He had no idea why the principal was looking for him, but since the principal had invited him over, he didn't dare to delay the matter. Thus, he instructed Luo Yan and the others to keep an eye on that fellow and prevent him from escaping before following behind the master teacher to the principal's office.
The Refining School covered an area of several tens of thousands of acres. It was divided into the refining area, the office area, the study area, and the place for the assessment of grades.
The Blacksmith Guild branch of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy was located at the examination hall, and it was still quite a distance away from the office.
As a Saint realm expert, it didn't take long for him to arrive at the principal's office. He pushed open the door and walked in.
Upon entering the room, Zhang Xuan saw the school head and the other three vice school heads seated in the room, seemingly discussing something.
The head of the Blacksmith School, Zhao Bingxu, was one of the Ten Great Master Teachers!
In the Master Teacher Academy, his standing was second only to the head of the Apothecary School.
Sitting upright in the room, he exuded an air of majesty and bearing.
At this moment, the president was frowning. The other three vice-presidents also had serious expressions on their faces.
"Dean, are you looking for me?"
Yuan Hong took a step forward and sat on his seat with a puzzled expression.
Upon seeing Zhang Xuan, the school head nodded and flicked his wrist. "You came at a good time. There's a matter that we need to discuss with you!"
Huala!
The formation in the room was activated, isolating it from the outside world.
Even if the people outside wanted to peep in, they wouldn't be able to detect it.
Of course, before the formation was broken, the information from the outside couldn't be transmitted in, so it wouldn't affect them.
Yuan Hong was perplexed to see that the principal had even activated the formation.
"Since everyone is here, I will speak!" School Head Zhao Bingxu nodded. With a grim expression, he said, "Just a moment ago, School Head Mo and Pavilion Master Mo summoned all of us over to inform them of a major matter!"
Yuan Hong's expression froze.
For Pavilion Master Mo and School Head Mo to overstep their authority and gather him personally, it was impossible for them to be ordinary.
"Could it be that … there's news of the old principal?"
One of the vice presidents could not help but ask.
To the current Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy, the greatest problem was the disappearance of the old principal, leaving them without a leader.
If there was news, that would be great.
"That's not it!" Zhao Bingxu shook his head. "It's the appearance of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe!"
"Otherworldly Demons?"
Yuan Hong's body tensed up.
As a 6-star pinnacle master teacher, he understood the significance of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe.
For the Principal to activate the isolation formation, it probably wasn't as simple as just appearing.
"Un. Senior Byzantium Helios has gone missing, and it is unknown whether he is still alive or not. Perhaps he has been abducted or killed!" Zhao Bingxu said calmly.
The four of them were the vice heads of the Blacksmith School, as well as the pillars of humanity. They were trustworthy, so it was not a big deal for Zhang Xuan to leak the news to them.
"Senior Saint Beast has gone missing?"
Yuan Hong and the others widened their eyes in shock.
If it was any other matter, he could still accept it, but this matter was too big!
It was so big that it was hard to believe.
The Byzantium Helios Beast was the tamed beast of the old principal, and its cultivation had already reached Saint 1-dan pinnacle, making it far stronger than them. Yet, it had been captured, and it was unknown whether the Otherworldly Demon was still alive or not... How powerful must the Otherworldly Demon be?
"That's right. Elder Saint Beast didn't even have the time to send a message before we lost contact with him … Even I only know that he disappeared from Leiyuan Peak. From the looks of it, there seems to be more than one Otherworldly Demon. There are at least a dozen of them who have reached Saint realm, and one of them is even at Saint 2-dan!"
Zhao Bingxu said.
He had rushed over right after the meeting with the Ten Great Master Teachers, fearing that he would miss the best opportunity to save the Otherworldly Demon.
"More than a dozen Saint realm Otherworldly Demons?"
"At Saint 2-dan at the very least?"
The crowd trembled once more.
If the Otherworldly Demons were truly that powerful, they would be beyond their control.
Yuan Hong couldn't help but ask, "Should we report this matter?"
No matter how powerful the Master Teacher Academy was, it was unlikely that it would be able to deal with so many Otherworldly Demons simultaneously. They would have to report this matter to the headquarters and have them dispatch more powerful master teachers to deal with it.
"Mu shi from the headquarters has already arrived at the academy, and he has already reported this matter to the headquarters. His intentions are simple — we will deal with this matter ourselves, and whoever manages to save Senior Saint Beast will become the next principal!"
Zhao Bingxu said.
"Next principal?"
The eyes of the crowd lit up.
If Zhao Bingxu could become the principal of the entire Blacksmith School, the standing of the Blacksmith School would soar, and it would only be a matter of time before it surpassed the Apothecary School.
"Un. The reason why I called you all here is to inform you to investigate the matter as soon as possible. Our Blacksmith School has to find the Otherworldly Demon before the other academies …"
Zhao Bingxu nodded as he spoke of his intentions.
"Alright!"
"Principal, rest assured, we will do our best!"
Yuan Hong and the others nodded in agreement.
This wasn't just a matter that concerned Principal Zhao alone; the entire Master Teacher Academy and mankind would be implicated as well. Even if they didn't offer to become the principal of the Blacksmith School, they still couldn't turn down the offer.
"Un. Alright then, I'll leave this matter to you. Everyone, go and make the necessary preparations!"
Zhao Bingxu nodded.
"Principal Zhao, I still have something to report!"
Seeing that Principal Zhao Bingxu had waved his hand, one of the vice school heads hurriedly stood up and said.
"I have something to report as well …" Yuan Hong hurriedly said.
"You have something to report as well? Principal Xiong, you should go first! "
Seeing that the two vice school heads had something to report, Zhao Bingxu asked doubtfully.
Xiong Bing, the vice school head of the Blacksmith School, was in charge of overseeing the Blacksmith School, and he had the closest relationship with the students.
