All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

"What? Elder Lu's life tablet is broken?"

"Outrageous! How dare Murong Xiao attack a fellow disciple? Is he courting death?"

"Report this matter to the main academy immediately. Also, invite Mr. Qingzhu to make a trip to the Jixia Academy of the Zhou Dynasty. We must seek justice for this matter!"

As Qiong Yao, the Holy Mother, was enraged, the angry voice of Fu Xuerong, the headmaster of the Great Qian Academy, also echoed. Some people left Zhenbei City, where the academy was located, overnight, heading to a bamboo grove thousands of miles away!

Meanwhile, the imperial city of the Great Qian Dynasty was filled with a somber atmosphere.

"How dare they! Does the Zhou Dynasty not respect my Great Qian Dynasty?"

"Send the order to send troops to the border of the Zhou Dynasty and force them to hand over the murderer who killed my third brother!"

"Otherwise, don't blame me for disregarding the suffering of the people and attacking the Zhou Dynasty!"

The new emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, Chen Xuan, also received news that the Third Prince's life tablet had been broken, and immediately issued an order.

Without a doubt, Chen Bei's actions tonight have stirred up a hornet's nest, and all sides have begun to take action.

Chen Bei had obviously anticipated this, but he didn't care.

Even if he doesn't kill anyone, these people won't let him go.

All he could do was kill them one by one until he carved a bloody path and brought peace!

At this time, Zhou Hai was unaware that many troubles were about to befall him.

Sitting on the elders' seat in the Dao Asking Palace, facing the questioning gazes of many elders, he kept his eyes down, giving off an expression that said, "Don't look at me, I know nothing."

Feeling impatient from being stared at, he simply closed his eyes and started snoring on the spot.

There was nothing he could do; as soon as they arrived, they asked him when he had started cultivating and what his current cultivation level was.

He hadn't come up with an excuse for this.

They wouldn't believe him even if he made things up on the spot, so Zhou Hai could only respond with silence!

Two hours had passed, and he still hadn't said a single useful word, so everyone shook their heads.

"Alright, if you don't want to talk about your cultivation level, then forget it!"

"Tell me about Chen Bei. Everyone saw clearly what was going on with him this morning. How did you manage to get him back to normal?"

"And his cultivation level has even broken through!"

Murong Xiao looked troubled and changed the subject.

"Senior brother, please allow me to tell you the truth, there are many things I really didn't have time to make up stories about, so please don't ask anymore, okay?"

"How about this, let me go back first. Once I've finished making it up, I'll definitely tell you a plausible story. What do you think?"

Zhou Hai opened his eyes, and one sentence instantly made everyone's faces turn black!

"Compile?"

"Can't you just tell the truth, kid?"

Murong Xiao was furious; he was truly enraged by this brat.

I really don't understand, is it really that hard to tell the truth?

"Hey, Senior Brother Sect Leader, that's enough!"

"Why do you go to brothels? Isn't it just to listen to people flatter you and make up stories?"

"What more do you want me to say, someone you brought out of a brothel?"

Zhou Hai curled his lip, and the mention of "brothel" instantly attracted the attention of all the elders.

Was this kid brought out of a brothel by the sect leader and his master?

As soon as this thought came to mind, everyone looked at Murong Xiao with very strange expressions.

So the sect leader has a penchant for visiting brothels!

"you……"

Murong Xiao's face darkened, feeling as if his past had been exposed!

"What are you looking at?"

"Don't listen to his nonsense. Does this kid ever tell the truth?"

Seeing the elders staring at him, Murong Xiao became anxious and hurriedly called out.

However, what he received in response were pairs of skeptical eyes and onlookers' faces!

"Zhou Hai..."

Murong Xiao was bewildered, glaring at Zhou Hai through gritted teeth, wishing he could slap the kid to death.

His lifelong reputation is now completely ruined!

"Reporting to Master, news has come from Uncle Du Hai of the Imperial Court that a plague has broken out in Liucheng, Qinzhou, and poisonous insects are rampant!"

