A warm smile could be seen on Qin Wentian's face. Those who knew that he would definitely contend for the top three positions were naturally from the White Deer Institute.
"Long time no see." Qin Wentian stared at Bailu Jing and Bailu Yi. It had been a year, yet the two of them didn't seem to have changed much. The only difference was that Bailu Yi's strength had grown stronger.
"Seems like you've been doing well."
Bailu Jing laughed as he glanced at the people standing beside Qin Wentian.
Qin Wentian landed on the ground and walked to Mustang's side. "Teacher, let me introduce you. This is Ouyang Kuangsheng from the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan, and his fiancée Jiang Ting. These two are Bailu Jing and Bailu Yi from the White Deer Institute in the Moon Continent."
A gratified expression flashed in Mustang's eyes. Upon seeing his friends, Qin Wentian's first thought was that he was afraid that he would neglect his teacher. Although Qin Wentian's strength had already far surpassed his, it was still a fact that Qin Wentian's strength far surpassed his own.
Also, just by looking at the friends around Qin Wentian, one could already tell that the current Qin Wentian was no longer the young man from Chu. He already had his own piece of heaven and earth, and was currently striding towards an even greater height.
The others also greeted Mustang, causing him to nod his head in approval. Although these people were all juniors, none of them were weaker than him. Even the lazy Fan Le, the Astral Energy fluctuations radiating from him were stronger than his.
"A new generation replacing the old. Maybe, this is the scene before our eyes." Mustang sighed, yet he was extremely happy.
"Only the two of you came?" Qin Wentian glanced at Bailu Yi.
"Of course not, we still have to watch the ranking battle of a certain someone. Don't forget, Big Brother will be participating as well." Bailu Yi smiled. "There are quite a few people from the White Deer Institute, why don't you come with us first?"
Others naturally didn't understand the meaning of Bailu Yi's words, but Qin Wentian understood. His ranking this time around would determine whether or not he would be able to control the White Deer Institute. Even if Bailu Jing wasn't present, the people from the White Deer Institute would still be here to watch the ranking battle.
"Okay." Qin Wentian calmly agreed. The White Deer Institute was different from the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan. The Ouyang Aristocrat Clan was too complicated, and other than being friends with Ouyang Kuangsheng, there was no one else he could influence. Naturally, the White Deer Institute was closer to him. Not only that, with the help of Fairy Qingmei, even if he didn't obtain the top three rankers of the Heavenly Fate Rankings, the White Deer Institute would still maintain a close relationship with him.
Of course, if he did that, then he would probably be unable to take full control of White Deer Academy.
After bidding farewell to Ouyang Kuangsheng, Qin Wentian and the rest departed together with Bailu Yi.
"What cultivation level are you at now?" Bailu Yi's beautiful eyes stared curiously at Qin Wentian.
"Seventh level of Yuanfu, I should be able to break through to the eighth level by the time the ranking battle begins." Qin Wentian replied. With the Limit-break Pellet, even if he didn't break through to the eighth level, he could still use it to boost his cultivation base. Only then would he have a higher chance of becoming one of the top three rankers of the Heavenly Fate Rankings.
Not only that, Qin Wentian could faintly sense that the intensity of the ranking battle this time around would far surpass his imagination. He had to raise his strength as much as he could in order to increase his chances.
"You're still as powerful as ever." Bailu Yi blinked her eyes at Qin Wentian, a look of pleasant surprise could be seen in her eyes. Before she met Qin Wentian, she could be considered an influential figure in her clan, and had always felt that her talent was outstanding. But ever since Qin Wentian entered her academy, she felt that she was too ordinary.
Sometimes, when she thought about it, should she blame this fellow for shattering her confidence?
She still remembered that when Qin Wentian left the Moon Continent, he had killed Hua Xiaoyun and captured Shu Ruanyu. How strong would his combat prowess be when he stepped into the eighth level of Yuanfu?
"Brother, you're about to be surpassed." Bailu Yi laughed. Bailu Jing glanced at Bailu Yi as he patted her on the shoulder, "Your brother is about to be surpassed, why are you so happy?"
