Chapter 192 - 164: 8th-Tier Legend, Agreed, Beiyuan Genius Training Camp

Chapter 192: Chapter 164: 8th-Tier Legend, Agreed, Beiyuan Genius Training Camp

"Are you happy now?" Ji Zhixing asked with a smile as he looked at his younger sister, Ji Zhiyu, atop the Purple Gold Thundercloud.

Ji Zhiyu stood on the thundercloud, her hands tightly gripping his arm. Her eyes remained fixed on the shrinking houses and streets below, her face flushed red with excitement.

"Yeah!" Ji Zhiyu nodded vigorously. "When I go to school and tell my classmates, they’ll be dying of envy!"

She was actually a bit afraid of heights; in the past, her legs would turn to jelly whenever she looked down from a high place. But after Ji Zhixing took her flying for a few laps, only excitement remained. The feeling of soaring through the sky was simply too amazing.

Ji Zhixing smiled and steered the thundercloud to a slow descent. It landed steadily on the ground. Ji Zhixing pulled Ji Zhiyu along as they hopped off. Then, with a thought, he withdrew the Purple Gold Thundercloud into his Genetic Melting Furnace.

"Ji Zhixing?"

At that moment, Wang Yan, who was hurrying back with his parents in tow from a distance, saw that the two people stepping off the Purple Gold Thundercloud were Ji Zhixing and Ji Zhiyu. His expression instantly changed to one of sheer disbelief.

The Tier Three Genetic Cultivator he had just assumed was a big shot was actually Ji Zhixing? The same useless Ji Zhixing he had always looked down upon and thought had only fused with Tier One genes?

Wang Yan’s parents also froze when they saw him. They had rushed over full of joy, hoping to curry favor with a prominent figure, only to discover that this big shot was actually the son of the family downstairs. It was the very Ji Zhixing they had once mocked. The stark contrast made their faces burn with embarrassment.

After stowing away the Purple Gold Thundercloud, Ji Zhixing cast a brief glance at Wang Yan’s family of three in the distance before looking away. The Wang family had meant nothing to him before, and now, they were even less than a stray dog by the roadside to him. As long as they didn’t provoke him, he could just pretend they didn’t exist.

"Brother." Upon noticing the Wang family, Ji Zhiyu’s eyes flashed. She deliberately raised her voice and asked, "How have you been doing in the Yu City University Elite Class these past few days? Is the competition there intense?"

She knew the Wang family all too well. These people were bullies who cowered before the strong and preyed on the weak, and they had bullied her family quite a bit in the past. Now that Ji Zhixing was back, this was the perfect opportunity to teach them a lesson they wouldn’t forget.

Taken aback, Ji Zhixing gave his sister an amused look. He shook his head and played along, saying, "I’m no longer in the Yu City University Elite Class."

"Not in the Elite Class anymore?"

Hearing this, the expressions of Ji Guodong, Zhang Yulan, and Ji Zhiyu all changed. However, before the three of them could say anything, Ji Zhixing continued, "After returning from the Spirit Ruins Treasure Land this time, I applied to join the Yu City University Genius Class."

"Yu City University Genius Class?" Zhang Yulan’s eyes instantly lit up. She immediately stepped forward and grabbed Ji Zhixing’s arm. "Let’s go, Zhixing, let’s go home. You can tell me all the details once we get inside."

"Alright." Ji Zhixing nodded with a smile and headed upstairs with the three of them.

"Yu City University Genius Class..." Behind them, Wang Yan’s family looked utterly dazed after overhearing the conversation.

The Yu City University Genius Class held an immense reputation throughout the entirety of Yu City. Anyone who graduated from that class was destined to become an absolute powerhouse. For people like them, even catching a glimpse of someone at that level was nearly impossible. Yet Ji Zhixing had already ascended to those ranks?

Wang Yan’s mother turned deathly pale, her lips trembling so much she couldn’t speak. Wang Yan’s face alternated between shades of green and white; he clenched his fists tightly, though his legs felt noticeably weak.

"Let’s go. Upstairs," Wang Yan’s father said, tugging at his wife and son. The trio slunk into the building in disgrace.

Meanwhile, back at home, Zhang Yulan immediately pulled Ji Zhixing aside and bombarded him with questions. Ji Guodong sat nearby; although he didn’t say much, his eyes were brimming with gratification.

Ji Zhixing smiled as he shared whatever details he could with his parents and Ji Zhiyu. He stayed at home for the night and returned to Yu City University the next day.

Upon returning to his villa, Ji Zhixing didn’t rest. He went straight into the Cultivation Chamber to continue refining the Earth Core Stone Marrow. After finishing the refinement, he moved right on to practicing his staff technique, completely immersing himself in his cultivation.

"The Tier Three Thunderous Rod Technique really isn’t so easy to master," Ji Zhixing remarked, shaking his head as his practice came to an end.

A fine layer of sweat beaded on his forehead. He felt that he was very close to completely mastering this Tier Three Five-Star Staff Technique, yet he was always just a tiny bit short. It felt as if a thin sheet of paper separated him from success, but no matter what he did, he couldn’t break through it.

"I should find a teacher for some guidance," Ji Zhixing mused.

After a moment of thought, he took out his phone and booked an appointment with a Yu City University teacher who also practiced the Thunderous Rod Technique. This was a privilege he enjoyed as a Genius Class student. If non-Genius Class students wanted to consult the university’s teachers, they mostly had to do so during public lectures, unless they were already personally acquainted with the teacher.

"Tomorrow?" Ji Zhixing said to himself.

After submitting his booking, he saw that the teacher had replied, instructing him to come over the following morning. Having received confirmation, Ji Zhixing put away his phone and prepared to see how things would go the next day.

Meanwhile, in the core metropolis of Xia Country’s Northern Realm—Beiyuan Base City.

Beiyuan Base City was the largest base city in the Northern Realm. It boasted towering city walls, covered a vast expanse of land, and possessed a population of over thirty million.

After Xiao Mingyue returned to Beiyuan Base City, she didn’t linger and went straight to the Xiao Family’s ancestral estate. The estate occupied an enormous area, filled with antique pavilions, terraces, rockeries, and flowing streams. She passed through courtyard gate after courtyard gate before arriving at the deepest courtyard.

Inside, a white-haired elder sat in a rattan chair, basking in the sun.