Chapter 392: The Punishment of Impulse

"Fishing?" Ruo Lin furrowed her brows slightly as she looked at Mu Chen.

"Mm," Mu Chen nodded, flipping his hand to summon the Otherworldly Fire Yin-Yang Dual Flames.

"I don't understand what you mean!" Ruo Lin's eyes were filled with confusion as she gazed at Mu Chen, then shifted her gaze to the black and white flames in his hand.

"You'll understand once you see it," Mu Chen smiled meaningfully.

Immediately after, with a thought, Mu Chen's body seemed to defy gravity. With a light tap of his toes, he flew into the sky at a steady speed. Then, he channeled his Dou Qi into the Yin-Yang Dual Flames in his hand. As the Dou Qi poured in, the Yin-Yang Dual Flames erupted with a dazzling light, illuminating the area for dozens of miles.

The terrifying temperature, even though it was evening and autumn, made the students in the outer courtyard below the cliff feel like travelers in a desert, with beads of sweat forming on their foreheads.

The black and white flames' radiance engulfed Mu Chen's body. The commotion here caught the attention of both the outer courtyard's teachers and students, as well as those in the inner courtyard dozens of miles away.

"Yu'er, what is he doing?" Ruo Lin, still puzzled, looked up at the sky and asked Xiao Yu beside her.

"I don't know either," Xiao Yu, as Mu Chen's close confidante, also wore a look of confusion.

Driven by curiosity, Xiao Yu, Zi Yan, Xue Ni, and Ruo Lin stayed where they were. Instead of leaving, they were joined by the outer courtyard's teachers and students, and eventually, even people from the inner courtyard arrived.

"Zi Yan, what is he doing?"

Su Qian landed nearby, his brows slightly furrowed, his eyes equally puzzled as he looked up at Mu Chen in the sky.

"He said he's fishing!"

Zi Yan answered Su Qian, her eyes also filled with confusion.

Meanwhile, in a city called Maple City in the Black-Corner Region, a sixth-grade Alchemist was in a bamboo grove that was starkly different from the bustling market outside.

The bamboo grove was heavily guarded, and every year, guards who mistakenly wandered in were killed, not to mention those with ill intentions.

The bamboo grove was very tranquil, with an elegant bamboo house at its center. The lush greenery resembled jade, exuding a faint bamboo fragrance. Inside the bamboo house, a man sat cross-legged, deeply focused on a medicinal formula in his hand.

Suddenly, the man sharply raised his head, his sharp gaze piercing the distant horizon. There, he sensed a familiar, peculiar energy fluctuation.

Wings sprouted from the man's back, and with a flap, he flew out of the bamboo grove. He called out to those below, "Everyone, it's time to move."

As his voice fell, several figures flew out from the buildings beside the bamboo grove. They followed the man, each with wings formed from Dou Qi, swiftly heading towards the distant front.

After a long flight, the man and his companions finally arrived above the inner courtyard of Jia Nan Academy. Looking at Su Qian, Hu Qian, and many other powerful figures from Jia Nan Academy who were forming seals, especially the black and white flames within the barrier, the man felt extremely excited. A smug smile played on his lips as he sneered, "Heh, I never expected Jia Nan Academy to be hiding such an Otherworldly Fire. Elder Su Qian, you've kept it well hidden!"

The sudden burst of laughter left Su Qian, Hu Qian, and the others momentarily stunned. Their expressions were only filled with surprise at the sudden appearance of the man, but they showed no signs of panic at the arrival of these people.

Su Qian instinctively glanced at the young figure within the barrier, now engulfed by the fiery glow. In that moment, he seemed to understand the young man's intention.

Fishing?

Yes, Su Qian suddenly realized. At this moment, they were indeed fishing—fishing for the people right before their eyes!

"Hehe…"

Su Qian sneered, "So it's you, Han Feng, the so-called 'Medicine Emperor' of the Black-Corner Region!"

"Hehe…"

Han Feng replied with equal coldness and arrogance, "You flatter me, Grand Elder. That title was just a casual gift from my friends in the Black-Corner Region. It's not to be taken seriously."

Su Qian looked at Han Feng with an unusually calm expression. To keep up the act, he continued, "Han Feng, this is the territory of Jia Nan Academy. You've come uninvited. What exactly do you want?"

Han Feng smiled lightly, his eyes flickering toward the Yin-Yang Dual Flames within the barrier, which were now blazing intensely. His gaze was filled with greed, and his voice carried a hint of excitement as he said, "Strange Fire is a rare treasure of heaven and earth. To seal it away like this is a waste of its potential. As an Alchemist, fire is the very essence of my faith. Therefore, I humbly request that you, Grand Elder, release this Strange Fire and cease this act of imprisonment."

Hearing Han Feng's words, Su Qian laughed, Hu Qian laughed, and the other elders and instructors of Jia Nan Academy who were maintaining the barrier also laughed.

"What a ridiculous excuse, Han Feng. Do you really think Jia Nan Academy is run by children?"

Hu Qian sneered and mocked, "If you want to steal something, just say it outright. No need to beat around the bush. This is Jia Nan Academy. If you value your life, I suggest you leave with your people immediately."

Han Feng's gaze was wary as he looked at Su Qian, completely oblivious to the unusual behavior of the Yin-Yang Dual Flames within the barrier. If there was anyone in Jia Nan Academy who could make Han Feng wary, aside from the academy's headmaster, it was Grand Elder Su Qian before him. His attention was almost entirely focused on Su Qian as he continued, "Vice Dean Hu Qian, Grand Elder Su Qian, you must understand how important Strange Fire is to us Alchemists. As long as you hand over the Strange Fire to me, I will do my utmost to meet any conditions you set."

Su Qian grinned and mocked, "Han Feng, do you think I don't know who you are? If it were your master, the Medicine Venerable, who had come today, I might actually consider it. But since it's just you, forget it. Jia Nan Academy has existed in the Black-Corner Region for so many years, and we're not someone anyone can just bully."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Han Feng's face completely disappeared, and his gaze turned cold. He glanced at the Yin-Yang Dual Flames and continued, "Grand Elder, are you truly going to be so stubborn and refuse to yield the Otherworldly Fire Yin-Yang Dual Flames?"

"Hahaha…"

Su Qian could no longer hold back his laughter, bursting into loud guffaws.

"Hahaha…"

Grand Elder Su Qian laughed, and Hu Qian also couldn't help but join in with unrestrained laughter.

"Hahaha…"

Su Qian and Qian Gan chuckled, while the elders and mentors from both the inner and outer courts, who had been holding back their laughter, couldn't help but burst into unrestrained laughter, filled with both joy and mockery. The looks they cast upon Han Feng were akin to those directed at a clown.

Han Feng furrowed his brows. His long-cultivated cautious nature instinctively sensed that something was amiss. He asked, "What are you all laughing at?"

"Hahaha!"

Su Qian withdrew his hands from the formation, ceasing the flow of Dou Qi, and looked at the Yin-Yang Dual Flames trapped within the barrier. He laughed and said, "Young man, it's your turn now. I really can't keep up the act any longer!"

(End of Chapter)