"Shall we come?" The young boy obediently raised his hand, looking at Xia Xiang with expectant eyes.

Xia Xiang raised her hand and gently pushed his head.

"Give me the big one." Xia Xiang raised her hand to stop time, and then flashed with the young boy to the dean at the head of the table.

"Insolence!" The dean's voice was mixed with his aura, which spread out but had no effect on the two of them.

"You have ten minutes. I'll ask you whatever you want to know. If you dare to lie to me or hide anything, I'll kill you." Xia Xiang took out an hourglass and placed it next to him.

"You even asked me if I was a pervert, when I myself exuded such murderous intent!" the young boy complained.

"Hmm?" Xia Xiang gave him a threatening look, and the boy immediately became obedient.

"What exactly is Yunxu Academy?" Xia Xiang asked.

"You!" The dean could no longer maintain his composure, pointing at Xia Xiang, too angry to speak.

"Hmm?" Xia Xiang's dagger was pointed directly at his brow.

The dean tried to hide, but there was no way to escape.

"If you don't want to answer, then forget it. Just kill him." Xia Xiang controlled the dagger, charging it up as she retreated, then swiftly stabbed it towards the man's brow.

I thought it would go smoothly, but there was a slight hiccup along the way.

The man was initially calm, but when he saw the dagger break through the protective barrier and get close to him, fear instantly gripped his heart.

"Stop!" the dean shouted.

"Speak," Xia Xiang said coldly.

"Hmph—" The dean wanted to put on an act, but was intimidated by Xia Xiang's cold glare.

"My Yunxu Mountain is the only remaining immortal cultivation sect in this world. Thousands of years ago, an ancestor ascended to heaven and protected the world. But these people refuse to acknowledge the kindness of their ancestor, saying that there are no ghosts or gods in the world," the dean said disdainfully. "They are all shameless scoundrels!"

"Before the strange natural phenomena, my Yunxu Sect was able to turn the tide with the help of others. What, now that my Yunxu Sect is accepting a disciple, you're causing trouble again!"

"Especially you, dressed like this without permission! You've infringed on my rights, you know that! I'm going to sue you to death!"

"You guys are shameless! You're obviously ripping this kid off. He bought his admission ticket with all his savings, and you blocked him outside without even checking its authenticity. You're just cheating him out of his money!" Xia Xiang remembered the child next to her and quickly said.

"What admission ticket?" The dean was taken aback. "I only issue paper invitations here. These are the ones that have prestige, and only rich people have them. People like him... don't qualify."

"...You're lying!" the boy shouted, pointing at him. "I saw it clearly; it was that person who was stopping people outside who sold it!"

"I'll handle that person. I'll return double your money," the dean said. "This time, I'll let it go. Now, you all leave!"

"Let's go," Xia Xiang said, putting away the hourglass and gesturing for the young boy to leave.

"But what about this?" The boy asked, palm up, and a ball of flame appeared.

"You! Your talent is so strong!" the dean exclaimed in amazement, then added with regret, "What a pity. If you weren't an ordinary person, I would have taken you as my apprentice."

"Why?" the boy asked, looking confused.

"People with special abilities are a minority in this world, but most people already know about it," the dean said with concern.

"Where there are differences, there will be inequality. Only when this minority unites into an unshakable force can they deter the majority. This is the simplest and most effective method."

“So everyone here,” the dean pointed to the children still kneeling on the ground, “whether they have special abilities or not, they can all become elites of Yunxu Academy, but you can’t.”

“Once this door is opened for you, it will cause a lot of chain reactions. It’s unwise to choose the lesser and lose the greater.”

The boy lowered his head further and further, his facial expressions constantly changing.

"Hehe~ I can tell you're really jealous of him." Xia Xiang's expression was very dissatisfied. "Tell this child that he can't fully utilize his talent because he lacks power and status."

“I used to doubt whether you would mislead people, but now I don’t doubt it anymore, because you weren’t originally teaching people how to cultivate.”

"You!" Upon hearing her words, the dean's face turned red, then green, then purple, and he was speechless for a long time.

"This is boring." Xia Xiang was getting bored. "Give double the money back to this kid. I'm in a hurry."

After listening to the dean and Xia Xiang's words, the young boy realized that it was impossible to get into Yunxu Academy, which didn't seem very good. He figured he might as well follow Xia Xiang, who was better than them. So he quickly took out his phone and asked the dean to scan the code to transfer the money.

Xia Xiang turned and walked out, and the young boy immediately followed.

Once the two left, time immediately resumed, and their ritual continued inside...

"Don't worry, except for that dean, their memories have been erased, they won't cause you any trouble," Xia Xiang said gently as she looked at the young boy who was following behind her with his head down.

"What you just said means that my talent is stronger than that dean's, and that I can become very powerful even without power?" the young boy asked.

“Of course, I know a place where they are all very ordinary people, but they can also use their talents and abilities to uphold justice and help the weak and oppressed,” Xia Xiang affirmed.

"Can you teach me how to control this power?" The young boy looked at Xia Xiang with expectant eyes.

"No," Xia Xiang shook her head lightly.

The young boy was visibly disappointed, looking even more dejected than before.

“I can find someone to teach you,” Xia Xiang added, “but I can only teach you the method; you’ll have to figure out the rest yourself.”

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