Protect Our Chief-Chapter 490 - 14: Prestige! The Return of the Twin Beauties (Request for Monthly Tickets)_2
The differences between people are truly immense.
"It’s actually Fifth Aunt and Sixth Aunt." Wang Liyao muttered in a low voice. Luckily, she had learned some Disguise Technique from Aunt Mei, allowing her to alter her appearance slightly.
Otherwise, her plan to secretly tour the Academy would have been ruined.
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"Greetings, Senior Sister Luojing, Senior Sister Luqiu."
After many years at the Academy, the two of them earned great fame due to their formidable strength and exceptional cultivation speed. Whenever they are encountered, all the disciples behave exceedingly obediently.
Wang Luojing and Wang Luqiu, though they were Direct Disciples, were not aloof. They would nod in response to greetings from others.
Even Zhang Xiuping bowed with a cupped fist salute and said, "Junior Sister Luojing, Junior Sister Luqiu, hope you’ve been well."
"Greetings, Senior Brother Xiu Ping." Luojing and Luqiu returned the salute and exchanged brief pleasantries.
At this time, the steward disciple of Qianqiu Hall quickly came out to greet them.
"Senior Sister Luojing, Senior Sister Luqiu, what business are you here for?" The steward disciple cautiously greeted them and inquired.
Wang Luojing glanced at Luqiu.
Wang Luqiu naturally took over the conversation, took out three tokens, and handed over a large bundle: "Mission submission."
"Understood. Please wait a moment while I handle the procedures for you two," said the steward disciple, quickly taking the items inside to complete the formalities.
The two women followed him in at a leisurely pace.
Direct Disciples have a prestigious status and enjoy many privileges at the Academy, such as summoning Flying Chariots with academic credits and having priority in all academy matters, without having to queue like ordinary disciples.
Other disciples were long accustomed to this and felt no resentment; rather, they curiously craned their necks to see what mission the two women had completed.
At this moment, the steward disciple had already verified the tasks represented by the tokens and checked the contents of the package.
He showed a look of surprise, paused, then announced, "Direct Disciple Wang Luqiu, Direct Disciple Wang Luojing, joined forces to successfully capture and kill Loose Cultivators ’Flower Scorpion’, ’Poison Fang’, and ’Ba Mountain Tiger’, totaling a reward of eleven thousand academic credits."
Upon hearing this, the other disciples present were immediately filled with astonishment and admiration.
"Amazing!" exclaimed Lu Xianghui, who was responsible for guiding, "The two senior sisters went out once and not only dealt with three notorious Loose Cultivators on the wanted list but also included Flower Scorpion, ranked nineteenth on the blacklist."
"That Flower Scorpion is not easy to handle. Senior Brother Hongjin from Profound Ice Hall once took on this mission and finally found her, only for her to escape using cunning tricks. Because of this, Senior Brother Hongjin was humiliated and hid from people for several months."
"Who would have thought that this ’Flower Scorpion’ would eventually fall into the hands of Senior Sisters Luojing and Luqiu?"
The Academy disciples were full of emotion, intensely admiring.
On the side, Wang Liyao’s clear eyes also reflected a sense of pride. Her two aunts were so prestigious at the Academy. When they returned home for visits, it was impossible to see this domineering side of them.
Life at the Academy indeed offers a huge platform for manifesting one’s abilities, unlike within the family.
Amidst the discussions, the steward disciple had already quickly completed the registration.
He took out the Spiritual Artifact used for recording academic credits, respectfully asking Wang Luqiu and Wang Luojing to present their Direct Disciple identity cards, looking towards them while operating, "The reward credits still split equally as before?"
"Yes."
Wang Luqiu nodded.
This time, they jointly killed three Loose Cultivators, earning five thousand five hundred credits each, just enough for Luqiu to exchange for the Cultivation Technique and Spiritual Medicine needed for "True Martial Body Tempering Technique (Third Layer)," finally allowing her to break through to the third layer.
