"Fuck!"
"It's been two and a half days. Is he really not going to show up?"
"Is this guy that arrogant? Does he even look down on the Saber Saint Wusheng's Will Character? The Saber Saint Wusheng said he'd give it to him for free, even if he didn't want to become his disciple. How about we pretend to be him and claim it?"
At that moment, the disciples were waiting at the Southern Heaven Academy's training ground. Not one of them had left from beginning to end. The longer they waited, the more astonished they became. Just who was this mysterious disciple? This was a Will Character written by someone in the Invincible Realm, precious beyond measure. A Will Character of this kind was worth a fortune and simply couldn't be bought. To cultivators, it was a supreme treasure.
But now they were all thoroughly frustrated. A treasure worth a fortune had been ignored.
"Father, do you think he really refused?"
Ji Wushuang, who had been watching from afar without leaving for a single step over the past two and a half days, now had bright eyes and couldn't help looking at Ji Zhan, who likewise hadn't left.
"I don't know, but he still hasn't appeared, so I'm afraid he won't." A smile appeared on Ji Zhan's face. He was very satisfied with this outcome.
"No way. Even if he didn't want to become his disciple, the Saber Saint Wusheng said he'd give him the Invincible Will Character anyway. An Invincible Will Character is worth a fortune, let alone one written by the Saber Saint Wusheng. A Will Character of that level is extremely precious," Ji Wuming said with a frown.
"Don't you understand? The Saber Saint Wusheng only said that to save face. If the other party refused to become his disciple and no one took the Invincible Will Character, wouldn't he have slapped his own face? But Senior Saber Saint Wusheng was still rash this time. If the other party became his disciple, there'd be no harm in taking his Will Character. But if he refused, wouldn't taking it be asking for trouble?" Ji Zhan said, looking at Ji Wuming.
"I see. First, his identity must be special. Second, an innocent man becomes a criminal by carrying a treasure!"
"But since he even refused the Saber Saint Wusheng, I'm afraid our Southern Heaven Academy has no hope either." A trace of disappointment appeared on Ji Wuming's face.
"This is good enough. The Battle Sect just slapped us in the face. He refused the Saber Saint Wusheng, and he won't become our Southern Heaven Academy's successor, but he's still a disciple of our Southern Heaven Academy." A proud look appeared on Ji Zhan's face.
"That's right. He's still a disciple of our Southern Heaven Academy."
Ji Wuming's eyes lit up, and a smile touched the corners of his mouth. It didn't matter if he didn't become the successor. Being a disciple of the Southern Heaven Academy was enough. If he appeared one day, he would represent the Southern Heaven Academy.
"He's courting death, refusing even someone in the Invincible Realm!" Shen Dong looked at the floating black scroll that no one had claimed, his eyes full of jealousy.
"Alas!"
"Is this a calamity falling from the sky?"
In the Myriad Text Academy, Su Xiuyi shook his head and activated the Pupil of Void Breaking. He naturally knew everything that had happened in the Southern Heaven Academy. The truth was, he was deeply tempted by the Invincible Will Character and coveted it, but he knew he couldn't take it. The Saber Saint Wusheng was powerful, but if the emperor of Great Zhou truly wanted to kill him, he would be finished.
The Saber Saint Wusheng, as one of the most powerful beings among the human race's Invincible Realm experts, needed to stand guard beyond the domain. It was extremely dangerous there, and Su Xiuyi couldn't stay by his side all the time.
So in the end, Su Xiuyi refused.
As for the Will Character, he had even more reason not to take it. If he took it without becoming a disciple, he would be exposed with no one to back him. He could die without even knowing how.
Su Xiuyi felt it was more practical to stay in the Myriad Text Academy and quietly sign in. There were still places deep within the academy where he hadn't signed in, and he felt that what he obtained from signing in at those places definitely wouldn't be inferior to this Will Character.
After all, several Invincible Realm experts had fallen there as well.
"Fuck, you're not going to refuse, are you?"
The Saber Saint Wusheng's intent resided in the Will Character, so he could naturally sense what was happening there. At this moment, he really was having trouble keeping his composure.
The Saber Saint Wusheng had also thought of a few possibilities.
This powerful disciple might be the disciple of some old monster, and naturally looked down on his Will Character.
Or perhaps his identity was special, and exposing it would cause problems. After all, though the Saber Saint Wusheng's fearsome reputation remained, he couldn't protect him at all times and in all places. If he didn't become his disciple, he had even less reason to take it, as that would bring great trouble.
"Lifeless, how did it go?"
The shabby old drunkard came over and asked with a smile.
"Get lost!"
"The human race is not to be bullied! Who dares approach human territory?" the Saber Saint Wusheng roared, charging off to kill beyond the domain.
"Fuck me, how shameless! He can pull a move like that?"
The shabby old drunkard was dumbfounded. He had never expected the Saber Saint Wusheng to pull such a brazen trick.
At the Southern Heaven Academy, the disciples all stood up, staring fixedly at the hourglass beside them. The three days were almost up, but still no one had appeared. Everyone was breathing heavily. No one had expected this outcome.
"This is a supreme treasure worth a fortune, isn't it? Is it really all right to treat it like this?" some disciples said, secretly swallowing their saliva.
"I'm sorry. This old ancestor didn't think things through. You're hiding your identity, so I'm afraid there's something special about it and it isn't easy to reveal. This scroll floating above the Southern Heaven Academy's training ground is far too conspicuous. How about this? I'll take the Will Character back to the Battle Sect. You can come and claim it whenever you wish. I'll wait for you at the Battle Sect!"
Time was almost up, and Ji Zhan was excited, when suddenly the voice he detested rang out again. Meng Zhige came striding over, filling Ji Zhan with fury, but he didn't dare vent it.
After all, what Meng Zhige said wasn't wrong. Since a person was hiding his identity, it must be special, or there was something he feared. Otherwise, he wouldn't hide himself.
But this instantly ruined Ji Zhan's plan to slap the Battle Sect in the face.
Damn it!
That Meng Zhige just had to meddle!
Ji Zhan cursed inwardly.
Under everyone's gaze, Meng Zhige took the black scroll.
After leaving the Southern Heaven Academy, Meng Zhige cursed under his breath. Before, he had thought that the other party would never refuse an Invincible Realm expert taking him as a disciple, so he hadn't given it much thought. Now he suddenly felt that the matter really hadn't been thought through.
"Old Ancestor, I could only make this decision on your behalf. Otherwise, it really would have been embarrassing." Meng Zhige was utterly speechless. It had been a terrible miscalculation.
They had lost a great deal of face. Fortunately, he was wise.
"What a pity. I missed out on an Invincible Realm expert's Will Character, and one of the saber Dao on the path of slaughter at that." Su Xiuyi felt a pang of reluctance as he watched Meng Zhige leave.
As for going to the Battle Sect, that was out of the question.
"Whoa!"
"An Invincible Realm expert wanted to take a disciple, and he was actually refused."
"It feels like a dream."
In that instant, the Southern Heaven Academy erupted.
(End of chapter)