Chapter 1216: The Back Mountain of the Heavenly Palace Academy

In the end, Mo Junchen still rejoined the group!

Although some lingering resentment remained in his heart, it was gradually fading away.

After all, when one discovers certain things are beyond their power to change, many people involuntarily choose to adapt and get used to it!

This is an innate adaptive ability and survival instinct of humanity; to put it bluntly, it is somewhat akin to submitting to adversity!

However, there are also those who will not compromise.

Take Xu Que, for instance; he is often an unconstrained and flamboyant existence, with a rebellious nature deep in his bones. Such people will either live miserably or become great figures and legends!

Fortunately, Xu Que possesses the System and possesses Fate; he deserves to live a very long life!

"Speaking logically, Guardian Mo, you actually made a very wise decision!"

On the road, Zhang Danshan had his arm around Mo Junchen's shoulder and spoke from the heart: "Back in the day, in an insignificant Four Continents where my strength was meager, I, an old man, thought I would remain stuck at the Spirit Refining Stage for my entire life, but ever since I started hanging out with this kid, life became unpredictable; yet looking back, I realize I've tread a huge path I never before imagined!"

Mo Junchen smiled but said nothing.

His smile was somewhat bitter; in his heart, he had already told Zhang Danshan, "We are different!"

But still, this path must be walked until the very end!

There was no choice; having already boarded the pirate ship, jumping off would mean facing the Heavenly Palace Academy and the Shennong Clan alone, and he wouldn't survive long that way.

Rather than that, he preferred to stay on this pirate ship filled with both immense danger and great hope!

Because...

To be honest,

It's quite thrilling!

Time flew by; in the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed!

Xu Que and his companions were still en route to the Heavenly Palace Academy; the risks of this journey were neither particularly great nor particularly small.

Their deeds had already reached the ears of many in the Ziwei Immortal Domain; although most people remained indifferent, their group traveling together was still quite conspicuous, and if recognized, news would inevitably reach the ears of the Heavenly Palace Academy, leading to a pursuit and killing.

Therefore, they acted with extreme discretion, and with Er Gouzi and Zhang Danshan leading the way, they spent the entire ten-plus days taking detours to avoid encountering any Cultivator.

Meanwhile, the rumors about them in the outside world gradually lost momentum.

After all, several tens of days had passed, and the Heavenly Palace Academy had found no trace of Xu Que and the others, achieving nothing.

Furthermore, since Xu Que used his Avatar in the Taiyin Immortal Domain to execute a diversion tactic, he had not appeared again.

For many Cultivators, this matter gradually ceased to be a topic of discussion, leaving only a result to await.

The Heavenly Palace Academy side, unable to catch anyone and losing face, refused to mention the matter even in passing, silently continuing their search everywhere.

But they could never have dreamed that Xu Que and the others had not only reached the Ziwei Immortal Domain but were currently sneaking toward their Heavenly Palace Academy, planning to dig up the grave of their progenitor!

"Kid, once we bypass these few mountains, we can directly enter the Back Mountain of the Heavenly Palace Academy!"

On a Desolate Mountain, Er Gouzi, draped in a pile of grass, lay prone in the bushes and spoke to Xu Que.

Xu Que rolled his eyes: "Why don't you just stand up to talk? Do you really think wearing a ghillie suit makes you invisible?"

"Damn it, this Divine Venerable is just reminiscing about games played back in Japan; hey, speaking seriously, kid, how about we open an internet cafe in Tianzhou and keep it booming!" Er Gouzi said, suddenly his eyes lighting up!

"Open my foot! Do you understand hardware? Do you understand software? Do you understand CPUs? Do you understand anti-cheat systems? Knowing nothing, yet wanting to open an internet cafe; hurry up and talk about the main issue: these few mountains are all covered in Restrictions; have any of you scouted them out first?" Xu Que's barrage of questions left Er Gouzi stunned, bringing the conversation back to serious matters.

Er Gouzi immediately put on a tearful expression.

Zhang Danshan also looked up at the sky.

The subtext was clear: If we could have scouted them out, we would have dug up the ancestral grave long ago; why would we need to wait until now?

"No way, Er Gou, even you can't break those Restrictions?" Xu Que immediately frowned.

He knew very well that besides having a tough Flesh Body, Er Gou was also highly proficient in the art of Formations and Restrictions; generally, if even Er Gou couldn't break a Formation Prohibition, it would be very difficult for the System to crack it using Acting Cool Points.

Ultimately, it was because the System's current level was still too low!

