Chapter 6

If it were just mutual communication of spiritual power during this class, that would be fine, but if they had previously exchanged spiritual power……

People of the inland sea value their spiritual power greatly; spiritual power is the source of magical power, its importance cannot be overstated. Moreover, exchanging spiritual power requires passing through the meridians and inner palace, so those not of close kin dare not share it with others, not even fully with fellow disciples of the same sect.

Sword cultivators and pill cultivators are known throughout the inland sea as water and fire, yet Pei Junheng and Wen Qingyin had actually exchanged spiritual power before?

Thinking back to what Wen Qingyin said in the Rainbow Rain Pavilion, everyone's expressions became intriguing.

Yet only the sword and pill cultivator disciples in the hall were bewildered, especially Zi Shu Zhi and Qiu Sanchi, who were shocked beyond measure.

Exchanged spiritual power? The young sect master has never said such a thing!

The symbol cultivator beside Zi Shu Zhi fell into deep thought: "Could it be that all those things are true?"

Upon hearing that, Wen Qingyin instantly reacted, but he couldn't think of another explanation for a moment, so he could only defend: "It's not what you think——"

Yet his feeble defense only made others' expressions more meaningful.

Wen Qingyin anxiously bit his lip.

He didn't want to get involved with Pei Junheng, yet he didn't know how to explain.

Pei Junheng's gaze fell on the lip Wen Qingyin was biting, and just then he left a deep bite mark on it.

Whenever Wen Qingyin felt displeased, he would bite his own lip, even though he is someone who fears pain.

Pei Junheng's lips moved, but before he could speak, Qiu Sanchi's loud voice interrupted.

"Of course, it must be that your pill cultivators' bodies are weak; otherwise, how could this wall be shattered so easily!" Qiu Sanchi shouted.

"Pah! Clearly it's your sword cultivators being unreasonable and ignorant of gentlemanly conduct!" Angry, Zi Shu Zhi rose from his seat.

Seeing that another argument was about to break out, the symbol and artifact cultivators present pulled out melon seeds to prepare to watch the show.

"Everyone, calm down, this is clearly a good thing!" Seeing the situation was wrong, Chang Fu Shangjun hurried out to smooth things over: "This indicates that the spiritual power within the two of them is a once-in-a-century compatibility, meaning they are a match made in heaven……"

Chang Fu Shangjun seemed to realize his wording was off, paused, then changed his phrasing: "It should be a divinely ordained good match destined by fate."

Hearing that, Wen Qingyin's mouth twitched; you old man, just keep quiet.

Knowing his words were somewhat improper, Chang Fu Shangjun quickly changed the topic: "It seems everyone has already sensed the other's spiritual power; previously, each sect's cultivation focused only on magical power, but in the academy's studies, we should pay more attention to refining our own spiritual power."

"Disciples of different sects should help each other, especially when foreign enemies appear."

Upon hearing this, the disciples present all smiled silently.

It is well known that the inland sea differs from the barren Northern Plains; the inland sea is a vast, boundless black ocean. If the inland sea is a place favored by the gods, then the Northern Plains is a place abandoned by them.

The Northern Plains lack resources, its people are mostly hair-eating blood-drinkers who will stop at nothing to increase their cultivation. Meanwhile, the inland sea has always been abundant; the Ten Isles and Four Immortal Mountains scattered across the sea are each like a paradise beyond the world. Without needing to worry about survival, the inland sea's disciples only need to consider how to raise their cultivation and pursue the Dao.

Seeing the students laugh, Chang Fu Shangjun knew what these children were thinking.

To these students, the unfamiliar term "foreign enemy" is something that could never happen in the inland sea.

But Chang Fu Shangjun felt he needed to remind them: "Do you all still remember the War of the Gods?"

The inland sea is rich in resources; the Northern Plains has long coveted it, and finally one day Northern Plains cultivators attacked the inland sea, attempting to plunder and occupy it.

The cultivation methods of Northern Plains cultivators are brutal, and when they fight with the inland sea's people, they become even more ferociously abnormal.

In the end, the various sects of the inland sea acted together, jointly driving the Northern Plains thieves out of the inland sea.

"I know!" Qiu Sanchi raised his hand to answer, "The predecessors of the Myriad Day Sword Sect made great contributions to the War of the Gods, even our old ancestor……"

Qiu Sanchi's voice carried a sorrowful emotion.

Because the old ancestor of the Myriad Day Sword Sect sacrificed himself in the War of the Gods.

