Mockery (Seeking Recommendations and Collections)

Chapter 3: Mockery (Please Recommend, Please Collect)

Liu Che.

He had stepped into the Sensing Realm quite early, and among the many students of the West Courtyard Earth Tier, his talent was passable; given a bit more time, he would be able to enter the Spiritual Movement Realm.

And once he entered the Spiritual Movement Realm, he would also be able to advance to the West Courtyard Heaven Tier.

"Liu Che, what are you people from the West Courtyard doing running over to our East Courtyard? Looking for a beating?!"

Su Ling's face darkened at the sight of this group.

Competitions of all kinds often broke out between students of the same year in the Northern Spiritual Academy's East and West Courtyards.

Liu Che paid no heed to Su Ling's words, and when he spoke earlier, he hadn't even spared Mu Yuan a glance. Instead, his gaze landed on Hong Ling as he continued:

"Unable to sense the existence of Spiritual Energy, yet speaking frivolously of our West Courtyard Heaven Tier's dazzling genius senior sister—where does he get the courage and confidence? It fits the saying: the ignorant have no fear."

With this, he voiced what many West Courtyard students wanted to say but dared not.

The West Courtyard Earth Tier students following behind Liu Che all cast looks of mockery at Mu Yuan.

This guy—when it came to shamelessness, he truly had no equal in the entire Northern Spiritual Academy.

"Heh, you're a bit arrogant yourself."

Mu Chen had stood up at some point.

He disliked the arrogance of these West Courtyard fellows.

The usually gentle him suddenly exuded a sharp, cold aura, one that seemed like the icy chill and biting edge of a blade.

It immediately made those unrestrained, sneering gazes pull back somewhat.

"You!"

Liu Che's eyes flared with anger at Mu Chen's words, but recalling Mu Chen's strength, he swallowed the reprimand that had been on his lips.

Last time, he had personally witnessed Mu Chen defeat Xue Dong, who ranked third in their Earth Tier.

Shooting a wary glance at Mu Chen, Liu Che turned to Mu Yuan and sneered:

"Mu Yuan, are you just going to rely on your little brother? If you're a man—"

"You want to say, if I'm a man, I should have a fair match with you, right?"

Mu Yuan suddenly waved his hand, smiling as he cut off Liu Che's words.

Liu Che sneered coldly, provoking him: "That's right. Do you dare?"

Looking at the thoroughly provoking Liu Che, Mu Yuan seemed to sigh helplessly, rubbing his forehead with his palm.

After a moment, he looked up, shrugged slightly, and wore an expression of pure innocence:

"Liu Che, let me ask you—what realm are you in now?"

Liu Che's mouth twitched, his face dark as he said nothing.

"You, at the late stage of the Sensing Realm, want me—someone who hasn't even stepped into the Sensing Realm in three years—to duel you? Don't you think your request is even more shameless?"

Mu Yuan sighed helplessly.

He really did want to give Liu Che a beating right now.

But he had only just entered the Sensing Realm and needed time.

"Haha."

Hearing Mu Yuan's innocent words, the surrounding youths burst into laughter.

Indeed.

Compared to Mu Yuan's earlier actions, Liu Che's challenge—coming from someone at the late Sensing Realm—was like an adult picking a fight with a child over strength. It truly made everyone feel he was the more shameless one.

The mocking gazes around him, like a bucket of cold water, brought Liu Che back to his senses.

He understood that even if Mu Yuan had no cultivation, he could hardly gain the upper hand in words.

On the contrary, he might end up being humiliated instead.

No wonder he could write stories like Battle Through the Heavens and Wu Dong Qian Kun.

Just then, several figures jumped down from a distant platform.

"Liu Che, don't take it too seriously. No matter how nicely you put it, it won't change the fact that he's trash."

"Once the academy exam is over, this guy will probably be kicked out of the school, never to enter the Northern Spiritual Academy again."

Liu Che looked thoughtful, then broke into a bright smile:

"Brother Tong, you're right."

Yes, after all, he was just a piece of trash who couldn't sense Spiritual Energy—why bother caring so much?

Mu Yuan shrugged noncommittally.

"Tong Guan, what are you doing here?"

Hong Ling looked toward the man addressed as Brother Tong.

Like Hong Ling, they were West Courtyard Heaven Tier students, their strength around the early stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm.

Tong Guan looked at Mu Yuan with a playful gaze, then said to Hong Ling:

"Hong Ling, that guy has no sense of propriety. I know you two have been close since childhood, but you should still keep your distance from him."

He had always found Mu Yuan insufferable—someone with zero cultivation who still had the nerve to swagger around.

"Tong Guan, that guy really does go too far sometimes."

Hong Ling said, somewhat annoyed.

"Hong Ling."

Seeing that Hong Ling's tone wasn't particularly concerned, Tong Guan couldn't help but speak seriously:

"Last time, you even turned down Lin Xiu, and he's ranked seventh on our Northern Spiritual Academy's overall leaderboard!"

"Back then, we all knew your standards were high, but we never imagined they'd be this high."

"You're a genius student of our West Courtyard Heaven Tier, with a great chance of entering the Five Great Academies this time. As for him, he'll probably be stuck in the Mu Domain for his whole life. You should wake up a bit and think carefully about your future."

The Five Great Academies?

Many of the youths present couldn't help but swallow again, their eyes filled with longing and fervor. That place was the ultimate dream in every young person's heart.

Whoever could enter it would truly have boundless prospects.

Hong Ling's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. She hadn't thought that far ahead.

"It's time to grow up. From now on, have less contact with him. Better yet, draw a clear line between you two."

"As for Brother Mu Bai, he's certain to enter the Five Great Academies this time. If the two of you advanced together, it would be a beautiful tale for our Northern Spiritual Academy."

Tong Guan continued to persuade.

The moment the name Liu Mu Bai came up, even these Heaven Tier senior students' expressions stiffened, clearly feeling considerable pressure.

First on the Northern Spiritual Academy's overall leaderboard, Liu Mu Bai. His father was even the domain lord of the Northern Spiritual Territory's number one domain, a man of great renown.

Whether in appearance, strength, or background, this was a name that could easily send some girls in the Northern Spiritual Academy into a lovesick daze.

If Mu Yuan's genius younger brother, Mu Chen, had successfully passed through the Spiritual Road and obtained the qualification to enter the Five Great Academies, his fame would naturally have overshadowed him.

But unfortunately, for some unknown reason, Mu Chen had been expelled.

Now, he no longer had any right to be compared with Liu Mu Bai.

Let alone Mu Yuan—he wasn't even fit to carry Liu Mu Bai's shoes.

"Enough. I didn't come here to listen to you show off. If you have something to say, spit it out; if you have a fart, let it go."

Mu Yuan waved his hand.

Seeing that he couldn't provoke Mu Yuan's anger, Tong Guan found it boring.

"I'm not here for you. You're not qualified. I came today to deliver a message from Liu Yang."

With that, he looked at Mu Chen and sneered:

"Mu Chen, ten days from now at the academy competition, Liu Yang said he'll pick you as his opponent."

Liu Yang?

Hearing that name, Su Ling and the others' expressions changed again.

He was Liu Mu Bai's younger brother. Though not as famous as Liu Mu Bai, he was still the true number one of the West Courtyard Earth Tier.

In terms of talent, he seemed not much inferior to his brother.

The Liu Domain truly produced two outstanding talents!

Some even said that the future of the Northern Spiritual Territory would belong to the Liu Domain.

And the Mu Domain?

Quite the opposite.

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