Chapter 294: Ultimate Dao, Qianlong Academy Is Not Simple

「Ultimate Dao! 」

Zhao Tianxing let out a startled cry, his face filled with shock.

He stared fixedly at Eleventh Peak.

All that could be seen was that, within Eleventh Peak, an extremely oppressive aura suddenly spread, as if a terrifying presence had descended.

All the students, including the teachers, looked in shock at Eleventh Peak.

「Eleventh Peak? Isn't that where Su Yu is? 」

「What is Su Yu doing? Could he have broken through again? 」

Zhang Xiaobai and the others looked in surprise at Eleventh Peak.

Li Zhangsheng's brows furrowed even tighter; he also didn't know what had happened inside.

Zhao Tianxing hesitated not at all, immediately walking toward Eleventh Peak.

Immediately after, he waved his hand, and a rich surge of heaven-and-earth power instantly enveloped the entire Eleventh Peak, without giving Li Zhangsheng beside him an explanation.

It directly descended inside Eleventh Peak.

Although Li Zhangsheng was somewhat doubtful, seeing his junior brother's appearance, he hesitated a moment, then came to the vicinity of Eleventh Peak.

He waited silently.

He knew very well his junior brother; the former headmaster had been his master, and ultimately the reason Zhao Tianxing was chosen as the new headmaster.

It was because Zhao Tianxing's thoughts were meticulous, and he rarely showed such surprise.

The fact that Zhao Tianxing's expression changed dramatically shows that something major happened to Su Yu.

And this major event could even shake his own junior brother.

Li Zhangsheng took a deep breath, and sword qi crisscrossed around his body.

「Fall back! 」

Li Zhangsheng's low shout was mixed with traces of heaven-and-earth power.

Just that single low shout actually caused the faces of all the teachers and students of Qianlong Academy to change slightly.

Those with somewhat weaker cultivation turned even paler.

They looked blankly at Li Zhangsheng, obviously not understanding why he would say that.

Li Zhangsheng said coldly.

「All teachers and students may return to your positions; do not move about at will. Violators will be slain! 」

Li Zhangsheng's words still carried great deterrent power throughout Qianlong Academy.

And after Li Zhangsheng broke through to Marquis, his prestige became second only to Zhao Tianxing's.

And now that Zhao Tianxing is absent, it is naturally Li Zhangsheng's word that counts.

Yang He and the others also called out to the surrounding students to leave, clearing a space around Eleventh Peak.

「Brother Li, what happened? 」

After dispersing the students, Yang He and the others came to Li Zhangsheng's side and asked.

Li Zhangsheng held the jade sword and shook his head.

「I don't know; Zhao Tianxing went in, there should be nothing major—just need to guard this place. 」

Hearing Li Zhangsheng's words, everyone also let out a breath of relief.

Just now, Zhao Tianxing and Li Zhangsheng's actions almost made them think a powerful expert of the myriad races had entered.

Since Li Zhangsheng said that, they naturally relaxed as well.

They all stood around Eleventh Peak, waiting for Zhao Tianxing to appear.

Zhao Tianxing had just stepped into Eleventh Peak when he felt a pressure as if coming from deep within his soul.

「Hmph! 」

Zhao Tianxing let out a cold snort, his silver hair fluttering lightly.

Heaven-and-earth power surged out, forcibly dispelling that pressure, and then he arrived at Su Yu's cave dwelling.

Looking at Su Yu sitting cross-legged on the bed, Zhao Tianxing's expression turned slightly complex.

「Ten stars, the path of the Ultimate Dao—it seems Heaven is preparing you to become the savior of our Qianlong Academy! 」

Zhao Tianxing sighed, then sat cross-legged on the ground, waiting for Su Yu to awaken.

At this moment, within Su Yu's inner vision.

The tenth star released a terrifying force, drawing the other nine stars toward it.

It was as if it were an earthly emperor, while the other nine stars at this moment seemed to have become his subjects.

Facing the emperor, they continually paid homage.

「What's the situation? 」

Su Yu felt somewhat bewildered.

Although he didn't know why, Su Yu could clearly feel that, compared to when he lit the ninth star, the appearance of this tenth star gave him an extremely powerful boost.

Su Yu even had the thought that perhaps now he could kill a late-star Grand Master expert with a single punch.

Even a Crescent Moon realm expert, relying on various means, could be slain!

Soon, his dantian returned to calm, and that tenth star, as if tired, merely quietly absorbed the Grandmaster's Power from the ocean.

Seeing this, Su Yu also let out a sigh of relief.

Relying on curiosity to create the tenth star, Su Yu was also somewhat worried.

But for now, it seems there are no drawbacks.

Su Yu slowly opened his eyes, at which moment a gentle voice sounded in his ear.

「Are you awake? 」

Su Yu's gaze tightened, and then he saw a familiar figure appear beside him.

