Indeed, Zhang Xuan didn't hear Luo Qiqi's call. Executing the Red Dust Heaven Ascending Steps, he flew forward stealthily, sticking close to the ground.
As a result of his third acknowledgement of Celestial Master Teacher and the advancement of his Eye of Insight, even though the traces left behind by the other party were faint, he was still able to see them clearly.
"Hmm? Where is she going? "
Following behind the trail, Zhang Xuan walked along the lakeside for a while before suddenly heading straight for a hill. Perplexed, Zhang Xuan frowned.
Even though he had never been to this hill before, he didn't think that there were any residences on it. Furthermore, the sky was already dark. What was that woman doing here?
Borrowing the cover of the night, Zhang Xuan continued forward.
The hill was filled with all kinds of low shrubs, and at the very top was an octagonal gazebo.
There were many such gazebos in the academy. Firstly, it was for the students to enjoy the cool breeze, and secondly, it was a place where one could stop and exchange insights.
Sometimes, the moment of enlightenment in one's cultivation could be a fleeting moment. If one were to waste too much time, they might miss out on that feeling.
Sticking close to the shrubbery, Zhang Xuan flew toward the gazebo. Before he could even reach it, he saw an enchanting figure standing within. Under the starlight, it was as if a beautiful painting had been painted on it.
Hu Yaoyao's figure was indeed outstanding. From afar, she looked like a specter of the night. With just a single glance, one would find it hard to look away.
With the Library of Heaven's Path in Zhang Xuan's Library of Heaven's Path, other than Lozosy, who caused him to lose his composure and faint twice, he was still impressed by Hu Yaoyao's figure.
"Alright, come out!"
Standing in the gazebo, Hu Yaoyao's elegant figure formed a seductive curve as she suddenly spoke.
"Have I been discovered?"
Zhang Xuan was taken aback, but he quickly shook his head.
Executing the Red Dust Heaven Ascending Steps, he didn't leave any traces in the air. Besides, he wasn't following behind Hu Yaoyao. Instead, he was using the Eye of Insight to track her. Putting aside a Transcendent Mortal 9-dan cultivator like her, even a Saint realm expert wouldn't be able to notice him!
"Hahaha, Yaoyao sure is sharp. I just arrived, and you already noticed me …"
Just as Zhang Xuan was perplexed as to why the other party would say such a thing, he suddenly heard a chuckle. Following which, the sound of footsteps echoed from the side of the hill, and a tall figure landed in the gazebo.
It was a young man who appeared to be in his thirties. His cultivation was as powerful as a raging river, and just like Hu Yaoyao, he was also a Transcendent Mortal 9-dan expert.
At this level of cultivation, one's age could no longer be seen from the outside.
He looked like he was in his thirties, but he had probably lived for at least fifty or sixty years.
However, compared to the two hundred years lifespan of a Transcendent Mortal, he was still considered young.
"As your name suggests, you cultivate the True Yang Divine Art. Even before you arrive, you are already like a blazing sun. It would be difficult for you to not be noticed!" Before Hu Yaoyao could say anything, an impassive voice sounded, and another figure walked up to them.
It was a young lady of around Hu Yaoyao's age, and her appearance didn't pale in comparison to Hu Yaoyao at all. It was just that her disposition seemed to be on the opposite end of the spectrum.
Yaoyao was akin to a monster. Her every move tugged at the heartstrings of others, making them feel as if they were about to grab her and ravage her. On the other hand, this young lady exuded a cold aura, reminiscent of a block of ice.
"As your name suggests? Could it be that … Xue Zhenyang? "
Seeing that two people had arrived consecutively, Zhang Xuan didn't dare to move at all. Instead, he hid in the bushes as doubts surfaced in his mind.
He had heard of the True Yang Faction before, and the leader of the faction was a Grade-5 student named Xue Zhenyang. Now that he heard this name, he immediately made the connection.
"Indeed. That fellow doesn't know how to conceal himself. If he was like me, Yaoyao wouldn't have noticed him!"
Just as Zhang Xuan was thinking, another figure suddenly appeared.
This fellow was as elusive as a specter. If he hadn't spoken, even Zhang Xuan wouldn't have noticed him.
"Long Cangyue, you cultivate the Frigid Moon Divine Art and travel in the darkness, making yourself neither a man nor a woman. I won't be like you!" 'Xue Zhenyang' harrumphed.
"You are the one who is neither a man nor a woman! Do you think that I won't teach you a lesson?" the young man named Long Cangyue bellowed furiously.
"Come on, do you think that I am afraid of you? It has been a long time since I last exercised my body, so there's no harm in having a good fight! "
The zhenqi within 'Xue Zhenyang' pulsated furiously, making him seem as if he would launch an attack at any moment.
"A loser dares to boast shamelessly before me? Since you want a fight, I will fulfill your wish!"
Long Cangyue sneered coldly.
In an instant, the tension between the two grew even more intense.
"Enough, quarreling as soon as we meet. Don't you know that we have important matters to discuss today?"
Hu Yaoyao harrumphed coldly.
Hearing Hu Yaoyao's words, the tension between the two of them dissipated, and a smile crept onto their faces. "Indeed, we can spar in private. We still have important matters to discuss today! We mustn't delay matters! "
"Alright, everyone is here. Dong Xin, you have just returned, so why don't you tell us the news that you have received?"
Seeing that the duo had stopped fighting, Hu Yaoyao turned to Dong Xin and said, "Un.
