Chapter 1238: Found

Whoosh!

Xu Que waved his hand, instantly spreading his Divine Soul Power, using his Divine Sense to push the Two Souls back into the Wind Fire Wheels!

The speed at which the Two Souls dissipated suddenly decreased drastically, becoming quiet once again.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

At the same time, several dull thuds of heavy objects hitting the ground came from the main floor of the Heavenly Palace Academy below.

Although the sounds were already very faint by the time they traveled up, they still echoed clearly in the ears of Xu Que and the others.

The corpses and heads of the old woman and several stewards all crashed onto the ground, turning into a muddled mess of flesh and blood; the many disciples below heard the commotion and rushed over one after another.

Afterwards, silence fell once more below.

Everyone was dumbfounded, frozen in fear, lifting their heads to stare blankly at Xu Que above, then lowering their heads to look at the several corpses on the ground, falling into a state of utter confusion.

"This... this is the Great Steward?"

"She, she's dead?"

"Oh my god, how... how is this possible? The Great Steward's strength ranks among the top three in our Academy; with her Great Luo True Immortal cultivation, how could she..."

"Did Vice Dean Xu do this?"

Someone asked an obvious question, yet everyone couldn't help but lift their heads again to look at Xu Que in the sky.

At this moment, Xu Que stood with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent and aloof, his robes fluttering, very much resembling a reclusive expert from beyond the mortal world.

"Hiss!"

Instantly, a sound of inhaling breaths rose from the entire crowd.

All the Academy disciples and teachers trembled inwardly, filled with disbelief.

They had once doubted Xu Que's strength, believing this lad could not possibly be an Immortal King or above, for otherwise, how could he be willing to serve here as a Vice Dean; with a single move, such an existence could claim not just the Heavenly Palace Academy, but likely the entire Tianzhou.

But now, they were dumbfounded again; even a Great Luo True Immortal had been killed by this lad—who would believe it if someone said he wasn't an Immortal King?

One must know that upon reaching the realm of a Great Luo Immortal, vitality becomes extremely powerful; even Dean Li Qinghe, a Great Luo Golden Immortal one level higher than a Great Luo True Immortal, would not have the confidence to truly kill a Great Luo True Immortal; at the very least, they would fight for days and nights, and in the end, if the Great Luo True Immortal wished to flee, there would be no way to stop them.

But to instantly erase a Great Luo True Immortal in such a short time means one's strength absolutely exceeds that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, making one at least an Immortal King or an existence above an Immortal King!

No wonder!

No wonder he dared to declare war on the Three Families and claimed he could fight alone; this was the foundation of his confidence!

The more everyone thought about it, the more afraid they became, their hearts growing increasingly panicked.

As the saying goes, a new official sets three fires upon taking office; Xu Que first killed Bao Jian and the other two, provoking the Three Families, which counted as lighting the first fire; now, with the second fire, he eliminated the Heavenly Palace Academy's Great Steward and several minor stewards; so, who will be the target of the third fire?

Many people's minds produced an answer: at this rate, the third fire would likely burn toward the Holy Sect!

Everyone in their hearts knew very well that Jiang Hongyan had once mentioned her Dao Companion was named Xu Que, yet both the Holy Sect and the Heavenly Palace Academy still wanted to pair her with the Dao Fetus Divine Body; now that Xu Que's father had arrived with such terrifying strength, this third fire was extremely likely to be settling accounts with the Holy Sect.

"A while ago, I heard the Great Steward changed the layout of all the Cave Mansions on the Second Layer; it seems Jiang Hongyan's Cave Mansion was arranged right next to the Dao Fetus Divine Body's Cave Mansion; the Academy wanted to create opportunities for them to interact; looking at it now, Vice Dean Xu killing the Great Steward might be because of that incident!"

"Damn, just because of such a small matter? As far as I know, Jiang Hongyan has been in Closed-door Cultivation the whole time; even if her Cave Mansion's location was changed, she never gave the Dao Fetus Divine Body any chance to approach; the Great Steward died a bit unjustly this time!"

