That night, Su Yu spent the night in Liu Wenyan's teacher's dormitory.
This was the first time that Su Yu had spent the night at Liu Wenyan's home. Everything else was fine, except that the old gentleman got up quite a few times in the middle of the night, which woke Su Yu up several times.
Sure enough, time spares no one.
Liu Wenyan, whose will hadn't been materialized, was now just an ordinary old man even though he had reached the Qianjun Realm.
...
Because he had practiced with the Na Yuan Jue once and absorbed Yuan Qi, Su Yu felt that his cultivation speed had been quite fast in the past two days.
It should be because of the tempering by Yuan Qi that day that all of his nine orifices had been briefly opened.
After the left ear orifice was opened, Su Yu felt that the right ear orifice was about to open in the past two days as well.
"I'll find a time to show that I've reached the fourth level of the Kai Yuan Stage. Anyway, I've been at the third level of the Kai Yuan Stage for half a year already. It wouldn't be strange if I suddenly got lucky and reached the fourth level."
As for having a strong cultivation talent, why not?
In the past, he mainly studied the languages of the ten thousand races. Was it not okay that he didn't practice hard?
Now that he was working hard and quickly reached the fourth level of the Kai Yuan Stage, or even the fifth level, it wouldn't be strange, right?
Su Yu thought to himself like this, and went to the academy with Liu Wenyan again the next day.
Because he followed Liu Wenyan, Su Yu learned quite a lot of things.
...
In the office.
The head of the city government came again. He wasn't surprised to see Su Yu there since he had known about it yesterday.
"The nearby Tian Shui City has been attacked in the past two days, and quite a number of the city guards have been killed or injured."
"Here in Nan Yuan, last night..." The head of the city government paused before saying, "A small village near the mountain was attacked, and many people died. Only a few children survived by hiding in the cellar. It was the work of the Ten Thousand Races Cult. The city guards have already gone after them."
Liu Wenyan's face turned cold. "These beasts!"
Soon, Liu Wenyan suppressed his anger and said, "Sure enough, they've come to Nan Yuan! It's the same old trick, creating chaos and dispersing our forces. It seems they have big plans!"
After saying that, Liu Wenyan asked, "Still can't the Dragon Martial Guards find where their main force is?"
"No."
The head of the city government was also very helpless. "They're hiding deep. There aren't enough people in Nan Yuan, and we can't spread our net widely to search everywhere. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if they defeated us one by one."
"What did the Great Xia City Government say?"
Liu Wenyan was a bit eager. People from the Ten Thousand Races Cult had really come.
Nan Yuan was just a small city with weak defensive forces. The Great Xia City Government had many elites. If they provided a little support, the Ten Thousand Races Cult wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous.
"The city lord has already sent a request for assistance, but all the other cities are also asking for help. The Great Xia City Government still has to defend the city government seat to prevent the Ten Thousand Races Cult from creating chaos, so..."
"No reinforcements?" Liu Wenyan said angrily, "Then ask the several major academies for help!"
The head of the city government said helplessly, "I've said that. But recently, many teachers and students from the several major academies have gone to the front line for conscription and haven't come back yet. The academies themselves also need to be guarded, and that's more important than Nan Yuan, so..."
"Can't even a few Teng Kong Realm experts be spared?"
Liu Wenyan became even more angry. "There's no lack of Teng Kong Realm experts. If a few of them came, the force that the Ten Thousand Races Cult deployed in Nan Yuan wouldn't be too strong!"
The head of the city government said gloomily, "Don't get angry with me. It's useless. I've already said that all the cities are asking for help. Nan Yuan isn't that crucial among the 28 cities. Some cities are more important, and of course the Great Xia City Government will give priority to supporting them."
Hearing this, Liu Wenyan was also helpless. "The huge Great Xia City Government is actually being forced to ask for help everywhere by the Ten Thousand Races Cult. The Dragon Martial Guards... are really useless!"
"Cough, cough!"
The head of the city government coughed lightly. Outside the door, voices came in. "Teacher Liu, the Ten Thousand Races Cult just chose the right timing. Three thousand Dragon Martial Guards rushed to the Battlefield of the Heavens ten days ago, so... there are indeed not enough people."