It was none other than Zhao Tianxing.

Zhao Tianxing looked at Su Yu with a gentle expression and said with a smile.

"How do you feel? Are you a little surprised?"

Hearing Zhao Tianxing's words, Su Yu's mind suddenly shrank.

Afterwards, he heard Zhao Tianxing continue speaking.

"What are you afraid of? I'm still your principal; how could I possibly harm you?"

Zhao Tianxing said irritably.

Su Yu gave a hehe laugh and scratched his head.

Seeing that the atmosphere between them had eased a little, Zhao Tianxing said solemnly.

"Can you tell me how you created the tenth star?"

Su Yu dared not hide anything and told Zhao Tianxing everything that had happened in his dantian.

Zhao Tianxing furrowed his brow and pondered for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Tianxing slowly raised his head, looked at Su Yu with a complex expression, and said.

"I don't know, have you ever heard of a term called the Ultimate Dao?"

"Ultimate Dao?" Su Yu shook his head blankly.

Zhao Tianxing sighed, "It's normal that you don't know; nowadays, probably only our Qianlong Academy knows of the existence of the Ultimate Dao."

Su Yu's brow twitched slightly.

Only Qianlong Academy knows?

"It seems this Qianlong Academy isn't as simple as I imagined; not only does it have ancient inheritances, but it also knows the reason for the changes in my body."

Su Yu silently thought to himself.

"When has our Qianlong Academy ever been simple?"

Zhao Tianxing looked at Su Yu with a half-smile.

Su Yu's heart clenched.

Damn, I almost forgot—this old hag knows what I'm thinking.

"Old hag?"

Zhao Tianxing's eyebrows instantly rose.

A punch directly slammed into Su Yu's chest, forcibly blasting his whole body against the wall, the kind that can't be shaken off.

Su Yu winced in pain.

Clearly I had broken through, but before Zhao Tianxing I was still this pathetic.

At the moment Zhao Tianxing made his move, Su Yu didn't even notice; the gap between them was truly too great.

Zhao Tianxing waved his hand lightly, and Su Yu's whole body was pulled by a force, slowly coming to Zhao Tianxing's side.

"I know, you have many doubts about the ten stars in your dantian."

Zhao Tianxing spoke.

Su Yu's eyes lit up, indeed. Regarding this extraordinary change, Su Yu still felt some worry.

If it's not something good, that could be troublesome.

Zhao Tianxing continued speaking.

"Generally speaking, in the Star Realm, one can only light up nine stars, then it's the Bright Moon Realm. But this is merely modern parlance."

"Modern parlance?"

"Exactly, modern parlance. In ancient and primordial times, those with extraordinary talent could light up many stars in their dantian."

"That is the ten stars in your body."

"This is similar to when you forged the Arhat Golden Body in the Golden Body Realm; it belongs to a legendary realm."

"However, although the Arhat Golden Body is considered legendary in modern Daxia, many people could achieve it in ancient and primordial times."

"But among those in the Star Realm who can light up more than nine stars, none are anything less than top-tier prodigies!"

"You should know that in ancient and primordial times, there were even beings surpassing the Imperial Realm."

Zhao Tianxing said to Su Yu with a solemn expression.

Su Yu nodded.

This news, King Wen had told me long ago.

The limit of the Myriad Races Continent has never been just the Imperial Realm; above it lie further realms.

Only, with the dissipation of antiquity, the Great Dao between heaven and earth was sealed, and thereafter there were no Imperial Realm powerhouses in the Myriad Races Continent.

But this does not mean that after the Imperial Realm there are no more realms.

Zhao Tianxing took a deep breath and then spoke slowly.

"In ancient times, a situation like yours had a special name: the Ultimate Dao I mentioned earlier!"

Su Yu's pupils constricted slightly.

"The so-called Ultimate Dao is to walk the path of limits, breaking through one's own limits to achieve breakthrough."

"Those who can reach this step, even the weakest among them in the future will be Imperial Realm powerhouses!"

Zhao Tianxing gave Su Yu a deep look.

Su Yu's brow furrowed slightly.

"Principal, why is only Qianlong Academy aware of this matter?"

This is what Su Yu finds most puzzling.

King Wen and they also know, in ancient times there even existed beings surpassing the Imperial realm, but they know nothing about the existence of the Ultimate Dao.

But strangely, why is Qianlong Academy able to know such news?

Zhao Tianxing smiled and said.

「Even in ancient times, only a very few people could know of the Ultimate Dao; King Wen and they's knowledge of ancient times comes solely from the relics left behind from that era. 」

「Their understanding of ancient times is also just a tiny bit. 」

「As for why our Qianlong Academy knows this, it is because... 」

Zhao Tianxing looked at Su Yu with a smiling, narrowed gaze, and then said.

「The first principal of our Qianlong Academy is an Ultimate Dao expert! 」

「Including me too! 」