Mutual Aid Alliance: No Trash Allowed!

Purple Light Undying finished her lesson.

Her gaze had fallen on Chen Yi from time to time, and after the lesson ended, she gave Chen Yi her contact information and offered a few words of advice:

"In the future, when it comes to the Law of Light..."

"If there's anything you don't understand, you can come ask me."

Chen Yi naturally accepted without hesitation and added Purple Light Undying's Virtual Universe number.

Purple Light Undying was now thinking of finding Tong Man to speak with him and taking some time to teach Chen Yi and Hong the Law of Light as well.

For teachers in the Ganwu Secret Realm, long years of cultivation had squeezed their potential to its limit. Unless they encountered some extraordinary stroke of fortune, it would be difficult for them to make any great progress for the rest of their lives. Being able to befriend some outstanding geniuses...

Was the greatest wealth of all.

The lesson ended.

Purple Light Undying departed.

Chen Yi and Hong also planned to return to their respective residences, either to train in the Killing Field or comprehend the laws...

But just as Chen Yi left the teaching hall...

Several Universe Level and even Domain Lord-level cultivators surrounded Chen Yi from the front and back.

Their leader was a three-meter-tall, burly man with four arms. A closer look revealed that his two extra arms were in a form resembling energy.

The burly man was called Zhen Gong.

He had a powerful background and came from the Soul Arm Clan of the Ganwu Universe Country. His grandfather was an Ordinary Immortal.

His clan even had a King-level Immortal ancestor and three Marquis Immortal elders. Two of those Marquis Immortals served under the Ganwu Country Lord, making the clan one of the most powerful families in the Ganwu Universe Country.

Zhen Gong himself was also a renowned expert in the Ganwu Secret Realm, capable of overpowering some World Lords despite being at the Domain Lord level.

Zhen Gong lowered his head and looked down at Chen Yi.

"Chen Yi."

"I heard that if someone joins your Mutual Aid Alliance, you'll share information on secret techniques, treasures... and so on with them?"

"That's right."

Chen Yi glanced at the burly man, his expression calm.

A large number of beastmen geniuses from his circle, including snake people and dragon people, quickly came over and gathered protectively around Chen Yi. They had all realized the newcomers meant trouble.

Zhen Gong glanced at the beastmen and said with a grin, "There's no need to be nervous. I just want to join Chen Yi's Mutual Aid Alliance."

"Chen Yi, what do you say?"

"Do you have any secret techniques or treasures you can share with us?" Chen Yi had a Clone and a full set of life-preserving treasures bought with the Ganwu Country Lord's funds, so he was not worried in the least.

"No. The secret techniques I've learned are all from the Ganwu Secret Realm or my family, so I can't pass them on to outsiders. As for treasures... I don't have any either. Otherwise, why would I come to you, Chen Yi?" Zhen Gong stepped closer, laid a hand on Chen Yi's shoulder, and lightly gripped his right shoulder.

The others around Zhen Gong crowded closer.

Chen Yi, Luo Feng, and Hong's rapid improvements, one after another, had left many members of the secret realm envious. They all thought the three likely had some special cultivation method.

But from what they had heard of Chen Yi's potential, he was extremely likely to become Undying, so hardly anyone dared provoke him.

Somehow, however, Zhen Gong, an expert with a powerful background, had suddenly rallied this group of people and proposed the plan they were now carrying out.

Under the banner of joining Chen Yi's Mutual Aid Alliance, they would take advantage of him. Zhen Gong had said this would not count as breaking the Ganwu Secret Realm's rules, and that he would lead the way himself, so there was no need to fear Chen Yi.

In the crowd...

Another Domain Lord spoke up:

"I'm planning to join too. I don't have any secret techniques either, but I'd like to borrow your palace, Chen Yi, and watch the lessons recorded by the Undying teachers."

"I'm also very curious. I'd like to see how you cultivate."

The beastmen's expressions changed when they heard this.

These people wanted to take advantage of Chen Yi without giving anything in return?

But there were fewer beastmen, and their circle rarely gathered with the other members. Tong Sheng had broken through to the Domain Lord level, but he had applied for an outside assignment.

There were no Domain Lords in the beastmen's small circle now.

"What are you trying to do? Use force in the Ganwu Secret Realm? Do you have a death wish?"

A chill appeared on Hong's face as he stepped directly in front of Chen Yi. Two years ago, he had already chosen to give up on participating in the genius battle.

He had soaked in the Ganwu Secret Realm's nutrient pool and rapidly accumulated energy, reaching the Universe Level two months ago.

He sent a message through the Virtual Universe:

"Chen Yi, you go first."

However, Chen Yi did not move.

Hong looked at Chen Yi.

There...

Chen Yi's expression was calm.

He pulled Hong out from in front of him, shrugged off Zhen Gong's arm, and raised his head. "Zhen Gong, you want to join my Mutual Aid Alliance?"

"You should know something about my family. Besides, with my talent for cultivation..." Zhen Gong smiled faintly.

"Talent? I don't see what talent you have." Chen Yi's voice was icy. "The Mutual Aid Alliance doesn't accept trash, especially trash that wants to freeload."

The smile froze on Zhen Gong's face.

The other secret realm members around them were stunned. How... how did Chen Yi dare? Those words had essentially escalated the conflict, leaving Zhen Gong no face at all.

Zhen Gong's family had a King Rank expert, and not a marquis or king appointed by the Ganwu Country Lord, but a genuine King-level Immortal!

But now...

In this situation, unless Chen Yi was a fool, he surely had something else up his sleeve.

"Hong, let's go."

Chen Yi walked straight ahead, pushing aside the people surrounding him, and headed calmly toward the palace where he lived. He did not know whether Purple Light Undying would report the news of his improvement in the Law of Light, so he planned to find Teacher Tong Man.

Although, under Tong Man and Babata's guidance, he had prepared quite a few trump cards to protect himself and preserve his life, including a Domain Lord Ninth Stage plant life-form...

If he did not show his talent and gain a higher status, any stray cat or dog would dare provoke him.

Zhen Gong stood where he was. The people who had come with him no longer knew what to do. They had originally thought it would be nice if they could follow Zhen Gong, test the waters, and get some benefits.

But...

Now it seemed they had stirred up serious trouble.

"What do we do?" A Domain Lord looked at Zhen Gong. He was quite strong, but he was on his own, with no backing whatsoever.

Zhen Gong's face was cold as he said in a low voice:

"There's nothing we can do. What, would you dare kill someone in the Ganwu Secret Realm? If you do, I'll be happy to support you."

The Domain Lord was left speechless.

After Zhen Gong returned to his palace, he ordered the slaves he had bought to encrypt the news of what had happened here using various complex codes and send it to a Virtual Universe number given to him by the ancestor.

They used a complex message to communicate it.

Looks like what Grandfather suspected and told me is true.

Ancestor...

Really is working for an Alien Race!

Otherwise, why would the ancestor have instructed him to use such a complicated method of communication?

Although he had guessed the truth, Zhen Gong knew that he and his grandfather's branch of the family had already done too much dirty work for the ancestor. They could never wash themselves clean, and there was no turning back.

At Tong Man's palace...

Purple Light Undying had come to see Tong Man immediately after finishing his lesson. He and Tong Man were old friends of many years, and the first thing he said upon meeting him was a joking complaint:

"Tong Man, that wasn't very nice of you!"

"Chen Yi is already close to crossing the threshold of the Law of Light, and you didn't even give me a heads-up so I could teach him and earn his favor."

As he spoke...

Purple Light Undying saw the obvious confusion on Tong Man's face, as though he were saying, What kind of ghost story are you telling me? I don't understand.