Chapters 121 and 122: Boundaries and Changes

  "As for others, don't get hung up on this matter anymore. Focus on welcoming Luo Xue Ning's arrival. The list will be split in two; we'll post ours and the branch school's will be posted at their own place." Chai Sang gave out the final solution, but in his heart, he still had a lingering resentment towards the five words "branch school student". Excluding the use of Eternal Frost, there were only two possibilities left.

  The first is to find the specific ratio of magic, and the second is good luck. However, no matter which one, such people are rare, especially as a newborn.

  Of course, until now, Chai Sang still can't think of it, this person is actually Xiao Hong who was replaced by him unintentionally.

  It wasn't until late at night that this temporary meeting finally came to an end.

  "Miao Xuechang, wait a minute." Just as Miao Chenqiao was about to leave the principal's office, Chi Shuang followed closely behind and said.

  "Xue Mei Chai? What's up?" Miao Chen slightly turned his body, calmly said, with no ripples in his words and deeds.

  "Regarding the task of finding a certain student from a branch school, can I count as one? Or should I say, if you've investigated and found out, please notify me in advance." Chai Shuang said with a faint smile.

  "What? Chai Xue doesn't concede, wants to compete with him again?" Miao Chen smiled too, it can be said that he saw through Chai Song's thoughts at a glance, which is not strange, as they have been friends for many years and are very familiar with her personality, slightly overbearing and never conceding defeat.

  Chai Shuang didn't say anything, she just slightly nodded her head.

  "Oh, okay." Miao Chen nodded seemingly satisfied, then turned around, casually adjusted his collar, and walked towards the end of the corridor.

  However, in his heart, Miao Chen didn't think this was an easy task. Because of the series of actions Cheng Shao took on stage, it was clear that he had discovered something and came to show off before backing down. It was obvious that he already had preparations to defend against Western Jin's Mo Yun Academy poaching him, but Miao Chen also didn't intend to give up. After all, students as excellent as this would eventually have another chance to shine again.

  Before I knew it, two days had passed in a flash.

  In these two days, Xiao Hong spent most of his time, apart from diligent training and work, basically staying on making all kinds of beauty pills, and all of them were added with Thousand Year Ice.

  There was a small box, which also included the carved weight loss pill Wen. Of course, Xiao Hongke did not use the Wen Zhongwen technique, but only added ordinary pills after the thousand-year-old ice, and the effect was not as obvious as Wen Zhongwen's, but using it several times, the difference in the carved weight loss pill Wen was not great.

  Xiao Hong did this for a simple reason, which is to equip Da Hong Mei's journey with enough medicine pills. After all, once he starts class, his care for Da Hong Mei's journey will definitely decrease a lot. Fortunately, Li Le has now reached the fourth level of taking apprentices, and he is also very familiar with driving Xiao Hong's medicine pills. A few days away should not be a problem.

  At 8:00 am, Xiao Hong handed over a small box to Li Le and set off for the Xijin Mo Wen branch school.

  At this moment, the entire city of Taiwu is under martial law. In the sky, more than a dozen Mowen helicopters are constantly circling and carefully observing every street. These are all reinforcements from the Beromowen Army that arrived in the past few days.

  On the ground, Mowen police cars were also coming and going, investigating suspicious movements on the ground.

  In this situation, Xiao Hong seemed to be ignoring him, still with the same words "has nothing much to do with him", carrying a travel bag, Xiao Hong directly boarded the Mo Wen chariot and headed straight for the Xizhen Mo Wen Academy.

  Because Xiao Hong had been set as a safe person by the guards beforehand, he was able to enter the school gate without much obstruction. However, at this time, Xiao Hong suddenly felt that coming to Xijin Branch School and going back and forth between Dahongmei would greatly increase his frequency of taking Mo Wen's taxi, which wasn't a good idea either.

  It's time to get a Maserati and take it for a spin.

  Xiao Hong Xin thought to himself, but his footsteps didn't slow down in the slightest. At this moment, Mo Xuan's army had already entered the Western Magic Academy of Xi Jin, and began investigating all suspicious places.

  Such a situation did not completely disappear until Xiao Hong entered the gate of Xijin Branch School, and it was clear that Xijin Branch School still didn't receive any attention at all, only conducting a safety check and reviewing the list of personnel on duty.

  As for all this along the way, Xiao Hong didn't pay much attention to it. He entered the teaching building and walked straight into the classroom on the second floor.

  As soon as the classroom door was opened, a loud humming noise came from inside. Casting my eyes around, I saw that the students were sitting all over the place.

  The female student who was previously called Zhen Jie was chatting happily with the two young ladies beside her, giving people a sense of being above everything.

