Chapter 524 - The Past of Shui Yue

The atmosphere around him froze in an instant. By right, this person was younger than Xiao Chen, and had arrived later. He should be addressing Xiao Chen as Senior Brother. But he still made it very clear by turning up late, as if he was afraid that others did not know that he was intentionally out to provoke Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen became more alert. There was a different aura on this person, and he could not sense the depth of his cultivation at all. At this time, a senior disciple in the distance exclaimed, “Is it Beigong Qin? The Beigong Qin who made it into the Earth Ranking list two days ago?”

Beigong Qin hid the alert look in his eyes and smiled faintly. “I heard that Junior Brother Xiao refused to come to our Purple Thunder Pavilion a few days ago?”

Xiao Chen glanced behind him and did not see Jiang Qianqian and Yumu Shisan. They must have gone straight to the senior disciple’s cultivation area, because of Baili Xiaohualuo.

“If you have something to say, just say it.”

Beigong Qin smiled and said, “Junior Brother, don’t get me wrong. Senior Brother was just a little curious. Why did you choose to stay in a… a place without any future?”

“What does that have to do with you?” Xiao Chen’s tone remained ice-cold.

Beigong Qin shrugged and suddenly waved his hand in the air. The mist dissipated and three columns of light appeared in front of the Mystic Sky Pavilion. Everyone immediately looked in that direction and saw that the name Beigong Qin was listed in the 27th position on the Earth Ranking.

“It’s real! It’s him, Beigong Qin!”

This time, all the senior disciples in the distance exclaimed aloud. A few days ago, they heard that a new person had made it to the top 36 positions of the Earth Ranking, which was unbelievable. Even the last cyan-badge disciple could not make it to the top 36 positions of the Earth Ranking, It was completely occupied by the last batch of purple-badge senior disciples. However, this white-badged new disciple had made it to the 27th ranking.

This was incredible. One should know that from the 36th position and below, there were still a lot of purple-badge senior disciples, it was unbelievable that the Mystic Power of a newcomer could directly surpass that of many senior disciples.

There were constant exclamations all around. This would really cause a great hoo-ha in the Cloud Mist Academy. This person would definitely attract the attention of the Three Perfected Immortal. He might even be able to defeat the first person on the Heaven Ranking List in the future. Of course, this was only because they did not understand how terrifying the powers of the first person on the Heaven Ranking List was, and that was why they had these thoughts.

Beigong Qin took two steps forward, looked at Xiao Chen, then he smiled and said, “Did you see that? You are much weaker than me, so it is not my fault that you have been forced out of the list. You don’t have to be so hostile toward me. Even if I am not here, you will still be pushed out of the list…”

“Are you done talking…” Xiao Chen’s voice became a little gloomy.

Beigong Qin smiled, looked at the two groups of newcomers, and said, “Although you have been assigned to other areas, if you are willing to call me Senior Brother, then you can come to the area where I cultivate, at any time.”

It would be best if they could go to the First-class Cultivation Area. Many youngsters of the Broken Sword Pavilion and the Moon-watch Hall agreed and said, “Thank you, Senior Brother Beigong!”

Xiao Chen finally understood that this person known as Beigong Qin, likely had the same purpose of coming to the Cloud Mist Academy. Beigong Qin smiled and looked at the people on his side. “If you are willing to call me Senior Brother, then I will not stop you from coming to the first-class district to cultivate.”

As soon as he said that, many people were tempted. After all, they had been to the first-class district, which was totally different from the fourth-class district. Especially for the few Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, at the moment, their eyes were flickering, as if they were trying to weigh something.

In their eyes, some of the disciples of the Purple Thunder Pavilion were even weaker than them in cultivation and qualification. Why should they be assigned to the fourth-class district? Was it because their teacher was Shui Yue and not the First Grandmaster?

“Haha.” Qin Tianyu sneered. “Any one of you who wants to acknowledge him as your Senior Brother, can leave.” Then, he looked at Xiao Chen. “Let’s go, Brother Chen.”

“Tsk!” The dozens of young boys and girls who had been following Xiao Chen all this while, spat at Beigong Qin. Then, they followed Xiao Chen and left.

There were still some people who were hesitant, but in the end, they still followed after the group. Only a dozen Nascent Soul Realm disciples remained in the same place.

Seeing that everyone had left, the dozen or so people cupped their hands toward Beigong Qin, smiled and said, “Senior Brother Beigong, please take care of us from now on.”

No one would laugh at them. This was how it was in the Cloud Mist Academy. It was almost impossible for them to survive alone. It was like a small scale Wastelands, which was the truth.

Xiao Chen’s group went to the teleportation formation. Along the way, there were still many senior disciples with cyan badges, talking about them. Most of the time, they were talking about what Shui Yue did, and how useless she was.

Xiao Chen clenched his fists tightly. He did not want to argue with this group of people. Many young boys and girls behind him lowered their heads and said nothing. They did not understand before, but now they finally understood. It turned out that the previous disciples from Wind-heeding Pavilion were all looked down upon by others. They were the worst…

When they were nearing the teleportation formation, a man wearing a purple badge suddenly appeared. Seeing the disciple who was 2 batches before them, all the new people in the Wind-heeding Pavilion were stunned. Xiao Chen frowned. The earlier incident had made him detest these senior disciples. He said coldly, “What is the matter?”

