Before Xu Yi could reply, Kong Qi cut off the connection.
Kong Qi's tone and attitude had changed. Xu Yi could clearly sense it.
He knew it wasn't because Kong Qi had developed a grudge against him. Rather, Kong Qi's own status had risen considerably.
Even though Xu Yi hadn't paid much attention to news about Golden Core Academy, the frenzy over its admission slots had inevitably reached him.
Even True Man Scarlet Fire, who was far away at the sect, knew that a single slot at Golden Core Academy had already surpassed a million Origin Pills in value.
What a terrifying price.
The Golden Core Society's popularity had been expected. Xu Yi simply hadn't thought it could manage its ties with him and the major powers so successfully.
The Golden Core Society had made a grand turnaround and stepped into the spotlight. It was only natural that old hands like Kong Qi, veteran proselytizers, would rise along with it.
When a man prospered, his wife and friends rose in status too. That was only natural. Besides, Xu wasn't exactly Kong Qi's friend.
Kong Qi had set his sights higher and no longer valued him. That was only human nature.
He was about to leave, but he still had to put the affairs of Guanglong Hall in order.
Guanglong Hall had become his base of operations, his stronghold. He couldn't simply abandon it.
Xu Yi summoned Desolate Ancestor and told him that he would soon be going far away and likely wouldn't return to Guanglong Hall for some time. He instructed Desolate Ancestor to guard the hall in his stead.
The news struck Desolate Ancestor like a bolt from the blue.
Thump! He fell to his knees and cried out, "Young Master, I don't know what Old Lu did wrong.