novelraw Chapter 994 988: Return to Torch Academy
Chapter 994 988: Return to Torch Academy
Ten days later.
Gui Guzi, Dong Zhongshu, Li Bai, Wang Xizhi, and Wu Daozi returned.
Qin Wudao was overjoyed and held a celebration banquet at the royal palace.
The banquet was extremely lively, the ministers toasted and drank together, discussing the world, occasionally reciting poetry and playing music, like a gathering of friends.
"Your Majesty, the one-armed Guardian is here!"
As everyone was joyfully drinking, Li Ru approached Qin Wudao, bent over, and reported quietly.
"Lead the way ahead!"
Qin Wudao put down his wine cup, glanced at the bustling hall, without alarming anyone, he followed Li Ru and left for a side hall.
In the hall, a one-armed elder sat on a chair.
His eyes slightly closed, the empty sleeve fluttered, adding a touch of desolation.
"Senior!"
Qin Wudao stepped forward respectfully and saluted.
He was now acknowledged as the 'Ziwei Emperor Star' by the human race, with a status equal to the Three Great Emperors and the Nine Guardians, theoretically requiring no courtesy.
But one should not forget their roots, Qin Wudao did not become arrogant due to his elevated status, thus he did not belittle the elder before him.
He understood that the one-armed elder was a selfless person whose contributions to the human race surpassed his own by countless times.
Similar to the former Grand Emperor of Fortune...
"Peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, not bad, extremely not bad!"
The one-armed elder opened his eyes, assessing Qin Wudao's cultivation, then showed ecstatic joy more than his own breakthrough.
"Why do you have time to come to the Qin Dynasty?"
Qin Wudao did not sit at the higher position, but sat next to the one-armed elder and asked with a smile.
He knew well that the Guardians of the human race were extremely busy, practicing when nothing was happening, preparing for battle, and going to the front lines when something occurred.
Essentially, either fighting, or on the road to fight.
"Are you aware that the Hall of All Clans obtained the ancient demon court's inheritance?"
The one-armed elder asked.
When mentioning the ancient demon court's inheritance, his complexion turned extremely grave, mixed with strong killing intent.
The strengthening of All Clans means the weakening of the human race.
"I know, doesn't the human race have countermeasures?"
Qin Wudao asked curiously, previously he discussed with the Literary Realm to prevent the Hall of All Clans from translating demon texts with the Literary Realm, curbing the development of All Clans.
"Yes! Yet no!"
The one-armed elder shook his head, revealing a trace of anger: "The ancestor wants to open the Cangjie Mansion, although this is to ancestors...disrespectful, after reviewing and verifying, we found the Cangjie Mansion had already been opened by the Supreme Emperor!"
"The most troublesome is the Supreme Emperor breaking through to the Immortal Sovereign, capable of matching the Ancestor!"
Qin Wudao, upon hearing this, remained silent.
He knew the complex relationship between the Ancestor and the Supreme Emperor.
"We cannot rely on Cangjie's inheritance for the time being, but there is still an inheritance within the human race, not weaker than the ancient demon court's inheritance!" The one-armed elder spoke, a glint flashing in his eyes.
"What kind of inheritance?" Qin Wudao asked curiously.
"The Primal Creation Tower!"
The one-armed elder said: "You are the sole genius who reached three thousand layers in these epochs, after breaking through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm, you can continue challenging, it's rumored at the top layer of the Primal Creation Tower, there is the human emperor's inheritance!"
Human emperor's inheritance?
Qin Wudao was startled, hearing this for the first time.
However.
Thinking about the various extraordinariness of the Primal Creation Tower, he wasn't surprised.
After all, not every treasure can hold thousands of worlds within, possess the effect of slowing time, have ancient strongmen preaching, and reward Dao pools.
And this is merely the reward for the first three thousand layers.
No one can estimate how generous the reward will be for the final layer.
"Senior wants me to enter the Primal Creation Tower, to bring out the human race's inheritance?"
Qin Wudao seriously asked.
"We have no other choice now!"
"Without a powerful inheritance, it won't take long for All Clans to surpass the human race!"
"So the inheritance in the Primal Creation Tower is our last hope!"
The one-armed elder spoke, suddenly stood up, bowed to Qin Wudao: "Please!"
