"Let’s go to Changyan Academy," Ding Huan said to Tang You.
Tang You was startled, then said,
"We are going to Changyan Academy, but they definitely won’t disclose where Shi Qi Qiu has pursued to. We can leave Jiuyuan City. Sister Yan must have left marks along the way, I can find them."
Ding Huan shook his head. "It’s useless, so many days have passed, chasing after them is meaningless.
Moreover, even if we were to chase after them, we need to collect some interest first. You lead the way."
Tang You’s gaze darkened, she knew Ding Huan spoke the truth.
"No need, Changyan Academy is less than ten miles from here." Fu Qijian, who was very familiar with Jiuyuan City, led the way to Changyan Academy.
When Ding Huan arrived outside Changyan Academy, he couldn’t help but marvel. This academy, built within Jiuyuan City, was bigger than the entire city of Tao City.
"I’ll set up the Array. You watch," Ding Huan said.
"Okay," responded Fu Qijian with a single word.
He and Ding Huan did not need to discuss further; when Ding Huan mentioned coming to Jiuyuan City, Fu Qijian knew Ding Huan was not here to search for Lou Fenyan, but to destroy Changyan Academy.
Fu Qijian even knew that in Ding Huan’s eyes, Tang You wasn’t here to seek help but to provide an excuse.
Ding Huan took out Array Flags, setting them up along the path.
He was a seventh-level Array King and although he hadn’t focused on studying the Array Dao in these years, his cultivation of the Great Universe Technique had deeply enhanced his understanding of it.
Now, setting up a seventh-level Killing Trap Array almost came naturally, as he simply threw out Array Flags, completing one Array foundation after another.
Even an Earth Immortal would need Ding Huan’s permission to leave once trapped in a seventh-level Killing Trap Array.
An hour later, Ding Huan and Fu Qijian met again at the entrance of Changyan Academy.
The guardian disciples of Changyan Academy, seeing Ding Huan and Fu Qijian at the gate, didn’t think much of it.
People wanting to join Changyan Academy were too common, loitering around the gate every day, driving them away only for them to return.
They were all too accustomed to it.
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When he saw Ding Huan return, Fu Qijian casually said,
"One Steward and several handyman disciples went out, probably to buy something, and one True God Realm cultivator has returned."
Ding Huan, whose Divine Will had already scanned inside the Changyan Academy, nodded,
"It seems that the people who came this time indeed came well prepared."
As he spoke, Ding Huan had already thrown out two Wind Blades.
The two disciples of Changyan Academy who had been monitoring Han Xiaonu didn’t even understand what had happened when they felt a chill on their necks and then two Blood Arrows sprayed out, with their heads rolling on the ground.
Although killings were common occurrences in Jiuyuan City,
killing two disciples at the gate of Changyan Academy immediately caused a stir.
The two guardian disciples at the gate of Changyan Academy saw Ding Huan killing the disciples of Changyan Academy right at the gate and were immediately alarmed, not hesitating to report the news back.
"Han Xiaonu, I gave you face, didn’t I?"
An angry voice came, followed by a pale, vaguely looking young man who rushed over from afar, arriving quickly in front of Ding Huan and others.
"Is this Bu Qi Guifei?" Ding Huan asked the pale young man.
Han Xiaonu nodded:
"Yes, he is the one who killed seven disciples of our Luoshen Palace stationed in Jiuyuan City."
Ding Huan raised his hand and threw another Wind Blade.
"You dare..." Bu Qi Guifei was truly angered, not yet clear about the whole situation.
But the next moment, fear appeared in his eyes, as his Divine Will just stretched out was broken, and his True Yuan also failed to condense.
"Poof!" Blood burst forth, and Bu Qi Guifei was decapitated.
"Why did you even bother? You could have escaped with your life, why come here to seek death?"
Ding Huan taunted, throwing out an Array Flag.
The seventh-level Killing Trap Array activated, and a fierce killing aura engulfed the interior of Changyan Academy, with wretched screams echoing.
