273 Bloody Marks (1/2)
Bai Tianyi and Xue Wei smiled amiably and seemed very friendly towards the many people who were rushing towards them. However, neither of them said anything, nor did they answer questions when they were bombarded by the group of late arrivals.
”Will you be willing to dine with me? Such an outstanding genius should be treated to the best of the best!”
”Don't listen to him, come with me to my home and my wife will cook you food that cannot be compared to anything at all!”
”He is a genius; food is not what he needs! Listen, young man, come with me, and I will offer you some resources that can make your cultivation base increase rapidly, come have a talk with me, and my uncle will give you a lot of these cultivation resources, okay?”
”You idiot, those cultivation methods will ruin his foundations! There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world.Fast advances bring with them dangers!”
Like this, they were all arguing over the top of each other, roaring their offers to Bai Tianyi like a herd of wild beasts, all of them pretending to speak to a child, and making Xue Wei snicker slightly as he saw how Bai Tianyi's face was turning black with anger.
”I am busy.” Bai Tianyi's cold voice suddenly cut through the many offers that were being sent forward towards him. He then looked at Xue Wei and gestured for him to continue forward towards the Soul Tower.
Xue Wei just shrugged his shoulders. He knew that Bai Tianyi would never join any of the factions here, so he casually followed behind the annoyed young-looking boy.
No one dared to be too pushy towards them as they did not want to have the opposite effect that pushes them towards their opponents, but a few of the more powerful groups had malice flashing within their eyes when they saw how Bai Tianyi had snubbed them this day.
They would use some more ruthless methods next time and seeing how Bai Tianyi was treating Xue Wei; perhaps they could use him as a way to get what they wanted.
But before they dared to act, they had to get some more information. Xue Wei and Bai Tianyi were not average people. Both of them had only two eyes each, but the talent they had displayed was so outstanding that they did not lose out to four or perhaps even five-eyed experts.
Since this was the case, they had to have some sort of outstanding background or identity, so they needed to tread carefully.
Xue Wei and Bai Tianyi were unaware of what these groups were thinking, but even if they knew, they would just sneer in annoyance and not really care.
If they were so easily dealt with, they would not have been able to escape unscathed as many times as they had back on Chang'an. They had quite some faith in their own survivability.
As they reached the Soul Tower, many were looking at them curiously. Although the people here today had not seen them before, all of them knew about Bai Tianyi and his features. He was the only one who had reached the ninth floor, so he was a legend amongst the academy already.
Xue Wei was also somewhat famous as he had displayed some outstanding talent whilst only having two eyes. Many had the impression of him being some special primordial beast who was talented in spiritual energy, and only a few knew that the group that came from another continent included these two small monsters.
The visitors from the other continent were shrouded in mystery. The only ones that could be identified were Lin Xiao and Hei Gou. The other two were so mysterious that no one seemed to have any idea what they looked like—and seeing as these two had such weak spiritual cultivation bases—there was no one who would connect the two monsters from the Soul Tower to the two visitors.
As they entered the Soul Tower, Xue Wei felt the great pressure bearing down on his soul as usual, but it was not as overwhelming as he remembered it. Together with Bai Tianyi, they started ascending the tower once again.
He was slightly nervous. He knew that if he wished to reach the ninth floor, he would have to rely on the protection of the golden dragon spirit to shroud him on the eighth floor but to be able to summon the golden dragon spirit, he needed to ensure that no one saw it. He prayed that there were no people on the seventh floor and that it would be possible for him to quickly reach the ninth floor.
When they reached the sixth floor, Xue Wei finally felt the pressure of the soul power grow rather dense, and as he reached the seventh floor, his steps were slow, and his feet dragged behind him. Sweat was starting to bead on his forehead, and his breathing became shallow.
As he stepped onto the seventh floor, he found that there was only one expert present. Xue Wei had seen this expert before on this level, and it was hard to doubt that he was one of the most talented experts in the entire academy.
When he sensed Xue Wei and Bai Tianyi enter the room, the expert opened one eye slightly, leaving the other three closed, and after glancing at the two of them, he closed the eye again to continue focusing wholly on cultivating.
”Stay here and wait for him to leave,” Bai Tianyi muttered before he continued upwards to the eighth floor.
Xue Wei nodded his head and sat down. Although he was slightly impatient, he quickly emptied his mind of all thoughts and began to focus fully on cultivating.
Every now and then, Xue Wei would open his eyes to observe whether or not he was alone on the floor. But instead of seeing the person leave, unfortunately, another one arrived.
His expression remained calm, but he could not help but feel slightly annoyed. He was on a tight schedule, he needed to figure out the problem behind the mystery within a specific time frame, but now he was forced to waste even more time.
The only benefit with this waiting was that he could cultivate at the same time; if he were not gaining extra strength while doing this, then he would have lost his patience long ago.