Chapter 159: The Uninvited Guest

  Ten years have passed since Helian arrived on the Youyue continent, and his understanding of soul refining has grown deeper. He knows that although soul refining is simply divided into several levels, there are countless mysteries within these nine levels. Generally speaking, a soul practitioner will encounter three most difficult bottlenecks in their lifetime: the transition from Soul Awakening to Soul Movement, the transition from Soul Movement to Soul Breakthrough, and especially the transition from Soul Control to Soul Foundation, which is the most difficult. The vast majority of soul practitioners spend their entire lives stuck at the Soul Control level, unable to advance even an inch. Everything hinges on a single word: "breakthrough". If one can break through, then the path of soul refining will be infinitely bright; if not, they can only remain a Soul Control practitioner for life.

  The invincible in the mouth of Huā Nòng Yǐng is unmatched under the Soul Sect, so it can be imagined that the Invincible must now be at the peak of the 9th stage of the Soul Temple, only one layer away from breaking through to become a top-notch strongman. The 9th stage of the Soul Temple, such cultivation, for He Lianuo who is only at the 5th stage of the Soul Guard, is really too high and great.

  "This ruthless man is good at fighting and extremely ruthless, no one in the inner courtyard dares to approach him. He only gave me a bit of face because he also loves flowers, his infatuation with flowers even surpasses mine. Look at those clusters of precious flowers in front of his pavilion, they were all sent by me as gifts to try and get close to him. Over the years, although I've given many good flowers, he remains very cold towards me. If it wasn't for me offering ten rare orchids today, he wouldn't have spared my life! ", Huā Nòng Yǐng shook his head helplessly, clearly also extremely wary of this ruthless man.

  "Isn't there anyone in the inner court who can rival him? As far as I know, above the red robe, aren't there also white robes, black robes, and purple robes? Are those people just going to let him be so arrogant?" Lan You interjected softly.

  "There are people who can handle him, and they're not in the minority. However, you don't know that within this institution, there's a very strict hierarchical division. The souls above the white robes will absolutely not interfere with the struggles of those below them. In fact, the green and yellow robes are considered the lowest class in the Holy Soul Academy. Above them are the blue and red robes, followed by the white and black robes. The purple robe is just a legendary existence, and even I haven't seen one before. If you hadn't recklessly gone to the Invincible Pavilion today, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to bother you. Remember this: with your current cultivation level, you can casually provoke the green robes, and you might be able to handle the yellow robes if you're careful. But those above the blue robes are not something you can afford to mess with!" Huā Nòng Yǐng held a folding fan in her hand, rotating it carelessly.

  Lan You seemed to have heard the words and fell silent. Indeed, today's events ultimately boiled down to them being too reckless themselves. In the renowned Holy Soul Academy of the spiritual realm, it was true that not a single person was easy to deal with!

  "Alright, let's just consider today's matter settled. Although you've suffered some losses, at least no one has lost their life. Just think of it as buying a lesson with money! Since your plan to take over the nest didn't work out, why don't you stay here for now? There are many empty rooms here and the conditions aren't bad either. Most importantly, no one will come to disturb you. Once you're familiar with the situation in the inner courtyard, we can discuss further plans later!" Hua Nongying suggested kindly. In fact, although he had some natural talent, his personality was a bit too carefree, and he wasn't particularly enthusiastic about soul cultivation either. Instead, he devoted all his energy to cultivating flowers and plants, which was also how he got acquainted with most of the strong practitioners in the inner courtyard, giving him a deep understanding of it.

  Lan You was about to thank him when Helian Nuo suddenly stretched out his hand to stop her. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly opened his mouth and said: "Thank you for your kindness, Flower Master, but... living here is not a long-term plan after all. What's more important is that we don't want to be under your protection forever. That wooden house may be broken, but it can still be lived in if someone wants to find us trouble, let them come over!" As soon as he finished speaking, Helian Nuo slightly bowed his fist towards Hua Nongying and struggled to jump off the bed, walking outside. Mo Feibai also followed silently, her footsteps light and airy.

  "Hua Shixiong, those two are just like that, don't mind them, but... He Lian's idea might be right, we came to the Sacred Soul Academy to get stronger, if we always avoid challenges and take shortcuts, it would go against our original intention. Since we're already here, let's follow the rules of this place! Today's great kindness, the three of us will never forget!", Lan You sighed helplessly, stood up and bowed deeply to Hua Nongying who was looking at her in surprise, then took big strides to chase after the two figures that were gradually moving away.

