"Oh?"
Long Qingchen and his followers exchanged glances after listening.
"Third Imperial Brother, that Long Xinzhuo and his mother are descendants of rebellious ministers. How could I associate with them? I’ve been getting close to him lately and finally gained his trust. Moreover, I’ve gotten to know Xin Lin and her group of friends and learned quite a bit. Just now, there was a conflict over at the Spirit Institute."
Long Jin quickly said.
"I heard about the issue at the Spirit Institute too; it’s said that the Spirit Institute Director has been acting strangely, having three classes attend the sa lectures, both practical and theoretical. The foundational gap between those classes is too huge, old and new students have clashed, and apparently, it’s already been a public and private battle several tis."
Jin Chen said gleefully from the side.
"Is that so? But I’ve heard that Xin Lin has quite the reputation in the Shaking Light Class."
Long Qingchen had caught wind of so rumors as well.
"Reputation is not all there is to it, Third Imperial Brother. That Xin Lin has competed twice with the Yuheng Class freshn and won both tis."
The people at the Martial Arts Academy, even if they knew about the Spirit Institute’s matters, didn’t know much.
However, Long Jin knew more details due to Little Xinzhuo’s connection.
"All freshn, what could they be competing in? The Spirit Institute at most can only hold Spirit Gathering competitions."
Long Qingchen and his people were dismissive.
How powerful could Spirit Gathering be, if it was not Spirit Art skills?
At the End of Year Assessnt, besides foundational theory, the focus was more on practical combat.
"Indeed, Xin Lin is just good at Spirit Gathering, but... she can refine Interdiate Qi Stones during her gatherings."
Long Jin swallowed secretly.
If he hadn’t witnessed it himself, he wouldn’t believe a regular Spirit Institute freshman could refine Interdiate Qi Stones.
"Just Interdiate Qi Stones... At the Imperial Palace..."
Long Qingchen waved dismissively, about to say sothing.
But who knew, the next mont, his face expressed shock.
"What did you say! Xin Lin can refine Interdiate Qi Stones, are you joking?"
Interdiate Qi Stones?
Those are only produced by the Xuantian Sect.
The offerings at Longteng Palace also only manage to produce a few Interdiate Qi Stones a year.
"Absolutely true, I saw it with my own eyes, and it happened within thirty minutes. Although her refining was sowhat odd, her opponent, nad Yu Jian, kept shouting that Xin Lin had stolen his Spiritual Energy."
To avoid being discovered, Long Jin stayed far away, only witnessing the result where Yu Jian fainted from anger.
"That Xin Lin is quite mysterious. Obviously, she has no True Qi nor Spirit Vein; how can her Spirit Gathering be so powerful? Might there be sothing fishy going on?"
Jin Chen said, confused.
"You’ve fought against her, if she has a Xuanwu ridian or not, wouldn’t you know?"
Long Qingchen asked.
"I don’t know either, at the ti, I only felt her strength was astonishing."
Jin Chen was also bewildered.
"If she can truly refine Interdiate Qi Stones, this must be reported to the Emperor..."
Long Qingchen contemplated aloud.
A Spiritual Practitioner who can refine Interdiate Qi Stones represents significant wealth to Longteng.
"Absolutely not, Third Prince, quite the opposite; this shouldn’t be disclosed to the Emperor. Think about it, Xin Lin earlier made Spiritual Food and received a Princess’s reward. If she’s discovered to refine Interdiate Qi Stones...."
Jin Chen quickly intervened.
His father, Grandmaster Jin, is the country’s top Spirit Master. If the Emperor discovers Xin Lin’s capabilities, would his father’s stature not be jeopardized...
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