I, the mortal, come from the great world of Xuanhuang

Fourth-grade pills are nothing special to the Han family, but the peak fourth-grade pill is the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, which is extremely precious to any Dou Ling expert, because it can increase their strength by two stars as long as they take it.

This temptation was immense; it's safe to say that Han Yue had absolutely no reason to refuse.

"Thank you, Master!"

Han Yue accepted.

"It's nothing, it's a small matter."

Fang Yu didn't care about this little thing, because it was nothing to him.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. There's no need for me here for the time being."

Fang Yu chose to take his leave directly, which surprised everyone. They did not expect Fang Yu to leave so quickly. They originally thought that Fang Yu would continue to cultivate in the tower, but they did not expect that Fang Yu had no intention of doing so at all.

For Fang Yu, cultivating inside this tower wouldn't be of much benefit.

Because if nothing unexpected happens, the Fallen Heart Flame in this tower will soon be refined and subdued.

As for whether the academy elders can refine it, that depends on their abilities. If their abilities are insufficient, then naturally it can only be Xiao Yan's.

Xiao Yan was looking forward to this day, and he was waiting for it.

Most importantly, although Fang Yu left, Xiao Yan did not. Instead, he went to the lowest level, where only the inner courtyard elders could cultivate. There was no other way; it was arguably the best place for cultivation, but for a powerhouse like Xiao Yan who had already broken through to the Dou Wang realm, it wasn't particularly useful, though it still had some effect.

At the very least, it can save some cultivation time, which is still very good.

After leaving, Fang Yu did not let anyone follow him, because he did not like others to follow him. Instead, he wandered around the inner courtyard.

For him, there is basically no one who can have any influence over him, so naturally he doesn't need anyone else to follow him.

The inner courtyard was very large; in fact, its size far exceeded Fang Yu's expectations. So, he had to do some research before he arrived at the inner courtyard's trading area.

This trading area is actually a square, and there are many stone platforms on the square.

These stone platforms were filled with all sorts of things.

There was no doubt that outside the stone platform was a bustling crowd.

The level of excitement was evident.

Although Fang Yu didn't quite like the noisy scene, he still searched for things he valued. After all, there were quite a few good things in the inner courtyard, so he naturally wanted to take a look.

As for the fire energy he needed, although he didn't have it, he could use pills to replace it.

In any case, in this Dou Qi Continent, pills are always the universal currency, no matter where you are. As long as you take out pills, I believe no one will refuse.

Fang Yu's purpose in coming here was naturally to find what he needed.

Fang Yu soon stopped in front of a stall, and just as he was about to say something, he heard a commotion.

Following the sound, they saw a group of people approaching in the distance, led by a woman dressed in a snow-white velvet dress. This woman was quite beautiful, with an oval face, cherry lips, willow-leaf eyebrows, and large, expressive eyes, making her a pleasing sight.

Perhaps it was precisely because of her stunning beauty that this woman was surrounded by many men, giving her the feeling of being the center of attention, which made a hint of vanity appear in her eyes.

Vanity has always been an irresistible temptation for women.

Although the woman was beautiful, she held little appeal for Fang Yu. He immediately looked away and continued searching for what he needed. Although his movements were subtle, the woman still noticed them.

This caused a look of surprise to flash in the woman's eyes; she hadn't expected that a man could ignore her beauty.

This caused a hint of coldness to rise in the woman's eyes, and she quickly walked towards Fang Yu.

Just then, Fang Yu was about to reach out and grab a golden jade piece from the stall in front of him.

The jade piece was rather strange; Fang Yu couldn't figure it out, so he tried to pick it up. But just as he was about to examine it, a pair of jade-like hands took the golden jade piece away first.

At the same time, a delicate fragrance wafted over. Fang Yu looked directly at the owner of the jade piece, and it was none other than the woman from before.

"Give me the stuff."

Fang Yu directly reached out his hand and asked the woman for it.

His words shocked everyone around him, as if they had heard something unbelievable. Some even showed a hint of schadenfreude. As for Fang Yu's demand, the woman just sneered.

"The stuff is all in my hands now, here you go... Who do you think you are?"

As she spoke, the woman played with the golden jade piece for a moment. Although she couldn't see anything special about it, she just wanted to make Fang Yu submit to her.

Even though Fang Yu hadn't offended her, his dismissive gaze earlier still made her resentful. In any case, she was among the top students in the inner courtyard, so she naturally wouldn't care about a new student who seemed to have just entered the inner courtyard.

That's right, she saw Fang Yu as a freshman, so naturally she didn't care too much.

She couldn't tolerate a freshman daring to ignore her, so naturally she wanted to cause trouble.

"I'll say it again, give it to me, or don't blame me for not giving the Inner Court Elder face."

"What a big face you've got! Giving face to the Elder of the Inner Court? Who do you think you are?"

At this moment, a tall man walked out from behind the woman, a mocking smile on his lips, clearly intending to show off his power in front of the beauty.

Fang Yu's usual approach to dealing with such idiots is to slap them across the face.

This time was no exception; she slapped him across the face with a loud "bang." The tall man was sent flying, but he wasn't in any danger; he was just knocked down.

"You're still alive only because of the Elder of the Inner Court. If it weren't for the Elder of the Inner Court, you'd be dead by now. Get out! Don't let me see you again, or you won't be so lucky next time."

Fang Yu's voice, though devoid of any murderous intent, sent chills down the spines of those who heard it, especially the man who had been slapped to the ground. The man was so frightened that he ran away in a panic, completely ignoring the woman he was supposed to protect.

"He has some skill."

Although the woman was also frightened and her face turned slightly pale, she still forced a compliment. "Give me the thing."

Fang Yu's answer was still straightforward: he wanted the golden jade tablet.

