Chapter 1232: Roll Out Here for This Divine Venerable

The courtyard location of the Heavenly Palace Academy sat in the center of a cluster of mountains, yet hovered above the clouds!

Looking out, this was a feng shui treasure land where myriad stars surrounded the moon; countless mountain ranges encircled it and looked up to it, and only because the Back Mountain of this Ancestral Tomb possessed such an unusually high terrain was it not completely suppressed beneath the feet of the Heavenly Palace Academy, instead giving the feeling of silently serving as a backing from behind.

Xu Que and his group walked out of the Ancestral Tomb, then directly stepped into the void, soaring toward the Heavenly Palace Academy that towered into the clouds.

Amid the ethereal clouds and mist, the Heavenly Palace Academy appeared and disappeared; countless ancient-styled buildings were situated there, while disciples of the Heavenly Palace Academy, clad in white robes, rode Dharma Artifacts, their sleeves fluttering as they swept past through the air, exuding an imposing aura of Immortal Qi.

The arrival of Xu Que and his group immediately caught the attention of the Mountain Guardian Disciples.

"Halt! This is a restricted area of the Heavenly Palace Academy's Back Mountain; why do you not quickly stop!" someone shouted sternly.

"Stop your Mother's Paralysis! Open your eyes wide and see clearly: the father of Xu Que, the Vice Dean of the Heavenly Palace Academy, has arrived! Why do you not quickly summon all disciples to come and pay respects?" Er Gouzi immediately placed his hands on his hips and roared arrogantly, his voice echoing across the surrounding area.

All nearby disciples of the Heavenly Palace Academy instantly froze, followed by an uproar rising from all sides.

"Damn, that dog is here again!"

"And Xu Que's father too; they've all come!"

"Haha, though Hell has no gate, you have broken in; the Heavenly Palace Academy is currently issuing a wanted order for you, yet you dare to walk right into the trap; why do you not quickly surrender and accept capture!"

Many people rushed out from the Heavenly Palace Academy, shouting toward Xu Que and his group in the air, ready to strike at any moment.

According to Xu Que's usual style, in such a situation he would definitely act to suppress everyone, put on a show of arrogance, and then reveal his identity.

But right now, with so many people from the Heavenly Palace Academy simultaneously releasing hostility, Xu Que clearly felt the two souls inside the Wind Fire Wheels stirring restlessly, on the verge of rushing out to fight, which immediately gave him a fright!

"Stop, stop, stop! Oh my god, you two ancestors, please do not come out! This little Resurrection Thousand Gold Vine I have is not enough for you to squander!"

Xu Que hurriedly struck out with a Dharma Spell to seal the Wind Fire Wheels; although he knew this spell would be utterly ineffective against the two souls, at least it could hold them back for a moment, while he also quickly took out the Token Li Qinghe had given him and held it high.

"How dare you be so presumptuous! This old man is the newly appointed Vice Dean of the Heavenly Palace Academy; seeing this Dean's Token, why do you not quickly kneel?" Xu Que shouted in a deep voice, as his vast momentum suddenly descended like Heavenly Might, sweeping across the surrounding area.

Upon seeing the token, the numerous disciples of the Heavenly Palace Academy instantly stood dumbfounded on the spot, filled with disbelief.

"A Vice Dean's Token?"

"Oh my heavens, is this real or fake?"

"It bears the seal personally imprinted by the Dean, and its aura resonates with this old man's qi, proving it was indeed issued by the Dean; no one can forge or impersonate it!"

"This... what is going on?"

"Weren't they still being wanted just before? How did they suddenly become our Vice Dean?"

All disciples wore faces of astonishment, looking at each other in utter confusion, unable to make sense of the situation.

But they thoroughly retracted their killing intent, which allowed the two souls within the Wind Fire Wheels to calm down once more.

Only then did Xu Que breathe a sigh of relief and shout coldly, "Listen clearly, all of you! From this day forward, this old man is the Vice Dean; when your Dean Li returns, he will explain everything to you. If anyone disbelieves, they shall be punished for the crime of a subordinate offending a superior and executed on the spot!"

His voice echoed in all directions, falling with perfect clarity into the ears of everyone present, like the rumble of divine thunder.

The numerous disciples of the Heavenly Palace Academy all wore expressions of shock.

