The Devil King? No, Please Call Me The Immortal King Xiaoyao.

As evening approached, the setting sun dyed the horizon blood red. The afterglow illuminated the school hall.

Inside the spacious hall, more than fifty students sat upright. On the platform, the academy elder held a roster, calling out names one by one to distribute stipends.

The academy's spirit stone subsidy was usually distributed every seven days, a form of assistance from the clan to these newly advanced Gu Masters. After all, with their current strength, supporting their Gu worms independently was a significant financial strain.

"Luckily, I found a job at the 'Moonlit Bloom' Gu food store. Otherwise, relying solely on the academy's subsidies, after feeding the Moonlight Gu, I wouldn't have much money left for living expenses, let alone future cultivation."

"Gu Yue Yi Xin."

The academy elder's voice interrupted Yi Xin's thoughts.

Yi Xin rose from his window seat in the back row and walked forward. The academy elder greeted him with a smile, handing over two money pouches.

Yi Xin accepted them with a puzzled expression. "Why three? Doesn't everyone else get one?"

The academy elder saw the confusion in Yi Xin's eyes and chuckled. "Yi Xin, one of these is the reward for passing the Moonblade assessment, and the other one..."

"Was applied for you by the clan leader. The clan leader knows it hasn't been easy for you taking care of your mother. Over the years, the clan has indeed lacked care for families in difficult circumstances like yours. Consider this some compensation."

His expression suddenly turned somber, and he continued, "Alas, the clan leader is swamped with work and can't attend to every little detail. I hope you won't harbor any resentment because of this."

Yi Xin naturally knew the reason for this gesture and couldn't help but sneer inwardly: Where were you when I was just ten years old, helping out in various households to earn money for my mother's treatment? Where were you when my mother was raising me alone with great difficulty? Giving me subsidies now is just because you value my Grade A aptitude.

Of course, accepting favors came with obligations, so Yi Xin could only express his gratitude to the academy elder with a solemn face: "Thank you for the clan leader's concern. Yi Xin will definitely cultivate diligently and strive to contribute to the clan as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the academy elder's face lit up with joy. "Everyone says Yi Xin is sensible, and indeed he is. Work hard."

Yi Xin nodded, put away the money pouches, and returned to his seat.

"Alright, this week's subsidies are now distributed," the academy elder announced as he stood up. "You've been in the academy for some time, and you're now familiar with using your natal Gu. In the coming days, I will teach you how to nurture your aperture and improve your Gu Master cultivation level."

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"In short, the higher the Gu Master's realm, the more refined their primeval essence becomes. This allows them to refine more powerful Gu worms."

"Therefore..." the academy elder drawled.

Seeing that everyone's attention was focused, he announced loudly: "In the next three months, whoever can advance to Rank 1 middle stage first will receive a reward of thirty spirit stones and the priority to choose their second Gu worm."

"After three months, we will establish a class head and two assistant class heads based on everyone's performance."

"Of course, these positions won't be for nothing. We will provide the class head with a subsidy of ten spirit stones and the assistant class heads with five spirit stones."

"Alright, that's all for today. Everyone is dismissed." The elder's words caused a buzz in the hall.

"Here it comes, the classic class officer selection. If I remember correctly, Fang Yuan will rob them later."

Yi Xin turned to look back. Fang Yuan's seat was already empty.

Seeing Yi Xin turn his head, the others followed his gaze. As the only two with Grade A aptitude in the class, they paid close attention to Yi Xin's every move.

"Where's Gu Yue Fang Yuan? Where did he go?"

"Hmph, truly hopeless. Just because he got first place in the Gu refinement test, he thinks he's all that. I bet he was scared by the academy elder's talk about advancement, after all, he has a Grade C aptitude, hahaha."

Gu Yue Mo Bei mocked Fang Yuan without reservation.

"Buddy, still laughing? You're going to get beaten up later," Yi Xin shook his head helplessly.

When the old demon runs out of money, everyone suffers.

