Xue Qinghe Arrives

Chapter 8 Xue Qinghe Arrives

It wasn't that she was stingy with the money; the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had plenty of those things. Ning Fengzhiguang gave Li Xun several hundred gold soul coins as pocket money every month. She was just worried that Li Xun was too young and might be scammed.

"It's alright, Aunt Xue, I know what I'm doing, you can't fool me."

This idea came to Li Xun on a whim. If even Yang Wudi could gather information on immortal items, there was no reason why he, backed by the incredibly wealthy Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, couldn't.

"It's just a small expense; they'll understand once they see the return." Li Xun could already imagine everyone's reaction when he distributed the immortal items.

In the days that followed, Li Xun spent all his time reading in the library, except for cultivating.

As one of the three upper sects, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School possesses countless books. Li Xun spent a great deal of effort just to search through them at a glance.

Although Ning Fengzhi and the others didn't understand Li Xun's actions, they silently supported him. They would often send some disciples to help move the books.

The disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School gradually came to know the name Li Xun.

"After waiting so long for the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and the Dew of Autumn Water, I've finally reaped some rewards!" Li Xun said with a smile, holding a copy of the Travels of the Medicine King.

He had read through most of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's pharmacopoeia before finally finding this book.

"Although the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma is not a celestial product, its medicinal properties strengthen the body's foundation and help people break through bottlenecks. It is a rare and precious item."

"It's just a pity for Yu Xiaogang; he won't even be able to reach level 30 now." Li Xun chuckled and carefully placed the travelogue into his soul tool.

Time flies.

The task Li Xun posted began to gain traction, and people started coming to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to sell herbal medicine books. Although he didn't encounter any celestial-grade books, he still bought quite a few.

This is done simply to build a reputation for integrity and attract more people.

Through tireless training and the aid of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's various precious foods and herbs, Li Xun's soul power has reached level nineteen. Although his total chakra reserves are increasing slowly, it is still a significant improvement over before.

Li Xun estimated that he was probably at the level of a genin. It's just that this genin level might be a bit too high. Using ninjutsu such as walking on water and climbing trees was completely effortless for him.

At that moment, he was practicing the Instantaneous Movement Technique in the courtyard.

For him, who possessed the training memories of Hashirama Senju, ordinary ninjutsu had no threshold, but to use a ninjutsu proficiently required constant practice.

Until it becomes a bodily instinct.

His figure could be seen appearing and disappearing in the courtyard, his afterimage already emerging as he darted and moved.

"Phew, at least it's starting to look decent." Li Xun let out a long breath. He had been practicing the Body Flicker Technique, a high-level ninjutsu among the Three Body Techniques, for some time now.

Needless to say, he already knew about the Three Body Techniques: Substitution Technique, Clone Technique, and Transformation Technique. However, due to the instability of his chakra, the duration of his clones and transformations was very, very short.

"Young Master, Princess Xue Qinghe has arrived. Master asked me to call you over." Perhaps hearing that Li Xun had finished his cultivation, Aunt Xue's voice came from outside the courtyard.

"Okay, Aunt Xue, wait a moment, I'll go change my clothes." Li Xun's eyes narrowed, and she walked into the house after responding.

He knew that the current Prince Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue in disguise.

"The Third Prince died suddenly last year. Judging by the timeline, Qian Renxue should be ascending to the position of Crown Prince soon. Her coming here at this time is probably to gain her teacher's support in order to solidify her position in the royal family."

Although Ning Fengzhi was nominally Xue Qinghe's teacher, he did not participate in the struggle for the throne.

The main reason was that Emperor Xueye was still relatively healthy in previous years, and the power of the Heavenly Dou Empire was firmly in his hands. It was entirely up to him to decide who would be the crown prince.

But everything changed in the last few years. The second and third princes died suddenly one after another, and the fourth prince, Xue Beng, was still young. Xue Qinghe, only seventeen years old, had already begun to show his talent.