"Old... ahem, Vice Dean Xu? According to the academy rules of the Heavenly Palace Academy, those who commit the offense of a subordinate offending a superior must receive ten strikes of the Thunder Staff Punishment and face the wall for two years; the crime does not warrant death!" a disciple shouted.

"Presumptuous! You still dare to talk back?"

Xu Que's eyes instantly swept over, locking onto that disciple, as he said in a deep voice, "From this day forward, the academy rules have changed: those who commit the offense of a subordinate offending a superior shall be executed on the spot! You have already committed such an offense just now, but since this Vice Dean has only just taken office today, I will give you one chance; if there is a next time, you will be severely punished without mercy!"

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, that disciple's face instantly turned deathly pale, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground.

Seeing this, the others also frowned slightly, but more or less, a group of them knelt on the spot and paid respects to Xu Que.

At this moment, everyone had already come to believe that Xu Que's status as Vice Dean was genuine; after all, that token could not be forged, as it bore a new seal personally carved by the Dean, and this seal had fused with Xu Que's aura, proving the token was voluntarily issued by the Dean, for otherwise it could not have fused with his aura.

This was sufficient proof that Vice Dean Xu Que's identity was authentic, and no one present dared to doubt it anymore.

Yet there was still a portion of young disciples who stood expressionless in place, before slowly turning and departing.

Obviously, these individuals possessed extraordinary pride and came from distinguished backgrounds; they were certainly scions from major factions who would not easily kneel to others, especially since Xu Que had used a Disguise Puppet to transform into an old man's appearance, and even though his true cultivation had already reached the Earth Immortal Realm Mid-stage, in the eyes of outsiders he remained, as always, merely a sickly old man at the Half-Immortal Realm Early-Stage.

This also left many disciples of the Heavenly Palace Academy deeply puzzled: what had happened with the Dean, and why would he suddenly arrange for an additional Vice Dean, and one who was currently a wanted criminal at that?

If so, wasn't this simply slapping their own face?

"Wait a moment, something is very wrong here! Could it be that this Elder Xu is truly an Immortal King?" someone asked in astonishment.

After all, rumors had been circulating externally beforehand that Xu Que's father was an Immortal King, or even Above Immortal King, but when he publicly claimed to have once annihilated the entire Heavenly Palace Academy clan, the Heavenly Palace Academy side had exposed that as a falsehood, causing everyone to immediately suspect his strength was fabricated.

But now, this old man had suddenly become the Vice Dean of the Heavenly Palace Academy, and the numerous disciples of the Heavenly Palace Academy immediately realized something was amiss, their hearts growing heavy.

Judging solely from the current situation, this old man was very likely truly an Immortal King, or even Above Immortal King; otherwise, how could the Dean possibly invite him to serve as Vice Dean? And this was done without any prior preparation, with the other party suddenly emerging from the Back Mountain.

"What are you looking at? Mai Pi! This Divine Venerable stated back then that one day I would return; now I have returned with overwhelming force, and some people are going to suffer!"

At this moment, Er Gouzi glared down at the numerous disciples and scolded, laughing coldly repeatedly.

A glint of cold light also flashed in Duan Jiude's eyes as he said in a deep voice, "This old man is going to call out a few names; those named had best come find me within today, otherwise... hehe, bear the consequences yourselves!"

Having said this, he directly recited several unfamiliar names.

Xu Que was somewhat astonished; such behavior from Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude was indeed rare to see, suggesting they had truly been bullied terribly back at the Heavenly Palace Academy, and this was even under Jiang Hongyan's protection; if Jiang Hongyan had not been there, these two fellows would probably have suffered even worse!

"This Divine Venerable will also call out a few names: Bao Jian, Zhang Liyun, Lin Huan, all of you bastards roll out here for this Divine Venerable, otherwise this Divine Venerable will blow up even your hometowns!" Er Gouzi roared almost like a beast, venting the fury in his heart!

The disciples below fell into complete silence; some remained expressionless as if it concerned them not, some were terrified and uneasy, while others looked on with malicious glee.

Holy crap!

Xu Que immediately became even more surprised and asked in astonishment, "Er Gouzi, exactly how were you bullied back then? Why is your Fire Qi so intense?"

"Hmph! Just mentioning it makes this Divine Venerable angry and wanting to kill; damn it, do you know how excessive they were?"

Er Gouzi, his face full of anger, pointed at the crowd below and said, "They bullied honest people!"

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