"Even so, your internal secrecy of the Dragon Martial Guards isn't good enough. I didn't even know that three thousand Dragon Martial Guards had left. Since the Ten Thousand Races Cult knew about it, isn't it your own fault!"
Liu Wenyan wasn't afraid of the Dragon Martial Guards and said bluntly, "Even if there's no problem with the Dragon Martial Guards, there's also a problem with the Great Xia City Government. There must be spies of the Ten Thousand Races Cult. Otherwise, how would the Ten Thousand Races Cult know that your main force had left and come to make trouble in the Great Xia City Government now!"
The people from the Dragon Martial Guards didn't say a word because it was the truth.
Not long after the main force of the Dragon Martial Guards left, people from the Ten Thousand Races Cult came. Obviously, the news had been leaked.
Otherwise, with the Dragon Martial Guards stationed in the Great Xia City Government, the other side wouldn't dare to come here rashly.
"Now isn't the time to argue!"
The head of the city government interrupted them and said, "Old Liu, why don't you ask the Great Xia Civilization Academy to lend us a few Teng Kong Realm experts?"
"Do I need you to tell me that? I asked this morning. However, even if they come, it will take at least a day."
"Did they agree to send people?"
"Yes, they did agree, but..." Liu Wenyan said helplessly, "They won't stay for long. They said that after picking up these students, they would leave together and wouldn't help us with the defense."
"That's okay too!"
The head of the city government was overjoyed. It was good as long as someone came.
However, Liu Wenyan wasn't that excited and still said with dissatisfaction, "Even though the Dragon Martial Guards have left, the Great Xia City Government has been thrown into chaos. It's really embarrassing! I don't know if the Great Xia City Government has been too comfortable in recent years and the military preparations have become lax!"
Only Liu Wenyan would say such things. The head of the city government didn't take up the topic.
The Dragon Martial Guards outside didn't say anything either because it was indeed a bit embarrassing. The Great Xia City Government boasted that it had countless powerful soldiers and generals, but now it was in a terrible mess because of the Ten Thousand Races Cult. This really didn't match the strength of the Great Xia City Government.
Su Yu had been acting as a bystander all along, listening silently and not interrupting.
These were the affairs of the high-level officials in Nan Yuan City, and he wasn't qualified to participate yet.
As for Liu Wenyan, Su Yu also felt a bit strange. Although this person had a not-low status, his martial strength was weak. Discussing these matters with Liu Wenyan probably wouldn't be of much use, right?
As if seeing through Su Yu's thoughts, Liu Wenyan paid some attention to him. Seeing him stealing a glance at himself, he couldn't help but chuckle and said, "What's the matter? Do you look down on your teacher?"
"No."
"Yes!"
"Really not!"
"I can see it!"
At this time, Liu Wenyan was like a child, insisting on winning or losing, and said with a smile, "Just wait. You'll know why I can participate then!"
Su Yu didn't quite understand what he meant, and Liu Wenyan didn't explain either.
The head of the city government wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he shut up.
He hoped that there wouldn't be such an opportunity for Liu Wenyan to prove himself. It would be a pity.
...
In the tall building opposite the academy.
The middle-aged man's lips trembled slightly. "The city guards have left the city. Except for a part of them who are guarding the city gate and the city lord's mansion, the others have all gone out to wipe out the guys from the Blood Fire Cult."
"What about the Dragon Martial Guards?"
The woman asked. The middle-aged man shook his head. "I didn't find any trace of the Dragon Martial Guards."
"The Dragon Martial Guards are still in the city. Besides... Here in Nan Yuan, those geniuses are going to be transferred to the Great Xia City Government and will leave the day after tomorrow."
The man reported. The woman frowned slightly. "Bait?"
"Maybe."
The man was also a bit suspicious. "They're evacuating for no reason, and the order was issued yesterday. Maybe it's to lure us out. What do you think we should do?"
"Have any powerful experts secretly entered Nan Yuan City recently?"
