The Green Peak Empire was the initiator of the attack on the North Style Academy. Now that the three great academies were at a disadvantage, they wanted to stand on the side of the North Style Academy? Xu Chuan strode forward, wanting to reason with the crown prince of the Green Peak Empire, Yan Ming. When the disciples of the Big Dipper Sect saw him, they actually didn't stop him. They watched as he angrily charged forward. In the end, a shout came from the crowd that was surrounded.
"Xu Chuan." It was Xu Su who called out to him.
"Teacher." Xu Chuan stopped and looked over, but he saw Xu Su's gaze. He seemed to have seen through Xu Chuan's thoughts.
"Come over here first," said Xu Su.
Xu Chuan quickly walked up and saw that the people from the three academies were all in a sorry state. They didn't want to show any signs of submission, but many of them were seriously injured to the point where they couldn't even stand. They were either sitting or lying down, exuding an aura of dejection.
"There … might be a misunderstanding," Xu Su said with difficulty.
Misunderstanding?
The three academies had suffered such heavy casualties. Many of their masters, fellow disciples, and close friends had fallen in this battle, and now they were saying that it was all a misunderstanding?
Was he begging for forgiveness from the North Style Academy? If he said sorry and the other side said that it's okay, such a deep blood feud, should he just leave it be for the time being?
Xu Chuan clenched his fists tightly. He did not want to accept such a punishment.
"Things are not as we thought them to be. Someone is using the name of the Green Peak Empire to start this war," Xu Su said.
Xu Chuan was stunned.
Using the name of the Qingfeng Empire? Honestly speaking, if it wasn't for the endorsement of an empire machine like the Green Peak Empire and the promise that they could solve the Seven Elements Relief Great Order, the three great academies wouldn't have attacked the North Style Academy together. In the original plan, they would make use of the North Style Academy to conduct the Seven Star Trials. They would first have the opportunity to exhaust a large amount of their forces, then use the Nine Dragon Fire Seal to disperse the North Style Academy's forces. Then, they would use the Phecda Peak's teleportation passage to sneak in. They would definitely be able to easily take down the Big Dipper.
As for the things that the Qingfeng Empire had promised, they had fulfilled all of their promises. Therefore, even though the battle had been extremely intense, the three great academies did not doubt them at all. Whether it was a character like Lu Ping or another large custom-made item from the Seven Stars Valley, it was indeed an unexpected situation.
But now, they were saying that someone had borrowed the name of the Qingfeng Empire? Was it so easy to borrow the name of the Qingfeng Empire? How could the North Style Academy deploy so many troops so easily?
"Who is it?" Xu Chuan blurted out.
"The Lin family."
"Lin … Lin family?" Xu Chuan was stunned again.
Green Peak Lin Family? One of the top ten cultivation clans in the world?
This …
Of course, Xu Chuan immediately remembered that it was the Lin Family who had gone to the three academies to lobby for these things. The Lin Clan had a high status in the Qingfeng Empire, only below the Yan Clan of the imperial family. Even those relatives of the Lin Clan could not be compared to the Lin Clan. The Lin family was a large cultivation clan that had mastered the Bloodline Arcana, and they had real strength. They represented the will of the Qingfeng Empire in most situations.
So, did the Lin Family use the name of the empire to deceive the three academies?
Xu Chuan's eyes were filled with shock. He could not help but turn his head to look at the eldest prince of the Green Peak Empire, Yan Ming.
Obviously, this matter had already been confronted long before he returned. However, facing Xu Chuan's gaze, Yan Ming didn't mind expressing his stance again.
"This matter, the Qingfeng Empire will definitely give the four academies an explanation," he said resolutely.
Xu Chuan looked back at the people from the three academies, and realized that some of them had doubtful and disapproving expressions. He knew that many of them had the same thought as him: This was very likely the Qingfeng Empire throwing away a rook to save the king. After all, making a move against the North Style Academy would have a bad influence. Killing them with a rod was still fine. But now that the North Style Academy had the upper hand, they started to sort out the whole matter. The Qingfeng Empire obviously did not want to be the scapegoat, otherwise, the four academies would be respected by the four academies, and the two empires, Changfeng and Black Army, would always be eyeing the north. If they did not handle this matter properly, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the empire was in danger of being destroyed.
Moreover, the Qingfeng Empire had sufficient reasons to want to destroy the North Style Academy. However, the Lin Clan was only a cultivation clan, what kind of hatred did they have to target the North Style Academy?
There were still many suspicious points, but Xu Chuan saw Xu Su's gaze again.
He understood that regardless of whether what Yan Ming said was true or not, the Qingfeng Empire was definitely not their backup. So, they no longer had any hope. If they persisted, the elite experts of the three academies would die without a single survivor. Saying that it was instigated by someone and they fell into a trap was the only expedient plan they could come up with. But this still depended on whether the North Style Academy would accept it or not. After all, they were the ones who besieged them first. Whether they fell into a trap or not, their intention to eradicate the North Style Academy was very clear. It was reasonable for the North Style Academy to not let them go.
Xu Chuan looked around, the people from the Big Dipper Sect that surrounded them were all experts that he had not seen on the battlefield. These people were all lured away by the Nine Dragons Fire Seal and missed the great battle. But now, they had become the North Style Academy's biggest support.