The main hall of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School.

When Li Xun entered, he saw a richly dressed young man sitting next to Ning Fengzhi.

The young man was sixteen or seventeen years old, with a kind face and a slight smile at the corners of his mouth, giving people a sense of closeness.

"Teacher" Li Xunchong and Ning Fengzhi greeted each other, then turned their gaze to Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe.

"Come here, Xiao Xun. I called you over mainly so you could get to know His Highness Xue Qinghe." Ning Fengzhi had a smile on his face the whole time. When he saw Li Xun come in, he quickly introduced the person next to him.

Li Xun nodded, then bowed to Xue Qinghe and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

"Junior brother, please don't stand on ceremony with me. We are both teachers and disciples, so you can just call me senior brother," Xue Qinghe said with a gentle smile.

"I heard from my teacher that my junior brother is very interested in the Dao of Medicine and is collecting medical books and classics everywhere. I just happened to find some rare copies in the Tian Dou Library, so I'll give them to him as a gift."

After Xue Qinghe finished speaking, he took out three books from his soul tool and handed them to Li Xun.

"Thank you, senior brother." Li Xun's heart stirred as he looked at the books handed to him. He accepted them with both hands, putting on a joyful expression.

A rare book collected by the royal family must be precious. Xue Qinghe's visit this time, even taking care of himself, truly shows his meticulousness.

"If you continue to be so polite, Junior Brother, I'll get angry." Seeing that Li Xun's face showed joy but his behavior was still very polite, Xue Qinghe pretended to be angry.

Seeing Xue Qinghe's attitude, Li Xun quickly put on a shy expression: "Hehe... okay, senior brother."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Seeing this harmonious scene, Ning Fengzhi showed a satisfied expression.

"Your Highness, Xiao Xun rarely interacts with the outside world. As his senior brother, you should try to stay in touch with him more often."

Maintaining a stable relationship with the royal family should have been the responsibility of the next patriarch.

But Ning Rongrong is a girl, young, and her temperament is not yet stable. If she were to be presented, it would inevitably lead to unpleasant speculations.

Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is a sect, it is not afraid of the royal family when it comes to matters of the heart, so there is no need for it to humble itself like this.

"What the teacher said is true; that's exactly what I was thinking too."

Xue Qinghe nodded with a smile, then turned to Ning Fengzhi and asked, "By the way, teacher, would you consider having Rongrong and Xiaoxun study at the academy?"

"What does Your Highness mean?" Ning Fengzhi's heart stirred.

In factions like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, their disciples don't need to attend academies to acquire knowledge like ordinary soul masters. The sect has its own complete system for teaching its disciples.

However, Xue Qinghe knew about this matter, yet she still brought it up in front of him, which clearly indicated that there were other things involved.

"Teacher, recently Prince Xuexing has been frequently interfering in the affairs of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He has also established contact with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan and invited its disciples to enter the academy."

"Currently, Yu Tianheng, a young member of the Blue Lightning Clan, is enjoying great popularity within the academy. Many academy disciples consider it an honor to join the Blue Lightning Overlord Clan."

"If this continues, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's position in the Heaven Dou Empire may be affected." As he said this, Xue Qinghe frowned, as if he had something on his mind.

Ning Fengzhi frowned upon hearing this and lowered his head in deep thought.

The forces within Tian Dou all knew that Xue Qinghe was his student, and this connection between them symbolized the close relationship between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the royal family.

Prince Xuexing's move is clearly intended to have the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect restrain the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Although the three sects are of the same lineage.

However, Xue Qinghe is only a short time away from becoming the crown prince. To prevent any unforeseen changes, I should lend him a hand.

"Your Highness need not worry. Yu Yuanzhen will not act rashly. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect has been weak in recent years, and this move is merely an attempt to establish a connection with the royal family."

"However, it is indeed time for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to send some disciples out to explore. Let others see the geniuses of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."

(End of this chapter)