Annoying Guy

A letter in hand, as if face to face.

By the time you read this letter, I should already be a Nine-Star Dou Wang. Within three years, I will break through to Dou Emperor and graduate from the academy.

Everything is going smoothly. Do not worry.

—Yan

"Such a short letter really suits his style!"

A completely ordinary sheet of paper had made Teng Shan, a Dou Wang expert, fly straight back to Mittel City from the imperial capital.

After seeing the contents of the letter, the curve of Teng Shan's brows above his squinting eyes became even more pronounced.

Counting on his fingers, only two years had passed since Wu Yan left, yet he had cultivated from a Two-Star Dou Spirit to a Nine-Star Dou Wang.

Such cultivation speed had truly exceeded his expectations.

"He really is remarkable, haha..."

The huge stone weighing on Teng Shan's heart finally dropped after he saw this letter, making him feel much more relaxed.

After letting several elders at the clan residence read it as well, Teng Shan returned the letter to Wu Yan's family.

"Looks like I won this time!"

"Oh."

Even after seeing the Imperial Extreme Pill with his own eyes, Wu Yan still treated him exactly as before. A sudden sense of defeat rose in Cao Ping's heart.

Did this ice-faced fellow really not want such a high-quality Imperial Extreme Pill, one that even Dou Emperor experts would fight over?

Still unwilling to give up, Cao Ping waved the pill before Wu Yan's eyes again. "You really don't want this Imperial Extreme Pill?"

"This is an Imperial Extreme Pill. It's a sixth-grade pill that can save Dou Emperor experts a great deal of time and raise their cultivation without any side effects."

"As long as you call me Brother Ping, this Imperial Extreme Pill will be yours. What do you say?"

"Do you have anything else to do?"

Wu Yan glanced at the golden pill before him. The energy contained within it was indeed exceptionally abundant, enough to tempt even Dou Emperor experts.

But it had nothing to do with him. It was only a pill—how could it compare to his Little Blue Bottle?

"Are you trying to chase me away? Brat, is this how you treat a distinguished Sixth-Grade Alchemist?"

Cao Ping questioned Wu Yan.

The next second, he and his chair were both lifted and carried outside.

"If you dare disturb my rest again, even if you're a Ninth-Rank Alchemist, I'll still beat you up."

Wu Yan shot Cao Ping, who was floating in midair, a glare filled with irritation. Then he closed his eyes to rest, lying on an ice chair and basking in the sun.

He was only allowed through the door because he was a Sixth-Grade Alchemist. Otherwise, he would never have gotten in.

Cao Ping smiled awkwardly. Now that he thought about it, he did seem to have gone a little too far.

Wu Yan had only just come out of seclusion, and he had immediately come to tease him...

"Then get some rest first. I'll come play with you again tomorrow."

Wu Yan did not respond, as though he had already fallen asleep.

At this same time the next day, Cao Ping really did come again. Worse still, he had no real business, which made Wu Yan somewhat irritated.

Why was this guy so annoying?

Damn it, if this brat were still the Fifth-Grade Alchemist he had been before, Wu Yan would have made sure he stayed in bed for several months.

But this fellow was now a Sixth-Grade Alchemist.

If Wu Yan had been alone, it would have been easy enough to deal with.

But he was not alone.

He had not only family, but also a clan that had helped his cultivation considerably.

This fellow was only in his twenties, yet he was already a Sixth-Grade Alchemist. In the future, he would at least become a Seventh-Grade Alchemist.

Moreover, his surname was Cao. If nothing unexpected happened, then he was likely from that Cao Clan, one of the five great families of the Pill Tower in the Central Plains.

The Cao Clan wielded enormous influence. Even a super faction like Ice River Valley had to show them some respect, let alone Wu Yan as he was now.

Therefore, Wu Yan truly had no good way to deal with this annoying guy.

Several hundred li east of the Inner Academy, the Warcraft Forest suddenly shook violently. Trees snapped, and countless low-tier magical beasts scattered in terror, as though an earthquake had just struck.

Fortunately, the disturbance lasted only a few seconds, and the affected area was limited to several dozen li around it.

A thick layer of white mist shrouded the cliff, which was usually covered in lush green grass. Even though the blazing fireball in the sky generously poured down its heat, it still could not disperse the fog.

A thin layer of frost had even appeared on some blades of grass and branches.

Following the densest part of the white mist, one could see an enormous ice sculpture.

The lifelike sculpture of a gigantic beast stood over ten meters tall, exuding a terrifying aura that filled anyone who saw it with fear.

A slender finger covered in frost tapped the beast sculpture, and the enormous beast shattered into ice fragments at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the end, only the Magic Core emitting waves of cold air slowly fell from the sky.

Watching Wu Yan obtain a Tier 6 Magic Core in just a few seconds, Cao Ping's eyes twitched wildly in the distance.

"Is this guy even human?"

Since when could a Dou Wang so easily kill a Tier 6 Magical Beast in an instant?

Wu Yan flew into the cave beneath the cliff, then flew out again shortly afterward.

Cao Ping followed behind him, originally thinking Wu Yan would continue hunting. Unexpectedly, Wu Yan directly flew back to the academy instead.

"Hey, what are you planning to do next?"

"Go into seclusion and cultivate." Wu Yan glanced at Cao Ping. "Do you need something?"

"Nothing. I'm just curious. Aren't you tired from cultivating so diligently?"

"Why would I be tired?" Wu Yan asked in confusion.

"Don't you think cultivating alone in seclusion is an incredibly dull and boring thing?"

Cao Ping looked at Wu Yan in disbelief. Was this guy the kind of cultivation maniac who took cultivation as his greatest enjoyment?

Seeing Wu Yan shake his head, Cao Ping stared at him for a while before suddenly realizing something and nodding knowingly.

"Right, you're still so young. You're just a child. How could you know how many interesting things there are in this world?"

With the air of a mature and experienced man, Cao Ping looked at Wu Yan, a fledgling who had yet to experience the many flavors of the world, and puffed out his chest slightly.

Wu Yan slapped away the paw Cao Ping was trying to extend. He really wanted to say that between the two of them, Cao Ping was actually the bumpkin.

"Hey, let me ask you. From childhood until now, have you ever liked a woman?"

"...I'm going to cultivate."

Wu Yan left this annoying fellow standing where he was and plunged straight into the Sky-Burning Qi Refining Tower.

Cao Ping scratched his head. Seeing that Wu Yan had really gone into seclusion to cultivate, he felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Being around you makes it feel like taking a few extra days of rest is an unforgivable crime."

Muttering to himself, Cao Ping fidgeted for quite a while before also plunging into the Sky-Burning Qi Refining Tower. He went below the sixth floor and began cultivating.

Come to think of it, his cultivation progress had already fallen far behind during this period.