vstars Chapter 46 Arriving
Chapter 46 Arriving
Imperial Academy.
In the spacious and bright school, sunlight streamed through the carved windows and onto the blue brick floor.
"Before the Supreme Purity Purple Cloud Void Emperor, the Jade Morning Lord of the Great Dao..."
The sound of reciting aloud echoed throughout the school.
Shen Yanshan, dressed in a loose black robe, sat behind his teaching materials, holding an ancient book in his hands, listening to his students recite scriptures with his eyes closed. His head nodded along with the text, and he looked somewhat listless.
Suddenly, the black array plate he had placed on the table emitted a clear buzzing sound.
Shen Yanshan suddenly opened his eyes and his gaze fell on the array plate.
The light spot representing Zhao Cheng'an's token was flashing intensely, its color a deep, purplish-red.
This is an alarm indicating a deadly attack.
Shen Yanshan's expression changed drastically. He didn't even bother to put down the ancient book in his hand and stood up from his seat.
He took a step forward, and a cloud of white mist appeared out of thin air beneath his feet.
The next moment, his figure vanished into thin air in the school, leaving only a gentle breeze that rolled up a few pages of Xuan paper on the desk.
The recitation abruptly stopped.
The drowsy students in the classroom looked up, staring in disbelief at what was happening before them.
"Oh my god, was I dreaming just now?"
"Shen Jijiu actually flew away. Can someone slap me to wake me up?"
Sun Fuli and Xiang Yunyuan, who were in the classroom, also looked up in astonishment. They exchanged a glance and realized that something big must have happened.
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On the other side, deep within Blackwind Valley.
The forest was in a mess, with broken plants and trees everywhere, and a thick smell of blood filled the air.
Chen Heng held the sword-leaf grass in her hand, the blade firmly pressed against Li Chenzi's throat.
"You remnant of the Hunyuan Cave, what is your purpose in infiltrating the Seven Kingdoms? Why did you attack Zhao Cheng'an just now?"
Chen Heng's voice was cold, and her face carried a murderous aura.
Her hand holding the sword was steady, but the blade was slowly approaching her neck.
Thick, black blood, like tiny snakes, trickled down the cut wound. Experiencing death slowly and gradually can cause immense psychological stress.
However, Li Chenzi slumped to the ground, his chest heaving violently, and a strange smile spread across his withered, skeletal old face.
He didn't answer Chen Heng's question, but stared intently at Zhao Cheng'an in the distance, making a hoarse sound like a broken bellows coming from his throat.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but those words seemed to have exhausted all his strength.
His mouth suddenly bulged outwards, and then the eerie green flames in his eyes went out completely.
Li Chenzi's head drooped limply to one side, life extinguished.
Chen Heng frowned and put away the sword-leaf grass.
"He's dead."
Zhao Cheng'an sighed, a hint of regret on his face.
There are still many things he doesn't understand, such as what exactly the Dao soldiers he just mentioned are, and what their purpose was in attacking him.
Just as the two were speechless for a moment, a rapid whooshing sound came from mid-air, followed by a large number of birds flapping their wings and flying away into the distance.
Whoops!
As the trees swayed, Shen Yanshan descended from the sky and appeared in front of the two, staggering slightly as he landed.
"Chief Priest!"
Zhao Cheng'an immediately reached out to help him up.
Shen Yanshan waved his hand, and only relaxed when he saw that neither of them had any injuries.
Immediately afterwards, he looked down and saw Li Chenzi lying in a pool of blood.
"This is... a demonic cultivator!?"
"What just happened?!"
Chen Heng and Zhao Chengan briefly recounted what had just happened, one after the other.
Shen Yanshan looked remorseful.
"Alas, it turns out to be the assassin you mentioned before, Cheng'an. I was negligent in this matter."
"I never expected that there were demonic cultivators behind this, and I never expected that this demonic cultivator would be so ruthless as to dare to make a move near the Imperial Academy. Fortunately, you are all unharmed."
Zhao Cheng'an immediately comforted him, "This matter is not the fault of the Grand Master, after all, five years have passed."
To be honest, even Zhao Cheng'an himself had almost forgotten about this matter, not to mention that Shen Yanshan still had a lot of things to deal with every day.
Shen Yanshan gently stroked his beard. "In short, it's good that you two are alright. And the fact that you managed to turn the tables under such circumstances is truly commendable."
Zhao Cheng'an dared not take credit, saying, "This matter is all thanks to Chen Heng; otherwise, I certainly wouldn't have been a match for him."
Zhao Cheng'an wasn't being modest; the moment the two clashed, he was sent flying, and Chen Heng single-handedly subdued the demonic cultivator with lightning speed.
Moreover, this demonic cultivator should be in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.
Judging from the aura Chen Heng just unleashed, Zhao Cheng'an was somewhat surprised. "Chen, have you already broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining?"
Chen Heng didn't show much pride on her face; she simply nodded slowly.
"Thanks to the spirit rice you provided, I only broke through to the next level half a month ago."
Zhao Cheng'an clicked his tongue in amazement.
He has now mastered the "Yi Wood Rising Sun Scripture" to perfection and has even improved some of its runes, which can be considered as bringing his talent to its fullest potential. However, he is still far behind Chen Heng, who has a superior single spiritual root.
Although one of them has a medium-grade spiritual root and the other has a high-grade spiritual root, their aptitudes are three levels apart in the strange phenomena of the Spirit Guiding Tablet.
Chen Heng turned to look at Shen Yanshan: "If it weren't for Zhao attracting attention just now, I don't think it would have been so easy to win him over."
"Moreover, this person seems to be very afraid of Zhao, and even mentioned something called Dao Bing."
Zhao Cheng'an's heart stirred, and he asked, "Master, do you know what Dao soldiers are?"
"Could it be some kind of new magical artifact?"
Shen Yanshan looked bewildered and couldn't explain anything.
After all, the Seven Kingdoms region was extremely remote, and coming here was practically a state of complete isolation from the outside world, almost like exile. Furthermore, since the establishment of the Dao Court, the cultivation world had undergone rapid changes, and Shen Yanshan was not very familiar with some of the most cutting-edge advancements.
However, he quickly realized something else and looked at Zhao Cheng'an: "Chen Heng just said that the demonic cultivator successfully launched a sneak attack, so why do you look completely unharmed?"
Zhao Cheng'an explained, "I practiced another technique, the Vine Armor Technique, and with prior precautions, I was fortunate enough to survive."
As he spoke, Zhao Chengan gave a demonstration.
The vines on his wrists grew rapidly, covering his entire body and forming a metallic-looking, close-fitting vine armor, which he then retracted.
"I see. That's right, one should indeed be careful when traveling."
But when Shen Yanshan looked down, he noticed the bamboo-bone sword grass in Zhao Cheng'an's hand, and then, thinking of something else, he muttered, "That's not right. You cultivate the Grass Sword Technique, how could you possibly cast a second spell instantly?"
"You're only at the third level of Qi Refining."
Upon hearing Shen Yanshan's words, Chen Heng also realized that something seemed amiss, and her clear, beautiful eyes, filled with curiosity, fell upon Zhao Cheng'an.