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He called me his cousin...

Beishan Baiwei... he had backed down?

Beishan Hu stared blankly at Beishan Baiwei.

He had imagined scenes like today's countless times.

He had also prepared countless ways to humiliate Beishan Baiwei.

But when his wish truly came true,

Beishan Hu realized that he was not as wildly ecstatic as he had imagined.

"Beishan Hu, entertain Beishan Baiwei. If you are willing to let bygones be bygones, accept the gifts on my behalf. If not, see him out." After giving the instruction, Xia Manggan walked toward Bu Ying.

"Mysterious Yellow—" Bu Ying's words caught in his throat. He suddenly did not know how to address Xia Manggan.

Judging by strength, Xia Manggan had been able to teach Beishan Xuantang—a top-tier Wanxiang disciple—a lesson during the entrance examination. Bu Ying was only at the Purple Mansion stage, so he should have called Xia Manggan Senior Brother.

Yet Xia Manggan had only entered the Academy today. Bu Ying had even watched the apprenticeship ceremony in Headmaster Hall.

He simply could not bring himself to call out "Senior Brother."

But if he called Xia Manggan "Junior Brother"...

Bu Ying thought of the congratulatory gifts Beishan Baiwei had just presented.

A magical treasure robe, a flying magical treasure vessel, and a set of seventy-two flying swords. All were popular magical treasures, the most practical kind and the easiest to exchange for Essence Liquid at a high price.

There was also ten thousand jin of Essence Liquid.

Such lavish gifts did not even seem worth a glance from Xia Manggan.

Thinking of that, Bu Ying found himself even less able to call him "Junior Brother."

"Senior Brother Bu Ying, are you here to invite me to spar in the Dao Discussion Hall?" Xia Manggan asked calmly.

He had read the original novel, and the disciple handbook had also explained it. He knew that sparring in the Dao Discussion Hall involved both sides controlling Puppets in battle, making it a very safe form of combat.

Furthermore, the battles relied entirely on the energy within the Puppets and the basic magical treasures equipped on them, avoiding the influence of Origin Force and magical treasures on the fight.

Thus, what was compared was each person's comprehension of the Dao and their skill in applying it, which was why it was called a "Dao discussion."

Whether they were third-generation Purple Mansion and Wanxiang disciples or second-generation Primordial Spirit Daoists, as long as Black-White Academy disciples were not away adventuring and remained in the Academy, most of them gathered in the Dao Discussion Hall to spar and exchange pointers, aside from cultivating in seclusion or resting.

Of course, Dao Discussion Hall sparring usually involved some stakes as well, such as Black-White Pills or Essence Liquid. The two sparring parties decided those themselves.

"Yes, I came to invite Young Master Xia Mang to the Dao Discussion Hall," Bu Ying hurriedly said. "After witnessing Young Master Xia Mang's magnificence in Headmaster Hall, and seeing Immortal Hanshan take you as his disciple... many fellow disciples wish to spar and exchange pointers with you. It would also serve as a formal introduction, allowing everyone to get acquainted and deepen our friendship."

"Deepen our friendship?" Xia Manggan smiled.

This plot had appeared in the original novel, so naturally he had not forgotten it.

It was a tradition of Black-White Academy.

The newly admitted disciples of Black-White Academy had all been monstrous geniuses and favored children of heaven within their respective clans before joining. They inevitably carried a certain arrogance.

Therefore, new disciples were invited to the Dao Discussion Hall for sparring, where older disciples would teach them a lesson and make them suffer a small setback, so they would understand that there was always someone stronger and a sky beyond the sky.

Since every Black-White Academy disciple had suffered such setbacks before, whenever new disciples entered the Academy, the older disciples never tired of "taking care" of them.

Xia Manggan simply had not expected that, after he had already displayed strength enough to overwhelm Beishan Xuantang, these older disciples would still dare come and "court death."

"Yes, deepen our friendship." Seeing Xia Manggan's smile, Bu Ying inexplicably felt a chill run down his spine. He forced out a laugh. "Discussing the Dao with fellow disciples in the Dao Discussion Hall is also an elegant affair."

"Fine." Xia Manggan had just nodded when he thought for a moment and asked, "Which senior brothers are in the Dao Discussion Hall now? I heard that the foremost third-generation disciple in the Academy is True Person Sloppy, whose Daoist title is San Pang. Is he there?"

"You mean Eldest Disciple?" Bu Ying shook his head. "Eldest Disciple has been out adventuring and has not returned to the Academy for several months."

"Then what about the senior brother whose Daoist title is Fire Saint?" Xia Manggan asked again.

