While He Yi Ming and the players were preparing for the Northern Expedition.
In the most prosperous and powerful domain of the Northern Spirit Realm, the Sky Spirit Domain!
Inside of an extremely grand sect!
Here cultivators number in the several thousand, the sect hall shined a brilliant gold and was encased by a dozen towering mountains, each of them embedded with a sky-piercing tower on top!
Inside of each tower, there was also the aura of a Foundation Realm Powerhouse!
On the sect square, 800 young disciples practiced their cultivation technique with the weakest of them being at Body Refinement Realm Rank 10!
The sect even has Alchemy Pavilion, Forging Hall, and Cultivation Pavilion!
In the sky above, a gigantic protection formation encompassed the whole sect!
This was the century-old Second Grade Sect, the Sacred Spirit Sect!
Inside the sect hall, a young man quietly listened to an old man's report.
If He Yi Ming was present, he will surely recognize this old man, the old man was Wang Ping, the person who brought He Yi Ming to the Desolate Land!
"So...that bastard He Yi Ming really decided to establish a sect in the Desolate Land?" The young man couldn't help but laugh after hearing Wang Ping's words.
"That's correct!" Wang Ping calmly answered.
Wang Ping knew the young man in front of him.
He was second to the chief graduate He Yi Ming, Heaven Academy Rank Second graduate, Gu Feng!
On the day of graduation, the man shadowed by He Yi Ming.
Different from He Yi Ming who has no backing.
Gu Feng's grandfather was the vice president of Heaven Academy, so he didn't have to establish a new sect, but was instead given this Sacred Spirit Sect by his grandfather!
As a Second grade sect, Sacred Spirit Sect was also the cream of the crop! Having over a dozen elders and several thousand disciples!
This time, in order to celebrate Gu Feng for becoming their new sect master, and also for him to take first place in the upcoming monthly assessment, 800 talented new disciples were recruited into the sect!
These talented new disciples are not just some clueless idiots who have just started cultivating. They are all talented members of small sects, clans, and other smaller forces.
Among them, there are more than a dozen of them who were born with Spirit Physique!
This was the advantage of having a strong backing!
In contrast, He Yi Ming was alone in a ruined sect of the Desolate Land, with no human in sight for thousands of miles, completely surrounded by dangerous areas.
The gap between them is like heaven and earth!
"Desolate Land huh...hehe, He Yi Ming, you're seeking death!" Gu Feng let out a disdainful smile.
"I heard that He Yi Ming was the head graduate of Heaven Academy. So maybe he chose the Desolate Land on purpose! It's true that the Desolate Land is full of dangers, but at the same time, it's a virgin land untouched by human cultivators, the numbers of treasures and opportunities present are countless..." An elder hesitated for a while before speaking his mind.
"Hahaha!" Hearing this, Gu Feng couldn't help laughing out loud and then spoke in a sinister tone.
"Sixth elder, you're clueless as to why the Desolate Land are known to be uninhabitable for humans!"
"According to Senior Wang Ping's report, the sect selected by He Yi Ming is surrounded by graphorns! Monsters that are known to be the toughest to kill in the Early Stage of Spirit Realm! At least 3 Early Stage of Spirit Realm cultivators is required to kill one with risk of casualties!"
"Even whether He Yi Ming could kill a single graphorn is still up for debate and he wants to develop his sect? In his dream!"
"Alright say if He Yi Ming managed to kill a couple of graphorns due to him being a prodigy or whatever, but so what?"
"Graphorns are social monsters, there are at least a thousand graphorn surrounding He Yi Ming's sect! Even if we give him three years whether he could kill all the graphorn is still up for grabs! He want to recruit new disciples? He want to develop his sect? Ha, what a joke!"
"Besides, even if He Yi Ming leaves his sect, what awaits him is an even greater despair!"
Gu Feng's words shifted as he continued to speak in a sinister tone.
"To the east of He Yi Ming's sect is the Endless Sea, the breeding ground of countless powerful Seafolks, once the Seafolks discover this newly created sect, there is no way that they are going to let it be!"
"As for the north, there is the Boundless Mountain Range, a place covered in untold amount of powerful monsters! Even Heavenly Core Realm powerhouse can sometimes never return once they enter!
