285: A fool

At this moment, Xu Qing had just finished absorbing the Emperor Medicine Spiritual Body, which increased the progress of the Dao Realm formed by the Dao of Life by at least one percent.

He had a premonition that if he absorbed the Emperor Medicine below, it would increase by about five percent.

Therefore, he did not stop the Emperor Medicine's actions; after all, for him, even if this Emperor Medicine broke through to Transcendent now, the outcome would be the same.

Half a day later, the blood mist dissipated, and Xu Qing fled into the distance, while the entire island disintegrated and sank to the bottom of the sea.

Star Moon Continent, an ancient mountain range!

Many warships had landed here; these were precisely from the Peak forces of the Eternal Continent, as well as some forces from the Upper Realm and myriad races.

"Everyone! Good luck!"

From the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty's warship, a rough voice came, and then they chose a direction and fled into the distance.

Watching the Yin Yang Divine Dynasty leave, the other forces could not sit still either. They all said goodbye to the forces around them and then left the place!

Soon, only Cangwu Academy remained.

"Dean Yang, we will take our leave first!"

On the Cangwu Academy warship, there were currently two factions: one was naturally composed of the Cangwu Academy from the Lower Realm, and the other was composed of the Cangwu Dao Academy from the Upper Realm.

This time, only thirteen people from the Cangwu Dao Academy came down, three of whom were Dao Academy Elders, and the remaining ten were the Dao Academy's Prodigies, including the purple-haired youth and the golden-eyed boy.

In addition to these thirteen, there was also a group of Academy talents. These people had, during this period, become the battle generals for these ten Prodigies.

To put it bluntly, they were battle servants and thugs, but no one laughed, because these people would have the opportunity to go to the Upper Realm. The Upper Realm was a place even Emperors yearned for, so how could they not be envious?

Many people from the Cangwu Academy wanted to follow, but not everyone was qualified. If their strength was not enough, others would not even look at them.

From the Academy's side, a refined middle-aged man cupped his hands to the three Elders!

The three Elders also returned the 禮. Although the refined middle-aged man's cultivation was only at the Emperor Realm, as the Academy's Dean, once his term was up, he would go to the Upper Realm to serve as an inner Elder, a position no less than theirs.

Watching everyone leave, Dean Yang looked at the people behind him.

"This is Falling Star Continent of the Star Moon Continent. For the next thirty years, you all can go to the Star Moon Continent for training, but you are not allowed to plunder or wantonly kill the innocent. Otherwise, if you are targeted by the people of the Star Moon Immortal Dynasty, this venerable one will not be able to easily rescue you all!"

"Remember, this is not Cangwu Academy, but the Star Moon Grotto-heaven. Here, your enemies are the native inhabitants of the Star Moon Continent, people of myriad races, people of the Upper Realm, and even forces from the Eternal Continent!"

"Now, those who wish to go with the Academy Elders stay, and those who want to venture alone can leave now!"

Dean Yang reminded them.

Ultimately, most people chose to go with Cangwu Academy. If these people were strong enough, they would have already gone with the Dao Academy people.

Xu Yuan stepped out and bowed to the Academy's Elders.

"Yuan'er, you..."

Jin Yi's expression changed upon seeing this, but Dean Yang stopped him.

"Go! You already have your own path. The Academy, apart from providing resources, can no longer help you with anything else!"

Dean Yang's face was filled with relief. He was extremely satisfied with this Prodigy.

"Thank you, Elders, for your guidance. We'll see each other in thirty years!"

Xu Yuan winked at his Revered Master, then bowed again, and then, accompanied by Xu Chun and the others, left amidst the envious gazes of the crowd.

"Dean, why did you just..."

Jin Yi was anxious!

"Don't worry! Your precious disciple will be fine!"

Dean Yang looked at the guard captain next to Xu Yuan. Although the other party's aura was strange, he clearly felt that the other party was definitely an Emperor Realm existence.

"Let's go!"

The group chose a direction and left.

A month later, Xu Yuan and his group encountered the opening of an ancient battlefield. This ancient battlefield could be traced back to before the Dark Era.