Upon hearing this, Chang Fu Shangjun nodded and continued: "Indeed. Back then, Old Ancestor Yangxi's sword startled the heavens; with his natal sword he stirred up towering waves that rose straight to the nine heavens, forming a Heaven-Reaching Sea between the inland sea and the Northern Plains, cutting off the bandits' route."

"But what did the pill cultivators do?"

However, Qiu Sanchi shifted his tone and directly pointed at the pill cultivators present.

As soon as he said that, the disciples wearing the Cloud Immortal Sect's uniforms all had their faces turn cold.

Pei Junheng's gaze shifted, looking toward Qiu Sanchi.

Noticing Pei Junheng's gaze, Qiu Sanchi shrank his neck, but he still finished his suppressed words: "Back then, the old ancestor and the Grand Harmony Immortal Lord were trapped in the Heaven-Reaching Sea; why did only the Immortal Lord return in the end?"

Back then, Old Ancestor Yangxi used his natal sword to stir up the Heaven-Reaching Sea; originally it should have settled, but the waves beneath the Heaven-Reaching Sea showed a tendency to split, so the old ancestor could only return to repair it. At that time, the only one who accompanied the old ancestor was the Grand Harmony Immortal Lord of the Cloud Immortal Sect.

The Myriad Day Sword Sect had long prepared a victory feast at Daiyu, waiting for the old ancestor's return, but what they received was the news of Old Ancestor Yangxi's death in the Heaven-Reaching Sea. Meanwhile, the Grand Harmony Immortal Lord who had gone with the old ancestor returned unharmed to the Cloud Immortal Sect.

"If only we had known that before entering the Heaven-Reaching Sea, the Grand Harmony Immortal Lord had already quarreled with Old Ancestor Yangxi, and yet only the Immortal Lord was by his side inside the Heaven-Reaching Sea—what a coincidence!"

Qiu Sanchi loudly recounted the past events, and all the sword cultivators present had solemn expressions.

Obviously, the enmity between the Myriad Day Sword Sect and the Cloud Immortal Sect is not solely due to that vanished immortal vein; the seeds were already sown during the War of the Gods.

The old ancestor who died in the War of the Gods has always been a thorn in the hearts of sword cultivator disciples; now that Chang Fu Shangjun mentioned the War of the Gods and that group of pill cultivators is here, Qiu Sanchi feels he needs to speak up so that the inland sea's disciples can judge for themselves.

No one present expected Qiu Sanchi to suddenly bring this up; they all froze for a moment. While Qiu Sanchi was about to continue, a cold shout cut him off.

"Watch your words." Pei Junheng lifted his eyes to look at him, his dark, deep eyes containing a warning.

Seeing the young sect master speak, Qiu Sanchi pressed his lips together, but still swallowed his words.

Moreover, Chang Fu Shangjun's expression also turned stern because of Qiu Sanchi's earlier words; as an instructor, he must fulfill a good educational role, not just for harmony among the academy's peers.

"Qiu Sanchi." Chang Fu Shangjun's voice was unusually stern; he rarely displayed an instructor's authority, but as soon as he spoke, everyone present fell silent like cicadas in winter.

But before Chang Fu Shangjun could continue, someone stood up.

"Is this how the Myriad Day Sword Sect teaches you?"

Wen Qingyin glanced lightly at Qiu Sanchi, looked him over from head to toe in a light, floating manner, then turned his eyes away contemptuously.

This series of smooth movements was full of mocking meaning.

"You!" Qiu Sanchi's fists clenched.

"I have little knowledge of history, yet those words still ring in my ears. In the War of the Gods, Old Ancestor Yangxi drove his natal sword three thousand cun into the seabed, stirring up myriad-zhang-high waves that rose to the heavens, surging toward the firmament. Old Ancestor Yangxi's achievements are naturally indelible, but I want to ask——"

Wen Qingyin's voice rose a bit as he surveyed everyone in the Rainbow Rain Pavilion.

"Could it be that the War of the Gods was solely the achievement of sword cultivators? Those present are disciples from various sects, all equally inland sea disciples. When the inland sea faced peril, could our predecessors have simply stood by and done nothing?"

His voice was resonant and powerful, and just as attractive as his handsome face were his words.

