allonlinenovel Chapter 122 Returning to the Academy, Jiang Hongyi is Leaving!?
Chapter 122 Returning to the Academy, Jiang Hongyi is Leaving!?
"Old Shen, have you gone mad?"
Seeing that the Shen family patriarch dared to break out of the formation and head straight for him, the Golden Rhinoceros Lord was also greatly shocked.
He never actually intended to fight the old master of the Shen family, as that would only result in mutual destruction.
Once his son conquers Xiaoyao City and obtains enough treasures and blood offerings, their plan will be considered complete.
"Don't you care about the life or death of Xiaoyao City anymore?"
"Heh, old Jinxi, why don't you think about whether your own son is dead or alive!"
However, the Shen family patriarch was in a fit of rage and had no intention of wasting words with him. He unleashed his full power of the Refining Void Realm aura, and his withered wooden cane instantly stirred up waves thousands of feet high, sweeping over the sky like a dark cloud!
"What did you say?"
The Lord of the Golden Rhinoceros was surprised and doubtful. He then threw a punch, unleashing his own top-level Refinement Realm combat power, which shattered the wave.
However, both of them were forced back simultaneously, and neither could gain any advantage.
But what shocked and enraged him was that not only the Shen family elders, but all the humans in the Wangduan Mountain mine had come out in full force!
Among them were several powerful individuals whose combat strength had reached the Refinement Realm, who unleashed their full power the moment they made a move!
If that's the case, he would have to unleash the full force of the Golden Rhinoceros Clan to resist.
"Clan leader, it's not good!"
But at that moment, a Golden Rhinoceros Clan cultivator with black wings fluttered down and descended before the army.
"Clan leader, our two sons have been killed in battle before Xiaoyao City, and our clan has suffered a great defeat!"
"The army of Tianfeng Academy, led by Zhao Wuji, has already reached fifty miles behind us!"
"What did you say?!" The Golden Rhinoceros Clan Chief was shocked and furious upon hearing this.
He looked in the direction of Xiaoyao City, but no more smoke signals were being lit.
He and his two sons had previously agreed that once they captured Xiaoyao City, they would light a blue smoke signal and he would lead his army to Xiaoyao City to receive them.
Judging by the timeline, theoretically, they should have already taken Xiaoyao City.
At this, his heart sank, and he had a premonition that something must have happened in Xiaoyao City!
But now the army of Tianfeng Academy has arrived, and the shimmering light of that army is like a galaxy on earth, floating among the mountains.
He couldn't even go to Xiaoyao City to find out what was going on, otherwise his Golden Rhinoceros Clan army would be attacked from both sides!
"hateful!"
"Tianfeng Academy, Zhao family, you dare to play me for fools!"
Left with no other choice, the Lord of the Golden Rhinoceros roared and ordered his army to retreat towards the ancestral home of the Golden Rhinoceros Clan.
But he is now certain that the defeat of Xiaoyao City was the work of the Zhao family and Tianfeng Academy!
Because only he and the Zhao family knew about the whole plan, and the appearance of the cultivator army led by Zhao Wuji at this time could not be such a coincidence.
He couldn't think of any other possibility besides the Zhao family intervening!
Even though the Golden Rhinoceros Lord retreated decisively, how could the Song family patriarch and others allow this ferocious clan to retreat safely?
Tens of thousands of cultivators pursued and slaughtered more than 20,000 ferocious beasts before finally stopping.
"Heh, this old golden rhinoceros is a coward too!"
As the Golden Rhinoceros Clan army gradually disappeared into the distance, the Song family patriarch couldn't help but sneer.
If Xiaoyao City truly achieves a great victory, then the Golden Rhinoceros Clan will suffer nearly half its losses, and its elite forces will be severely weakened.
This will make Xiaoyao City extremely safe for a considerable period of time!
At this moment, Zhao Wuji finally arrived with the Tianfeng City army, but what nearly made him vomit blood was that there was no trace of the fierce clan army on Wangduan Mountain!
He was late again!
So much planning over a long period of time, even at the cost of the Zhao family's reputation and prestige, but in the end, it all came to nothing!
