Chapter 47

Everyone knew that the sixteen students from Room Bing had been taken captive by the Cang Ling martial cultivators. This was not a glorious matter.

Even if they were just ordinary students who had yet to step into the Extraordinary Martial Realm, they were still powerless to resist under the circumstances.

However, if they had killed the Cang Ling martial cultivators and escaped on their own, the nature of the matter would change.

This would not only not become a black mark on their history, but they would also receive praise and respect from many people.

Of course, a few high-ranking officials in the academy had already received the news, but they would not expose it. To some extent, they were even more willing to see it happen.

Moreover, when Shang Xia rescued them, he indeed received the cooperation and assistance of fellow students like Huang Zihua and Jiao Haitang.

It was just that when Shang Xia recounted the process to Ji Sheng, Shang Quan, and others, he deliberately exaggerated the role of these fellow students.

When Huang Zihua was waving the heads around, not only were the students from other dormitories surprised, but even the students from Room Bing, except for Jiao Haitang and Meng Liangchen, were also stunned.

Fortunately, everyone was not foolish. Seeing the situation, they all remained silent, secretly harboring gratitude for Shang Xia in their hearts.

When Shang Xia did this, he did not inform everyone, as it would make it seem like he was deliberately bestowing a favor, which might be hard for some proud fellow students to accept.

Even when executing this plan, only Huang Zihua, who had a thicker skin, was allowed to do it. Jiao Haitang and Meng Liangchen had explicitly refused.

However, someone still questioned, "Big Huang, can you really kill three Cang Ling martial cultivators?"

The other students from the outer dormitories who were watching were not unaware of Shang Xia, but in their impression, even their chief might not be able to fight three at once.

"You call me Big Huang, and your whole family is Big Huang!"

Huang Zihua first retorted, then loudly said, "Fellow students, are we to be looked down upon like this?"

After saying this, Huang Zihua first stirred the Extraordinary Power within his body, causing the surrounding Primordial Qi to fluctuate.

Following Huang Zihua, the Primordial Qi around Meng Liangchen also rippled, clearly detectable by the students who had entered the Extraordinary Martial Realm.

Then came Wang Hua, Xu Xindi...

Excluding Shang Xia, among the remaining thirteen students from Room Bing, five suddenly had Primordial Qi fluctuations around them!

This made not only the students from other outer dormitories envious, but even the students and martial cultivators from other dormitories were amazed.

It should be noted that with Shang Xia as the chief and four students who had already advanced to the Martial Essence Realm, Room Bing had twenty-one students promoted to the inner dormitories, ranking among the top in the six outer dormitories.

Now, with Huang Zihua, Meng Liangchen, and the other five advancing to the Martial Essence Realm, the overall strength of Room Bing was further enhanced.

Without a doubt, among the six outer dormitories this year, Room Bing was undoubtedly the first!

This was because Jiao Haitang and the other three were short of one or two Extraordinary materials, unable to make the advancement potion, and had to delay their advancement to the Martial Essence Realm.

Otherwise, the number of Extraordinary martial cultivators in Room Bing would have been three more.

Even the other five students who had not yet obtained the advancement formula had valuable Extraordinary items hidden on them.

If these items were not confiscated, once they obtained their advancement formulas, they could immediately exchange their items for the required Extraordinary materials, surpassing their peers.

Throughout the process, no one asked why only thirteen students returned, and the missing three were never mentioned again.

In the minds of most people, the fact that thirteen out of the sixteen students who were taken captive returned was already a stroke of luck.

Only three deaths, what's the big deal?

After the small incident on Tongyou Peak, the thirteen students from Room Bing were quickly taken away by the Tongyou Peak steward for rest and adjustment. They might also be questioned by the academy's assessment office about their experiences.

Shang Xia left with Shang Quan, heading to the Shang family's property on Tongyou Peak.

On the way, Shang Xia asked his uncle about the specific date, only to find out that it was now June 24th outside the Two Realms Battlefield, and he had been in the Two Realms Battlefield for fourteen days.

As one of the four major families in Tongyou City, the Shang family naturally had its own property on Tongyou Peak and maintained a certain influence.

Moreover, the second-in-command of the Shang family, Shang Ke, a cousin of Shang Xia's grandfather Shang Bo, was stationed here.

The Shang family had multiple properties on Tongyou Peak, but the main one was the Shang Tower, a three-story brick and wood structure located halfway up the mountain.

In addition to the existing streets connecting to various parts of Tongyou Peak, Shang Xia also saw two suspended bridges connecting to two independent peaks not far from Tongyou Peak.

In fact, there were several such suspended bridges around Tongyou Peak, linking the surrounding peaks and facilitating travel between the peaks.

Typically, "Tongyou Peak" refers to the entire area of the surrounding peaks, and the peak where Shang Xia was now, the central and tallest one, was more accurately the main peak of Tongyou Peak.

