Long Chen’s response rendered them utterly speechless. During the Sage King Convention, when Long Chen was being hunted down, they had chosen to sit still and watch like it was a show.

Long Chen naturally wouldn’t turn away the people who had helped him. They had been the first factions to come to the High Firmament Academy, and the High Firmament Academy had agreed to let them undergo tribulation here.

However, these factions that came after hearing the news? They had wisely chosen to look after their own hide during the Sage King Convention, and they now had the audacity to ask for aid.

“Dean Long Chen, a noble expert like yourself need not bicker with us over such matters. Besides, this isn't the time for internal conflicts. We should...