"Kid, don't you dare drop the ball at a critical moment; this Divine Venerable is counting on you to break these Restrictions!" Er Gou immediately looked at Xu Que and said.

"How to break them? These are likely Restrictions set by their progenitor, perhaps even the crystallized efforts of several generations of Deans, and furthermore, this is the heavily guarded Back Mountain; how could they be broken so easily?" Xu Que said helplessly.

"You can use that move of yours, the King of Arrogance Leg! This Divine Venerable thinks a few kicks should be enough to break these Restrictions!" Er Gou immediately replied.

"That probably won't work!" Mo Junchen suddenly shook his head: "Although Sect Leader Xu's leg technique is powerful, the commotion it causes is also significant; at the slightest sign of trouble, those people from the Heavenly Palace Academy would definitely notice!"

"Eh, wait a moment, that's not necessarily true!" Xu Que suddenly smiled.

The curve of his lips made Er Gouzi and Zhang Danshan's hearts leap with joy: "Kid, do you have a plan?"

"Do you remember that Hidden Door we encountered in the Battlefield Ruins? No, to be precise, it was the Divine Spark Space, which was actually a combination of a Divine Aperture Shell and a Godly Fragment; although the Divine Spark escaped, I managed to obtain that Divine Aperture Shell!" Xu Que said with a grin, already summoning the System Interface.

In one of the empty item slots, the words "Divine Aperture Shell" were marked.

"Whoa, Divine Aperture Shell; just from the name, one can tell it's no simple thing; kid, hurry and take it out so we can see!" Er Gouzi immediately exclaimed in astonishment, feeling awe without understanding why!

"Even if I take it out, you won't be able to see it; however, the benefit of this thing is that it can isolate everything; even a Great Luo Golden Immortal couldn't detect anything amiss; later, I'll arrange it outside the Restrictions, and no matter how much commotion we cause, it will be undetected by gods or ghosts!" Xu Que said with a grin, his gaze also sweeping toward those few Giant Mountains not far away.

At the same time, within the Heavenly Palace Academy, at the North Tower Star-Picking Pavilion.

A young man was sitting cross-legged on a square piece of cold jade, eyes closed in meditation; the cold jade contained surging Immortal Yuan, which continuously flowed into the man's body!

This was an extremely rare Treasure named Heavenly Soul Mysterious Jade; it could not only accelerate and supply a Cultivator's absorption of Immortal Yuan but also serve to temper the Flesh Body; it was incredibly precious, a priceless treasure.

The young man sat cross-legged upon it, almost merging into one with the Heavenly Soul Mysterious Jade, as if it were innate, showing he had used this Heavenly Soul Mysterious Jade for many years; his cultivation and strength were likewise extraordinary!

"Knock, knock!"

At this moment, the door was gently tapped twice.

The young man slowly opened his eyes and looked expressionlessly toward That Door.

The person outside the door seemed to sense this and immediately knelt on both knees, speaking with immense reverence: "Young Master, in half a month will be the death anniversary of the Second Generation Dean; the Master has asked this humble servant to remind you to remember to bring offerings to the Back Mountain for worship!"

"My grandfather's death anniversary; is it coming so soon? Alright, I know!" The young man paused for a moment, then the corners of his mouth rose.

The death anniversary meant that the ancestral Inheritance was approaching once again; for him, this was a good thing, and also a secret!

"Young Master, there is one more matter!" At this, the person outside the door hesitated briefly before continuing, "Today we received Reports from the Disciples and elders sent out; so far, we have still not found any trace of Xu Que's father or the others."

"Continue searching; if there is still no news, do not bother me again. Withdraw!" the young man replied indifferently.

"Yes! This humble one takes his leave!" The person outside the door immediately responded respectfully and hurriedly withdrew.

The young man's gaze remained fixed on the door to the Room, and a cold, sharp smile slowly emerged on his face: "Xu Que's father? Heh, truly unexpected that the one Jiang Hongyan fell for would be the descendant of an old swindler. Such lowly bloodline is truly repulsive! However, I am quite looking forward to seeing what makes that nobody named Xu Que so different, that he could win Jiang Hongyan's heart, causing her to even look down on that Dao Fetus Divine Body from the Holy Sect!"

As he said this, a trace of regret flashed across his face.

"Tsk, tsk, if it were not for the greater plan, I truly would not bear to give such a perfect woman to that Dao Fetus Divine Body!" The young man licked his lips, his gaze becoming extremely sinister!

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【Second Update delivered! Finally caught up; although it is already past midnight, remember that today's two Chapters were updated on schedule!】