Misunderstanding Between the Two Academies

"I know, Sister."

Li Jiuxuan nodded, his expression solemn.

Now that the Blue Lightning Overlord Dragon Clan had integrated the foundations of the Elephant Armor Sect, their overall strength had increased rather than diminished, remaining far superior to the Skywater Sect, even with its two affiliated academies.

Furthermore, because of him, Li Jiuxuan, the Skywater Sect had long since become locked in a life-or-death feud with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

Although the forces within the Four Elements City had been integrated, there was no doubt that the moment he stepped into the territory of the Thunder Academy, he would be swiftly wiped out on the spot!

"It doesn't matter. With me here, no matter who wants to hurt you, they will have to step over my corpse!"

Speaking of this, Shui Bing'er's eyes sharpened as she said coldly.

From the moment she first saved Li Jiuxuan, to experiencing life and death alongside him, and then receiving the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow from him, she had long since regarded Li Jiuxuan as one of the most important people in her life.

"That's right, if anyone wants to hurt little Jiuxuan, they'll have to step over my corpse first too!"

Shui Yue'er also clenched her little fists at the side, looking incredibly serious.

Li Jiuxuan felt a lump in his throat. Just looking at Shui Bing'er's sharp, beautiful face, he was already moved to tears in his heart.

They weren't just saying it; they had already protected him through actual actions many times before.

They hadn't even retreated when facing Yu Luomian, a half-step Titled Douluo.

Li Jiuxuan didn't want to cry, so as a way to shift his emotions, he picked up a pastry from the table and held it toward Shui Bing'er's mouth: "Sister, ah..."

Shui Bing'er was stunned. She hesitated for a moment, her cheeks flushing slightly.

But in the end, she leaned her soft, small mouth forward.

The sweet fragrance of the pastry spread between their lips and teeth. Shui Bing'er gently took a bite, her eyelashes fluttering slightly. Looking at this adorable younger brother, Li Jiuxuan, she couldn't help but let a faint smile grace her lips.

...Right now, one couldn't tell at all that Shui Bing'er was a cold and peerless woman.

"Ah..."

Seeing this, Shui Yue'er blinked, then immediately opened her own rosy little mouth wide, moved in front of Li Jiuxuan, and pointed, saying: "Sister wants some too..."

Li Jiuxuan had only intended to change the subject, but Shui Yue'er's enthusiastic request made his own little face flush with inexplicable warmth.

He then picked up another piece and reached out.

Having become an official student of the Skywater Sect, Li Jiuxuan was no longer a rogue cultivator who could only train alone.

Starting today, he could go to classrooms for lessons just like a normal student.

He could use various training facilities within the sect.

After finishing breakfast, Shui Bing'er took Li Jiuxuan to tour the various teaching areas and taught him how to use the different training devices.

"Jiuxuan, although you are only at level twenty-something, you are different from ordinary students. You don't need to participate in too many indoor theoretical courses. After all, your current strength is enough to face some Soul Elders without fear, so you should focus more on mimetic training or have an instructor lead you on practical hunting exercises."

Shui Bing'er held Li Jiuxuan's hand as they strolled through the current Skywater Sect.

Shui Yue'er followed behind, playfully toying with bugs and looking at flowers.

The Skywater Sect had undergone a reconstruction that enhanced its foundation, and its layout was quite different from before, making even original students like them feel amazed and proud.

"Mm, I understand, Sister Bing'er."

Li Jiuxuan followed Shui Bing'er past classrooms filled with the sound of reading, his heart filled with admiration for the Skywater Sect's teaching capabilities.

Low-level soul masters could learn cultural knowledge in classrooms while simultaneously cultivating their soul power.

They learned about martial soul theory, soul beast encyclopedias, cultivation methods, general knowledge of the continent, and so on.

High-level soul masters, like Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, would consult lead instructors about theories they didn't understand and then focus more on practical combat training and dueling soul beasts.

This was much better than that certain Shrek Academy.

The instructors at that academy didn't care about anything; after taking the money, they only made the students run.

If they didn't run well, they would get beaten.

The only one with any academic accumulation even instigated a student with Innate Full Soul Power to use a ten-year-old lonely bamboo as a soul ring.

"Sigh, Sect Master Shui Yuerong is truly too strong. She actually slashed Yu Luomian in a fit of rage back then!"

"Indeed, I really can't imagine that Sect Master Shui Yuerong would dare to kill the second-in-command of the Upper Three Sects!"

"It is said that when the Blue Lightning Overlord Dragon Clan came to the Skywater Sect, it was just for one young disciple!"

"A young disciple? Could it be the Skywater Sect's chief disciple, Shui Bing'er?"

As they passed the front plaza, Li Jiuxuan gradually heard some whispers.

However, when he looked back, he discovered they weren't Skywater Sect disciples, but young students wearing the blue and red uniforms of the other two academies.

"Students from the Blazing Fire Academy and the Godwind Academy?"

Li Jiuxuan was stunned.

At this moment, Shui Bing'er turned her head to glance at them and said, "Mm, now that those two academies have become affiliated with our Skywater Sect, the Dean recently opened up the front plaza so that students from all three academies can interact and learn from one another here."

Li Jiuxuan had a sudden realization. Although he had heard most of the news within the sect, he was a cultivation fanatic who rarely stepped outside, so he hadn't expected that students from the other two academies could now enter the outer perimeter of the Skywater Sect.

"You wouldn't know, Xiao Jiuxuan..."

At this time, Shui Yue'er caught up after picking a flower: "Because the Skywater Sect is growing stronger by the day, the top geniuses from the other two academies all want to compete with Big Sister Bing'er."

"Compete?" Li Jiuxuan blinked his eyes.

Shui Yue'er raised an eyebrow at him and whispered with great significance: "Because they only know that when the Blue Lightning Overlord Dragon Clan invaded the Skywater Sect back then, it was for a disciple, but they don't know exactly which disciple it was for..."

Li Jiuxuan was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

After all, his identity had not yet been made public, and Shui Bing'er was the Skywater Sect's known disciple with the greatest talent, as well as the leader of its younger generation.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan wouldn't go to such lengths to snatch away some insignificant disciple.

Naturally, they assumed it was Shui Bing'er.

Li Jiuxuan couldn't help but find it amusing, then said: "But it's true, if the Blue Lightning Overlord Dragon Clan knew how strong Big Sister is now, they would definitely want to snatch her away too."

Shui Bing'er had undergone a complete transformation; at twelve years old, she already controlled Ultimate Ice and her soul power had reached level forty-one.

How many people on this continent could achieve that?

Don't forget, her Ice Phoenix was also a beast soul.

Old Yu, it's not just one person who can threaten your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's title as the number one beast soul under heaven anymore.

Shui Yue'er burst into laughter and couldn't help but pat Li Jiuxuan on the shoulder: "Ahaha, well said! Given their character, they really would do something so shameless!"

Li Jiuxuan chuckled, looked back at Shui Bing'er, patted his small chest, and teased: "It's okay, Big Sister. If they ever want to hurt you, they'll have to step over my dead body first!"

If Li Jiuxuan had said this to Shui Bing'er in a serious tone, she would surely have been moved enough to pour her heart out to him.

But Li Jiuxuan's deliberate teasing made her indifferent face flush red instantly.

"You two are just full of nonsense." Shui Bing'er glared at them both.