Chapter 143: Meetings

"Certainly, this place has a far richer environment. If you don't mind me asking, just how do you guys do this?" Cain curiously asked. 

As far as he can tell, the quality of Qi Energy depends on how close the environment is too pure Heaven and Earth Origin Energy.

No matter how extensively wide Crimson Sea Academy is, it's still within the confinements of Azure Lightning City. And the Qi environment there was average at best in Cain's eyes.

"Ah, you see, this all the involvement of World Spirit Force Masters. Deep within our field, there's a special enchantment laid down that continually purifies the Qi environment. To get this, our Academy had to pay an enormous sum. And even then, this enchantment has severe limitations that not even World Spirit Master could solve."

As she listened to Alisha, Kali suddenly curled her brows. Something, not even a World Spirit Master can solve? That definitely shouldn't be possible. 

She was taught even the weakest of World Spirit Master has extraordinary means that seem like they quite literally perform the impossible.

So Kali asked, "Just what is this problem? Never heard of a World Spirit Master running into trouble." 

Before responding, Alisha's expression turned a mix of slight disappointment and helplessness. 

"Well….I say they can't solve it, but it's more like they see no worth in solving it. You see, this enchantment grows weaker the more people that live in this field. Even if it's just three people, the enchantment will severely weaken from its peak performance. Fixing this issue requires the most powerful of World Spirit Masters from the Branch. And, well, let's just say their pride put even the high Elders from the Azure Lightning Sect to shame."

"I see…." Cain and Kali indifferently spoke. But their feelings were a bit confuddled. 

Very soon, they planned on visiting the Spirit Branch to become World Spirit Master themselves. Problems may arise, but the sibling duo believed they could properly deal with it from their current status. 

But now, hearing various tales about the Branch, things are shaping up to be a bit more complicated than they thought.

At this moment, Cain and Kali came to a subconscious decision. They can't simply just do good; they'll need to pour their very all in convincing these prideful bunch!

"Mn, but don't worry about them too much. Let's focus on positive news." Alisah regained her cheerful smile. 

Pointing over to the same house, she said, "This, as you may already guess, will be your residence from now own. It's rare that one wants to share a private home, especially when taking into account some cultivation methods but, you two are siblings, I suppose."

Before either Cain or Kali could say anything back, a faint light shimmered from Alisha's pockets. 

"Oh? There finally calling?" An expected expression crossed Alisha's face.

Swiftly taking her contact ring, she swept her Spirit Sense into it, rapidly receiving bouts of information. 

Within a moment, a bright glint alights her eyes. A smile, different from the cheerful one moments ago, slowly curled her lips.

This was a face that nearly looked overly smug as if she had just won the biggest bet in the world. 

Seeing this, Cain and Kali curled their brows, tossing a puzzling look between each other.

And as if she could automatically perceive their confusions, Alisha reached into her pocket, pulling out two more contact rings while saying, "Ah, sorry about this abrupt exchange, but I need to leave now. An emergency was just called in with all other Discipline Lords, and I'm sure you understand the importance. Here, take my contact ring. Any questions or guidance you need, you can simply call me."

A pang curiosity shimmered within the sibling duo. Obviously, the meeting will be about them. But when thinking upon it, Cain could tell that Alisha practically made this honorary decision all by herself.

Given their high status, would the other Discipline Lords be mildly upset over this ruling decision? 

After all, Cain's fully aware that Martial Talent can only get them so far. In the face of true strength, Martial Talent isn't worthy of mention at all. 

These doubts seeded in Cain's mind for a moment. However, they quickly dispersed as he studied Alisha's overly smug smile.

Whatever worries he may have, it'll just be solved by this supposedly fearsome woman. Sometimes, it really does seems like lady luck genuinely favors him.

Suppressing these thoughts, Cain simply took Alisha's contact ring, nodded at her, saying, "Got it. Now then, we don't want to keep you late from this meeting. We'll be heading inside now."

"Oh them? I'm usually late to their meeting anyway." Alisha shamelessly admitted with an award-winning smile. "They always want to play their little games, but I just won't have it. In any case, this is a very special meeting, so I'll make an exception just for today. And don't worry, you two will be meeting your fellow Lords very soon."

Without even giving the sibling duo a chance to react, Alisha morphed into a stream of light that blasted high into the skies. 

