56: Are you jealous?

Fu Mingyu's expression stiffened, and his hands unconsciously dropped from behind his head to his front.

His words were a bit stammered: "Why are you looking at me? Am I about to reach the Peak of the First Realm, and you're jealous?"

"I'm so jealous! Lao Fu, how did you get to the Peak of the First Realm so quickly?" Chen Qing said in a humblebragging tone, teasing him.

Fu Mingyu was speechless, jealous of what!

Didn't you say yesterday that you were already at the Peak of the First Realm?

Then why is this guy looking at me?

Could it be... could he... Fu Mingyu suddenly thought of a possibility.

"You, you've reached the Second Realm?"

Absurd!

Fu Mingyu felt that his idea was extremely absurd!

How could anyone Breakthrough from the Peak of the First Realm to the Second Realm in one day?

Chen Qing smiled; Fu Mingyu was a bit, a bit reactive now!

"No, not yet. How could one Cultivate so quickly?"

He certainly hadn't reached the Second Realm. He wasn't in a hurry to Breakthrough his Realm these past few days. He felt that he still needed to properly hone his combat strength.

After all, his Cultivation was uniquely blessed; there was no need to focus only on one aspect as Senior Brother said.

Hearing his denial, a collective sigh of relief came from around them.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, they had thought this guy had really Breakthrough again.

It's good that he hasn't Breakthrough. Several new students were especially relieved; this way, everyone might catch up to Chen Qing's Realm soon.

Fu Mingyu regained his relaxed demeanor, leaning back in his chair, and chuckled: "Lao Chen, next time, just say what you mean. If you can say it in one breath, there's no need to pause for air.

Everyone here is a Martial Artist; reciting an entire thesis in one breath is nothing."

Chen Qing chuckled, not bothering to reply, but instead said: "Lao Fu, I'm giving you a task. Go to the new student reception area. If anyone wants to join us, help them find their way, be sweet-talkers. We don't do that seniority-based stuff. New members, regardless of their talent or strength, are our own people; don't treat them differently."

The new student reception area was the place provided by the school for various factions to recruit people, specifically to display the basic information and recruitment requirements of each faction.

"Hey, is that all? Don't worry, leave it to your Grandpa Fu. Since I was a kid, I couldn't stand those snobs who look down on people; I'll definitely treat everyone equally."

With that, Fu Mingyu stood up and walked out the door.

"We'll go together too."

Zhao Yuanyue and the others also stood up and followed Fu Mingyu.

"I'm going too, I'm going too!"

Yan Ling skipped along to join the group. She couldn't help Junior Brother here anyway, so she might as well go greet the new students with them.

Left behind were only Chen Qing, Tang Wu, Xia Xuan, Zhu Yulin, and the teacher Wu Cheng.

These people were all thinkers, considered the think tank of the Early Stage Prism.

They still needed to discuss and come up with a set of specific faction rules and operating models... at the new student reception area.

Since the start of school, it had been very crowded. Whether freshmen or older students, many people were here checking the joining conditions and benefits of each faction.

For students of the Martial Arts University, this was the best way to find task partners.

Two young people in simple plain clothes came to a screen.

In front of this screen, several people were checking faction information.

One of the young men lightly coughed and casually said to another young man beside him: "Hey, have you heard? A new student named Chen Qing has formed a new faction. I heard it's called Prism."

The young man next to him echoed: "Are you talking about the new student who led the challenge against the Top 200 list of sophomores on the first day of school?"

The several people who were looking at the screen perked up their ears at the mention, swiping the screen with their hands but paying attention to the movement beside them.

"That's right! It's that Chen Qing! That kid is arrogant. On the first day of school, he was clamoring to take on the sophomores, and he even used heavy hands, almost beating a Senior Brother to death! Later, someone investigated, and guess what?"

"What?"

"That guy might have done it on purpose!"

"Oh dear! You can't just say things like that! This is at the Martial Arts University; who would dare to intentionally murder a classmate?"

