The entire mountain range had been completely flattened. There were countless deep and shallow pits on the ground, and the surface had sunk hundreds of feet.
The soul shadow of the Five Skandha Tree was still swaying gently in the sky, but the light was dim.
It slowly faded and finally disappeared from the world.
The radiance on Qin Zhen's face disappeared and became as white as paper.
Yang Qingxuan leaped down and came to Qin Zhen's side. He supported him and asked with concern, "Teacher, how are you feeling now?"
Qin Zhen smiled and said, "I'm fine, I just consumed too much energy. My martial spirit won't devour me anymore. "
Yang Qingxuan said, "That's good. Let's go back to Meng Ling City first and meet up with the dean to discuss the next step of the plan. Now that the news of the Five Skandha Tree's appearance is confirmed, I'm afraid there will be more trouble. "
Although they won the battle, it was a pyrrhic victory. Two of the Mystic Dragon Tribe's Prying True Realm experts died, and only three of the Righteous Star Alliance's people survived. Wu Qiyue and the rest were all injured.
Yang Qingxuan comforted An Qi Luo and said, "The dead are gone, my condolences."
The Mystic Dragon Tribe only had four people left after the upheaval in Heaven Capital, and all of them had grief on their faces.
An Qi Luo suddenly smiled and said, "It's okay, it was their wish to die for Lord Sacred Spirit. Now that they have fulfilled their wish, we should be happy for them."
Yang Qingxuan's body trembled. He owed the Mystic Dragon Tribe too much, and he must protect them in the future. He must not let the Mystic Dragon Tribe disappear completely.
After cremating the dead, the group turned into rays of light and flew into Meng Ling City.
Yang Qingxuan realized that the energy waves from the battle at Tian Cong Martial Club had already swept into Meng Ling City. Fortunately, the city's barrier was defended by the martial cultivators in the city, so it did not cause too much damage. However, the people in the city were alarmed and were desperately escaping through the transportation formation.
When Yang Qingxuan and the others entered the city, the place was in chaos. A large number of people were running around like headless flies.
Yang Qingxuan used a sound wave martial technique and shouted, "Everyone, don't panic. The riot was caused by the Star Palace. It has already been suppressed by the Righteous Star Alliance. Nothing will happen. Everyone, please go home at ease."
When Qin Zhen and the others heard this, they were speechless. He really didn't let go of any opportunity to attack the Star Palace.
Immediately, a large number of cultivators flew over and confirmed the news with Yang Qingxuan and the others.
After receiving confirmation, the martial cultivators in the city began to organize themselves to maintain order. They closed the transportation portal and ordered everyone to return home.
Yang Qingxuan sighed and said, "When the immortals fight, the mortals suffer. Not to mention a terrifying existence like a World King, even if a Dao Realm or Heaven Realm cultivator were to fight, the nearby mortals would suffer. "
Qin Zhen said meaningfully, "Do you still remember a lesson from before? I said that the world is heartless and treats all living things like straw dogs. Saints are heartless and treat the common people like straw dogs. The strong live in the world of the strong and the weak live in the world of the weak. The people of these two worlds are in fact two different kinds of people. The 'sympathy' we usually talk about is' empathy '. Only then will there be' affection '. Now that everything is different, where is the 'affection'? "
Yang Qingxuan cupped his fists and said, "This student understands. This is what it means to say that everyone below the World King is an ant."
Qin Zhen nodded and said, "Everyone below the World King is an ant. Everyone below the Dao Realm is an ant. Everyone below the Heaven Realm is an ant. In the end, the weak are like ants. Without strength, they have to bear the fate of being weak. And this fate is to be trampled on by others. "
Yang Qingxuan and the others were silent.
They had long understood this principle, but it sounded even more cruel when they heard it now.
Not long after, Qing Buli and the others from the dojo followed Yang Qingxuan's voice and came to find him.
The group temporarily settled down in the dojo's territory and discussed the next step of the plan.
In a unique and bright hall, everyone sat down one after another.
Qing Buli and Yang Qingxuan sat at the head of the table. Kagura, Shi Yuyan, and the others from the Righteous Star Alliance sat below Yang Qingxuan. Lu Jiangpeng, Qin Zhen, and the others sat below Qing Buli.
Qing Buli asked, "Qin Zhen, what's up with your martial soul? I've never seen you reveal your martial soul in all these years at the academy. "
Qin Zhen's face was still pale. He smiled bitterly and sighed. "I didn't expect it to be a Five Skandha Tree. In fact, there's nothing much to say. I always thought my martial soul was an ordinary tree that wouldn't be used in battle. I didn't want to be criticized, so I never revealed it. "
Everyone nodded at his words.
They all understood Qin Zhen's concerns. A martial soul was the essence of a martial artist. If he revealed it casually, people would mock him. More importantly, it would give his enemies an opportunity to understand him.
Thus, Qin Zhen decided to seal his martial soul so that no one would notice it. Instead, it gave off a mysterious and profound feeling.
Yang Qingxuan smiled. "Teacher, this is a blessing in disguise. This is the will of the heavens. Now that the Five Skandha Tree has appeared, the world will soon know about it. What do you plan to do next? "
Qin Zhen pondered for a moment and said slowly, "My Five Skandha Tree is only a tree soul. Although it can bear Five Skandha Fruits, it consumes a lot of energy. It's not that simple. The reason why I was able to bear fruit was because you gave me a fruit, Qing Xuan. I transferred the undigested fruit's energy to the tree soul and condensed it again. That's why the fruit is one size smaller than the one you gave me. "
Yang Qingxuan said, "So that's how it is."
Qin Zhen smiled, but it was a bit forced. "As for what I plan to do next, I haven't thought about it. But Qing Xuan, you seem to have thought about it for me?"
Yang Qingxuan laughed awkwardly and said, "As expected of a teacher."
Wu Qiyue pursed her lips and smiled. "I'll say it for him. With the dojo and Teacher's strength, it'll be difficult to stop the world from spying on us. Why don't you all follow us to the Righteous Alliance? "
Qing Buli, Lu Jiangpeng, and the rest exchanged glances. They were all calm. Suddenly, a few of them burst out laughing, which confused Wu Qiyue.
Wu Qiyue blushed. "Dean, what are you laughing about?"
Qing Buli smiled. "Actually, we've discussed this a long time ago. Staying in Mengling City is no longer a solution. For the safety of the dojo's students, I've discussed with the elders to see if we can temporarily stay in the Righteous Alliance. We were afraid that we'd cause trouble for you, so we didn't know how to bring it up. "
Yang Qingxuan was overjoyed. He stood up and cupped his fists to the elders. "That's great. With the dean and the elders' strength, we'll be able to continuously nurture talents for the Righteous Alliance."
Qing Buli stroked his beard and looked at Yang Qingxuan with sparkling eyes. "We do have a way to nurture talents, but it takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to nurture a person. I'm afraid it won't be of much help to the Righteous Alliance. Is the battle between the Righteous Alliance and the Constellation Palace going to drag on? "
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