[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grand-return-system":3,"chapter-grand-return-system-grand-return-system-chapter-27":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grand Return System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1080197,1397,"Chapter 27: What Should Not Be Seen","grand-return-system-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>What Should Not Be Seen\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Born with Divine Ice Bones... haha. Junior Fellow Brother Leon, you truly picked up a treasure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maya’s lips curved into a soft smile — elegant on the surface, yet threaded with regret beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t stop the bitter thought creeping through her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had insisted back then... if I had chosen her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That divine bone, that dazzling future — it could have been hers to polish, hers to shape. Instead, the heavens had tossed that fortune gently into Leon’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unwillingness gnawed at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew Leon’s reputation too well — the forgotten teacher of Amethyst Summit Division, the man the entire Celestis Academy had mocked for years. To leave such a rare divine bone under his care felt... wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasteful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, Selena stood here — calm, radiant, holding the Amethyst Mist Sword as if it belonged in her hand since birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Maya thought about it, the tighter frustration coiled in her ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How hateful... that day, so many teachers stood there — and not one of us noticed the hidden Divine Ice Bone inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon merely watched Maya, his purple eyes half-lidded, unreadable. He didn’t bother offering excuses. He didn’t even show interest in explaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence, for him, was disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maya folded her arms lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, there is something I still don’t understand. How did she reach the Onyx Realm in just five days after entering the academy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was steady — but curiosity sharpened each word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Ice Bones were extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But five days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was beyond reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had to be something more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sana’s heart skipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Onyx Realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest tightened. She had struggled five days just to climb to the first star of Mana Requirement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had actually planned on boasting to Selena today — one small win, finally — but instead she felt as if someone had smacked her across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pride crumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I’m the clown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All those years... every time she thought she would surpass Selena, fate simply stepped ahead again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed hard and rushed forward, grabbing Selena’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Selena, you... you really reached the Onyx Realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena’s lips curved slightly. Quiet. Composed. Deep inside, though, a faint amusement flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone believed she had been ruined by choosing Amethyst Summit Division.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them knew what Leon truly gave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher has treated me very well. Yesterday, he passed ten years of cultivation to me. That allowed me to break through into the Onyx Realm at the first star.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sana froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... how is that possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice trembled, her expression darkening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maya stopped breathing for a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What — imparting cultivation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brows knit tightly together as she turned her gaze fully onto Leon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat there with calm serenity, as though what had just been said held no significance at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was actually willing... to pass his own cultivation to his student?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another thought struck her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t he only at Onyx Realm, second star?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he imparted ten years, that meant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A total waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Wisdom Eye flared to life, peering through the veil of mana around Leon — quietly, carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heartbeat later —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hit a wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A frightening force rebounded against her consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath caught. Shock darted along her spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That power...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t weaker than hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it carried a depth that felt ancient — restrained — terrifyingly stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maya finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Fellow Brother Leon, you truly hid your strength well. I almost let myself be fooled by you. I thought you really only had two stars in the Onyx Realm. You’ve deceived me thoroughly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon’s mouth curved — almost lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never said I had two stars in the Onyx Realm. All of you simply assumed. That has nothing to do with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annoyingly... that logic was flawless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the entire trip felt unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was I even worried about Selena’s future?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a teacher who hid oceans of strength beneath still waters —with someone willing to risk himself, to impart ten years of cultivation —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t need Maya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Maya knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow burn of irritation rose in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All because of this silly girl dragging me here... just for humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they need her supposed \"mercy\"?Not in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she wanted such a teacher — she probably wouldn’t win that fortune in eight lifetimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Maya exhaled — smoothing away the storm in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her composure returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind across the Amethyst Summit Division courtyard seemed to quiet as well — as though a moment had passed, and something unseen had shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>",786,"2026-06-03T10:40:08.506Z","2026-06-03T10:40:16.814Z",1,"novelbin.me","cfd61ea809332934edba11ddb73be23c157d6dff7a239f038af7f786944a4896","grand-return-system-chapter-28","grand-return-system-chapter-26",234,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrand-return-system-cover.jpg"]