Upon arriving at Guiyu City, looking at the magnificent city gate before her, the three words imbued with sword intent made Shu Jianyue raise her eyebrows.

And the subtle, almost imperceptible, probing gaze emanating from him was truly unpleasant.

As the group entered Guiyu City, looking at the bustling streets, Shu Jianyue's attention was entirely focused on finding an inn.

"Mother, look, isn't that Gongcheng Creek?" Yu Chuan pointed to the group of people in front of him.

Shu Jianyue looked over, and it really was true.

Gong Chengxi walked among the group of people, his expression indifferent yet subtly impatient.

Shu Jianyue didn't call him directly, but instead sent him a telepathic message.

Gongchengxi's face lit up with surprise when he saw her. "Ancestor, Grandmaster Uncle!" He didn't care about the expressions of the others and ran straight towards them.

Shu Jianyue smiled and nodded. "How is it at Shengshi Academy?"

Gongchengxi paused for a moment, then nodded. "It's alright." Actually, it wasn't as good as he had imagined, but no matter where he was, he couldn't escape those sycophants.

"Hey, Gongchengxi, what are you shouting about? Why are you calling a little girl 'Grandmaster Uncle'? What will Elder Hu think of this?" A young master walking at the front leered at Shu Jianyue.

The way he looked at Shu Jianyue was incredibly frivolous.

Seeing this, Chong Jiu kicked the man, sending him flying into the shop across the street. "If anyone dares to be rude again, I won't hesitate to teach them a lesson on behalf of Gu Pingsheng."

The disciples who were about to make trouble were taken aback when they saw him address the dean by his given name, and they all backed down.

The person who had been kicked into the shop walked out, clutching his chest and coughing lightly. He looked at Chong Jiu with a fierce expression and said, "Do you know who I am? How dare you lay a hand on me?"

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and arrest him for me."

As a result, no one took action.

Seeing that no one listened to him, Xu Jue's face turned as black as if it had been painted with black paint. "Fine, very well, you are all very good."

"Don't even think about getting a single pill from me, Xu Jue, in the future."

The person closest to him whispered, "That man just addressed the dean by his full name. How dare we provoke him?"

Xu Jue didn't take it seriously. "It's just an attempt to scare people. They're cowardly enough, but they're also making excuses."

"Anyone who dares to address the dean by his name should be arrested and thoroughly interrogated."

But seeing Chong Jiu's cold eyes, he didn't dare to make a move.

My chest still hurts.

"You just wait. When I return to Shengshi Academy, I will make you pay for this."

Chong Jiu gave him a cold glance, his tone laced with sarcasm.

Shu Jianyue looked at the person opposite her whose face had darkened due to the coldness caused by the heavy moxibustion and asked, "Gong Chengxi, who is this person? He's so arrogant."

Gong Chengxi shook his head and said, "He is the son of the vice dean of the Academy's Pill Academy, who is also an elder of the Eight Desolate Pill Hall, so he is used to being arrogant."

Dan Hall?

Chongjiu explained, "The Dan Palace was established by the Dan Palace of the Upper God Realm."

The Dan Palace was established by his mother, and it is unknown who owns it now.

Shu Jianyue continued to ask, "Does your dean just let him be so arrogant?"

Gong Chengxi shook his head. "The dean doesn't know. No one would offend an elder of the Pill Hall by filing a complaint."

"That old man is really useless; he didn't even know what happened in his own backyard." Shu Jianyue suddenly didn't want to go to Shengshi Academy anymore.

"Is Shengshi Academy nearby?"

Gong Chengxi shook his head. "Shengshi Academy is quite far from here. We were sent here to investigate. It is said that evil cultivators have appeared here, and many people have already gone missing."

"Your Shengshi Academy is out of people, so you're sending these nobodies to deliver food?" They're either Golden Core cultivators or at the Golden Core stage.

A Golden Core cultivator is considered a powerful figure in the lower ten domains, but not in the Eight Desolations.

There are almost no mortals in the Eight Desolations, so golden cores are everywhere.

Little brat?

The disciples of Shengshi who were standing to the side were all stunned. This person looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. No matter how high his cultivation was, it couldn't be that high. Yet he actually called them all nobodies!

Xu Jue sneered, "Such a big mouth, daring to call yourself a nobody even at the Golden Core stage."

"What, you can't possibly be at the Nascent Soul stage, can you?"

Gu Yun smiled and looked at Shu Jianyue. It seemed that he didn't know what level of cultivation his little disciple had either.

Shu Jianyue laughed, "You're right, I'm not in the Nascent Soul stage." But I am in the Void Refinement stage.

"Then what are you being so arrogant about?" Xu Jue felt like he had been made a fool of.

Shu Jianyue glared at him, "Am I as arrogant as you?"

"You..." Xu Jue was about to take out his spirit sword to save face when he felt a chill all over his body, as if he was about to freeze.

He glanced at Chong Jiu, then put the spirit sword away again, looking as cowardly as could be.

Shu Jianyue was no longer interested in the previous question. After receiving a telepathic message from Chaotian, she saw the inn ahead and said as she walked, "We will stay in the Eight Desolations for a while. If anyone in Shengshi bullies you, please tell us."

"Without being a closed-door disciple of the Hunyuan Immortal Sect, you'll still be bullied here."

"Yes, Grandmaster Uncle." Gongchengxi nodded with a smile. "Elder Hu took good care of us. He wanted to take me as his disciple, but I didn't agree."

"Why?" For some, this could be an opportunity.

Gongchengxi lowered his head. "I already have a master."

"Alright, you can decide for yourself. It's fine if you don't want to become an apprentice, as long as you can learn something." Shu Jianyue walked into the inn and saw the teacher she had met in the Ten Domains before.

Zheng Chou's eyes lit up when he saw her, "Miss Shu, you've come to the Eight Desolations!"

"When are you planning to go to Shengshi Academy? Elder Hu and the Dean have been talking about you a lot."

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