Sun Chongyang’s anger subsided, and his mind grew clearer.
He gritted his back teeth, the gloom on his face vanishing as he reverted to his previous refined demeanor. He caught up and said, "Fairy Sheng Yi, please wait!"
Sun Ling frowned slightly, looking at Bai Sheng Yi with some worry.
It was clear Sun Chongyang was more interested in Sheng Yi!
Bai Sheng Yi’s steps did not falter, as if she hadn’t heard Sun Chongyang’s words.
Sun Chongyang’s face darkened. He leaped forward, reaching out to block Bai Sheng Yi. "I've heard that Fairy Sheng Yi is an exceptional alchemist and apothecary. I implore you to help heal my eyes. As for compensation, I assure you I will not treat you unfairly."
This is interesting.
Bai Sheng Yi said with a half-smile, "Do you think I would be willing?"
Sun Ling, who was watching, thought Sun Chongyang was crazy! Bai Sheng Yi had blinded him, and he was now begging Bai Sheng Yi for treatment?
Was he genuinely naive and clueless about social graces, or was he deliberately trying to make things difficult for Bai Sheng Yi?
Sun Chongyang, as if oblivious to Bai Sheng Yi and Sun Ling’s thoughts, stated earnestly, "Fairy is beautiful and kind-hearted. If you are unwilling, it must be because my offered compensation is insufficient."
Bai Sheng Yi was momentarily speechless, her gaze deepening.
Although Sun Chongyang was in the Golden Core mid-stage, he was willing to cast aside pride, handled matters skillfully, and possessed a deep mind and ruthless methods. No wonder Sun Ling was so wary of him.
Such people were not common in the cultivation world.
Even the Samsara Brush couldn't help but say, "Master, you've met your match. This person is clearly more shameless than you."
Bai Sheng Yi: ...
She raised a smile and said, "Since you have such an understanding, let’s be clear from the start. If you want your eyes healed, bring three Spirit Mansion Keys!"
Sun Chongyang: ... As expected, a woman's heart is the most venomous!
Seeing that Sun Chongyang had fallen silent, Bai Sheng Yi smiled with satisfaction and sidestepped him, preparing to leave. However, after taking just one step, she heard Sun Chongyang’s gritted teeth.
"Agreed!"
...
In the main hall of the Divine启 Academy's main peak, two factions faced each other across a distance.
One side was led by Wen Jiu Yin, the other by Xia Xi Lou, with Ying Sheng Chong and Yun Kai, who had recently recovered, standing nearby.
Because Mo Shu Xin was unwilling to refine pills for Yun Kai, and Zheng Wu Xin was in seclusion, Yun Kai had to seek help from the Mei family to obtain a seventh-tier pill for his recovery.
But now, as Yun Kai watched the figures walking in from outside, he felt a familiar ache in his body.
"Junior Brother, why are you here?" Xia Xi Lou's smile faltered slightly upon seeing Qin Si, then became even more amiable and approachable.
Qin Si: "If I didn't come, wouldn't the members of the Sky Mending Team all be taken away by Senior Brother Xi Lou?"
Xia Xi Lou's smile narrowed slightly as he spoke seriously, "Junior Brother, you can't put it that way. Senior Brother is acting for the good of the academy. You have apprehended so many people recently, and the Supreme Sect and the West Music Sect are already very dissatisfied."
He paused and added, "If Sect Master Rong hadn't helped to smooth things over on Senior Brother's behalf, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
"Unimaginable?" Qin Si raised an eyebrow. "Senior Brother, have you forgotten that the Divine启 Academy is no longer a subordinate of the West Music Sect and the Supreme Sect!"
"If this year's Divine启 Grand Gathering goes smoothly, our continent will also successfully return to the Divine启 Continent, breaking free from the exploitation of the major sects of the outer continents. Does Senior Brother realize that what you are doing now goes against everything we have been pursuing?"
Qin Si did not give Xia Xi Lou any leeway, his words hitting Xia Xi Lou like a barrage, turning his face pale.
It was from anger, and even more so from shame and indignation.
Xia Xi Lou thought to himself, yes, what he was doing was not honorable, but wasn't that Qin Si's fault!
If Qin Si hadn't dealt with Ying Se and Li Yihui’s group on the Sword Peak last time, and hadn't allowed the Sky Mending Team to arrest so many stowaways entering the continent, causing those outer continent sects to lose face and feel that the Divine启 Academy had slipped out of their control, then why would they be trying to deal with these Sky Mending Team members now?
Moreover, who could blame them for being born on this abandoned continent in an unfair world where they lacked strength? Wasn't it only natural to defer to powerful figures like Rong Bu Gui and Li Ting Yun?
What’s more, Rong Bu Gui had already promised that if he handed over a few of these arrogant Sky Mending Team members to him as a warning, he would recommend him to the inner sect of the Supreme Sect.
With this thought, Xia Xi Lou stopped holding back.
"Junior Brother, do you know what the academy would do if the Supreme Sect joined forces with other sects to attack the academy during the Divine启 Grand Gathering?" Xia Xi Lou argued righteously, "Sect Master Rong and the others simply need a few people to vent their anger on, which is beneficial and harmless to the academy!"
"Vice Dean Xia!" Wen Jiu Yin couldn't help but frown. "The 'few people' you speak of are all students of the academy."
The Divine启 Academy was already the largest sect on their continent. If even the academy unhesitatingly surrendered to outside invaders, who would trust or recognize the academy in the future? Who would protect the unarmed populace?
Wen Jiu Yin had always felt that although Xia Xi Lou was opportunistic, his character was sound. But now, he was truly enraged!
How could one so lightly value the lives of students?
"Elder Wen speaks the truth," Qin Si said in a cold tone. "Without my permission today, no one shall take them away!"
In the hall, the seven bound young men and women looked up with emotion and excitement, gazing at the imposing man in the center with immense admiration.
This was the person they followed, and he had not disappointed them.
The existence of the Sky Mending Team was a long-standing one.
Initially, the second generation Dean of the academy discovered spatial fragmentation in many dangerous areas of the continent. Fearing that continued fragmentation would lead to continental unrest, the Dean established the Sky Mending Team to repair these broken areas.
It was only when Qin Si took over the Sky Mending Team that he discovered that over the years, the so-called spatial fragmentation was not only due to the increasingly unstable barrier between the continent and the outer continents but also due to the deliberate sabotage by sects from the outer continents.
In recent years, no one from the outer continents had ascended, and many found their cultivation stuck at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stages, unable to advance. Conversely, almost every seed sent out from the continent could break through to the Nascent Soul stage and enter the Spirit Transformation stage within fifty years. Therefore, people from the outer continents constantly sought ways to exploit the barrier and enter the continent, hoping to gain some insight.
However, even though the rules suppressed their cultivation to the late Golden Core stage after entering the continent, they could still commit evil deeds by relying on their cultivation. In light of this, Qin Si then tasked the Sky Mending Team with handling these stowaway cultivators.
Qin Si's tone was sharp, and Xia Xi Lou's face also turned cold as he said sternly, "Qin Si, don't forget, I am also a Vice Dean!"
"So what?" Qin Si sneered.
"You!" Xia Xi Lou's voice trembled with anger. "You have no right to interfere in my affairs!"
Qin Si curved his lips into a half-smile. "Oh, really?"
As he spoke, his cold gaze swept over the people on Xia Xi Lou's side.
Although he said nothing, that look caused Ying Sheng Chong and the others to unconsciously lower their heads, forced to avoid his sharp gaze.