I never upgrade

Chapter 53 This place is not safe to stay.

Seeing this, Xu Lun was speechless and could only explain impatiently:

"You cultivators, aren't you supposed to grow wings and fly in the sky? If you're going to carry me, you can't expect me to conjure up a whirlwind with my bare hands like before, can you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuan immediately understood, but at the same time felt speechless, muttering to himself:

"What wings...that's clearly a technique from the Wind Bird Realm called [Flying Bird Wings]...besides, at this height, why would we need to fly up...anyone from the Wind Sleep Realm could just use their lightness skill to get up there..."

"All you do is put on airs! Pah!"

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Despite the criticism, he still nodded in agreement.

But then he glanced at the cloud leopard and asked:

"Then what should we do with it?"

"it?"

Xu Lun turned to look at Luka, then waved his hand dismissively, saying:

"It's only this low, let it jump up by itself and that'll be fine. I can also check how effective the treatment is."

Then he said to Luca:

"You'll have to figure out how to climb up here yourself in a bit. Remember, I saved your life, so from now on you have to listen to me. Once you're up there, don't bite anyone, and keep quiet."

Luca's big eyes blinked a little, making him look somewhat adorable.

"You saved me...? You saved me...I...I..."

After a few seconds, it seemed to realize that it could move freely and was not in pain at all! It twisted its neck to look at its back, raised its paw to look at its belly, and its furry tail stood up and wagged.

"I...I've been resurrected?!"

Xu Lun snorted coldly, too lazy to say anything more, leaving Luka, who looked shocked, to figure it out himself, and turned to walk towards Zhang Yuan.

He stopped after walking a few steps, beckoned the other person over, and said:

"Come on, carry me for a ride."

Zhang Yuan's face darkened, and he cursed inwardly:

"You bastard! Stop pretending!"

He didn't walk straight over, but first looked up at the sky:

Zhou Bo nodded silently.

After receiving his senior's permission, Zhang Yuan reluctantly walked over.

When he reached Xu Lun, he didn't look at him. Instead, he took a deep breath and focused his mind. Suddenly, a pair of white wings materialized on his back, with a wingspan of over three meters when fully opened.

Then, an awkward moment occurred:

Xu Lun and Zhang Yuan stood facing each other. Zhang Yuan stared at Xu Lun for a long time with a dark expression, unsure of what to do next.

You can't exactly carry the other person up with you, can you?

My senior and junior classmates are still watching from up there. If I do this, will I ever be able to stay in the academy again?!

Xu Lun also realized that the style seemed a bit off; two grown men hugging each other and flying upwards—just thinking about it was cringe-worthy...

cough cough...

So he said, "Turn around."

Zhang Yuan was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered. Although he was still very unwilling, he turned around and faced away from Xu Lun.

Xu Lun stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Yuan by the neck from behind, nearly strangling him to death.

"Hey you... be gentle..."

Zhang Yuan finally couldn't hold back any longer and managed to utter a few words through his throat.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up! It's just a few seconds, get on it!"

As soon as Xu Lun finished speaking, Zhang Yuan didn't hesitate. He flapped his wings, gave a sudden burst of energy, and shot out like a spring!

With a "whoosh!", he and Xu Lun flew out of the pit, but they used too much force and flew straight to the top of the thatched shed, crashing into the ceiling before regaining their balance.

Zhang Yuan flapped his wings and slowly landed.

Fortunately, the roof of the thatched hut was soft, and neither of them was injured.

The moment Zhang Yuan landed, Xu Lun quickly let go. He didn't want to be close to this guy either, so he immediately stepped back and created some distance.

Xu Lun then looked around—everyone was staring at him. Although their gazes weren't exactly friendly, he could at least see fear, awe, tension, unease, and so on in their expressions—these people were full of apprehension towards him.

This is a good thing...

Xu Lun sneered, his gaze fixed on Old Wu not far away, and suddenly launched an attack:

"Uncle Wu!"

Everyone was startled at first, then came to their senses and all looked in that direction:

Old Wu stood there, looking no different from usual. His previous murderous intent had long been suppressed, leaving only a calm and indifferent expression.

He raised his weathered old hands, clasped them in a respectful bow, and calmly said, "Please give your orders, sir."

Xu Lun smiled and nodded, putting his hands behind his back in a leader-like manner, and began to speak:

"Didn't we talk about releasing this leopard when we came here before? Now its wounds have been healed and it can move around normally. It's time to leave."

After hearing this, Old Wu cupped his hands and said:

"Of course, Your Excellency's skill just now was truly miraculous, displaying divine power to bring back life to a critically injured and dying creature, giving it a new lease on life... Such a level of cultivation is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Even I, an old man, was deeply moved and full of wonder..."

Xu Lun's lips twitched, all his earlier excitement gone. Watching this old man act like a subservient grandson in front of him, he felt incredibly awkward, even more uncomfortable than if he were trying to be cool...

"This guy surnamed Wu is definitely not simple... Besides, it's not even certain if his real surname is Wu..."

Xu Lun thought to himself.

If this old man Wu had maintained his humble yet proud demeanor, Xu Lun wouldn't have thought there was anything wrong with it. But the strange thing was that after witnessing his strength, the old man immediately changed his attitude and started flattering him incessantly.

The key is that you can clearly sense that he is outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, but you just can't find fault with him.

They've already shown you the right attitude and said the right things, what more do you want from them?

This tactic of retreating to advance was mastered by Old Wu. He seemed to be pandering to others, but in reality, he was shutting them out, leaving no room for criticism, and making it impossible for them to find an angle to ask questions.

However, Xu Lun wasn't very interested and didn't want to continue the conversation. He just wanted to rescue Luka from there.

Since the other party was already cooperating so well, he didn't want to get entangled with them any further.

The waters in this Zulu village are too deep; it's not a good place to stay. It's best to leave as soon as possible.

...

Xu Lun snapped out of his daze, smiled and nodded, pretending to be satisfied with Old Wu's answer.

Then, he looked down at Luca in the dungeon, who was still circling around like a wild animal in a zoo, exhibiting a kind of stereotypical behavior.

Of course, this is most likely because the injury has just healed and the animal has not yet fully adapted to its physical condition.