For over a month after that, Mo Hua cultivated peacefully as before. One day at noon, in the dining hall of the disciple residences, Cheng Mo kept staring at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua didn’t understand. “What are you looking at?”

Cheng Mo rubbed his chin. “Nothing, I just feel that little senior brother, you getting first place in the array path and not getting it before seem the same, nothing has changed.”

He still remembered, at that time in the array discussion hall, Mo Hua was cold-faced, lifting the heavy as if it were light, slaughtering all around, passing the array exam with an invincible stance. The last sentence, “Still have?”, three simple, flat words, made a group of examiners tremble all over. That cold and invincible appearance was simply handsome to the point of giving people goosebumps. Now…

Cheng Mo silently glanced at Mo Hua. Same as before, gnawing on a chicken leg in the dining hall again… He always felt that these two images of this little senior brother, before and after, were a bit disjointed.

“Little senior brother, you are the first in array discussion, the chief of the array path. Shouldn’t you show some demeanor?” Cheng Mo asked.

Mo Hua curled his lip. “Just the first in array discussion, the chief of the array path, what does that count for? Array law is vast and profound. I cannot let this little bit of small achievement delay my progress.”

Chief of the array path, what does that count for… A little bit of small achievement…

Not only Cheng Mo, but even the surrounding disciples were all stunned. But since these words were spoken by Mo Hua, they couldn’t refute him.

Cheng Mo sighed and said, “Little senior brother, you absolutely must not say these words outside, otherwise someone might lose their mind and fight you desperately…”

Mo Hua nodded. “Don’t worry, I am very humble outside.”

For a while, Cheng Mo didn’t quite understand what Mo Hua’s standard of “humble” was exactly…

After that, everyone ate in silence. Mo Hua gnawed on a chicken leg for a while, suddenly perceived something, was stunned, looked at Cheng Mo, and said, “You are already at the late stage of Foundation Establishment?”

Cheng Mo nodded. “Um, it was just in the past two days that I broke through.”

He then turned his head and asked Si Tu Jian and the others, “Are you all about to break through too?”

Si Tu Jian nodded. “Um, I still have seven or eight days…”

Hao Xuan also said, “Little senior brother, me too. At the fastest, three days, at the slowest, ten days, I can also break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment already…”

Mo Hua suddenly felt pressure. Up until now, he still hadn’t perceived the bottleneck of the late stage of Foundation Establishment yet… Perceiving the bottleneck, breaking the bottleneck, breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, increasing spiritual power, stabilizing cultivation, all of this would take no small amount of time. And this school year, there were not many months left already.

“Must seize the time!” Mo Hua was alerted in his heart.

After that, he cultivated even more diligently, but the progress was still very slow. Especially watching Cheng Mo and these “little junior brothers” one after another, all breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment already, Mo Hua’s sense of urgency in his heart grew stronger.

According to reason, Foundation Establishment was not considered difficult — at least for disciples of the Eight Great Sects. Refining Qi to lay the foundation, Foundation Establishment to solidify the path, only upon reaching the Golden Core was there a true watershed. Before the Golden Core, what was competed on was actually spiritual root, inheritance, and cultivation resources. Even if one was again stupid, as long as they persisted in cultivation, had a famous teacher to guide them, and were hard-fed with various heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and spirit stones, they could still be fed into the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

After the Golden Core, there were more variables. In addition to hard conditions like spiritual root, spiritual objects, and inheritance, things like comprehension, fate, and even luck were also needed. Therefore, general sects only taught the Refinement Qi and Foundation Establishment courses before the Golden Core. These could be taught in large classes together, and the progress was also easy to control. Upon reaching the Golden Core, the changes were too many, the situations were complex, and the cultivation methods were also more profound. Then one had to enter the inner gate, become a disciple under a master one-on-one, and receive specialized cultivation guidance.

And within the boundary of Qian Xue Prefecture, the disciples of various sects almost all had superior spiritual roots, and were also almost all from influential families, with family support, sect rewards, and no lack of resources. Although families were also divided into various grades, the disciples who could enter the Qian Xue Hundred Sects and above, even if they were bad and had few cultivation resources, were still much more abundant than the vast majority of rogue cultivators in this world.

Therefore, before the Golden Core, until the late stage of Foundation Establishment, it was not considered difficult. The difficulty was cultivating to perfection, cultivating to be outstanding, cultivating to a great Dao foundation far surpassing others.

