Chapter 111

Chapter 111

In just a blink, Fourth Master and Mo Jian were instantly teleported out of the Ancient Immortal Battlefield.

The next moment, the two of them appeared within the Supreme Academy.

Everyone in the academy looked at the two who had suddenly materialized with surprised and curious expressions.

“Old Four, you took Jian’er to explore the forbidden grounds—how did you come out so quickly?”

A thin middle-aged man walked over. This was the academy’s Third Master, Ming Shiyin.

“This is a long story… but the academy may soon receive a great fortune.”

“A great fortune? What need does our academy have for so-called fortune? We should remain lofty above the world, watching the storms of fate with amusement…”

Ming Shiyin spoke arrogantly.

“Oh… but what if this is a fortune from an Ancient One?”

Si Wuya responded with a half-smile.

The next moment—

Boom!

One after another, terrifyingly powerful figures walked out from the academy’s depths. Their forms were indistinct, each radiating suffocating pressure without exception.

A terrifying force instantly seized Si Wuya and dragged him into one of the secret chambers of the academy.

“Wuya… the entrance to the forbidden land has been sealed. It cannot be opened…”

“Tell us—what did you encounter?”

“Why… has one of the very foundations of our academy become sealed off completely…?”

The indifferent voice carried an extreme killing intent.

Si Wuya knew that even the slightest misstep in his answer could bring unimaginable torment.

The Supreme Academy, after all, was still a faction. A force cloaked under the guise of education, sending its disciples across the heavens and myriad worlds.

Now that the forbidden ground was sealed and the very roots of the academy had been damaged—

Those ancient presences hidden deep within the academy could no longer remain silent.

“Reporting to the former headmasters: that forbidden place… is the slumbering ground of an Ancient One.”

As Si Wuya began to recount, he detailed everything that had happened—From the mysterious figure who had pinned him to the sky with a single gaze,

To the Dao Stone that had been bestowed upon him in the end—He told it all without leaving a single detail out.

To Si Wuya, that Dao Stone was a divine object that shook the heavens—a source of power directly connected to the Great Dao.

Who wouldn’t want to monopolize it? Who wouldn’t want to hoard it for themselves?

But the matter of the sealed forbidden land was far too serious.

The title of “Fourth Master” might be impressive in the mouths of common people—

But to these former deans of the academy, he was no more than an ant who could be crushed with a flick of the finger.

Within the academy, there were at least eighty to a hundred people who could easily take his place.

Thus, no matter how reluctant he felt, Si Wuya dared not withhold anything.

“An Ancient One…”

“The Ancient Spear God!”

The silhouettes exchanged glances.

The information in Si Wuya’s words was too much.

To involve an Ancient One—even beings as mighty as they—could not stay calm.

“Dao Stone…”

The most radiant silhouette spoke.

Si Wuya quickly held the black stone above his head.

The Dao Stone gently floated over.

The founding headmaster caught it and probed it with his divine sense—

But to his surprise, he couldn’t perceive anything special about what looked like an ordinary stone.

Even his vast, ocean-like divine sense could only vaguely sense an endless expanse of Dao within.

Even with his cultivation level, the Dao hidden inside this Dao Stone was far beyond his reach.

Everyone stared at each other, speechless. After a long silence—

The Dao Stone floated back into Si Wuya’s hands.

Looking at the stone in his hands, Si Wuya’s eyes lit up with joy.

He had originally thought that once this treasure returned to the academy, he would never see it again.

But judging by the expressions of the headmasters—Were they really going to let him keep it?

Yet he kept all expression off his face.

“Headmasters, the Ancient One said that this Dao Stone allows one to borrow the power of the Great Dao.”

“With your levels of cultivation and talent, surely with this treasure, you could reach even greater heights!”

“I, Wuya, am willing to present this treasure to you all!”

Hearing Si Wuya’s words—

The headmasters merely chuckled softly.

“Wuya, since this was granted to you by the Ancient One, it shows it is fated for you.”

“Though this Dao Stone is precious, it is not as important to us as you think.”

“Keep it. Train diligently. Do not let down that senior’s expectations…”

Among the many silhouettes, a towering figure spoke up.

Si Wuya knew—this was his master, the current Headmaster.

Upon hearing this, Si Wuya was overjoyed. After a few more flattering words about the academy—

He bowed and half-knelt as he took his leave.

However, the moment he was out of their sight—

Si Wuya’s expression twisted into cold malice.

“Heh… a bunch of decrepit old fossils who should’ve retired long ago.”

“To you it’s useless—guess you just wanted to use me for experiments, huh?”

“You’ve grown old. Long lost your former ambition. Raising tigers to your own detriment*—that phrase, you taught it to me…”

“In the past, I could only be your dog. But now, with this Dao Stone…”

“Heh…”

Si Wuya bowed his head, laughing coldly in his heart.

Inside the secret chamber—

The powerful silhouettes remained silent for a long time.

Finally, the current Headmaster spoke first:

“That Dao Stone contains unfathomable Dao… and inconceivable laws…”

“Are we really just handing it over to that fool, Si Wuya?”

“No rush,” the founding Headmaster said calmly.

“Let’s observe first. The Ancient One’s methods are beyond imagination. Let Little Four test the waters for us…”

Though his tone was flat, the heat in his gaze as he looked toward where Si Wuya had gone betrayed his longing.

“Also—didn’t that Ancient One say there are no more than a hundred Dao Stones in the entire world?”

“That means there are still others that have yet to surface…”

“Send people to search for them!”

“Understood!”

After a long pause, the founding Headmaster looked toward the void—toward the sealed entrance of the forbidden land.

With a single thought—Waves of powerful laws surged forth like a tide.

BOOM!!

But at the entrance, the power was completely obliterated. Not a trace remained.

“The entrance to the forbidden ground has vanished completely…”

“We stabilized it together back then—and now, someone has managed to completely seal it. Such means are unimaginable…”

“Could the other party truly be an Ancient One?”

“Weren’t the Ancient Ones all exterminated by our clan…”

A short figure began to speak—

But before he could finish, the founding Headmaster barked:“Silence!”

His gaze was ice-cold.

“After all these years, have you still not learned what can and cannot be said?”

“Do you know why I dare not openly accept disciples?”

“Why I can only dwell within this Tree of Void, never setting foot in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths…?”

He spoke in a low voice, as darkness bled into the air around him.

A suffocating, ominous aura of taboo spread slowly through the room.

The short figure who had spoken trembled uncontrollably.

“Let us continue our slumber. The time has not yet come.”

“Keep an eye on Si Wuya. Once the Dao Stone is confirmed to be safe… we make our move.”

The figures spoke among themselves, then gradually faded away.

Just as they vanished—A tuft of crimson-red hair, eerily malevolent, suddenly floated down from the void.

Then, a pair of red-furred hands reached out from the nothingness and clutched that hair tightly.

Sinister, chilling laughter echoed from the depths of the academy—

This institution that claimed to stand for supreme goodness and virtue.

“Interesting… This Supreme Academy actually has such terrifying foundations. Compared to the top-tier powers of the Northern Wastes, it’s no less formidable…”

“To think such a group could suppress their desires so long—hiding in the void, accepting only ten disciples per century. There is clearly something more behind all of this…”