Yi Xin followed the crowd to the academy gate. Looking up, he saw Fang Yuan standing in the center of the gate.

Seeing the crowd gradually approaching, Fang Yuan spoke: "Robbery, everyone hand over one spirit stone to leave."

The crowd was astonished: "Fang Yuan, have you lost your mind, actually standing at the academy gate to extort us?"

Gu Yue Mo Bei, who had just mocked Fang Yuan in the academy, walked out of the crowd with a look of disdain, seeing Fang Yuan blocking the road. "Fang Yuan, with your Grade C aptitude, can you stop me? Get lost, don't provoke me..."

"Ah!"

Fang Yuan suddenly attacked. His right hand formed a palm, chopping down fiercely. The movement was accurate and fast, the lower edge of his palm striking the left side of his neck.

Gu Yue Mo Bei never expected Fang Yuan to suddenly attack. He was still cursing when he was struck hard. His eyes rolled back, he let out a scream, and fainted on the spot.

"Damn, he really did it?" The crowd was in an uproar.

"Good fellow, as expected of the old demon, absolutely no morals." Yi Xin's expression was agitated, and he clenched his fists involuntarily. Unlike the others who were fearful and surprised, he was excited.

To fight the Great Love Immortal Venerable, that's something to brag about for a lifetime, right?

While the others were still hesitant, Yi Xin walked out of the crowd and came to Fang Yuan.

"Wow, Yi Xin is going over, will he give it?" The crowd discussed behind him.

"One spirit stone, and you can leave," Fang Yuan looked at Yi Xin with a calm expression.

Yi Xin smiled calmly: "Sure, but you have to beat me first."

Seeing the surging fighting spirit in Yi Xin's eyes, Fang Yuan didn't say a word and suddenly struck with a palm, but the other party seemed to know he was going to attack without warning and blocked the attack with an arm.

Fang Yuan lightly lifted his eyelids. Even though this attack didn't work, he didn't mind. He got up and swept his leg horizontally.

Yi Xin immediately rolled to the left, dodging the attack. Before he could get up, Fang Yuan punched him, and Yi Xin hurriedly crossed his arms.

Fang Yuan put a lot of force into this move, hammering Yi Xin's arms like an iron hammer, causing them to ache.

After finishing this punch, Fang Yuan didn't think it was enough and continued to hammer with several punches.

Bang bang bang

The sound of flesh colliding rose and fell.

Yi Xin gritted his teeth and persevered. He didn't dare to let go. Once he withdrew his defense, Fang Yuan's fist would hit his face, and he would definitely be knocked unconscious with one punch.

Fang Yuan suddenly retracted his fist and kicked out fiercely!

This was a powerful and heavy kick that directly knocked Yi Xin to the ground. Then Fang Yuan pressed forward, raising his fist to smash down.

Yi Xin didn't have time to defend. With a fierce look in his eyes, he raised his right foot and kicked towards Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan was startled and immediately stopped his attack, dodging backward. Yi Xin seized the opportunity and immediately got up. He joined his palms together and slammed down with force. Unfortunately, Fang Yuan reacted quickly and directly crossed his arms, firmly blocking it.

Yi Xin gritted his teeth and tried hard, pressing down on Fang Yuan with force.

"Go Yi Xin."

"Beat Fang Yuan."

Cheers came from behind.

Yi Xin unleashed his last bit of strength. His weak body was already trembling at this moment, but Fang Yuan remained motionless.

Yi Xin's physical fitness was much worse than Fang Yuan's. Even though Fang Yuan's body was also thin, he had developed intelligence early, so the Gu Yue clan had given him normal nutritional supplements.

When Yi Xin was young, his mother was already seriously ill, and they could only buy the cheapest medicine. Where would they have extra money for food and drink?

Under the stalemate, sweat quickly appeared on Yi Xin's forehead.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan immediately flashed backward. Yi Xin lost his balance from the sudden release of force and staggered for a distance. Before he could recover, Fang Yuan chopped him on the neck with a palm.

Yi Xin immediately felt a darkness before his eyes.