Chapter 947

"Xu Xunchaishi recently defeated the Fire Spirit Temple's people, giving our Great Xia a much-needed revenge."

"Now that I see him, he truly is a young elite—I hadn't even graduated college at your age."

"Chen Jun, chairman of the Black Soul Guild, replied warmly with a smile."

"On the other side, Zhou Hao, commander of the Gale Legion, merely nodded coldly, showing no intention to respond."

"Xu Jingming paid it no mind."

"Those who have broken through to the Ninth Rank Mid-Level often have some peculiar temperaments."

"Your movements were indeed swift, but what's the situation with Sister Su?"

"Xue Jian looked at Su Qingli, who was carried on Xu Jingming's back, with some confusion."

"With his spiritual force, he could naturally sense Su Qingli's breath was pathetically weak."

"It's the Tianming Sect."

"Xu Jingming replied solemnly, 'We encountered three Ninth Rank cultivators from the Tianming Sect—Sister Su was struck by their Hatred Blood Dagger.'"

"Hatred Blood Dagger?"

"Xue Jian's expression changed slightly; his already icy aura instantly turned murderous."

"These scum actually followed us in and dared to attack you?"

"Don't let me cross paths with them—or I'll crush them to dust!"

"With a cold snort, Xue Jian turned to Xu Jingming."

"Treating the Hatred Blood Dagger is troublesome—I don't have a cure on me right now."

"Sister Su is severely injured; you should travel with us from now on—it'll be safer for everyone."

"Upon hearing this, Chen Jun showed no reaction, his smile unchanged."

"But Zhou Hao frowned slightly, though he said nothing to object."

"No."

"Xu Jingming shook his head. 'I can still handle the current situation.'"

"Xue Jian's group aimed to reach the next level as quickly as possible."

"His goal was to slay as many ferocious beasts as possible."

"This level has many ferocious beasts—he estimated he'd stay here a long time."

"Their goals didn't align; it was hard to travel together."

"Besides, Zhou Hao had already revealed his displeasure—he wouldn't shamelessly force himself upon them."

"'Still able to handle it?'"

"Xue Jian frowned, but ultimately said nothing."

"A faint glow flashed from his space ring—he tossed over a small porcelain bottle."

"Ninth Rank Holy Spring Pill, SSS-grade healing resource."

"Though it can't match the Blood Healing Holy Pill that cures the Hatred Blood Dagger, it should help your teacher regain some strength."

"Thank you, Lord Xue Jian!"

"Xu Jingming's eyes lit up; he accepted the bottle without pretense."

"He had healing pills on him, but only S-grade ones—useless for Su Qingli."

"This SSS-grade healing pill would indeed help significantly."

"Seeing this, Xue Jian nodded in satisfaction."

"He hated people who feigned reluctance—your teacher is critically injured."

"If you hesitated to accept the pill, that's when I'd truly dislike you."

"Stay safe—we'll go ahead."

"If we spot any trace of the Tianming Sect along the way, we'll deal with them."

"Xue Jian didn't linger; after speaking, he and the other two swiftly flew away."

"Ninth Rank Holy Spring Pill—Xue Jian is generous indeed."

"Eva, the twin-tailed little girl, materialized as a hologram onto Xu Jingming's shoulder, swinging her glistening little feet."

"Among Great Xia's many councilors, Lord Xue Jian is certainly one of the most highly regarded."

"Su Qingli whispered, 'This favor—I must find a way to repay it.'"

"Great Xia has many Ninth Rank councilors—over forty in total."

"Most have their own families or factions."

"Ordinary councilors are fine—their factions serve their own interests."

"But those councilors whose cultivation has hit a bottleneck mostly spend their time securing benefits for their families."

"They're nowhere near as generous as lone wolves like Xue Jian."

"Indeed—Lord Xue Jian's favor must be repaid someday."

"Let's go—we'll find a place to rest and test the effect of this Holy Spring Pill."

"Xu Jingming stored the pill in his space ring and swiftly flew off, carrying Su Qingli on his back."

"I recall Xu Jingming was just newly entered into the Eighth Rank—how come his aura just now was already Eighth Rank Mid-Level?"

"On the other side,"

"Xue Jian and his two companions flew rapidly above the forest; Chen Jun, chairman of the Black Soul Guild, asked in confusion."

"He's indeed Eighth Rank Mid-Level—I sensed it too," Xue Jian nodded.

"Tsk—no wonder he's the top prodigy of Blue Star—in less than a month, he broke through another minor rank."

Chen Jun murmured in awe; beside him, Zhou Hao gave no reply, merely saying indifferently:

"His talent is monstrous, that's true, but his character has no small problem.

Where would the Tianming Sect get so many ninth-tier? Besides, Hearing Ling Shuang wasn't there.

Three ninth-tier from the Tianming Sect were attacking them — how could they possibly have escaped?"

"Are you saying he was deliberately telling lies just now?" Chen Jun asked, puzzled.

"Of course."

Zhou Hao's expression was certain. "Probably said it on purpose, wanting to draw our attention.

It's only because Blood Sword has a good temperament — if it were me, I wouldn't have invited him into our team at all, let alone given him pills."

Blood Sword, Chen Jun, and Zhou Hao — the three of them had all been S-rank at the upper-middle of ninth-tier before, and their relationship was fairly decent.

It's just that Blood Sword broke through to the upper ninth-tier a step ahead of them, so he didn't pay much attention to how he spoke.

"Xu Jingming isn't that kind of person, and there's no need for him to lie about something like this."

Blood Sword frowned and denied it.

"Is that so? Then let's not mention this matter — he joined the Ember God Palace and became a core member.

And he even obtained Aurora-level authority — this certainly isn't faked, is it?"

Zhou Hao's expression was somewhat displeased. "Although Chief Speaker Zhou issued a notice not restricting us from joining the Ember God Palace,

becoming one of the only two core Aurora-level members — this is really going too far.

In the future, if our Great Xia and the Ember God Palace come into conflict, who knows which side he'd take."

As early as after Xu Jingming was certified as Aurora-level, this matter had already stirred up considerable discussion among the Great Xia powerhouses who had entered the Ember World.

Some felt this was something worth being proud of — that Great Xia's prodigies remained dazzling even after entering the Ember World.

Others were displeased, believing Xu Jingming's move was no different from betraying Great Xia.

And Zhou Hao's view leaned precisely toward the latter.

Precisely because of this, his opinion of Xu Jingming tended to lean toward the negative.

"Xu Jingming's matter is for Chief Speaker my lord to decide — you needn't worry about it.

As I said before, whether in character and conduct, or in strength and talent, I think very highly of him."

Blood Sword's voice rang out firm and strong, instantly shutting Zhou Hao's mouth so he spoke no more.

No choice — who could blame it, Blood Sword was simply stronger.

Moreover, given his understanding of Blood Sword over so many years, if he kept on talking, he might well get beaten up......