahead.
The two old men followed, but noticed that Duan Lingtian had vanished without a trace.
They searched for a long time, but were unable to find Duan Lingtian.
For a time, their faces were filled with shock.
"This Duan Lingtian is truly extraordinary! Not only was he able to notice us following him, he was even able to easily shake us off …. "
"Even the Duan Rufeng from all those years ago was far from being so abnormal! Never mind, since he's able to notice us and shake us off, he's naturally able to notice others and shake them off as well …. It's meaningless for us to follow him, let's return. "
The two old men glanced at each other and were able to see the bitter smiles on each other's faces, then they shook their heads and directly left to return to the Duan Clan Estate to report to the Patriarch, Duan Ru Huo.
And now, Duan Lingtian was walking on the way home when two sounds of wind swept over and descended beside him.
"Young Master!"
It was precisely Zhang Qian and Zhao Gang.
"Where did you two fellows run off to earlier? Could it be that you weren't afraid that Xue Lu would kill me? "
Duan Lingtian said angrily.
"Young Master, we were with the Marquis earlier …. We wanted to make a move, but were stopped by the Marquis."
Zhang Qian had a bitter smile and an innocent expression.
"Uncle Nie? Even he knows? "
Duan Lingtian suddenly understood, and a trace of warmth rose in his heart.
Looks like even if the Bone Corrosion Inscription didn't exist today, the Vice Dean, Zhan Xiong, and the Duan Clan's Grand Elder, Duan Zhen, he would still be fine.
Although an entire afternoon had passed, Duan Lingtian's mood had not completely calmed down.
Even the two girls at home noticed that something was wrong with Duan Lingtian.
"I'm fine. “
Duan Lingtian smiled in the face of the two girls' concern. He went back to his room, lay on the soft bed, and looked at the ceiling.
His eyes shone with a cold light.
"If I had crippled Tong Li's cultivation the first time I met her … then perhaps the incident with Tang Guo wouldn't have happened."
Duan Lingtian sighed inwardly.
He would never see that female student who worshipped him so much in the future.
Although Tang Guo was just a passerby in his life, she was now deeply engraved in his heart.
During this night, Duan Lingtian thought of many things.
In the end, his mentality was also undergoing a tremendous change ….
Duan Lingtian's current change in mentality would cause those who went against him in the future to not have a good ending.
The next day, Duan Lingtian made a trip to the Divine Might Marquis Estate.
Divine Might Marquis Nie Yuan couldn't help but shake his head and smile when he saw Duan Lingtian. "Kid, what did you come here for this time?"
Nie Yuan didn't mention a single word about the matter of the City Guard Army Commander, Xue Lu. Or perhaps, in his eyes, Xue Lu was nothing …
"Uncle Nie, I came here this time to ask for two quotas from you."
Duan Lingtian went straight to the point.
"Quotas?"
Nie Yuan was stunned and was unable to react for a moment.
"Paladin Academy's Star Mastermind Department's quota for the reinforcements that will depart in 20 plus days. I have two friends who want to go with me, and I've already promised them. "
Duan Lingtian explained.
"So it's this, no problem. When your Big Brother Nie returns, I'll tell him and ask him to add two more quotas …. What are the names of those two people?"
Nie Yuan had a casual expression, as to him, this was only a small matter.
"Xiao Yu, Xiao Xun."
Duan Lingtian lightly smiled as he spoke.
"So they're members of the Xiao Clan …. However, this Xiao Xun seems to be the younger brother of the Xiao Clan's genius alchemist, Xiao He, right?"
As Nie Yuan finished speaking, he glanced deeply at Duan Lingtian.
Who would have thought?
The genius in the Martial Dao Duan Lingtian, whose name had spread like wildfire within the Imperial City, was precisely the young genius alchemist who had once defeated Xiao He in the Alchemist Guild's Main Guild.
Duan Lingtian naturally knew what Nie Yuan meant, and he lightly smiled. "Even if Xiao He saw me now, he might not be able to recognize me. Moreover, even if he recognized me, it wouldn't affect my relationship with Xiao Xun. "
This was something that Duan Lingtian was extremely confident in.
He still remembered that when he met Xiao Xun for the first time, Xiao Xun's words were filled with admiration towards the genius alchemist who defeated Xiao He without the slightest bit of resentment.
"That's true. That day, your ability to disguise your appearance is truly unfathomable. "
Nie Yuan shook his head and smiled, then glanced deeply at Duan Lingtian. "Sometimes, I really want to break open your head and see what other secrets are hidden within …."
Since the appearance of this nephew of his, he had brought him wave after wave of shock.
Fortunately, his heart was strong enough; otherwise, he might really have a heart attack from this nephew of his.
Duan Lingtian rubbed his nose and laughed embarrassedly.
"Right, didn't you say that you could refine a grade eight Spirit Cleansing Pill for your Grandpa Nie once you stepped into the Origin Core Stage?"