The south is the Netherworld Desert, the blazing sun scorch the sky, and ordinary cultivators will be roasted into human jerky after a couple of seconds!"
"And last but not least, the west is the land of turbulence, a place where thousands of non-humans race fight in constant war! If any humans dare to enter, even their bones will be devoured!"
"A desolate land without a single human soul!"
"A sect surrounded by danger!"
"How in the world will He Yi Ming, a puny Peak of Body Refinement Realm cultivator, obtain any treasures or opportunities?"
"Answer me!"
.....
Gu Feng let out a cruel smile and roared ferociously.
"Sect Master, there is no need to get this angry..." A few elders were stunned and tried to calm him down.
"ANGRY? I'M ANGRY? DO I LOOK LIKE I'M ANGRY! HE IS ONLY AN ANT! THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL WILL I, GU FENG BE ANGER BY HIM!" Gu Fend roared at the top of his lung and his face started to distort.
"Sect Master, just how much hate do you have for He Yi Ming!" The elders were not stupid, even idiots could tell that Gu Feng hated He Yi Ming to his very core.
"I heard rumors that He Yi Ming ignored Gu Feng's request and top him in the graduation test, that seems to be the case!" The old man Wang Ping glanced at Gu Feng.
Such a pity!
Although he knew that He Yi Ming will most likely lose to Gu Feng in the upcoming monthly assessment.
The gap between them was just too huge!
But Wang Ping knew in his heart that He Yi Ming was far stronger than Gu Feng, putting everything aside, just He Yi Ming's effort was far superior to Gu Feng!
He Yi Ming didn't enter Heaven Academy as the number 1 student, that spot belongs to Gu Feng, in fact, he entered dead last! But slowly through the years, He Yi Ming climb up the ranks, surpassing many students born with a silver spoon given home tutors by their parents and dethroning Gu Feng at the end!
As for Gu Feng...
If it wasn't for his vice-principal grandfather...
"Spit!"
The old man Wang Ping couldn't help but spit.
"Huh? Is there a problem Senior Wang Ping?" Gu Feng turned his eyes.
"Oh, it's nothing, the weather here is a little dry and my throat was just a little uncomfortable!" Wang Ping replied solemnly.
"Is that so? Anyways, thank you Senior Wang Ping for bringing me this information! I'm very grateful! Someone, come and give Senior Wang Ping our best hospitality!" As soon as Gu Feng waved his hand, several maids stepped forward and led Wang Ping to his resting place.
"He Yi Ming, there is only about half a month left before the monthly assessment begins! I wish you the best of luck surviving until then! This time, I'll definitely crush you under my feet!"
"And that bitch, in the four years in Heaven Academy, she never even once looked me in the eyes! From start to finish, she only ever talks with that bastard He Yi Ming! Damn it, damn it! ! !" Remembering that icy figure, Gu Feng couldn't help but grit his teeth.
"Nangong Li, her backing is way too terrifying...even the entire Heaven Academy doesn't dare to provoke her! You must not provoke her at all cost! Be sure to keep this in your mind!" Remembering his grandfather's words, Gu Feng could only pent up his anger no matter how frustrated he felt.
At the same time, this made Gu Feng recall the day of his graduation.
"The current head graduate of Heaven Academy is..."
"He Yi Ming and Nangong Li, who are both tied for first place!"
On the square of Heaven Academy, He Yi Ming and Nangong Li stood side by side becoming the most eye-catching existence in front of Heaven Academy tens of thousands of students and teachers.
In their eyes, they were the only ones that mattered and everyone else were all irrelevant.
And although Gu Feng was ranked second, he was forgotten all the same, as if he was just some background character in a story.
The more he thought about it, the stronger the flame of hate burned within his heart!
Although he didn't dare to provoke Nangong Li.
But as for He Yi Ming...
"Just you wait, in the upcoming monthly assessment, I'll reclaim the number one throne you stole from me so many years ago and stomp you below my feet!" Gu Feng vowed in his heart.
"Oh right! Just to be extra safe, maybe I can convince my grandfather to start the monthly assessment in advance? This way I can make sure He Yi Ming definitely won't be able to pass the exam!" Gu Feng suddenly thought of an extremely sinister plan...