Several cultivators from Changyan Academy who had received the news had just rushed to the gate when they were slaughtered by the seventh-level Strangling Array.
"Fu Qijian, be careful..."
Fu Qijian laughed heartily, grabbed the Great Ruins Sword, and stood at the other side of the gateway to Changyan Academy.
"Who are you? How dare you cause trouble at the gate of Changyan Academy?" Two city guards rushed over, one of them shouting loudly.
Ding Huan raised his hand, a Wind Blade slashed one of them, then looked at the other guard, stunned as a chicken, and said,
"Have your City Lord come here, or next, we’re heading to Jiuyuan City Lord Mansion."
"Trying to get yourself killed, daring to murder at my Changyan Academy," as the angry voice resounded, followed by a figure who rushed out.
Ding Huan did not use the Array Flag to lock this person.
This was an Immortal, and using the Array Flag to lock him would be a waste of energy; better to just let him out and kill him.
But just as the Immortal had rushed out from Changyan Academy, Fu Qijian’s Great Ruins Sword already manifested a Blade Light.
"Puff!" The Blade Light effortlessly tore through the Immortal’s neck.
The piercing screams from Changyan Academy continued, but Ding Huan and Fu Qijian remained unmoved.
Watching from the side, Tang You’s eyes widened, now fully understanding what Ding Huan intended to do at Changyan Academy.
He was here to annihilate Changyan Academy, not to inquire about Shi Qi Qiu’s whereabouts.
"Poof, poof!" Several more blood bursts emerged at the entrance of Changyan Academy.
Fu Qijian once again slaughtered three Immortals and four True Gods.
At this moment, everyone at Changyan Academy understood that they had provoked fierce foes, and these people were here to obliterate Changyan Academy.
"Who is it outside? If Changyan Academy has offended in any way, we are willing to apologize and make amends. Friend, you can make any demands."
A hoarse voice sounded from inside.
Although this voice tried hard to remain calm, a tremor still exposed the fear inside.
"Tang You of Yuanyang Building, your Changyan Academy has done too much harm, destroyed my Yuanyang Building, today I have come for revenge,"
Tang You nearly enunciated each word as she spoke.
She felt only a sense of exhilaration, watching so many sisters die in front of her, as she finally got Sect Leader Ding Huan to avenge these sisters a bit today.
She knew better than anyone that the sisters of Yuan Yang Tower were all unfortunate souls.
Many were discarded to fend for themselves after serving their purpose as furnace tripods, just as she had been abandoned by her Taoist couple.
If it weren’t for Sister Yan, none of these women would have survived.
"Also me, Han Xiaonu, you annihilated my Luoshen Palace outpost, killed my Luoshen Palace disciples, did you ever consider that this day would come?"
Han Xiaonu didn’t know where she got the courage from, but she followed closely behind Tang You and added another sentence.
Her master had told her, to be human, one must be clear about gratitude and grudges, never lose dignity, and always maintain the sect’s aura when going out.
Her words were to let people know that the disciples of Luoshen Palace were not easily killed, which was the momentum of the sect.
Just as her master had stepped in to help Lou Fenyan, it was out of gratitude for Sect Leader Ding Huan’s favor.
...
In the hall where Changyan Academy held the Ascension ceremony for Gu Yuqing, about two hundred people squeezed in.
Everyone’s eyes were filled with fear because almost all the people in Changyan Academy had been killed by the Killing Trap Array.
The reason they hadn’t died was that the sub-dean of the internal affairs academy had activated the Protecting Array.
But judging from the constant cracking sounds tearing through the Protecting Array from the outside Strangling Array, this Protecting Array definitely wouldn’t last long.
"I knew Shi Qi Qiu’s greed and foolishness of not leaving any way out would bring disaster upon the academy, look at it now, isn’t it so?"
A senior, who was also an Immortal and held a very high position in Changyan Academy, spoke.
Everyone was silent.
Now you say this, but when Shi Qi Qiu went to destroy Yuan Yang Tower, you grabbed goods faster than anyone.