But Mo Hua was different again. According to strict standards, he didn’t actually count as a “genius”. His spiritual root was too poor, and his physical body was also too weak. During the Refinement Qi period, he was also very poor, with no heavenly materials or earthly treasures to nourish him, and no cultivation inheritance to temper his blood energy or spiritual power foundation. His speed of Refinement Qi was not slow, that was because true heavenly prides were all tempering their foundation, consolidating their roots and nourishing their origin. He skipped this step and only rushed for progress, so his cultivation was very fast.

But upon reaching Foundation Establishment, things were a bit different. With a poor spiritual root, the circulation of cultivated spiritual power was less, and the cultivation progress was also slow. In the early stage of Foundation Establishment, it was still not obvious. Upon reaching the middle and late stages of Foundation Establishment, Mo Hua’s cultivation speed slowed down significantly, and it was even more so the further he progressed.

Adding on, he spent a lot of time and effort in the array discussion assembly. And cultivating the Chop God Sword, the evil fetus parasitizing him, self-chopping his life soul, all consumed no small amount of his divine marrow. His divine thought Dao-ization realm also slipped to a certain extent.

Mo Hua estimated a bit and found that within this year, he should not be able to reach the late stage of Foundation Establishment already. And failing to reach the late stage of Foundation Establishment within the year also meant…

“Have to repeat a grade?”

Mo Hua’s heart immediately turned cold. It’s over… I, the dignified little senior brother of Tai Xu Sect, the chief of Qian Xue Dao discussion, won’t really have to repeat a grade, will I? That would really be a big loss of face.

After that, Mo Hua cultivated even harder. But cultivation emphasized persistent effort, not something that could be achieved overnight. And having a bad spiritual root also couldn’t be changed. His cultivation progress was still not optimistic, not only was his cultivation growth small, but he also hadn’t even come close to touching the bottleneck of the late stage of Foundation Establishment…

Mo Hua’s heart was completely cold. But since the problem had occurred, it was a fact and had to be faced. Deceiving himself was also meaningless.

Mo Hua thought for a moment, then went to find Elder Xun. In the elder residence, Elder Xun was just chatting with the Tai Xu Sect Master about something. Seeing Mo Hua, he was a bit surprised. Mo Hua then tactfully told Elder Xun about his worry that because he had dedicated himself to learning array law to prepare for the array discussion assembly, his cultivation progress had been delayed, and he might not be able to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment before the end of the year.

Elder Xun pondered for a moment and said, “It doesn’t matter, you do your best, whatever cultivation level you reach is fine, you don’t need to worry about other things.”

He didn’t say it explicitly, but Mo Hua understood. It meant that if he cultivated diligently, even if he didn’t break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, he wouldn’t be made to repeat a grade.

Mo Hua breathed a sigh of relief, then silently looked at the Tai Xu Sect Master beside him. The Sect Master hesitated for a moment, looked at Elder Xun, and also nodded: “You rest assured, I will guarantee it.” Even if it broke the rules, it didn’t matter. The chief of array discussion was worth this preferential treatment.

Mo Hua was thoroughly relieved, paid his respects, and then took his leave. After Mo Hua left, the Tai Xu Sect Master was still lost in thought.

Elder Xun asked him, “What are you thinking?”

The Tai Xu Sect Master pondered: “Old Ancestor, I suddenly have an idea… Suppose this child Mo Hua is always in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, always unable to break through, always repeating a grade, and never graduates in his lifetime, won’t he just… always be able to participate in the Dao discussion assembly? As long as Mo Hua is here, whether it’s the four great sects, or the other Eight Great Sects, or the twelve streams, they can only look at him and strive for second place? If this is the case, won’t our Tai Xu Sect always monopolize the first place in array discussion? Won’t we get the chief of Dao discussion until our hands are soft?”

Elder Xun said angrily, “Nonsense!” But after he finished speaking, he was also stunned, thought carefully for a moment, and actually found that… it seemed feasible… As long as Mo Hua was here, he would be first. And since he was only in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, as long as he didn’t reach the late stage of Foundation Establishment, he couldn’t graduate. If they always monopolized the first place in array discussion like this, wouldn’t Tai Xu Sect be able to dominate the chief of Dao discussion? This temptation was truly too great, to the extent that Elder Xun’s heart, for a while, became greedy, thinking that it didn’t seem bad if Mo Hua always “repeated a grade”…

Subsequently, Elder Xun immediately shook his head, suppressed the greed in his heart, and said hastily: “No, no, doing this would actually harm this child, absolutely not…”

The Tai Xu Sect Master also knew that this was not good, so he only said it out loud. Moreover, if he really did this, the four great sects would definitely be anxious and would not know what underhanded tricks they would use. Other sects would also curse them Tai Xu Sect as shameless.

