Chapter 441: The Fish Demon Curse

The gate of the Cultivation Pavilion was opened.

Li Luo, Yu Hongxi, and Mentor Xichan walked out, and they saw Mentor Cao Sheng and Shen Jinxiao at the entrance.

Cao Sheng hurriedly stood up and smiled at Yu Hongxi: "Is the refining finished? Did everything go smoothly?"

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than he felt the atmosphere was a bit off, because Mentor Xichan's exceptionally icy gaze had passed over him and landed on Shen Jinxiao behind him.

"Shen Jinxiao, it was you who played tricks, wasn't it!" Mentor Xichan's surging, massive resonant power stirred at this moment. She stepped forward, her slender jade hand gripped tightly, and cracks suddenly appeared in the void around Shen Jinxiao. Blue resonant power surged out like a flood, forming a water shroud that enveloped Shen Jinxiao within it.

A terrifying, immense force radiated from the water, crazily squeezing toward Shen Jinxiao.

The space there was distorted by the immense pressure.

However, facing Mentor Xichan's angry strike, Shen Jinxiao's expression was quite calm. Crimson resonant power rose from his body, high heat permeated the air, and in an instant, the enveloping blue resonant power was evaporated. As the crimson resonant power rose, it seemed to form a dark red shadow behind him.

The red shadow had four arms and was filled with a baleful aura.

Seeing this, Li Luo's eyes narrowed slightly. This was the first time he had seen Shen Jinxiao reveal his resonance. This is... Flame Demon Resonance?

This type of resonance belongs to a derivation of the fire resonance and is quite rare, but compared to a normal fire resonance, it adds a few points of violent, baleful aura.

The four-armed Flame Demon behind Shen Jinxiao stretched out its giant arms and tore fiercely at the void in front of it. The resonant power prison formed by Mentor Xichan's resonant power was torn apart by it. Shen Jinxiao took a step and appeared dozens of paces away.

"Mentor Xichan, are you trying to attack me? This doesn't conform to the academy's rules." Shen Jinxiao smiled faintly.

Mentor Xichan's eyes were icy cold.

Mentor Cao Sheng was also somewhat suspicious of the two sides attacking each other, but he still asked: "Mentor Xichan, has something happened?"

Yu Hongxi glanced at him and said: "During the previous refining, Mentor Xichan had some problems. It seems she suspects it was Mentor Shen Jinxiao's doing."

Mentor Cao Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he hesitated for a moment before saying: "Is, is the 'Fish Demon Curse' acting up?"

Yu Hongxi's eyes flashed. Fish Demon Curse? Is that the black fish on Mentor Xichan's cheek? It seems this is not a secret among the Purple Glow Mentors of the Astral Sage College.

However, Mentor Cao Sheng did not explain further, because Yu Hongxi was not a member of the academy after all, and there were some things he could not easily disclose; otherwise, it would be a violation of the academy's rules.

But Yu Hongxi was not the type to be overly curious, so she did not press the matter.

Mentor Xichan, however, could not quell her anger. Having missed with one strike, she erupted with astonishing resonant power, ready to attack again.

But this time, just as the resonant power around her surged, it was forcibly suppressed by a powerful force that suddenly descended. At the same time, ripples appeared in the space, and a figure appeared directly in the scene.

"Mentor Xichan, what is going on?"

The person who appeared was none other than Vice Dean Suxin. At this moment, she was staring at Mentor Xichan and the others with a serious expression, likely having sensed the fluctuations of resonant power erupting here, which is why she appeared and rushed over.

Seeing Vice Dean Suxin appear, Mentor Cao Sheng took the initiative to step forward and explain in detail what had happened here.

"The Fish Demon Curse erupted?" Upon hearing this, Vice Dean Suxin's eyes immediately narrowed. She quickly came to Mentor Xichan's side and, ignoring the latter's helpless gaze, cupped her face with both hands and forcibly removed her veil.

"Eh?"

Then Vice Dean Suxin saw the golden ring of light outside the black fish on Mentor Xichan's cheek.

