Buzz buzz buzz!

Three grand auras of the Great Dao soared skyward, instantly enveloping the entire academy, with the aura carrying a solid divine sense power.

Buzz!

Jiang Chen simultaneously activated the Spatial Dao Power and divine sense, spreading rapidly under the cover of the three.

Hmm?

Formation?

Just as his divine sense spread out, Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback. He detected a subtle fluctuation of formation within the Qingmu Forest, far more concealed than the formation set by Hu Yiqiu here, though its formation technique was slightly inferior.

Is this... laid by the dean?

Thinking that Jian Cangqiong also understood formations, Jiang Chen chose to ignore the formation fluctuation and continued to spread his divine sense and Spatial Path.

"What's happened?!"

"What's going on?!"

"Such terrifying Great Dao aura, and that divine sense fluctuation, this... this belongs to those elders!"

"What is going on here?! It seems like it's Elder Xi Nu, Elder Sang, and Elder Wu's aura, what are they doing?"

The entire academy was suddenly filled with exclamations of surprise and doubt.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

Figures leaped out from Jing Si Pavilion, Northern Tomb Mountain, Southern Maniac Mountain, and Eastern Immortal Mountain, rushing towards Qingmu Forest.

"What's happened?"

Once the group arrived, they took a glance at the four, including Jiang Chen, who had their eyes closed, then looked at Sang Zhirou, who had a pale face with blood at the corner of her mouth, and all turned their gaze to Yun Tao and Jian Wuheng.

Jian Wuheng softly recounted the events and mentioned Jiang Chen's plan.

"What? He..."

"This kid..."

"He also has..."

Hu Yiqiu and others widened their eyes, staring fixedly at Jiang Chen, their minds once again in tumult.

How many times has Jiang Chen astounded them, they couldn't remember. Every time they thought they knew enough about Jiang Chen, he would challenge their mental endurance!

Hu Yiqiu looked at Jiang Chen with burning eyes. He knew how many Daos Jiang Chen comprehended, and the Space Dao was the strongest among all those Daos at the time.

However, the Spatial Path aura that Jiang Chen was emanating now was very weak. It might be enough for probing but definitely not for launching an attack!

No, he must find a way to help Young Jiang awaken his Martial Soul; this should be the most needed gift for accepting him as an apprentice!

"Found it!"

Jiang Chen suddenly opened his eyes, smiling as he said, "Jingge Tower, the person is in Jingge Tower!"

"Go!"

Sang Zhenye grabbed Jiang Chen and in a flash sped towards Jingge Tower, with the crowd following suit.

Jingge Tower is divided into ten floors, the lower eight correspond to the Divine Infant Realm and the eight stages of the Void Refinement Realm; the top two correspond to the early and mid-stages of the Unity Realm Stage.

The space within the tower is divided into two parts, entering through the main entrance of Jingge Tower leads to a stairwell, where you can directly go upstairs. Behind the stairwell, there is another door, and beyond this door is the training area.

Each floor of Jingge Tower's training area is empty, with three circles centered on the tower's face overlapping, dividing each floor into three zones.

At this moment, the people training in Jingge Tower also sensed the Great Dao aura emanating from the three, Dao Yeming, Xi Nu, and Wu Xianxia.

In the academy, if someone released their divine sense, as long as they were not probing into those with higher cultivation or targeting someone deliberately, generally no one would mind, and those with higher cultivation releasing their divine sense wouldn't be detected by others.

But Great Dao aura is different; even those with lower cultivation can perceive it. At this moment, everyone felt the Great Dao aura from the three of them.

"What's going on?"

"Not sure, the three great elders are unleashing their Great Dao aura without any sign of a fight. This is quite strange; is it a contest to see whose Great Dao aura is deeper?"

"Seems like they are searching for something!"

People started discussing fervently.

At the center of the second floor, Meng Yuan heard the discussions and reflexively touched his space ring, muttering to himself, it shouldn't be that thing they're looking for, right? Using Great Dao aura to search for something can only mean it's related to Great Dao cultivation, right?

Bam!

Suddenly, a muffled bang arose as the door to the training space on the second floor was violently kicked open, and a group of people walked in.

"Greetings to the Dean!"

"Greetings to the four Elders!"

"Greetings to Elder Sang and Elder Wu!"

The crowd was startled awake and rose to salute Jian Cangqiong and others.

Jian Cangqiong lightly frowned, glanced disapprovingly at Sang Zhenye, scanned around, and let out a slight breath of relief.

Thankfully, no one was in the state of enlightenment now, else they would have been disturbed.

Seeing these people coming in, especially Jiang Chen and the others, Meng Yuan trembled, instinctively covering his space ring with his hand.

"Stop covering it!"

Jiang Chen said casually, staring fixedly at Meng Yuan in the center.

Sang Zhenye followed Jiang Chen's line of sight to Meng Yuan, looked at his overlapping hands, and squinted slightly, flashing to stand in front of Meng Yuan.

"Did my granddaughter meet with you, and was it you who accompanied her to Qingmu Forest?"

Sang Zhenye asked coldly, looking icy as he spoke to Meng Yuan.

Meng Yuan's heart thumped hard, but he managed to answer steadily, "Yes, I was the one who took Sister Sang to Qingmu Forest."

The students in Jingge Tower glanced at Sang Zhirou in Wu Xianxia's arms and were surprised.

"Sister Sang is injured?!"

"Who did this?"

"Engaging in private fights within the academy violates the academy's rules!"

"Daring to injure Elder Sang and Elder Wu's granddaughter? Are they seeking death?"

"Could it be Meng Yuan who injured her? Doesn't he pursue Sister Sang?"

The students began whispering amongst themselves.

"What did you do in Qingmu Forest?"

Sang Zhenye's gaze was sharp and chilling.

"The student found a central giant tree without anyone around for Sister Sang to train at."

Meng Yuan replied with an honest expression.

"Was there really no one there?"

Sang Zhenye released a pressure from the Great Dao, applying a force just bearable for Meng Yuan.

"There really wasn't! Sister Sang also confirmed it, the tree tag was indeed empty."

Meng Yuan's heart trembled, glanced at Jiang Chen standing at the door, and forced himself to appear calm.

"Open your space ring and let me take a look!"

Sang Zhenye commanded coldly.

Meng Yuan's body shuddered violently, a trace of panic flashing in his eyes.

He hadn't discarded Jiang Chen's identification tag because Jiang Chen being in Qingmu Forest could be detected by the formation through soul sensing, which could automatically deduct points, and checking if the points weren't deducted is also possible.

He feared that if he discarded it somewhere, and it got found, it would reveal Jiang Chen stayed in Qingmu Forest without departing. This way, Jiang Chen might clear his name. He originally wanted to destroy the ID tag on a mission trip, but Sang Zhenye and others came much quicker than expected.

"Elder Sang, this seems inappropriate, right? The space ring is my personal property, and forcing like this..."

Meng Yuan tried to argue rationally.

Meanwhile, his heart was already a chaotic mess.

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