With their gang's name settled, Han Xu hurried off to find someone to make their badges.
Wang Si was in no hurry. Of everyone in the Inner Academy, he knew Chen Cang best, and the two chatted the most.
"Chen Cang-no, I'll have to call you Boss from now on. Don't you usually wait until the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower's closing bell rings before coming back? Why are you so early today?"
Training rooms deducted fire energy by the day, so people rarely left partway through unless they had already achieved complete fire energy independence.
After selling Clear Poison Pills over the past few days, Chen Cang certainly no longer needed to worry about fire energy. Still, coming back this early was quite a departure from his usual routine.
"I have something to do today. I'm heading into the mountains out back. Don't sit around either-go give Han Xu a hand."
Chen Cang rose and left without delay, his decisiveness leaving Wang Si dumbstruck. By the time Wang Si recovered, Chen Cang had already departed with the Void Pegasus Beast.
He had not deceived Wang Si. His destination today really was the mountains behind the Inner Academy.
Magical beasts abounded in those deep mountains and wild forests. The Inner Academy's unusual location ensured that its surroundings would never be peaceful.
Even some of the weaker elders normally dared not venture deep into the Mountain Forest, let alone ordinary students.
Chen Cang, however, had no such concern.
The Void Pegasus Beast was the best companion he could ask for!
Over this past stretch of time, Chen Cang had often found time after each day's arduous training to take the Void Pegasus Beast deep into the Mountain Forest, searching for his target while giving his mount some exercise.
Searching for a