Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"What happened?"

The gray-robed man also glanced at Liu Heng, then slowly looked down at the empty sleeve on the other man's left side, his brows furrowing slightly, as if he had guessed something as well.

"Master Cheng! You must avenge us!"

Before Liu Heng could even speak in response to Cheng Xuyuan's question, several of his followers knelt down and kowtowed, their faces filled with grief, indignation, and resentment, as if they were harboring endless hatred.

"About half a month ago, Brother Liu took us to the North Campus's welcome banquet, but unexpectedly, he was severely injured in public by a little bastard named Lu Feng. Moreover, Brother Liu's arm was crippled by that bastard, and even our valuables in our storage rings were stolen...!"

One of the henchmen angrily denounced.

Liu Heng, standing to the side, also had bloodshot eyes, unable to hide his rage, as if only by tearing Lu Feng to pieces could he quell the resentment in his heart.

Although Lu Feng is quite strong and could not contend with Cheng Xuyuan on his own, he is still no match for him!

The reason is that Cheng Xuyuan, who is standing in front of him, is one of the sworn brothers of Xu Tianlong, the founder of the Five Spirits Society. Not only has his cultivation reached the third level of the Spirit Soul Realm, but he is also the fourth among the five brothers. He is known as "Ape Spirit" and is also respectfully called "Fourth Master Cheng" by the group of younger brothers in the society.

"A freshman from the North Campus? Lu Feng?"

Cheng Xuyuan narrowed his eyes, a sinister glint in them, then looked at Liu Heng beside him, "Liu Heng, is what they said true?"

"Master Cheng, it's absolutely true!"

Liu Heng nodded emphatically, then clenched his empty left sleeve, his eyes filled with resentment. "Not only that, that little bastard surnamed Lu is also extremely arrogant, showing no regard for our Five Spirits Society at all, and even boasting that even if Boss Xu himself came, he would still be the same..."

"The same thing?"

"Same as before... no problem cleaning up!"

Liu Heng swallowed hard, then added fuel to the fire.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"What an incredibly arrogant little brat!"

Before he could finish speaking, Cheng Xuyuan burst into laughter again, a fierce glint appearing on his sharply defined, gaunt face. "I didn't expect that Brother Xu, who has only been in seclusion for less than half a year, would dare to challenge the authority of our Five Spirits Society even with some freshmen from the North Academy who have only recently entered the academy. He's got guts...!"

"Master Cheng, is Boss Xu in seclusion?"

Upon seeing this, Liu Heng and his followers were stunned and looked at each other in bewilderment.

After all, if Xu Tianlong goes into seclusion and doesn't come out, wouldn't they have made a wasted trip?

"Don't worry, dealing with a mere freshman from the North Campus is nothing for Brother Xu; I can handle it all by myself!"

Seemingly sensing Liu Heng and the others' ulterior motives, Cheng Xuyuan gave another cold laugh, "Where is that little bastard surnamed Lu now? Do any of you still remember him?"

Although he didn't really want to get involved in the personal feuds of Liu Heng's underlings, the current situation concerned the authority and reputation of the Five Spirits Society. In addition, as one of the high-ranking members of the Five Spirits Society and Xu Tianlong's sworn brother, he couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

"Fourth Master, please rest assured, I have already found out where Lu Feng is staying. As long as you personally take action, this bastard will definitely be in deep trouble!"

Seeing that Cheng Xuyuan was willing to stand up for them, Liu Heng and the others were overjoyed and immediately bowed in greeting.

After all, no matter how strong Lu Feng is, he is only a martial artist at the eighth level of the Meridian Opening Realm, while Cheng Xuyuan is a master at the third level of the Spirit Soul Realm. As long as the other party makes a move, the former will definitely die!

"Let's go."

With a light step, Cheng Xuyuan transformed into a gray afterimage and flew down the mountain path. His tone remained indifferent. "Brother Xu is currently in seclusion and cultivating. Even I may not be able to see him. Unless it's something important, you guys should stay away from Shanxing Peak to avoid making a fool of yourselves."

"I understand!"

Seeing this, Liu Heng and the others didn't dare to say anything more. They immediately summoned their natal spiritual treasures and flew after them.

...

Before long, led by Liu Heng and others, Cheng Xuyuan also arrived above Mercury Peak.

"Look! That's...!"

"Such a powerful aura of Yuan energy! This person's cultivation is at least above the Meridian Opening Realm!"

"Hey, isn't that Liu Hengyao, the guy who had his arm crippled by Lu Feng at the welcome banquet and was known as the third best in the North Academy? Why is he back, and with a powerful expert by his side...!"

"Judging from this person's attire and cultivation level, could he be a senior from the West Academy?"

The moment Cheng Xuyuan and his group appeared on Mercury Peak, all the new students from the North Academy looked up at the sky with varying expressions. Most of them were filled with astonishment, clearly shocked by the former's powerful strength.

After all, most of the people living on Mercury Peak here are freshmen who have just entered the academy, as well as a small number of mediocre vagrants from the North Academy who have been hanging around for many years. They rarely see any experts, let alone Cheng Xuyuan from the South Academy.

"This aura...is it...the third level of the Spirit Soul Realm?"

Lu Feng, who was about to leave the courtyard, also sensed the extraordinary aura emanating from Cheng Xuyuan and stopped in his tracks, looking up at the sky.

"Besides this aura of elemental energy, there's also a faint trace of killing intent..."

Looking at the murderous Cheng Xuyuan above, Lu Feng couldn't help but smile slightly, a hint of self-mockery in his eyes. "Looks like it won't be so easy for me to escape Mercury Peak unscathed today..."

Mercury Peak, above the sky

"Such a simple dwelling, and such scarce spiritual energy, means that apart from these new students from the North Academy, almost no one else sets foot here, let alone the academy's deacons and elders..."

Looking at the astonished freshmen from the North Academy below, Cheng Xuyuan remained indifferent, then sneered, "Hmph! Liu Heng, you guys are supposed to be members of our Five Spirits Society, yet you've been defeated by a freshman who just entered the academy. You're utterly useless!"

"Master Cheng is right!"

"However, this young man's cultivation and strength are indeed remarkable; he is not as simple as an ordinary Qi Opening Realm martial artist..."

Faced with Cheng Xuyuan's reprimand, Liu Heng and his followers also blushed and looked ugly, seemingly feeling ashamed that they had been defeated by Lu Feng, a freshman who had just entered the hospital.

"So you're Lu Feng, kid?"

With a steady landing, Cheng Xuyuan saw Lu Feng looking at him warily. He simply crossed his arms, a contemptuous sneer on his lips, clearly not taking Lu Feng seriously.

"it's me."

Faced with Cheng Xuyuan's probing, Lu Feng remained unfazed, offering the same cold smile, "But where did you come from, you stray dog?"