Kong Hui Executed, Rumors of a Divine Artifact

"Qiankun Academy... contains something capable of influencing the transformation of the Human Path!"

Kong Hui's hoarse words exploded like thunder.

Li Yan's pupils suddenly contracted, and a chill shot up his spine.

In an instant, Yan Jiuling's words from their casual conversation rang clearly in his ears:

That Mo Sect grandmaster Yuan Feng, despite serving as the Chief Supervisor, had practically vanished from the Academy.

His whereabouts were a mystery. He frequently entered the imperial palace and repeatedly led the Mo Sect's elite forces away, disappearing without a trace. This had stirred up endless discussion, yet one supreme imperial edict after another had casually suppressed it all...

The court's funding for Qiankun Academy had silently risen by several grades, its lavish treatment enough to make people stare...

And there had been several other matters before this. The court had made a great show of force each time, purging quite a few officials.

Could all of this have been Emperor Xiao Qixuan borrowing the momentum to act?

Using the storms that came one after another to cleanse the Imperial Court without making a sound?

"Steam Engine!"

Those three words exploded in Li Yan's mind.

Only that object could live up to the name of "leveraging the transformation of the Human Path"!

For a moment, his mind shook violently.

That obscure hint he had given after catching a fleeting glimpse of Liangzi Lake that day.

That seemingly insignificant idle move... had actually become today's shocking upheaval!

He had anticipated it, but he had not expected it to come so quickly.

Elder Yuan Feng and the others must have already broken through.

The Mo Sect's secret arts, the power of water, fire, and steam...

Intertwined with the enormous shadow of mechanical gears and steam he had seen that day...

Where would the Nine