"Hehe, Nephew Wuji, you brought so many Tianfeng cultivators here just to see the scenery?" Shen Chuan raised an eyebrow.
Song Feiyan, not forgetting to rub salt into the wound, asked with a laugh, "You can't possibly be here to guard the mines for my Xiaoyao Academy, can you?!"
"Greetings, Second Ancestor Shen!"
"After seeing the fierce smoke signals, I immediately assembled a large army to come to the rescue."
"Now that the crisis at Wangduan Mountain has been resolved, I will take my leave!"
Suppressing his anger, Zhao Wuji bowed slightly before leading the Tianfeng army away in haste.
He's already a bit confused, and he needs to return to his family as soon as possible.
"Hehe, I haven't felt this good in all these years!"
Song Feiyan watched the Zhao family cultivator leave and couldn't help but smile.
"This time it was actually a stroke of luck. Let's go back, I want to see that Gu Jiancheng!"
The Palace Master of Xiaoyao Palace breathed a sigh of relief. If it weren't for Gu Jiancheng, she wouldn't even dare to imagine what the consequences would have been!
"it is good!"
The group exchanged glances and then set off to return to Xiaoyao City.
On the way, they also saw huge gaps in the nine sections of the Great Wall, which gave them an idea of how terrifying the mysterious ferocious army was.
But when they returned to Xiaoyao City and saw that it was intact, they breathed a sigh of relief.
However, when everyone entered the city, they couldn't help but be attracted by the Hidden Dragon List.
The reason is simple: the top ten on the Hidden Dragon Ranking have changed.
Ye Chong, who was originally ranked ninth, has fallen to ninth place, while Gu Jiancheng has actually risen to ninth place with two million contribution points!?
He's only just entered the Desolate Heaven Cave, yet he's already broken into the top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking!?
How many ferocious beasts did he kill?
"Ancestor!"
"Palace Master!"
At this moment, Shen Ruyue and Ye Chong also led their group to greet them.
Gu Jiancheng naturally followed behind the group.
"Which one is Gu Jiancheng?"
But the Shen family patriarch and the Palace Master of Xiaoyao Palace asked the question almost in unison.
Shen Ruyue and the others all looked behind them. Gu Jiancheng touched his nose, stepped out from the crowd, and cupped his hands, saying, "Junior Gu Jiancheng."
The head of the Shen family and the master of the Xiaoyao Palace were easy to distinguish, as only these two had reached the Refining Void Realm.
"He is indeed a handsome man!"
The Palace Master of Xiaoyao Palace carefully examined Gu Jiancheng and was very satisfied.
"I am curious, how did you manage to break into the top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking on your first visit to the cave heaven?"
"Even if you single-handedly wiped out the ferocious beast army that launched a surprise attack on Xiaoyao City, it shouldn't have come to this, right?" The old man from the Shen family was very puzzled.
“Ancestor, Jian Cheng did not kill all the ferocious beasts, but he killed all three sons of the Golden Rhinoceros Lord!”
"So, the contribution value is very high!" Shen Ruyue said with a smile.
"What!?"
But after Shen Ruyue finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but gasp.
That old Golden Rhinoceros had only three sons, and they were all said to be the strongest of the golden bloodline in their generation.
Now, they're all dead, and all killed by Gu Jiancheng alone!?
"I can accept that his second and third sons were killed, but legend has it that his eldest son was extremely talented, even among all the golden bloodlines, and his combat power was at least no less than Zhao Wuji's. Moreover, no one has ever seen what he looked like."
Shen Chuan wasn't very suspicious at this point.
"By sheer luck, I encountered the Golden Rhino's First Young Master, who was in seclusion during his cultivation within the cave. He didn't even have a chance to fight back before I killed him."
Gu Jiancheng shrugged, indicating that he wasn't making things up.
“Third Uncle, there’s no need to doubt this, right?” Shen Ruyue raised an eyebrow and said, “Besides, Jian Cheng has those three golden bloodline unicorns in his hands, and we also saw them when he was exchanging contribution points. They were indeed three golden bloodline fierce auras!”
