Wang Xiaoqiang waved his hand, casting out three strands of Water Element Spiritual Qi to cleanse the bloodstains left on the ground by the three people. Soon, the bloodstains indoors were cleaned thoroughly, leaving only a trace of a bloody smell.

Wang Xiaoqiang then released a bit of Wood Element Spiritual Qi. The fresh Wood Element Spiritual Qi purged the bloody smell from the air.

After finishing these tasks, Wang Xiaoqiang retrieved the storage rings from Ling Feng and the other two, holding them in his palm. As he gazed at the three storage rings, he mused, "Hmm, earlier, Ling Feng mentioned pills to the other two students. It's likely he promised them pills to get their help in assassinating me. Killing someone is a life-threatening task, so the quantity and grade of pills Ling Feng offered must be significant. However, from Ling Feng's tone, it seems the pills haven't been delivered yet. Hmm, could the pills be inside Ling Feng's storage ring?..."

As he contemplated this, Wang Xiaoqiang extended his finger, a soldier aura whistling from it, and wiped the divine consciousness imprint off the three storage rings. Then, he bit his index finger and dripped three drops of Blood Pearl onto the three rings, which emitted a clicking sound as if a door was opening. Wang Xiaoqiang then shouted, "Come out."

Immediately, various items fell out from the three storage rings, including two robes, three ordinary cultivation technique manuals, an Immortal Sword, and the rest were all pills.

The storage ring from Ling Feng yielded the most pills, almost a pile, and they were all high-grade pills. The other two students' storage rings contained fewer pills, but they were also Qi Refining Pills commonly used by cultivators at the Immortal Sage Realm.

Gazing at the pills, Wang Xiaoqiang's eyes lit up, thinking, "Hmm, today's haul is indeed not small. It seems Ling Feng did prepare pills for the other two students, but alas, they didn't live to enjoy them!"

With a thought, Wang Xiaoqiang stored all the pills from the ground into his Sumeru Ring, then gathered the remaining objects and the three storage rings together and burned them with Fire Element Spiritual Qi.

The Fire Element Spiritual Qi from the Five Elements Spirit Spring was extremely pure. It could melt even the Immortal Sword and storage rings, let alone flammable items like clothing and manuals. Soon, all the objects were reduced to ashes, and Wang Xiaoqiang used a stream of Water Element Spiritual Qi to wash the ashes clean.

The ground was spotless, without a trace, and the bloody smell in the air was also expelled. It was as if the assassination attempt had never occurred.

After completing these tasks, Wang Xiaoqiang released Dai Yu from the Sumeru Ring. Dai Yu was still asleep, so Wang Xiaoqiang didn't wake her, laying her comfortably on the bed.

Then, as if nothing had happened, he took out three Superior Pills from the Sumeru Ring, placed them on the ground, and began absorbing them using the Spiritual Spring for cultivation…

This night's assassination attempt made him realize that living in this world was a stroke of luck. Danger lurks everywhere, even in the seemingly harmonious atmosphere of Yueyang Academy, which is riddled with killing intent,

which is why, to survive, one must have enough strength. To gain strength, one must continuously elevate oneself.

After cultivating until late at night and consuming ten Superior Pills, the third Divine Weapon Embryo finally formed within him. At this time, he felt his meridians unable to withstand such a violent Spiritual Power impact. It seemed that to solidify the third divine weapon and advance to the Third Soldier Realm of the Immortal Sage, he needed to strengthen his Flesh Body Stage, enhancing his Vajra Body another level, which wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight.

After all, for ordinary Immortal Sages, advancing by one level would take at least two to three years, and even those with extraordinary talent, with abundant cultivation resources supplied, would take at least one year,

because refining pills takes time.

The reason Wang Xiaoqiang advanced so quickly was because the Five Elements Spirit Spring in his body could quickly refine pills, and he had already reached the legendary Vajra Body in Body Refining Boundary, with meridians and body able to bear the violent impact of Spiritual Power without the risk of bursting during a rapid breakthrough.

Otherwise, his advancement wouldn't be so rapid.

Wang Xiaoqiang stopped cultivating, laid down, embraced Dai Yu's warm and soft body, and started to sleep.

...

Generally, when people wake from a dream, the first thing they do is… open their eyes.

But there are exceptions.

For example, Wang Xiaoqiang.

Early the next morning, Wang Xiaoqiang awoke, and the first thing he did was release the 20,000,000 Spiritual Springs from his body to the outside, disguising himself as having a First Soldier Realm cultivation base of the Immortal Sage, then woke Dai Yu to go to school together.

That day, the sun rose as usual, the birds chirped as usual, and the breeze blew as usual... students all attended classes as usual.

However, that day was different from usual. Firstly, the Seventh Prince's Dragon Seal was demoted, no longer a prince, becoming a commoner.

Additionally, the business at the Tian Family Pill Pharmacy suddenly prospered because it hung a poem and painting collaboratively done by Wang Xiaoqiang and Ye Junqing. This poem and painting, both masterpieces, attracted a lot of student customers.

The most unusual thing that day was that three students were missing from Intermediate Class Two, and these three were Ling Feng and his companions.

No one knew where they went.

Because Ling Feng and his two companions went to assassinate Wang Xiaoqiang, they acted discreetly, leaving no trace for anyone to find out. Never had they imagined that they would be counter-killed silently, unknown to anyone.

It wasn't until that afternoon that the academy finally confirmed that these three were missing.

Since students in the academy would face severe punishment for sneaking out, no one would be foolish enough to do so. If they had any matters, they would simply request leave from the Deacon Hall, which was easy.

However, there was no leave request information for the three from the Deacon Hall, so the next step was to check if the three were hiding somewhere in the lesser-known parts of Yueyang Academy to skip classes.

Yueyang Academy covers thousands of acres, appearing vast, but with strong Divine Sense, it's not difficult to investigate.

Old Master's Divine Sense can cover thousands of miles, capable of enveloping Yueyang Academy entirely, so to find people, he only needs a single Divine Sense to investigate clearly.

However, after checking, he too found no trace of the three.

It was finally confirmed that these three students were missing.

And they most likely encountered some misfortune.

Yueyang Academy, in its thousands of years of operation, had never before experienced a case of students disappearing within the academy. This was the first time.

If word got out, it would have a terribly negative impact on Yueyang Academy; therefore, the Old Master decided to personally investigate this matter.

He ordered his talented disciple, Fang Qiu, to gather all students in the square, first announcing the news of the three's disappearance to the student body,

then proceeded to interrogate each student, screening those who had recent contact with Ling Tian and his companions, especially those who had had conflicts or altercations with Ling Feng and his companions, who would be prioritized for thorough investigation. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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