"No, it's something more important than the Shenqi Grand Gathering restarting."
Elder Yun exhaled slowly, his voice ancient yet tinged with excitement.
"Just three days ago, the boundary between the Shenqi Continent and the Shenqi World disappeared. The Shenqi Continent has become an independent sect, named Shenqi Mountain! Shenqi Mountain has a domain of one hundred thousand li, encompassing the entire Shenqi Continent and half of the Red Maple Mountain Range!"
"What?" One of the seeds gaped in shock, "Is, is this true?"
Not only was this seed skeptical, but everyone else felt as if they were dreaming.
"It's true!" Elder Yun stated with absolute certainty, word by word. "The Dean of our academy is the master of this mountain, thus able to establish a sect. Students, but you must understand, a sect is never supported by just one person."
"The Dean is the pillar of our academy, but you, you are the future hope of the academy, of Shenqi Mountain!"
"This Shenqi Grand Gathering will definitely bring more difficulties, more stumbling blocks. We must strive, strive harder, achieve good results, and let everyone see that the Shenqi Continent is no longer the so-called 'Discarded Land of Gods'! We cultivators of this continent are by no means discarded slaves!"
"Right! Elder Yun is right! We are not discarded slaves!"
"I've long been tired of seeing those sect disciples acting so high and mighty. They use abundant spiritual energy and endless resources to cultivate for decades or even centuries and only reach the Golden Core stage. I don't know where they get their arrogance from!"
"Damn it! I'm going into seclusion right now!" One of the hot-blooded individuals let out a loud cry and turned to leave.
With his departure, it seemed to awaken the others, and they followed suit.
"My talisman grades can be improved further, I'm going to practice now!"
"Ah, my sword techniques too, they can be perfected. Friend, wait for me!"
"Me too!"
...
Elder Yun watched the spirited seeds eagerly heading off to cultivate with a look of reminiscence and relief.
These were the youths of the Shenqi Continent!
No matter how many future hardships they faced, no matter how much disdain they endured, they held onto their hearts, clutched the torch of hope, and pressed forward!
Elder Yun couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Three thousand years. So many ancestors who knew the secrets of the outer continent resented the unfairness of the Heavenly Dao and the injustice of the world. I never expected that, one day, this old man would be able to witness this..."
For many among them who knew of the outer continents, Shenqi Mountain was not just a sect, but their hope of reaching higher realms and pursuing the Great Dao!
"Elder Yun."
Elder Yun looked down. "Little Ling. Why are you still here? Is something the matter?"
Sun Ling hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and retreated.
She turned to walk towards her residence and, on the way, encountered Sun Chongyang, who looked pale.
Sun Chongyang leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, the shade of the trees enveloping him, making him appear even more cold-blooded and sinister.
Sun Ling was not familiar with Sun Chongyang. After a glance, she prepared to walk past, but a hand suddenly stretched out to stop her.
"Why didn't you ask about the Sun family?" Sun Chongyang stared intently into Sun Ling's eyes, speaking unpleasantly.
Sun Ling's expression turned cold, and her tone was equally displeased. "Didn't you always keep in contact with the Sun family?"
She referred to her own "family" as the "Sun family," with a mocking and distant tone.
Sun Ling thought it was truly laughable.
She, the dignified second daughter of the Sun family's direct lineage, yet the Sun family neglected contact with her and instead reached out to a collateral branch member who belonged to the former main branch and had irreconcilable conflicts with the current main branch.
As she thought about it, Sun Ling started to laugh.
"What? Did you go out to see the scenery the few times you sneaked away?"
As she spoke, she bumped into Sun Chongyang's hand.
Hard! She rammed into it!
"Sun Ling!" Sun Chongyang's eyes instantly turned into vertical pupils, and he warned her fiercely, "Don't think I won't make a move on you!"
"Whoosh!" Sun Ling's sword was already drawn halfway.
Sun Chongyang's face grew even more grim.
"I don't mind a fight."
