Chapter 1297: Chapter 1297: Heavenly Hidden Main Hall
Heavenly Hidden Academy, deep in the back mountain.
On a towering mountain, powerful figures had gathered at this moment.
Even though the surrounding Gang Wind was howling, it couldn’t approach the mountain in the slightest.
Indeed, this was just outside the Heavenly Hidden Secret Realm.
On the side of the Black Cloud Academy team, Elder Yun Yuan, Elder Hei Xuan, and others had been waiting here for a long time.
At this time, beside Elder Yun Yuan, there was a young man with a calm demeanor.
The young man was dressed in Young Master’s clothes, standing with his hands behind his back.
Beside him, Elder Yun Yuan suddenly looked at the young man and said softly, "Where have you been running off to these days?"
"Ever since the Heavenly Hidden Secret Realm opened, you left the academy and only just made it back right before the second round of competition ended."
The young man was none other than Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi gave a faint smile, "Didn’t go anywhere, just walked around."
Elder Yun Yuan’s lips curled into a smile, "Do you think I will believe you?"
"Heh." Xiao Yi gave a faint smile.
In fact, he indeed left the Heavenly Hidden Academy.
The second round of competition, the team point competition, lasted for a full ten days.
With nothing much to do, he happened to go out and investigate some things.
The place he went to was the Heavenly Hidden Territory, Wind Shattering Hall Main Hall.
The vast Central Region had countless territories.
Within each territory, there would be a Main Hall; countless territories meant countless Main Halls.
And under the Main Halls of each territory, there were numerous branch halls.
Imagine how many branch halls there were in the entire Wind Shattering Hall across the Central Region.
The other seven Ancient Palaces were the same.
Countless territories, countless Main Halls; but, there were only ten Main Halls just under the Main Hall, located in ten renowned territories.
Such as the Black Cloud Region, Heavenly Hidden Territory, Four-direction Domain, Sword Domain, etc., these were all famous large territories in the Central Region.
Only in these renowned territories would the ten Main Halls exist.
Other territories, like the small Fangcun Territory, although it had a Main Hall, it was merely an ordinary Main Hall.
The Wind Shattering Hall Main Hall that Xiao Yi visited these days was one of the ten Main Halls of Wind Shattering Hall.
At this time, Elder Yun Yuan glanced at Xiao Yi, "After the second round of competition, there’s a few days before the third round begins."
"With your character, you wouldn’t rush back just now unless necessary."
"Are you worried about something?"
Although Xiao Yi appeared calm, there was a trace of inexplicable worry on his face.
"Hmm." Xiao Yi nodded, "These days, I went out to investigate some things."
"I hope what I’m worried about doesn’t happen."
Xiao Yi furrowed his brows slightly.
"Worried about what?" Elder Yun Yuan asked.
Xiao Yi shook his head, "Hard to say."
At this moment, not far away, Deacon Youu shouted, "Ten days have passed, the second round of competition is over, open the Heavenly Hidden Secret Realm."
The academy elders beside them nodded and summoned their Holy Artifacts.
Swoosh...
In the high sky, the power of Formation rippled continuously.
After a while, a large Formation Barrier opened.
From a distance, everyone could clearly see the Heavenly Hidden Secret Realm inside.
Whoosh...
Suddenly, a figure shot out from the huge barrier.
The speed of the figure was extremely fast; like a gust of Illusion Wind, it arrived in an instant.
"Qin Yi?" Xiao Yi’s brows furrowed.
Whoosh... a gust of Illusion Wind instantly came in front of Xiao Yi.
"Xiao Yi." Qin Yi gasped for breath, holding a Universe Ring in his hand.
However, at this moment, the Universe Ring was obviously stained with blood.
"What happened?" Xiao Yi’s expression changed slightly.
Elder Yun Yuan also furrowed his brows.
Before Qin Yi could respond.
Figures rapidly flew out from within the large barrier.
Upon closer inspection, they were all Black Cloud Academy disciples.
A group of academy disciples, ahead of each academy team, rushed out swiftly.
Academy elders present furrowed their brows, "What’s the rush? The competition is over, just come out slowly."
