214: Goodbye, acquaintance!

Moreover, Lu Sheng's increase in strength is also beneficial for their entire Great Xia Human Clan team.

Previously, Lu Sheng was able to repel Li Qing when he went all out.

And Li Qing, in their team, was one of the two or three people second only to Gu Changge!

Now, with the opening of the ten Human Body Treasure Troves and a significant increase in strength, even if he is not as good as Li Qing when going all out, he should be quite close.

Originally, some people had other thoughts because Lu Sheng's strength was somewhat lacking, but with Lin Xuan's words, those thoughts were dispelled.

In their opinion, the current Lu Sheng truly possessed the qualifications to enter the Profound Spirit Space with them.

Only Gu Changge glanced at Lin Xuan and then at Lu Sheng. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he ultimately did not speak.

After Lin Xuan patted Lu Sheng's shoulder, he returned to the front of the deck, gently waved his hand, and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged out from Lin Xuan's hands.

Dragging the entire Spiritual Qi warship, the Spiritual Qi warship finally let out roars, and a huge force instantly propelled the entire Spiritual Qi warship into the air, heading towards Yin Yang City.

The speed was so fast that it seemed to leave a long white rainbow in the sky, but it had already disappeared from everyone's sight.

And at this moment, in Star Academy, in the classroom of the forty-fifth session.

Long Tianxing and the other four silently gazed at the trace of the long rainbow in the sky, a hint of silence on each of their faces.

On the podium in the classroom, Lan Zhan took in the expressions of the four.

But he sighed deeply in his heart.

Since the Academy Tournament ended, Lu Sheng seemed to have parted ways with these four little fellows again.

As a result, a feeling of loss grew in the hearts of the four.

Even though any one of them, if placed in any era, would be considered a top Prodigy, yet beside Lu Sheng, all their brilliance was swallowed by Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng was like a black hole, constantly devouring the light of other planets, yet growing ever larger.

Even this time with the Profound Spirit Space was the same; Long Tianxing and the four did not even have the authority to know about the Profound Spirit Space, while Lu Sheng had already gone to the Profound Spirit Space as a representative of the Great Xia Human Clan.

Naturally, this made the four little fellows feel increasingly uncomfortable.

However, as a teacher, how could Lan Zhan allow his students to have negative emotions?

“Do you... want to become stronger?”

Suddenly, Lan Zhan's voice rang out in the classroom. The four, who were originally immersed in silence, also came back to their senses with Lan Zhan's voice.

They looked at Lan Zhan, with a hint of confusion in their eyes.

Lan Zhan met the gazes of the four little fellows and slowly said.

“Do you know the [Thunder] team?”

The four little fellows exchanged glances, with obvious confusion in their eyes, but Lan Zhan's face carried a hint of wistful loss.

After a moment, Lan Zhan came back from a certain memory, forcing a slight smile at the four.

“If you want to become stronger... then follow me!”

“If you can persevere, when Lu Sheng returns, you may not be weaker than him!”

With that, Lan Zhan stood up and walked out of the classroom.

Long Tianxing and the four exchanged glances, then looked at Lan Zhan's back, recalling the Spiritual Qi warship that had turned into a long rainbow just now.

Finally, they clenched their fists and followed behind Lan Zhan, walking out of the room.

As students of Star Academy and top Prodigies of Great Xia, how could they be content to be inferior to Lu Sheng?

Even if they were inferior to Lu Sheng, they absolutely could not let Lu Sheng leave them too far behind!!

A resolute expression appeared on the faces of the four. Following Lan Zhan, they also walked out of Star Academy, out of Tianxing City, and their figures disappeared into the wilderness in a certain direction... The Spiritual Qi warship soared between Heaven and Earth, while Lu Sheng stood at the edge of the deck, overlooking the constantly passing scenery of the Great Xia Territory below.

In his mind, the words Lin Xuan had said to him earlier echoed.

“I've placed some Restrictions on you. Cultivation improving quickly is a good thing, but if it's too fast, it might not be!”

If one were to look at this sentence casually, there would be no problem.

After all, his own cultivation speed was too fast. If some people knew about it, they would try every means to find out what secrets he held.

Lin Xuan doing this, and even saying this, was for his own good.

However, a doubt lingered in Lu Sheng's heart.

The Great Xia Human Clan, facing the situation with the foreign demons, was already weaker than the enemy. At this time, the Great Xia Human Clan should be united.

Logically, when a Genius appears, they should constantly cultivate this Genius, and even provide a large amount of resources.

To make him a top powerful individual, to defend the Great Xia Human Clan.

And Star Academy indeed did so, so there was nothing wrong with showing talent. In fact, the more Heaven-Defying talent you showed, the more benefits you would receive.

But why did Lin Xuan say such a thing, and even leave some Restrictions on himself without letting others know?

Could it be that someone would harm him?

If that were the case... Lu Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly. He suddenly realized that the Great Xia Human Clan seemed not as simple as he had perceived.

In a disadvantaged situation, would some people betray the Great Xia Human Clan?

