846 The Dance of the Dragons and Snakes at the Southern Borders (1/2)
”Ling'er!”
Qin Mu was delighted and plucked the little fox off his head. Just as he was about to take a good look at it, the white fox popped out of his hand and climbed back onto his head with her tail in his face again.
”Stop fooling around, Ling'er, I have already guessed that it was you.”
Qin Mu took her down again, and the white fox was now more behaved. She wrapped her tail around his arm, forming a nest on his chest before she laid down comfortably. Her body was curled up, and she blinked at him from time to time, looking at Qin Mu's face with her sparkling black eyes.
The little fox looked very charming as she blinked.
”Young master,” she called out.
Qin Mu gave a sound of acknowledgment. Hu Ling'er called out to him again, and Qin Mu responded again. Assured, the little white fox squinted her eyes and pretended to sleep, lifting up her furry tails sneakily to tickle Qin Mu's chin.
Beside them, Yan'er was very happy to see Ling'er, removing her from Qin Mu's arms. Quickly, Hu Ling'er escaped and crawled back into his arms.
Yan'er carried her over again, and just as Hu Ling'er was about to escape yet again, a spirit pill was stuffed into her mouth. Instantly, she stopped moving and laid docile in Yan'er's arms.
Chancellor Ba Shan said, ”Hu Ling'er is now in charge of the Demon Faculty of Li River Academy. Once you step out of this door, the place with the foulest atmosphere within the academy is the faculty. However, as Hu Ling'er has a wide circle of friends, she managed to invite the likes of Fox Immortal, White Immortal, Senior Tiger, Grandmaster, and Mingdu Heavenly King to come down and give lessons. Now the Demon Faculty is a lot more prosperous compared to the other faculties. One thing about her is that Chancellor Hu likes it when people call her Big Sister.”
”This is just how Ling'er is. The green bull and Fatty Dragon are her sworn younger brothers.”
Qin Mu didn't know how to react to this. He looked sideways at the little fox nestled in Yan'er's arms, counting each and every strand of Hu Ling'er's tail. Her tails danced around vigorously, dazzling his eyes. Even after counting for a long time, he was still unable to make out exactly how many tails she had.
”Truth to be told, Mingdu Heavenly King Tian Shu is her sworn brother. Fatty Dragon, too, became sworn brothers with this Heavenly King. The Heavenly King's relationship with Ling'er is actually much better than it is with Fatty Dragon because he likes to drink too.”
Qin Mu was astonished. ”I didn't expect for Ling'er to be able to invite Grandmaster to come here and give lessons.”
Chancellor Ba Shan slapped his thigh hard. ”I was still wondering why Mingdu Heavenly King kept coming to my place. I thought it was because he admired me, but in actuality, he was just interested in my wine. Chancellor Hu even managed to invite Xing An to Li River Academy to give classes, though it was merely for a few lessons. I think these notorious fellows won't be accepted by the other academies anyway. Only my Li River Academy is open-minded enough to allow these unorthodox cultivators to come and teach.”
Qin Mu remained silent, thinking to himself, 'Senior Brother Ba Shan's Li River Academy is indeed the most chaotic one among its peers.'
Before he reached Li River Academy, Qin Mu had already noticed from afar that the skies above Li River Academy were shrouded by chaotic phenomena. The acute spirits—such as the Ferocious Tiger Descending the Mountain, the White Elephant Treading the Seas, or the Ravenous Eagle Hunting for Prey—of martial practitioners could be observed. Similarly, Qin Mu could see the terrifying devilish apparitions conjured by the experts of the devil path, the demonic clouds summoned by the experts of the demon race, the sword energy of the sword experts, and even the enchanted clouds formed by the spells experts.
Ba Shan said that the Demon Faculty had a foul atmosphere, but it was actually the whole of Li River Academy that had a foul atmosphere.
Yet it was also thanks to this that the different divine arts and skills could come into contact and that differing schools of thought could be shared.
After Qin Mu arrived at Li River Academy, he already realized that this was the wildest academy around. He had witnessed no less than a dozen big and small fights along the way to the academy alone.
The directorate and the chancellor were unconcerned by this. In fact, they even encouraged and cheered them on, taking pride in the fights won by their own disciples.
Chancellor Ba Shan's gaze flickered, and he continued, ”Junior Brother, you came here to learn, so you should know that merely listening to lectures is not the best way to gain knowledge.”
Qin Mu responded with an ”Oh” and humbly asked, ”Senior Brother, what's the best way?”
Chancellor Ba Shan chuckled. ”Naturally, it's by fighting it out. The various faculties of my Li River Academy are all accomplished. The reforms of Eternal Peace Empire weren't pioneered by the Imperial College. The Imperial College is far too orthodox—they are overly cautious in the development of skills and divine arts for fear of offending the emperor. Here, the heavens are high, and the emperor is far—Emperor Yanfeng has no jurisdiction over this place. As such, martial arts and divine arts of all sorts can be developed freely here in Li River Academy.”
Chancellor Ba Shan stood up, gently shaking his overcoat and revealing his broad chest and muscular body. He continued calmly, ”The functionality of any divine art or skill can only be judged after it has been used in real combat. If you come to Li River Academy to seek knowledge, you are naturally expected to fight through the various faculties at least once.”
Qin Mu revealed his apprehension. ”Fight through the faculties? That's not a very good idea, is it?”
Chancellor Ba Shan gave him a look of disdain. ”Junior Brother, are you afraid?”
Qin Mu nodded his head vigorously, sighing. ”Yan'er likes to feed others, and she has emptied my stash of spirit medicine. I replenished the stock once on the way here, and even that is almost depleted. If I injure the chancellor and directorate of Li River Academy, I have nothing left to heal you.”
Chancellor Ba Shan clenched his fists so hard the bones creaked loudly. He chuckled again. ”Junior Brother has improved again after all these years out there. You speak with more boldness now, and even your breathing is heavier.”
Qin Mu's breath weakened, and he responded feebly, ”I am definitely nowhere as good as Senior Brother. Senior Brother has long broken through the Divine Bridge and became a god. I have just barely opened up the Celestial River Divine Treasure. I don't even know how much longer I will have to cultivate to ascend to the celestial palace. Grandpa Butcher must have taught you new knife skills? Martial Arts Heavenly Teacher probably also imparted some good stuff to you. Senior Brother may even have learned a thing or two from Crimson Light Son of God. I don't dare to claim to be any better than you, Senior Brother.”
Chancellor Ba Shan waved his hands hurriedly. ”I'm not as hardworking as you. You are the overlord body, and you are more diligent than me. I definitely cannot win against you in a fight. At most, I can only beat you half to death.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
Qin Mu stretched his body, the roar of a dragon emerging from inside him. He laughed. ”Grandpa Butcher is right here. How could he bear to watch me beat the teeth out of his favorite disciple?”
”Teacher Heaven Knife certainly wouldn't allow me to beat you senseless. That old man would take his knife and come at me if he ever saw me beat you until you were immobile.”
The two of them continued to talk and made their way outside. Qin Mu executed the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique and loosened up his body. Chancellor Ba Shan unsheathed his tyrant knife, holding it in front of him as he opened his mouth to release the Fiery Tempest to refine his divine blade.
Yan'er blinked as she watched them walk out of the door.