Qin Wudao was shocked, quickly jumped up from the stool, dodging to the side, he couldn't bear the elder's ceremony.
He hurriedly lifted the one-armed elder, solemnly saying: "Please rest assured senior, I will do my utmost to obtain the human emperor's inheritance!"
"Good, good! Good child!"
The one-armed elder grabbed Qin Wudao's hand with his remaining left arm, full of comfort.
"Senior, I will arrange things and set off tomorrow morning!"
After agreeing, Qin Wudao dared not delay, initially wanting to leave immediately, but remembering the ministers drinking, decided to postpone for a night.
"Good!"
The one-armed elder was full of kindness.
...
The following day.
Qin Wudao brought Mencius and Qu Yuan to the courtyard where the one-armed elder resided, preparing to depart.
"Who is this?"
The one-armed elder looked at Mencius, his tranquil mind stirred with turbulent waves.
Immortal Emperor!
The Qin Dynasty Immortal Court has an Immortal Emperor now?
"Mencius, a first-class patron of the Qin Dynasty!"
Qin Wudao introduced with a smile.
The one-armed elder nodded, did not delve deeper, observing the extraordinary aspects of the Qin Dynasty Immortal Court, the human race's high-ranking people had long seen it but never intervened.
Everyone has secrets.
If the Qin Dynasty had no secrets, it might not have come this far.
As long as Qin Wudao's heart remained with the human race!
"Let's go!"
The one-armed elder waved his hand, a ray of celestial light flew from his sleeve, transformed into a celestial boat, merely a hundred meters in size, covered with Dao patterns, emanating the power of the wind, tearing through the Void.
The four boarded the Flying Boat, becoming a stream of light, and vanished.
The Flying Boat's speed was fast, taking just two days to reach Torch Academy, landing on Firewood Peak.
"How familiar this feels!"
Standing atop the mountain, Qin Wudao gazed down, the celestial energy boiling, the power of Rhymes in Dao floating, and countless Dao auras.
Youthful talents write their futures here.
"Emperor Qin, you are here!"
At that moment, a familiar voice sounded, Qin Wudao turned around and saw Emperor Jiang standing silently behind him.
"Dean!"
Qin Wudao bowed and greeted.
"Sorry for troubling you this time!"
Emperor Jiang displayed a slight smile and said: "In two days, it's the new student's major challenge, to reduce attention, I will arrange for you to enter the Primal Creation Tower with the freshmen!"
Qin Wudao nodded: "I'll follow the dean's arrangement!"
"Autumn Lock Palace is still reserved for you, prepare well, I have matters to attend to, so won't be entertaining you!"
Once Emperor Jiang finished speaking, he left hurriedly.
This wasn't an excuse; he genuinely had business.
In two days, Qin Wudao would challenge the tower, if successful, it will undoubtedly create quite a stir, requiring prudent arrangements to avoid events like Lian Tianying.
Although this incident had passed several hundred years, the Lian Tianying rebellion remained Emperor Jiang's heartache.
After Emperor Jiang left, the one-armed elder advised a couple of sentences and also departed.
Qin Wudao, now alone, did not linger long at Firewood Peak and followed the route from his memory, taking Mencius and Qu Yuan back to Autumn Lock Palace. Upon reaching the entrance, he saw a beautiful figure in a red dress.
"Mentor, why are you here?"
Qin Wudao was surprised; the visitor was his mentor, Su Hongyao.
"I heard from the dean that you've returned, so I came to take a look!"
Su Hongyao stepped forward, examined Qin Wudao closely, then smiled and said: "No wonder you are my student, now you've become a Great Luo Golden Immortal!"
Qin Wudao replied helplessly: "Hundreds of years have passed, a breakthrough was overdue!"
Hundreds of years!
To mortals, this is a dreamlike lifespan, but to Martial Artists, it's as fleeting as yesterday.
"Time truly passes quickly!"
Su Hongyao sighed.
For heaven and earth, a few hundred years leave no trace, but for a being, a force, a clan, many things can change.
Three hundred years ago, Qin Wudao was merely a student, with some reputation, yet unable to affect the situation.
Now, the once inexperienced student has become a giant, commanding an immortal court, having defeated the Wen Palace, controlling the celestial literary lineage.