As the sun rose, the morning glow dyed the entire Alioth Peak red.
This was the first night the newcomers spent at the North Style Academy. Even the usually lazy fellows wouldn't laze around on the first day.
The newcomers walked out of their rooms one after another. Lu Ping and Zi Mu were also among them. Last night, everyone had only gotten a rough look under the starlight. Only now did they completely understand the true appearance of Alioth Peak.
Even though they hadn't reached the peak, they could already see the roiling sea of clouds floating at the waist of the mountain. The extremely dangerous Alioth Peak was like a sharp sword stabbing into the sea of clouds. But on this dangerous peak, there was an extremely lively scene at this moment.
The newcomers thought they had woken up early enough, but the students on Alioth Peak had already started their daily routine. The entire peak didn't seem like the legendary holy land of training – one of the four great academies. Instead, it seemed like a bustling village. Practitioners wearing Alioth Peak's clothing walked through the mountains. Some were bathing in the morning light, some were picking morning dew, some were eating breakfast, some were rushing to do morning classes. Each had their own duties, each busy with their own matters.
Lu Ping's gaze didn't stay on these busy figures for too long. His gaze quickly landed on the peak of Alioth Peak.
The peak of Alioth Peak was a hundred meters higher than where Lu Ping and the others were currently at. It was tall and sharp, the mountain walls as smooth as a mirror. There were no stone steps to climb the mountain. With one look, one could tell that the sharp peak could not easily accommodate thousands of people like the peak of Alkaid Peak. This peak seemed to only be the highest point of Alioth Peak.
But right now, there was a person standing on the peak, facing the rising sun. The deep purple robe didn't lose any of its light from the sun. The seven star pattern on the back was even brighter in contrast. Especially the third star on the handle — Alioth Star.
Li Yaotian!
One of the seven academicians guarding Alioth Peak, was currently standing on the peak of Alioth Peak.
What was he doing?
Many newcomers also noticed the figure on the highest peak, and couldn't help but start discussing in whispers. Most of them thought that Li Yaotian was inspecting the actions of his students. Li Yaotian's strictness in teaching disciples was as famous as his attainments in custom-made abilities.
However, Lu Ping did not think so.
Because he could hear a wave of Soul Force continuously spreading out from the top of Alioth Peak. The feeling of the soul power was somewhat similar to the Vanishing End. But it wasn't the same. It seemed to be weaker than the Vanishing End, but it also seemed to be more majestic than the Vanishing End. Lu Ping followed the voice of the soul power all the way until it disappeared. But he knew. It wasn't that the power of the soul had disappeared, but that the expansion of the power of the soul had exceeded the range of his Soul Hearing ability.
Where is this Soul Force expanding to?
Lu Ping gazed into the distance and saw that the other six peaks of the Big Dipper also seemed to be floating in midair amidst the sea of clouds.
Is this … a custom-made ability that encompasses all seven peaks of the Big Dipper? Lu Ping guessed. It was unknown how powerful this custom-made ability was compared to Vanishing End. But if it could really encompass all seven peaks of the Big Dipper, just the range of restriction had already reached an unimaginable level. The punch of Lu Ping's soul could transmit sound through any medium. It was as if sound could explode extremely far, but compared to the range of this Soul Force, it was nothing. The strength of the North Style Academy was indeed unfathomable.
"What did you discover?" At this time, a voice came from the side. Lu Ping, who was lost in thought, turned his head to look. It was the head disciple of Alioth Peak. The eldest disciple of all the disciples of Alioth Peak, Chen Chu, held half a deep-fried pancake in his hand and ate as he walked over and asked.
"Nothing." Lu Ping immediately said. Others didn't even have the chance to speak more than a few words with Chen Chu, but he really didn't want to have too much interaction with this eldest disciple.
How could that evasive expression escape Chen Chu's eyes? Chen Chu was also secretly angry. He had been paying attention at the side for a while. He had long seen Lu Ping's gaze and the changes in his expression. He knew what Lu Ping was thinking. He had already guessed the gist of it.
"This is a custom-made Seven Elements Relief. The entire Big Dipper Mountain is under the protection of this custom-made ability. The people of Alioth Peak are in charge of maintaining it. If we don't break through this Seven Elements Relief, it would be a pipe dream to attack the North Style Academy, "Chen Chu said as he looked at the sky.
The white clouds floated halfway up the mountain. The sky was azure blue, and there seemed to be nothing there. But Chen Chu's "Clear Insight" perception was not below Lu Ping's "Soul Listening". Hence, he and Lu Ping were very clear that there was a Soul Force quietly flowing in the sky. It never stopped.
The Alioth Peak's Seven Elements Disaster Relief was no secret. It was as well-known as the North Style Academy, the seven academicians, and so on. But it wasn't common for a newcomer to sense the existence of this custom-made ability with his own perception. Chen Chu paid special attention. Among the rookies, other than Lu Ping, only Lin Tianbiao, who cracked Vanishing's End in a minute, sensed the existence of the Great Customization.
He was not surprised that Lin Tianbiao had such a performance, but Lu Ping actually had such outstanding perception. Chen Chu finally had a better understanding of Lu Ping's strength.
However, at this moment, Lu Ping suddenly asked, "Has no one ever tried it?"
"Try what?" Chen Chu was stunned.
"Break through this awkward-sounding big customization." Lu Ping said.
"What do you mean by 'big customization'? You little brat!" Chen Chu was furious. He intentionally threw the deep-fried pancake in his hand at Lu Ping's face.
"Seven Elements Relief! Seven Elements Relief!" Zi Mu hurriedly tried to smooth things over. He might not be strong, but he was from the Eastern Capital and had seen many things. He had long since heard of the Seven Elements Disaster Relief from the North Style Academy's Alioth Peak. However, the storytellers at the Eastern Capital Heavenly Bridge all called this thing the "Seven Elements Disaster Relief Great Formation", which added a bit of grandeur to it.
Chen Chu glared at Lu Ping before saying, "Of course there are people who want to cause trouble for the North Style Academy."
"However, not a single person has broken through the Seven Elements Disaster Relief Great Formation in the past two thousand and four hundred years." Chen Chu said with bright eyes. His tone was filled with pride.
"Then what about two thousand and four hundred years ago?" Lu Ping's mood was ruined in a second.
"The Seven Elements Disaster Relief Great … Great Formation was set up two thousand and four hundred years ago. Aiya, what do you see over there? Hurry up and take a look." Zi Mu saw that Chen Chu was about to get angry again and hurriedly answered Lu Ping's question. In his anxiety, he almost blurted out the "Seven Elements Disaster Relief Great Formation" that he had heard from the storytellers before. This was clearly a bit disrespectful. Fortunately, he corrected himself in time. After that, he might have pushed Lu Ping away. It wasn't easy for him to enter the North Style Academy. Did this guy want to create the miracle of being expelled after joining the academy yesterday?
Lu Ping couldn't wait to stay away from Chen Chu. Naturally, he cooperated with Zi Mu. Chen Chu watched the two walk away. He wanted to argue, but he couldn't bring himself to do so. He could only bite the deep-fried pancake in his hand.
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