Elder Xun said, “Let’s not mention this matter. We still need to let this child cultivate diligently, increase his cultivation, and learn higher-level array law. Even if he doesn’t reach the late stage of Foundation Establishment, he cannot be made to repeat a grade, otherwise, what would a dignified array path chief look like…”

“Yes.” The Tai Xu Sect Master said.

After finishing the discussion about Mo Hua, they then continued to chat about proper business. “That matter…” Elder Xun’s gaze slightly condensed, “Are you all prepared?”

The Tai Xu Sect Master restrained his expression and said solemnly, “We have already started contacting and have revealed a bit of information to that side, but…” The Tai Xu Sect Master frowned, “…The other side is very resistant.”

“Just resistant?”

“Not only…” The Tai Xu Sect Master said helplessly, “They feel that our Tai Xu Sect is adding insult to injury and ridiculing them.”

“Um.” Elder Xun was not surprised. This was very normal. If they switched places, Tai Xu Sect would also think so.

The Tai Xu Sect Master frowned and said, “It seems that there is not much hope, and the resistance is heavy. Old Ancestor, should we still persist?”

“That is natural.” Elder Xun nodded and said, “This is not a family matter, and when planning things, we don’t look at what others say, but look at their specific situation, gains and losses, life and death, and interests.” “Words spoken from the mouth are the most unreliable.” “Even the opinions you hear the most are very likely like duckweed on the surface of the water, very far from the true reality.”

The Tai Xu Sect Master suddenly realized and nodded, “Yes.”

“You are just probing for now, letting their Old Ancestors hear about it and be psychologically prepared. The true decision is still in the hands of their Old Ancestors.” Elder Xun said.

Upon hearing this, the Tai Xu Sect Master felt a little relieved in his heart, then cupped his hands and said, “Everything according to the Old Ancestor’s words.”

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. Several days later, at Chong Xu Sect. In the back mountain cave dwelling. Ancient pines screened the view, concealing causality, the surroundings were quiet and nobody was around. Ling Hu Old Ancestor of Chong Xu Sect sat alone in the cave dwelling. In front of him was an ancient stone table. On the table were three tea cups, with tea steam lingering in the cups. The table was old, the tea cups were also old, and the system was also old. This was an ancient tea meeting, which had continued for a very long time, but it had also been a very long time since it was held again.

At this time, Ling Hu Old Ancestor drank tea while waiting quietly. After a while, in a place where there was nothing, space suddenly cracked, and sword qi overflowed horizontally. A tall, slightly dark-faced old man walked out. He walked like the wind, went straight to the table, and picked up a tea cup to drink. This person was wearing the highest-ranking Dao robe of Tai A Sect, namely the Old Ancestor Ouyang behind Tai A Sect.

Old Ancestor Ouyang sat down to drink tea and did not speak. Because the two people in the field knew that the main person had not yet arrived. After another hour, the void crack unfolded once more, smoothly and steadily, with faint traces. White-haired Elder Xun walked out from within, also went straight to the table, picked up a tea cup, motioned to the Old Ancestors of Tai A and Chong Xu Sects, and then drank it down in one gulp.

Old Ancestor Ouyang, who had originally been angry, saw Elder Xun’s white-haired and senile appearance at this time, and instead felt a little unbearable. He sighed and said, “Old Brother Xun, among the three of us, you are the one who has aged the fastest.”

Elder Xun said indifferently, “No way, I think too much, and labor too much.”

Old Ancestor Ouyang shook his head, “I just said, you are all Old Ancestors, why do you still personally teach Dao? It’s a waste of energy…”

Elder Xun said, “It’s an ancestral rule, I’m used to it, moreover…” Elder Xun paused slightly, “It’s also good to teach personally, occasionally I can still pick up one or two good seedlings and flourish the reputation of my Tai Xu Sect.”