"Alright!" Xiong Bing nodded. "It's like this. Some time ago, a student applied to participate in a trial, claiming that he found the ancient domain left behind by Elder Wu Yangzi … I believe that everyone here is aware of such matters, so I didn't think too much of it. Thus, I gave him some Academic Credits and allowed him to participate in the trial!"
Wu Yangzi was the most formidable blacksmith in Hongyuan Empire in the past ten thousand years. Due to his immense fame, he was the idol of many students. Every year, there would be many students who applied to participate in a trial related to him, but most of them only heard of it through hearsay.
"Could it be that … it's true this time around?"
Seeing that Zhao Bingxu had suddenly brought up this matter, Yuan Hong's breathing hastened.
If it was true, it would surely cause a huge uproar in the Blacksmith School.
Putting everything aside, just Wu Yangzi's reputation alone was enough to drive countless blacksmiths frenzied.
"I'm still unable to tell whether it's true or not, but the one who completed the trial is … the Sixth Princess!" Xiong Bing said.
"Sixth Princess? You mean … Princess Yu Fei-er? "
Zhao Bingxu asked.
She was the only one who could be called the Sixth Princess.
Even as one of the Ten Great Master Teachers, Zhao Bingxu had long heard of the Sixth Princess.
"That's right. Not only her, the Grade-2 Luo Qiqi and the Xing Clan's Xing Yuan are also here!"
Xiong Bing said.
"I've heard of Luo Qiqi before. She's a genius in Grade-2, and as long as she is nurtured well, she'll surely achieve great things in the future! As for Xing Yuan, is he the junior of Old Man Xing's clan? "
Zhao Bingxu asked.
"That's right!"
Xiong Bing nodded.
"They seem to be rather reliable, so why would they start looking for Elder Wu Yangzi's legacy?" Yuan Hong asked in bewilderment.
Every year, there would be people looking for Elder Wu Yangzi, but the news would always turn out to be fake. These people were of considerable standing and standing, so why would they be acting like the others?
"I don't know whether they are reliable or not, but they came to me today, saying that not only did they complete the mission, they even brought back Elder Wu Yangzi's remains … This matter is of great importance, so I dare not make any decisions on my own. Thus, I hope that you can verify it with me!"
Xiong Bing said with a grim expression.
"Verify it? Alright, where are they? "Hearing that they had brought back Elder Wu Yangzi's remains, everyone was taken aback.
Zhao Bingxu couldn't help but ask. Most of the others who had gone to look for Elder Wu Yangzi's legacy had returned empty-handed. Yet, these people actually said that they had found Elder Wu Yangzi's remains …
If that was true, even Zhao Bingxu would be astonished.
Even though he was a 6-star pinnacle blacksmith, he was still far from being a match for Elder Wu Yangzi.
"Wait outside. I'll invite them in right now!" Xiong Bing said.
"Alright!" Zhao Bingxu nodded.
Xiong Bing left the room, and a moment later, he returned with three people.
They were Xing Yuan, Luo Qiqi, and Yu Fei-er.
Even though Xing Yuan, Ye Qian, and the others had returned from the Miryu Empire a long time ago, their aerial spirit beasts were far inferior to the Great Violetwing Beast. On top of that, they had been delayed for quite some time on the way back. As a result, even though Yu Fei-er and the others had arrived later than them, they still managed to arrive before them.
By the time everyone had arrived, they had already come forward to report the matter.
"Xing Yuan (Luo Qiqi, Yu Fei-er) pays respect to the school heads!"
The group clasped their fists.
"There's no need for formalities!" Zhao Bingxu stroked his beard as he asked, "You said that you have found Elder Wu Yangzi's corpse. Is that true?"
"That is indeed the reason why we are here!"
Xing Yuan nodded. "I beseech the school heads to investigate this matter!"
After saying those words, he flicked his wrist, and a corpse appeared before everyone's eyes.
It was the corpse that they had found in the underground palace.
"This …"
Upon seeing the corpse, Zhao Bingxu, Yuan Hong, and the others glanced at one another, and their eyes narrowed in astonishment.
Even though Elder Wu Yangzi had disappeared after being captured by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, he had left behind a portrait of him, and they had seen it before. Even though the corpse before them was slightly shriveled, it was completely identical to the portrait!
In other words … there was a high chance that this corpse was Elder Wu Yangzi!
Could it be that … they had accomplished a mission that countless others had failed to accomplish?
"Elder Wu Yangzi once forged a [Golden Iron Cloak] for himself. Unlike other protective artifacts, it can be concealed beneath one's skin. If there's such an artifact here, it can only mean that this corpse is indeed him!"
Zhao Bingxu stood up and gazed at Zhang Xuan grimly.
"Golden Iron Cloak?"
Yuan Hong and the others were taken aback.
Even they had never heard of such a matter before.
"That's right!" Zhao Bingxu nodded. Walking up to the corpse, he tapped his finger lightly, and a surge of sword qi flew straight toward the corpse's skin.
Si la!
A gash appeared on the corpse's skin, revealing the object within. It had a metallic luster to it.
"It's indeed the Golden Iron Cloak … This really is Elder Wu Yangzi's corpse!"
Seeing the appearance beneath the skin, Zhao Bingxu clenched his fists tightly, and his breathing hastened.
It was possible to forge a corpse, but it was impossible to forge a Golden Iron Cloak. After all, the forging method had long been lost, and even he didn't know how to forge it!
Since the corpse before him was wearing it, there could only be one possibility — it was Wu Yangzi's corpse …
As real as it could be!
(I have been sitting motionlessly in front of my computer. I've finally finished the two chapters for the day. Do I still have my monthly tickets? I still have five hours left. It would be a waste if I don't do it now.)
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