Saying this, several elders looked discontentedly at Elder Yun Yuan and others, "Black Cloud Academy’s Martial Arts Teachers, I think, after this Hundred Schools Competition, you need to teach your disciples some manners."
"Daring to act so hastily in front of academy elders, aren’t they afraid of being laughed at?..."
Before these elders could finish speaking.
Black Cloud Academy disciples had already descended from the sky.
Afterward, a figure rushed over, "Get out of the way."
Whoosh...
The figure that rushed over was Tong Ye.
At this time, Tong Ye was holding a figure covered in blood.
"Elder, save him quickly." Tong Ye carried Qing Lin, rushing to Elder Yun Yuan’s front.
"Qing Lin?" Xiao Yi’s expression changed.
This time, the Alchemy Elder of the academy did not say anything, but looked at Xiao Yi.
In his eyes, Xiao Yi’s Alchemist skills were not inferior to his, even surpassing them.
Xiao Yi quickly took over Qing Lin, carefully sensing.
"Hmm? Sword injuries?"
The sword marks all over Qing Lin’s body were immediately evident to Xiao Yi.
After a while, the academy elder looked at Xiao Yi, "How is it?"
Xiao Yi shook his head, took out some Elixirs, and fed them to Qing Lin.
"Although the sword injuries on the body are serious, they are not life-threatening."
"But there’s a subtle through-body wound that’s a bit bizarre."
"And his mind is nearly collapsing."
As Xiao Yi spoke, his expression gradually darkened.
"The mind nearly collapsing?" The faces of several elders beside him changed.
A mind collapse would be akin to a living death.
Once a long time passes and the physical body collapses, it would be certain death.
"Among all the academy teams, no one possesses such damaging mind techniques." Xiao Yi frowned, looking at Tong Ye.
"What’s going on, where’s Senior Brother Mo Youu?"
"Senior Brother Mo Youu?" Tong Ye gritted his teeth.
"Never mind him, how is Qing Lin now?"
Xiao Yi furrowed his brows, "His life is not in danger for now, but I’m currently unsure of what technique harmed his mind, and need further sensing and investigation."
"It’s the Soul-breaking Needle." Tong Ye blurted out.
"What? Soul-breaking Needle?" Xiao Yi’s expression changed.
"Let’s head back to the residence first."
Xiao Yi picked up Qing Lin and swiftly left.
...
Black Cloud Academy, in the residence.
It had been a day and a night since the end of the second round of competition.
Inside Xiao Yi’s room.
On the bed, Qing Lin was sleeping deeply.
After a while, Qing Lin wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and suddenly woke up.
As soon as he woke up, he saw Xiao Yi sitting at a distant table with his eyes closed, pretending to sleep.
"Junior Brother Xiao Yi?" Qing Lin showed a look of confusion.
Xiao Yi opened his eyes from his feigned sleep, "Awake? Do you feel anything unusual with your body?"
"No." Qing Lin looked over his body once, shaking his head.
"Why am I here?"
Xiao Yi glared at Qing Lin, "Care to explain? You dared to burn your Martial Soul?"
"If you hadn’t been lucky enough to acquire a large amount of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within the Heavenly Hidden Secret Realm, including some Moonlight Fruit, Heavenly Dao Soul Nourishing Grass, and other Treasures."
"And if I didn’t have quite a few of these soul-nourishing, spirit-enhancing Heavenly Materials myself."
"I truly wouldn’t have been able to save you."
"However, burning your Martial Soul and getting struck by a Soul-breaking Needle." Xiao Yi frowned and said, "You still need to recuperate for a while."
"For these days, don’t wander around idly."
"Got it, nagging." Qing Lin pouted.
"Alright, since your body is fine, go back." Xiao Yi said.
"I’ve been sitting here for a day and a night, the bed should be returned to me now."
"Got it, you’re stingy." Qing Lin glared at Xiao Yi, then turned and left the room.
Inside, only Xiao Yi remained.
However, Xiao Yi didn’t move, still sitting there.
"Senior Brother Mo Youu, don’t you think you owe me an explanation?"
Xiao Yi seemed to be talking to the air.
His tone, however, was icy to the extreme.
Whoosh... beside him, a figure appeared out of thin air, it was Mo Youu.
...
Third Update.
