"You... cannot keep forcing yourself like this. Grand Academicians can indeed go without sleep for years, but their bodies are still mortal. It will still harm your health."
"Yes, my lord. We have dealt with the Mammoth Army anyway. Get a good night's sleep."
"Even four hours would be good."
Fang Yun smiled faintly. "No, I'm pressed for time. I couldn't sleep. Carry on." With that, he took out another book and rapidly leafed through it. After finishing, he shut his eyes tightly. He seemed to be resting, but was actually recalling and reviewing its contents.
Watching him, the Pearl River Army's generals were filled with emotion. Why was a distinguished Grand Academician pressed for time?
To forge ahead for the human race, to race against the demon barbarians!
Respect welled up in the generals' hearts.
"The honors our lord earned today were truly deserved."
The fighting on the Two Worlds Mountain City Wall continued. Fang Yun intervened only when the Pearl River Army occasionally faced danger; the rest of the time, he sat upon Walking the Blue Clouds and read.
Whenever he reached a profound passage written by a Great Scholar, Fang Yun would often ponder it for a long time. If he truly could not understand it, he would descend from Walking the Blue Clouds with the book in his hand and walk slowly behind the Pearl River Army, thinking as he went.
The Sacred Way was supremely difficult.
After walking for a while, Fang Yun still could not fathom one point of the Sacred Way. With a soft sigh, he had to abandon his contemplation, intending to breathe some fresh air and look around.
Then he realized he was atop Two Worlds Mountain's wall. What fresh air was there here? The stench of blood was everywhere.
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