"The Emperor Zhou suspects that someone is causing trouble and has sent three imperial envoys and five groups of people to investigate, but none of them have survived!"

"Uncle-Master Du Hai will be going tomorrow as an imperial envoy. I would like to ask if Master will go with him!"

Just as Murong Xiao was looking embarrassed and unsure how to salvage his reputation, Chu Chen strode over and cupped his hands in greeting.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression darkened!

"what?"

Did they say where they would meet?

Murong Xiao quickly changed the subject to escape the awkward situation.

"Reporting to Master, they said that if you go, we will meet in Qinzhou Prefecture tomorrow!"

Chu Chen told the truth.

Zhou Hai listened from the side, knowing that Murong Xiao would be busy again.

That's how universities are!

Within the cultivation world, other sects either retreat into seclusion to cultivate or plunder resources from the world, taking whatever they want from the common people. Some have even degenerated into demonic paths, using all sorts of bloody means to attain enlightenment.

But the academy is different. The founder of the academy was a scholar who had emerged from the mortal world, a top scholar in both literature and martial arts, who was determined to educate the world and establish the path of benevolence and cultivation, as well as Confucian and Taoist teachings.

Therefore, universities never shun the world, nor do they exploit any ordinary people.

On the contrary, the powerful figures in the academy are like celestial beings descended from heaven. Wherever they are needed, they will go to command the wind and rain, slay demons and monsters, and protect all living beings.

Given what has happened, as the sect leader, Murong Xiao cannot simply abandon the situation.

"Understood. You may all leave now. I will handle this matter personally!"

As Zhou Hai had expected, Murong Xiao's voice came, and the matter was settled immediately.

"Junior brother, you'll be setting off with me tomorrow!"

After a pause, Murong Xiao looked at Zhou Hai, who was getting up to leave.

"What... You didn't bring any of these people, so why did you call me?"

Zhou Hai was stunned. Could this guy be settling a personal score?

"What, can't I take you?"

"I could have let it go before because you didn't understand cultivation. But now that you've reached this level of cultivation, as an elder of my academy, it's time for you to do your part for the common people!"

"Go back and make some preparations. We'll set off tomorrow morning!"

Murong Xiao glared, his voice leaving no room for argument.

"But senior brother, you know I came from a brothel in Qinzhou. Asking me to go back is like reopening my wounds!"

Zhou Hai said with a bitter expression.

"Don't give me that crap. Even if we're going to open a brothel this time, you're coming with me!"

Murong Xiao was furious again. This kid even dared to threaten him. It was outrageous!

"You... okay, I'll go, alright?"

"I was just planning to go to Qinzhou!"

Seeing that the threat did not work, Zhou Hai had no choice but to agree.

Upon returning to the Daozang Palace, Zhou Hai happened to see Chen Bei engrossed in his cultivation, and he couldn't help but stop in his tracks.

Think about it, even capitalists work 996 (9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week), yet I make my disciples cultivate day and night. Isn't that a bit too much?

"My disciple, cultivation requires a balance between work and rest!"

"You should rest when you need to, don't overwork yourself. After all, you need to be healthy to cultivate better!"

Someone, feeling a pang of conscience, couldn't help but step forward and say something.

"Master, you've arrived!"

"Don't worry, Master, I'm fine. You should rest first!"

Chen Bei opened his eyes, a bright smile on his face.

He knew that his master cared about him the most.

Even though he knew that cultivators didn't need to rest and could sit in meditation for years without getting tired, Master still couldn't help but care about his own health.

"Alright, then you can continue!"

"Don't pretend to work hard; results won't play along!"

Zhou Hai patted Chen Bei on the shoulder, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "What a hardworking man! I should take better care of him in the future!"

"Yes, Master. I will definitely cultivate diligently and increase my cultivation level as soon as possible. That way, you won't have to worry about me!"

Chen Bei was deeply moved!

Sure enough, apart from his deceased father, his master was the one who cared most about his safety!