In the following few days, everything was calm.
Su Yu had broken through to the Kaiyuan Fourth Level but didn't tell anyone else. He continued to painstakingly cultivate the "Kaiyuan Art" to consolidate his Kaiyuan Fourth Level.
Taking the essence blood did leave some after-effects, though most of it was absorbed by the atlas. Two or three days later, Su Yu's body returned to normal and he no longer felt any swelling or pain.
There was only 1 drop of Iron-Winged Bird essence blood left, and Su Yu didn't continue to use it. Otherwise, his breakthrough would be too rapid.
Who knew if he would directly break through to the Kaiyuan Fifth Level the next time he cultivated the "Nayuan Art"? That would be too monstrous.
At least... he should wait for half a month, right?
Su Yu wasn't in a hurry either. There were still more than two months until the assessment of the higher academy. If he broke through one level every half month, he might even reach the Kaiyuan Ninth Level by the time of the assessment.
...
"Ah Yu, aren't you going to the academy today?"
"Yes, I am."
"It's so nice that you don't have to go. Can't you help me ask for a leave too..."
Chen Hao said subconsciously, then froze and asked curiously, "You're going to school?"
This guy hadn't gone to school for several days. Even when he did go, he left quickly. Chen Hao was extremely envious. Why was he going to the academy again today?
Su Yu was too lazy to pay attention to him and said as he walked, "There are still more than two months until the assessment. I'm going to find a teacher to see if I can learn a few more languages of the myriad races."
"Still learning?"
Chen Hao was astounded. Truly a monster.
However, he soon thought of something and said with a smile, "Ah Yu, I used to think it was amazing that you had learned 18 languages of the myriad races. Now I've found that there's someone in our academy who's even more amazing than you!"
"Liu Yue from Class 1, do you know her? I heard that that girl is even more monstrous than you. She went to take the qualification exam for the 20th language of the myriad races yesterday. She's incredible!"
Su Yu raised his eyebrows. "Liu Yue? 20 languages?"
Of course he knew Liu Yue. He had seen her quite often in the library. Last time, it was Liu Yue who had pointed out the Kaiyuan Acceleration Method to him, though it hadn't been of much use.
He knew that Liu Yue had mastered quite a few languages of the myriad races. She was even more serious than Su Yu. Most of the time when Su Yu went to the library, he could run into her.
But 20 languages...
Although Su Yu didn't really care if there were people better than him, he still felt a bit uncomfortable.
Previously, although there were quite a few people in the academy who had mastered many languages of the myriad races, at most they were about the same as him, right?
He hadn't heard that Liu Yue had mastered so many languages before. Moreover, Liu Yue wasn't Liu Wenyan's student.
You should know that among those who studied the languages of the myriad races in the academy, almost all those who had mastered many of them were taught by Liu Wenyan. Who had Liu Yue learned from?
...
Su Yu didn't ask any more questions. The two of them still walked to the academy.
Although there were cars on the way and the bus fare wasn't expensive, unless it was too far, most of the students chose to walk. This could also be considered a form of cultivation.
On the way, from time to time, they could see some traffic supervisors in uniform.
Seeing the familiar uniforms, Su Yu felt a bit nostalgic.
His father had been gone for five days. He didn't know how things were going for him on the Battlefield of the Heavens.
Besides the traffic supervisors in blue uniforms, they also encountered the patrol team of the Jifeng Hall in black uniforms twice on the way.
The Jifeng Hall was mainly responsible for safeguarding the security within the territory.
"Haizi, has the Jifeng Hall been patrolling everywhere these days?"
"Yes."
Hearing Su Yu's question, Chen Hao, who was looking around, immediately said, "Haven't you heard that the Myriad Races Cult is active in Daxia Prefecture? So the Jifeng Hall has increased its patrol efforts these days."
"Hehe, Ah Yu, have you watched TV these days? The prefect has dispatched the Longwu Guards to patrol everywhere and has captured many bastards from the Myriad Races Cult. They've been beheading people every day. There have been hundreds of them already!"
Su Yu had watched it, of course. He frowned slightly. "Strange!"
"What's strange?"
Chen Hao said with a smile, "Beheading isn't something that hasn't happened before."
"I'm not talking about that."
Su Yu frowned and said, "These bastards of the Myriad Races Cult don't get up early without profit. Every time they're active, it's to create chaos. But this time when they came to Daxia Prefecture, have you heard of any unrest? They've only been beheaded. Did these guys come to Daxia Prefecture just to die?"
He thought it was a bit strange. These days, the TV had only reported about the beheadings, but the Myriad Races Cult didn't seem to have caused any unrest.
Could it be that the Longwu Guards were so powerful that they had detected their movements in advance every time?
There was also this possibility. Su Yu shook his head slightly. These matters weren't for him to worry about.
However, it was also good like this. In this way, the Myriad Races Cult probably wouldn't have the mind to assassinate Teacher Liu.
The two of them chatted as they walked. Soon, they arrived at Nanyuan Middle Academy.
...
At the same time.
Outside Nanyuan Middle Academy.
On the top floor of a tall building, a middle-aged man withdrew his gaze and stopped staring at Nanyuan Middle Academy.
He turned around and looked back at a woman who was cooking. His lips moved slightly: "There are a total of 3,200 students in Nanyuan Middle Academy, 210 teaching teachers. The students are all at the Kaiyuan Level, and the teachers are all at the Qian Jun Level. The prefect Wang Shu is at the Wan Shi Second Level."
"There are 50 people in the Guard Department, including 1 person at the Qian Jun Ninth Level, 6 people above the Qian Jun Seventh Level. Among the teaching teachers, there are 28 people above the Qian Jun Seventh Level. In total, there are 35 people at the high Qian Jun Level."
