Ordinary observers in fast time travel

"What are you doing?" Shi Jia and the others looked warily at the people opposite them, the Amethyst Academy's participating team.

They had just finished their hunt and were exhausted when this group of people jumped out.

The people opposite them exchanged a glance, and the next moment they charged towards them.

Everyone was startled and scattered. "Watch out, everyone!"

"Stop! The competition rules state that no one can attack each other in the 15 days before the competition, otherwise all points will be deducted!" Lu Tianxue shouted.

However, the people on the other side seemed not to hear them and just kept attacking. Moreover, the members of the Blue and Green Team gradually realized that the other side's goal was to separate them.

"Don't let them separate us!" But it was obviously too late when he said that. Shi Jia, who was being attacked by the three, had already moved away from the group.

Seeing that no one was around, the three turned and ran, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the lone Shi Jia, Zi Linglong remained expressionless, but inwardly she was furious. Damn the Lan family! What's the point of her being the only one who saw this?
Crucially, she is also responsible for the other person's safety.

"Your Excellency Zi Linglong, we have discovered that the Purple Rice Team of the Amethyst Academy has attacked the Azure Blue Team of the Green Jade Academy without provocation!" the proctor said sternly.

"Oh, then let's deduct all the points!"

The proctor glanced at the score displayed after the Purple Rice team's score: 20!

What's the difference between deducting and not deducting? I'll just kill two Yellow-Rank Turbid Beasts and I'll be back.

Leaving aside what happened in the invigilator's room, let's turn our attention back to Shi Jia.

He looked out into the dense jungle, unable to tell which way was which, clutching the broken communicator, took a deep breath, and tried to go back the way he came.
He examined the footprints and tried to find his way, but he was having some difficulty. He soon discovered that the footprints had disappeared, and he had completely lost his way.

He seemed somewhat lost, a thought that quickly caught the attention of the teachers in the monitoring room. They suggested sending Shi Jia a communicator, but they immediately rejected the idea themselves, as mentors were not allowed to interfere during the competition; interference would result in defeat.

"Just wait, rescue him immediately if there's any danger." Zi Linglong was speechless.

"Yes!"

To the teachers' surprise, Shi Jia was not confused for long. Soon, he summoned the sapling and guided him.

Upon seeing the sapling, Zi Linglong narrowed her eyes. Two months ago, Zi Lingshuang brought back a fantasy painting and a thick document, which mentioned this sapling.

She immediately stepped forward and zoomed in on Shi Jia's screen.

Shi Jia was unaware of the attention the sapling's appearance would attract, but he had already anticipated that he might encounter Qing Yu Rui on this trip. According to Zi Ling Shuang's intelligence, Qing Yu Rui had also joined the Amethyst Academy's team.

I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

"It's you!" Qing Yurui was startled when she saw the sapling on Shi Jia's head, but then she recognized Shi Jia's identity. "You're still alive? You've become a Spirit Painter!"

Qing Yurui looked at Shi Jia with a complicated and deep gaze, the kind that seemed to wish him dead immediately.

Shi Jia smiled at her, "Yes, it's been a long time, Miss Qing Yurui. Thank you for the million and the 10 green crystals!"

Qing Yurui understood that it was the money she had given that helped the other party awaken and become a spirit painter. She subconsciously bit her lip and looked at Shi Jia with a deep gaze.

Shi Jia glanced at the contestants from Amethyst Academy walking towards them, smiled, and said, "Excuse me, I'll take my leave now." He then turned and left.

Qing Yurui didn't stop them; she couldn't let her teammates see her sapling! She couldn't let others know that her sapling wasn't unique. She couldn't let others know that the sapling wasn't her idea!
"Sister Yu Rui? Who was that person just now?" Zi Yuexuan asked in confusion.

"Oh, they're from another college. They got separated from the group." Qing Yurui put on a smiling face.

"You've gotten separated from the group? It's probably very dangerous for you to be alone!" Zi Yuexuan said worriedly.

Qing Yurui nodded, "Yes, but with a teacher watching over us, there's definitely no danger to our lives."

“That’s true.” Zi Yuexuan nodded. “Sister Yu Rui, Cang Ming was slightly injured just now, you should go and treat him quickly.”

"Okay." Hearing the sounds fading into the distance, Shi Jia breathed a sigh of relief; the crisis was temporarily averted.

"Little sapling, which direction do you want me to go?"

'Delicious~'

Just as Gardener was about to lift his foot, he stopped. What does the sapling like to eat? Crystals! Turbid air!
There's a lot of foul air ahead! Very thick foul air!

Shi Jia turned around, and "smack!" The sapling's note landed in Shi Jia's hand. He stared at the sapling in disbelief, "You actually hit your master for a bite to eat!"

The sapling's leaves brushed against his face, rubbing against him. Without a doubt, if the sapling were a kitten, it would have already wrapped its tail around his neck.

Oh, it's now on Shi Jia's neck, using those seemingly soft air roots.

Shi Jia took a deep breath, "Okay!"

He had no choice but to turn around and head towards the place where there was good food.

The closer they got, the stronger the beast became. However, with the sapling present, Shi Jia had no chance to make a move.

Soon, Shi Jia saw a vortex suddenly appear in the dense forest. The vortex was filled with turbid air, and the roars of beasts could be heard from time to time. The vortex expanded and contracted from time to time, just like a beating heart.

"Is this the location of the collapse of the small secret realm?" Shi Jia stared at the vortex, looking at the restless saplings, and an idea emerged.

Just as this thought arose in his mind, the sapling above his head began to tremble violently. He felt the sapling's movement and quickly grabbed it tightly.

"Don't move, let me think about it!" Shi Jia took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, sat down on the ground, took out the picture book, and quickly turned to a page.

On that page, at the foot of a colossal tree, was a massive array diagram.

This is the result of his research, and also his proposed method for blocking the center of the turbid energy. With the combination of the sapling and the array diagram, the turbid energy can be purified to the greatest extent possible, and then transformed into pure energy to nourish the world.

Of course, he didn't tell anyone about this idea. It wasn't that he was afraid of being ridiculed, but rather that so far, everything was just his conjecture. He had never even seen the center of the turbid air, let alone grown a sapling into a large banyan tree that could form a forest.

It's too early to say all this now.

but……

Shi Jia looked at the vortex in front of him, which was only 50 centimeters in diameter, and licked his lips. He thought he might be able to give it a try!
"Little sapling, look at this diagram. I'm going to draw an energy conversion array in a little while. You can't move until it's finished, understand?"

The sapling swayed its leaves to indicate that it understood.

Shi Jia nodded in satisfaction and immediately summoned his paintbrush. Most of the paintbrushes turned blue, adding to his majesty. Holding the paintbrush, Shi Jia's aura surged. If anyone else were present, they would have noticed that Shi Jia had already reached the Blue Rank.

What Shi Jia didn't know was that when he got close enough to be within a kilometer of the vortex, his figure disappeared from the monitor.

"Your Excellency Zi Linglong, the monitoring device on that examinee has lost contact."

"What happened? Are you in danger?"

"It may be the point at which the rift collapses."

"Found the node? Where is it?"

"The area is quite large, and the energy magnetic field there is complex, so it will take some time to analyze."

"Okay, analyze it quickly, and notify the spirit master once you have the results."

"Yes!"

"Where is that examinee? Should we go find him?"

"Which examinee?" Without a doubt, Zi Linglong had already forgotten. (End of Chapter)