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Chapter 216 Deprivation of Spiritual Roots
Today is the day to leave the secret realm, and the four of them, along with a flame, set off for the exit.

"Master, when you go to the academy, will you stay in our courtyard?"

Longkui naturally called him "Master".

Under the torment of the white fox Yaoyao, their strength visibly increased.

Their current strength is just a little bit away from breaking through to the next level.

They broke through two levels in the secret realm in just a few days!
In the past, it would take them several years to get promoted, but now they can do it in just a few days.

It's only natural for them to call him "Master".

Du Ruo also called out to Master, "That's right, Master! We two will live in a separate courtyard in the academy, and you can bring your junior brother to live there with you."

Although Lingfeng was younger than them, he had started learning the art earlier, so they started calling him "senior brother."

Bai Hu Yaoyao's face darkened. She had already said that she was not these two boys' master, but they were stubborn and insisted on calling her master.

"I didn't take you as my apprentices, but it's fine for me to stay at your place."

After thinking for a moment, Baihu Yaoyao realized that she had nowhere to stay here. Since someone invited her to stay at their home, she reluctantly agreed.
It just so happens that my little apprentice can continue his studies at the academy.

Longkui didn't refute it; she had already made up her mind that Baihu Yaoyao was her master.

“Master, in our hearts, you are our master. Please feel at ease staying wherever you are.”

He certainly wouldn't give up on becoming an apprentice.

Lingfeng, on the other hand, has been in a daze these past few days, mainly because his strength has leveled up too quickly.

Even the academy's instructors couldn't achieve this level of stability due to rapid advancement.

His master is truly amazing.

Another thing that made him happy was that he had actually become a senior!

Each of them had their own plans and headed towards the exit of the secret realm.

There are already many students here, fewer than when we came in.

Many others are missing limbs or have suffered serious injuries.

This is the price to pay for entering the secret realm: if you're alive, you'll get out; if you're not, you'll leave your life behind.

Du Ruo looked at the two men in front of her who were missing arms, and she couldn't hide the schadenfreude in her eyes.

"Longkui, those two bastards tricked us and ran away. Now look what happened, they're crippled."

Originally, the four of them were exploring the secret realm together, but then the other two pushed them out to block the attacks of the spirit beasts, and the two of them ran away.

He and Longkui barely escaped danger when they encountered man-eating bees.

Unexpectedly, those two were in a much worse situation than them.

Longkui also saw the two people. "Let's stay away from them from now on."

"Hmm." Du Ruo gave them a sarcastic smile.

Bai Hu Yaoyao also saw those two people. There were actually people more dog-like than her!

“Girls, you’ve come out too?” Yun Jing ran over from the side.

They were training in the secret realm, hoping to meet Miss Yaoyao again.

I didn't encounter it until the secret realm was about to close, but I met it at the exit, which can be considered fate.

"Mm." White Fox Yaoyao nodded, as if to say hello.

Yun Jing also stood among Bai Hu Yaoyao and the others, chatting and laughing with Long Kui and the others.

The Long family, the Du family, the Yun family, and the Xia family are the four major families of the Phoenix Cry Continent, and they all know each other.

We're good friends who grew up together.

Now that we've met, it's perfectly normal for us to chat.

"You're all here? I couldn't find you for a whole month in this secret realm." Xia Qingqing came out of the secret realm and ran over when she saw Long Kui and the others.

The three of them were chatting and laughing with Lingfeng, but when they saw Xia Qingqing arrive, their expressions all changed.

Xia Qingqing is such a headache for them; she keeps chasing after the four of them.

They all wished they could stay as far away as possible.

Xia Qingqing pouted and said coquettishly, "Why are you ignoring me again? I know I'm not as talented as my sister, so it's understandable that you don't like me."

A whiff of green tea aroma wafted over, and Bai Hu Yaoyao wrinkled her nose. Does every woman have to be a "green tea" (a manipulative, manipulative woman)?
Can't you just be a decent human being?

Longkui disgustedly hid to the side, "Don't bring up your sister anymore. She's paralyzed at home now, and you've taken her place to study at the academy. Since you're here, focus on your cultivation and stop doing all that nonsense."

Among the younger generation of the four major families, the most outstanding girl is actually Xia Qinghe from the Xia family.

Xia Qinghe possesses a superior fire spirit root, making her a sought-after figure by academies across the entire continent.

However, a few years ago, his spiritual root was suddenly destroyed, and he became paralyzed overnight.

Xia Qingqing took Xia Qinghe's place at the academy.

During her time at the academy, Xia Qingqing didn't focus on her cultivation. Instead, she spent all her time thinking about how to seduce them, how to build good relationships with them, and how to marry one of them.

Unfortunately, the three of them were only focused on cultivation and never thought about finding partners.

Now they're bringing up her sister again, that's enough!

Xia Qingqing's face turned pale and then flushed. "Is it because of her that you're ignoring me? Who is this woman? You promised my sister you'd take good care of me!"

The three of them looked at Bai Hu Yaoyao being pointed at by her, their faces extremely sour. Was this woman crazy?
"He is our master!"

The three of them spoke in unison.

Lingfeng: ·······

He has gained another junior brother?
White Fox Yaoyao: ·····

When did she gain a few more apprentices? How come she didn't know?

"What? How could she be your master? Your elders want you to become disciples of Instructor Wu! How could you just casually take a lowly woman with no cultivation as your master?"

In her eyes, this woman looked like a vixen, had no cultivation whatsoever, and was just a pretty face who knew nothing.

Zhang is so beautiful, is she trying to seduce those three?

How could a useless person with no cultivation or spiritual root become their master?

Longkui and the other two: ·····

Is Master a good-for-nothing?
Are you kidding me?
His master was someone who could kill a swarm of man-eating bees in one move!

Bai Hu Yaoyao was so angry she laughed. It was truly a case of being caught in the crossfire.

"You're talking about me? A useless cripple with no cultivation? What right do you have to talk about me like that? Do I even know you? Someone who stripped someone of their spiritual roots, what right do you have to spout nonsense here!"

Of course, ordinary people couldn't tell her level of cultivation.

This green tea isn't even for the average person, okay?
Bai Hu Yaoyao could tell at a glance that this woman's spiritual root was something she had taken from others.

This spiritual root has not yet fully merged with her.

Xia Qingqing's face turned pale. "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by stripping someone of their spiritual roots? Don't spout nonsense."

How did this person know that she had stripped someone else of their spiritual roots?

This spiritual root belonged to her elder sister, but her father took it away and gave it to her.

Anyway, her elder sister's spiritual root originally belonged to her!
What's wrong with her taking it back?
"What? Her spiritual root was taken away?" Longkui asked incredulously.

In the world of cultivation, depriving someone of their spiritual roots is tantamount to depriving them of their life.

This is even more heinous than killing someone outright!
"I didn't." Xia Qingqing ran away in fright.

Finally, he glared fiercely at Bai Hu Yaoyao.

"Tch!" White Fox Yaoyao pouted.

With such little courage, you dare to provoke her?
Overcome!

Bai Hu Yaoyao didn't take the matter to heart, but Long Kui and the other two looked solemn.

They must find out the truth about this.

No wonder they felt something was different about Xia Qingqing after they met her last time.

Xia Qingqing used to have a fire spirit root, but it was a low-grade spirit root. Suddenly, in a test, her spirit root became a high-grade spirit root.

He was even personally taken in as an apprentice by the vice president.

Looking back now, there is definitely something fishy about this.

(End of this chapter)