Xie Feng frowned. "You don't have depression, do you? Stop being so sentimental!"
What is depression?
Maybe... I'm just too lonely and too depressed.
"Here, I'll never find someone like my master who's willing to listen to me again. I can only bury everything in my heart. I don't know why, but seeing you makes me feel so close..."
Pei Jue unconsciously spoke a lot more.
" Lü Yan, you stay with him while he's depressed for a while. I have other things to do. We'll talk later!"
Xie Feng patted Pei Jue's shoulder with his Azure Profound Fan, then turned and walked away leisurely with his hands behind his back.
A moment later...
Pei Jue said, "You don't need to stay with me, I'll be fine in a bit."
Lü Yan said, "Good!"
Pei Jue looked at the misty world and suddenly asked, "Do you know who he is?"
" Pill Maple Academy, Xie Feng! Or rather... Xuanji Sect! Although I've never seen this sect before, I believe it exists!"
You said... Xie Feng? Number one on the Heavenly Ranking?!
"Hmm! What's your impression of Mr. Xie since we first met? Does he have a very strong presence?"
"Yes!"
Do you know who he is?
"?"
Pei Jue frowned. Wasn't that what he had just asked?
Lü Yan smiled mysteriously, "Mr. Xie, he might... be your future comrade-in-arms!"
Pei Jue raised his eyes and smiled slightly, "Is that so?"
"Your master is the Military Confucian Kong Qiusu, and Mr. Xie is the junior brother of the Military Confucian!"
"His first requirement when establishing Pill Maple Academy was to provide education for all without discrimination! This is exactly the same concept as your master's!"
"And you once said that when Lord Military Confucian first heard about the concept of social class, he also stormed off in such anger... Ah!!!"
As Lü Yan was speaking fluently, she suddenly screamed and covered her mouth tightly.
She bit her lip, her pupils dilating in shock.
It's over...
I just promised Mr. Xie that I would keep it a secret!
She turned around and blurted it out...
She's not a chatterbox, she just... just couldn't control herself...
Such an amazing person, who could resist talking about it!
Pei Jue was stunned. "So, he... is my junior uncle?!"
Lü Yan was still immersed in guilt. Upon hearing this, she nodded with a complicated expression.
Pei Jue was overwhelmed with emotion and didn't know how to express himself for a moment!
Lü Yan frowned, nervously instructing, "Mr. Xie's identity must be kept secret!"
Pei Jue said, "Okay!"
Lü Yan breathed a sigh of relief. She blinked her eyelashes and said, "That's good! I should go now. Oh, and remember to pay your respects to your junior uncle next time we meet!"
Pei Jue said, "Okay!"
Several months have passed in the blink of an eye.
As Qiuye fall and snow blankets the world, the winter snow melts, and all things awaken from their slumber, gradually revealing traces of languor.
Although Xie Feng and the city lord of Aurora City parted on bad terms, the ten teenagers from Aurora City still came—five boys and five girls—and became the first batch of students at the Pill Maple Academy in early spring.
Sushang's Dao of Alchemy class on Flame Island has developed into an Alchemical Dao Academy, Ge Kuangwo specially set aside an island to build this academy.
Changying and Lü Yan became friends through books. As they continued to interact, they grew to appreciate each other and became very good friends. When they had free time, she and Lü Yan would help Xie Feng manage the academy.
There are teachers, students, and infrastructure; all that's left is to fill them in!
Lü Yan also funded the construction of many facilities. Upon hearing this, Zhou Jin also rushed over from Dawn Forest, bringing 100,000 top-tier Literary Dao classics. Forces that were on good terms with Xie Feng, such as the Dust Clan, Flame Island, and Treasure Mirror Workshop, also came to offer gifts and wealth.
After several months of this effort, the academy had taken shape. However, Xie Feng was thinking ahead and needed to prepare for the future. Having only a few books was not enough to ensure its long-term stability.
Shui Yunjun introduced Xie Feng to a learned scholar of Literary Dao theory, Master Xiang.
He has a library space containing an endless supply of Literary Dao and Cultivation Method, all of which are the highest level in the world!
Master Xiang belongs to the oldest Literary Dao and Daoist Lineage in the Literary Clan, and many members of the Xiang Lineage hold important positions in the Literary Clan.
They control one-fifth of the cultural power of the Literary Clan, making them the undisputed number one Lineage, and they also have an extremely close relationship with Shui Yunjun.
Because of Shui Yunjun's influence, Master Xiang invited Xie Feng to visit the secret space, and without saying a word, gifted Pill Maple Academy with three thousand Cultivation Method!
"Are you selling these?!"
Inside the space, after accepting the gifted books, Xie Feng gazed at the vast array of Cultivation Method scrolls and couldn't help but feel tempted once again.
But you can't just rob someone outright!
He decided to buy a few copies!
Inside the space, only he and Master Xiang were present.
I told the Master Xiang I could sell, but he's a small business and won't offer discounts!
Xie Feng nodded. "Okay!"
The Master Xiang asked, "So, how many copies does Dean Xie want to buy?"
Xie Feng held up two fingers.
"Two hundred?"
"Two thousand?"
"Twenty thousand?"
No matter what Master Xiang said, Xie Feng shook his head.
"It can't be 200,000, can it? Dean Xie, this is my family's ancestral Cultivation Method, with a history of a million years. At least 80 Cultivation Method is rare and unique!"
"Every cultivator who uses our Cultivation Method eventually becomes a world-renowned figure! Even if your academy wants to grow stronger and larger, a few hundred books would be more than enough!"
He analyzed it for the Master Xiang.
Xie Feng shook his finger and said, "I need... two million Cultivation Method!"
Master Xiang was taken aback. "You have more courage and vision than I imagined, and you are also more..."
"They're even more ignorant of their own limitations?"
"Haha, that's not what I said!"
"Tell me, how much for two million copies of Cultivation Method?"
Xie Feng got straight to the point.
Master Xiang again to confirm, "Are you sure you're serious?"
Xie Feng, tap your chin!
Upon hearing this, Master Xiang's expression slowly turned solemn, and he said:
"So much, your financial burden must be quite heavy! However, since Dean Xie is a distinguished guest of the clan leader, the clan leader will certainly give you face."
"Each Cultivation Method will cost you 100,000 Dao Crystal. Two million techniques will total 200 billion Dao Crystal! How about it?"
"One hundred thousand per unit, that's really cheap!" Xie Feng said with some satisfaction.
This peerless Cultivation Method would fetch tens of millions elsewhere! Yet here it's only worth 100,000! A hundred times less! It has to be said, Shui Yunjun's influence is truly outrageous!
Master Xiang Divine Ability smiled and said, "Dean Xie is incredibly resourceful. Although this is a lot of money, I believe you can definitely raise it. Then let's meet on time, cash on delivery!"
Xie Feng nodded, his gaze shifting slightly. He inadvertently noticed a faint blue light shimmering behind rows of Cultivation Method floating in space, their Literary Qi surging and transcending the mundane!
Xie Feng asked, "Master, what is that thing emitting blue light?"
Master Xiang glanced back and smiled, "Dean Xie has a good eye! That's the Literary Dao Tower! The tower contains incomparably vast Literary Qi, which can greatly enhance the effectiveness of Literary Dao cultivation for practitioners!"
Xie Feng asked, "May I take a look?"