Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

"So, you're willing to attend classes at the Imperial Academy?" The dean looked at Ling Yi with delight.

"Hmm." Ling nodded. "But the time is uncertain."

The dean smiled and said, "No matter when you come, the Imperial Academy will be waiting for you."

"Okay." Ling Yi replied, then said, "Dean, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

The dean left Ling Yi with the spiritual power of his communication stone and instructed him, "If you've made up your mind, contact me. I'll have someone come pick you up; it'll be faster than you coming here yourself."

"Okay," Ling Yi replied, and then left.

The dean watched Ling Yi leave, and only after Ling Yi was out of sight did the smile on his face fade.

It's certainly good news that Ling Yi is willing to come to the Imperial Academy, but the Dongyang Mirror is destroyed, and Li Yulin died inside it...

There was joy, and there was sorrow.

The dean sighed and then contacted the teacher to handle the aftermath.

...

After leaving the dean's courtyard, Ling Yi reviewed all the information he had gathered.

Her two past lives: Shanhe Jing has no memory of what happened 21 years ago. The reason he appeared was because he sensed the power of the summons, and 21 years ago, Lin Chengtian was born.

From this perspective, Shanhejing and Lin Chengtian have a close relationship.

However, Shanhejing said that she also possessed summoning power, and that it was stronger than that of Lin Chengtian. At the same time, Shanhejing also said that the summoning power he initially sensed was the same summoning power within Lin Chengtian.

Both she and Lin Chengtian can summon the Mountain and River Mirror.

Both can be summoned... Either they have a common origin, or... Thinking of the person inside Lin Chengtian's body, Ling Yi's eyes darkened considerably.

What is the future of the other past life?

Lin Chengtian and Lin Chengze are undetectable beings who possess the power to summon the Mountain and River Mirror, allowing time to rewind...

【01】Just as Ling Yi was pondering those things, Tian Yan’s voice rang in his mind.

Hearing Tianyan's voice, Ling Yi suppressed his thoughts: "You're finally back. Why did we suddenly lose contact?"

Tianyan said: "That space was too chaotic, which is why I lost contact with you."

[01. What happened after that?]

"What happened..." Ling Yi asked with a playful tone, "You gave me only earth-grade defensive magic artifacts, I really don't know what might happen?"

Tianyan seemed not to understand the meaning behind Ling Yi's words and explained: "When the spatial issues caused problems with our connection, the system determined it to be highly dangerous. To ensure your safety, I temporarily lent you a set of Earth-grade defensive magic artifacts."

"I'm just borrowing it for now." Ling Yi sighed, his tone turning sad. "After you lost contact, some things did happen. If it weren't for this set of magical artifacts you gave me, I'm afraid I would have certainly died."

"That was so dangerous." Tianyan said gently, "Thank goodness you're alright."

Ling Yi said, "I'm alright because of this set of magical artifacts of yours. I was thinking that with these artifacts, I wouldn't be afraid of other dangers in the future, but you told me it was just a temporary loan..."

"I am uncomfortable."

Tianyan: [Sorry, but I really can't give you this outfit right now.]

“Sigh…” Ling Yi’s tone became even more sorrowful upon hearing this: “The space that could improve cultivation was destroyed because the Mirror Spirit entered the painting. The weapons, spirit stones and cultivation techniques that the academy compensated us with are all useless. Now they’re telling me that the clothes are only temporarily borrowed…” Ling Yi stopped there and let out a long sigh.

Even knowing Ling Yi was faking it, Tian Yan still couldn't bear it: "[01, I'll compensate you with twenty top-grade fire spirit stones and twenty top-grade water spirit stones, okay?]"

"Ugh."

Tianyan: [Thirty]

Ling Yi: "Sigh."

"Still not working?" Tianyan asked helplessly. He couldn't offer anything more for the time being, so he could only ask, "01, is there anything you want?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yi opened her mouth to speak, but Tian Yan quickly interjected: "What I can do, I will; what I cannot, well, there's nothing I can do."

Ling Yi continued to sigh: "What an insincere compensation."

Tianyan: [Sorry.]

"Fine, I won't make things difficult for you." Ling Yi said, "Who told you to be just a 'system'?"

Upon hearing this, Tianyan remained silent.

01, do you know something?

Tianyan remained silent, his demeanor clearly off, but Lingyi seemed oblivious, saying to Tianyan, "I have some questions for you. Just tell me, no need for compensation."

Upon hearing this, Tianyan immediately responded: 【Okay.】

Ling Yi pondered for a moment before speaking: "You asked me to find the fragments of the Mountain and River Mirror, but when I opened the scroll, the mirror spirit disappeared. What is that scroll?"

"And why are you so sure I will find the fragment?"

Tianyan: [Because you have a 'destiny']

"Destiny?" Ling Yi asked. "The scroll?"

"Hmm." Tianyan said slowly, "Destiny is their final destination. You possess the Scroll of Destiny; within a certain range, they will sense you and come looking for you."

As your cultivation level increases, you will gradually be able to sense them.

“A sense…” Ling Yi’s eyes flickered: “Is it a summoning?”

Tian Yan paused for a moment, then said, "You could say that."