"Probably not..."
"Probably?"
"There's no way to be sure. We can't monitor all day long either. However, none of our informants have sent any news. There's no news from the city lord's mansion, nor from the Nan Yuan Secondary Academy."
The woman fell into deep thought. After thinking for a while, she said, "We can't let them leave. If they leave, although we can still get some credit for slaughtering the Nan Yuan Secondary Academy, the credit will be reduced by half. If the geniuses among this year's pre-examination students leave, the higher-ups won't be satisfied."
"I know." The man said hesitantly, "However... Now the people from the Dragon Martial Guards haven't been lured away. They may very well be in the academy. If we act rashly and fail, we'll be in trouble."
Just as he was speaking, the communicator beside the man rang. The man picked it up and looked at it. It was a communication message, seemingly an advertisement.
However, the man's face changed slightly, and he quickly said, "Either we cancel the operation, or... we have to be quick! News from the Great Xia City Government. Liu Wenyan asked the Great Xia Civilization Academy for help today, and they agreed. They'll soon send people to pick up these geniuses and leave Nan Yuan City."
"Damn it!"
The woman cursed. "Liu Wenyan, that old thing again! This old thing is just one step away from materializing his will, but there's not much hope for him to cross that step. I'm surprised that the Civilization Academy actually agreed to send him reinforcements... He's more influential than I thought."
The man didn't say anything. After the woman finished venting her anger, he continued, "What should we do now? The city lord Wu Wenhai and the Dragon Martial Guard Xia Bing are both at the second level of the Teng Kong Realm. If people from the Civilization Academy come again, then we can only give up..."
While speaking, the man was a bit hesitant, but still said, "The Great Xia City Government is powerful. Only because the main force of the Dragon Martial Guards has left this time can we create chaos. Once the main force returns... we must evacuate. The higher-ups have been taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the Great Xia City Government before. Why this time..."
For this operation, the higher-ups even didn't hesitate to expose some chess pieces that had been lurking for a long time.
Even if the plan succeeded, the losses would be huge.
The man didn't quite understand. Even if they killed some geniuses, it would be difficult to make up for such losses.
You know, some people had spent many years just for lurking.
The woman had a higher position in the cult than he did and knew more than he did. He was just responsible for contacting all parties.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"
The woman replied coldly. After thinking for a while, she added, "Actually, it doesn't matter. What we need is for the Great Xia City Government to be in chaos and for the main force of the Dragon Martial Guards to return! The Dragon Martial Guards went to the Battlefield of the Heavens this time with the goal of targeting the Tian Yi God Clan!"
As soon as these words came out, the man's face changed constantly.
The Tian Yi God Clan, which was also the God Clan they had defected to. Could it be that...
"Is the God Clan... afraid of the Dragon Martial Guards?"
The man didn't dare to think about it, but the woman knew what he was thinking and sneered, "Although the Dragon Martial Guards are strong, the God Clan won't be afraid of them! However, recently the God Clan has been attacking the Tian Yan Clan, and if the Dragon Martial Guards got involved, it would disrupt the plan."
"The Tian Yan Clan!" The man hurriedly asked, "Is the God Clan going to start a war?"
"No, it's to bring the Tian Yan Clan back into order!"
The woman said this and then stopped talking about this topic and turned back to the main topic. "You, me, and another hall master at the fourth level of the Teng Kong Realm will arrive tonight! He'll deal with Xia Bing, I'll hold off Wu Wenhai, and you lead people to destroy the Nan Yuan Academy!"
"Once we destroy the Nan Yuan Academy, we'll complete the task and evacuate immediately!"
"Tomorrow evening... the operation will begin!"
After the woman's voice fell, the man hesitated to speak, but soon said, "Yes, sir!"
The reason for choosing evening was that in the evening, the students would have left and couldn't gather together. It wasn't worth it to surround and kill them separately.
In the evening, after the operation, they could evacuate quickly, and it would get dark soon, making it easier to leave.
The man had no objection to this. He was just a bit worried. After answering the order, he still reminded, "Besides Wu Wenhai and Xia Bing, I'm worried that Liu Wenyan will be stimulated and materialize his will. That would be troublesome."
