Li Zuoyue, Xiang Tiange, and the others grew panicked, fearing Wang Xiu might agree in a moment of rashness.

After all, Junior Brother Wang Xiu has always been agreeable and doesn't know how to refuse! He just swore brotherhood with Zhang Yuge, too. Who could say for sure!

Wang Xiu chuckled. "Alright, Yuge is just joking with you all! The Ancient Sanctuary may be nice, a great place for retirement... but each generation has its own responsibilities.

"Right now, the Demonic Path is stirring, and who knows when they might rise again. The Immortal Sect needs us too. The seniors in the Holy Academy will guide our cultivation, but we, the younger generation, must take it upon ourselves to revitalize the Human Race and cultivate to drive out the Demon Race.

"How could we stay in this secluded utopia just to seek pleasure? Besides, this Holy Academy world doesn't even have Heavenly Tribulations. What insights into the Thunder Path could possibly be gained?"

Hearing this, everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.

That's our Junior Brother Wang Xiu, alright. His values are truly upright!

Zhang Yuge secretly wiped away a bead of sweat and quickly chimed in, "Big Brother is right! I was just joking. Look at how tense you all are! Am I, the Saint Heir, someone who doesn't understand the bigger picture?"

DING!

[Detected someone bragging nearby. Congratulations, Host, for gaining Mana +88!]

When he'd first said that, he truly hadn't thought it through. He'd simply thought that the concentration of Spiritual Energy here was astonishing, the environment was pleasant, and the atmosphere was peaceful. It seemed like the perfect place to study things like academic Thunder Techniques. The thought of being able to befriend a chosen one like Big Brother and discuss the nature of Thunder with him had made him incredibly excited. But he'd forgotten that this Holy Academy world had no Heavenly Tribulations. The laws here were incomplete. Even if he meditated for thousands of years, it would be nearly impossible to truly master the Path of Thunder. Moreover, if he stayed here, all the painstaking effort the old Heavenly Master had invested in him over the years would have been for nothing—like feeding it all to the dogs.

A sense of guilt inevitably rose in Zhang Yuge's heart. He could only cough to hide his embarrassment, blaming himself for his blunder.

...

Suddenly, WHOOSH!

A brilliant light flashed from deep within the jungle.

Everyone looked over in unison.

Several figures stood with their hands clasped behind their backs, standing proudly above the sea of trees. They all looked young, not much different in age from the prodigies present. Their auras, however, were powerful and substantial. Incredibly, every single one of them was a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. The few in the lead had even reached the Seventh-Level of the Nascent Soul Stage!

One of them spoke indifferently, "Disciples of Fuyao Cave Heaven, follow me!"

Before his voice had even faded, several more figures appeared on high.

"Disciples of Yuheng Cave Heaven, assemble here!"

"Disciples of Taixu Cave Heaven, come with me!"

"Disciples of Huimoon Blessed Land..."

Figure after figure appeared, all calling out similar phrases. Their Cultivation Levels were all uniformly at the Fifth or Sixth-Level of the Nascent Soul Stage. It was utterly terrifying.

Wang Xiu and the others could easily tell that these were all young people of their own generation, not older cultivators faking their appearance.

Ji Zidian exclaimed, "Are the young people inside this Holy Academy all so highly cultivated?"

Clad in his battle armor, Xiang Tiange's voice boomed, "If I'd cultivated in an environment like this from birth, I'd be even stronger than them!"

Li Zuoyue hissed softly, "I've heard that when disciples from any power enter the Holy Academy, they're first taken away by their corresponding faction here for a period of training... Could it be starting now?"

"But if that's the case, why haven't we seen anyone from our Sanqing Immortal Sect?" Mo Wuwei adjusted her glasses, her expression puzzled.

More and more representatives of the major factions appeared, and disciples from the various Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands were taken away one by one. Even Zhang Yuge and the other disciples from the Longhu Immortal Sect were led away by a Seventh-Level Nascent Soul cultivator.

Only the disciples of the Sanqing Immortal Sect were left waiting.

In the end, only their group remained, left all alone.

Like unwanted children.

...

「In the shadows.」

A curvaceous, red-clad figure watched Wang Xiu and the others with an indifferent expression, her arms crossed.

Someone suddenly asked, "Big Sister, aren't we going down yet?"

The woman replied coolly, "What's the rush? We endured this situation for eight hundred years. Shouldn't they get a taste of it too?"

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