Chapter 629: Chapter 629: Utterly Depressed

News soon spread that internal strife had erupted within the Heaven’s Path Alliance.

Bei Yan had a fierce fight with his followers.

However, as one of the recognized giants in the academy, and with the Supplementing Divine Temple being the only other faction within the Heaven’s Path Alliance, it was natural for him to easily pacify the others after he suppressed Jiang Quan.

However, the Heaven’s Path Alliance had crumbled.

No one wanted to associate with Bei Yan anymore.

Why?

Oh, he had used the pretext of righteousness to pressure Shi Hao, asking Shi Hao to hand over the Dragon Clan’s Mystical Arts, but what about himself?

Monopolizing it!

How could that be fair?

As a result, the students of the Heaven’s Path Alliance left en masse, considering it was not exactly a tightly-knit organization, and since everyone was a part of the Heavenly Path Association, even though the Bei family was powerful, they couldn’t blatantly bully their own people.

Why had the Heavenly Path Association been established if not to avoid being bullied?

Now, to start victimizing one’s own members was utterly ridiculous!

Bei Yan’s frustration was beyond words.

He immediately thought of how everyone said Shi Hao had presented a Heavenly Fragrance Grass when he left the Heaven’s Path Alliance. Many students had attended that auction, recognizing it clearly as the one auctioned by the Weng family and won by him.

Could it be that Shi Hao had stolen the item?

Bei Yan immediately reported to the academy that Shi Hao had stolen his Spiritual Medicine and falsely accused him of obtaining the Dragon Clan’s Mystical Arts.

After Shi Hao was summoned, he simply spread his hands and said innocently, “Respected sirs, I have just stepped into the Founding King Court. Although I am quite peculiar, as I am aware, being a First King, how could I possibly steal from Senior Brother Bei’s Spatial Spirit Tool without him noticing?”

Possible?

Completely impossible!

Even if their realms were the same, it would be extremely difficult for Shi Hao to achieve this, not to mention Bei Yan was ahead in realm and had the upper hand in strength.

Moreover, defeating someone and stealing from their Spatial Spirit Tool without their awareness had a difficulty that was hundreds of times greater, right?

It could be said that even a Sky Ladder powerhouse would find it incredibly challenging to silently steal from the hands of the Heaven Connecting Road, especially since the item was in a Spatial Spirit Tool.

Immediately, the academy expelled Bei Yan, forbidding him to make any more trouble.

Oh, after agreeing to a deal initially, now that the Immortal Technique was in hand, he wanted to take back the traded Spiritual Medicine?

Too despicable and shameful!

Bei Yan’s actions provoked extreme disgust from the academy’s magnates, and some even suggested expelling him from the academy.

For Bei Yan, that was not even the biggest trouble.

Who wouldn’t want Immortal Techniques?

Originally, many had coerced Shi Hao under the guise of righteousness to hand over the Immortal Technique, including some teachers from the academy.

Now, even more were targeting Bei Yan.

Why?

Because Shi Hao had a stronger backing.

The Stone Clan was impressive, wasn’t it? And Gu Tong was powerful, too, right?

This represented two Sky Ladder powerhouses, enough to terrify anyone, hence even if they coerced Shi Hao, everyone still showed restraint, daring not to go too far, and would only seize him when isolated to forcefully extract a confession, ensuring complete secrecy in the process.

At the very least, on the surface, everyone had to coerce others under the guise of righteousness.

But Bei Yan didn’t have such a strong backing.

The Heavenly Path Association was indeed powerful, but it wasn’t on the same level as those from the Heaven Building Ladder.

Moreover, the Bei Family was just one of the members of the Heavenly Path Association, and Bei Yan was just a member of the Bei Family.

Therefore, many people were unbridled, and if it hadn’t been for the fact that this was an academy, Bei Yan might have already been seized and subjected to severe torture.

These past few days, Bei Yan had aged over a decade.

His pressure was too great, and his heart was full of anger and depression, severely affecting his mood.

But he couldn’t understand how Shi Hao had managed to steal the Heavenly Fragrance Grass and made up such a detailed transaction that everyone believed it.

The key was, he wasn’t afraid of the pressure from the academy, since no one dared to openly attack him here, but his family had also received the news and ordered him to return immediately.

Return for what?

Of course, to hand over the Immortal Technique. How could they feel safe with such essential items in his possession?

Such an Immortal Technique needed to be practiced by the stronger members of the clan to enhance their strength as soon as possible.

How could Bei Yan dare to return?

Could he hand over the Immortal Technique?

Although he was the top talent of his clan and had been established early as the successor, there were too many who eyed his position, and there were several other talents in the clan who were only slightly inferior to him; he was not irreplaceable.

Therefore, if he didn’t hand over the Immortal Technique, the clan elders definitely wouldn’t be courteous to him, and they would use severe torture.

Returning would be a road to death!

So, Bei Yan stayed in the academy and didn’t leave. Now, if he stepped out of the academy’s gate, he probably wouldn’t see the sun the next day.

–He wasn’t Shi Hao, who had treasures like Immortal Abode.

The problem was, he still had obligations to go to the Elemental Cave; how much longer could he stay within the academy?

…

“Your move has really made Bei Yan eat bitter without the chance to speak,” Weng Nanqing said with a smile, full of admiration, “But, I am also curious about the most crucial part–how did you manage to steal Bei Yan’s Heavenly Fragrance Grass? Without that treasure, no one would believe that you completed the ‘deal.’ How did you do it?”

Even the almighty figures of the academy who had Ascended to Saint Position felt it was impossible for Shi Hao to achieve it, so she was naturally very curious, but she was also someone in the know–Shi Hao didn’t have the Dragon Clan’s Mystical Arts, even if he really obtained them, he wouldn’t possibly trade with Bei Yan.

Shi Hao’s expression broke into a smile, “Want to know? Call me ‘good brother’.”

Weng Nanqing rolled her eyes at him. You didn’t ascend my soul to the heavens, yet you still want me to call you good brother–ugh, why did her mind always drift to those embarrassing scenarios?

“That’s my skill!” the Purple Gold Rat jumped out, not about to let Shi Hao take all the credit in such a grandstanding moment.

Weng Nanqing was no longer surprised by the Purple Gold Rat, but she also knew that most of the benefits inside the Golden Dragon’s body had been taken by this pretentious and somewhat sleazy rat.

But then, the cultivation of the Purple Gold Rat was even lower, merely at the Self-Observation level.

It was even less likely to have accomplished it.

Shi Hao laughed, “It was it. By the way, be careful, this guy can steal things out of a Spatial Spirit Tool silently. If you have any treasures, never show them in front of it; this guy definitely spares no one, not even its own people.”

“Tch, would I do such a thing?” the Purple Gold Rat indignantly expressed, yet its small eyes were darting around fast, utterly showing its thievish nature.

Weng Nanqing believed him and instinctively tightened her pockets.

The Purple Gold Rat felt depressed. Was it that obvious?

Damn it.