  In the center of the classroom, a tall and robust man with fair skin, wearing a black tight-fitting shirt, stood out particularly. At this moment, he had one foot on a chair and his large hand grasped the neck of a student beside him who was dressed simply and slenderly, as if reprimanding or entrusting something to him.

  Due to the noise, Xiao Hong couldn't hear clearly and could only vaguely make out that the tall student was called Qiao Bing, who seemed to be of a high rank here, with five apprentices under him. As for the classmate he was bullying, Xiao Hong didn't know and wasn't particularly concerned about it either. He wasn't enthusiastic about taking sides or playing hero, nor did he have any interest in getting involved.

  As for Xiao Hong's attire and appearance nowadays, they also didn't attract the attention of others. When seeing Xiao Hong walk in, the gazes of other students only swept past him, without any intention or interest.

  Only Zhen sister, who had previously scrutinized Xiao Hong's appearance from head to toe, slightly raised an eyebrow at Xiao Hong, and with a hint of disdain for his attire, began to chat with herself.

  He sat down in the corner, by the window, although the noisy voices in the classroom were annoying, but his expression was still calm. In his mind, he was thinking about things related to "Ling She". Now that Xiao Hong had successfully made "Ling She", he wanted to master it easily, but he needed to find a place to practice first.

  It's been said before, but Seijin Mown Academy and Merlon Take Mown have such a venue, however, wanting to get in is not that easy. After all, they know their own people. Moreover, since only the Take rank can drive the wind, entering is restricted within the academy, and usually only those with high strength or special privileges can enter.

  "It seems I have no choice but to ask Muxi for help." Xiao Hong thought to himself.

  Just as Xiao Hong had such an idea, the originally chaotic room suddenly became much quieter, and some strange-shaped dog students also sat down.

  He slightly raised his head, and Xiao Hong saw that outside the door, an old man with white hair and thick-framed glasses walked in slowly, his footsteps very light, almost like a ghost. He came to the side of the podium, and he was Cui Yuanbo, the chief professor of Xijin Branch School.

  He swept his gaze over the crowd below, and Cui Yuanbo's eyes only lingered on Xiao Hong for a fraction of a second before he looked away without mentioning him. After a brief self-introduction, he picked up a marker and wrote four words on the teaching board behind him: "Taige Universe".

  "First of all, welcome to the students present here at Xijin Branch School. In our first lesson, we will be exploring some light and easy topics in the universe of Tai Ge." Cui Yuanbo opened his textbook and said softly, while someone in the audience whispered to each other, but Cui Yuanbo didn't pay attention.

  Xiao Hong was the only one in the corner, always with a focused expression.

  Throughout the Tag universe, human life has a common old nation, seemingly complex, but in fact only six major unions. Each union has a symbolic super empire, such as the Kado Union where the Fotan Empire is located, and the core super empire is the Kado Empire. Fotan is just one of the main constituent countries that follow closely behind, and the Kingdom of Singa is also its ally. Another example is the North O Union, the Asia Union, and so on.

  "Choi Won-ho continued, and casually opened the hologram beside him."

  In an instant, a vast cosmic scene appeared beside him, with pieces of starry rivers composed of dense stars, like colorful gauze, surrounding the vast void.

  In this starry river scene, silver lines clearly divide the area into six large blocks, making Yurun Star seem much more humble, located in a very remote corner.

  The students who were whispering to each other earlier were also slightly stunned by such a vast scene.

  "Which of the six major unions is the strongest?" asked a student who knew very little, not even having memorized the geography of the Rainwater Star.

  "The Apennine Union." Choe Won-bok rubbed his eyes and gave an answer: "Actually, behind every union, there is a very powerful person who serves as the pillar. For example, the Apennine Super Empire has Tia sitting at its back, this high-ranking master of the void level. Other unions are also like this. As for our own empire, the Gadu Union, the pillar-level figure is Amiro, that person who sat on a fallen meteorite for a thousand years."

  "Sit in meditation for a thousand years? How is that possible? Wouldn't he have died of old age by now?" another student said.

  "It's not necessarily the case, let me put it this way. When a person starts cultivating, every time they reach a new level, their color will change, and everyone knows this. But why is that? Because every time you reach a new level, the internal energy will become denser, and when a great cultivator breaks through to the soul level, the internal energy will vaporize, just like water vapor condensing together. At this point, a person is no longer ordinary, their lifespan will greatly increase, and they can use the powerful internal energy to freely transform their body, reaching the void level. When the vaporized energy condenses into liquid form, even if the physical body receives a fatal blow, as long as the energy doesn't disperse, one can still survive. With just a wave of the hand, one can destroy the heavens and earth." Cui Yuanbo explained with an expressionless face.

  "Wow." The people present were so absorbed in listening that they widened their eyes and couldn't help but utter such a sound.