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of the Old Ancestors of Tai A Sect and Chong Xu Sect felt a bit uncomfortable. If Tai Xu Sect hadn’t produced a monster, the current situation might not necessarily be better than that of their two sects.

After a moment, Ling Hu Old Ancestor of Chong Xu Sect then said, “Okay, let’s talk about proper business…” He also didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point: “That matter, I heard some information, presumably it was Brother Xun who deliberately passed it on through these elders and sect masters to probe for information.” “I will state an attitude first: regarding this matter, my Chong Xu Sect does not agree.”

Old Ancestor Ouyang also nodded and said, “My Tai A Sect also does not agree.” The three sects, although they say they share the same ancestry, have lived their own lives since they split. Now that each has its own foundation, how can they possibly merge just because they say they will? The interests involved, the personnel contradictions are too numerous and too complex. Even thinking about it a little gives these Old Ancestors a headache. Moreover, once the three sects merge, there must be a “leader”. Who will be this leader? Looking at the current situation, it must be Tai Xu Sect. Tai A Sect and Chong Xu Sect are even less likely to agree. To put it nicely, it’s called “three sects merging”. To put it badly, this is just called “annexation”. It’s Tai Xu Sect taking advantage of their weakness and swallowing their Tai A Sect and Chong Xu Sect!

Thinking of this, Old Ancestor Ouyang’s heart was resentful, and he said to Elder Xun, “Brother Xun, we three branches are the same. I don’t expect you to pull us along in times of danger, but you also shouldn’t add insult to injury…”

Ling Hu Old Ancestor also nodded and said, “Doing this does indeed make us feel disheartened.”

Elder Xun silently drank tea and did not speak. Old Ancestor Ouyang and Ling Hu Old Ancestor had indifferent expressions, but they didn’t urge him and waited for Elder Xun’s reply. After a moment, Elder Xun slowly opened his mouth and asked the other two Old Ancestors a question: “Do you think, can the foundations of our three families still be preserved?”

As soon as these words came out, Old Ancestors Ouyang and the other were a bit stunned. Old Ancestor Ouyang said, “I can’t say for sure about my Tai A Sect and Chong Xu Sect, but your Tai Xu Sect has deep fortune, has produced a monster disciple, is already ranked third among the Eight Great Sects, and is undergoing sect reform. After that, it will prosper. What foundation is there not to preserve?”

Elder Xun shook his head, “Let’s not talk about the top three among the Eight Great Sects, even if my Tai Xu Sect truly mixes with the four great sects, it may not necessarily truly be able to preserve its foundation.”

Old Ancestor Ouyang and Ling Hu Old Ancestor looked at each other, then their expressions were all somewhat confused: “Brother Xun, please speak clearly.”

Elder Xun hesitated for a moment and slowly uttered two words: “Evil God…”

Old Ancestor Ouyang and Ling Hu Old Ancestor’s complexions changed, then they all frowned. Elder Xun said, “These two words, you should not be unfamiliar with.”

“Your meaning is…” Ling Hu Old Ancestor said.

Elder Xun sighed and said, “An Evil God has already infiltrated the boundary of Qian Xue Prefecture, and the depth of the infiltration is more serious than you and I predicted…”

Old Ancestor Ouyang and Ling Hu Old Ancestor were silent and did not speak. Elder Xun silently glanced at them and said slowly, “I know, you may not necessarily not have detected it, but without investigating the causality of heavenly secrets, you fundamentally do not know how serious this problem is.” “Not only you, those other old fellows are also roughly the same.” “Either they close the door and do not ask about matters, or they only care about the interests of the sect and pay attention to the development of the sect. Even if disciples go astray, as long as it does not touch the fundamental interests of the sect, they will turn a blind eye.” “This is not right…”

Elder Xun said in a deep voice, “Corruption of the Dao Heart is more terrifying than anything else.” “Once the Dao Heart is corrupted, the Evil God will take advantage and enter. No matter how powerful the forces are, no matter how prosperous the sects are, once corroded, they will be corrupted sooner or later, or even completely rotten.” “And the Evil God resides in the hearts of people, the means are treacherous and elusive.” “We cultivators who cultivate qi and power but not the heart, even if our cultivation is high, are not opponents of the Evil God.”

