"Xiao Wu-jie, what are you doing?!"
Originally in the middle of meditation and cultivation, Wang Sheng was suddenly pushed awake by Xiao Wu. Scratching his head, he couldn't help but feel helpless.
Fortunately, they had only just begun cultivating and hadn't entered deep meditation.
If they had been interrupted during deep meditation,
they could've been injured—or worse, even died!
"This is so boring! Stop sleeping already, it's not even nighttime yet!"
"Get up and play with me!" Xiao Wu urged impatiently.
"Xiao Wu-jie, we're meditating to cultivate—not sleeping!"
"Once we're done cultivating, we'll play with you!"
Wang Sheng, realizing that Xiao Wu didn't even know what meditation and cultivation were, could only explain patiently.
He remembered how, earlier at mealtime, she seemed completely unaware that one had to pay with soul coins.
He couldn't help but complain inwardly—
Where on earth did this Xiao Wu come from? How does she not know anything?!
"Meditation?" Xiao Wu pouted and tilted her head, as if she were hearing the term for the first time.
But hearing that they wouldn't play with her until after cultivation—
Back in the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu had always been the boss. Whether it was the Sky Azure Bull Python Da Ming or the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming, they never dared defy her.
How could she possibly accept this?
"This... this meditation stuff—can't you just do it later?!"
Xiao Wu stood akimbo, pouting in protest, and grumbled righteously.
"I'm your boss, so you have to listen to me!"
"I command you all to get up right now and play with me!"
Wang Sheng and the other working students were stunned by how unreasonable she was.
Yes, they'd acknowledged her as their boss—
But that didn't mean they were her servants!
"Xiao Wu-jie, you're our boss, and we're willing to listen to you,"
"But you can't force us to do things we don't want to do!"
"I'm graduating this year. I must reach Rank 10 before that—this is really important to me!"
Wang Sheng tried his best to suppress his anger and reason with her.
But unfortunately, Xiao Wu—always headstrong—wouldn't listen. Instead, she grew even angrier, clenching her fists and shouting:
"Wang Sheng, how dare you defy me? Believe it or not, I'll beat you up!"
Wang Sheng still wanted to explain—
But it was too late. The hot-tempered, 100,000-year rabbit spirit Xiao Wu punched him straight in the face, giving him a black eye.
"Boss Wang Sheng!"
Compared to Xiao Wu, the working students had far more respect for Wang Sheng, who had been their leader for several years.
They hadn't expected Xiao Wu to be this domineering—
They only wanted to train a little more.
Yet Xiao Wu gave Wang Sheng a swollen eye with just one punch.
"How can you just hit people? We don't accept a boss like that!"
One of the students shouted in indignation.
"Oh? You dare disobey too?!"
The furious 100,000-year rabbit spirit Xiao Wu glared at them, eyes wide and fists clenched.
And just like that, she beat up the entire dormitory of working students.
Many of them were still just kids.
They hadn't expected Xiao Wu to be so unreasonable. Crying loudly, they rushed off to report her to the teacher.
"Waaah! We just wanted to cultivate, but she forced us to play and even hit us!"
"We're going to tell the teacher!"
Soon, a group of sobbing working students ran straight toward the Academic Affairs Office.
Meanwhile, inside the Dean's office—
After receiving his graduation certificate, Ye Yu was preparing to say goodbye to Wang Sheng and the others from Dorm Seven, as well as Director Su, before embarking on his long-planned journey.
However, upon arriving at Dorm Seven, he found it empty.
Then, when he reached the Academic Affairs Office—
"Director Su, you must stand up for us!"
A crowd of battered and bruised working students were sobbing as they tearfully accused Xiao Wu of preventing them from cultivating, forcing them to play with her, and even assaulting them.
Director Su frowned deeply at this.
Although he was displeased by Xiao Wu's behavior—
She possessed innate full soul power, had even absorbed a century-old soul ring, and likely had an extraordinary background.
At the very least, he, Director Su, might not be someone who could afford to offend her.
So in the end, Director Su smoothed things over, coughed lightly, and said:
"Xiao Wu doesn't really understand what meditation cultivation is. I'm sure you didn't explain it clearly either."
"This conflict happened because of mutual misunderstanding."
"In the future, try to teach Xiao Wu more patiently—then things like this won't happen again."
After mediating the dispute between Xiao Wu and Wang Sheng's group, Director Su finally noticed Ye Yu and smiled.
"Ye Yu, did you receive your graduation certificate?"
"Yes, Director Su. I came to bid you farewell."
Ye Yu's feelings were complicated seeing Director Su clearly favor Xiao Wu.
But he understood—
This is the real world.
Without value, strength, or background, you would always be vulnerable to being mistreated.
In front of someone with value, strength, and background, you would always be treated differently.
That's exactly why he longed so deeply to become powerful.
After bidding farewell to Director Su—
Ye Yu took a deep breath and turned to leave Nuoding Academy.
Once back home, he gathered the tools he had prepared for years.
Then, following the direction where the Blue Silver Empress' aura had once vanished, he set off with great strides.
Outside Nuoding City—
Ye Yu soon entered a dense forest.
Traversing mountain after mountain,
he used the Inner Core Method to communicate with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass and confirm the direction of the Blue Silver Empress.
After traveling nonstop for two days and three nights—
Ye Yu finally sensed that noble and exalted aura of the Blue Silver Empress again. His heart surged with excitement.
"I finally found it!"
Worn-out and disheveled, Ye Yu gathered his strength and quickened his pace.
Soon, a mountain valley appeared before him.
Within the valley, a waterfall over twenty meters wide roared down from a cliff more than 200 meters high—
Crashing into a serene, sapphire-like pool, sending up massive sprays of mist.
A rainbow shimmered in the misty air.
The view was breathtaking.
But at that moment, Ye Yu's blazing gaze was locked onto a particular rock wall behind the waterfall.
Because he knew—
What he was seeking: the Blue Silver Empress' Right Leg Bone, and the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Empress seedling,
were both hidden inside a stone chamber behind that rock wall.
Taking a roundabout path, he climbed up to the top of the waterfall.
There, he tied a rope securely to a large tree.
Gritting his teeth, he braved the rushing water as it slammed against his head, face, and body. Enduring the intense pain—
Ye Yu rappelled down from the top of the waterfall.
As he descended, he groped along the rock wall with his hands—
Searching for the entrance to the hidden chamber.
Finally, he found a loose stone. Channeling his soul power, he pushed hard and dislodged it.
Then, without hesitation, he slipped inside the stone chamber.
Inside, the space was damp and dimly lit.
But at the far end, a faint glimmer of light could be seen.
After untying the rope from his body and securing it under a rock—
Ye Yu, his heart pounding with anticipation, made his way to the innermost part of the chamber.
Soon, a small mound appeared before him.
Atop the mound—
Sunlight filtered in through a crack above, casting a beam onto the earth.
There, swaying gently, was a rare Blue Silver Grass—its body as translucent as blue crystal, adorned with golden patterns.
It exuded an unmatched aura of nobility and holiness.