I never thought things would end up like this! Xu Chuan felt sorrowful.
"Since that is the case, if the Big Dipper Sect wants to kill or torture us, just say the word!" Xu Chuan said loudly.
"Isn't it easy to die?" Someone immediately replied coldly. The people from the Big Dipper Sect were all suppressing their anger at this moment. If it wasn't for the dean's order, they would have already killed the remnants of the three academies. Who cares if they misunderstood or fell into a trap? When Xu Chuan said this, the people from the Big Dipper Sect looked at their dean in unison. They had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
The dean of the Big Dipper Sect, Xu Mai, didn't look very good at the moment. However, he still needed to take charge of the situation. Xu Lixue followed closely at his side. He was ready to support his teacher if he couldn't hold on any longer.
Before he could say anything, the crowd suddenly split apart. Kuang Jie limped over with the help of one of his students.
"Teacher!" Kuang Jie's students hastily rushed out when they saw the two of them. Xu Mai also welcomed them with the help of Xu Lixue.
"I'm useless." Kuang Jie had a dejected expression as he only said these three words. His mind was filled with Lu Chenfeng's terrifying strength. He and his twelve students only wanted to stall for time and deal with Lu Chenfeng as much as possible. However, in the end, they didn't manage to stall for much time and were all defeated. Lu Chenfeng was still injured. If he was at his peak condition, wouldn't they not be able to stop him for even a second? Kuang Jie and this student next to him were still alive. It was only because Lu Chenfeng didn't do much after defeating them and left in a hurry that they managed to keep their lives.
"It's not your fault." Xu Mai sighed.
Xu Mai didn't know how much of an impact his injuries had on Lu Chenfeng with the Thousand Pine Ruler. But now, it seemed like …
"Where's Lu Ping?" Xu Mai asked Kuang Jie.
"We didn't see him." Kuang Jie had an expression of shame. In his opinion, they didn't last long enough for Lu Ping to arrive. They didn't know that Lu Ping didn't chase after Lu Chenfeng at all, nor did he think that taking back the Thousand Pine Ruler was his top priority. Huo Ying had asked him to kill Chen Chu and Yan Ge. That was what he had asked of him.
"How did Chen Chu die?" Xu Mai asked again. Even though Chen Chu had betrayed them, his Fate Star was still there, so everyone saw his death.
"Chen Chu died? We didn't see him. "Kuang Jie was a little surprised. They were in the mist and didn't know that a Fate Star had fallen.
"It seems like Chen Chu was killed by Lu Ping." Xu Mai said.
"There's also Yan Ge." Xu Lixue said and glanced at Yan Ming. After hearing Yan Ge's name, Yan Ming's expression slightly changed, but he didn't say anything. Xu Lixue noticed that half of Yan Ming's guards were gone, including his guard commander, Wen Kai.
However, Yan Ge's Fate Star did not fall, so he was naturally still alive.
"This mist should be dispersing by now, right?" Xu Mai looked at the spreading mist and said. Because of the existence of this dangerous mist, they didn't know what was happening inside.
"This should be Yan Ge's method. However, no one can solve this custom … "Xu Lixue said.
The dignified North Style Academy couldn't even solve this custom. One could imagine how terrifying their casualties were.
"This custom, such a large area, should be over by now. It's still here, the person who ordered it is still maintaining it." Xu Mai said.
"He still hasn't left?!" Xu Lixue was startled. The purpose of using the dangerous mist was obvious, it was to cover the retreat. With Lu Chenfeng's help, Seven Dipper was already at his wit's end, but the opponent still didn't leave. Wasn't this a little too arrogant?
"What else do they want to do?!" Xu Lixue clenched her fist and said.
Xu Mai frowned and didn't say anything.
The people of the three great academies who were still waiting for a reply were temporarily left to the side. Everyone looked at Xu Mai. They were no longer waiting for how to deal with the people of the three great academies.
Inside the mist, there was one of their disciples. Although he was just a newcomer, he played an incomparably crucial role in this battle. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he saved Seven Dipper.
But now, they didn't even know where Lu Ping was inside the mist. They wanted to help, but they couldn't even find the right direction.
The dangerous mist was still being maintained, was it because of this? Was Lu Ping's current situation not very good? However, the North Style Academy didn't have many usable people. Even if they wanted to send more reinforcements, they were powerless.
"Pass down the order, don't chase after Lu Chenfeng anymore. Tell them to pay more attention to Lu Ping. "Xu Mai told Xu Lixue.
Taking back the Allpine Ruler was their number one mission, so they naturally didn't just send Kuang Guang's group. Only a small portion of the people who returned from the thirty-two Nine Dragon Fire Seals came back to oversee the Seven Stars Valleys, but the majority went to chase after Lu Ping.
Were they going to give up on the Allpine Ruler just like that?
Xu Lixue was unwilling, but he knew that this was his teacher's style. It was just like how he forcefully activated the unrepaired Painted Prison in order to save Lu Ping.
Lu Chenfeng said that he owed Seven Dipper, then said that he didn't owe him anything.
And Seven Dipper owed Lu Ping a lot.
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