Chapter 1062: The Matter of Yu Lang

Li Luo followed Xi Chan into the small building. Though the building was somewhat dilapidated and simple, it had been arranged by Instructor Xi Chan to be neat and elegant. By the window sat a tea table, and inside a jade vase were inserted delicate, beautiful flowers, their faint fragrance drifting through the room.

Instructor Xi Chan sat down by the window. After Li Luo took his seat opposite her, her cool, clear eyes fixed on him, and she spoke with a faint smile: "I really didn't expect that you would turn out to be a direct descendant of the Branch Head of the Dragon Fang Branch from Li Li Tianwang's lineage. No wonder, though — a faction capable of producing a figure like Li Taixuan could hardly be ordinary."

Li Luo waved his hand and said solemnly: "When I'm out and about, I always rely on my own abilities and never throw my weight around. Instructor, you know me — I still prefer to keep a low profile. Generally, I never tell people I'm from Li Li Tianwang's lineage, the direct descendant of the Dragon Fang Branch Head, or the Third Young Master of the Dragon Fang Branch."

Xi Chan was exasperated and amused at once — this kid was still as glib as ever. Her jade-like hand held the teapot as she poured a cup of fragrant flower tea for Li Luo.

"Still, I really must thank you this time. If not for you, I'm afraid I would have had no choice but to turn back." Xi Chan said softly.

Li Luo asked: "How is the situation at the Holy Phoenix Star Academy now? Before I left, Vice President Suxin entrusted me with some matters. I had originally planned to start handling them after arriving at the Tianyuan Ancient Academy, but I didn't expect them to send you here as well, Instructor."

Xi Chan sighed and said: "Because there had been no news from your side for a year, and the situation at the Academy was getting worse and worse, they had no choice but to send me."

"The Academy lost its high-grade phase force tree, and can now only rely on the low-grade phase force tree of the South Wind Academy for the students' cultivation. Naturally, the cultivation efficiency has dropped considerably, and the various cultivation resources stockpiled in the past are also about to run out. If we don't replenish them soon, I'm afraid it will cause the Academy's people to lose heart."

"You know as well that both instructors and students need cultivation resources. The Academy can't just make people work for nothing — that wouldn't last."

Li Luo nodded. Even though the Holy Phoenix Star Academy had suffered a great calamity, its personnel were still very large in number. To maintain such a foundation, one could only imagine how much effort it had cost. Over this past year, Vice President Suxin must have been at her wit's end.

Xi Chan took out another scroll of a map and unrolled it. It was a map of the Great Xia. Li Luo glanced at it and saw that the map was nearly split in two by a blood-red line.

The place where the blood line began was unmistakably Great Xia City.

"The area along this blood line has now begun to be polluted by the power of evil thoughts, and all manner of bizarre aberrations keep appearing. On both sides of it, you can hardly find any living people."

"The southern part of Great Xia is controlled by the Wang Ting led by the Eldest Princess. While resisting the aberrations, they are also constantly fighting the Regent. The situation is extremely chaotic."

"The Holy Phoenix Star Academy has helped a great deal, organizing defensive lines to clear out the aberrations. But after a year, the Academy's casualties have not been small either, so it needs a large amount of resources even more."

Li Luo stared at the blood-red line that seemed to tear the Great Xia domain apart. On the map, it was just a simple stroke, yet he could imagine just how brutal that region was.

During the Holy Grail War, he had seen the Black Wind Empire being eroded by aberrations. The horrifying scenes there were still chilling to recall even now.

Li Luo fell silent for a moment. He had a special feeling for Great Xia — after all, he had grown up there, and the House Luolan Mansion was also there... In his heart, the House Luolan Mansion undoubtedly held an even higher place than the Dragon Fang Branch.

"The Unification Society, the Regent, Shen Shen Jinxiao..." Li Luo's gaze darkened. Those bastards had truly brought a perfectly fine Great Xia to the brink of collapse.

Especially Shen Shen Jinxiao, who had caused Jiang Qing'e to ignite her Light Heart in sacrifice. This grudge had to be avenged, no matter what.

"How is the House Luolan Mansion?" Li Luo asked again.

"The House Luolan Mansion is doing quite well. Cai Wei has been managing it all along. Especially the 'Xiyang House' — it now shows every sign of becoming a top-tier Spirit Water and Strange Light House in Great Xia. The main reason is that Chairman Yu of the Golden Dragon Treasure House and the Eldest Princess of the Wang Ting have both given tremendous support, so over this past year the House Luolan Mansion has actually been thriving." Xi Chan said.

Li Luo was speechless. He hadn't expected the House Luolan Mansion, riding on the upheaval in Great Xia, to have developed so impressively. Still, it was mostly thanks to Yu Yu Hongxi and the Eldest Princess — with the full support of these top Great Xia powers, the House Luolan Mansion's situation was naturally much better than before they had left.

Xi Chan went on to mention some matters about Li Luo's friends.

"When I left Great Xia, Yu Lang and the others had just entered the Three-Star House. Qin Qin Zhulu has taken your place and become the strongest of your cohort, but there's still someone who can match him. Can you guess who?"

Li Luo was startled and said: "Bai Bai Doudou?"

In their cohort, it seemed only Bai Bai Doudou could compare with that guy Qin Qin Zhulu.