I have made a trip to that place and observed it for two days. Zhenyang is right, the item is definitely there. Just that … the danger is far greater than I expected. With just the four of us, I fear that it will be difficult for us to succeed! "
The cold-faced lady, Dong Xin, said after a moment of hesitation.
"It will indeed be difficult. Putting aside the complicated environment, just the two huge fellows are already beyond our means," Xue Zhenyang said with a deep frown on his forehead.
"Indeed. We have to think things through carefully. Otherwise, we might even lose our lives before we obtain the item," Long Cangyue replied.
"Think things through carefully? What do you mean? If I'm not mistaken, the item should mature within this month. Once it matures, those two huge fellows will surely devour it and use it to cleanse their meridians. By then, they will be the ones to make a breakthrough, and we won't be able to do anything about it! "
Xue Zhenyang flung his sleeves and harrumphed.
"Zhenyang is right. Once the item matures, we won't stand a chance anymore. We have to sneak in before it matures and obtain it in one fell swoop! Otherwise, without several decades of hard work, it will be nigh impossible for us to push for a breakthrough to Half-Saint! "Hu Yaoyao nodded with a deep frown.
"Un, we understand that logic. Now, the problem is how we can breach their defenses and get rid of those two huge fellows!"
Xue Zhenyang shook his head as he turned to the young lady not too far away and asked, "Dong Xin, you are the most talented genius of the Beast Tamer School. Didn't you say that you have a way to deal with those two?"
"Those two fellows possess the bloodline of ancient beasts, so ordinary items won't be able to move them. Didn't I tell you to buy the Origin Heavy Water before we left? It has the effect of cleansing ancient bloodlines, and if we use it as bait, we might be able to lure them into a trap! Once they are trapped, we will stand a chance! "
Dong Xin said with a frown. Then, she turned to the crowd and asked, "Right, have you bought the Origin Heavy Water yet?"
"Buy it? How do we buy it? A single bottle of Origin Heavy Water costs 100,000 middle-tier spirit stones. It's not like you don't know how much money we have. Where can we find that much money? "Xue Zhenyang shook his head with a bitter smile.
Even though they were Grade-5 students, 100,000 middle-tier spirit stones was still a huge sum that they couldn't afford.
"Origin Heavy Water?"
Hidden by the side, Zhang Xuan's heart skipped a beat.
There was a total of five dans to the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body. Since he had fused many physical body cultivation techniques into it, he didn't need to rely on any artifacts for the First Incandescence.
The second layer was the Geocentric Flame Rock. If he wanted to cultivate the third layer, he would need the assistance of the First Origin Heavy Water.
Zhang Xuan had only heard of the name of the Origin Heavy Water, but he had no idea what it was or where it could be found.
To think that they would be interested in buying it as well!
"100,000 middle-tier spirit stones … That's equivalent to ten high-tier spirit stones … How expensive!"
While Xue Zhenyang was excited, he also felt a little helpless.
Based on his understanding of the Third Incandescence of the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body, he would require around ten bottles of Origin Heavy Water in order to cultivate it … He only had ten high-tier spirit stones on him at the moment, and he was still a long way off from buying a bottle of Origin Heavy Water!
"Didn't the freshmen report in a few days ago? Shouldn't we be able to earn a huge sum of money from it? "
Hearing Xue Zhenyang complaining about how poor he was, Dong Xin couldn't help but ask.
Every student faction would be able to earn a huge sum of money from the freshmen entering the academy. Furthermore, this was the decennial recruitment cycle, and it was said that there were thirty thousand freshmen this year. Even if each of them earned three Origin Heavy Water each, they would still be able to earn a hundred thousand!
"It's already a huge sum of money that we didn't make a huge loss! Before Xue Zhenyang could say anything, Long Cangyue had already shook his head and asked, "Don't you know what happened over the past two days?"
"Know what? I sent a message to you all to gather here as soon as I arrived, so I didn't have the time to return. What happened? Did the academy interfere? "Dong Xin asked with a perplexed look.
He had stayed in that place for two days, and it had taken him a few more days to return to the academy. As such, he wasn't too sure about the happenings in the academy.
It was a common practice for the seniors to extort the freshmen, and the academy didn't care much about it.
Firstly, it was to temper the pride of the freshmen so as to let them know that there was always someone stronger than them. Secondly, it would allow the master teachers to better collaborate with one another, thus making it easier for them to stand against the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe in the future.
Since the academy didn't care about it, and the freshmen were easily hoodwinked, he should be able to earn quite a sum of money. Why did it sound like he was making a loss?
"Don't doubt me when I tell you that a monster has appeared among the freshmen, and he has messed up his business! You should have known that the entrance examination this year was organized by your Beast Tamer School, right? "
Long Cangyue said.
"Un!" Dong Xin nodded. "It was School Head Mo, and he prepared several months in advance!"
She was one of the top geniuses of the Beast Tamer School, and she had a close relationship with the teachers. As such, she had already learned of the entrance examination even before the news spread.
School Head Mo had been capturing spirit beasts that were wreaking havoc in the academy, and she had even participated in the operation, capturing eight of them personally.
"The rules for the entrance examination this time around are simple. Killing a Transcendent Mortal 4-dan pinnacle spirit beast will earn one point... Do you know how many points that monster among the freshmen has earned?"
Long Cangyue asked.
It had been several days since the entrance examination had ended, and as the leader of the Ashen Moon Faction, it wasn't too difficult for him to gather some information about it.
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