Do you know who my cousin is?

Faced with Fang Yu's demands, the woman immediately brought up her biggest backer, her cousin.

"Who your cousin is has nothing to do with me. Even if your cousin is an elder of the Inner Court, you still have to give me that thing today, or I'll make you crawl out of here. Although this is the Inner Court and I can't kill people here, I don't mind crippling you, understand?"

Fang Yu's words were as calm as ever, without any murderous intent, yet they still sent chills down people's spines, leaving them with the thought that they could only agree and not refute or resist.

Despite Fang Yu's threat, the woman remained defiant, clearly afraid of losing face, and said coldly.

"My cousin is Liu Qing, who is ranked third on the Power Ranking!"

"So you're Liu Fei."

Upon hearing the woman's words, Fang Yu finally realized who the woman in front of him was—it was Liu Fei.

Upon hearing that Fang Yu recognized her, the woman immediately became happy, a smug smile appearing on her face.

"It's good that you know me. If you know me, then tell me exactly what this thing is. I'll introduce you to my cousin, and I guarantee you'll..."

There was a "bang" sound!
Before the woman could finish speaking, Fang Yu slapped her again.

The slap didn't land on the woman's face, but instead struck her directly in the chest.

"Although I don't like hitting women, it doesn't mean I won't hit women, so don't be arrogant in front of me. As for who your cousin is, it has nothing to do with me. Even if your cousin came today, he couldn't do anything to me."

After saying that, Fang Yu looked at the golden jade piece that had been handed to him.

This scene left the other onlookers stunned. They couldn't believe that anyone in the inner courtyard would do such a thing to a woman; it was utterly shocking. After all, they all knew very well who the woman's cousin was, and offending her would have unimaginable consequences.

For Fang Yu, none of this was a problem, because he was currently asking the stall owner how much the golden jade piece was worth.

"One hundred days of fire energy."

"I don't have any fire energy, but I can give you one of these. It should be worth a hundred days."

Fang Yu took out a fourth-grade pill and handed it directly to the stall owner.

This was already the lowest-grade pill he had; he couldn't offer anything lower. The stall owner was naturally overjoyed to receive a fourth-grade pill and immediately agreed.

"No problem, no problem, this is yours, this is yours, but you should be careful of her cousin, after all..."

"I know, don't worry, even if her cousin comes in person, I won't care."

Fang Yu's words startled the others, but no one dared to refute him, because Fang Yu had just demonstrated his strength.

"If you've got the guts, stay here and wait. I'll call my cousin over right now."

Having been robbed and taken advantage of, the woman was naturally furious. Her cheeks turned bright red, almost blood red. She told Fang Yu to stay put and not leave, and that she would call her cousin over.

"Okay, go ahead and call them. I'll stay here and not leave. Don't worry, I won't be leaving this trading place anytime soon because I have other things to do and other things to buy."

Fang Yu didn't pay any attention to the woman's words. In any case, apart from those two old guys, there was no one in the entire inner courtyard who could make him even slightly wary, not even the current Grand Elder.

Under these circumstances, he didn't care about being third on the leaderboard at all.

The woman's face grew even angrier after hearing Fang Yu's words, but she was already starting to regret her actions. However, it was too late for regrets, so she immediately turned and left to call her cousin.

Fang Yu paid no attention to the woman's departure, continuing his search for what he needed in the trading square. After all, he required quite a lot this time, so he had to look carefully. As for whether the woman would invite her cousin, the third-ranked person on the power ranking, he didn't care at all.

No matter where you are on the power ranking, even if you're the number one Little Dragon Girl, it's just a matter of slapping her.

As for the others, since Fang Yu didn't leave, they were all speculating about his identity. After all, Fang Yu's appearance hadn't spread throughout the entire Black Corner Region, at least not among the inner court students.

Even if people knew, very few knew, and it hadn't spread yet. So most students didn't know Fang Yu's identity, which is why Fang Yu wasn't famous and few people recognized him.

Fang Yu didn't care much about these things, and instead focused on finding what he needed, completely ignoring such matters. To him, there was no need to pay attention to them at all.

Even if the third-ranked player on the leaderboard comes along, there's no need to worry about it.

The trading plaza in the inner courtyard truly lived up to its name, with a plethora of valuable items. Fang Yu reaped considerable rewards, which greatly improved his mood. Even so, Fang Yu showed no intention of leaving. He was waiting for the arrival of the third-ranked person on the Strong Ranking, hoping that the third-ranked person would not disappoint him.

Soon the woman arrived with her cousin, whose arrival caused quite a stir. Fang Yu was already aware of this commotion, so he walked out into the dispersing crowd.

"Cousin, it's him, it's him, he's the one who hit me just now."

The woman clutched her still-painful chest, and pointed at Fang Yu with her other hand.

"That's right, it was me, I was the one who hit her. If you want to avenge her, go ahead and do it. But let me make this clear: I won't kill you, but I will teach you a lesson. I don't know how much face you'll lose if I teach you a lesson, so you'd better be prepared to be taught a lesson by me."

Fang Yu's words immediately shocked the other onlookers, and even the tall man opposite him was shocked.

He never expected Fang Yu to utter such arrogant words, which ignited a fierce fighting spirit in his eyes. He was about to make a move when he was stopped.

"Wait a moment!"

The person who stopped them was none other than the academy's Grand Elder, an elderly man.

As soon as the elder appeared, everyone present bowed and greeted him respectfully.

"Meet the Great Elder."

Almost everyone said the same thing, but to Fang Yu, such voices meant nothing. So he made no attempt to bow, but simply nodded slightly to the elder, which shocked and amazed the others, who then began to wonder who Fang Yu really was.

(End of this chapter)