Betrayal

Xu Chang spent several days in the academy. He kept himself restrained, even though every morning, an elder from Ghost Ridge Palace would give a lecture there.

Although the lecturers were not always Dao Platform Realm experts, they were all seasoned Secret Treasure Realm cultivators. To outer disciples who were still in the Spirit Nurturing Realm, the temptation was boundless.

So much so that in just two days, even the two remaining junior disciples began to waver and betray him, joining the ranks of those attending the lectures.

Xu Chang was thoroughly depressed. What depressed him even more was that this was not all. Aside from attending lectures, his junior brothers and sister had actually done something even more outrageous.

Late at night, Xu Chang sat alone in the courtyard of the residence. No lights were on. Only several dark figures crept in stealthily, seemingly planning to enter the house without making a sound or leaving a trace.

"Hmph!"

Xu Chang pressed the light switch. In an instant, the courtyard lit up, revealing the four junior brothers and sister sneaking around with an unmistakably guilty air.

"You look like a bunch of thieves sneaking around. What disgraceful thing have you done?"

Xu Chang slapped the chair and glared furiously at the four junior disciples, whom he had not seen all day, demanding an explanation.

The group jumped in fright. When they saw it was Xu Chang, they immediately lowered their heads, their faces filled with embarrassment.

"Why are you all keeping silent? Where did you run off to today?"

Xu Chang looked suspiciously at them, unable to figure out where they had gone.

"Ahem, Senior Brother, we just went for a casual stroll."

His junior sister Jia Chuchu tried to gloss over it. Knowing that Senior Brother hated Ghost Ridge