Staring at the smile that was on Bailu Jing's face, Bailu Yi ruthlessly punched him in the face.
The White Deer Institute was the same as the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan, they had also booked an entire inn. Those from the White Deer Institute were all acquainted with Qin Wentian, and they would nod their heads in greeting when they saw him. After all, in name, Qin Wentian had the authority to govern them. Regardless of whether they were willing to be controlled by Qin Wentian or not, they would still give Qin Wentian the respect he deserved.
But of course, to Qin Wentian, there was no meaning to it.
Bailu Yi swiftly arranged the lodgings for Qin Wentian and the others. Qin Wentian and Mustang were both alone in a courtyard. Qin Wentian knew that Mustang had something to say to him, but Mustang didn't say anything on the way there, so he naturally didn't ask.
"Teacher, why did you come to Ginkou?" At this moment, only Qin Wentian and Mustang were present. Qin Wentian asked. Mustang's only wish was to stay in the Emperor Star Academy and guide the students in peace. If it wasn't for some special reason, he wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to Ginkou to spectate the ranking battle. Not only that, Mustang, who had lived in Chu for so long, wouldn't know about the ranking battle at all?
"Nine Mystical Palace." Mustang's countenance sank as he stared at Qin Wentian, "Headmaster, something happened."
Qin Wentian's countenance instantly turned cold. These few years, there was one thing he couldn't rest easy about, and that was Senior Diyi, who was captured by the Nine Mystical Palace. To Qin Wentian, Diyi was his benefactor, and Diyi's capture was also related to him. He had always planned to capture a disciple from the Nine Mystical Palace during the ranking battle, in order to gather information about Diyi's situation. But who would have thought that the Nine Mystical Palace would make a move first?
"Luo Tianya from the Nine Mystical Palace came to the Emperor Star Academy and sought me out. He asked me about your whereabouts, but I didn't know. Hence, he brought me along with him, and after some investigation, they finally found this Ginkou. Initially, they wanted to directly capture you, but because you were together with those from the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan, they didn't want to alarm the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan. Hence, they sent me to look for you.
The Nine Mystical Palace wanted Qin Wentian to deliver himself to their doorstep. If Qin Wentian didn't comply, Diyi and the Emperor Star Academy would still be under the control of the Nine Mystical Palace. If they really wanted to destroy the Emperor Star Academy, they could use some underhanded methods to do so.
Qin Wentian was also very clear that although he had killed Luo Qianqiu in the past, that was still a grudge between him and Luo Tianya. At that time, with Ouyang Kuangsheng and Qian Mengyu around, the Nine Mystical Palace wouldn't dare to offend these two major powers just because of Luo Qianqiu's death. But now, things were different.
He didn't know what methods the Nine Mystical Palace used, but they had already obtained the secret of the Azure Emperor Token from Diyi.
The Nine Mystical Palace had been looking for Qin Wentian for the sake of the Azure Emperor Token.
As long as they obtained the Azure Emperor Token, they could easily find someone to impersonate as the successor of the Azure Emperor. In addition to the Nine Mystical Palace's secret support, they would be able to control the power of the Azure Emperor. This temptation was simply too great.
"Senior Diyi must have suffered a lot of torture for so many years to protect this secret."
Qin Wentian sighed in his heart. No wonder the Nine Mystical Palace didn't dare to disturb the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan. This secret, the Nine Mystical Palace naturally didn't want any other powers to know about it.
"Teacher, I can't walk into their trap." Qin Wentian stared at Mustang as he spoke.
Mustang's eyes flashed with agony. He naturally understood this point, but now, his heart was extremely conflicted, he didn't know what he should do.
"If I go to the Nine Mystical Palace, I will die for sure. And after that, Senior Diyi and Teacher would also be killed by them." Qin Wentian was very clear that once the Nine Mystical Palace obtained the Azure Emperor Token, the first thing they would do would be to silence them.
"What should we do?" Mustang stared at Qin Wentian as he asked.