The line mentions Old Ancestor Yangxi, the terms Fu Xiu (talisman cultivator), Qi Xiu (artifact cultivator), Yao Xiu (medicine cultivator), and the place Sea of Reaching Heaven. Per the instructions, we list all characters, places, sects, ranks, techniques, items, beasts, and realms, but exclude common words, generic forms of address, real-world brands, internet slang, and bare genre terms. Since Fu Xiu, Qi Xiu, and Yao Xiu are generic cultivator categories, they should be excluded. The place Sea of Reaching Heaven should be translated by meaning and entered in the glossary with its English translation as the raw term and the original Chinese as the original term. Likewise, Old Ancestor Yangxi should be translated and included.

"talisman cultivator's talisman scripts": "talisman cultivator's talisman scripts"? But "talisman cultivator" generic, "talisman scripts" talisman scripts. Not specific names.

"device cultivator's mechanical framework": "device cultivator's mechanical framework". Generic.

The talisman cultivators and artifact cultivators all nodded along with this statement.

"You ask what the medicine cultivator did?": generic.

characters: Wen Qingyin, Qiu Sanchi. So include those.

The line again mentions the Sea of Reaching Heaven, a talisman script, machinery, a giant tree, and the title Taihe Immortal Lord. Taihe Immortal Lord is a title that should be included as a person/title; other terms such as essence blood are not needed.

His voice grew louder as he spoke, apparently still angry about what Qiu Sanchi had said earlier, his chest visibly rising and falling.

But Wen Qingyin did not stop, his eyes still fixed on Qiu Sanchi, and a sharp mockery spread across his previously intimidating pupils.

"So what right do you have to ask what we medicine cultivators have done? Although I cannot know what happened in the Heaven-Reaching Sea back then, we medicine cultivators have always acted without violating righteousness. But if you want to ask about that earlier remark, you might as well first ask yourself what you have done!"

His final words fell like a heavy hammer; he no longer glanced at Qiu Sanchi, whose face had drastically changed, and he flicked his sleeve and sat down.

Pei Junheng (Pei Junheng). Also maybe Pei Junheng already in guide.

Wen Qingyin never cared about these things, especially Pei Junheng.

Wen Qingyin was clearly furious at Qiu Sanchi.

After sitting down, his eyes never looked back; the anger in his chest had not subsided, and his breathing was a bit more hurried than before.

Pei Junheng's gaze lingered on Wen Qingyin's lightly bitten lips.

our sect's disciples, medicine cultivator, War of the Gods (War of the Gods?) maybe a realm/event. "War of the Gods" could be considered a historic event, not a place/sect. Might be considered a term but not a name. Probably exclude as generic.

Pei Junheng stood up, his voice clear and ringing.

After he finished speaking, his gaze fell on Wen Qingyin, who seemed to sense it and turned his head aside.

The term Young Sect Master is a rank/title. According to the instructions, official and sect ranks/titles appearing in these lines should be listed, so Young Sect Master should be included.

He now knows he misspoke, but he does not want to implicate others, let alone the young sect master.

The line mentions the Northern Plains Bandits, possibly a group, and the Ten Provinces and Four Immortal Mountains, which is a place name referring to the region within the sea. The term Inner Sea disciples is generic and not needed.

His words were pointed; hearing them, Qiu Sanchi's face flushed red, and he lowered his head a bit.

Chang Fu Shangjun (Chang Fu Shangjun) already in guide.

The line mentions the Myriad Day Sword Sect, a sect name, and again the rank Young Sect Master.

same.

This sounds strange……

Although Wen Qingyin was unwilling in his heart, he could also guess Chang Fu Shangjun's intention—nothing more than wanting them to shake hands and make peace.

He would not dare to slight Chang Fu Shangjun's face, so Wen Qingyin prepared to speak and move on, but Chang Fu Shangjun went further than that.

Chang Fu Shangjun added, "Qingyin, you need to turn around and look at Junheng—he's still standing there."

It actually demanded that he look at Pei Junheng while speaking; feeling the gazes of those around him land on him, Wen Qingyin stiffly turned his body.

As soon as he lifted his face, he met Pei Junheng's gaze directed at him.

The young sect master of the Wan Zhou Sword Sect stood tall like verdant bamboo and sturdy pine, his aura stern like a drawn sword—obviously a heaven‑chosen prodigy at a glance.

The heaven‑chosen prodigy stood there, slightly lowering his head to look at Wen Qingyin, who sat there looking up at him.

Pei Junheng repeated his earlier words once more; Wen Qingyin casually wanted to brush it off with a 'it's fine' and move on, but suddenly Chang Fu Shangjun's warm, earnest voice came from beside him.

same.

Looking at Pei Junheng's face, the words Wen Qingyin had just brought to his lips suddenly caught in his throat.

Wen Qingyin: ……