Chapter 283: Human Joys and Sorrows Are Not Interconnected

Boom——

At Wendao Academy, inside the Heavenly Spirit Academy.

A powerful aura erupted from the Chief’s private courtyard like a volcanic explosion, soaring straight into the clouds.

It instantly drew the attention of every cultivator in the entire Wendao Academy.

“What the hell?!”

On Miaomiao Mountain, the Golden-Winged Great Sage had only just begun to feel happy for three seconds when the massive disturbance startled him.

“The Carefree Sword King—Master—has broken through.”

Chu Feng and Bingyan said in unison.

The Golden-Winged Great Sage sensed the aura and muttered, “It really is that Carefree brat. I can finally find someone to spar with again.”

Chu Feng rolled his eyes hard at him.

“Can you act like a proper person?”

The Golden-Winged Great Sage replied, “I was never a person to begin with. But you’re not wrong. I’ll let him enjoy two days of happiness, then I’ll go spar with him. That way, he won’t lose face.”

Chu Feng patted the Great Sage’s shoulder and said meaningfully, “Jinchi, you’ve grown. You’ve learned to think.”

The Golden-Winged Great Sage: “…”

He wanted to retort, but since he couldn’t beat the other party, he chose silence.

The next day, the Carefree Sword King successfully broke through to the Half-Saint realm. A celestial phenomenon enveloped the entire Wendao Academy.

Whether students or instructors, all began cultivating under the phenomenon.

Once it ended, several more powerful auras erupted across Wendao Academy.

The students and instructors who had just finished cultivating jumped up in excitement when they sensed the new auras.

“Our Wendao Academy has another Chief about to break through to Half-Saint!”

“Judging from this momentum, the other eight Chiefs of Wendao Academy will all become Half-Saints. Bathed in the light of their breakthroughs, we too can rise to another level!”

Eight King-level powerhouses breaking through to Half-Saint at once—this kind of scene is rare even in a Holy Land, perhaps only seen once every few centuries or even millennia.

Chu Feng looked at the auras piercing the sky and murmured, “This must be the benefit of cultivating in a Holy Land. Not only are there renowned teachers, but even heavenly phenomena descend from time to time to help one break through.”

Beside him, Bingyan, who had just finished her cultivation, slowly opened her eyes and said, “All of this is thanks to you, Chu-lang. If your name hadn’t shaken the world, Master and the others wouldn’t have made such a decision.”

In the Dean’s private courtyard—

The Dean stroked his beard, full of spirit, and laughed loudly. “In this lifetime, Wendao Academy shall prosper. I only wonder—will anyone ascend to the imperial throne and shake the eight realms!”

Within the Heavenly Spirit Academy—

The Carefree Sword King—no, now the Carefree Great Sage—looked at the eight powerful auras and smiled faintly. “You old coots, let’s see how you brag in front of me from now on!”

Then he turned to Ye Lingxiao and said calmly, “Lingxiao, take my token and inform the elders. I’ll be lecturing for seven days. All elders, stewards, and true disciples of Heavenly Spirit Academy are eligible to attend this Great Sage’s lecture.”

“Yes, Master.”

Ye Lingxiao received the token with an excited face and rushed off to notify the elders. With a Great Sage now guarding Heavenly Spirit Academy, it was only a matter of time before he became Wendao Academy’s next Saint Candidate!

Seven days later—

The Carefree Great Sage held a lecture at Heavenly Spirit Academy, while the other Chiefs remained extremely low-key.

The Xuanhuo Great Sage came to Miaomiao Mountain to find Chu Feng.

“Junior greets the senior. Congratulations on reaching Half-Saint.”

Chu Feng greeted the Xuanhuo Great Sage with a cheerful smile.

“Eh…”

The Xuanhuo Great Sage waved him off nonchalantly. “Spare me the pleasantries, kid. I heard you brewed quite a bit of Saint Wine. Hurry up and let me taste some.”