The questioner inadvertently glanced at the few people still looking at the screen. Seeing that they seemed to be listening, he subtly changed the subject.

The two stopped at that, no longer discussing Prism and Chen Qing, and quickly left that spot.

On the spot.

Fu Mingyu rubbed his chin, somewhat amused: "Lao Chen is sinister! He actually deliberately murdered a Senior Brother! Oh, if he's found guilty of that crime, and others come to attack him, do you think I should help him fight them off?"

Beside him, Zhao Yuanyue, who had also listened to the two's conversation, scoffed: "Do as you please! If you don't help him fight, I'll have to cut you first before I cut Chen Qing!"

As she spoke, she even glanced at Fu Mingyu's lower body and made a cutting motion with her palm.

Fu Mingyu was speechless; this woman was possessed now, constantly wanting to kill him.

"Aren't you two bored? Listening to outsiders smear my Junior Brother like that. Fu Mingyu, I'm telling you, if anyone really wants to harm my Junior Brother, you have to protect him!

You said that yourself last night!"

Yan Ling's gaze was stern as she stared at Fu Mingyu.

Fu Mingyu was a bit embarrassed; he dared not provoke this one. She was Chen Qing's favorite, and her relationship with Yang Chen yesterday showed that.

She had a powerful backer!

"Let's not talk about these things for now. What do you all think about this?" Li Cunxu didn't like to joke and had a serious expression.

"Do you even need to ask? Someone must dislike us and is deliberately slandering us!" Wang Xiaomin said indignantly.

They had been there for a while and hadn't seen many people inquiring about Prism's information.

The reason was simple: it seemed someone had been maliciously spreading rumors.

Rumors about Chen Qing intentionally harming others, Chen Qing attempting murder, and even deliberately inciting discord among students and provoking internal conflicts among members—everything imaginable.

And it wasn't just at this reception area.

Some people had already heard about Chen Qing and his establishment of Prism even before coming here.

Of course, some people also spoke up in defense, mostly the freshmen who were at the Martial Arts Arena on the opening day.

However, many people were already confused and didn't know who was telling the truth.

If Chen Qing was really as the rumors claimed, then how would they dare to join such a faction?

There were three women and two men. Among them, only Fu Mingyu and Zhao Yuanyue were somewhat knowledgeable about these matters.

The others were either martial arts fanatics or simple-minded optimists.

Fu Mingyu looked at the endless stream of people at the reception area and sighed: "No need to guess; these people didn't even try to hide it.

Just now, someone was looking around at the entrance, not even stepping inside. When he saw us, he paused, clearly with a guilty conscience!"

Zhao Yuanyue nodded: "It seems you're not entirely stupid. We've all seen that person. He's the one who angrily rebuked Wang He for being cowardly during the ranking challenge that day. I remember Zhu Yulin mentioned him; I think his name was Li Xiangnan."

"It's him! That guy is from Qian Xiu Hui (Secluded Cultivation Society). I remember there was also someone from Qian Xiu Hui (Secluded Cultivation Society) among those Chen Qing challenged that day.

Heh heh, he couldn't find satisfaction on the arena, so he's waiting for us here!"

Yan Ling was a bit annoyed, her pretty eyebrows furrowed: "A sinister villain! This Qian Xiu Hui (Secluded Cultivation Society) is a bunch of villains! Their leader is known by my Senior Brother, and he's no match for my Senior Brother. Should I have my Senior Brother teach him a lesson?"

Fu Mingyu chuckled: "Don't rush. We're not here to cause trouble. Chen Qing has been trying to keep a low profile lately, so we shouldn't be too high-profile either.

Don't forget their instructions before we left: even if we don't recruit anyone for a while, we shouldn't be ostentatious."

As he spoke, his eyes darted around, and he thought of someone.

The next moment, Fu Mingyu's expression became strange. He licked his lips and grinned.

Got it!