From Now On, Better Steer Clear of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute's Prodigies

"Thank you for your mercy, Fellow Daoist Chu. I will take my leave now."

After finishing his sentence, Ancestor Qinglin turned and left without looking back. He understood that the other party had already shown mercy, and staying there would only be courting death.

As the azure light disappeared into the sea, all the cultivators turned to look at Chu Feng, their eyes filled with awe.

Even the Great Sage Blazing Sun was stunned on the spot, his mouth forming an "O" shape in surprise.

Seeing this, the Great Sage Golden Wing couldn't help but joke, "Stunned now? My brother Feng is someone who can step into the Saint Realm at any time. If it weren't for achieving that goal, he would have been a Saint long ago."

Upon hearing this, both the Great Sage Blazing Sun and the Great Sage Mountain-Mover were stunned.

After a long while, the Great Sage Blazing Sun finally spoke and asked, "Could it be that Senior Brother Chu intends to break through to sainthood only when he has reached the Great Perfection of the True Essence of the Great Dao the Half-Saint Dao?"

"Good."

Great Sage Golden Wing readily agreed, then turned his gaze to Chu Feng.

Chu Feng walked up to Xu Caichen, who was still in a daze, and said, "Caichen, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and go find Qing Jin to clean up this mess."

Xu Caichen only now remembered the purpose of their visit today.

He bowed slightly to Chu Feng and said, "Yes."

Then, Xu Caichen turned around and slowly walked towards the Qing Jinjiao. With each step he took, the sea creatures around the Qing Jinjiao retreated a step, and even the two uncles who had previously protected him abandoned him.

What a joke! He can't beat the Qing Jinjiao in a one-on-one fight, nor can he compete with his father's connections. Who would dare to help him now?

As the Qing Jinjiao watched Xu Caichen approach step by step, it instinctively shouted, "Don't come any closer!"

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Xu Caichen looked puzzled, then couldn't help but laugh after a while, "Haha, Qing Jin, I'm not going to eat you, I really don't know what you're afraid of, or are you not going to keep our previous agreement?"

The Qing Jinjiao was stunned. He stood there alone, unable to utter a word for a long time.

Seeing that he remained silent, Xu Caichen asked with a smile, "What, Qing Jin, are you determined to fight to the death?"

"No, no, no."

The Qing Jinjiao Flood Dragon shook its head vigorously, like a rattle-drum. What a joke! Even its own ancestor was intimidated; wouldn't it be pointless for it to fight?

"I just..."

He wanted to explain, but for a moment he didn't know how.

"I just didn't expect I would spare your life?"

Xu Caichen countered with a question.

The Qing Jinjiao nodded silently.

"I already told you, I just came to you to help with Suxin's matter. I didn't expect you to go this far. Hand over the marriage certificate."

Xu Caichen's words were logical and well-founded, leaving no room for criticism.

Even the Qing Jinjiao itself began to doubt: Could it be that I was wrong?

"Good."

Without the slightest hesitation, Qing Jinjiao took out his marriage certificate with Bai Suxin.

"How much were the betrothal gifts you gave? I'll return them all."

Xu Caichen then added another sentence.

"It's not important, those things aren't important."

The Qing Jinjiao now only wanted to get rid of these evil spirits and never wanted to have anything to do with the Dao-Seeking Academy again in his life. As for the hatred of killing his father, he had put it all behind him.

Even if he were a prodigy of the Azure Flood Dragon Clan, let alone a prodigy of the Dragon Palace, it would be impossible for him to instigate a major war between the Dragon Palace and the Dao-Seeking Academy.

"You're making it sound like I'm trying to take advantage of you. Do you think I, Xu Caichen, am that kind of person?"

Xu Caichen looked displeased, as if he wouldn't leave unless the betrothal gifts were returned.

"My dear son-in-law, let Xiao Jiao handle the matter of returning the betrothal gifts."

The Hei Yanjiao's voice suddenly rang out, dispelling the eerie atmosphere.

Qing Jinjiao nodded hurriedly. "Yes, yes, Uncle Hei Yan and I will handle it."

After saying that, he looked at the Hei Yanjiao with a complicated expression. If he could, he really wanted to kill the culprit with a single blow.