Chu Feng smiled and said, “No problem. But I have a friend who wants to spar with you. I wonder if you’re available?”

“That friend isn’t you, is it?”

The Xuanhuo Great Sage looked knowingly at him. “I’ve only comprehended two truths of the Great Dao. I’m no match for you, brat. Don’t bully this old man.”

Chu Feng said with a straight face, “Senior, do I look like that kind of person?”

“To tell the truth, the one who wants to fight you… actually counts as an old friend of yours.”

“Oh?”

The Xuanhuo Great Sage was briefly stunned. “Could it be one of those old geezers wants to exchange a few moves with me but was too embarrassed to ask directly, so he sent you instead?”

Chu Feng grinned. “You’ll know once you meet that friend.”

“Where is he?”

The Xuanhuo Great Sage was intrigued and began looking around curiously.

“Xuanhuo, we meet again.”

Before the person even arrived, the voice had already reached them.

The Xuanhuo Great Sage focused his gaze, only to see a strikingly heroic young man standing before him. The aura emanating from this youth felt incredibly familiar.

Seeing the short old man scrutinizing him, the Jinchi Great Sage beamed. “Xuanhuo, it’s only been a few hundred years and you already can’t recognize your Brother Jinchi?”

“Senior Brother Jinchi, you’ve reached the Half-Saint realm?!”

The Xuanhuo Great Sage stared in astonishment at the young man before him. Long-buried memories came flooding back, even causing his body to feel uncomfortable.

“Indeed.”

The Jinchi Great Sage explained slowly, “Thanks to guidance from Brother Feng, I managed to break through to the Half-Saint realm and became a Great Sage. It’s been hundreds of years since we last sparred. Now that we’re both Great Sages, how about we exchange a few moves?”

“Alright.”

The Xuanhuo Great Sage agreed without hesitation. In his view, both of them had just broken through—who was stronger still remained to be seen.

“Let’s go.”

The Jinchi Great Sage soared into the sky, and the Xuanhuo Great Sage followed close behind.

Two and a half hours later, the Xuanhuo Great Sage landed on the ground with two dark circles under his eyes, glaring resentfully at Chu Feng.

“Little Feng, I treated you as a friend, and you actually set me up like this?”

Chu Feng was speechless. “Senior, you didn’t have to agree.”

“Hmph!”

The Xuanhuo Great Sage snorted coldly. “Hurry up and give me that Saint Wine, or I’ll have taken a beating for nothing.”

Chu Feng: “…”

Over the next two days, the Jinchi Great Sage beat up all seven remaining Chiefs of Wendao Academy—each one targeted squarely in the face.

As a result, the Chiefs who were originally supposed to lecture the disciples all chose to go into seclusion.

Meanwhile, the Carefree Sword King was in high spirits, delivering his teachings to the students.

Chu Feng sat before a waterfall with two young girls, listening as the Jinchi Great Sage vividly recounted his battles with the eight Chiefs.

After finishing, the Jinchi Great Sage muttered, “That Carefree brat got lucky. I was planning to deal with him last, but seeing how energetically he was teaching, I figured I’d let him strut around for a couple more days. Who knows how long he’ll keep showing off?”

Thinking of the other Chiefs’ current miserable state, Chu Feng murmured, “Indeed, human joys and sorrows are not interconnected.”

By evening, in the Chief’s private courtyard of Heavenly Spirit Academy—

The Carefree Great Sage had been lecturing for three days. As he finished answering the final round of disciples’ questions, the lecture neared its end.

However, he felt something was still missing. When his gaze swept across the corner and landed on Bingyan, he finally remembered—

Throughout these past three days,

His most prized disciple had shown no reaction at all.

So, he shifted his gaze directly onto Bingyan…

[Note: "Jinchi" is the character’s name, which literally translates to "Golden-Winged Eagle." The name has been preserved in pinyin form per user preference.]

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