"Unjust my ass; I think it's quite satisfying; that old hag was never anything good; her death just removes a parasite from our Academy!"

"I've also heard the Great Steward was very close to the Holy Sect; although our Academy is also quite friendly with the Holy Sect, the Great Steward seemed excessively intimate with them; I always felt she was a spy sent by the Holy Sect!"

"Pfft, calling her a spy is going too far; the Great Steward at most just wanted to curry favor with both sides."

"You guys don't understand a thing; I once personally saw her kneel before that Dao Fetus Divine Body, and then she did something morally depraved and humanly twisted!"

"Holy crap, brother, don't just say anything! With that Dao Fetus Divine Body facing that old hag of a Great Steward, could he possibly have any reaction?"

"He did! I saw that Dao Fetus Divine Body smile at the time!"

"Hiss, is it that terrifying?"

"Terrifying? Indeed terrifying; back then, the Great Steward knelt before that Dao Fetus Divine Body and actually kowtowed to him, calling him 'Young Master'; do you say that isn't terrifying enough? The Great Steward is definitely still one of the Holy Sect's people!"

"Damn, so that's what you were talking about!"

"Shit, you almost made me get hard just now!"

The crowd discussed incessantly, shifting from initial shock and fear to discussing the issue of the Great Steward's identity.

There were many people with many mouths in the Academy; many actually knew some secrets, but due to their low status and weak strength, they dared not speak recklessly.

Now that the Great Steward was dead, some bold individuals revealed many secrets.

However, since the person was already dead, it was very difficult to verify whether those so-called secrets were true.

Xu Que had absolutely no interest in this; long before that group had finished discussing, he had already received over One Hundred Thousand Points of Acting Cool Points; happily, he took Er Gouzi, Duan Jiude, and the others, directly darting forward to search for Jiang Hongyan's Cave Mansion.

There were too many mountain ranges of Cave Mansions on the Second Layer, and they blocked spiritual signatures; without someone to guide them, finding Jiang Hongyan was not an easy task.

However, based on the direction the several stewards had been chasing just now, Xu Que had basically confirmed that Jiang Hongyan was still within this area; as long as he spent some time, he could still find her.

He, along with Er Gouzi, Duan Jiude, and the others, each separated and immediately launched a search within this small range.

While patrolling, Xu Que also summoned the System Storage Space Interface; several beams of Spiritual Light had now appeared on it, corresponding to the Storage Rings of that Great Steward and the five ordinary stewards; the system had automatically opened them and automatically categorized the items inside.

"Eh?"

Xu Que glanced slightly and couldn't help but pause in surprise.

Originally, whenever he killed enemies before, the system would automatically collect their Storage Rings, but the opponents' items were largely useless to him; aside from Spirit Stones and Pills that he could occasionally use, the rest were basically of no use.

But this time, after a quick glance, he discovered that among these people's treasures there was actually a decent treasure: an old Ancient Zither.

According to the system's appraisal, this Ancient Zither was only at the Half-Grade Immortal Artifact level, and its strings were gone, leaving purely a wooden frame; it was a damaged item, yet it could still qualify as a Half-Grade Immortal Artifact.

Obviously, its original complete level was very high; it was a repairable Immortal Artifact; as for what level it would become after repair, the System Interface actually displayed several question marks!

This also meant that the upper limit of this Ancient Zither would be very high, so high that even the system could not currently provide an appraisal.

"Quite interesting; it seems I've struck treasure; as long as I find suitable Godly Materials to replace the strings, this Ancient Zither will likely undergo a massive Heavenly Ascension!" Xu Que curled the corner of his mouth, secretly delighted.

In the future, if this Ancient Zither is repaired and brought out to fight, making a graceful entrance under the gaze of the multitude to play an elegant "Tokyo Hot Theme Song," using the zither music to knock down opponents, it would simply be delightful!

"Kid, come quickly, this Divine Venerable has found it!"

At this moment, Er Gouzi's loud voice came from not far away; he was standing in front of a small hill, waving his claws at Xu Que.

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