"Alright, I won't say any more then."

As Xu Caichen spoke, he casually tore the marriage certificate to shreds, then turned and walked back to Chu Feng, bowing and saying, "Disciple thanks Master for his help."

Chu Feng smiled and said, "You are my disciple. If I don't protect you, who will?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Caichen felt a warmth in his heart. The surrounding cultivators, witnessing this scene, secretly remembered that they must never offend the prodigies of the Dao-Seeking Academy, or more accurately, the prodigies of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute.

That Half-Saint Chu is extremely protective of his own.

Chu Feng said calmly, "Alright, now that the matter is resolved, let's head back."

"Promise!"

After watching the Black Flood Dragon Water Manor's convoy disappear, the cultivators dispersed.

Today's battle has shocked all the cultivators present.

Many of them had heard of Chu Feng's prowess, but only after seeing him today did they realize how terrifying he truly was.

A Great Sage of the Human Race couldn't help but exclaim, "That Half-Saint Chu is probably the number one person below the Saint!"

This statement was quickly echoed by those around him.

"Yes, this Half-Saint Chu has become powerful. Even if all of us went together, we wouldn't be a match for him."

"It's best to avoid those prodigies from the Miscellaneous Dao Institute in the future."

That makes sense.

Inside the Hei Yan Water Manor.

The Hei Yanjiao Flood Dragon knelt down before Chu Feng with a thud. "Senior, I have been negligent before, please forgive me."

Chu Feng, waving the feather fan in his hand, asked with a half-smile, "Is it merely neglect?"

Hei Yanjiao's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, his little tricks hadn't escaped the notice of the person in front of him.

He hurriedly begged for mercy, "Senior, spare my life! Senior, spare my life! I had no choice. After all, I still have to make a living under the Azure Flood Dragon King's Palace, so I did something wrong. Please forgive me this time."

Chu Feng ignored the man and turned to Xu Caichen and Bai Suxin beside him. "This is your family matter, I will not interfere. You can resolve it yourselves."

"Promise."

Xu Caichen responded.

Chu Feng didn't say much, and led everyone away, too lazy to care about these worldly matters.

An hour later, Xu Caichen brought Bai Suxin to Chu Feng.

"Master, I have finished dealing with matters concerning the Hei Yan Manor. We can return to the Profound Heaven Continent at any time."

Chu Feng said, "Since there's nothing else, let's return to the Wu Kingdom now."

"Promise."

After tidying up, the group left Hei Yan Manor, accompanied by Hei Yanjiao.

Watching Chu Feng and his group disappear, the White Head Turtle murmured, "General, is this a blessing or a curse for us?"

Hei Yanjiao shook his head. "I don't know, but at least the surrounding forces will be wary of my son-in-law. I never imagined that the little scholar from that day would now become a personal disciple of an invincible Half-Saint."

That evening, Chu Feng and his group returned to the Xu Manor.

Upon seeing his mother return, Xu Hanlin immediately rushed towards Bai Suxin.

"Mother, Hanlin misses you so much!"

Bai Suxin hugged her son, tears streaming down her face, and murmured, "Hanlin, your mother will never leave you again."

"Really?"

Xu Hanlin asked expectantly.

Bai Suxin sobbed, "It's true, of course it's true. When has Mother ever lied to Hanlin?"

Seeing such a heartwarming scene, Chu Feng and the others did not linger and turned to leave.

Three days later, Xu Caichen left a calligraphy scroll for his sister and brother-in-law, telling them that if they encountered any trouble, they only needed to drip a drop of blood onto it to activate the scroll and save the Xu Manor's life.

However, this calligraphy copybook can only be used three times. After that, it will turn into an ordinary piece of paper, and they should not use it unless absolutely necessary.

Upon hearing this, Sister Xu and her brother-in-law instantly realized that they might never see their younger brother again.

Although reluctant, we could only bid farewell to everyone with heavy hearts.

Chu Feng and his group did not make a grand departure by flying through the air, but instead left the capital of the Wu Kingdom by carriage.

Xu Caichen gazed at the receding Lin'an City, his heart filled with countless emotions...