Zhou Qiucheng represented the imperial court and stood irreconcilably opposed to the Yellow Heaven Dao. Now that the Yellow Heaven Dao held Jinling City in its grip, Zhou Qiucheng had long been dissatisfied. However, because he had suffered injuries from the Innate Water God, he had delayed making the decision to set chaos right.
But ever since taking two Eight Treasures Heart-Locking Elixirs and cultivating for so long, Zhou Qiucheng's power had gradually begun to recover.
To drive out foreign threats, one must first settle internal troubles. With the date of his Dao debate with Chen Sanliang approaching, it would not be bad to first purge Jinling City clean.
"The winner takes all, while the loser leaves. That is fair enough. Though you cannot leave this Treasure Pagoda or Jinling City, we have brought the Grand Worthy Teacher's talismans. Once you are defeated, we will seal you away. When that happens, do not blame us for showing no mercy." Gu Mingyue smiled at Zhou Qiucheng, then said to Zhao Lie beside him, "I'll hold this old fellow back. You go into the academy and find Zhang Chen."
After speaking, Gu Mingyue struck out with his palm, taking the lead in attacking Zhou Qiucheng. That palm swept forth in a mighty torrent, forcing Zhou Qiucheng to focus his attention on dealing with it.
He did not need to defeat Zhou Qiucheng. As long as he delayed Zhou Qiucheng for several dozen breaths, Zhao Lie would have enough time to find Zhang Chen.
"Dean Zhou, excuse my discourtesy!" Zhao Lie chuckled softly and prepared to bypass Zhou Qiucheng and enter the academy.
"You dare run wild in the academy? You deserve ten thousand deaths!" Zhou Qiucheng shouted coldly. The next instant, his body shifted. The distant Treasure Pagoda flew up from the