Half-Immortal
"Third Brother, what do you mean by this?" Lie Xingyun's face immediately darkened. He hadn't expected Zhen Liang to say such a thing in front of him.
"Although the Grand Dean is usually unrestrained, Vast Academy has been thriving under his Grand Dean for the past five hundred years. While it may not have returned to its former glory before the great war with the Demon Sect, it is not far off. The Grand Dean has made great contributions to the Vast Academy. Fifth Brother, I hope you can understand this." After Zhen Liang finished speaking, he ignored the expression on Lie Xingyun's face and walked straight towards Cang Lan below.
Lie Xingyun watched Zhen Liang's retreating figure, then glanced at Cang Lan, who was heading towards Dubian Town, his face grim, remaining silent.
"Speaking of which, this Mysterious Bookstore is truly amazing. The rain is actually seven colors and has such miraculous effects." As soon as Cang Lan entered Dubian Town, he was drenched in the Seven-Colored Liuli Rain. Feeling the effects brought by the Seven-Colored Liuli Rain, Cang Lan couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
"This Seven-Colored Rain is magical, and the books in the Bookstore are even more magical." Zhen Liang followed behind Cang Lan, gazing at the nine projections of book worlds that appeared above the Mysterious Bookstore, and exclaimed in amazement.
He was increasingly uncertain about what would happen next. Now that it was confirmed that Mysterious Bookstore had killed Seventh Dean Teng Chong, regardless of Mysterious Bookstore's reasons, Mysterious Bookstore and Vast Academy had become enemies.
Especially now that even Cang Lan, the Grand Dean of the Vast Academy, has come, this matter must be resolved in a way that ensures a good outcome for the Vast Academy.
The fact that the Mysterious Bookstore could be regarded as the number one power in the Azure Dragon Continent by cultivators, and even squeeze out the Vast Academy, which had been the number one power in the Azure Dragon Continent for five thousand years, is enough to prove the shock that the Mysterious Bookstore brought to cultivators on the continent, as well as its formidable strength.
Moreover, it's clear from the fight just now that Mysterious Bookstore doesn't take Vast Academy seriously. They killed the Seventh Dean first, and then they attacked the Fifth Dean just the same. It's practically impossible to make Mysterious Bookstore back down with this attitude.
However, if the two sides were to actually fight, the Vast Academy might not necessarily come out on top.
The outcome is uncertain.
"Whether it's miraculous or not, we'll find out by going and seeing for ourselves." Cang Lan always had a frivolous smile on her face, as if she had only come to Dubian Town for sightseeing, not to investigate the cause of death of Seventh Dean Teng Chong.
But only the higher-ups of the Vast Academy knew that this was the most terrifying aspect of Cang Lan, because one second she was laughing like that, and the next second that smile could be the last scene in someone's life.
"The Grand Dean is right," Zhen Liang stroked his beard and nodded in agreement.
"Hehe, look at them, they're acting like they've seen a ghost when they see me, is it really that big of a deal..." Cang Lan walked along, pointing at the rapidly dispersing crowd around her, laughing heartily.
Cang Lan's reputation on the continent is so great that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her the number one demon on the Azure Dragon Continent. Under normal circumstances, she doesn't kill people, but almost no cultivators she encounters can escape unscathed, and they will be traumatized afterward, taking months or even years to recover.
In short, there is no cultivator who knows Cang Lan who is not afraid of her.
Zhen Liang, standing to the side, also shook his head and remained silent, showing no emotional fluctuation towards the group of cultivators who were rapidly avoiding him, clearly having grown accustomed to it.
"How boring." Cang Lan didn't mind their appearance and behavior at all. As he walked, he casually reached out and caught a small golden character that floated down from the sky.
The small golden characters fell into Cang Lan's hand, turning into specks of golden light. Then, a string of small characters appeared in front of Cang Lan.
Zen saying: Destiny is created by oneself, appearance arises from the mind, all things in the world are manifestations, if the mind is unmoved, all things are unmoved, if the mind is unchanged, all things are unchanged.
Cang Lan read the sentence to the reader in a low voice. At first, her tone was relatively normal, but gradually her voice became lower and lower until it was almost inaudible.
Zhen Liang twitched her ears, lowered her head, and sighed softly.
"Dean Zhen, what is the meaning of this sentence?" Cang Lan asked him. This was a riddle, meant to explain the meaning of this Zen-like object; a reward would be given upon successful completion.
Upon hearing this, Zhen Liang looked up at the floating text, glanced at Cang Lan, and finally said in a low voice, "I suppose it means exactly what it says."
"The literal meaning? Dean Zhen, you old fox." Cang Lan chuckled, looking at the words in front of her, but her laughter soon faded.
The atmosphere instantly became a little awkward, Zhen Liang felt a little flustered.
"If the mind is unmoved, then all things are unmoved..."
"What if I'm tempted?" Cang Lan said calmly.
"If the heart is moved, then one will act rashly, injuring the body and causing pain to the bones, thus experiencing all kinds of suffering in the world." A gentle voice rang out.
"Injure their bodies, feel their bones, experience all kinds of suffering in the world..." Cang Lan murmured, a complex expression in his eyes, which then turned to surprise. Looking up, he saw that they had arrived in front of the Mysterious Bookstore at some point. In front of the Bookstore, a young man also dressed in a purple robe was looking at Cang Lan and Zhen Liang. The words he had just spoken came from this young man's mouth.
"Ma Feifei, the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore?" For some reason, Cang Lan blurted out these words. She had never met Ma Feifei before, but for some reason, at first glance, a voice deep in her heart told her that the young man in front of her was Ma Feifei, the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore.
"Indeed, this must be Grand Dean Cang Lan of the Vast Academy." Ma Feifei stood in front of the Bookstore, a slightly friendly smile on his face.
I couldn't help but laugh. Ma Feifei had just finished copying the Legendary-grade- quality book "Investiture of the Gods" in the backyard of the Bookstore. He wasn't really paying attention to the fighting outside, but unexpectedly, the system suddenly reminded him that a super SS had entered Dubian Town.
How big is this Super SS? The system has already given a heads-up, how could it be small?
According to the system's notification, this super SS has reached the Half-Immortal Realm, meaning he is infinitely close to the Immortal Realm.
Half-Immortal! Even Saint Chu hadn't reached that level, yet there were cultivators in this world with higher cultivation than Saint Chu. This gave Ma Feifei a huge fright.
Just to be on the safe side, Ma Feifei had no choice but to run out and see who this super SS was, and what she saw was Cang Lan and Third Dean Zhen Liang.
Ma Feifei was somewhat surprised that the Grand Dean of the Vast Academy had personally descended upon Dubian Town. He was surprised that the Grand Dean had learned of the death of the Seventh Dean Teng Chong, so quickly and was able to arrive so rapidly. He was also surprised by the Grand Dean's extraordinary strength.
It can only be said that it truly deserves to be the number one power on the Azure Dragon Continent, standing for over five thousand years without falling, its strength is far more terrifying than outsiders have guessed.
Judging from their current strength on paper, it seems that no one in the Mysterious Bookstore can defeat the Grand Dean who has stepped into the Half-Immortal Realm.
"Looks like this is going to be troublesome."