Chapter Eighty-Five: Idle Cloud Academy, Jade Everywhere

  Who dares to compete with Duo Wen for the Condensed Dan? Who is so bold?

  Chu Cheng was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized that the one who spoke was actually Dugu Han.

  At this time, Dugu Han slowly stood up, a strong and powerful aura rose one after another, Chu Cheng felt that almost everyone on the entire 27th floor was oppressed by this aura, unable to breathe.

  Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed by, and the ancient sword with a pine grain pattern on its back, which had been carried on Du Guhan's back, was actually unsheathed for three feet, almost completely out of its scabbard!

  The terrifying sword intent burst out, and Chu City suddenly discovered that at this moment, Dugu Han was no longer a person, but more like a sword, a sharp sword about to be unsheathed!

  Dugu Han's eyes stared straight at Duo Wen, saying word by word: "I want that Dan medicine!"

  In the next moment, the sword intent that permeated the entire 27th floor disappeared and converged into a single stream, pressing down on Duowen.

  Even if someone has excellent skills in cultivating their inner energy, they can't avoid getting angry in this situation. Why bother using sword intent to suppress others when you can fairly compete?

  But Duhe let out a bitter laugh: "Dugu Han... Alas, why must you fight for it? Your Dugu family, don't you already have enough of these elixirs?"

  He was a strong practitioner of the Seventh Treasure Realm, yet when facing Du Guhan with nine drops of Blood Essence, he didn't show any temper, but instead spoke kindly and politely, even seeming to... lament his misfortune!

  "How could he be like this?" Chu Cheng was puzzled.

  "Because, that Dugu Han is the sole heir of the Dugu family's three generations... and the Dugu family is a powerful family in the imperial capital, second only to the four major families. To be honest, Dugu Han's status is actually higher than Huo Fengyu's! Huo Fengyu still has several biological siblings, but Dugu Han is alone... with the entire Dugu family behind him!"

  At some point, Ling Die'er leaned against Chu Cheng's side and whispered.

  Chu Cheng was stunned for a moment before he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

  He finally understood what kind of favor he owed someone. This favor is probably hard to repay!

  Would such a person care about personal relationships? Probably after today, he would forget everything. In his eyes, I'm just a passerby.

  I don't know why, but Chu Cheng's heart was filled with melancholy, a hint of loss, and... unwillingness.

  "This elixir, I'll take it." Dugu Han's face remained unchanged, icy and unfeeling.

  Duō wén zhāng le zhāng zuǐ, zuì zhōng wéi yǒu yī shēng cháng tàn: "bà bà bà! nǐ jiù nà qù ba! ǎi, ǎi!"

  Translation:

  "Enough, enough, enough! Just go then! Alas, alas!"

  Dugu Han's eyes only had that dan medicine, and he was indifferent to everything else.

  He raised his hand and beckoned, and the red pill arrived in his palm.

  Then, with a flash of sword light under his feet, he suddenly floated up and burst through the window, rushing straight out.

  The man is gone, leaving behind only one sentence floating in the air.

  "One hundred million gold coins will be presented later. The broken window will also be compensated by someone!"

  Watching Dugu Han's departing sword light, Chu Cheng suddenly felt a severe shock in his heart and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

  "What did you say?" Ling Die'er didn't hear clearly.

  "There's nothing much." Chu Cheng said lightly: "Since the wine party has already ended, I should also leave."

  Then he went straight down the stairs, step by step. The huge pressure before, he was completely unaware of it, and even Ling Die's shouting was not heard.

  His mouth kept repeating one sentence:

  "This sword light, I have seen it before."

  Leaving Warm Jade Building, Chu City walked alone on the main street, his eyes dull and lifeless, relying solely on intuition to avoid passersby, unaware of where he was headed.

  His behavior was bizarre, but his mind was clear.

  He's like this because of Dugu Xian's departing sword light, he really saw it.

  That sword light is far more powerful and mysterious than this one, mysteriously boundless.

  Twelve years ago, when his soul came into this world, he saw a man in white clothes and a woman fighting.

  Beside the woman stood a gigantic ape that seemed to touch the sky and earth.

  That white-clothed man lightly waved his hand, and countless huge stone blocks suddenly appeared out of thin air, covering the sky and sun, smashing towards that woman.

  These boulders seemed extremely fierce, and the woman couldn't withstand them. In the end, she turned into a rainbow light and escaped. But that terrifying giant ape wasn't so lucky and was smashed by the boulder.

  Those giant rocks and giant apes fell into mountains, becoming a transverse mountain range.

  The woman escaped.

  At that time, the soul crossed over, just a fleeting glance, and he was sucked into the mother's body by a powerful force, and was born into the world after several hours.

  So there were some details he had never noticed. Or maybe he had seen them before, but just didn't pay attention.

  But today, seeing the sword light under Du Guhan's feet, he finally remembered that the white-clothed man on his back also carried a long sword.

  And as the man in white left, there was also a faint flash of sword light under his feet. That sword light was surprisingly similar to the one under Dugu Han's feet today!

  Could it be that the man in white clothes that day was actually a member of the Dugu family?

