The Geared Immortal

An Academy Life: 16

/*unedited*/

Since learning from the glasses of Jie Ye in forming spheres of power from her dantian, Ai Ji's progression became terrifyingly fast. With almost unlimited resources from the crafting shop, her cultivation improved by leaps and bounds. Now in her dantian there exist more than ten spheres which she has painstakingly cultivated for weeks. And now she discovers that she is already able to absorb the Qi in the air along with the natural energy, which made her stupefied at the prospect of using Qi like the cultivators.

Ai Ji is a crafting genius and has already deduced that if she can use both Qi and natural energy, then her master is the same as her. And a wild guess came to her mind that her master Shin Jiao is also a dual-energy cultivator. This prospect made Ai Ji excited as now; she can be with her master as the two of them follow the same path in cultivation.

She can already feel that her lifespan is not that of a mortal anymore, yet she decided to not show this to anyone and still pretend to be a lamb as she did her job as a 2nd tier artificer in the crafting shop.

And right now she is looking at a handsome young man that Prince Mingsha Wu has introduced to her. The young man is the cousin of Prince Mingsha Wu and wanted to meet her in person. But upon looking at the expression of the young man, she can see that it is filled with both lust and desire. He looks at her like she is not wearing any clothing and that his eyes can see through her very clothing.

But she is not worried about this as no matter how much the young prince scans her robe, he could not get through the protection array she put in it.

It is common in the land of cultivation for women cultivators to put protection array in their robes. But what Sai Wu didn't expect that even this lowly mortal also put a protection array in her robe which made him displeased.

If his cousin is not in here, he would have exerted his dominance and conquered the beautiful fairy-like girl in front of his eyes. He was truly attracted by her heavenly beauty that he could not let his gaze off from her.

"Ahem!" Mingsha Wu cleared his throat to distract the lewd gaze of his cousin to Ai Ji.

He knows how important Ai Ji in the shop is and in the family of his friend Shin Jiao so he would not let anyone lay their hands on her. Plus their crafting shop has gained their fame in only a few weeks because of her exquisite and fine craftsmanship, along with her knowledge and ability to make tier 2 artifacts.

"Cousin, this is artificer Ai Ji… Miss Ai Ji this is my cousin, Sai Wu." Mingsha Wu introduced each other with a smile.

"It is my honor to meet the young prince." Ai Ji curtsied as she greeted Sai Wu.

With a nod of his head, Sai Wu showed his lofty position.

"How may I be of service to the two princes?" Ai Ji asked.

Upon hearing this, Mingsha Wu turns his gaze towards Sai Wu and nods his head giving him permission for him to continue.

"Miss Ji… I am from the Great Wu academy crafting department…" Sai Wu said and waited for her reaction.

And true to his conjecture, when she heard the name of his school, her eyes immediately widened in surprise. Who doesn't know the prestige of the academy, especially his crafting department? And so a plan was formed in his mind to entice the innocent mortal woman, and then grab her by the neck with his charms. With his status, he knows that he can control her, like the other women before.

But he didn't want to let go of her only until she became old and turned ugly. He knows at that time he would already gain what he desired from her and learned her secrets. And so with his plans of enticements, he began to make his moves.

"Miss Ji, would you like to go to the academy as a special student?" Sai Wu suddenly asked.

When Mingsha Wu heard this, he immediately showed a frown on his face. Although he didn't belong to the crafting department, yet he is still a senior student in the academy, so he is sure that a mere mortal like Ai Ji could not enter the academy.

But he didn't react yet as he wanted to see what scheme is his cousin trying to plot this time. Mingsha Wu is well aware of this cousin's crafty nature and scheming heart. But he has tolerated him so far as he hadn't caused any harm on him and the people he loves, plus he has already taught this cousin of his a lesson last time when he tried to bully some underclassman in the academy.

Sai Wu, on the other hand, turns to look at his cousin and saw that Mingsha Wu's expression didn't change so he felt assured that his plan could succeed.

Meanwhile, Ai Ji's heart is very excited which is actually showing in her eyes. When she heard that she can enter the academy, the figure of Shin Jiao immediately appears in her mind. She truly wanted to see her master and didn't want to waste this opportunity.

At this time, it is clear in Mingsha Wu's mind that the young woman has let down her guard upon knowing that she can see her master again. He wanted to stop her, but he also wanted to teach her a lesson. So he didn't interfere and let Ai Ji go with Sai Wu.

They then began to discuss how she would enter the academy and with Sai Wu's determine face and assurance; he was able to convince them that he has a way to help her become a special student. This also requires her to show her identity as a tier 2 artificer.

And so Ai Ji was able to enter the academy, but Sai Wu decided to let her stay in his place first. He wanted to ensnare her with his charms before showing her to the academy.

When he enters the class he heard something that made him want to laugh.

And so he stared at the two jokers in his eyes. He already has a plan and that plan of his is perfect in his own opinion. He would slowly creep into the heart of the young mortal woman and then learn from her in a subtle manner.

"Why if it isn't 7th Prince Sai Wu. We are honored by your grace, your majesty." Shin Jiao replied sarcastically.

He didn't need to put up false pretense in front of this lowly prince who has fallen favor from the royal family. From the information given to him by Mingsha Wu last time, he learned that this cousin of his is too crafty so he was warned to stay away.

Shin Jiao didn't mind that Mingsha Wu is looking at him and Tong Lei with venomous glares, so the two continue with their discussion.

Suddenly, Sai Wu caught sight of a well-crafted pendant on Tong Lei's hand and his eyes look at the object in suspicion. He himself has never seen such a finely crafted item before, and he can also feel some kind of energy fluctuation in the pendant.

As an artificer, Sai Wu is well sensitive to these kinds of fluctuations. Hence he became curious about the item in fatty's hand.

Before he can do anything a teacher suddenly enters the classroom. Hence, Sai Wu restricted his curiosity and went to his seat at the front.

That day the lesson on artifacts began and Shin Jiao learned a lot from the class. He never would have expected that with his extensive knowledge in crafting he can still learn something. So he felt excited and thought that his decision in staying in the crafting department is a good thing.

Meanwhile, Ai Ji has stayed in the luxurious house of Sai Wu with servants around her to pamper and help her in all of her needs. She never would have expected that she would experience the life of a rich young lady.

But then this didn't make her dither her desire to see her master. And since she is already in the academy she decided to get out of this huge place and explore.

Ai Ji took out a camouflage coat from her spatial tool, which she can already use after gaining the ability to control Qi, and donned it on her. She then quickly dashed out to the roof and turned into a blur. Unknown to her two old men actually saw her movements and became curious.

The two old men are actually just passing by the area while taking a stroll in the academy. These two old men are the principal and his special guest.

"That girl… I… I know her." suddenly the guest said.

When the principal of the school heard this he showed a frown in his face. From the look of the young woman, she clearly is a cultivator in the spirit refining realm. But she also has another kind of energy surrounding her body. With his high cultivation, it is easy for him to perceive these things.

"How come that a lowly cultivator can enter the academy? Is she a maidservant?" the principal muttered.

Upon hearing this, the guest of the principal showed an amusing expression.

"Let's follow her, maybe we can see something interesting.." The old man said with a smile.