What was the real point? Chu Min did not say it, but Morin had an idea. Whether it was his realm of Three Spirits Connected or his special body constitution without a Spirit of Power, it was not enough in such a grand scene. He was not needed on the battlefield. His main role was to use his expertise as an assassin to help Lu Ping conceal his identity.
As for Su Tang, no one said anything. Her relationship with Lu Ping was different from everyone else's. Her and Lu Ping's trip was obviously not just to support the North Style Academy. They had their own matters to deal with the Dark Academy. Even without the joint summons of the four academies, Lu Ping would have taken action sooner or later. If rebuilding Zhenfeng College was for Guo Youdao and the three years they had spent in Zhenfeng College, then targeting the Dark Academy was for their past and future.
After changing their clothes and putting on a mask sent by Draconis, the three changed beyond recognition quietly left Zhenfeng College. They then walked openly into the streets of Canyon Peak City and left the city.
The various academies also began to take action in response to the crusade. Those who had the manpower, those who had the money, and those who did not have the money, put in some effort. More than four hundred academies across the continent had already sent out their teams, all of them heading north towards Yanmen Pavilion.
Second of February, spring had returned to the land.
Most areas of the continent had already started busy with spring plowing, but Yanmen Pavilion, which was close to the bitter cold outside the borders, was still shrouded in the bitter cold. It was like winter here all year round, and the conditions were not much better than outside the borders. It had not been so lively in the past thousand years. Academy practitioners from all over the continent continued to gather here over the next few days. They finally all gathered on the second of February.
Yanmen Pavilion, which had been weathered for a thousand years, was already somewhat dilapidated. Other than the occasional traveler, few people remembered the fierce battle that had taken place here a thousand years ago. In that battle, countless heroic xiuzhe became famous in the world, but even more xiuzhe were buried in foreign lands. Thus, on the second of February, the first thing they did at Yanmen Pavilion was to hold a memorial service.
People who had lived for thousands of years were few and far between. Even with the existence of the academy's legacy, it was impossible to clearly record everyone's name. But their deeds, their sacrifices, and everything they had done at Yanmen Pavilion had always been passed down in the academy.
In the dilapidated Yanmen Pavilion, Big Dipper Academy, Southern Sky Academy, Black Tortoise Academy, and Que Yue Academy, the deans of the four great academies, gathered together and led The World Academy to complete this memorial service. It was a remembrance of their ancestors, but it was also a firm determination for this crusade.
After the memorial service, the deans of the four academies lined up in a row in the Yanmen Pavilion. The others were all outside the pavilion, seated below them. Even the eldest prince of the Qingfeng Empire, Yan Ming, the prince of the Xuan Army Empire, Gu Qichao, and the dean of the Feng Chang Empire, Zhu Xie, were no exception.
Seeing the leaders dispatched by the three empires, the various academies discussed it in private.
The deans of the four great academies had come personally, and the representatives sent by the three great empires were all people who stood above tens of thousands of people. It could be seen how important this matter was to them. In comparison, most of the academies did not seem grand enough. But if the deans did not come personally, they all felt that their academies had neglected them.
Ba Liyan of the Canyon Peak Academy was secretly rejoicing. Originally, he had not intended to go personally, but after the Zhenfeng Academy changed its mind and attracted attention, the other academy in Canyon Peak City was also occasionally mentioned. Ba Liyan felt that this was a chance for the Canyon Peak Academy to show its face, so he decided to personally lead the team to make things easier. In the end, when he arrived at Yanmen Pavilion and saw the important figures from the four great academies and the three great empires, he felt that this trip had not been in vain if he could just speak to them and get to know them.
Of course, there was no shortage of such opportunities. After all, Ba Liyan was the dean of an academy. The Canyon Peak Academy arrived at Yanmen Pass on the first of February. On that day, the four deans personally met with him and inquired about his well-being. Although Ba Liyan knew that this was just a routine greeting, he was still very excited. When he saw the frightened and embarrassed expressions of the leaders of the academies when they met with the four deans, he was even more glad that he had made a wise decision this time.
Even if no one thought that the Canyon Peak Academy's deans and the four great deans were equal in status, this was still the limit of their sincerity. In comparison, the academies without deans were clearly lacking in sincerity. When the Qingfeng Empire's Prince Yan Ming, the Black Army Empire's Prince Gu Qiming, and the Changfeng Empire's Central Academy's Dean Zhu Xie arrived, these academies became even more uneasy.
From the first to the second of the second of the second month, Ba Liyan saw with his own eyes the deans of many academies suddenly appear at the Yanmen Pavilion. Each of them was panting heavily. He did not know what kind of rush they had gone through, but they had finally managed to patch up their sincerity.
The various academies had already begun to fight openly and covertly over such a small matter, but the four great academies didn't seem to care much about this issue. After the ceremony, the four deans stood in a row in the pavilion and looked at the dense crowd outside. Gradually, the deans of the Southern Sky Academy, Black Tortoise Academy, and Que Yue Academy all looked at the North Style Academy's dean, Xu Mai.
Xu Mai took a slight step forward, and everyone knew that he was about to speak. They immediately quietened down. Occasionally, there would be noises, but diligent practitioners would quickly move to eliminate them.
"Thank you for your trouble, everyone." Xu Mai spoke. He used a bit of his special ability to ensure that everyone could hear his voice.
"This time, we gathered everyone to crusade against the Dark Academy because we had no other choice. The letter I sent to everyone was not an alarmist," Xu Mai said.
Once these words were spoken, discussions immediately broke out. Everyone was originally filled with doubts about the four great academies' summons to crusade against the Dark Academy. They were already guessing if there was some unavoidable reason behind it, and now it seemed like Xu Mai was going to give everyone an explanation.
"Many of you here are old friends of our four academies. I'm afraid that you have already noticed that the four academies have lost some of their old faces during this trip." Xu Mai continued, "They are not staying behind or have other important matters to attend to. They did not come because they are no longer here."
"During the Big Dipper Competition three months ago, because of the Dark Academy's premeditated arrangements, the four academies experienced a disaster. Just the North Style Academy alone lost two academicians and three head disciples. The rest were all heavily injured, and the casualties of the other academies were uncountable. "Xu Mai paused for a moment when he spoke up to here, giving everyone time to digest the shock. During the Big Dipper Competition, the four great academies and the participants could be said to have done their best to seal off the news. This was because this news would have a huge impact and influence on the entire continent. But today, the news was made public because they needed everyone to know the severity of the problem at hand. They needed everyone to be united against a common enemy.
Hence, there was no need to mention the conflict between the four great academies. Everything pointed towards the Dark Academy. To be able to toss the four great academies into such a sorry state, just how much power did the Dark Academy have now? Everyone was already imagining it.
"Under the current situation, the former disciple of the Big Dipper, Lu Chenfeng, betrayed the Dark Academy and even seized the Divine Weapon that had been passed down since the North Style Academy was founded, the Thousand Pine Ruler." Xu Mai said.
"This Thousand Pine Ruler has endless uses. Even if it is a bitter cold land outside of the pass, with it, we can turn the sky and earth upside down and create a Seven Stars Valley. And this won't take too long. Hence, everyone, do you still need me to explain how urgent the situation is? "Xu Mai said.
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