Chapter 18: The Eagle League

The disciples gathered around were stunned. None of them had ever seen a new inner disciple receive such treatment—being earnestly courted, even fought over, by a crowd of alliance members. Someone was even willing to relinquish their position as alliance leader for him...

They were all people too, so why was the gap between them so vast? Why hadn’t they received this kind of welcome when they first arrived?

“Not interested!” Bai Feiyu snorted coldly, directly rejecting their invitations. These fair-weather friends, seeing his potential, immediately changed their colors and attitudes; what future could there be in joining such alliances? Besides, Bai Feiyu’s biggest worry now was certainly not offending others. He rather hoped they would all attack him together, so he could harvest a wealth of attributes...

Yet his wish was disappointed. After witnessing his abilities, their attitudes shifted completely, and none of them were angered by his words. If a weakling had said such things, they would have scoffed or even raged. But for the strong, especially a prodigy with potential—anything he said was golden.

The representative from the Blaze Alliance looked embarrassed as he watched those around him change their attitudes so swiftly. These fence-sitters had been hostile to Bai Feiyu just moments before, and now they suddenly fawned over him.

Still, this fellow clearly wasn’t ready to give up. Genius? So what? A genius who hasn’t matured is not truly extraordinary. With a roar, he charged at Bai Feiyu once more.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Bai Feiyu stepped forward to face him again; this time, the system notifications poured in:

“Picked up three points of vital energy, automatically used for healing.”
“Picked up six points of vital energy, automatically used for healing.”
...

Throughout the battle, Bai Feiyu kept collecting attributes, and this fellow became his personal ATM. Eventually, when there was nothing left to gain, Bai Feiyu delivered a kick that sent his opponent flying.

Witnessing this, the alliance members’ eyes lit up. If they could recruit such a talent, their own alliances would flourish in no time!

“Anyone else want to challenge me? Step up and fight!” Bai Feiyu called out, arrogantly.

This time, no one mocked him. Everyone smiled obsequiously, their minds racing to figure out how to lure Bai Feiyu into their own alliance.

“If no one wishes to challenge me, then get out!” Bai Feiyu said bluntly, issuing an eviction order to clear his courtyard. He publicly declared that if anyone dared step into his courtyard again, he would blacklist their alliance and never consider joining.

His words had the desired effect; instantly, the alliance members withdrew from the courtyard. Yet they did not leave, instead waiting quietly outside. Everyone understood the value of an unparalleled talent, and so they vowed to stay, no matter what, to ensure their alliance did not miss out.

Bai Feiyu was helpless in the face of this. The area outside the courtyard was not under his control, and he couldn’t drive them away. While he wanted to collect attributes, he wasn’t foolish enough to offend so many alliances at once. If he did, he’d be surrounded by enemies, and even those who wanted to recruit him would hesitate, making his time in the inner sect far more difficult.

...

Three days and nights passed.

The alliance members did not leave; they seemed determined, resolved to wait for Bai Feiyu to come out so they could properly introduce their alliances to him. After three days, not only had their numbers not dwindled, but more had gathered.

In these three days, Bai Feiyu’s feat—defeating a disciple at the Vast Qi Realm while only at the seventh level of Qi Refinement—spread like a hurricane through the entire inner sect. Many disciples learned that a formidable junior brother lived here.

On the third day at noon, as Bai Feiyu was absorbing spiritual stones, a commotion erupted outside. He immediately stopped cultivating.

The next moment, he saw a cold, beautiful senior sister stride directly into his courtyard and approach him.

“Senior sister, please leave. Otherwise...” Bai Feiyu stood up and said coldly, but before he could finish, the senior sister spoke:

“I am not one of those fly-by-night alliances, so you shouldn’t apply their rules to me.”

“Let me introduce myself: my name is Zi Yan. I don’t know if you’ve heard of our alliance, but I’m from the Eagle Alliance!”

“To give you an idea, the Eagle Alliance may not be the most powerful in the Gui Xu Sect, but we are different from the others.”

“We only recruit exceptional geniuses—only those with extraordinary talent are eligible for our invitation.”

“The so-called strongest alliances right now are nothing; if we in the Eagle Alliance opened recruitment, we’d instantly become the top alliance in the sect.”

“But we aren’t interested in ordinary people. We only care about prodigies!”

“Junior brother, this is your chance. If you seize it and become a member of the Eagle Alliance, you’ll be able to walk unhindered in the Gui Xu Sect!”

Zi Yan gave a blunt and straightforward introduction to the Eagle Alliance, then looked at Bai Feiyu with playful interest. She wanted to see if he could maintain his composure in the face of the Eagle Alliance’s temptation.

“It’s actually the Eagle Alliance—Bai Feiyu has attracted their attention.”

“Looks like we have no hope. Anyone the Eagle Alliance chooses, who could possibly steal them away?”

“Sigh, such a figure is destined to have nothing to do with us.”

Many disciples sighed in resignation.

Upon hearing Zi Yan’s introduction, Bai Feiyu was initially tempted. Judging by her confidence and the reactions around him, what she said was likely true.

But her final words made him abandon the thought of joining the Eagle Alliance.

Yes, precisely those words: ‘walk unhindered.’

Honestly, if not for that phrase, Bai Feiyu might have been moved enough to join, for it would greatly benefit his development within the sect. But if joining meant that no one dared provoke him...

He’d rather not join!

If no one dared to provoke him, who would let him collect attributes? It was a very practical matter, and Bai Feiyu understood it perfectly well.

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