  But for twelve years, Chu City had searched through all the classics and knew that the strongest of the Dugu family was only a Divine Spirit Realm. And yet, the white-clothed man's strength on that day had clearly surpassed the Divine Spirit Realm!

  What's going on?

  Chu Cheng's mind was a jumbled mess, to the point where he didn't even notice that he had unknowingly walked into a secluded area.

  The King of Chu is so prosperous, how can there be such a secluded place?

  It sounds simple, just one trick and it can be done.

  And this array that made the place desolate only had the effect of soundproofing, and had no other effects at all. Therefore, when Chu Cheng passed through the array, he didn't feel anything unusual.

  It wasn't until a crisp sound rang out that he came back to himself.

  "Little brother, are you also here to study at our Xianyun Academy?"

  Chu Cheng was startled awake by the crisp sound, and only then did he come back to his senses. He looked carefully and found that in front of him was a 7 or 8 year old little girl, delicate and lovely, very cute and likable.

  "Little sister, I'm not here to learn. By the way, what is this place? Idle Cloud Academy?" Chu Cheng smiled slightly at the little girl and looked around, only to find himself in a courtyard, unsure how he had entered.

  In the courtyard, willows are leaning against each other, birds chirping and flowers fragrant, in the distance there are still many silhouettes of young children, all around ten years old or even younger.

  Is this an academy? A place similar to the Panshan Academy in Yangshan County?

  The little girl raised her head and replied seriously, in a very clear voice:

  "Yes, this is the Idle Cloud Academy, founded by Seventh Brother. My companions and I are all studying here. By the way, my name is Chu Xiang'er, it was given to me by Seventh Brother!"

  "Seventh brother?" Chu Cheng laughed and said, "Then are there also six brothers and five brothers? To be able to establish a school, your seventh brother must be quite old, right?"

  Chu Xiang'er shook her head and said, "It's not that, there is no sixth brother, we only have one brother, Seventh Brother is everyone's brother. Seventh Brother is also young, I don't know how old he is, but should be at most over twenty years old?"

  "Over twenty years old? And alone?" Chu Cheng was shocked.

  This place is not small, in the capital of Chu Wang, this inch of land is worth a lot of money, and its value is not just tens or hundreds of billions of gold coins, no matter how much more gold coins you have, you can't buy it.

  That "Seventh Brother" can have such a place, but use it to open an academy. This person not only has power and influence, but is probably also more intelligent than others, not simple at all!

  "Yes, Seventh Brother is not very old." Chu Xiang'er looked up to him with admiration: "Seventh Brother is the most amazing, he understands everything, knows everything, and is proficient in music, chess, books, and painting. He's also elegant and refined, and everyone likes him!"

  At this time, it seemed that someone was calling her from afar. Chu Xiang'er hastily said: "Little brother, I have to go to class now, you can wander around as you like. If you like it here, just tell Seventh Brother and he'll let you come study here in the future too! I'm leaving, little brother!"

  Then Chu Xiang'er skipped and jumped away, waving goodbye at Chu Cheng as she walked.

  "What a lovely girl, what a wonderful place." Chu Cheng shook his head and followed the direction of the little girl, walking slowly while appreciating the scenery.

  At this time, the children who were having class on the other side gradually transmitted the sound of reading books, and what they read was not enlightenment books, but some worldly principles.

  These principles seem like something that only adults would come into contact with, and even then, it's the kind of people who specialize in this field who would delve deeper. How can a group of kids learn about this?

  After a while, the sound of reading gradually stopped, and a clear voice rose up, starting to interpret the content that had just been recited.

  This is a young voice, and it can be heard that this person must have learned a lot, because his explanation is very thorough, even Chu Cheng, who has been through two lifetimes, feels as if he has gained some insight, and is quite inspired.

  This person's words are profound yet simple, deeply understanding the great truth that simplicity is the ultimate. Every word and every phrase is like a classic masterpiece.

  In his explanation, those children who were only around ten years old could actually understand it, which is no easy feat. Teaching is harder than learning!

  After a while, the content of this person's speech changed and involved astronomy and geography, men plowing and women weaving, weaving mats and selling shoes, building houses...

  This person seems to know everything!

  Chu Cheng developed a strong interest in this person and walked slowly over to the window, looking through it at him.

  He was a young man wearing a long gown, looking elegant and refined, but his eyebrows seemed to have condensed the vicissitudes of a hundred years.

  This person is really only in his early twenties and seems to have no mysterious power on him at all.

  That's strange.

  This is a world that values martial prowess, even farmers cultivate their inner energy. No matter how dull-witted someone may be, cultivating for twenty to thirty years will still grant them mystical powers.

  This person is so intelligent and must have been able to embark on a cultivation path, and it's the kind of genius. But why doesn't he cultivate?

  Or perhaps his cultivation had already reached an unfathomable depth, far surpassing Chu Cheng's imagination?

  At this moment, the man suddenly turned his head slightly and smiled at Chucheng.

  This smile is as warm and lovely as spring flowers blooming, making one feel carefree and delightful.