Sun Ling left those words behind and directly entered her room, slamming the door shut with a "bang."
Sun Chongyang watched coldly, his fists clenched in anger. If he hadn't suddenly lost contact with the Sun family, he wouldn't have come to find this crazy woman!
Inside the room, Sun Ling was silent for a moment, then sent messages to her eldest sister and Bai Shengyi.
Apart from Sun Chongyang, the owner of another courtyard in the academy was also concerned about the situation of the noble families.
"Our continent is now Shenqi Mountain. What will happen to the eighteen noble families and the three royal families?"
Li Xiaoxiao, suddenly asked, choked on her words for a moment before stuttering, "This, this is probably up to the Dean and the others. Senior Sister Boxia, your medicine is cold, let me help you take it."
Boxia shook her head and took the bowl herself, drinking it down.
"What about Sanxiang and Wuya? Why haven't I seen them since I woke up?"
Li Xiaoxiao replied, "They went out with the Dean."
Boxia said "Oh" and lowered her gaze. "Xiaoxiao, I'm a bit tired and want to rest."
"Oh, alright." Li Xiaoxiao awkwardly got up and helped Boxia lie down.
As she took two steps out with the medicine bowl, as if she had finally gathered her courage, she turned back to comfort Boxia. "Senior Sister, don't worry. Senior Brother Jingfei has already found a way to remove the mark on your face. You'll recover soon."
After Boxia woke up, not only was her body weak and powerless, but a large black spot had appeared on her face. The spot was strange and ugly, looking extremely ominous.
It was said that Boxia fainted when she saw it and had been listless and extremely dejected since waking up.
Li Xiaoxiao, who already admired Boxia, felt extremely upset seeing the normally straightforward and cheerful Fairy Boxia become so dispirited.
Boxia mustered some energy and smiled. "Mm, I believe in Senior Brother. Xiaoxiao, thank you too. It's my fault for making everyone worry."
Li Xiaoxiao repeatedly said, "It's nothing," urging Boxia to rest well.
She didn't see that the moment she left the room, Boxia, whom she had worried about and comforted, sat up from the bed.
Boxia waved her hand, closing the door securely, and then cast a barrier around it.
Only a few strands of light were visible around the window in the room. In the dimness, Boxia's expression could not be seen. She walked without stopping towards the innermost room and disappeared into the darkness.
...
Anping City, Chongya Inn.
"Shengyi, it's truly not easy to get a meeting with you. Zhu Wu sighed, "We are increasingly unable to catch up with you."
Bai Shengyi held Luo Feihua's hand as they watched an old woman selling "ruyi knots" at a nearby stall. She was momentarily stunned by the comment.
But she didn't think much of it and just smiled. "Don't say that. Everyone has their own strengths. Feihua's beast taming skills can sweep through thousands of troops, your talismans are invincible for Golden Cores, and Xunmeng's deduction techniques are mysterious and unfathomable."
"A'yi, ignore him. He's been acting strange lately."
To catch a glimpse of Bai Shengyi, Luo Feihua had been going to Qianxiao Peak to find her every now and then. She had just seen her that morning and impatiently dragged her out.
"Without you and Xunmeng, I didn't know who to go shopping for clothes with," Luo Feihua said cheerfully. "Even though you have to go meet someone today, you must promise me that after you're done, you'll spend half a day with me!"
She leaned her head on Bai Shengyi's shoulder, wanting to stick to her good sister.
They hadn't seen each other for so long. If she hadn't known Bai Shengyi was well, Luo Feihua feared she wouldn't have been able to focus on her cultivation.
"Alright, alright." Bai Shengyi smiled helplessly and agreed. "Aren't you curious about who I'm going to see?"
"Who?" Luo Feihua puffed out her cheeks.
Bai Shengyi kept her in suspense. "Guess? You'll definitely want to see him too."
A playful, mischievous figure suddenly flashed in Luo Feihua's mind.
Following that, she felt it was impossible and shook her head, throwing that figure out of her mind.