After eating in the Dining Hall, Xu Yang walked toward Blazing Fire Peak beneath the morning sun.
Showing a little of his edge really did work wonders. People who had once barely acknowledged him had become friendly, and plenty of strangers smiled at him.
After leaving the Outer Sect disciples' residential area and crossing a stretch of jagged rocks, a figure suddenly emerged from behind a boulder and blocked his path.
Xu Yang stopped. His dormant true qi began circulating, and he quietly gathered his strength.
It was none other than Ji Rui'an, with whom he had exchanged a palm strike before.
"Congratulations on comprehending Wind-Thunder Force, Brother Xu." Li Rui'an cupped his fists, smiling.
Xu Yang remained expressionless. "Did you come here just to say that?"
Li Rui'an shook his head. "Of course not. I waited here specifically to tell you that what happened the other day was not my intention. Kong Yu instructed me to target you and force you into the Dawn Society."
Although he had already achieved qi refining into gang and his cultivation surpassed Xu Yang's, the two of them were different.
He had practiced martial arts for over three years, yet he had failed to comprehend dark force in all that time.
The supposedly untalented mediocrity with no backing had now become a genius comparable to the Ten Elites.
A genius almost on par with the Ten Elites was not someone he could afford to offend, even with his superior cultivation. He had no choice but to come and clear things up today: Kong Yu had set him up.
"Brother Xu, I apologize for what happened before. How about we wipe the slate clean? If you ever need my help in the future, I certainly won't refuse."
Li Rui'an spoke sincerely, without a trace