The man smiled gently and said, “Don’t get me wrong, Junior Brother. I’m your Senior Brother and I’m the disciple of the Third Grandmaster.”

Hearing that he was Shui Yue’s disciple, Xiao Chen was a little surprised. Then he felt sad. He had just been despised by the disciples of several grandmasters along the way. Now he finally met someone from his side.

The man smiled and sighed again. “Don’t misunderstand the Third Grandmaster, Master. It’s not that she does not care about you. She is not so bad. When compared to the Second and Fourth Grandmasters, she is even more… It’s just that now, she…”

Speaking of this, the man took a deep breath and said, “Remember what the Elder told you, that in the past 100 years, there have been two people who could withstand the tempering of the Five Elements Array Body Refining Realm at the same time? The first one was Ye Cangming. There is nothing to say. The second one is the disciple of the Third Grandmaster.”

“What!” All the new disciples were shocked. Xiao Chen was also stunned. “Has Shui Yue taught such a powerful person?”

The man nodded and said, “He is naturally inferior to Ye Cangming, but that person was indeed the most outstanding at that time. At that time, no one could surpass him, including those senior disciples.”

Xiao Chen frowned and said to the crowd of newcomers, “You go up first. I’ll come over later.”

“Okay, Brother Chen, hurry up.”

After everyone left, Xiao Chen made an obeisance by cupping his fists and said, “How should I address you, Senior Brother?” The man smiled and said, “My surname is He. You can call me Senior Brother He.”

“Well, Senior Brother He, could you please tell me what happened to that person? What is his name?” Xiao Chen felt that things were a little unusual.

The man sighed and shook his head. “That was many years ago. There was no record of his name in the Cloud Mist Academy. Moreover, the name that he left on the Mystic Sky Rankings was ranked second back then. However, it has already been erased…”

“Erased?” Xiao Chen was stunned and immediately realized what was going on. Baili had told him that even if anyone leaves the Cloud Mist Academy after he had completed his training, the names would still be kept in the Mystic Sky Rankings until that person was kicked out or dropped off the list. If his name had been erased, it must mean that this person had been expelled. Since he was so outstanding, why would he be expelled?

Mr. He shook his head and said, “It happened a long time ago, and it’s hard to talk about it now.” Speaking of which, he smiled and said, “But you have to believe in the Third Grandmaster, she is still very great.”

“Sure.” Xiao Chen nodded. “Thank you for telling me, Senior Brother He.”

After the two of them bid each other farewell, Xiao Chen returned to the training area. The new disciples saw his return and noticed that he seemed to be preoccupied. They asked, one after another, “Is there anything wrong, Brother Chen?”

Xiao Chen came to his senses and said with a smile, “Nothing.” He sat back in his seat and said to the crowd, “Remember, although the Third Grandmaster does not come to see us often, she will never give up on us.”

Everyone nodded and said, “Yes! We must win honors for the Third Grandmaster!”

Xiao Chen smiled and lowered his head again. He was lost in thought. When he saw Shui Yue that morning, she had asked him why he did not go to the First Grandmaster’s place. At that moment, she seemed to look at him with a strange look in her eyes, as if she was talking to another person.

But now, she did not like managing disciples. Sometimes it was more like a kind of… an unclear feeling. Was the reason why she became like this, because of the person that Senior Brother He mentioned just now?

While he was deep in thought, there was a sudden rumbling of thunder in the distance. The crowd looked up and saw fire columns on the floating island in the middle island, shooting up to the sky. In the air, the person who was wrapped in flames, was Beigong Qin from before.

Streaks of raging flames charged at him. Each blow was comparable to a strike from a peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, and he had to bear such high temperatures. He was going through the Body Refining Realm with the Li Fire Formation of the Five Elements Formation!

Many senior disciples were about to leave, but when they heard the strange noises behind them, they turned around again. On the Five Elements Platform, fire pillars entwined Beigong Qin’s body, like fire dragons. However, Beigong Qin remained unfazed and protected his vital points with True Energy.

“Body Refining Realm! He’s doing the Body Refining Realm!”

Many people exclaimed. They had never heard of a rookie who did Body Refining Realm of the Five Elements Formation on the first day of his arrival. Many people were stunned and looked at the fire pillars on the Five Elements Platform. “He must have reached the sixth level of the Body Refining Realm, right?”

“Using Level 6 Li Fire Formation to do the Body Refining Realm… no wonder this person is able to make it to the 27th spot in the Earth Ranking. We are not on the same level as him. Ugh…”

Moments later, the fire pillars finally subsided until they were completely withdrawn into the Li Fire Formation. Beigong Qin was still suspended in midair. He looked completely unscathed at this moment, causing many senior disciples to marvel at him. “He managed to refine with the Level 6 Li Fire Formation for half an hour without getting hurt. Is he… an Undead Body?”

However, before everyone could finish speaking, Beigong Qin smiled faintly again. He stretched out his hand and shot a stream of Mystic Power at the Kan Water Formation. Immediately, the element of the Kan Water Formation was drawn over by the Mystic Power.

“What!”

This time, the exclamations of the crowd became even louder. It was already very difficult to undergo the complete Body Refining Realm. This person was actually going to do it twice in a row! Moreover, it was two completely different formations, made of water and fire!