The answer is yes.

The Demonic Sect came into being because of this.

However, those people from the Demonic Sect were like rats in a ditch. He had already offended the Demonic Sect a long time ago. If they had the chance, they would definitely attack him, so why would Lin Xuan go to such extra trouble?

Could it be... A shocking thought emerged in Lu Sheng's mind.

There are traitors within the Great Xia Human Clan!

Lin Xuan doing this was just to minimize the impact of his talent as much as possible, so that those traitors hidden within the Great Xia Human Clan would not be so eager to attack him?

Or was it some other reason?

Many thoughts flashed through Lu Sheng's mind.

A moment later, Lu Sheng shook his head.

No matter the situation, Lin Xuan naturally had his reasons for doing this, and it was also beneficial to him.

In such a situation, he just had to follow Lin Xuan's words!

Thinking of this, Lu Sheng also felt much more relaxed.

Whether it was traitors within the Human Race, or those Demonic Sect members who betrayed the Human Race, or the covetous foreign demons, for Lu Sheng, the best way was still to improve his own strength.

When his strength reached a certain level, these problems that plagued him would naturally be resolved.

If he had Lin Xuan's strength, even if those traitors wanted to attack him, they would have no way.

So... everything comes back to one simple word.

Strength!

In this world where the strong prey on the weak, strength is everything!

Thinking of this, Lu Sheng let out a long breath, and suddenly felt his heart become much clearer.

Time passed bit by bit, and as time flowed, the Spiritual Qi warship also approached Yin Yang City more and more.

So much so that from the warship, Lu Sheng could even see towering mountains covered in white snow in the distance.

The closer they got to Yin Yang City, the more the temperature between Heaven and Earth dropped. Even in mid-air, some water droplets condensed into snowflakes, gently fluttering.

Scattering onto the Spiritual Qi warship.

“Yin Yang City is almost here!”

Suddenly, someone exclaimed.

Immediately after, Lu Sheng also looked forward.

Amidst the endless white snow, an ancient city quietly sat within it.

From a distance, the city looked small, but the closer the Spiritual Qi warship got to Yin Yang City, the clearer the city gradually became in everyone's sight.

“Is this Yin Yang City?”

Lu Sheng murmured, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Of Great Xia's nine main front-line cities, plus the current Yin Yang City, he had already seen three.

Each main front-line city had a different style.

And the greatest style of this Yin Yang City was clearly its distinctly divided appearance.

The dark Demonic Qi World enveloped a large territory. Yin Yang City stood at the forefront of the Demonic Qi World, and behind Yin Yang City were stretches of snow-capped mountains.

The entire world seemed to have transformed into a landscape of black and white.

It presented different sensations, and the visual impact was extremely strong.

However… suddenly, a look of doubt appeared on Lu Sheng's brow.

“Hmm?”

Lu Sheng gazed at Yin Yang City ahead, his brows slightly furrowed.

He hadn't noticed any soldiers guarding the city walls of Yin Yang City!

Under normal circumstances, let alone these main front-line cities, even the city walls of small cities like Yun City had military soldiers stationed on them.

Yet, Yin Yang City, as one of the nine main front-line cities, currently had no soldiers guarding its walls?

What was going on?

Logically, such front-line main cities faced frequent invasions from Demon and even destruction by Demonic Cults.

Even during peaceful times, many soldiers were needed to guard the city walls to prevent malicious individuals from causing damage within the city.

But surprisingly… Lu Sheng didn't see any.

Could the situation in Yin Yang City be different?

However, this thought was quickly dismissed by Lu Sheng. Not only did Lu Sheng notice this, but other Prodigies from the Great Xia Human Clan also observed it, voicing their confusion.

Clearly, they were also somewhat puzzled.

Listening to their confusion, Lu Sheng also narrowed his eyes, watching Yin Yang City, which was getting closer and closer to them.

“What's happening?”

Lu Sheng's heart was filled with doubt.

However, Lin Xuan, who stood at the very front of the deck, didn't seem to notice anything strange. He simply stood there calmly, gazing at Yin Yang City ahead.

Soon, the Spiritual Qi warship hovered above Yin Yang City. But when they looked down from the Spiritual Qi warship at Yin Yang City below, they were stunned.

This was because… there was no one in the entire Yin Yang City. Only some traces of life could be seen within the city, proving that Yin Yang City once had inhabitants. Other than that, there was no other movement.

The entire city… seemed to have turned into an uninhabited ghost town overnight.

At once, Lu Sheng's heart grew even more puzzled.

This was a front-line main city?

Since when did front-line main cities not require anyone to guard them?

Were they not afraid of invasions from Demon?

Although the sprawling snow mountains could be considered a natural barrier, this kind of barrier was only for ordinary people. A Martial Artist with even a little strength could easily cross the entire snow mountain, let alone those Demon.

At this moment, Lin Xuan, who stood at the very front of the deck, finally spoke.

