As everything here proceeded in orderly fashion and the ancient beasts of the Mountain Clan grew peaceful.
Outside the Heaven-Observing Pavilion, Skyfall Star City.
The moment King Marquis stepped out of the Heaven-Observing Pavilion, an elderly man with an ancient, rustic bearing stopped him.
"Elder Master..." King Marquis looked at the figure's back in surprise, unable to understand why his Elder Master had blocked his path.
"King Marquis." The Elder Master of the Heavenly Dipper Dao Academy turned around and asked mildly, "Where are you headed?"
"Elder Master... I..." King Marquis looked somewhat nervous, unsure how to explain his work outside. He had even missed an assignment back then. Could it be that Elder Master had come to settle old scores?
He had seen it himself back then—when Chen Xun and Senior Brother Ke Ding missed class, Elder Master had flown into a thunderous rage.
"Come with me." Elder Master turned with his hands clasped behind his back and walked ahead alone.
"Yes." King Marquis deeply respected this Elder Master and did not dare defy the old man's wishes.
Within a quiet pavilion, Elder Master stopped. King Marquis grew increasingly nervous, though it was not as if he feared Elder Master would harm him.
"Outside your studies, I have heard that you have spent many years out in the world." Elder Master's gaze deepened. "King Marquis, as your master, I do not intend to interfere with what you do beyond your studies. But do you know what exactly you have been doing these past years?"
"Elder Master..." King Marquis's expression turned solemn as he respectfully replied, "This disciple has merely been working outside, hoping to gain a little more... experience."
Ever since the Immortal-Demon Dual Cultivation Technique descended and the Heaven-Observing Pavilion ushered in winds of great reform, training in