Reunion with Old Friends, Plant Academy

Shrek Academy, Exotic Beast Academy, the Four Great Elemental Academies, and many Young Soul Masters unaffiliated with any academy all charged up the Heavenly Stair.

With every step they climbed, the pressure increased slightly.

At first, everyone ran upward. By the one-third mark, many could only crawl on all fours. Only a handful of elites could maintain their speed.

The academy teachers, meanwhile, had all boarded Little Jiu's Traveling Palace in advance.

Zhao Wuji had not seen Little Jiu in a long time. The moment he arrived, he punched Little Jiu and laughed. "Not bad, kid!"

Then he leaned close to Little Jiu's ear and quietly said thank you.

Seeing him like this, Little Jiu turned to Qiu Ruoshui and the others, smiling. "This big bear got your Teacher Leng Qin?"

"You bet!" Zhao Wuji said smugly.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he felt a layer of ice form over his body. He immediately rubbed his hands together and turned back with a flattering smile. "I have admired Teacher Leng for a long time."

There was no helping it. He could not beat her, so he had no choice but to back down.

Leng Qin snorted coldly and shot Zhao Wuji a fierce glare. This guy loved showing off too much. She had to teach him a lesson now and then, or he would forget his own name.

When Leng Qin saw Xue Wu and the other girls standing so close to Little Jiu, she immediately pulled her precious disciple to her side protectively and warned, "Xue Wu, stay away from this guy. Be careful not to get tricked."

Xue Wu looked incredibly awkward and gave Little Jiu an apologetic look.

Qiu Ruoshui giggled. "Teacher Leng, Dean Shui already promised Xue Wu to Little Jiu!"

"Hmph! You can't