Chapter 144 Conflict

Su Yu thought, "If I can't even get along with my sister, then what's the point of seeing a ghost?"

Shen Qi smiled gently: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will have someone refuse them."

"By the way, Lord Cangdan, why don't you come with me too? After all, I'm just a minor leader in the Middle Spirit Realm."

Shen Qi spoke in a low, somber tone, but his smile remained unchanged.

It seems those guys from the upper spirit realm have successfully provoked him.

Cang Dan, who was randomly chosen by him, stood up, stretched her limbs, and readily agreed.

Meanwhile, Su Yao was standing at the head of the Nandu Academy, barely managing to stay awake. She couldn't concentrate on the opening speech, and was only kept awake by the intelligence analysis from Chang Zhi and Yue Minghe beside her.

In short, the guy who is currently recognized as the number one in the four academies is said to be in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but he is about to break through to the late-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. He is a formidable opponent. There are also a few people in the other academies who are in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. They are basically considered to be the ultimate winners.

However, the senior brother Chen who was challenged by Su Yao earlier was actually in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, so Chang Zhi and Yue Minghe both felt that those few were not a problem for their leader, but they still needed to be careful.

Su Yao thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll try to break through in the next couple of days."

It seems more normal for someone in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm to fight someone in the middle stages.

The group of friends had no objections.

Then the two strategists introduced Su Yao and the other friends to some of the major powers that could provide private rooms.

"Nothing else matters, just pay attention to the top private room. The four deans and other sect leaders are watching from there. They'll likely be competing with each other, and if anyone feels they've lost face, they'll give them extra training when they get back."

“Chang Zhi is right. Look at that empty private room. According to my family’s information, it’s full of representatives from the Upper Spirit Realm. If they take a fancy to a disciple, they might take him directly to the Upper Spirit Realm.”

"And another thing, I heard from my dad that the legendary Ghost Lord of the Ghost Market is here this time. If we can get in touch with the Ghost Lord of the Ghost Market, we'll make a fortune!"

When it came to making a fortune, Yue Minghe's voice trembled with excitement.

For some reason, ever since he became the boss, his money has been constantly disappearing for all sorts of inexplicable reasons.

For example, fines for damaging the grounds and violating the rules, being chased and killed while stranded in the wild with friends and losing your wallet, or being targeted by high-level spirit beasts for the various rare crystals and spiritual plants you carry and being forced to offer them as tribute, and so on.

He used to be a carefree playboy who spent money like water, but now he's adept at getting free meals everywhere.

A soft snort came from behind the group from Nandu Academy. The sound wasn't loud, but every cultivator has sharp ears and eyes, so they heard it clearly.

That would be intentional.

Yue Minghe's eyes darkened for a moment, but he turned back with a smile: "Oh, who has such a brilliant idea?"

"I wouldn't call it insightful, but people like you shouldn't even dream of currying favor with Lord Ghost Lord." The arrogant and self-important voice was undisguised, and the words clearly revealed contempt.

The crowd dispersed, revealing a group of young men and women behind them, dressed in exquisite and gorgeous clothes made of materials rarely seen in the Spirit Realm.

The young man who had spoken earlier stood at the front, with several people who seemed to be close to him standing behind him. However, most of the people in this group were indifferent to the matter and only stayed because they were traveling together.

Clearly, they consider this conflict a minor matter; in other words, they are still looking down on people.

The young man facing Yue Minghe wasn't bad-looking; he even had the air of a refined gentleman as he lightly waved his folding fan. However, the arrogance and mockery in his eyes were truly infuriating.

Yue Minghe gave a forced smile: "So who are you to the Ghost Lord? Does he even know who you are? Did you just try to curry favor with the Ghost Lord and failed, so you're here to cause trouble?"

Tong Yunqi whispered to Lan Mo beside him, "Amo, doesn't that guy look like Minghe before the boss dealt with him?"

Lanmo nodded first, then shook his head.

Su Yao, always eager for drama, chimed in on Lan Mo's point: "Although Ming He was arrogant back then, he seemed smarter than the one on the other side."

Of all these people, he was the only one who couldn't resist jumping out to cause trouble.

Yue Minghe, who was in the middle of the lane, had no choice but to send a telepathic message:

The arrogant young master seemed not to have expected that Yue Minghe would dare to question him. In the past few days since he came to the Central Spirit Realm, he had been properly taken care of wherever he went.

He's just a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, yet he dares to offend him like this.

The anger of being looked down upon surged to his brain. The arrogant young master released his peak Nascent Soul stage pressure and sneered, "Ants should obediently lie on the ground instead of overestimating their abilities."

"You're a core disciple of the four academies, right? You'd better not get into the top twenty, or I'll have plenty of ways to deal with you."

The expressions on everyone's faces changed slightly.

Su Yao frowned for a moment. The top twenty had a spot to enter the Upper Spirit Realm. Could these people be from the Upper Spirit Realm?

Her thoughts raced for a moment, but she didn't hesitate to step forward, placing one hand on Yue Minghe's shoulder while releasing her own oppressive aura.

"What, you want to make a move at the opening ceremony of the Path of Journey Competition?"

The Yue family has already handed Yue Minghe over to her; he is now her younger brother.

How can we let some random cat or dog bully us?

The core disciples of Nandu Academy gradually gathered together, their expressions turning hostile towards the arrogant young master and his group.

The person behind him who hadn't initially wanted to get involved frowned slightly, and one of them stepped forward and said to the arrogant young master, "Alright, stop fighting with the people from the four academies."

The arrogant young master looked impatient, but after a moment's pause, he slowly withdrew his oppressive aura, looked at the people from the Central Spirit Realm, and revealed a somewhat strange smile: "Alright, you're right."

The person told him that once the qualifications for the final twenty in the competition were verified, he would still have a chance to play.

If they are ants who can't even get into the top twenty, they don't deserve to waste their energy on them.

After saying this, he retreated back to his companions. Seeing that he had finished his business, the others left without giving any explanation to Yue Minghe and the others.

The remaining disciples who had crossed the river to the south were furious.

After watching them walk away with a cold eye, Su Yao turned around and smiled to reassure them: "Alright, alright, I gave them a mixture of diarrhea powder and itching powder. Don't tell anyone, okay? Everyone, focus on your cultivation and strive to make our Southern Crossing the Number One."

The Upper Spirit Realm truly lives up to its reputation as the place with the most abundant spiritual energy. Just look at those animals they raise; none of them are below the Nascent Soul stage.

The top twenty, huh? She'd like to see what these people are capable of.

Upon hearing this, the disciples' expressions finally brightened, and no one spoke up, but their eyes shone as they looked at Su Yao.

"Oh, right," Su Yao handed a bottle of antidote pills to Yue Minghe, whose face was still a little pale, "I accidentally got some powder on you just now, take the antidote quickly."