Chapter 1461: Returning to Dragon Phoenix Academy
Damaged map of a ruined dynasty. Xiang Shaoyun had gathered two such maps before. He had not imagined that Du Xuanhao would obtain one as well. With a look of pleasant surprise, he took the map and found that the texture of the map greatly resembled the two he had. When he pieced the three maps together, a whole map was revealed before him.
Looking at the map, he found that it pointed to a certain location within the Southern Wasteland. This dynasty might no longer exist, but some ancient ruins might still exist. It won’t be a bad idea to pay this place a visit when I have the time, thought Xiang Shaoyun to himself.
He was in no rush to go looking immediately. After all, he already had the complete map, and he could go anytime he wanted. Next, he left for the Dragon Phoenix Academy with Lady Shura and Xiao Wei.
He believed that the next time he was back at the Ziling Sect, the Nine Star Pagodas would have been completed. At that time, he could leave the inheritance of nine profundities behind, helping all Ziling Sect members reach an even higher level in their cultivation.
It was unfortunate that before he set off on the journey, he received news that infuriated him. It was told that the wedding ceremony of Di Mie and Yu Caidie would be held in a year at the Di Clan’s Di Flame City. Yu Caidie was Xiang Shaoyun’s woman during his previous life. In this life, he still wanted her by his side.
“Since there’s still a year, I need to increase my cultivation by at least a stage and take Caidie out of the Yu Clan. Also, that so-called prince must die. I’ll let him learn the consequences of trying to steal my woman!” muttered Xiang Shaoyun murderously.
The Dragon Phoenix Academy was located at the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range between the Eastern Pass and Southern Wasteland. Filled with thick ambient energy, numerous beasts, ancient trees, and all types of herbs, one could say it was a holy land of cultivation.
Each ancient academy was a training ground for the elites of the dominion. The Dragon Phoenix Academy might only rank third among the four academies, but it was still incredibly powerful, considering the fact that it had a lord guardian among its ranks. In fact, with news of the Dragon Phoenix Academy having a lord guarding spreading, they would probably obtain far more disciples than the other three academies during the next recruitment season.
After all, lord guardians were renowned throughout the dominion. Not even a God Realm expert could compare with a lord guardian in terms of status.
When Xiang Shaoyun arrived near the academy with Xiao Wei, his emotions turned complicated. After so many years, I’m back again. I did not expect something like this to happen at all.
In all fairness, he had benefited tremendously during the few years he spent in the academy. His biggest gain was his encounter with the gravekeeper elder as that was how he had obtained the Desolation mantra, which had enabled him to forge his new physique and reach his current height. One could say that his time at the Dragon Phoenix Academy was also a turning point in his life.
When Xiang Shaoyun observed the academy with his divine dao eyes, he saw the incorporeal power of a dragon and a phoenix hovering above the academy. This collection of incorporeal power was much bigger than the Ziling Sect’s flower of incorporeal power. In fact, the difference between the two was akin to the sky and the earth.
As for the academy’s formation, it was so complicated that even Xiang Shaoyun found himself confused while staring at the formation. It was most definitely an ancient god-grade formation. Only a formation of such a level could protect the academy so well. Any attacker would be instantly killed, even if the attacker was a God.
Truly worthy of being an ancient academy. Not even a superpower can be so powerful, thought Xiang Shaoyun.
After arriving at the academy, Xiang Shaoyun had Lady Shura return to her residence before he went to the academy’s forbidden zone with Xiao Wei. Instead of going straight to the principal, the first person he was meeting was his master.
His master, instead of guarding the graveyard, now lived alone in a residence. His residence was the most prestigious residence in the academy, and the academy had built it just for the gravekeeper elder. Since the two couldn’t continue flying in the academy, they had to travel on foot. Thus, they couldn’t avoid being discovered by the academy disciples.
“Look, that person looks so familiar. He looks like the legendary overlord, Xiang Shaoyun.”
“It’s really him! I thought he was expelled? Is the academy recruiting him back?”
“The person beside him is Elder Xiao. Looks like this overlord is too important. Even the academy is bowing down to invite him back.”
“Isn’t that the same as slapping themselves across their faces? This must be the work of that legendary lord.”
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All the disciples who saw Xiang Shaoyun were surprised. After all, Xiang Shaoyun was too famous. His legends had spread all over the dominion, making him an idol of the younger generation.
When the Overlord Legion members saw him, they immediately greeted respectfully, “Greetings, overlord. Greetings, Elder Xiao.”
From how they prioritized greeting Xiang Shaoyun, one could see that for them, Xiang Shaoyun was even more important than an elder.
“Greetings, brothers. Go back to what you’re doing. I’ll visit you guys later,” said Xiang Shaoyun. He was happy to see his former comrades.
The Overlord Legion members knew that he must have something else to tend to. Therefore, they did not stay for long, and they hurriedly spread the news about his return. Before long, the entire academy knew.
Some of the genius disciples who were in seclusion all ended their seclusion. That applied to both the Overlord Legion members and the other disciples. The overlord had returned. This was a major event. All of them wanted to once again witness the legendary youth who had been expelled from the academy.
Of the 30,000 disciples in their batch, only about 15,000 were left. About half had been killed during the numerous tempering sessions. An astonishingly large number of talented disciples had perished from the harsh training, but there was no doubt that those who survived had grown much stronger. Even the weakest among them had reached peak Dragon Ascension Realm. As for the strongest ones among them, they had reached the Heaven Battling Realm.
The top 10 disciples of the academy had also changed considerably. Occupying the top spot was still Baili Yixiao. He, Yu Caidie, and Yu Ziyang were the disciples who had entered the Saintforce Realm and had successfully reached the Heaven Battling Realm from the trip.
Ranked second on the list was Yu Caidie. Her combat strength had surpassed many genius disciples of the academy. There were also rumors that she was a reincarnation of someone and that if she lifted the seal on her strength, she could defeat even Baili Yixiao.
Next on the list was Huang Xiaoyue. This unruly princess had an exceptional physique. After accidentally obtaining an inheritance, she had entered the Saint Realm, shocking the entire academy.
Ranked fourth was Yu Ziyang, ranked fifth was Ouyang Chuanqi, ranked sixth was Ye Linshan, ranked seventh was Zhan Wushuang, ranked eighth was Huang Tianji, ranked ninth was Han Chenfei, and ranked tenth was Zhuge Zhantian.
Of the top 10 disciples, three were Overlord Legion members. Because of that, the Overlord Legion grew and became the academy’s strongest faction, and nobody dared to provoke them.