Chapter 112: Getting Beaten Up

  "What's wrong? Is it strange? Actually, there's nothing to be surprised about. Those guys are the backbone of Huayuan Academy. With so many years of standing on the Elemental Continent, can't they even do something?" Mo Shaoyang comforted the two.

  "It seems that this Hao Yuan Academy is indeed a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. How old are the six people of Hao Yuan now?" asked Zu Ji Tian.

  "This, huh?" Mo Shaoyang stroked his chin thoughtfully with one hand and said, "I seem to have heard that they're already seventeen or eighteen years old. I'm not too sure, though - I've never actually seen those people myself, it's just what I've heard."

  "Ah, never mind that. Let's talk about this guy instead. Now I thoroughly understand the terror of the academy, but his current strength... who knows when he'll be slaughtered without even knowing it." Zujitian pointed at Du Fei.

  "It's me again, it seems like I'm the only one who has problems. Why don't you talk about yourself?" Du Fei looked at Zu Ji Tian with dissatisfaction.

  "I'm not you, who do you think wants to be like you, bothering whoever it is. I'm a lazy person by nature, originally didn't like fighting, always valued harmony. Don't you know that yet?" As he spoke, Zu Ji Tian opened the folding fan in his hand and gently fanned himself a few times.

  "Yes, Xiao Fei, it's better for you to be more reserved with your words. The people in this school are all hiding their true selves." Mo Shaoyang said.

  "Go away! Stay wherever is cooler for you. You two are always saying that what I say is worthless." Du Fei waved his hand to shoo them away.

  "Hehe, don't be like that, Little Fei. We just got here and you're already chasing us away? Let us sit for a bit." Mo Shaoyang and Zu Jitian had already been pushed out of the house by Du Fei, and the door was heavily closed behind them. Du Fei raised an eyebrow and said, "Hao Yuan Liu Ren, I'll definitely meet with you when I have the chance." After speaking, Du Fei walked to the window, sat down cross-legged, and began to circulate his Qi using the Tianyuan Jue's Returning to the Origin segment to heal himself.

  The second day:

  Du Fei had already recovered from his injuries overnight, thanks to the miraculous healing effect of Tian Yuan Jue. Although he hadn't slept, his body felt comfortable and relaxed all over, and the swelling on his face had gone down. Before dawn broke, Du Fei had fully regained his usual vigor and walked out of the dormitory with a spirited stride. His roommates were still fast asleep, and none of them dared to disturb him. As freshmen, they were already intimidated by Du Fei's behavior on the first day and his naturally intimidating demeanor, so no one in the dormitory dared to talk to him. Du Fei didn't pay much attention to their fearful attitude either, focusing only on his own affairs throughout the day.

  "Meng Wei, you old rascal, get out here quickly! Today I arrived before you, how come you haven't arrived yet? Are you afraid of me?" Du Fei shouted loudly as he entered the square.

  At this time, there was only Du Fei alone on the square, and that mysterious and unpredictable Hao Yuan Holy Dress. After calling out several times without getting any response, Du Fei stopped shouting and came to the center of the square, looking up at the Hao Yuan Holy Dress floating in mid-air. Du Fei carefully examined the Hao Yuan Holy Dress, but no matter how he looked, apart from feeling that it was mysterious, Du Fei gained nothing. Suddenly, Du Fei had an idea and laughed: "Ah, I've got it! How could I have forgotten this guy?" As he spoke, Du Fei prepared to take out the Wordless Heavenly Book, but stopped himself: "No way, if Meng Wei that guy comes and sees the Wordless Heavenly Book, I'll be in trouble. Let's talk about it later."

  "You little demon, what are you yelling about all by yourself? Don't you want to live?" A sudden rebuke came. Du Fei quickly turned around and looked at the figure behind him, who was none other than his mentor, Meng Wei. Meng Wei was floating in mid-air at this time, calmly looking at Du Fei.

  Nothing much, just seeing if you've arrived or not. You said I was late yesterday, so today I came a bit earlier." Du Fei said with satisfaction.

  "You're looking for trouble on purpose, I think you're asking to be beaten." Meng Wei spoke as he suddenly stopped and asked, "How did you recover so quickly?"

  "Haha, isn't it strange? This is where I'm good at. You're scared, aren't you?" Du Fei said with his hands on his waist, laughing loudly.

  Meng Wei looked at Du Fei for a while and also smiled: "Hehe, it seems that you have good luck, I didn't expect to have such a powerful technique." Du Fei stopped smiling when he heard Meng Wei's words and stared at him in shock. He did not expect Meng Wei to see the reason why his injuries recovered so quickly was related to his own technique. Du Fei swallowed hard and asked: "How do you know?"