Old Ancestor Ouyang frowned, shook his head, and said, “Brother Xun, you are being a bit alarmist…”

Elder Xun said, “Is the lesson of Yan Zhi Boat not profound enough?” This matter was even more pointed. Old Ancestor Ouyang and Ling Hu Old Ancestor both had unhappy expressions. “This matter is due to the mismanagement of my Tai A Sect and Chong Xu Sect, I do not deny it, but to say that this is caused by the Evil God, I’m afraid… it’s a bit far-fetched, right…”

Elder Xun’s eyebrows slightly raised: “Aren’t you curious? Why can this matter be hidden until now? Why did all of you Old Ancestors overlook it? Why does this kind of filthy thing have to be placed on the Yan Shui River?” “The Yan Shui River Dragon King Temple, there may be some origin.” “Why did this Dragon King Temple later disappear directly? By whom was it hidden? What exactly happened inside?” “Now inside this Dragon King Temple, relying on water bandits to kill people as sacrifices, what is it supplying?” “Is it not someone instigating disciples of the sects to commit sins and raise that thing?”

The complexions of Old Ancestors Ouyang and Ling Hu then changed somewhat. They were all Old Ancestors, who both wanted to cultivate and plan for the bigger picture. Occasionally, they also wanted to close the door for enlightenment. They generally didn’t ask about “small matters” such as the small fights between Foundation Establishment cultivators in the second-grade state boundaries. In addition, the evil fog covered up causality. If Elder Xun hadn’t mentioned it at this time, they would not have realized at all that there was a hidden mystery inside. No, or rather, they had once realized, had a little guess, but intentionally or unintentionally, they had all forgotten…

Forgotten… These Cave Void Old Ancestors, they had forgotten… At this time, upon reflection, the two Old Ancestors were suddenly shocked, and their hearts were all a little cold. What existence could make these Cave Void cultivators forget a matter?

Ling Hu Old Ancestor pondered for a moment and said, “I will go check this matter…”

Elder Xun shook his head: “It’s useless, you won’t be able to find anything if you go check now. Even if you find something, it will all be half true and half false. Even if after a period of time, you close the door or go on a trip, you might just forget about this matter…”

Old Ancestor Ouyang and Ling Hu Old Ancestor’s eyebrows furrowed even deeper. After a moment, Old Ancestor Ouyang said, “Brother Xun, among the three of us, you are the one who understands the Dao of Heavenly Secrets the deepest. I don’t think you would speak falsely. But without concrete evidence, asking us to completely believe you is also somewhat rash.” “Moreover, it involves the fate of the sects, all important matters.” “Your meaning, we also understand.” “But it’s impossible for us to agree to this matter which is ostensibly ‘three sects merging’ but in fact ‘sects annexing’ just because of this so-called ‘Evil God’ and unfounded fear…”

Ling Hu Old Ancestor also said, “Hearing is virtual, seeing is real. We still need to verify it ourselves before making a decision.”

Elder Xun said, “If the Evil God comes out, it means that people’s hearts are reversed, and the great Dao of heaven and earth is beginning to decline. By the time you understand, it will be too late…”

Old Ancestor Ouyang and Ling Hu Old Ancestor were obviously somewhat half-believing and half-doubting. Elder Xun sighed slightly. This matter was difficult precisely because of this. People could only recognize things they could recognize. The longer people lived, the more so. The Evil God, this existence, was born between divine thoughts and was illusory. General cultivators, even if their cultivation was high, might not necessarily be able to see it. Even if they saw it, they might not necessarily understand it, even if they understood it, they might not necessarily truly know it, even if they truly knew it, they might not necessarily know what to do. Even if they knew what to do, when they truly wanted to do it, they would have many worries and difficulties and would find it very hard to push it through. This was also a flaw of human nature. To be able to “know” was already very difficult, and if one wanted to “know and act,” it was even more difficult. But opportunity did not wait for people. If one missed it slightly, the situation would worsen, and then one would be powerless.

Elder Xun had calculated many times, and the more he calculated, the more he felt that if the three sects did not merge and advance and retreat together, it would be very difficult for them to preserve themselves alone in the next changes in Qian Xue Prefecture. And if the three sects could merge, it would instead be a great opportunity. It was just that persuading these two old fossils who had lived too long and had stubborn personalities was not an easy matter.

Elder Xun was silent for a moment and slowly said, “You haven’t forgotten… the ‘Heavenly Demon Great Calamity’ in the history of the three sects, have you?”

