Abandon the Hibernation Plan!

The vast amount of Blood Essence was mostly converted from the corpses of Fierce Beasts purchased at great expense, costing the Wei State Duke Mansion nearly ten years of savings.

But at this moment, Mo Yunxuan, burning with rage, clearly wouldn't care about these external possessions, nor did he have the inclination to hoard them anymore.

He had the 200 people sit cross-legged at a certain distance from each other and then proceeded to strengthen them.

Mo Yunxuan did not leave Training Ground No. 3 during the entire strengthening process, and no one knew what was happening inside.

Even when Meng Zhirou personally came to persuade him, she was stopped by Wang Yuan, who had received orders beforehand, and his Imperial Guard.

Fortunately, it seemed that the aura leakage caused by the System's strengthening had a certain limit. Apart from the occasional bursts of airflow, there were no major disturbances.

Those outside couldn't detect the situation within the training ground. Otherwise, continuous spiritual power surges from breakthroughs would make anyone suspicious.

At that point, not only would outsiders be unable to sit still, but even the Imperial Guard would forcefully break in out of concern for his safety.

Meanwhile, Lü Qingjian, who had just returned to Taihua Academy, was also in a very bad mood.

Having held a high position for a long time, he was accustomed to a sense of superiority and the usual flattery from students and instructors.

Mo Yunxuan's indifferent attitude, cold gaze, and murderous warning today made him feel extremely dissatisfied.

If it weren't for the potential negative consequences of taking action, he would have crushed this little ant long ago.

What bothered him even more was that he had only been back in his office for less than fifteen minutes.

The Dean of Academic Affairs of the academy had run to him, bringing with him several handfuls of resignation and withdrawal applications.

He casually flipped through a few of them, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Zhang Feng, are you sure you're not joking with me?"

Zhang Feng, the Dean of Academic Affairs of Taihua Academy, replied helplessly, "Dean Lü, these are all real. How could I possibly joke about something like this with you!"

"But... but there are so many? How can there be this many?"

"At most, we usually get one or two, and most of them are applications for leave of absence."

Facing Lü Qingjian's confusion, Zhang Feng didn't know if he was pretending to be stupid or was genuinely foolish. Cursing him as an idiot internally, he said coldly, "You should be asking yourself that. What have you done? Don't you know yourself?"

After speaking, Zhang Feng gave him a look of disdain.

His current cultivation had reached the Spirit Transmutation Peak Stage, meaning he was half a step into the Void Refinement Realm. In one to two years at most, he could cross this threshold and become a true Void Refinement Realm Expert.

Even now, he was confident he could hold his own against Lü Qingjian for a while, and if he couldn't win, he could still escape.

Furthermore, both he and Lü Qingjian were part of the management dispatched to Taihua Academy by the imperial family. Their ranks were the same.

If Lü Qingjian were to lose his temper and attack him, and the matter escalated to the imperial family, he would definitely not be the one at a disadvantage.

Therefore, he didn't have much reverence for Lü Qingjian. Moreover, this whole mess was caused by Lü Qingjian in the first place.

He wished he could ascend to the Void Refinement Realm on the spot and dismantle Lü Qingjian's bones!

Expecting him to have a good attitude would be less likely than expecting the Empress to open her Imperial Harem!

When Lü Qingjian heard Zhang Feng's mockery and saw the disdain in his eyes, his irritation intensified.

He wanted to act but was wary of Zhang Feng's strength and his backing. He could only say in exasperation, "Rejected! From now on, all such applications will be rejected!"

"Fine, but such a major matter should be handled personally by Vice Dean Lü. I, a mere Dean of Academic Affairs, cannot bear this responsibility."

Zhang Feng wasn't particularly concerned about how Lü Qingjian would handle it. All he needed was to shift the responsibility that didn't belong to him in the first place.

Otherwise, even if everyone knew it had nothing to do with him, this stain would remain on his record.

As for a scapegoat, the culprit standing before him was naturally the best choice.

Did Lü Qingjian not understand Zhang Feng's meaning? He did, and very clearly.

Zhang Feng hadn't tried to hide anything since he came in. If he couldn't figure that out, then his position as Vice Dean would have been for nothing.

But what could he do even if he knew? This was his mess to begin with, and now he had to bear it whether he wanted to or not.

He looked at the pile of applications and waved his hand, rejecting them all.

Zhang Feng simply took all the applications back after Lü Qingjian had finished processing them.

There was no sign of interference throughout the entire process, as if he had nothing to do with it.

After Zhang Feng left, the sound of objects shattering and low, suppressed roars could be heard from the office.

Inside the Wei State Duke Mansion.

By the time Mo Yunxuan emerged from the training ground, a day and a night had passed. He now officially possessed the cultivation of the Body Integration Realm Early Stage.

All 200 Elite Vanguard soldiers had advanced to the Spirit Transmutation Realm Early Stage.

Among them, 30 were strengthened to the Void Refinement Realm Early Stage, while Li Tieniu and Chen Yuanshan were directly promoted to the Body Integration Realm Early Stage.

With his current strength, these 200 Elite Vanguard soldiers alone could make Taihua Academy suffer a hundred deaths and still have strength left over.

However, there were still allies inside, so he had to let his own people retreat first, minimizing friendly fire as much as possible.

As for those unwilling to retreat, heh, their stance was already firm, making them his enemies.

Since they were all enemies, a life-or-death struggle was the norm, and the outcome was not for him to say.

However, he needed to strike at the vital points and eradicate the roots. He didn't want Lin Fan to escape and then become stronger to cause him trouble.

Besides, he had no way to plunder the Child of Fortune's luck. Killing him directly was much more convenient!

Mo Yunxuan pondered, looked at Li Tieniu and Chen Yuanshan, and said:

"Li Tieniu, Chen Yuanshan, each of you will take 24 Spirit Transmutation Realm Elite Vanguard officers and take over the Left and Right Wei Guards respectively."

Chen Yuanshan cupped his fists and accepted the order. He knew that in the past week, Meng Qianxue, the current Commander of Right Wei Guard, had written to urge him several times.

She was probably eager to hand over the position of commander, so he didn't expect any surprises this time.

In contrast, Li Tieniu's face showed some hesitation. He remembered that the current Commander of Left Wei Guard was not under the control of the Wei State Duke Mansion.

Changing commanders so readily didn't worry him, but he was concerned about disrupting Mo Yunxuan's hibernation plan.

He couldn't help but remind him: "Duke, your hibernation plan ends in three weeks. Should we reconsider?"

It was better not to mention the hibernation plan; the mere mention of it made Mo Yunxuan furious.

He had initially thought that since he had handed over military power and revealed his Fangs, and Lin Fan's opportunity to meet Meng Zhirou was cut off, there shouldn't be any major problems within a month. He planned to spend his days in romantic bliss with Meng Zhirou, not even having time to use the Blood Essence he absorbed.

But just one week in, someone had attacked him. It was simply outrageous!

Since these people didn't want him to have a peaceful life, he wouldn't blame himself for flipping the table.

Hibernation plan? What hibernation plan!

He even wanted to pull his past self from a week ago out and beat him up. What kind of ridiculous plan was that!

Now he was being bullied and had nowhere to turn!