Shang Quan brought Shang Xia back to the Shang Tower, only to find out that Shang Ke had left in a hurry and was not currently in the tower.

Shang Xia, visiting the Shang Tower for the first time, was led by Shang Quan and found the store quite deserted, with few customers and a limited selection of items, many of which were even empty.

Although Shang Xia was unfamiliar with the prices here, he could tell that many of the items were overpriced.

Shang Xia quickly figured out the reason and asked, "The Jin Yun caravan was attacked, and the impact on Tongyou Peak's supplies is that severe?"

Shang Quan replied, "The attack on the caravan did have an impact, but it wasn't to this extent. The real reason is that Liu Jitang secretly left, causing panic among the high-ranking cultivators on Tongyou Peak."

"Although Ji Wenlong later came to stabilize the situation, the standoff with Siling Mountain did not calm the situation. Many martial cultivators smelled the scent of war and started stockpiling all kinds of war-related supplies. We had to raise the prices of some supplies, but even so, some supplies were still snapped up."

Shang Xia thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Quan, I have a few Extraordinary items on me, maybe..."

Shang Quan smiled and waved his hand, "Keep your own things. You just advanced to the Martial Extreme Realm, and your top priority is to find suitable cultivation techniques and martial skills. I brought you to see Uncle Ke because he has some of the family's martial arts legacies stored here..."

Shang Xia laughed and said, "Uncle Quan, no need to go through so much trouble! The academy has already promised to provide me with complete cultivation techniques and martial skills for the Martial Extreme Realm."

Shang Quan slapped his head and laughed, "Look at my memory! You cultivated the 'Mixed Yuan Thunder Hand' and informed the academy of the cultivation essentials, which even we know. Uncle Ke was very happy and said we shouldn't let the academy off easy."

Shang Xia laughed, "The advancement formula and main Extraordinary materials for the Martial Extreme Realm, a complete set of cultivation techniques, and a martial skill with a cultivation path that once had divine power."

Shang Quan smacked his lips, "Not bad, but Sister Xi is still too soft. She should have extorted a few more second-stage scattered potions from the academy."

You used the word "extorted"...

Shang Xia was somewhat amused. He had heard that his aunt Shang Xi used to manage the store on Tongyou Peak with Uncle Quan, and her business skills were taught by Uncle Quan. It seemed to be true.

Shang Quan didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said and didn't notice Shang Xia's expression. He asked, "Do you want me to take you to the main peak's scripture cave? But there are only handwritten copies of some of the academy's scripture hall legacies, and they are not complete..."

"Not yet, Uncle Quan. Arrange a place for me to sleep first. I haven't had a good night's sleep for several days."

As he spoke, Shang Xia yawned, and his whole body showed signs of fatigue. He rubbed his eyes and said, "I'll go to the scripture cave after I wake up. If there's something suitable, that would be great. If not, I'll have to wait until I return to the academy."

Shang Quan laughed, "I was too eager. Follow me..."

Since the attack on the caravan, Shang Xia had not had a good night's sleep.

Although Extraordinary martial cultivators have extraordinary energy and can live well without eating or sleeping for several days, mental fatigue is still very real.

Shang Xia slept soundly, but he didn't know that at this time, countless undercurrents were converging in the Two Realms Battlefield.

"Clang—"

Shang Xia was startled awake from his deep sleep. The moment he flipped up from the bed, he realized that a strong wind had blown open the window.

Looking out the window, he could see the sky above Tongyou Peak, which looked strange at this time. Half of the night sky was filled with stars, while the other half was pitch black.

"Awake?"

Shang Quan's voice came from below.

Shang Xia looked down and saw Shang Quan standing on the steps in front of the Shang Tower, gazing out at something beyond Tongyou Peak.

Shang Xia casually put on a piece of clothing and scratched his head, asking, "Uncle Quan, how long have I been sleeping?"

Shang Quan turned to look at him and smiled, "You must have been really tired. You slept for about six hours."

Extraordinary martial cultivators have abundant energy and usually only need to sleep for one or two hours a day.

"What are you looking at, Uncle Quan?"

Shang Xia, curious, followed his gaze, but saw nothing in the darkness.

Shang Quan's gaze was still fixed on the distant night sky, "Do you feel it? This is not wind, but Primordial Qi flowing like wind."

Shang Xia was slightly stunned, calmed down, and perceived the air currents around him. Indeed, the Primordial Qi was flowing rapidly, like a breeze.

Shang Xia speculated, "Is Tongyou Peak adjusting the array, disrupting the Primordial Qi of heaven and earth?"

"This is a Martial Intent Realm expert who has fallen!" Shang Quan first shook his head, then looked at him, "And it's probably related to you."

"Related to me? Who?" Shang Xia asked instinctively.