As soon as these words came out, Old Ancestors Ouyang and Ling Hu’s pupils shrank, and their hearts were shocked. Elder Xun continued, “This kind of ancient secret, all texts have long been erased. Besides us Old Ancestors who have lived a long time, even the current sect masters do not know it.” “But, I think you should not have forgotten.” “Initially, the Heavenly Demon Great Calamity lasted for a long time. How many people died in my Tai Xu lineage, and how many swords were broken?” “My senior brother, with such cultivation, and his sword art had reached its peak, yet he was unable to make further progress. He could only seal his divine thought and guard in the Tai Xu Sword Tomb, taking the tomb as a prison and never leaving it for a step in his lifetime.” “The heavenly secrets of the three sects, the fierce causality, the killing intent of divine thought, all were silently guarded by Tai Xu Sect.” “Now in the Sword Tomb, who knows how many bones are buried.” “These include seniors who died in the Heavenly Demon Great Calamity, and also young geniuses who died in the process of slaying demons and evil…” “This perhaps is just the transformation of divine thought into sword fate, I will not say anything, I also do not want to haggle, but you should know that you indeed owe my Tai Xu Sect something.”

Elder Xun’s gaze was profound. Old Ancestors Ouyang and Ling Hu’s expressions were silent, but they also felt guilty in their hearts. People were selfish. Usually, they would only consider themselves, but this did not mean that there were some things they did not understand. Tai A forged spirit swords, Chong Xu cultivated sword qi, these were tangible and visible. The actions of their two sects were visible. But intangible things were the most dangerous. In these years, the Tai Xu Sect’s silent efforts and sacrifices in the dark were the greatest. If they were at the level of sect masters or elders and did not have a deep understanding of heavenly secrets, perhaps they could still quibble a few sentences, but they were Old Ancestors and deeply understood the elusive terror of the world of divine thought. They had also been to the Tai Xu Sword Tomb. They knew how many people were buried there.

Elder Xun finally silently glanced at the two people and said in a deep voice, “The three sects merging is for advancing and retreating together, to respond to the great calamity and preserve the foundation of our three sects.” “To be blunt, it can also be considered compensation for the losses of my Tai Xu Sect in the Dao of Divine Thought over the years.” “Moreover, I don’t need to say more about the current situation of your two sects. Do you really want to watch your foundation decline?” “And my Tai Xu Sect is different. Leaving aside other things, at least in terms of array law, we have a Mo Hua, one outstanding person covers a hundred flaws.” “I’ll say it here, the first place in the next array law discussion will definitely be my Tai Xu Sect!” “The situation is just like this, the opportunity is only this once.” “Now I can still pull you along, but if we miss this opportunity, and a true great calamity occurs, even if I want to pull you, I will have the heart but no strength.” “How to choose, you should understand in your hearts…”

Elder Xun’s expression was severe and his tone was decisive. Old Ancestors Ouyang and Ling Hu thought in silence, for a long time they did not speak, and finally, they both could only deeply sigh.

An hour later, Elder Xun returned to Tai Xu Sect, and a heavy stone in his heart slowly fell. No matter what, they had at least opened the discussion. The plans of these days had not been in vain. Elder Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

Another hour passed, and Mo Hua came to find Elder Xun to ask about array law knowledge as usual. Elder Xun saw that Mo Hua was not slacking and was still so diligent, and he nodded with satisfaction. After asking, Mo Hua hesitated to speak.

“What is it?” Elder Xun asked.

“I…” Mo Hua said in a small voice, “Will I really not have to repeat a grade?” Although he had asked before, he still wanted to confirm again.

Elder Xun naturally would not let him repeat a grade. However, at this time, he was also a bit free, so he asked curiously, “You don’t want to repeat a grade that much?”

“Um.” Mo Hua nodded. Repeating a grade was a bit embarrassing, but the main thing was… “If I repeat a grade, those little junior brothers of mine will become my ‘senior brothers’.” The title of “little senior brother” did not come easily, and Mo Hua still valued it very much.

Elder Xun smiled slightly and said, “Rest assured…” He thought for a moment, and suddenly his heart moved. He seemed to smile but not smile as he said, “Once a little senior brother, always a little senior brother, it won’t change. Moreover, who knows, after a while, you might even become the little senior brother of more people…”

“The little senior brother of more people?” Mo Hua was stunned, a little blank, not understanding Elder Xun’s meaning. There was simply no reason to find more people to be his little junior brothers.