"Little Yu, look at me."
Yu Xiaoyu, lost in thought, was jolted awake by Xu Yi, "Xu Yi, I, what should I do?"
After saying this, Yu Xiaoyu was the first to lower her head in shame.
She seemed to be too dependent on Xu Yi.
But she really didn't know what to do.
She didn't have much contact with Qiu Ren, but he had left a great shadow on her.
So many things had happened this time, what about next time?
Yu Xiaoyu even had the thought of withdrawing from Kunlun Academy and never seeing Xi Ren again.
"Little Yu, do you want to be Xi Ren's Dao companion?" Xu Yi asked.
"Of course not!"
"Then refuse him."
"I refused," Yu Xiaoyu raised her head and said anxiously, "It's no use, he just acts like he can't understand."
As soon as Yu Xiaoyu finished speaking, the people around looked at Xi Ren with contempt.
Xi Ren remained unmoved, stubbornly looking at Yu Xiaoyu, his eyes full of fervor.
Xu Yi, however, smiled.
"Where is your Shattered Star Hammer?"
Yu Xiaoyu was a little confused, but she still obediently summoned her Shattered Star Hammer.
"Next time he bothers you, don't use your mouth, just use your hands to refuse him. The Shattered Star Hammer will give you strength."
Xu Yi had Yu Xiaoyu place her hand on the Shattered Star Hammer, feeling the resilient and steady power emanating from it.
Will the Shattered Star Hammer give me strength?
Yu Xiaoyu closed her eyes and felt what the Shattered Star Hammer gave her. Her timid demeanor gradually changed.
Meanwhile, Xi Ren's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad premonition.
To prevent this premonition, he suddenly spoke, "Little Yu, don't think you can give up easily, I..."
Whoosh—
A strong whistling sound cut off Xi Ren's remaining words.
Xi Ren's expression changed as he looked at the incoming iron hammer and raised his arm to block.
Crack!
The sound of bone shattering.
Bang!
The sound of the wall shattering.
Teacher Jing, who was in another room of the Medical Hall, trembled slightly, then nonchalantly turned to the next page of his book.
Hit them, hit them, it's best to tear down the Medical Hall, so he would have a reason to renovate it.
Yu Xiaoyu looked at Xi Ren embedded in the wall, then lowered her head to look at the Shattered Star Hammer in her hand, and suddenly giggled.
Hong Jing and the others felt a chill down their spines for some reason. Even the usually gentle Yu Xiaoyu had been led astray by Xu Yi.
Yu Xiaoyu, holding the Shattered Star Hammer, walked up to Xi Ren and said loudly, "Xi Ren, I'll say it one last time, I will not accept it. If you come looking for me again, I won't hold back.
Let's go."
Yu Xiaoyu carried the Shattered Star Hammer and strode out, a look of joy on her face.
Xu Yi and the others exchanged glances, smiled, and followed Yu Xiaoyu out, never to concern themselves with Xi Ren's fate again.
Outside the Medical Hall, Yu Xiaoyu stopped, turned, and grabbed Xu Yi's hand, "Xu Yi, I did it, I did it!"
"Yes, you did it."
Xu Yi was also happy for Yu Xiaoyu.
Before Yu Xiaoyu could continue to share her excitement with Xu Yi, she felt a strange change occur within her body, making her feel warm all over and unconsciously entering a state of chaos.
"Is this a breakthrough?" Hong Jing walked over, surprised.
Xu Yi nodded, "Little Yu has overcome her inner demon this time, and her state of mind has improved, leading to further progress in her cultivation."
Bai Shan squeezed forward and said with a grin, "She could break through thanks to Sister Xu."
Xu Yi shook her head, "Little Yu did it herself."
She didn't want to dwell on this point, and turned to look at the two people lagging far behind, a slight smile on her lips.
"Senior Brother Shen, I have admired you for a long time and have several questions to ask you. Why don't we talk elsewhere?"
Shen Ci, without suspicion, readily agreed.
By the time Bei Xinghan realized what was happening, Xu Yi and the others had disappeared, leaving only him and Xue Qi behind.
Bei Xinghan had reason to suspect that Xu Yi already knew about the matter between him and Xue Qi.
No wonder Xu Yi had been acting so mysteriously that day; she had been watching him for a laugh.
Bei Xinghan felt suffocated, and his expression grew colder.
Xue Qi was unaffected by him and walked beside him in silence, also saying nothing.
After walking a distance, Bei Xinghan was the first to break the silence, "Thank you for Yu Xiaoyu's matter."
Xue Qi shook her head, "I did it for your sake as well."
Her straightforward words choked Bei Xinghan, and he felt a bit helpless.
He had cultivated for a hundred years and had encountered two women he found most troublesome: one was Xu Yi, and the other was Xue Qi.
With Xu Yi, he was a rival who understood each other, a companion with the same aspirations, and at most, a sliver, just a tiny bit, of brotherly affection.
But his feelings for Xue Qi were complicated and hard to describe.
This made him feel a deep sense of powerlessness when facing Xue Qi.
"Thank you anyway."
Bei Xinghan took a deep breath and said solemnly.
Xue Qi raised an eyebrow, "If you really want to thank me, why don't you offer yourself?"
After saying this, she saw Bei Xinghan's expression of shock and confusion, and immediately added, "I'm joking, don't take it to heart."
Bei Xinghan: ...
Bei Xinghan managed to say a few more words to Xue Qi before fleeing.
Xue Qi watched his retreating figure, her eyes curved into a smile.
...
After resolving Yu Xiaoyu's issue, Xu Yi's life returned to being as calm as a still pond, and she resumed her routine of shuttling between the various towers.
During this time, Xi Ren went to harass Yu Xiaoyu again.
This time, he was beaten severely by Yu Xiaoyu with the Shattered Star Hammer and never appeared again.
Originally, Yu Xiaoyu's strength was not enough to defeat Xi Ren, but Yu Xiaoyu possessed innate divine strength and had a teacher who was skilled in artifact refinement.
Teacher Li, upon learning about Yu Xiaoyu's situation, took her Shattered Star Hammer, quenched it with fierce fire, and directly raised its level by two, which enabled her to make Xi Ren flee in disarray.
Days of learning passed quickly, and life at Kunlun Academy was very regular. Before they knew it, only ten years remained until the hundred-year pact.
And Xu Yi's cultivation had reached the peak of the late stage of Divine Transformation, with only one step left to reach Integration.
However, this seemingly simple step had stumped countless cultivators.
After emerging from the Time Realm, Xu Yi decided that she needed to go out for more trials.
The learning at Kunlun Academy could no longer help her with her cultivation. Only through life-and-death trials could she possibly break through her limitations and advance further.
The teachers at Kunlun Academy did not object to her idea but strongly supported it, even stuffing her with many life-saving treasures, which made her laugh and cry.
When Xu Yi informed the residents of Courtyard 44 about her plan to go out for trials, Bai Shan, Yu Xiaoyu, Xiong Zhuangzhuang, and even Bei Xinghan all requested to accompany her.
However, Xu Yi did not agree to any of them.
She intended to venture into several famous forbidden areas on the Kyushu Continent. While traveling with them would be much safer, it would also defeat the purpose of a life-and-death trial.
She wanted to complete her cultivation alone.
Yu Xiaoyu and the others could not persuade Xu Yi; instead, they were persuaded by her, and in the end, they could only see her off as she left Kunlun Academy.