  Chapter 122: The Harrison Legend Xiao Hong listened just as seriously, but his expression didn't change much. Most of these things he already knew.

  "Then, Professor, what if one becomes a god?" another student asked curiously.

  "Since ancient times, the acquisition of divine power has been a legend. It is said that over 1,000 years ago, there was an evil empire called Fēng Gāng in the Tai Ge universe, which ravaged and slaughtered, crazily expanding its territory, absorbing human blood to cultivate its own strength. Their leader, Harrison, was skilled in a war art called Hán Wǔ, and at that time, he was already at the fifth level of the void, invincible in battle. However, what happened later is unknown, perhaps it was because of the empire's extreme prosperity or some other reason. The Fēng Gāng Empire collapsed, and all its people, regardless of age or sex, were slaughtered as demons. Harrison sat under a sacred tree, his spirit merging with the void, and it is said that at that moment, he had already broken through to the divine level." Cui Yuanbo adjusted his glasses and continued speaking.

  Harrison legend, Xiao Hong had seen it in a magazine, but it was completely described as a myth, and as for that history, Xiao Hong also did some research, which is very vague.

  It simply says what kind of great disaster humanity suffered at that time.

  There is no information about the burning of the ridge, and several old monsters at the empty level seem to know something about this matter, but they don't mention it.

  Only in those mythical legends, being talked about with relish, however, has become an unscrupulous big villain, being despised by all, Harrison's name was even given the alias of Demon Head and Hell Devil.

  Later stories, Xiao Hong also knew that in order to prevent Harrison from being resurrected, people cut his body into thousands of pieces. However, the whereabouts of Harrison's ultimate war sword "Hanwu" remained unknown.

  And how he became so powerful has always been a mystery.

  The people of the Empire of Fēng Gāng, after a brutal massacre, were left with only a few survivors who escaped to other countries and went into hiding.

  As for this legend, Xiao Hong was initially skeptical, but there were also doubts, that is, the history of 1 year ago, which can be described as vague.

  Of course, Xiao Hong didn't have much interest in further understanding. "After all, this kind of thing is just history and has little to do with him, or rather, no relation at all, at least that's how Xiao Hong saw it."

  The first lesson can be said that every student listened extra carefully, except for Harrison, all the existing six major vacuum-level characters have been introduced, such as Tia and Amiro.

  As Kado United is the region where Amiro is located, it also belongs to the not-so-small pillar of the Fultan Empire. Therefore, the introduction can be said to be extra careful, and even Cui Yuanbo burst out a super explosive material, that is Luoxue Ning, who is Amiro's youngest apprentice.

  It can be said that Xiao Hong really didn't know about this kind of news, and upon hearing it, his heart also skipped a beat. No wonder Luo Xue Ning's status in the Kingdom of Singa was unmatched by anyone else - her own strength was one aspect, but on the other hand, it was very likely because of this.

  The next two classes were pharmacology and anatomy, which didn't have the kind of storytelling content that attracted people like the first class did. On the seats, some people had already started dozing off, drowsy and sleepy.

  It was Xiao Hong who listened with great interest, his pen crazily taking notes, as if he wanted to write down every single word the professor said.

  Cui Yuanbo and another professor's teaching level is extremely high. In the past, Xiao Hong was just stuffing all the knowledge into his brain, especially basic knowledge. Now in class, all the knowledge is well-organized, like a comb that straightens out the messy knowledge points in Xiao Hong's mind, even filling in the gaps of missing knowledge.

  Especially in anatomy, if he had taken such a course before performing surgery on himself, it would not have been so painful when he performed surgery on himself. Unfortunately, Xiao Hong could only smile bitterly.

  The remaining two classes ended, Xiao Hong had a feeling of not being satisfied, holding the pen in his hand, still did not stop, trying to record all the notes left by the professor, and then review them carefully, striving to remember everything.

  In the classroom, when the professor left, the drowsy students suddenly regained their vitality and started chattering, discussing where to go next for fun.

  However, for now, they need to consider their class notes first, because this thing needs to be checked regularly.

  Both classes were dazed and confused by Qiao Bing, who looked at the notes in front of him and only saw four words "Taige Universe" with all other places blank.

  Think again about those seven or eight pages of class notes, it's a bit dizzy, and then stretch out his big hand, grab the thin and dry student next to him, and put his big hand on the back of his neck.

  Yu Xiao Sen, yeah, help me copy this. Qiao Bing said to the thin and dry student, directly throwing the notebook in his hand onto his desk.

  "It won't do, I need to copy three sets, and I haven't finished copying yet." The student who had been switched with Xiaosen said timidly, and handed the three blank notebooks over for Qiaobing to see.

