"Sheng Yi!"
Chu Tianle's pupils contracted. He gasped and wanted to push Bai Sheng Yi away, but found that he was locked by the pressure of a high-level cultivator and could not move.
This was an elder of Jian Feng deliberately trying to teach Bai Sheng Yi a lesson!
Chu Tianle understood and could only watch helplessly as the sword light, with its overwhelming power, approached Bai Sheng Yi.
At the critical moment, a snowflake flew over. It seemed light but was extremely strong as it forcefully blocked the sword light back!
"Get out!"
Qin Si suddenly appeared in mid-air, looking coldly towards the peak of the mountain.
In just a moment, a white-bearded, black-clothed old man with a stern expression descended from the peak on his sword, appearing extremely anxious.
"Vice Dean, why... why are you here?" the old man asked hastily, cupping his fists in greeting.
Bai Sheng Yi looked at the old man with a bit of surprise. People said that a sword reflected its user, and he really couldn't see that the domineering and heavy sword strike just now came from this person.
Qin Si, with his hands behind his back, said, "If I didn't come, how would I know you treat academy disciples like this?"
"Vice Dean, please calm your anger. This is all a misunderstanding. I merely saw that she injured a disciple from Xile Sect, and it's not good to explain to Sect Master Rong," the old man quickly explained. "We are completely loyal to the academy."
"Explain? You've been groveling to the outer continents for half your life, are you used to being a subordinate? My Shenqi Academy's disciples did nothing wrong. It's Xile Sect that's gone too far and needs to explain!"
Qin Si sneered, "Hurry up and apologize to Junior Sister. Otherwise..."
"I know my mistake. I'll do it now."
The old man turned around and bowed deeply to Bai Sheng Yi. Bai Sheng Yi quickly took several steps to the side, startled.
At his age, she feared shortening her lifespan!
"I apologize, Junior Martial Aunt. This was my improper handling, which caused Junior Martial Aunt to suffer. Please accept this as my apology."
Bai Sheng Yi's seniority was even higher than the old man's. The old man presented a storage bag with both hands, clearly worried that Qin Si would hold them accountable.
Bai Sheng Yi was stunned. She didn't accept it and said, "There's no need for an apology. I just hope you don't blame me for meddling. As a senior of Jian Feng, you should protect your own disciples."
Bai Sheng Yi's gaze swept over those who had been rescued by Chu Tianle from the stakes but had not yet left. Their expressions were numb, and their eyes were dazed. She remembered that when she first arrived, there were clearly many people watching this farce from the shadows, but not a single one dared to step forward.
She couldn't help but add, "Your swords are hard, but why are your bones so soft?"
The old man stood frozen.
After speaking, Bai Sheng Yi no longer paid them any mind and left with Qin Si.
Before leaving, Qin Si said, "Tonight, have your Peak Master roll over to the main peak and explain to me properly what happened to the disciples who died recently!"
The old man's face immediately darkened. Just then, Chu Tianle suddenly knelt before him.
"Elder Ying," Chu Tianle looked up at the elder he had always respected, but now felt was nothing special, and said in a deep voice, "I have been favored by Elder, but I feel I am not worthy to be a disciple. I am now voluntarily withdrawing from the elder's trial and will go into seclusion to cultivate and enlighten my Dao heart."
Sheng Yi was right. How could such a spineless elder be worthy of being his master?
His sword was as heavy as a mountain, and his bones should be as solid as a bedrock.
After speaking, Chu Tianle kowtowed three times and left decisively without looking back.
The bloodstains on his arm splattered onto the ground, creating splashes of red.
Ying Se was completely stunned.
Chu Tianle was a talent he had taken a liking to as soon as he entered the sect, and he was now unwilling to become his disciple?
But soon, Ying Se had no time to care about this. Li Yihui's pained cries attracted his attention, and he hurriedly ordered someone to take Li Yihui back for treatment.
"Qin Si, are you in a bad mood?" Bai Sheng Yi asked, although it was a question, her tone was extremely certain.
She thought for a moment and then asked, "It's not because I caused trouble at Jian Feng and made things difficult for you, is it?"
She said it was troublesome, but her face showed no worry. Instead, her eyes were raised, with a hint of teasing and playfulness.
Qin Si knew she was trying to cheer him up and forced a smile.
"If you don't want to smile, don't," Bai Sheng Yi rolled her eyes and then drew out her voice, "But darling, little prince, can you tell me what exactly happened?"
Qin Si's steps suddenly halted, and Bai Sheng Yi bumped into his back.
"Qin Si?" Bai Sheng Yi rubbed her poor nose, then looked up and saw Qin Si's ear tips were completely red. She couldn't help but say, "You don't have to be like this..."
Before she could finish, she heard Qin Si say urgently, "Ayi, do you know the truth about the Shenqi Continent?"
It was as if he was deliberately changing the subject.
However, Bai Sheng Yi cooperated and didn't expose his shyness, smiling as she took over the conversation, "If you mean that there is another continent outside our continent, I know that, but what does that have to do with you being unhappy today?"
Qin Si said, "But do you know, the Shenqi Continent we are on is not the real Shenqi Continent. To be precise, it is part of the Shenqi Continent, called the Shenqi Continent."
Bai Sheng Yi was slightly stunned and her eyes widened in surprise.
If that were the case, then the so-called abandoned slaves, the so-called aloofness of the outer continents, she suddenly understood.
Qin Si continued to speak in a low voice.
"The Shenqi Continent was filled with sects and rich spiritual energy. Three thousand years ago, all the sects on the continent suddenly discovered that from some unknown time, the continent would no longer produce exceptionally talented prodigies, nor would anyone be able to ascend. Many cultivators were stuck at the Mahayana stage until their lifespans ended..."
Cultivators fought against fate, but the Mahayana stage only had a lifespan of two thousand years. Ascending to become an immortal was much more joyful than dying of old age, so all the sects tried their best to find various ways to ascend, but all failed.
Until the sect leader of the Supreme Sect at the time proposed a hypothesis: perhaps it was because the continent's destiny had dissipated and its spiritual energy had thinned, which led to no one ascending.
Indeed, in those years, the density of heaven and earth spiritual energy was not as good as before, and the newly recruited disciples of various sects also had average talent. Therefore, everyone who wanted to ascend to immortality believed this hypothesis.
In order to change the status quo of the Shenqi Continent, the Supreme Sect, in conjunction with several major sects on the continent, requested Xuanjizi of Xuantian Sect to divine. They discovered that a region in the east of the Shenqi Continent had immeasurable destiny, which was exactly the same as before.
"So, they occupied the eastern region?" Bai Sheng Yi said this, but felt that those people would not do such a thing.
As expected, Qin Si shook his head.
They had returned to Bai Sheng Yi's courtyard in Qianxiao Peak. Qin Si casually scooped up the sleeping Yue Ya cat into his arms and continued, "No, they wanted more."
Since this region was not affected, what if they enclosed this area and specifically nurtured talents for their own sects? Or, what if they extracted the destiny of this region to supplement the major sects?