84: Addressing hidden dangers

Zhang Chen left; he was usually stationed at the Outer Heaven Battlefield and had only returned this time due to a request from the Zhenwu Bureau; he could not afford to be delayed for too long.

He had no intention of taking Chu Yuan as a Disciple, as his lineage was not suitable for Chu Yuan.

As for the issues with Chu Yuan, he did not pry into the root cause.

Since the resurgence of martial arts, he had lost count of how many Martial Artists he had treated for their injuries.

Among them, many Martial Artists had secrets, but once the Law of Life entered their bodies, no secret could be hidden!

But he had never spoken of them to a second person... This was also one of the reasons why he was respected by so many powerful individuals.

As long as they stood on the side of Great Qin... let it be!

Chu Yuan had not expected this outcome.

However, if Elder Zhang was willing to vouch for him, then what did the aspects of himself that differed from ordinary Martial Artists matter?

Were you questioning an Eighth Realm big shot who possessed unfathomable means and had mastered the Law of Life?

Who were you to do so?

The only problem was that he had already displayed the Blood Sea Soul Locking Formation before Elder Zhang appeared... but Chu Yuan already had a solution in mind.

"Blood Sacrifice Grand Array (Modified)?" Qi Da held a stack of documents, his expression suspicious.

"Hmm." Chu Yuan nodded expressionlessly; he had spent over an hour yesterday organizing the Materials, array diagrams, and Formation methods for the Blood Sea Soul Locking Formation.

The only thing he had modified was the name... changing the Blood Sea Soul Locking Formation to the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array (Modified).

Qi Da was shocked as he flipped through the pages and couldn't help but ask, "Where did this come from?"

"Isn't this what you obtained from a Secret Realm when you were training in the Outer Heaven Battlefield in your early years?

Later, you felt it was too bloody and ruthless, so you sealed it away until the people from the Day of Vengeance recently appeared..." Chu Yuan gave up on trying to act normal and just went with it.

Qi Da was the person who had been in contact with him the longest and was also the one who knew best about the abnormalities in him.

If Qi Da had any other intentions, he would have taken action after the incident in Chenyang City, rather than helping him hide it.

Chu Yuan had always believed that while there weren't that many good people in the world, there weren't entirely bad people either.

At the very least, Qi Da was worthy of his trust right now.

Hearing this, Qi Da couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth; was this kid not even bothering to act anymore?

"...Are your injuries healed?"

"Yes, Elder Zhang came to treat me personally."

"Which Elder Zhang?"

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "How many Elder Zhangs are there in Great Qin?"

"...Zhang Chen?"

"Yes."

Qi Da seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Elder Zhang coming here was an attitude in itself... Don't worry about those trivial matters, just focus on your Cultivation."

"Understood."

"Then I will submit this Formation."

"I really don't know where this kid gets such strong caution from..." At the Zhenwu Bureau, a dignified man flipped through the Blood Sacrifice Grand Array (Modified) in his hand, feeling a mix of amusement and frustration.

"After all, he is still young and inexperienced; he doesn't realize that some opportunities he considers Heaven-Defying are just ordinary in our eyes.

It's understandable... surely being cautious isn't a bad thing, right?"

"Wei Huang, you just keep sticking up for your Disciple."

Wei Huang retorted, "Am I wrong? When we were just starting out, didn't we hide and hoard even the smallest scraps we found?"

"Is that the same? The situation was chaotic back then... and we never hid our strength; if we had one part of strength, we were eager to use two!

Look at this kid; if he hadn't been unable to hide it any longer in Secret Realm No. 7, I suspect he still wouldn't have exposed his strength."

"Nonsense, back then, those who played the pig ended up eating slop..."

"How about it? Do you want to take him as a Disciple?

I heard that Han Ting has the intention to do so..."

Wei Huang hesitated for a moment, "Let's talk about it after this period of busyness is over."

"That works too. The Bureau Chief said they discovered the existence of a suspected high-level Secret Realm! If everything goes smoothly, there might be an Opportunity to allow someone to advance to the Ninth Realm!

We have all been discussing it privately, and you have the best chance!"

Wei Huang didn't refute him, looking a bit dazed as he said, "Ninth Realm..."

"Chu Yuan, I am Xiang Ning!"

"How did you get my terminal number?" Chu Yuan asked curiously; he didn't seem to have exchanged terminal numbers with Xiang Ning.

"...Do you have some misunderstanding about the words 'Xiang Family of the Divine Capital'?" Xiang Ning was also speechless; was it that hard to look up someone's terminal number?

Chu Yuan realized what he meant and couldn't be bothered to consider whether Xiang Ning's actions were illegal, so he asked directly, "What's the matter?"

"How are your injuries?"

"They're fine."

"Don't be stubborn... I sent you some Medicinal Pill for healing."

"Uh... no need." Chu Yuan touched the space ring on his hand, feeling a bit awkward.

"Don't be polite, I don't lack these anyway." Xiang Ning didn't give him a chance to refuse again. "You know, right? Our batch of trial-takers doesn't need to take the College Entrance Examination anymore; we get direct admission to Martial Arts Academies!"

"I heard, that's great."

"It is great, but some people didn't kill many Blood Beasts at all, so their points are too low... If they want to get into their preferred Martial Arts Academy, they still have to take the College Entrance Examination." Xiang Ning said. "Take your little follower Tian Tian, for example. She was originally only in the Qi and Blood Realm; what strength did she have to kill Blood Beasts?

If she went through direct admission, she might not get into a very good Martial Arts Academy.

But she was strengthened to the Inner Breath Realm by your Formation, so it would be a pity to go to an ordinary Martial Arts Academy..."

Chu Yuan agreed, "It's quite humanized."

"By the way, what are your points? Which Martial Arts Academy can you get direct admission to?"

Chu Yuan was a bit surprised, "Haven't you heard?"

"...Do you have some misunderstanding about me? Where would I go to find out such things?"

Chu Yuan thought to himself that it seemed Qi Da's information channels were still more well-informed than Xiang Ning's.

"First place..."

"Damn! I knew it!" Xiang Ning cursed enviously. "Tell me honestly, does the opening of the Secret Realm No. 7 trial this time have anything to do with you?"

"...It has a little bit to do with it."

"I'm hanging up, bye!"

Xiang Ning seemed to be angered, or perhaps he just wanted to notify Chu Yuan of the news, and decisively hung up the call.

Chu Yuan didn't pay it any mind; he suddenly thought of a question.

That was, he had always felt he had no background... could it be that in the eyes of others, it wasn't like that at all?

The zhenwu token, Elder Zhang's endorsement, the principal's... teacher;

It seemed that any one of these was to a degree that ordinary Martial Artists could not afford to provoke...

The following few days were uneventful.

Chu Yuan didn't go to school either; he just stayed at home refining the life origin of the enemy.

Although he hadn't yet attempted to breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, his strength was gradually growing stronger bit by bit...

Until this day, after he finished his Cultivation, he saw two unread messages on his terminal.

One from Qi Da: [Chu Yuan, there's a problem with the Cultivation Technique...]

The other from Chen Yun: [Chu Yuan! Brother Fei is in trouble!]