"Crack!" a soft cracking noise reached everyone’s ears.
Everyone’s heart skipped a beat as they instinctively looked upwards.
Suddenly, ten to a dozen Blade Lights rushed in and then tore two Void God Realm cultivators into several pieces.
"We can’t stay in here, this Protecting Array is going to be breached soon, let’s quickly think of a way to escape."
Someone trembled as they called out.
No one moved.
Everyone knew that staying here might delay their death a bit, but going out would certainly result in immediate death.
The power of this Strangling Array was definitely a level seven Strangling Array and even among the level seven, it was a high-level array.
If that was all, they might still have thought of a solution.
What was more terrifying was that there was a level seven Array King maintaining this Strangling Array outside.
...
"Is Sect Leader Ding Huan here?" A somewhat sharp voice came, followed by a golden-robed man who quickly landed in front of Ding Huan.
"Who are you?" Ding Huan asked in a cold voice.
The golden-robed man bowed with his fists: "Jiuyuan City Lord Mang Pingdao."
"Very well, you don’t need to leave for now. After we annihilate Changyan Academy, we will go and destroy the Jiuyuan City Lord Mansion. I really don’t believe I can’t destroy this place."
Hearing Ding Huan’s words, Mang Pingdao’s heart trembled, was this guy a madman?
"Sect Leader Ding, what do you mean by this?" Mang Pingdao’s voice turned cold.
Regrettably, Jiuyuan’s Earth Immortal strong ones would arrive in a day or two, and even the few great powers of Ascension Realm had all gone to the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield.
Otherwise, he would let Ding Huan know today what could be said and what could not.
"Look at the bodies on the ground, maybe it will calm you down."
Ding Huan said coldly, tossing out several Array Flags again.
Ghastly wails and howls followed, but Mang Pingdao watched the two bodies of level four Immortals on the ground.
He recognized both of them, Changyan Academy’s sub-deans with whom he had often shared drinks.
Now both were dead.
And he, Mang Pingdao, was only at level three of Immortal.
Mang Pingdao took a deep breath, well aware of the formidable Fu Qijian, who was now completely aligned with Ding Huan. Killing him, Mang Pingdao, wouldn’t even require much effort.
Nevertheless, he again made a fist-bow, trying his best to calm himself:
"Sect Leader Ding, everything should be rational. You today have the power to wipe out Changyan Academy, tomorrow someone strong from Changyan Academy might wipe out your sect.
Will this not lead to mutual destruction in Triple Heaven Star Land?
Even if Dean Shi has a grudge with you, isn’t it a bit too harsh to exterminate a sect?"
Ding Huan turned to look at Mang Pingdao:
"When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent."
Ding Huan had wanted to destroy Changyan Academy for a long time; Tang You and Han Xiaonu just gave him an excuse.
"Good." Fu Qijian strongly agreed with Ding Huan’s words.
Mang Pingdao could only brace himself and say:
"Sect Leader Ding, as the City Lord of Jiuyuan City, I must stand up for the safety of all sects here, please stop here..."
He was well aware that Changyan Academy still had Earth Immortal strong ones, they just hadn’t returned yet.
If he didn’t stand up today, his days later would definitely be rough.
It wasn’t that the Earth Immortal of Changyan Academy could do much to him, but Jiuyuan wouldn’t let him have an easy time.
He stayed here as City Lord only to guard Jiuyuan’s territory.
Ding Huan looked at Mang Pingdao:
"Since you are the City Lord of Jiuyuan City, how was Yuan Yang Tower exterminated? How was the Luoshen Temple outpost flattened?"
"Uh, this…" Mang Pingdao was suddenly speechless.
He wanted to say how these places could be compared to Changyan Academy, fearing that as soon as he spoke these words, he would add yet another Immortal body to this place.
But in his mind, he was thinking: Does this fool Ding Huan not realize where he comes from? Even Yi Qianxing and Lin Yuqi had to speak to him politely.
How could Ding Huan act so recklessly and without restraint?