Xi Chan shook her head and said: "It's Yu Lang."

Surprise immediately surfaced on Li Luo's face. "What did that kid Yu Lang do? He can actually compare with Qin Qin Zhulu?"

It wasn't that he looked down on Yu Lang — it was just that Yu Lang was, after all, only a Six-Phase Wind phase. In terms of talent alone, he was more than one tier behind Qin Qin Zhulu.

Xi Chan sighed softly and said: "He followed Instructor Mentor Mi Er in his cultivation. Mentor Mi Er passed on to him a secret art he had once obtained from an ancient ruin. This secret art can stimulate one's potential, but the price one pays for it is extremely heavy — that price is that one's own phase affinity will be permanently suppressed at the Six-Phase. Even if he breaks through to the Marquis Realm in the future, it will be very hard to give birth to a phase affinity above the Six-Phase."

Li Luo's expression turned solemn. He frowned and said: "Why would Yu Lang take such an extreme path?"

In Li Luo's memory, that guy Yu Lang was always carefree and easygoing, with a rather bold and generous personality. Instructor Mentor Mi Er's path was clearly not one an ordinary person could walk.

One misstep, and he'd be completely ruined.

Xi Chan was silent for a moment, then said: "Half a year ago, Bai Bai Doudou and Yu Lang officially began dating. After that, she took Yu Lang to visit the Bai family. Apparently, Bai Bai Doudou's elders were extremely dissatisfied with Yu Lang, feeling his conditions were far too poor — no background and no talent. Some very unpleasant things likely happened between them. After that, Yu Lang decided to follow Instructor Mentor Mi Er in his cultivation."

Li Luo was stunned, and his expression grew complicated. The Bai family that Bai Bai Doudou belonged to was considered a prominent clan in Great Xia, while Yu Lang came from an ordinary background. On top of that, he himself only had a Six-Phase affinity, and his future prospects were uncertain... The Bai family looked down on him.

And though Yu Lang usually seemed carefree on the surface, his pride was not weak. Stimulated as he was, he made some extreme choices.

"That Bai family will surely regret this in the future," Li Luo said in a low, frowning voice. He was on very good terms with Yu Lang, so he naturally felt displeased by the Bai family's behavior.

"Those clans are indeed quite hidebound. Fortunately, Bai Bai Doudou has a fierce temperament and paid no heed to her family's side. She's still together with Yu Lang."

"The Bai family is furious about this, feeling these two sisters give them no peace of mind." Xi Chan said.

"What does this have to do with Bai Mengmeng?" Li Luo asked, puzzled.

A smile rose in Xi Chan's eyes as she said: "You think the Xiyang House developed so fast purely because of the Eldest Princess and Chairman Yu? If Bai Bai Mengmeng hadn't provided many formulas for Spirit Water and Strange Light, how could the Xiyang House compete with those established Spirit Water and Strange Light Houses?"

"And all of this originally should have belonged to the Bai family. Tell me, are they angry or not?"

"They've been trying to drag Bai Bai Mengmeng back, but Bai Mengmeng just hides inside the Xiyang House and refuses to come out. The House Luolan Mansion is also protecting her with everything it has. Once, the matter blew up quite badly, and it took the Eldest Princess stepping in personally to settle things down."

"......" Li Luo was silent for two breaths, then sighed: "Bai Mengmeng is truly loyal enough."

He thought for a moment, then took out a jade box from his spatial sphere. Inside the jade box were some mysterious black crystals — precisely the remnants he had obtained from the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven for refining "Creation Divine Liquid," with the aura of the "Origin Mystic Heart Fruit" still lingering on them.

"Instructor Xi Chan, when you return this time, please help me bring these things to Yu Lang and the others." Although these things were not as precious as the "Mystic Heart Spirit Core," the quantity made up for it, and they should be of some help to Yu Lang and the others.

Instructor Xi Chan took them, glanced at them with her eyes, and seemed to understand the effect of the items. She immediately said with some surprise: "This Inner Shenzhou is indeed blessed by heaven. Such treasures are quite rare in the Outer Shenzhou."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure the items are delivered for you."

She gave a slight nod and put the things away.

Then she paused and asked: "Then, regarding the academy-level evaluation, are you really going to represent the Holy Phoenix Star Academy alone?"

"At your age, you've only just entered the Three-Star House. The other Holy Academies, fighting for those resource shares, will surely send their strongest students, among whom are no shortage of students similar to our 'Seven Star Pillars.'"

Xi Chan's expression was somewhat worried. Li Luo was not only behind at the academy level, but was also going alone. By any measure, it looked like he'd be eliminated the moment he stepped onto the field.

Hearing this, a gentle smile appeared on Li Luo's face.

Finally we're at this point — then you can't blame me for showing off a little.

So, he straightened his back slightly. The phase force within his body suddenly roared into motion, and in the next instant, five resplendent Heavenly Pearls materialized behind him, radiating bright light and breathing in the energy of heaven and earth.

Li Luo looked at the beautiful female instructor before him. Her beautiful eyes visibly widened at that moment, and the teacup held between her jade fingers went Crack! — as the cup's handle was snapped off.

So he asked cheerfully.

"Instructor, are my five Heavenly Pearls big and round?"

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