Yang Podi glanced at the people around him, thought for a moment, and then spoke, "Dean Flender, Uncle Tai Nuo, it's fine if you want to join Heavenly Pursuit Academy, but I also have a few questions I'd like to ask you. I hope you can give me clear answers, otherwise I'll have to refuse you."
Yang Podi was quite familiar to the people present; they either knew him from childhood or were already familiar with his personality through the original novel.
These people are now disregarding their past falling out and wanting to join Heavenly Pursuit Academy. On one hand, they want to find a true place of refuge, since everyone present is a wanted criminal of the Spirit Hall Empire. On the other hand, they have other motives, or rather, they want to use the resources and protection of the Heavenly Pursuit Academy to rise up and prepare for future revenge.
Seeing this, Flender quickly spoke up, "Mr. Yang Podi, you can say whatever you want to say."
Tai Nuo, standing nearby, quickly chimed in, "I'm quite familiar with everyone here, so I understand Podi's personality. It's good that we've laid things out upfront; once we've discussed it, everyone will feel more at ease."
Yang Podi spoke first to Flender: "Dean Flender, you were the former dean of the Shrek Academy. You have considerable experience in teaching and other areas, especially your teachers, who are all quite experienced. I believe you can all serve as excellent teachers at my Heavenly Pursuit Academy."
"But the style of my Heavenly Pursuit Academy is to not interfere in any external affairs, nor in any sect's affairs or conflicts. To put it bluntly, even if someone from Upper Three Sects dies at the gates of my Heavenly Pursuit Academy, I will absolutely not care."
"Your Shrek Academy has close ties with the original Upper Three Sects and also has some connections with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. If you join the academy, can you sever all these connections?"
"You should have heard the news that joining our Heavenly Pursuit Academy isn't too difficult. As long as you're not a wicked person and don't have close ties with any sect, I generally allow outsiders to join. However, there's one more thing: once you join the academy, if you try to betray us or leave, you will die a horrible death. At best, your Trash Martial Soul; at worst, you'll be completely annihilated."
"Of course, you don't need to dedicate your lives to the academy. As ordinary teachers or outer sect elders, everyone in our academy is equal in terms of cultivation resources and other aspects. There will absolutely be no discrimination."
Upon hearing this, Flender and the others all became extremely serious. Each of them pondered deeply, considering the difference between becoming a rogue cultivator and joining the Heavenly Pursuit Academy.
Zhao Wuji suddenly spoke up, "Does your Heavenly Pursuit Academy have any other restrictions? Or do you expect us to do anything violent?"
Yang Podi smiled slightly and shook his head, "This shouldn't be Teacher Zhao Wuji, right? Our Heavenly Pursuit Academy is just an ordinary academy. We don't get involved in any fighting or killing. If outsiders invade Heavenly Pursuit Academy, I'll be the first to stand in line. The higher-ups of the Heavenly Pursuit Academy are on the front lines. As long as the teachers and students don't back down in the face of battle, that's fine."
Zhao Wuji continued, "Mr. Yang Podi, I used to be a wanted criminal by the Spirit Hall. I wonder if this will cause any problems or have any other consequences?"
Yang Podi glanced at Zhao Wuji: "I don't like to interfere in past matters, as long as you're not some heinous villain. As for the minor conflicts within the Spirit Hall Empire, I can handle them for you once you join the academy. I believe the Spirit Hall Empire will give me that face."
"However, I want to say something, Dean Flender. Tang San, as the successor of the Clear Sky Sect, and Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, as the successors of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, must have a deep-seated hatred for the Spirit Hall Empire. I hope that you will sever all ties from now on and not violate the rules of my Heavenly Pursuit Academy. I am relatively kind to myself, but I am always quite ruthless to those who break the rules."
Although Yang Podi spoke these words casually, everyone present seemed to feel a genuine killing intent. This killing intent did not emanate from Yang Podi, but rather permeated the entire space like a repulsion between heaven and earth.
Many of the people present had seen Titled Douluo before, and Yang Podi's move alone was already unbelievable to them. Limit Douluo and ordinary experts are indeed completely different.
After saying this, Yang Podi spoke to Tai Nuo again, "Uncle Tai Nuo, we're old acquaintances, and I don't want to talk about face or anything like that. Heavenly Pursuit Academy can take in the rest of the Strength Clan, but you should think this through."
" Tai Tan and Tang San are your clan leader and young master, respectively. They are both staunch opponents of the Spirit Hall Empire. Joining Heavenly Pursuit Academy means you will have to abandon your past master-servant and father-son relationships. Are you able to give these up?"
"You've all watched me grow up, so you should know my personality. Once I've made a decision, no one can stop me. If you dare to have any contact with Tai Tan and Tang San after joining Heavenly Pursuit Academy, I will kill you without hesitation."
"Don't say I'm heartless later. I can't possibly put the entire Heavenly Pursuit Academy in the vortex for the sake of a few of you. You don't have that much influence."
After saying all this, Yang Podi closed his eyes and began to think as if nothing was wrong.
There are just too many of these annoying things; it's better to focus on self-cultivation.
Flender and Tai Nuo's groups exchanged glances, then split into smaller groups and began to discuss their plans in hushed tones.
Yang Podi really didn't care about these people. They wouldn't be of much use to the Heavenly Pursuit Academy. In terms of pure strength, they couldn't even compare to a Soul Douluo elder of the Breaking Clan.
Since the Tai Nuo Strength Clan and others have separated from the Tai Tan, they have probably already made up their minds. The more troublesome one is Flender. It's hard to say whether he can truly give up his brotherly affection for Yu Xiaogang and his love for Liu Erlong.
However, the other teachers at the Shrek Academy were quite eager to join Heavenly Pursuit Academy. They were originally independent cultivators, and their relationship with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San was just average. As a teacher of an academy, it is impossible to have a close relationship with every student; otherwise, Shrek Academy would not have such a high student attrition rate.
After some discussion, everyone present chose to join Heavenly Pursuit Academy Heavenly Pursuit Academy become an ordinary teacher there, especially Flender, who seemed to have made a huge decision.
However, Yang Podi still asked a little about their recent experiences, and after confirming that there was no news of Tang San, he left alone.
However, Yang Podi estimated that in the original story, Tang San and his group stayed on Sea God Island for a full four years, and now it has only been a little over three years. He didn't know when they would return, or even if they could escape Sea God Island.
This is today's; tomorrow's will be posted a little later, before morning.