"Also, there is a small team of 30 people from the Jifeng Hall secretly guarding the academy now. There is one captain at the Wan Shi Level, and the rest are all at the high Qian Jun Level."
"In total, there are 64 people at the high Qian Jun Level and 2 people at the Wan Shi Level."
"The City Lord's Mansion is 7,000 meters away from Nanyuan Middle Academy. With the City Lord Wu Wenhai's realm of Teng Kong Second Level, it would take him more than two minutes to rush here."
The middle-aged man briefly described the situation. In the kitchen, the woman who was cooking was stir-frying dishes while using the sound of stir-frying to move her lips and said: "Nanyuan Middle Academy, the best middle academy in Nanyuan City, is also the reserve force for various higher academies..."
"This time, it's not our solo action. Six cities are acting simultaneously. The targets are all the local middle academies."
"Xia Longwu... Hehe!"
The woman's face turned cold. "Xia Longwu is arrogant. After destroying a few ordinary strongholds, he thought we were vulnerable! This time, let Xia Longwu take a good fall. Daxia Prefecture... isn't that great either!"
The middle-aged man didn't pick up on this comment and said again: "There is also a team of Longwu Guards stationed in Nanyuan. There are a total of 10 people, with 9 people ranging from the Wan Shi Fourth Level to the Wan Shi Ninth Level. The squad leader Xia Bing is at the Teng Kong Second Level. The specific location of their station hasn't been detected yet. We also need to be prepared for them to suddenly appear!"
"Longwu Guards!"
This time, the woman didn't sneer again. She was a bit solemn. "Investigate. Find out their stationing location!"
"But there are so few of them. It's impossible to detect clearly..."
"Then create chaos to lure them out."
The woman said coldly, "Send people outside the city to massacre a few small villages outside the city. With such a big murder case, the Longwu Guards will definitely take action."
The middle-aged man was a bit hesitant. "Quite a few people have died recently. The people below are already a bit shaken. If we let them go to their deaths again..."
"They don't know they'll have to face the Longwu Guards. Let those guys from the Blood Fire Sect go. Those guys aren't in their right minds. They like killing the most. Let them go and scout the way!"
After saying that, the woman added, "Once the Longwu Guards are lured away, we'll act! Gather the manpower, strike with one blow, massacre Nanyuan Middle Academy, and then withdraw immediately!"
"This time... kill them all!"
The woman's face was cold. "Kill all the teachers and students of the 6 middle academies. There won't be many people from the 6 cities who can enter the higher academies this year. Xia Longwu will be waiting to spit blood next! He thought we were just making small troubles... Little does he know... How could our target be just a few small teachers!"
The woman's face was indifferent. Protect Liu Wenyan?
Our target isn't Liu Wenyan!
Killing one Liu Wenyan, what's that worth?
Massacring Nanyuan Middle Academy, even though Daxia Prefecture is powerful, if 6 middle academies are massacred, Daxia Prefecture will also be seriously injured. It may not be obvious now, but in a few years, the effects will be seen.
The middle-aged man let out a soft sigh. He was a bit worried and said, "Both you and I are at the Teng Kong Level. It's enough to deal with the City Lord Wu Wenhai. But once Xia Bing arrives, we're no match for him."
The Longwu Guards are the most elite troops in Daxia Prefecture. Even the squad leader is very powerful. Even if we are at the same realm as him, most likely we won't be able to defeat him.
"It doesn't matter!"
The woman sneered. "If they really show up, someone will deal with them!"
"Someone from above has come?"
"Don't ask what you shouldn't!"
The woman interrupted him and continued cooking. She had been lurking here for six full years. After this success, it was time for her to leave. She didn't know if she would have a chance to advance further when she returned to the headquarters.
While they were talking, in the room, a little girl walked out of the bedroom in a daze. "Mom, I smell something delicious. What are we having for breakfast?"
"Dear daughter, don't worry. It'll be ready soon."
The woman's voice was bright and cheerful, with a smile, but her eyes were as cold as ice.
There was no sign of any emotion. This so-called daughter was just a tool for lurking.
The man also smiled and spoke, and his eyes were exactly the same as the woman's.
The little girl didn't notice anything unusual. She walked into the bathroom with a smile. Once the girl left, the living room and the kitchen instantly fell into silence.
A moment later, the man asked, "What about her?"
"Kill her!"
The woman didn't hesitate at all. "But not now. Kill her when we're about to leave. Burn her blood to prevent being tracked by the blood of the strong, after all, she is our bloodline."
Yes, she was their own flesh and blood.
However, when she gave birth to this child back then, it was to hide their identities. Now that they were about to withdraw, naturally they didn't need this burden and hidden danger.
For six years, the two of them had hidden extremely well. No one had ever suspected them.
After living here for six years and having a daughter, no one would have thought that this down-to-earth and diligent couple were both Teng Kong powerhouses and also members of the Myriad Races Cult.
"Tonight, you'll contact the others and get ready to act. Remember, kill everyone and withdraw within three minutes!"
"Okay!"
The middle-aged man replied almost inaudibly. He turned his head to look out of the window, looking at the Nanyuan Middle Academy not far away, and showed a smile.
In a few days, he wouldn't be able to see Nanyuan Middle Academy anymore.
What a pity, a group of energetic guys.
Perhaps, in a few years, a few remarkable people could emerge, but now they didn't have the chance.
"Xia Longwu... Daxia Prefecture has been calm for so many years. You probably wouldn't have thought of this, would you?"
Thinking of this major move of the cult, the man couldn't help but feel a bit excited. After so many years, they finally targeted Daxia Prefecture. Xia Longwu thought the cult was just making small troubles, not knowing that the main force of the cult had been transferred here.