"True, we have to be on guard!"
The woman didn't think he was overly worried either. This was indeed a variable. "However, there are three of us at the Teng Kong Realm, and they only have two, and both are only at the second level of the Teng Kong Realm. Even if Liu Wenyan really materializes his will, without time to temper his body, although his will power reaches the Teng Kong Realm, his physical body is still at the Qianjun Realm. You should be able to handle it."
"This..."
The man was just about to say something when the woman's eyes turned cold. "He's already over seventy years old, and his physical body is in decline. Even if his will is materialized, it's nothing. Are you even afraid to deal with Liu Wenyan?"
"No!"
The man hurriedly said, "I'm worried that if I deal with Liu Wenyan, the other few people from the Dragon Martial Guards won't be dealt with. They're all at the Wan Shi Realm. We also have people at the Wan Shi Realm, but once the Dragon Martial Guards form a battle formation, only those at the Teng Kong Realm can resist it."
"What you said is just a possibility. Liu Wenyan hasn't been able to materialize his will for so many years. Is he sure to do it this time?"
The woman said so, but soon said, "Then let the hall master at the fourth level of the Teng Kong Realm hold off the entire Dragon Martial Guards. Xia Bing is only at the second level of the Teng Kong Realm, and he's enough to deal with him! You quickly kill Liu Wenyan and then go to help him deal with the Dragon Martial Guards!"
"Okay!"
The man breathed a sigh of relief. That would be okay. The fourth level of the Teng Kong Realm should be able to handle it.
Besides, he was also at the second level of the Teng Kong Realm, so he didn't need to worry too much. The woman was stronger than him and was also at the level of a hall master in the Ten Thousand Races Cult, the hall master in Nan Yuan. Of course, she was only at the peak of the third level of the Teng Kong Realm.
After all, Nan Yuan City was small, and it was unexpected that the Ten Thousand Races Cult had arranged two people at the Teng Kong Realm here.
In the Great Xia City Government here, there were only two people at the Teng Kong Realm, the city lord and the head of the Dragon Martial Guards.
The main force of the Great Xia City Government was at the front line, and the strength left behind in the rear wasn't too strong. The Ten Thousand Races Cult didn't need to go to the front line and didn't need to defend a certain place firmly, so it was more convenient for them to transfer personnel than the Great Xia City Government.
"True God Eternal!"
The woman's lips trembled, and the man quickly followed and murmured it in his heart.
The God Clan!
There was an irresistible longing in his eyes. The God Clan!
Eternal life!
If he could make enough contributions to enter the God Realm, enter the legendary God Transformation Pool, transform his human race foundation, and become a member of the God Clan... that would be eternal life!
Infinite life!
Flames rose in the man's eyes. The higher-ups had given quite a number of God Points this time. With a dozen more such tasks, he could exchange for an opportunity to enter the God Realm.
"Fifty years... I want to enter the God Realm within fifty years, otherwise I'll die of old age..."
The man murmured in his heart. He didn't want to betray the human race, but he... wanted eternal life!
He couldn't forget his teacher, a strong man at the ninth level of the Teng Kong Realm. That year, because his physical body was in decline, he died of old age on the bed. He was scared.
The Teng Kong Realm only had a lifespan of about one hundred and fifty years.
He was already over sixty years old. Although his physical body hadn't reached the stage of decline yet, it had taken him more than ten years to cultivate from the first level of the Teng Kong Realm to the second level. Was there any hope for him to reach the ninth level in this lifetime?
There was no hope!
Only by defecting to the God Clan could he exchange for eternal life.
"I'm not wrong. The human race is no match for the ten thousand races! The unrestricted power in the Human Realm can't resist the ten thousand races at all. It will be occupied sooner or later. It's just a matter of time. I've made the right choice!"
The man's face gradually became firm, and he became even more pious. For the God Clan, it wasn't difficult to live for a thousand years even in the Teng Kong Realm. With a thousand years of time, one could surely make further progress in any case.
That was eternal life, eternal years!