Adding Friends Can Make Me Stronger

“What is it?” Meng Changqing asked.

To be honest, he was accustomed to seclusion, often ignorant of external news.

Things that everyone else knew, he might not be aware of.

“The sect is preparing to promote to the first grade!” Kong Linyue’s eyes brightened, excitement evident in her voice.

“The first grade?” Meng Changqing’s pupils constricted slightly.

This was a major event that would shake the heavens and the earth.

In an instant, he understood why they were preparing for the Seven Veins Martial Arts Competition and why the sect was going to open the Hidden Dragon Battle during this period!

It was all for the promotion to the first grade!

In the cultivation world, any force that wanted to advance to the first grade needed to meet many conditions.

Take the Hidden Dragon Ranking, for example.

They needed to occupy at least one-third of it!

“And now, our sect disciples occupy thirty-three spots on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, which is already considered qualified in this regard,” Meng Changqing said.

“Yes, as for the Earth Ranking, it’s something that the seniors need to handle. It’s not our concern,” Kong Linyue nodded.

“Once the sect is promoted, in the future, Tianling Prefecture will be dominated by our sect alone, and there will no longer be the Four Great Powers,” Meng Changqing said.

“With the promotion in grade, surrounding forces will have to cede a large amount of territory and resources. In the long run, the gap between each other will only widen,” Meng Changqing continued.

“I don’t think the other three forces will give up so easily. They will definitely use all means to obstruct,” Meng Changqing said.

“Yes, but the higher-ups must have considered this. There’s an old saying, ‘When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we pursue,\'” Kong Linyue said confidently, seemingly knowing more insider information.

Seeing this, Meng Changqing didn’t ask further.

Anyway, his only focus now was on cultivation.

Other things didn’t need his concern.

“By the way, Senior Sister Kong, did you come here today specifically to tell me about these matters?” Meng Changqing asked.

“That’s one aspect,” Kong Linyue lightly tapped her forehead. “In addition, there’s another matter. Do you know someone named Bai Suxi?”

“Bai Suxi,” Meng Changqing was slightly surprised. He didn’t expect to hear this name from Kong Linyue, but he nodded, “Yes, what about her?”

“It’s nothing serious. It’s just that on the day you left Spirit Peak, she came looking for you, but you weren’t there. So she entrusted me to pass a letter to you,” Kong Linyue said, taking out a pale blue letter from her storage ring.

It looked intact, obviously not opened.

“A letter?” Meng Changqing took it.

What couldn’t be said in person that needed to be written in a letter?

For a moment, he had a somewhat ominous feeling.

“Alright, I’ve completed Junior Sister Bai’s request. You can read it yourself, Junior Brother Meng. I’ll take my leave now,” Kong Linyue smiled sweetly. “I’ll come find you again in a while.”

Then she left. However, as she turned around, her lips pressed together slightly, her expression somewhat complex.

That Junior Sister Bai was not inferior to her in appearance.

Junior Brother Meng’s relationship with her was a mystery.

“Alright, Senior Sister Kong, take care,” Meng Junior Brother said.

Senior Sister Kong was still considerate, leaving him space.

Sitting down on a nearby stone chair, Meng Changqing slowly opened the envelope and took out the letter.

The first sentence at the beginning caught his eye.

[Seeing this letter is like meeting in person.]

Followed by,

[Senior Brother Meng, I’m leaving. [For specific reasons, I’m unable to say, but rest assured, no matter how different our paths may be in the future, you will always be the best senior brother and friend in my heart. [Don’t worry.]

Although the words were few, Meng Changqing’s hands tightened slightly.

What exactly is this girl going to do?

They had already entered the Tai Xuan Sect, and with her talent, she would surely gain the sect’s attention in the future, promising a bright future.

“Bai Suxi,” Meng Changqing couldn’t help but recall the first time he met her.

This girl seemed to have a lot of stories, and she wasn’t even from Tianling Prefecture but from the distant Tianyun Prefecture.

In Tianyuan Prefecture, there were also powerful sects.

There was no need to come so far.

Unless there was a compelling reason.

“Wait, I have a friends list. I can check some basic information.” Meng Changqing remembered this point and quickly opened the panel.

【Friends: Xia Han, Bai Suxi, Qin Fang, Kong Linyue, Shi Guang, Shi Yao…】

He clicked on Bai Suxi’s avatar, and immediately, her information was displayed.

【Friend: Bai Suxi】

【Race: Human】

【Cultivation: Sea Cleaving Realm First Level】

【Root Bone: Second Grade】

【Comprehension: Above Average】

【Talent: Skillfu Hands】

【Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills: “Supreme Commanding Demon Technique·Preliminary Part” (Elementary), “Flying Blood Seven Demon Swords” (Elementary), “Dark Sea Returning to Origin Technique” (Fourth Level)…】

The attributes in front were normal, but when he saw the cultivation techniques and martial skills, Meng Changqing’s gaze became serious.

These two cultivation techniques and martial skills seemed to be demonic techniques.

Was Bai Suxi going to cultivate in demonic arts?

That made sense.

Cultivating demonic arts was prohibited in the sects, and once discovered, the consequences were severe.

Since Bai Suxi chose to cultivate demonic arts, she couldn’t stay here any longer.

But why did this girl want to cultivate demonic arts?

Although cultivating demonic arts was simple and powerful, the side effects were significant.

Eventually, one’s humanity and reason would be completely lost, becoming a mad demon.

“Demonic path,” Meng Changqing shook his head slightly.

The Tai Xuan Sect belonged to the righteous path, so naturally, he was on this side.

In this way, he and Bai Suxi were on opposite sides.

“I hope the demonic arts she cultivates are of a higher level,” Meng Changqing’s gaze fell on the name of the demonic technique.

Demonic arts weren’t all double-edged swords.

It was said that the higher the grade, the smaller the side effects.

And the name of this demonic technique seemed to be quite high-level.

“Supreme Commanding Demon Technique,” Meng Changqing muttered to himself.

He had never seen such a long name for a technique before.

“It should be a powerful technique; otherwise, that girl wouldn’t have made up her mind to cultivate demonic arts,” Meng Changqing felt he had guessed the general idea.

Then he sighed lightly.

Meng Changqing closed the panel, stood up slowly, and looked into the distance at the sea of clouds.

Although he had made quite a few friends by now, there were only four people worth befriending: Bai Suxi, Kong Linyue, and the two brothers from the Shi family.

As for his aunt, she couldn’t be counted as a friend.

“This is life,” Meng Changqing’s eyes flickered.

Between people, they might meet because of certain things or part ways because of certain choices, and in the end, they might forget each other in the world.

This situation seemed to prove a saying: “Life leads us in different directions; you go to Xiangxiang, and I go to Qin.”