"He's not dead!"

Gong Lin's gaze fixed on the statue, she spoke softly, "He won't die, he's not one to abandon us and disappear into eternal rest."

"Yes! He won't die!"

Yè Yùwǎn nodded heavily.

The brilliance and beauty of the two ladies attracted quite the attention from idle playboys after Jiang Chen left. To know that these two are now rightfully queens, whoever wins their hearts would instantly rise to glory.

But no matter what methods those men used, they couldn't set foot on Yichen Island. There was once a young master from a nation who tried to barge into the island under the guise of pursuing Gong Lin.

The result was Gong Lin made one phone call, the nation replaced a big shot, the young master disappeared into thin air, and the entire family vanished without a trace in the annals of history.

After that incident, those with intentions towards the two women dismissed the unrealistic idea.

Buzzz! Buzzz! Buzzz!

Suddenly, a powerful Great Dao aura enveloped the entire Yichen Island. Gong Lin and Yu Wan's eyes changed slightly as they both turned to look in the direction of the Martial Arts Arena.

"Elder You has broken through again!"

Yè Yùwǎn said softly.

Gong Lin nodded gently, suddenly a gleam burst forth in her eyes, "Even Elder You hasn't given up, what right do we have to give up? Elder Long is right, Jiang Chen entered Space Shatter possibly heading to the Void Nether Realm, so we should go to the Void Nether Realm to find him!"

"Yes!"

Yè Yùwǎn nodded heavily, "What if space is becoming more sturdy? As long as our cultivation speed surpasses the strengthening of space, we can definitely shatter space and leave, to find that bastard and then beat him up, telling him that from now on, his safety is my responsibility!"

Listening to Yè Yùwǎn's fierce words, Gong Lin pursed her mouth and smiled, then a hint of gloom appeared in her eyes.

It's easy to say, but doing it is too difficult!

Yuan Star's nature's spiritual energy is still increasing, Heavenly Dao is still improving, Great Dao aura is becoming denser, now as long as cultivators reach the Divine Infant Realm, they can basically comprehend the Great Dao.

But with the improvement of the cultivation environment, the strength of space is also continuously increasing, apart from You Xuan can still keep up with the speed of space strengthening, even Long Tianze and A'erfa have been left behind by the accelerating space reinforcement speed, for Gong Lin and Yu Wan to catch up, how difficult it is!

...

Void Nether Realm.

Changlang Continent, South Maniac Mountain Peak.

"Junior Brother!"

A voice called out, waking Jiang Chen who had stood by the window all night.

Seeing Yun Tao appear outside the window, Jiang Chen smiled slightly, here too, I have brothers, a mentor, and a family!

"Senior Brother, how's your injury?"

Jiang Chen asked softly.

"It's almost healed!"

Yun Tao laughed, "Let's go to the Task Hall, we haven't received our rewards for completing the task yet, this time the rewards are quite substantial!"

"Oh? What rewards?"

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow in surprise, thinking what rewards could possibly interest him now?

"Hehe! This time, thanks to the faculty's direct involvement, the task difficulty was increased thus enhancing the rewards. The rewards were announced last night, creating a commotion throughout the academy, everyone is envious and jealous."

Yun Tao smiled mysteriously, "Speaking of which, achieving such rewards was largely because of you, without you, the faculty might not have raised the rewards to such a level, it's unprecedented since the academy's founding!"

"What's the reward exactly, Senior Brother? Stop keeping secrets!"

Jiang Chen's interest was piqued by Yun Tao's words.

"You'll know once we get there!"

Yun Tao chuckled mysteriously, and turned to walk towards the mountain path.

Jiang Chen sighed, opened the door and followed him.

The Task Hall, located at the center of the five palace schools, in front of the student residences.

Calling Ouyang Ruoxue along, Jiang Chen, and the group arrived at the Task Hall. By the time they arrived, Jian Wuheng and Zhang Qian were already waiting at the entrance.

"We are grateful to Jiang Chen for securing such rewards!"

Seeing the group approach, Jian Wuheng and Zhang Qian greeted them with smiling faces.

"Senior Yun Tao, Junior Jiang, really thank you, if it weren't for both of you, I might never receive such honors in my life, and now my grandfather can visit the academy too, truly grateful!"

Zhang Qian bowed deeply to Yun Tao and Jiang Chen.

"No need to be polite, Senior Zhang."

Jiang Chen reached out to support Zhang Qian, looking puzzled, "What kind of task rewards make you all so happy?"

"Hmm? You don't know?"

Jian Wuheng was slightly surprised, turning to Yun Tao.

Yun Tao smiled gently, "This kid often surprises us, this time, let's see his surprised expression."

Jian Wuheng grinned, understanding Yun Tao's little plan.

"Let's go, you'll find out once we're inside!"

Yun Tao called out, smiling mysteriously at Jiang Chen, then turned and walked towards the hall's gate.

"Here come the great heroes."

Just as they reached the entrance, a figure blocked their path.

"Move aside!"

Yun Tao looked coldly at the obstruction, He Tianwei.

"In this task, what did you contribute? Why should the academy break protocol for you? Is it just because you're the dean's son and disciples of the four Great Elders?"

He Tianwei looked coldly at Jiang Chen's group, his eyes filled with envy.

"Exactly, why should they?"

"The task reward change was indeed excessive!"

"The academy has never done this before!"

Many students inside the hall also looked at Jiang Chen and his group at the entrance.

Yun Tao and others frowned, while Jiang Chen was visibly puzzled.

What kind of reward has stirred such jealousy? Could the academy have given away the five Great Dao treasures to everyone?

"Jiang Chen, stop pretending! I heard the reward change was because of you? What makes you worthy of such a reward from the academy? You've only just entered the academy, why should you receive special treatment?"

He Tianwei looked at Jiang Chen with reddened eyes, shouting, "We have spent years in this academy, some for over a decade, surviving deaths and contributing to the academy! Why should you, arriving here, establish a precedent for rewards?"

"Yes, he's only just arrived!"

"Exactly! Even if his talent is good, he shouldn't receive such preference just because he apprenticed under Elder Wine-crazed!"

"I've heard the dean and others resolved this task, it had nothing to do with them!"

"Yes, the dean and others are biased! We don't have great mentors or exceptional talent!"

The surrounding students spoke with scorn, looking at Jiang Chen with strange expressions.

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