  "Three portions? Can't you push one away?" Qiao Bing said, looking somewhat displeased, with a hint of ferocity in his tone.

  "Brother Biao, you're being a bit too overbearing, aren't you?" Just then, the boy with dark red hair and a slightly gloomy appearance who was sitting in front of Qiao Bing spoke up. The most eye-catching thing about him was the ruby earring on his left earlobe, and his clothes were also extremely flashy, clearly not someone to be trifled with.

  This person, Qiao Bing had a brief contact with, naturally knew him, his name was Sun Qi Dong, a fourth-level cultivator. Although Qiao Bing had just reached the fifth-level cultivator and was stronger than Sun Qi Dong, he knew that such a person should not be easily provoked without a huge conflict of interest, and face must still be given.

  He lit a cigarette and smiled slightly: "Originally, Second Brother had already rushed ahead, well, that's fine."

  After finishing speaking, Qiao Bing took back his notebook and began to scan the classroom. However, unfortunately, several classmates who were previously identified as easy targets seemed to have been occupied, with multiple notebooks placed in front of their desks.

  This made Qiao Bing somewhat annoyed and helpless, but at this moment, Qiao Bing suddenly fixed his gaze on Xiao Hong, who was frantically taking notes in the corner.

  Compared with some students from wealthy families, Xiao Hong's clothes were really not high-end at all, just a plain set of clothes that didn't exceed five silver coins.

  Looking at Xiao Hong's appearance, he is very ordinary, his height is quite tall, but he looks a bit thin, and there is no sign of the elegance of a high-ranking official or the richness of a wealthy young master with a monthly income of several hundred taels.

  There is no big difference between me and those ordinary family backgrounds, mediocre strength people who are often bullied in the class.

  He should be a good choice.

  Qiao Bing thought to himself, then lit a cigarette and walked slowly to Xiao Hong's side with a swaggering gait, taking another look at Xiao Hong who looked ordinary no matter how he looked.

  Xiao Hong naturally noticed Qiao Bing beside him, but he didn't pay much attention to it and continued to copy the board book by himself. However, the cigarette smoke emitted from Qiao Bing's mouth still made Xiao Hong feel somewhat uncomfortable.

  Others naturally noticed Qiao Bing's actions, and the classroom, which was originally full of discussion, suddenly became much quieter, with everyone's eyes fixed on the corner.

  In his heart, he secretly wiped a sweat for Xiao Hong. If Xiao Hong didn't have any family background or abilities, it was very likely that he would become a slave-level student this time.

  And if Qiao Bing succeeds, people like Bie Zai Dong will also regard Xiao Yan as a target for bullying and will continue to make things difficult for him, which is a common phenomenon in schools.

  Bang.

  Just as Qiao Bing arrived beside Xiao Hong, he casually slammed his notebook onto Xiao Hong's desk with a loud noise that was not big but carried a naked disdain.

  Not far away, another student with a calm expression was quietly watching, preparing to take a look at that student who liked to hide in the corner and seemed extremely silent. He wondered what his actual strength was, whether he was just average or dared to resist. He didn't mind helping Qiao Bing out, which could be considered as assistance from the same camp. It would also let those slave-level students see his strength, so they'd better behave themselves in the future.

  "Zhen Jie, look quickly, that boy who kept looking at you the other day seems to be in trouble." said a shorter girl next to Zhen Jie.

  "Pfft, does he deserve it?" Zhen sister curled her lip and glanced at Xiao Hong's silent appearance, disdainfully saying. In her opinion, Xiao Hong was pretending to be calm.

  At this time, others also cast their eyes on the corner.

  "Hey, buddy, you're copying pretty quickly. Why don't you help me copy too?" Qiao Bing said with a seemingly casual tone, but upon closer inspection, his words carried an endless sense of menace.

  Qiao Bing's previous actions had made Xiao Hong see a bit of what was going on, and with Qiao Bing's movements by his side, he naturally understood what it meant.

  "Don't you have hands yourself? Scram, and put out that cigarette." Xiao Hong responded in a very calm tone, which was also his usual tone during the Da Hongmei trip. His hand holding the pen didn't stop moving.

  However, others who heard this remark couldn't help but change their expressions. They had expected Xiao Hong to refuse, but the eighth floor should have been extremely polite and courteous, with a hint of compromise, rather than such a blunt and dismissive rejection, which was beyond their expectations.

  Has that kid gone mad? Qiao Bing has already taken the fifth-level apprentice, and in the Xijin branch school, he is a top-notch master. A nameless and unknown little boy, actually dared to use such a tone to speak to Qiao Bing, has he gotten tired of living?

  Everyone thought so in their hearts, and they could also be sure that Xiao Hong was done for this time, and a good scolding was inevitable.