Upon entering the Academy, her Master, Master Xuan Yao, discovered her bloodline was quite special, leaning towards the Primordial Water Element War Body Bloodline. Thus, apart from the main cultivation mantra "Profound Void True Technique," she was assigned an additional minor body tempering mantra called "True Martial Body Tempering Technique."
This "True Martial Body Tempering Technique" has nine layers. It’s said that upon completion, one’s body becomes as powerful as a Divine Treasure.
However, having started late and cultivated for a short time, she had only reached the second layer so far, not considered very formidable.
If she could break through to the third layer, her physical strength could rival that of a general Spiritual Artifact. By then, even without any weapon, she could split mountains and break stones with her bare hands.
As her thoughts ran wild, the steward disciple of Qianqiu Hall had deposited the reward points into both their identity cards.
Wang Luqiu thanked the steward disciple and then left Qianqiu Hall with Wang Luojing.
"I’m going to the Pill Hall to exchange for a Great Essence Pill needed for cultivation."
Wang Luojing always kept things concise, stating directly upon exiting. Although the family sends some Great Essence Pills annually, it ultimately can’t keep up with the accelerated cultivation expenses.
"I’m not going," Wang Luqiu said, "I’m going to the Profound Ice Hall to find Zongsheng, then directly back to Carefree Peak. Uncle Yong will arrive in a couple of days, and I need to hand over the Spiritual Artifacts and Cultivation Techniques seized from those three guys to Zongsheng, who will send them back to the family to exchange as family contributions."
While the Academy recycles Spiritual Artifacts and Cultivation Techniques, they don’t lack them and offer lower recycling prices than market value. Moreover, the family is currently in a period of prosperity and lacks everything, so these artifacts and techniques taken back can enhance the family’s foundation.
Of course, they won’t lack their share of family contributions.
Uncle Yong brings over the family’s supply of Spirit Pills and pocket money during each visit, and their accumulated family contributions are exchanged for all sorts of things according to their needs and sent over.
Overall, it’s also a way of giving back to the family.
As they spoke, the two were about to part ways in the square.
Suddenly, they were taken aback by some news.
Some newly arrived disciples nearby were discussing a recent event.
The sisters were initially indifferent, but suddenly, hearing a familiar name, they quickly stopped one of the disciples to ask, "What are you talking about?"
"Senior Sister Luqiu, Senior Sister Luojing."
The disciple immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing them, then explained, "I just heard it from others. It was said about an hour ago, Senior Brother Yu Hang of the Yuan Water Celestial Lake Lineage returned. It’s said that he was severely injured on the Outer Domain Battlefield and was barely alive when brought back. Yuan Shui Ascendant personally went to invite Changchun Ascendant to treat him."
"I understand. You may go~"
Wang Luqiu nodded, casually waved the person off, but her expression was no longer as relaxed as before.
Senior Brother Yu Hang was the second senior brother of the Yuan Water Celestial Lake Lineage, also one of Yuan Shui Ascendant’s most prized disciples, now already at the late stage of the Celestial Human Realm. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Though she had never met him, living within the Academy, she had heard much about his fame. Within the Academy, many disciples idolized him.
But she didn’t expect her first chance to see Senior Brother Yu Hang would be under such circumstances.
This Outer Domain Battlefield...
"Something must have happened on the Outer Domain Battlefield," Wang Luojing evidently reached the same conclusion, her tone grave as she spoke.
"Unfortunately, I’m merely at the Spirit Platform Realm. Even if I ask, I’m afraid Master wouldn’t tell," Wang Luqiu furrowed her brows, unsure whether being upset over her lack of strength or worried about possible changes on the Outer Domain Battlefield.
After many years at the Academy, she naturally knew that the Outer Domain Battlefield held significant implications; any change could impact all human society.
She could only lament her insufficient power, unable to contribute.
"No matter what, let’s head to the Yuan Water Celestial Lake Lineage and have a look first," Wang Luojing suggested, "We also need to gather some intelligence to prepare for the future."
"Alright."
Wang Luqiu nodded; unusually, she didn’t contradict Luojing. The matter had affected her deeply. In the family before, she hadn’t felt this way, but after entering the Academy, she realized the world was far more complicated than she had imagined.
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