Anyone leaving at that moment would have drawn attention, let alone a Void Sage like Fang Yun.
Many people curiously asked what was happening, and word that Fang Yun was attending the Grand Academicians' Council quickly spread.
Before Fang Yun even stepped through the gates of Chang Hong Courtyard, many already knew. They watched his retreating figure with envy, buzzing with discussion.
"We're all new students at the Sacred Academy. We haven't even familiarized ourselves with the courses yet, and we're struggling to keep up. But look at Fang Yun-he can already attend the Grand Academicians' Council!"
"Never mind the new students. Even veterans like us can't compare. A few of us may advance to Hanlin Academician and take posts at the Sacred Academy, but calling us assistants to the Grand Academicians is putting it nicely. In reality, we're all errand runners. Forget participating in the Grand Academicians' Council-we wouldn't even get to speak there. At best, we might sit in, and even that depends on luck. For an important council meeting like this, we couldn't even do that."
"Alas, we're considered eminent figures back home, people of standing in our own regions. One stamp of our feet could shake everything within a hundred miles three times over. But Fang Yun? He takes a direct part in the human race's military and political decisions, shaping its course. One stamp of his foot would make even the Demon Realm tremble!"
"Don't compare yourselves to him. Whatever you do, don't compare yourselves to Void Sage Fang. Every last one of us here-who could sit on the Grand Academicians' Council twenty years from now and formulate major policies for the human race? What about thirty years?"
Many fell silent. He was absolutely right. Even thirty years later, most of them would at best