The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 400: Chapter 400 Return to Dao Yi Academy Chapter 400: Chapter 400 Return to Dao Yi Academy Before, Jing Yan had absorbed Dao Power from the Qiankun Pill Dao Stele within the Qiankun Space.

However, at that time, Jing Yan had only mastered the introductory part of the Qiankun Pill Dao.

Although his skills in the Pill Dao had grown stronger, he had yet to master the more advanced subsequent techniques.

Now, having been promoted to a Martial Artist of the Dao Spirit Realm, the Qiankun Pill Dao seemed to have been further unlocked.

Advanced Study Chapter!

Previously it was the introductory chapter, and now it was the Advanced Study Chapter!

Jing Yan quickly browsed the newly received Pill Dao information and immediately understood that this Advanced Study Chapter was indeed a more advanced version of Pill Dao.

The Advanced Study Chapter’s alchemy involved Third-level Elixirs and above, starting from Fourth-level Elixirs, with the highest being Sixth-level Elixirs.

No information above Sixth-level Elixirs was found.

This meant that above the Advanced Study Chapter, there should be even higher levels.

But currently, with his cultivation in the Dao Spirit Realm, he could not yet grasp these higher levels.

After spending some time getting to know the Qiankun Pill Dao Advanced Study, Jing Yan opened his eyes again.

Although he had just received the Advanced Study Chapter, Jing Yan felt that he could immediately refine Fourth-level Elixirs.

After understanding the information within the Advanced Study Chapter, Jing Yan also roughly understood why the Qiankun Pill Dao’s information had not been all received at once.

The information contained within was too vast and far surpassed the introductory chapter.

If Jing Yan had not advanced to the Dao Spirit Realm, with the strength of his Divine Soul, receiving such a massive amount of information all at once would likely have caused instability, potentially damaging his Divine Soul.

However, after advancing to the Dao Spirit Realm, Jing Yan’s Divine Soul had become much stronger, making the unlocking and absorption of the Advanced Study much easier.

The reason Jing Yan felt he could now refine Fourth-level Elixirs right away was not without basis.

After all, his foundation in Alchemy was already very solid.

Over a year ago, he could already refine Third-level Elixirs.

After more than a year of upgrading, Jing Yan could now easily produce First-class quality when refining Third-level Elixirs.

The reason he had never tried to refine Fourth-level Elixirs before was mainly that he did not know the method of refining Fourth-level Elixirs.

Having nodded, Jing Yan stood up and walked out of the room.

Fortunately, he met Prince Zhou Shangyun, as he was there to bid farewell to him.

“Jing Yan, the appointment of Donglin City’s New City Lord has concluded, with Jing Tianying becoming the New City Lord of Donglin City,” Zhou Shangyun said with a smile.

“Thank you, Prince!” Jing Yan thanked him.

Since he began cultivating the Nine Yangs Linked and then advanced to the Dao Spirit Realm, more than a month had passed.

Indeed, the appointment of the Donglin City Lord should have been completed.

“Prince, I need to return to Dao Yi Academy now,” Jing Yan added subsequently.

“Hmm.

If you ever need anything, feel free to come to Prince Manor.

You have free access to the Manor,” Zhou Shangyun nodded.

While speaking, Zhou Shangyun’s gaze towards Jing Yan also shifted slightly.

Because he vaguely sensed that Jing Yan’s aura had changed.

It seemed somewhat different from the first time he had met Jing Yan.

Yet, he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was amiss.

Even Zhou Shangyun couldn’t instantly discern that Jing Yan’s realm had already reached the Dao Spirit Realm.

Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill was indeed extraordinary.

It achieved a remarkable level of Concealment in aura.

With Zhou Shangyun’s cultivation, if he were facing a typical Early Dao Spirit Realm Martial Artist, he would definitely discern their realm instantly.

After bidding farewell to Zhou Shangyun, Jing Yan left Prince Manor and quickly headed towards Dao Yi Academy.

In just half an hour, Jing Yan entered Dao Yi Academy.

He ascended Dao Yi Mountain’s North Peak and arrived in front of Zhang Minfeng.

Since the last time he left Dao Yi Academy, several months had passed.

When he left, his cultivation was at the Peak of Innate, but now he had returned in the Dao Spirit Realm.

“Hmm?”

Standing below Zhang Minfeng, Jing Yan’s gaze sharpened.

Zhang Minfeng’s stele was gone!

Jing Yan looked around the environment.

“It’s right, this is my Zhang Min Peak!” Jing Yan’s brows furrowed, with his memory, he shouldn’t have gone to the wrong place.

“What’s going on?

Could it be that my cultivation place was reclaimed during the months I was away?” Jing Yan wasn’t expecting that someone had smashed the stele of Zhang Min Peak.

His first reaction was that Zhang Min Peak had been reclaimed by the academy.

“Junior Brother Jing Yan, you’re back?” At this moment, two North Peak students came over and spoke to Jing Yan.

“Hello, senior brothers,” Jing Yan greeted the two men with a bow, recognizing them as they had shared a drink when he first joined North Peak.

“Senior brothers, what happened to my Zhang Min Peak, the stele is gone, do you know what happened?” Jing Yan looked again at where the stele had been and asked.