Ling Yi's eyes flickered slightly as he continued, "According to what you just said, the Heavenly Destiny Scroll is the key. They can sense me because of the Heavenly Destiny Scroll. If someone else holds the Heavenly Destiny Scroll, the person they sense will also change, is that what you mean?"

[01] Tian Yan's tone was usually gentle, but at this moment it became extremely serious: [Destiny is unique. The reason I am bound to you is because you are the one chosen by destiny.]

The one who holds the destiny will only be you; there will be no one else.

If you don't appear, destiny will make no choice.

"I don't believe it." Ling Yi said casually, "Hasn't destiny chosen anyone else?"

[01] Tianyan said seriously: [Heaven's will not choose anyone other than you.]

"You're putting a lot of pressure on me," Ling Yi sighed, then casually asked, "Can I ask why?"

Faced with Ling Yi's perfunctory answer, Tian Yan didn't know how to convince her, and besides, this question...

Sorry, I cannot answer this question.

"Then let me ask another question." Ling Yi said casually, "Fate will not choose anyone other than me, which means that only I can sense the Mountain and River Mirror?"

Only you.

Upon receiving Tianyan's accurate answer, Ling Yi smiled: "I see..."

It's only her, it's her.

But Tianyan seemed unaware of this.

Ling Yi's thoughts raced, and he suddenly said, "Tian Yan, after you disappeared, I encountered an extremely difficult snake to deal with. I was seriously injured while fighting that snake, but fortunately someone came to my rescue and stabilized my injuries."

Before Tianyan could say anything, Lingyi continued, "It's quite a coincidence that both that person and you have the character 'Yan' in their names."

The character '衍' is derived from 衍之.

Ling Yi restrained himself and didn't say it directly.

Tianyan was trying so hard to disguise it because he didn't want her to know. If she asked him to reveal the truth, given the way he would respond when he couldn't answer, she wouldn't get any clues.

[Many people share the same name, but only one character is the same; that doesn't necessarily mean they're destined to be together.] Tianyan felt that 01 knew something: [However, he helped us, so we should be grateful.]

“I also think we should be grateful,” Ling Yi sighed. “It’s a pity he left so soon.”

"But he said we'd meet again if we were meant to. I think, since I could meet him in such a special place, our connection must be strong, and we'll definitely meet again. What do you think?"

Tianyan: [...] He really felt that 01 knew something.

Tianyan felt a little uneasy. If 01 knew, why didn't they ask?

Forget it, let's not ask anymore. He can't answer anyway, so let's just leave it at that.

【I have no idea. 】

Ling Yi chuckled lightly: "We'll definitely meet again. I'll thank him next time we see each other."

【Okay.】 At this moment, Tianyan thought whatever 01 said was good and just wanted to end the topic as soon as possible.

"Alright," Ling Yi said. "You've answered all my questions, so I'm quite satisfied. You don't need to compensate me anything else."

Tianyan: [Okay.]

Seeing Tianyan's eagerness, Ling Yi suddenly had the idea of ​​teasing them, but before he could speak, he saw Lin Chengtian coming this way.

Upon seeing Lin Chengtian and recalling Tianyan's answer, Ling Yi's mind completely disappeared.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tianyan went into seclusion.

"Ling Yi." Lin Chengtian saw the person and quickly stepped forward: "Teacher Mu and the others have arrived."

Ling Yi said, "Let's go."

"Okay." Lin Chengtian asked, "What did the dean say to you?"

"They asked me if I wanted to come to the Imperial Academy."

"Is that all?"

"Is there anything else?"

“That’s not what I meant…” Lin Chengtian said, “I just felt that if it was just this matter, the dean didn’t need to bring you here to ask. You could have said it at the Elders’ Council.”

"You'll have to ask the dean about that."

"I'm not going..." The two walked away slowly, their voices growing softer and softer.

...

The news of the destruction of the Dongyang Mirror spread throughout the four great empires overnight. Since the other three empires had sent people to guard the Dongyang Mirror together with the people of the Dongyang Empire twenty years ago, and they were there when the Dongyang Mirror was destroyed, they knew the situation. Although they regretted it, they could not blame the Dongyang Empire.

With the Dongyang Mirror destroyed and that reward gone, the other rewards in the Imperial Competition seem less important. However, if the Imperial Competition is abandoned altogether, the major empires will lose contact, making it impossible to ascertain the strength of the other empires in the simplest way.

Empires cannot be without interaction, so the Imperial Grand Competition will still be held, but they need to discuss new rewards before next year's competition.

But these were matters for the dean, vice-dean, and teachers of the Imperial Academy to worry about, and had nothing to do with the students. After receiving compensation from the Dongyang Empire, the students set off to return home.

However, each empire left with two more people than when they arrived.

The story of the Dongyang Mirror has come to an end; the story of the Shanhe Mirror will continue.

...

On the back of the white-feathered bird, Teacher Mu looked at Ling Yi, who had returned with them, and sighed: "Ling Yi, you were willing to stay at the Imperial Academy, so why did you have to come back with us?"

Teacher Mu said, "It would take a month to go back and forth. Wouldn't it be better to use that time for cultivation?"