At this moment, Gu Jiancheng also took out three golden unicorns.
This is the symbol of the Golden Rhinoceros Clan's top bloodline; one of its golden horns also has three lines.
Thus, everyone had no choice but to believe it.
"Hehe, if I remember correctly, it seems that no junior from the academy has ever killed a fierce clan prodigy with golden bloodline, right?" the Shen family patriarch laughed.
Shen Chuan nodded and said, "Not to mention killing three of them in one go!"
"Now, all three of Old Jinxi's sons are dead. What a devastating loss!"
This is absolutely a devastating blow to the Golden Rhinoceros Clan!
"Indeed, it is an honor and a hope for our Xiaoyao Academy to have such a brilliant talent as you."
"But now, you have completely offended the Golden Rhinoceros Clan. For the foreseeable future, you'd better not leave the Great Wall and continue your cultivation," said the Palace Master of Xiaoyao Palace.
This is also to protect Gu Jiancheng; the Golden Rhinoceros Clan will absolutely not let him go.
"Ah."
Gu Jiancheng had no objection to this.
Originally, he only entered the cave to save Su Wanzhi and the others. Their combat power had already increased dramatically, and the normal plan was to continue to challenge the Hundred Refinement Tower.
Then, everyone dispersed.
The Shen family will work with the Xiaoyao Academy to repair the damaged Great Wall, but Gu Jiancheng also suggested that since the Great Wall needs to be repaired, the magic arrays should be replaced.
If someone hadn't leaked the Great Wall formation, the fierce race wouldn't have been able to invade so easily.
Afterwards, Song Feiyan personally escorted Gu Jiancheng and the others back to Xiaoyao Academy.
But seeing that Yun Shuiyao and Gu Jiancheng's scores on the Xiaoyao Academy had already reached the fifty-fourth level!?
Has he already surpassed Ye Chong so quickly?!
It should be noted that Ye Chong was previously the strongest in the Free and Unfettered Academy, and had been a member for quite some time, yet he had only reached the fifty-third level.
But Gu Jiancheng and Yun Shuiyao broke the Xiaoyao Academy's Hundred Refinement Record after only one month!?
"Second Palace Master, Jian Cheng and Miss Yun are indeed much more powerful than me."
Ye Chong shrugged. He had seen Yun Shuiyao's combat strength before, and it was almost on par with his own. She was definitely in the top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
“Senior Song, this is a formation diagram I’ve collected. If the Great Wall needs to be rebuilt, I suggest following this method. It can raise the defense level by at least one level.” Gu Jiancheng smiled and then took out a scroll.
He bought this array from the system shop with 3,000 Heart Points. Its quality has reached the Void Rank. As for how to arrange it, he doesn't care.
"Alright, you can focus on your cultivation. We'll take care of things outside." Song Feiyan took the scroll.
"Therefore, you should heal your injuries for now while I refine the talismans so that you can all reach the forty-fourth level or above!" Gu Jiancheng said as he led everyone into the Langhuan Space.
"Forty-four floors!?"
The group exchanged bewildered glances, and Cai Kun added, "Brother Gu, that would probably require a lot of Dao-rank talismans."
The forty-fourth floor will face combat power at the mid-stage of the Heavenly Observation Realm.
"Don't worry, I'll figure out the talismans. The forty-fourth floor is just the starting point for you; your goal is the fifty-third floor!"
Gu Jiancheng looked serious.
Today's battle was not easy.
If it weren't for his clones, things would have collapsed long ago.
Cai Kun and his group were still too weak.
Moreover, the Golden Rhinoceros Clan suffered heavy losses this time, and he killed all three of his sons. He also tricked the Zhao family. If the conflict were to break out again, the intensity would likely far exceed what it is now.
He can't always be there in time to provide assistance.
"Don't worry, we'll do our best!"
Upon seeing this, Cai Kun and the others all nodded in agreement.
"I'm leaving."
However, as everyone dispersed to heal their wounds, Jiang Hongyi, covered in blood, stood still and suddenly spoke.
"Are you going?"
Gu Jiancheng and Yun Shuiyao were taken aback; this was quite sudden.