“When the Profound Spirit Space opens, it releases a very powerful force. If one's cultivation is too low, it's easy to be completely wiped out by the impact of this force. Therefore, from before the Profound Spirit Space opens until after it closes, there will be no one here.”

“This energy not only targets our Great Xia Human Clan, but also the Demon. So, both the Demon and the Great Xia Human Clan must clear the surroundings before and during the opening of the Profound Spirit Space.”

“To prevent anyone from dying tragically under this force!”

Listening to Lin Xuan's explanation, Lu Sheng finally understood.

“So that's how it is!”

Lu Sheng had wondered why this front-line main city had no army guarding it; if that were known, it would surely shake the entire Great Xia Human Clan.

But since it was due to the Profound Spirit Space, then it was fine.

“Everyone, please rest on the warship. When it's time to open, I will naturally call you. As for Lu Sheng… come with me!”

Lin Xuan slowly turned around, speaking indifferently, then his gaze fell on Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng was somewhat puzzled, but still followed behind Lin Xuan, exiting the Spiritual Qi warship.

The two exited the Spiritual Qi warship and fully entered Yin Yang City.

Lu Sheng was confused, but also somewhat curious about Yin Yang City. However, after a quick glance, Lu Sheng lost interest.

Aside from its unique geographical location compared to other front-line main cities, Yin Yang City was no different from an ordinary city.

Furthermore, with everyone in Yin Yang City already cleared out, there was naturally nothing interesting to see.

Lu Sheng, bored, followed behind Lin Xuan and couldn't help but ask, “Headmaster, where are we going?”

Lin Xuan, walking ahead, paused for a moment before replying, “Someone wants to see you!”

“See me?”

Lu Sheng touched the tip of his nose, a little curious.

There was no one left in Yin Yang City, yet someone still wanted to see him—that was quite peculiar.

Immediately, Lu Sheng's curiosity was greatly piqued.

Lin Xuan, with practiced ease, walked along the streets of Yin Yang City towards a specific address, as if he had been there before and was very familiar with the place.

Soon, Lin Xuan stopped in front of a building that resembled a courtyard.

Because everyone in Yin Yang City had been cleared out, not a single sound emanated from even such a large courtyard.

Lin Xuan turned his head and smiled at Lu Sheng, saying, “Let's go!”

“You are very familiar with the people here!”

Lu Sheng's brow slightly raised, his curiosity driving him to follow Lin Xuan into the courtyard.

They walked through a long corridor and arrived at a courtyard within the larger complex.

The courtyard was similar to Lin Xuan's courtyard in Star Academy, with a stone pavilion standing quietly. Beside the stone pavilion was an artificial pond, filled with lotus flowers.

The pure white blossoms, though not belonging to this season, swayed gently.

The entire courtyard was filled with a faint, refreshing fragrance.

And in the stone pavilion, two people were seated.

One, with white hair, lay on a rattan chair, swaying gently, the sunlight shining on him, utterly content.

The other sat quietly to the side, poised and dignified, holding a book in her hands, quietly turning the pages.

“Teacher… Second Senior Sister…”

Lu Sheng was stunned when he saw the two people under the pavilion.

Lin Xuan gently patted Lu Sheng's shoulder, then smiled and walked towards the pavilion.

“Old senior Kong, long time no see!”

Then, Lin Xuan made himself at home, sitting down under the pavilion and pouring himself a cup of tea.

At this moment, the old man who had been lying on the rattan chair slowly raised his head, glanced at Lin Xuan, then looked at Lu Sheng not far away, and said with a smile.

“You rascal, why are you still standing there stunned? Hurry up and come over!”

At this moment, the blue-clad girl, whose attention had been on her book, also gently raised her head. Sunlight streamed through the stone pavilion, softly illuminating her.

She appeared so serene.

The girl put down the book in her hand and smiled slightly at Lu Sheng.

“Little Junior Brother, long time no see!”

The familiar voice and familiar face lingered before Lu Sheng, impacting the subtle emotions in his heart.

For some reason, a feeling of joy, yet tinged with a hint of sadness, welled up in Lu Sheng's heart.

Lu Sheng took a long breath, then also grinned and walked towards the stone pavilion.

“Greetings, Teacher, greetings… Senior Sister!”

Lu Sheng bowed to the two, just as he had in that small Martial Arts hall in Yun City back then.

Kong Yunchang looked at Lu Sheng before him, and a hint of emotion appeared on his old face.

When he first took Lu Sheng as his Disciple, he only saw Lu Sheng's talent in Martial Arts, but he had not noticed Lu Sheng's talent in the Dao of the Sword.

He never expected that this Disciple he had casually taken would possess such Heaven-Defying talent in the Dao of the Sword.

So much so that… after only a few months of not seeing him, his Little Disciple had already grown to this extent.

On the contrary, he himself… had somewhat neglected his Disciple!

Kong Yunchang also felt a little guilty towards Lu Sheng.

However, looking at Lu Sheng, he didn't seem to be dissatisfied because he hadn't personally taught him.

But precisely because of this, Kong Yunchang felt even more guilty.