Baiyue

"Yeah, that's what I was thinking. After we graduate from the academy, it's not like we're going to drop dead—we still have to go back to the Central Plains to continue living and cultivating."

Wu Bai nodded and shared some of his thoughts with Han Yue.

Hearing this, a flash of understanding crossed Han Yue's eyes:

"Then Xiao Bai, how about this? We take you as the core, recruit students hailing from the Central Plains, and establish an organization spanning the entire Central Plains."

"This faction won't be as rigid as other factions; it can be a bit more relaxed. In this faction, whoever needs high-grade medicinal pills only needs to pay the corresponding price to enlist your services."

"Similarly, Xiao Bai, you can also use medicinal pills as bounties to have them do things for you."

"The hard requirement after joining the faction is that each of them needs to report all the events that have happened recently in their respective regions."

"These matters big and small can be handed over to Han Tu, Xu Lin and the others for preliminary processing categorized by type. That way, whatever stirs in the Central Plains won't be able to escape our notice!"

Before Han Yue finished speaking, Wu Bai fiercely planted a kiss on her.

Mua!

"Yue'er, your brain really works wonderfully, that's exactly what I meant!"

Han Yue shook her head slightly, but her eyes held deep satisfaction. Aside from this body of hers, she could finally help share Wu Bai's burdens in other ways.

"I only have a rough idea of these things so far; the specifics will need to be figured out later."

"No rush, the two of us just entered the Inner Academy. Before graduation, we have plenty of time to build the framework of this faction!"

Wu Bai wrapped his arms around Han Yue's slender, soft willow waist, his mood exceptionally good.

They said that one person's wisdom was short while two heads were better than one, and these two brains really worked better than just one!

"It's just that if we do it this way, you might end up quite busy."

Han Yue frowned. The more people who joined this faction in the future, the busier Wu Bai would become.

After all, high-level alchemists were not so easy to come by, but the corresponding demand always existed.

If Wu Bai were the only one at that time, then...

"Hehe, it won't be too busy. It might be a bit busy at first, but later on everyone will exercise restraint. Don't forget, the price of enlisting a high-grade alchemist isn't something just anyone can afford."

Wu Bai's words made Han Yue's brows relax a lot.

Indeed, the price of hiring a Tier 6 Alchemist in the Central Plains was something even the Han Family needed to consider very carefully.

When Wu Bai's tier rose in the future and he became a Tier 7 Alchemist, even if people needed him to refine a Sixth-Grade Pill, the price paid would have to match his status as a Tier 7 Alchemist.

This was the rule everyone presupposed.

Thinking of this, Han Yue snuggled into Wu Bai's embrace, enjoying the peaceful time.

It didn't even take until the next day—that very evening, the Inner Academy was already boiling over.

Simply because today's battle was truly too shocking, and many people were still talking about it.

Even quite a few busybodies began to pit those formidable veterans on the Strong Ranking against Wu Bai in debates.

In the end, they found that aside from those with fast enough reflexes, there seemed to be not a single person on the Strong Ranking who could block that move...

Aside from the debates, more people took note of Wu Bai's identity as a "Tier 6 Alchemist".

To dare claim to be a Tier 6 Alchemist meant it had to be true. Unless that person was insane, they wouldn't brag about such a thing.

Which meant that Wu Bai truly was a Tier 6 Alchemist.

For a time, many people harbored various thoughts, especially those students or elders whose families lacked the channels to contact a Tier 6 Alchemist.

Even if they had no need for high-grade medicinal pills right now, what about the future?

No matter what, getting on good terms with a Tier 6 Alchemist brought a hundred benefits and not a single harm.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be much better than having someone at home who needed a Sixth-Grade Pill yet couldn't find anyone?

Because of Wu Bai alone, an invisible storm swept through the entire Inner Academy.

Yet no matter how violent the storm became, Wu Bai himself, sitting at the eye of the storm, didn't feel much of anything at all.

For early the next morning, Wu Bai entered the ninth layer of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.

This time, he prepared for a long closed-door session. Unless his fire energy ran out or some emergency occurred, Wu Bai would not easily end his seclusion.

With the Zen Heart Pill specifically targeted against fire poison, a single pill was enough for him to go into seclusion for over half a year.

As for other matters, naturally there were people to help him handle them.

"Elder Liu?"

"Indeed. I wonder if Wu Bai is around?"

At noon two days later, Elder Liu arrived at the villa.

"Xiao Bai isn't here, but the Dou Ling Pill for Elder Liu has already been prepared."

As she spoke, Han Yue retrieved a top-quality jade bottle.

Elder Liu took the jade bottle and nervously removed the stopper. A pill entirely cyan-green in color came into view.

Along with that rich medicinal fragrance and pure medicinal might, it intruded into his perception with an extremely overbearing posture.

"Good! Truly worthy of a Dou Ling Pill; only this kind of medicinal power can save a person several years of bitter effort."

Elder Liu nodded in satisfaction, praising it repeatedly.

Seeing this, Han Yue timely spoke up: "As long as Elder Liu is satisfied. However, there is another matter I'd like to trouble the elder with."

"In order to make up for his shortcomings in Dou Qi cultivation, Xiao Bai remains in closed-door cultivation for long periods."

"Therefore, if other elders wish to have pills refined in the future, they will need to wait a bit longer. When Xiao Bai comes out of seclusion, he can refine them all together."

"Easily done, easily done. Self-cultivation is the most important business; those old fellows don't lack this little bit of time."

Having obtained the Dou Ling Pill, Elder Liu's mood was fantastic, and he felt that the little girl before him looked exceptionally pleasing to the eye.

She was truly worthy of being the person by Wu Bai's side—sensible, understanding of the bigger picture, and tactful in her speech.

When he left, he even felt as if today's weather had suddenly cleared up, and those blue skies and white clouds looked wonderful no matter how he gazed at them!

As the eldest daughter of the Han Family head, Han Yue had followed her elders from a young age, absorbing a great deal through subtle influence.

Under her efforts, it didn't take long for a faction named "Baiyue" to appear in the Inner Academy.

At first, many people were completely baffled by this faction of merely eleven people.

Especially since nine of them were newcomers who had just arrived at the Inner Academy not long ago this year, and their strength was quite ordinary as well.

Yet as they gradually came to understand, the people of the Inner Academy silently elevated "Baiyue" to a transcendent tier.

Because the gate master of "Baiyue" was a Tier 6 Alchemist.

Elders in the Inner Academy with medicinal refiner demands frequently sought help from "Baiyue".

There was no help for it, who made Wu Bai the only Tier 6 Alchemist in the Jia Nan Academy?

Just like that, the newcomer organization "Baiyue" rapidly established a firm foothold in the Inner Academy, leaping directly above the heads of all other factions in the Inner Academy.

However, "Baiyue" didn't have many members, and they pursued a high-grade route, not encroaching upon much profit.

This was also the reason why the people of the Inner Academy accepted "Baiyue" riding over their heads.

As for those newcomers who had just arrived at the Inner Academy, "Baiyue" showed no intention of recruiting them, and in the end they all joined those established, veteran factions.