Thinking of the thousands of years of hard work and dedication, and the disproportionate rewards, Hua Ying felt even more heavy-hearted.
"Although I am the dean of the Heavenly God Academy and have a great reputation, I actually do not have much power. Those noble families will not allow me to extend my hands too far."
During the years she served as the dean, she was actually not happy because what she did would more or less infringe upon the interests of the five major families, causing dissatisfaction and warnings from the other side.
However, because she was thorough and sensible in her work, she gradually accumulated some reputation. As long as she did not go too far, the five major families were willing to turn a blind eye.
Xu Chunniang sincerely exclaimed, "The dean is really amazing."
Hua Wei shook her head, feeling a little disappointed.
"You overestimate me. In fact, I didn't do anything. Even when you were planning to rebel against the five great families, I didn't have the courage to stand up and face it with you."
She had spent a long time in the academy and had fallen in love with this peaceful life. If she chose a side, all her hard-earned efforts would be lost.
This was the little benefit she had fought for for thousands of years for the independent cultivators of the human race. If she lost, the current balance of the Heavenly God Academy would definitely be broken and would regress to the state it was thousands of years ago.
"I know the dean's choice and persistence, so I will naturally not embarrass him. In fact, from the beginning, I planned to do this alone."
"But the opponents are five Mahayana masters, two of whom are mid-stage Mahayana cultivators, and one of them is a Qing family ancestor who broke through to the late Mahayana stage not long ago!"
Hua Wei hesitated to speak, wanting to persuade Xu Chunniang not to be so impulsive. "You have only entered the Mahayana stage for sixty years, you are still very young, why don't you wait a little longer? I heard that the ancestor of the Meng family only has more than a thousand years left to live."
At this point, Hua Wei subconsciously lowered her voice, "When the life span of the Meng family's ancestor runs out, there will only be four venerables left on the side of the aristocratic family. By then, we, the independent cultivators, will have more say."
Xu Chunniang shook her head. More than a thousand years was too long. There was no guarantee that there would not be any changes in the meantime.
What's more, there are so many elixirs and methods in the spiritual world that can increase lifespan, which can easily increase lifespan by hundreds or even thousands of years.
The five great families have been bullying the human race long enough; there is no need to wait another thousand or two thousand years.
And more importantly, the five major families will not sit idly by and watch the rise of the power of independent cultivators and the decline of the power of the aristocratic families.
They will definitely nip in the bud all factors that are unfavorable to the family before the Meng family ancestor's life ends.
After listening to Xu Chunniang's analysis, Hua Wei was silent for a long time, and said in a bitter voice, "You are right, I was too naive."
She thought that it would take a thousand or two thousand years to wear down the ancestor of the Meng family and weaken the family's strength.
But why would the other party bother with her
The five great families have ruled the human race for tens of thousands of years, so naturally they would not make such an obvious mistake.
Hua Wei closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she had already made the decision.
"I will go with you to face the five great families."
"Dean, you don't have to do this. You said they are very strong. You don't have to involve the Celestial God Academy because of me."
"Who said I did this for you? Can't I do this for the future of the human race?"
Hua Wei suddenly smiled, "But I think you are quite strong and have the courage to deal with the five great families. This confidence must have something to rely on. Even if we can't win, we can still retreat unscathed.
Do you remember that I mentioned earlier that there is another independent cultivator in the human race?"
Xu Chunniang understood what she meant. "The dean wants to win that person over as well, so that we can fight against the five great families together?"
"That's right. There is strength in numbers. One more person always means more confidence."
Hua Wei nodded with a smile in her eyes.
"He, like us, has been treated coldly and bullied by the noble families. Moreover, he and I have a close relationship and can be considered a close friend. If I call him, he will definitely come to help us."
As she spoke, she took out a communication jade talisman and injected a divine thought into it.
Not long after, the communication jade talisman emitted a soft light and brought a reply.
Hua Wei smiled, a look of confidence appeared on her face, "He agreed. I told you that he would definitely help us. However, he has something else to do and cannot leave now. He invited us to visit his cave in three months."
From Hua Wei, Xu Chunniang learned that the man was called Qin Mo and was an alchemist.
"Qin Mo's alchemy is very powerful. He can even use the power of faith and incense to make alchemy. In short, he is very powerful. You will understand when you meet him."
"The dean praises Fellow Daoist Qin so much, he must have something extraordinary."
Xu Chunniang smiled and said that she could still wait for three months.
Originally, she planned to deal with the five major families and then deal with some of her own personal affairs. Now it seems that she can deal with those personal affairs first.
"I still have some things to deal with. After I finish dealing with those things, I will return to the Heavenly God Academy and go visit Fellow Daoist Qin with the dean."
"Don't worry, Mo Ya has been acting rashly and impulsively in the past few months."
Xu Chunniang knew that the dean was concerned about her, so she agreed with a smile.
After saying goodbye to Hua Wei, she left the human territory and went to the demon tribe adjacent to the human race.
When she returned to the spirit world, she discovered that Xiaobai and Xiaojuzi had already arrived there and were now living among the demons.
And based on their cultivation level, it can be inferred that Xiaobai and Xiaojuzi have been in the spiritual world for some time.
It's just that she happened not to be in the spirit world in these years, otherwise she would have been reunited with them long ago.
Xu Chunniang felt anticipation, joy, and a hint of sadness in her heart.
We are finally about to reunite, but the time of reunion is destined to be short.
She suppressed the sadness and melancholy in her heart, took a step forward, and arrived at the demon world.
Xiaojuzi and Xiaobai did not notice Xu Chunniang's arrival. They turned into human forms but still retained part of their animal bodies. Xu Chunniang recognized them at a glance.
Little Orange is not tall, but has a round figure. She has two cute little braids, which give off an inexplicable sense of cuteness and fierceness.
She also had a long tiger tail behind her, flashing orange light.
In comparison, Xiaobai is a little thin. He has very white skin, a small face, and two tiny mouse ears hidden in his ears. He looks very well-behaved.
Xiaojuzi glared at Xiaobai unhappily, "What have you thought about what I told you before? Have you made up your mind? Do you want to leave the demon tribe with me?"
Xiao Bai hesitated, "The masters will not allow us to leave the demon tribe. As you know, they have always been very strict in watching over us. I am afraid that we will be discovered by them before we leave the demon tribe.
Besides, the spirit world is so big, what if we encounter danger after leaving the demon tribe? "