Wu Bai followed his usual procedure, cleaning the Medicine Cauldron and waiting for the heat inside to dissipate before putting it away and flying down.
"Vice Dean, it seems your luck is pretty good. It succeeded on the first try."
"Words of thanks cannot repay such a great favor. Young Wu Bai, if I advance to Dou Zong, you will deserve the greatest credit! From now on, as long as you don't ask me to blow up the academy, just say the word."
Hu Gan took the transparent Jade Bottle containing the Sect Breaking Pill, his face blooming into a brilliant smile like a chrysanthemum in full flower.
"Hehe, I hope you won't find me a nuisance when the time comes, Vice Dean."
"No, no, absolutely not!"
After their brief joking exchange, Wu Bai noticed Hu Jia standing quietly to the side.
"Junior Hu Jia, how does it feel to be in the Inner Academy? Have you run into any trouble?"
Now that this senior had noticed her, Hu Jia was naturally thrilled and spoke without holding anything back.
"Those senior students keep trying to bully us newcomers. They're absolutely horrible!"
"That's normal. After all, strength reigns supreme on the Dou Qi Continent. What you need to do now is remember these humiliations and strive to grow stronger. Once you're strong enough, bully them back twice as hard."
"Yes, that's what I was thinking too. But I heard that when you first entered the Inner Academy, you weren't bullied at all. Is that true?"
"Mainly because the elders looked after me, so the senior students didn't dare go too far. Besides, the Inner Academy is much like the Dou Qi Continent. Being a high-tier Alchemist can resolve a lot of unnecessary trouble."
"That makes sense. Unfortunately, there aren't any Alchemists