Naturally, Xu Yuan and his group would not miss such an ancient battlefield.

However, after entering the ancient battlefield, they were teleported to various locations within the battlefield space. Fortunately, with the clan token, Xu Yuan had already sent the guards to pick up his clansmen, and he was able to train alone.

The place he was teleported to was barren all around, and Life was extinct here. It was clear that a fierce battle had taken place here back then, otherwise, Life would not have failed to recover after countless years.

Not far into his journey, Xu Yuan discovered a broken sword buried in the rocks beneath his feet, with only a small portion of the blade exposed above. As the strong winds howled, the sword constantly vibrated.

Xu Yuan was somewhat surprised. Out of curiosity, he pulled out the sword, which turned out to be a broken sword. It looked extremely damaged, yet it contained an inexplicable Dao of the Sword charm.

This Dao of the Sword charm alone indicated that this was not an ordinary sword, but a broken Emperor Weapon.

"Boom!"

Xu Yuan waved forward, and a small mound in front of him split open. At the same time, an incomparably profound aura circulated on the sword body.

"This aura? It's a fragment of an Emperor Weapon!"

"This young man's luck is too good!"

Many people had walked past the broken sword earlier. After all, there were many broken weapons in this place, and some had picked them up to look, but they were just worthless weapons.

Who would have thought that Xu Yuan would actually pick up a treasure.

Looking at the Emperor item in Xu Yuan's hand, their eyes were filled with unconcealable envy, and some even harbored malicious intent!

Just then, a voice came.

"Hehehe! Kid, you're lucky! But some things, you can't grasp. Let this old man help you bear this Karma!"

Only to see an eagle-nosed old man, looking like a decaying tree, swaying up!

Seeing the old man, the expressions of the beings present changed, "It's actually Old Man Nanku!"

"Old Man Nanku?"

Hearing this name, the expressions of the beings present instantly changed.

This was because Old Man Nanku was notorious even in Falling Star Continent where they were located!

Not only did his cultivation reach the Seven-Step Quasi-Emperor Realm, but he also liked to use the vital blood of living beings as resources, having committed numerous crimes in Falling Star Continent, yet managing to escape the pursuit of Falling Star Continent Prefecture multiple times.

"Oh! Someone actually recognized this old man, not bad, not bad!"

Feeling the fearful gazes of the surrounding crowd, Old Man Nanku's eyes grew even more smug. His gaze fell on Xu Yuan, and he smiled chillingly: "Kid, what do you say? This old man is doing you a favor!"

Everyone looked at Xu Yuan with either pity or mockery. Being targeted by Old Man Nanku, this kid was doomed.

If not for Old Man Nanku's apprehension of the Emperor item's power, he would have attacked already!

"You could have just snatched it directly, why bother putting on an act? Being both a saint and a hypocrite is truly disgusting!" Xu Yuan sneered coldly.

"What?"

The crowd was in an uproar. This sentence was like a thunderclap, making their bodies freeze. No one expected Xu Yuan to be so bold!

"Is this kid crazy?"

"Treasures are good! But Life is more important!"

One by one, they widened their eyes, looking at Xu Yuan in astonishment, only suspecting that their ears had a problem!

Some had already quietly retreated, fearing being implicated!

That Old Man Nanku's brain also short-circuited for a moment. After he recovered, he laughed in extreme anger, his eyes filled with killing intent!

"Kid, do you want to die?"

Old Man Nanku enunciated each word, his eyes full of murderous intent!

At the same time, the vast pressure belonging to a Quasi-Emperor, like a divine mountain, crashed down towards Xu Yuan!

Xu Yuan sneered coldly. Amidst the astonished gazes of the surrounding beings and Old Man Nanku's horrified pupils, the broken sword in his hand swung out!

The Emperor's might surged, transforming into a wave of sword light that enveloped Old Man Nanku!

"Crack!"

With just one sword strike.

The notorious Old Man Nanku was crushed into ashes by the sword light, leaving only his storage ring containing his lifelong savings, which Xu Yuan collected into his bag!

"What an idiot!"

"With an Emperor item in my hand, you still dare to be so arrogant!"