"Senior Brother Fire Saint is in Anchan City, but he did not come today." Bu Ying shook his head again, then asked in confusion, "Young Master Xia Mang, do you know those two senior brothers?"

The two people Xia Manggan had asked about were the absolute pinnacle among the third-generation disciples.

Though they were still third-generation disciples in the Wanxiang Realm, their status within Black-White Academy exceeded that of ordinary Primordial Spirit Daoists.

When they usually discussed the Dao and sparred, their opponents were Primordial Spirit Daoists of the Academy.

Ordinary third-generation disciples treated senior brothers like them as elders, like uncles of the sect.

"I do not know them. That is why I wanted to meet them in the Dao Discussion Hall." Xia Manggan said with little interest, "Senior Brother Bu Ying, I just exchanged for several divine abilities and secret arts from the Dao Treasury Hall today. I was planning to study and cultivate them. As for sparring in the Dao Discussion Hall, how about I go after those two senior brothers return?"

After saying that, Xia Manggan gave a slight cupped-hand salute, instructed Beishan Hu to entertain Bu Ying properly, then entered the quiet chamber by himself.

"...Didn't he agree to go? Why did he suddenly change his mind?"

Bu Ying stood there in a daze for a moment before he understood.

Fine.

He thought the other third-generation disciples were too weak, to the point that he had no interest in even visiting the Dao Discussion Hall?

How many years had you even cultivated for? And you were already this arrogant!

Didn't you merely use a divine ability of Fiendgod Body Refining to catch Senior Brother Xuantang off guard and win one move during the entrance examination? Yet you dared look down on all the third-generation disciples of the entire Academy?

Bu Ying was so furious that his face and neck turned red. He could not even be bothered to acknowledge Beishan Hu, immediately transforming into a streak of sword-light and flying away from Di Ta Peak.

You wanted to meet Senior Brother Fire Saint and Slovenly Senior Brother, did you?

Just you wait!

Inside the quiet chamber.

Xia Manggan flipped through the complete volumes of Soul Bewilderment Technique and Soul Extinguishing Technique laid out on the jade bed.

Comparing them side by side made the differences between the two Divine Sense secret arts even more obvious.

The Soul Bewilderment Technique was a special application technique of Divine Sense.

One first had to control Divine Sense and condense it into a Bewilderment Seal, then use that Bewilderment Seal as the core to release Divine Sense and sweep through the surrounding area.

As long as a living being possessed a soul, encountering Divine Sense released through the Bewilderment Seal would cause it to be affected by illusions.

Those with a low soul level, such as ordinary Wanxiang Daoists who had only just formed Divine Will,

would immediately lose consciousness and fall into a coma under the influence of this Soul Bewilderment Technique.

Those with stronger souls, such as Primordial Spirit Daoists who possessed the Heaven-Opening Eye Manifestation of Divine Sense, would not immediately fall unconscious, but they would still be trapped within layer after layer of illusions, affecting their combat.

Moreover, the stronger the cultivator's own soul and the more perfect the condensed Bewilderment Seal, the greater the power of the Soul Bewilderment Technique.

It could even cause the opponent to fall into an illusion as though experiencing a Heart Demon Tribulation. Once trapped within it, escape would be exceedingly difficult.

As for the Soul Extinguishing Technique, it was exactly as Daoist Gufang had described.

Most of the entire technique explained how to split one's soul, how to strip the separated soul fragments of memories and thoughts while retaining only the purest Divine Sense power, and then how to refine that Divine Sense power into a Soul Extinguishing Awl.

The Soul Extinguishing Technique was extraordinarily dangerous and regarded as a desperate move that harmed both sides, trading life for life, mainly for two reasons.

First, one had to split the soul to refine a Soul Extinguishing Awl.

Before even killing the enemy, one had already damaged half of one's own soul. Even if the Soul Extinguishing Awl could be refined, one's soul would need ten years or more to recover.

Second, the Soul Extinguishing Awl was continually consumed during battle.

This was especially true when fighting cultivators of the same level, or when using it against cultivators a level above oneself.

It was possible that the Soul Extinguishing Awl one had painstakingly refined would be completely depleted before the opponent had lost even half their soul.

Of course.

If one could truly inflict the devastating damage of losing half one's soul upon an opponent, that opponent would be unable to wield more than a fraction of their strength and could only await execution.

But the Soul Extinguishing Awl was continually consumed, and once depleted, it was gone.

To use it again, one had to split the soul anew to refine another one. It was destined to be a one-use desperate measure.

"But what if there were a way to prevent its consumption? Or, while slaughtering the opponent's soul, transform and replenish the Soul Extinguishing Awl with their soul..."

Two black-and-white Wheels of Life and Death slowly revolved faintly within Xia Manggan's eyes.

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