"It's been sealed? What a unique seal. Could this be a secret technique of the Long Baoxing?" Vice Dean Suxin exclaimed in surprise, then looked at Yu Hongxi on the side.

In the past, when Mentor Xichan's "Fish Demon Curse" erupted, she was the one who helped seal it, and this time, the mysterious golden ring on Mentor Xichan's cheek had a sealing power even stronger than when she acted herself.

Hearing this, Yu Hongxi was about to speak, but she heard Li Luo cough lightly. She immediately understood and smiled lightly: "I just happened to have a 'Sealing Scroll' collected by the Long Baoxing with me. The situation was urgent earlier, so I could only use it."

"Many thanks, President Yu," Vice Dean Suxin thanked her.

Yu Hongxi smiled and waved her hand.

Mentor Xichan put her veil back on and said coldly: "I suspect that Shen Jinxiao used some secret means to cause my 'Fish Demon Curse' to erupt. I think it is necessary to conduct a thorough investigation of him!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Jinxiao smiled: "Mentor Cao Sheng watched me all night. I don't think I have the ability to cause any trouble under Mentor Cao Sheng's nose, do I?"

Mentor Cao Sheng hesitated for a moment, but still said: "I was indeed guarding against him all night, but he didn't have any suspicious actions."

Shen Jinxiao looked at Xichan with a smile and said: "Mentor Xichan, I know you have held a grudge against me all these years, but what happened back then was truly a mistake. I have apologized to you repeatedly for it, but you have never accepted it."

"However, you should know best who planted the 'Fish Demon Curse' in you, so I hope you don't use this to make false accusations. I cannot bear this charge."

The coldness in Mentor Xichan's eyes was almost about to freeze into ice, and her hands were clenched tightly.

Li Luo, who was on the side, spoke up at this moment: "Then I don't know why Mentor Shen Jinxiao appeared here? And waited for a whole night? Everything was fine, but as soon as you arrived, an accident occurred. If you say you have no suspicion at all, that seems unlikely, right?"

Shen Jinxiao said calmly: "I came here indeed because I wanted to see what you were up to. After all, a mere Resonance Master stage cultivator invited two Marquis-level powerhouses to assist. I have to suspect whether you have the intention of bringing some trouble into the academy, thereby affecting the academy's stance."

"Or, you can tell us clearly in front of the Vice Dean right now, what are you refining? Or what exactly is the purpose of the thing you are refining?"

Li Luo stared at Shen Jinxiao's face and shook his head with a smile: "No comment."

Shen Jinxiao said: "So why couldn't it be that something you were refining caused Mentor Xichan to lose control? Perhaps you are the real culprit?"

Mentor Xichan's gaze turned cold: "Shen Jinxiao, shut up."

Shen Jinxiao smiled faintly and didn't say much more, instead turning and leaving directly.

Vice Dean Suxin looked at Cao Sheng and said: "Mentor Cao Sheng, please trouble yourself to see President Yu off the academy grounds."

Cao Sheng nodded hurriedly.

Yu Hongxi smiled. Today's events were clearly some internal problems of the academy, and as a person from the Long Baoxing, it was indeed inappropriate for her to stay here. So, after nodding to Li Luo, she walked away gracefully.

Mentor Cao Sheng followed behind her, but he didn't dare to get too close.

After they left, Vice Dean Suxin pulled Mentor Xichan to the side to have a brief exchange before leaving. When she left, she only glanced at Li Luo and did not interrogate him about what he was refining that night with two Marquis-level powerhouses.

As everyone left, only Mentor Xichan and Li Luo remained in the area.

Li Luo said sincerely: "Mentor, I'm sorry, I've brought you some trouble."

Although he didn't know the reason for Mentor Xichan's loss of control, if he hadn't asked Mentor Xichan for help, that kind of thing would likely not have happened.

"It has nothing to do with you."

Mentor Xichan shook her head, then she took a step and walked outside along the bluestone path.

Li Luo hesitated for a moment, then followed behind her.

The two walked quietly along the forest path in the early morning. After a long while, Li Luo heard Mentor Xichan's faint voice.

"Li Luo, do you know why I was contaminated by the strange poison?"