  "Hey kiddo, don't worry, I won't steal your techniques. Besides, a technique like yours is nothing special for the Hao Yuan Academy. Just relax. Since you're up so early, I'll give you some tasks to do." Meng Wei said with a smile.

  "Oh, what's going on?" Du Fei looked at Meng Wei with confusion.

  "There's nothing much, just rolling the stairs, but don't roll too many times, five times will do. I've calculated that at your speed, it'll take no more than two hours to finish. Then I'll arrange other tasks for you. What do you think?" Meng Wei said.

  "Rolling down the stairs again..." Du Fei's face was full of panic, but before he could finish speaking, Meng Wei interrupted him: "Kid, stop acting in front of me. I've already figured out your cultivation path. I don't know what your background is, but I can tell that at such a young age, you have a physique like this... it's definitely because you've tempered your body before. And the method you used to cultivate must be something like rolling down stairs, self-inflicted torture. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to complete the task I gave you yesterday in such an orderly fashion. If someone else had gone to roll ten times, they would absolutely not have finished, but you kid not only completed it, but also finished ahead of time... just this point confirms my previous judgment. Am I right?" Meng Wei asked with a smile.

  "Your grandfather's, this guy is so fierce, he knew my previous cultivation method in an instant." Du Fei thought to himself. Looking up at Meng Wei in the air, he said: "That's right, what if you guessed it? I guess you and I are about the same, but yesterday you used pure power to beat me into that state, it seems your body is also extremely strong, am I right?"

  "Haha, good kid, you still know how to test me. Even if you answered correctly, what's the hurry? Now that you know, go practice quickly!" Meng Wei's tone became stern as he spoke. Du Fei also stopped talking nonsense and rushed towards the location of the Cloud Ladder. When he arrived at the entrance, Du Fei retracted his aura on his own and fell from the ladder just like yesterday, relying solely on his physical body. Meng Wei saw Du Fei's actions and smiled slightly, saying nothing more, floating in mid-air with his eyes closed to cultivate his spirit.

  In fact, Du Fei's voluntary practice now is because the rolling ladder's training method is most suitable for his own cultivation. Even if Meng Wei didn't say anything, he would still come to practice on his own. Now, under Meng Wei's strict guidance, Du Fei has become even more devoted to this kind of practice, because Du Fei has already realized that the current Meng Wei is an outstanding teacher.

  "Ah, I...I'm done for." Du Fei panted with difficulty. At this point, Du Fei had already rolled down the stairs five times and it took him half a day's effort to crawl back into school, and once again he became the same pig-headed person as yesterday.

  "Not bad, kid, you're half an hour faster than I expected." Meng Wei said, landing on the ground and looking at Du Fei.

  "Cut, you also underestimated me." Du Fei said with effort standing beside Meng Wei.

  "Take it and eat it, it will be beneficial for your response." Meng Wei's palm opened in front of Du Fei, revealing a brown medicinal pill in the center of his hand.

  "Never mind, I don't need it. I'll just rest for a while, so tell me, what's your next move?" Du Fei said as he pushed Meng Wei's palm away. Meng Wei didn't force the issue either and put away his injured medicine pill, saying: "Nothing else to do, just bear with the beating."

  Du Fei heard Meng Wei's words and also got angry, asking: "What did you say? You hit me?"

  "Haha, okay, but you have to be able to beat me first." Meng Wei said with a smile.

  "You think you're so great? Just wait until I have the power, and I won't even bother hitting you!" Du Fei cursed.

  "Alright, I'm waiting, but now it's only me hitting you, not the other way around. Look out!" Meng Wei said as a whip appeared in his hand and he lashed out at Du Fei with a loud crack. Du Fei took the full force of Meng Wei's whip and let out a series of pained yelps...

  "Master, what kind of person is this little demon? At such a young age, he already has such a cultivation method. Meng Wei is also teaching him according to your instructions, and this little demon doesn't show any fear at all, it seems like he's enjoying it immensely." The one speaking was none other than Mo Wanjie's mother, the old beggar's disciple, an elderly woman. At this moment, she and the old beggar were floating in mid-air thousands of meters high, gazing down at the situation on the square below.

  The old beggar sat cross-legged in mid-air, stroking his whiskers and chuckled: "Heh heh, this young fellow is quite mischievous, but also a talent that can be molded."

  "Master, what is it about this young man that attracts you? You haven't taken on an apprentice in a long time." the old woman asked.

  "Haha, proud snow ah, this is called heaven's secret can't be revealed ah, forget it, let's not say anymore, we'll set off now." The old beggar smiled and said. The old woman still had a puzzled expression on her face, after finishing speaking the two suddenly disappeared into thin air, at this time only Meng Wei and Du Fei were left in the square...