Outside Cang Lan City, Morton's severed head was hung in the air as a tribute to the dead souls in the city.
The dozen or so students who had survived were taken away by members of the executive department. After seeing Morton's severed head, the knot in their hearts was resolved. Some of them had tears streaming down their faces, while others fell completely unconscious.
In reality, it was quite normal for people to sacrifice themselves in the face of the Blood Tribe or snow maidens.
This was the reality of the cultivation world. There was no such thing as eternal peace and bliss. There were battles of all sizes everywhere.
With their enemies vanquished, An Lin, Xu Xiaolan, Tina, Dabai, and Xiao Chou hurried back to Huang Quan City.
At this moment, at the center of the Dark Marshlands.
Within the paramount palace of the Blood Tribe, the Divine Palace of Life.
Morton's Jade Badge of Life shattered into dust with a loud crack.
Boom! A crimson pillar of blood broke through the roof of the divine palace and shot straight into the heavens.
An extremely enraged voice erupted throughout the earth. "Who dared to kill one of my most trusted subordinates?
"I'm going to turn their entire family into blood ghosts and turn their sect into a blood prison! I'm going to torture everyone's souls for a million years!"
All of the tool refinement masters stared blankly at the crimson pillar rising into the sky, and they felt like throwing up mouthfuls of blood.
The roof of the divine palace had only been repaired a few days ago, but it had exploded again!
Why was this emperor so easily enraged? The tool refinement masters wanted to cry, but they didn't dare to say anything.
Morton was a very renowned mighty figure in the Blood Tribe. He was extremely proficient in the dao of assassination, and he was known as the most difficult to kill Return to Void Stage mighty figure in the Blood Tribe. However, such a mighty figure had been killed without even being able to send out a distress signal. How could Emperor Yi Deng not be shocked and enraged?
If it weren't for the fact that Dao Integration Stage mighty figures were naturally able to sense one another, he would have thought that a Dao Integration Stage mighty figure had interfered!
Each and every Return to Void Stage mighty figure was one of the most powerful beings in the Blood Tribe, but five of them had fallen in the past dozen or so days. This was a massive blow to the Blood Tribe. It was an even bigger blow to Emperor Yi Deng as those five Return to Void Stage mighty figures, including his son, were all his most trusted subordinates.
Fortunately, the Blood Race had produced three Saints this time. If the Holy Son developed well, he might be able to lead the Blood Race toward a new era of glory. This was also the reason why the Blood Race bigwigs weren't so panicked and heartbroken.
Of course, there was one exception, and that was Emperor Yi Deng.
Yi Deng counted on his fingers. There were still four Return to Void Stage lackeys who could serve him …
He spat out another mouthful of old blood and yelled in anger, "Celestial Court, you've gone too far!!"
Even though the Blood Tribe was in turmoil, An Lin and the others passed through the next few days in peace and quiet.
When it was time for the final exam, everyone set off to return to campus.
Then, it was time for the award ceremony for the final exam.
An Lin's class had received commendations from the whole school for their frightening achievements.
And this was under the premise that the Celestial Court had covered up Laden's death. If that incident were to be exposed, then it wouldn't just be a simple award ceremony. Instead, it would cause a massive stir throughout the entire Kingdom of the Nine States.
However, in order to prevent An Lin from attracting too much hatred, this matter was concealed very well. Only the five emperors of the Celestial Court, Lin Junjun, the homeroom teacher, and a few of An Lin's closest friends knew about this matter.
During the award ceremony, the school gave out many pills, materials, and spirit stones to those who had performed meritorious deeds. These were only a drop in the bucket compared to An Lin's vast fortune.
However, Vice-Principal Yuhua had secretly given An Lin three fourth-grade immortal pill coupons and one third-grade immortal pill coupon, which was quite generous.
Those were most likely the rewards that An Lin had received for doing things that no one knew about.
During this award ceremony, aside from An Lin's outstanding performance, Liu Qianhuan's performance was also very dazzling.
During a crucial battle against the snow maidens, she had single-handedly cut off a logistics team of three thousand people and slain three Soul Formation Stage snow maiden generals. She chased after the three thousand snow maidens for several hundred kilometers until a certain Holy Palace Leader was alerted, and only then did she return on her sword.
The executive department of the Celestial Court in the Holy Glacial Lands had already extended an invitation to her. As long as she worked there, she would receive the treatment of a general. Many of the important departments of the Celestial Court had also opened their doors to her.
However, she still hadn't decided where she wanted to go.
A light breeze blew past on a small path in the Celestial Court, and withered yellow leaves fell from the sky.
The path was covered in a yellow carpet of fallen leaves.
A pretty girl in a pink and blue sailor suit was humming a song as she stepped lightly on the yellow carpet, creating a slight rustling sound.
Her pink hair had grown a little long, and it was tied into a ponytail. As she walked, her ponytail also swayed in the wind. She was full of energy.
"An Lin, An Lin … What do you think I should choose?" Her voice was crisp and pleasing to the ear. Her thin brows were furrowed, and there was a hint of melancholy on her face. She looked very much like a young girl who was going through puberty.
A handsome man in a white robe walked beside the woman. He rolled his eyes. "This is the fifth time you've asked me."
The woman beside An Lin was none other than Liu Qianhuan, who was about to graduate and was facing an important decision in her life.
"But your answer is always different!" Liu Qianhuan looked at An Lin with a reproachful expression.
Sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves and shone on her fair, jade-like face. Her purple eyes shone brightly, and her coquettish expression was enough to charm countless male students.
An Lin sighed. "I suggested you go to the executive department, but you said it was too dangerous and you didn't like fighting and killing. I suggested you go to the headquarters of the Celestial Court. You said your family had hundreds of millions of assets waiting for you to inherit, and you didn't want to abandon the sect. I asked you to go home, but you said the people at home were heartless. I suggested you become an itinerant cultivator and live a carefree life, but you said you would be lonely … What else could I say?
"Hmph! Who told you to give such a perfunctory answer? Have you seriously considered it from my point of view? " Liu Qianhuan stretched out her long, slender leg and kicked An Lin's calf. She pouted and looked like she was about to cry. "I thought of you as a friend, but you're still giving me such a perfunctory answer when I'm about to leave …"
An Lin immediately cowered when he saw Liu Qianhuan's expression. He immediately offered words of consolation. "Alright, alright, I'll analyze it for you in a very serious and sincere manner, alright?"
"Hmph! You said it, don't go back on your word!" Liu Qianhuan's face instantly lit up with a beautiful smile.
An Lin was astonished upon seeing this. Could people change their attitudes so quickly?
She looked like she was about to cry just a second ago, and now she was suddenly a sunny day.
An Lin and Liu Qianhuan walked side by side. He put himself in Liu Qianhuan's shoes and thought about Liu Qianhuan's question.
The two of them interacted on the small path, and there was a hint of youthfulness and liveliness in their cozy interactions. This liveliness came from the fact that the woman would occasionally make small movements to tease the man beside her.
For example, she would suddenly flick An Lin's ear, or she would stealthily use her sword intent to cut off a strand of hair from An Lin.
An Lin would sometimes choose to retaliate, but the woman would always use her nimble movement techniques to evade his attacks, drawing a series of bell-like giggles.
The relaxed and joyful atmosphere was tinged with the faint sorrow of parting.
An Lin looked at the slightly mischievous Liu Qianhuan. He couldn't bear to part with her when he thought about the fact that this familiar friend of his was about to leave soon.
He thought about it for a moment before speaking.
"Ahem, Liu Qianhuan, then I'll ask you the first question. You have so many assets in your family, so how much do they weigh in your heart?"
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