"She's certainly an interesting one. But at least nice to us, right?"

Cain remarked while tossing his gaze over to Kali, trying to read her usual indifferent expression.

"Meh. She's just one of those troublesome people who have too much of a righteous sense of mind if those rumors are anything to go by. Though, Discipline Lord or not, I hope she minds her manner for her own sake."

Kali spoke without a twinge of fear. This wasn't even her usual arrogance showing up. 

When perceiving Alisha's Natural Aura, while unmistakable, powerful, and laced with a thick murderous intent, it honestly couldn't frighten Kali.

The only thing that can make waves in her heart is whenever Cain achieves massive breakthroughs before her. Only then, a sense of pressure will be born. 

This so-called Discipline Lord can be defeated with a flip of her palm when she most likely becomes a late rank Innate Lord expert. 

All of Kali's boastful thoughts were plain for Cain to see. He could only wryly smile while shaking his head. 

"You know, I can't even really reprimand you this time. With the resources and connections we can now get, reaching her prowess will probably take weeks. Come on, let's check out our new place."

….

At the special ranking field, while it didn't seem like it on the surface, there was a clear division between living arrangements. 

Miles deep into the field was where the Qi environment was the richest. And this was also where the least amount of houses were set up. 

The students who occupy these houses were geniuses beyond all special ranking geniuses. They were young powerhouses that ranked in the top ten of the entire Academy!

Special ranking students' statuses may seem the same on the surface. But when exploring deep, it was evident to tell who the Academy wishes to foster more.

After all, these geniuses are a 100% guarantee to lead the Academy's future generations. 

And inside one of these houses, a mismatch of young geniuses met up.

In a luxurious room designed with numerous shelves of various important texts and ancient texts, three young men met at a round table. 

One of them was the greasy Qiao Fen, whose eyes seemingly glinted with permanent malice. 

The other was Leon Vegas, whose face had lost all color, turning eerily ashen. 

And at the head of the table was an extraordinary young man. A majestic grace of a proper young lord emitted from his very presence.

His fiery orange eyes glowed with a brilliance radiance that was like peering into the beauty of a rising sun. A single gaze from him can alight an uncomfortable searing itch inside all weaker cultivator's bodies.

The faint smile he exuded was filled with confidence, appearing as if nothing in the world could ever affect him. Even if doomsday comes tomorrow, it won't leave the slightest dent in his expression.

This extraordinary young man was the second rank genius of the entire Crimson Sea Academy, Fan Fu! 

Having nothing but pure elegance, Fan Fu appeared completely unwavering while hosting this meeting.

In direct contrast to him, Leon appeared close to killing over, and even the prideful Qiao Fen couldn't bring himself to muster his usual sneer. 

In fact, Qiao Fen was the one who started this meeting, saying,  "Can you believe this? Honorary Discipline Lords! If any other Discipline Lord were to make such a decision, it would get immediately tarnished. But since it's that woman….their status is more than fermented." 

There wasn't a trace of disdain in Qiao Fen's tone when recalling the sibling duo. He could still remember just days ago where he genuinely thought those two were nothing but another pair of trash.

But within only two days, their status blasted to a point where he could only look up from afar. 

Furthermore, their combat prowess thoroughly tramples on his own!

Qiao Fen wanted to suppress these trouble waves. However, the sudden turnaround news was simply too shocking. His firm Martial Heart gained just a slight crack.

Hearing his concerns, Fan Fu decided to speak. "Indeed. Their status now surpasses even me; even Yang Ling is nothing compared to them. Things may seem out of control, and we should cease pursuing this, right?"

"This….I mean, wh-what else can we do? Even if all we do is slight transgression, we can be punished severely." A tremble was laced within Leon's tone. 

"And that's where you two need to broaden your minds. Not everything has to be of an provoking action. And we don't need to have absolute control. This is one of the rare cases, but we'll have to play the long slow game with them. Meaning, we will slowly turn into their allies." Fan Fu smoothly explained. 

And a swirl of interest shimmered within Qiao Fen and Leon's eyes. 

Qiao Fen curiously asked, "Allies? Just how so? We don't have the most convincing reasons as of now."

And it was at this moment that a bright glint sparkled in his eyes like a shining sun. "And this where we'll need to work closely together. Even for them, the temptation of massive wealth is incredibly powerful."