Suddenly, Nie Yuan seemed to have thought of something, and his gaze shone.
The corners of Duan Lingtian's mouth twitched.
He was currently still a step away from the seventh level of the Core Formation Stage, let alone the Origin Core Stage.
Of course, he understood that this Uncle Nie was surely the same as the others and thought that he had broken through to the Origin Core Stage.
He didn't explain and casually found an excuse. "Uncle Nie, you have to give me some time to transform my grade nine Pill Fire into a grade eight Pill Fire, right?"
Nie Yuan laughed embarrassedly when he heard this.
Only now did he remember that even if one's cultivation had reached a certain level, it wasn't so easy to increase the grade of an alchemist.
Within the Crimson Sky Kingdom, there were many people with a cultivation at the Nascent Soul Stage but were only grade nine alchemists.
Purely based on the Pill Fire of an alchemist, the Origin Energy within a Nascent Soul Stage martial artist's body was sufficient to condense a grade six Pill Fire ….
However, the improvement of Pill Fire required relying on the alchemist's natural talent.
Not to mention the Nascent Soul Stage, a person with insufficient natural talent would only be a grade nine alchemist even if he broke through to the Void Prying Stage, and was even unable to become a grade nine alchemist.
"It's Uncle Nie who's too impatient."
Nie Yuan shook his head and smiled, then said, "Go take a look at your Grandpa Nie. During this period of time, he often talked about you to me …. Yesterday, he heard that the City Guard Army's Commander Xue Lu had brought troops to block you at the entrance of Paladin Academy, and even said that he wanted to kill Xue Lu."
Duan Lingtian was stunned.
He never imagined that the old man's temper would be so fiery ….
However, a trace of warmth still arose in his heart.
"Grandpa Nie."
When Duan Lingtian saw the old man, the old man was watering the flowers and plants in the rear courtyard, and he was extremely content.
When the old man saw Duan Lingtian, his muddy eyes lit up with a dazzling sheen. "Little Tian, you've come."
Duan Lingtian helped the old man sit down and lightly smiled. "Grandpa, your body has been much better recently, right?"
The old man nodded. "The medicinal strength of the grade nine Spirit Cleansing Pill has already completely expelled the poison within my internal organs, and the remaining poison has been suppressed by the grade nine Spirit Cleansing Pill within my body and Dantian, so it's not a big problem."
"That's good. Once I become a grade eight alchemist, I'll refine a grade eight Spirit Cleansing Pill for Grandpa Nie and completely remove the remaining poison."
Duan Lingtian nodded, as this outcome was within his expectations.
"I heard that you're going to go to war with Fen?"
The old man asked.
"Yeah, I want to go experience it."
Duan Lingtian smiled.
"Experiencing it is good as well. The battlefield is a place to temper one …."
As the old man spoke, his gaze became slightly misty, as if he had returned to the days when he spent half his life in the military, and an aura of slaughter seemed to rise up from his body.
This aura of slaughter was extremely terrifying ….
Even surpassing the Divine Might Marquis, Nie Yuan!
The following period of time was calm and tranquil.
The Commander of the City Guard Army, Xue Lu, and the Fifth Prince seemed to have completely vanished without a trace.
Of course, Duan Lingtian wouldn't feel that they were merciful and gave up on taking revenge for Xue Lang and Tong Li.
All of this was probably just the calm before the storm.
Paladin Academy, Star Mastermind Department's grade 1 classroom.
"The name list of the Star Mastermind Department students that will be accompanying the reinforcements to the northwest border has been released."
On the platform, Sima Chang Feng slowly spoke.
"Teacher Sima, why are you saying this? Could it be that someone from our class obtained a spot? "
Instantly, many students were stunned.
In next to no time, they tacitly looked at the violet-clothed youth that sat in the distance ….
"It should be Duan Lingtian!"
"Nonsense, who else could it be besides Duan Lingtian?"
Some students whispered in discussion.
In next to no time, besides Duan Lingtian, all the other students looked at Sima Chang Feng, waiting for him to announce ….
Especially Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun, who stared at Sima Chang Feng without blinking.
Although Duan Lingtian said it wasn't a problem, they were still slightly perturbed.
"Duan Lingtian!"
Sima Chang Feng announced the first name.
"Xiao Yu, Xiao Xun!"
Sima Chang Feng continued.
Actually, when he first received the name list, he was slightly surprised as well.
Duan Lingtian was recommended by him, so it was normal for Duan Lingtian to be on the name list …. But he didn't recommend the other two.
When Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun heard what Sima Chang Feng said, their eyes lit up. They looked at each other and could see the excitement in each other's eyes.
"Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun also have a spot?"
Instantly, the remaining students all looked at Sima Chang Feng, hoping that Sima Chang Feng would call out their names.
But unfortunately, Sima Chang Feng's following words completely dispelled their thoughts.
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