Qin Wentian furrowed his brows, as an expression of contemplation appeared on his face. Currently, there was only one power that could help him.
Fairy Qingmei, Celestial Lake Palace.
"Qing 'er!"
Qin Wentian murmured. He was starting to miss that fairy-like maiden. She had always been silently protecting him, but ever since the incident in the Moon Continent, he hadn't seen Qing 'er again.
However, at this moment, Qin Wentian's countenance abruptly stiffened as he coldly asked, "Who?"
As the sound of his voice faded, a silhouette drifted down from the air. That silhouette was as beautiful as ever, as though it didn't belong to the mortal world. Her countenance would never change, and nobody knew what she was thinking.
"I'm here."
Qing 'er's melodious voice rang out, waking Qin Wentian from his stupor. Staring at that fairy-like silhouette, a strange expression appeared on Qin Wentian's face.
How could this be? Qing 'er had always been by his side. With his current perception, how could he not sense her presence?
"Qing 'er, when did you get here?" Qin Wentian was taken aback.
"I've always been here. You didn't encounter any life-threatening situations." Qing 'er replied. She had always remembered Fairy Qingmei's words. As long as Qin Wentian didn't die, there was no need for her to appear. Even if he encountered any life-threatening situations, even if he was injured, it was up to him.
"Then why are you here now?" Qin Wentian smiled as he asked. Upon seeing Qing 'er, the heavy pressure in his heart seemed to lighten somewhat.
"Weren't you the one who called for me?" Qing 'er stared at Qin Wentian, causing Qin Wentian to be taken aback. After which, a bitter smile appeared on his face as he asked, "How did you hide yourself? Why couldn't I sense your presence?"
Qin Wentian stared at Qing 'er. In front of Qing' er, he felt that he had no secrets at all!
Qing 'er quietly stared at him, not saying a word. However, upon seeing that otherworldly countenance, Qin Wentian couldn't bring himself to be angry. He could only smile bitterly.
"Qing 'er, I have something I need the help of the Celestial Lake Palace. It's extremely important." Qin Wentian spoke.
"Tell me, I'll help you pass the message to the Celestial Lake Palace." Qing 'er replied in a light voice.
"Mhm, help me pass the message to the Celestial Lake Palace. Now that the Nine Mystical Palace knows about the Azure Emperor, they want to use the safety of Diyi and the Emperor Star Academy to threaten me. I need the Celestial Lake Palace to temporarily not act blindly without thinking." Qin Wentian believed that as long as Qing 'er passed the message to the Celestial Lake Palace, the Celestial Lake Palace would understand his intentions. This matter wasn't difficult. The Celestial Lake Palace only needed to control a few important figures from the Nine Mystical Palace to temporarily keep them in check.
"Okay, I'll get them to help you with this matter."
Qing 'er nodded her head, her tone was filled with certainty.
This caused Qin Wentian to be pleasantly surprised. Looking at Qing 'er, he said, "Thank you, Qing' er."
"This time around, in the Heavenly Fate Rankings, you must obtain a good ranking. These are the words of Master." Qing 'er gazed at Qin Wentian as her beautiful eyes flickered. After which, she added in a melodious voice, "I also hope that you will obtain a good ranking."
Qin Wentian laughed, heavily nodding his head. "Okay, I promise you, I definitely will."
Qing 'er lightly nodded her head, as her silhouette flickered, vanishing from sight. This caused Qin Wentian to smile bitterly as he shook his head. Qing' er was always like this, just like a celestial fairy.
At this moment, Mustang was also dumbfounded. This fellow, why did he have so many breathtaking beauties by his side? Bailu Yi's pure and innocent countenance, Mo Qingcheng, the number one beauty in Chu, and now, the woman who had just appeared gave him a feeling that he was looking at beauties from a painting.
"Master, I have to cultivate well and make my final preparations for the ranking battle." Qin Wentian smiled at Mustang. With Qing 'er's words, he believed that she would definitely be able to do it. As for the matter regarding the Nine Mystical Palace, he would think of a solution after the ranking battle!
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