  "These three little ones... are indeed different from the others! Never mind, I can protect you for now, but not forever. The depth of this inner courtyard is still something you have to explore on your own!" Hua Nongying smiled to herself and turned around to head towards the flower garden, intending to deliver the ten rare orchids she had promised to Wu Di without delay.

  After a long time, Helian and Mofei, who were extremely weak, finally returned to the small wooden house. Looking at the spider web-covered and dusty house, Helian couldn't help but smile wryly, thinking back to when they first saw it. The three of them had been so disappointed and disdainful, but after suffering a huge setback, the originally worthless wooden house had become precious. As the saying goes, "Contentment is bliss", but those who don't know contentment will eventually pay the price!

  "This wooden house only has one bed, Xiao Bai, let's clean it up together, nail the windows, lay out our luggage, and after tidying up, you can live in it!" Helian Nuo asked Mo Feibai for a handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, rolled up her sleeves and was about to enter the house.

  "Wait! I live here, what about you two? Besides, both of your internal injuries are not light, and you need to rest quietly. This task of collecting herbs is better left to me!" Lan You took a white glance at He Lianuo, opened the large package she carried with her, and took out several clean pieces of cloth.

  "We two can just set up a tent outside, lay out our luggage and make do for a while. Can't squeeze on the same bed with you, right? As for the injury... although it's not light, it's not as serious as you think. Let's all get to work! Xiao Bai, go cut some thick branches from the nearby woods, I'll check inside if there are any useful tools, and You Ruo, clear up the spider webs first!" Helian Nuo jumped up and down a few times, showing he was fine, while Mo Fei Bai walked towards the dense forest with a gloomy face, his long knife at the ready.

  After searching for a while in the broken house, Helian found some simple tools. Although they were not very complete, they could still be used to repair the wooden house. It seemed that Shengyuan Academy was not so unfeeling after all, at least it provided students with the possibility of improving their living conditions.

  When Lan Yu had finished cleaning up all the cobwebs, Mo Fei Bai also returned with several large logs. Perhaps it was because he had vented his emotions by chopping down trees, but his complexion looked much better. He Lian Nuo brought back a bucket of clear water from the river, and the three of them worked together to thoroughly clean the interior of the wooden house.

  "Alright, next we'll nail up the windows and Yu Rou can move in! Then I and Xiao Bai will tidy up the tree trunks, set up a simple shed, and before sunset, it should be done!" He Lian Nu stretched out a lazy waist, his face and body covered with dust. The other two were not much better off. For some reason, Mo Fei Bai, who usually had a strong aversion to dirt, surprisingly didn't take out her handkerchief to wipe her hands clean this time.

  Three people used a soldier's axe to thin the thick tree trunk, and then simply nailed it to the window frame. They quickly spread out their luggage, and soon Lan You Ruo's dwelling was tidied up. However, He Lian Nu and Mo Fei Bai still couldn't rest. Together, they crossed over a dozen tree trunks, binding them firmly with cloth strips, and covering them with some branches. A very crude wooden shed was thus built.

  "Alright, it's finally done! From now on, this will be the three of us' safe haven. Let's call it... Wolf... uh, let's just call it Wolf's Den!", Helianthus excitedly clapped his hands and rubbed his head, thinking for half a day, but still couldn't come up with a more resounding name.

  "A wolf's den? How apt!”, Mo Fei couldn't help but laugh at the sight of the extremely simple wooden shed, his previous gloomy mood slightly alleviated. Although he usually looked like a carefree young master, in certain situations, he wasn't as easy-going as He Lian Nu, who could easily put unpleasant things behind him; whereas Mo Fei still needed time to process them.

  "Wolf... den? Ah, never mind, although it's not pleasant to hear, at least it's practical. Anyway, we've finally settled in at Holy Soul Academy, and after the entrance ceremony the day after tomorrow, we'll be official students. Although our start wasn't great, the three of us will definitely create a more brilliant future than anyone else!

  Lan You Ruo, who was normally calm and composed, looked at the small house she had cleaned up and felt a small sense of accomplishment. For someone like her, who was used to being waited on hand and foot, being willing to clean the house without complaining was already a remarkable feat."

  "Three classmates, I'm afraid you're rejoicing a bit too early!", just as the three of them were satisfied with admiring their labor's fruit, a gloomy voice suddenly rang out, and Hekiren swiftly drew out the Tenrōjin from his back, turning around vigilantly...

  Only two men, similarly dressed in green robes, were suspiciously sizing up the wooden hut. For some reason, their newly issued robes were covered in dust and had several damaged areas.

  "Hand over your wooden hut, otherwise, die!"