Hearing Jing Yan’s question, the faces of the two men changed slightly, exchanging glances.

All the students of North Peak already knew about the incident that had recently occurred at Zhang Min Peak.

This matter involved not only Jing Yan personally but also brought disgrace upon the entire North Peak., So when Jing Yan posed the question, the two men appeared somewhat uneasy.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Jing Yan knew for certain that they knew what had happened to his Zhang Minfeng Stele.

He looked at them, waiting for their response.

If Dao Yi Academy had repossessed his Zhang Minfeng Stele, he would leave the academy without a second word.

“Jing Yan, we indeed know about this,” one of them said with a helpless expression.

“Please, Senior Brother, tell me, where has my Zhang Minfeng Stele gone!” Jing Yan asked sternly.

“The Zhang Minfeng Stele is still here, it’s just that…” The man suddenly didn’t know how to continue.

Jing Yan was slightly taken aback.

He looked again at the place where the stele had been, this time more carefully.

“This…” Jing Yan noticed some fragments, near where the Zhang Minfeng Stele originally stood, along with a lot of rock dust.

With a thought, Jing Yan suddenly realized.

These fragments and dust must be what was left of the stele.

Realizing this, a fierce anger surged within Jing Yan.

“Senior Brothers!

Who destroyed my stele?” Jing Yan asked, barely suppressing his rage.

“It was Deng Qing from the South Peak!” the man replied.

“Deng Qing?” Jing Yan was puzzled.

The name was unfamiliar; he had never heard it before.

It seemed he had no enmity with this Deng Qing, so why would he destroy his Zhang Minfeng Stele?

“Yes, it was South Peak’s Deng Qing who shattered the stele.

Actually, this matter is related to Qian Zhen whom you killed.”

“Deng Qing had a good relationship with Qian Zhen.

When you killed Qian Zhen, Deng Qing was not at the academy, he had gone out for experiential training.

He only returned several months ago.

After returning to South Peak, he immediately went into closed-door cultivation and only emerged a few days ago.

It appears that after emerging, he learned of Qian Zhen’s death by your hand, and so he came to North Peak seeking you, but it just happened that you weren’t here…” The North Peak student stopped there.

Listening to this, Jing Yan understood what had happened.

That bastard Deng Qing must have come to Zhang Minfeng to avenge Qian Zhen and caused trouble.

Since Jing Yan wasn’t there, he took out his frustration by smashing the stele.

That damnable bastard!

Jing Yan clenched his teeth, cursing inwardly, his anger growing stronger by the moment.

If Deng Qing sought him out because of Qian Zhen’s death, Jing Yan might not have been so angry.

The problem was that Deng Qing had actually smashed the Zhang Minfeng Stele.

Such an act was truly despicable.

“Jing Yan!

No need to be rash.

That Deng Qing is a top-tier martial artist among South Peak’s students under fifty, immensely powerful.

It’s said that he is already in the late stages of the Dao Spirit Realm, likely nearing the peak of the Dao Spirit Realm,” the North Peak student mentioned casually, hinting at Deng Qing’s strength.

Among Dao Yi Academy, many of the lower elders were at the late stage of Dao Spirit Realm.

Only the upper elders reached the peak of the Dao Spirit Realm.

“The late stages of the Dao Spirit Realm, huh?” Jing Yan pursed his lips, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

“Yes, extremely powerful!

Among all students under fifty in our North Peak, probably only Senior Brother Lu Yong could match him,” the man added with a serious tone.

“By the way, Jing Yan, the Peak Master has ordered that if you return, you should immediately see him,” another person said.

“The Peak Master wants to see me?” Jing Yan widened his eyes.

Since being promoted to an Inner Court Student and joining North Peak, Jing Yan had never interacted with the North Peak Master.

But he knew that the North Peak Master was also an upper elder of the Dao Yi Academy.

“Yes!

The Peak Master is likely in the North Peak Main Hall right now.

If convenient, you can go see him now,” the student said.

“Understood, thank you, Senior Brothers!” Jing Yan bowed to the two men.

Then, Jing Yan swiftly vanished, rushing towards the North Peak Main Hall.

“That Deng Qing, he really went too far!” one of the men said angrily after Jing Yan had left.

“He’s just bullying others by relying on his power!” the other man remarked dismissively.

“Exactly!

It’s only because Vice Chancellor Fang Ruoyu left Dao Yi Academy that he dared to be so outrageous.

If Vice Chancellor Fang Ruoyu were still here, Deng Qing would never dare to trouble Jing Yan.”

“Yeah!

For Jing Yan’s sake, Vice Chancellor Fang Ruoyu even directly killed one of our academy’s lower elders.

If Vice Chancellor Fang Ruoyu were here, he’d probably have killed Deng Qing immediately if he troubled Jing Yan.”

“It’s a pity…

we don’t know why Vice Chancellor Fang Ruoyu left Dao Yi Academy.”

“Now, Jing Yan can only endure it for a while.

With the Peak Master protecting him, Deng Qing probably won’t go too far.

But if Jing Yan seeks him out, that’s another story.”

“…”

North Peak Main Hall!

The North Peak Master was discussing the upcoming Dual Peak Meeting with some students within the main hall.