Heading to the Spirit Ascension Platform

Li Qingxun believed he had covered his tracks well. In fact, it was not even a question of how well he had hidden them.

This had nothing to do with him in the first place. He was just an ordinary student.

Toji Fushiguro was the one who had committed the offense, yet instead of investigating Toji Fushiguro, they had come after him.

Frankly, no matter how anyone looked at it, that made no sense.

Yet here it was, happening for reasons he could not fathom.

Tang Sect personnel had caught him. They watched Li Qingxun, who made no move.

The two young men with guns stepped forward, only to be pushed aside.

A more seasoned-looking middle-aged man entered. He glared at the two of them, then turned his gaze to Li Qingxun.

"You're Li Qingxun, aren't you? You're suspected of severely injuring Soul Masters and attacking your classmates without mercy."

"The matter has been reported to the Tang Sect branch. The Tang Sect's Eastsea City branch will handle it."

The man's voice was cold, though not especially stern.

After all, as far as they were concerned, he was only a young Soul Master.

Once the man had finished speaking, he turned slightly toward his two subordinates and glared at them again.

The two looked aggrieved but said nothing.

When Li Qingxun heard that this concerned his attack on Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Wei Xiaofeng, his brows relaxed a little.

He did not raise his hands. Instead, he calmly picked up the phone beside him. The man smiled at Li Qingxun's move and did not stop him.

Without a word, Li Qingxun calmly dialed Wu Changkong's number.

After the phone rang, Wu Changkong's voice came through. "Why are you calling so early? Do you need to ask for leave? Or is it something else?"

There was a hint of puzzlement in Wu Changkong's tone.

Li Qingxun answered with a trace of helplessness in his voice.

"Teacher, Tang Sect people have caught me. I think Wei Xiaofeng and the others' parents reported me for injuring their children.

"So now the Tang Sect's Enforcement Hall has stopped me. Could you come and save me?"

Li Qingxun sighed as he spoke, looking terribly troubled.

Wu Changkong paused at Li Qingxun's words.

In the teachers' dormitory, he looked toward Li Qingxun's location, then said quietly:

"Wait by your dormitory for two minutes. Tell the one leading the team that I'm with the Tang Sect... and that they call me Eastsea Little Changkong."

Wu Changkong paused noticeably before saying "Eastsea Little Changkong."

Embarrassment flashed across his face, but he said it all the same.

Li Qingxun blinked at Wu Changkong's words. After a soft acknowledgment, he ended the call.

Seeing the Tang Sect captain looking at him, Li Qingxun spread his hands.

"My teacher is with the Tang Sect too. He said he goes by Eastsea Little Changkong. You should be able to look him up."

Li Qingxun blinked at the man as he spoke, his eyes taking on a pitiful look.

The man froze for a moment at his words.

He had naturally heard the name Eastsea Little Changkong.

Most of the Eastsea City branch's strongest members were around the Soul King or Soul Emperor level.

Wu Changkong, a Peak Soul Emperor, was famous among them.

"Eastsea Little Changkong is your teacher? How is that possible? Your teacher is a Peak Soul Emperor?"

The middle-aged man sounded doubtful. Clearly, he had had little contact with Wu Changkong and did not know who he really was.

Li Qingxun merely smiled and said nothing.

Seconds ticked by. Two minutes later, footsteps sounded from the stairwell.

Wu Changkong stepped onto the third floor and looked their way.

The middle-aged man turned toward him too, wariness in his eyes.

Wu Changkong then took out his Tang Sect token.

At the sight of it, the Tang Sect members visibly relaxed.

After a moment's silence, the middle-aged man walked over, took out a scanner, and checked Wu Changkong.

The scanner lit up, confirming that Wu Changkong was indeed a Tang Sect member. The middle-aged man let out a quiet breath.

"So you really are one of ours. Are you the one investigating this matter? What exactly happened?"

Once he had confirmed Wu Changkong's identity, the middle-aged man's tone grew vastly more polite.

Wu Changkong fell silent for a moment at the question.

He concealed nothing and gave a brief account of what had happened.

When the middle-aged man realized they had been called out by a false report, he grew furious. "This is outrageous. We'll investigate it."

"If we verify what happened, the people who filed the false report will be dealt with strictly and punished to the fullest extent."

With that, the middle-aged man gave Li Qingxun an apologetic smile, then turned and led his team away.

Li Qingxun was not particularly surprised that the man had believed Wu Changkong so readily.

The four major organizations, including the Tang Sect, placed almost absolute trust in their own people.

That made Li Qingxun wonder whether he should arrange for some of his people to join the four major organizations.

After all, if he had people inside them, many things would go much more smoothly.

While Li Qingxun was considering this, Wu Changkong looked at him. "Hurry up and get ready. We're going to the Spirit Ascension Platform today."

"You probably don't know this, but we get one chance to visit the Spirit Ascension Platform every week."

"Today is our day for a trial there, so you're coming with us."

Wu Changkong waved for Li Qingxun to continue getting ready.

Li Qingxun blinked. He had completely forgotten about the Spirit Ascension Platform.

But of course, the greatest benefit of joining Class Zero was the chance to go there.

He did not lack opportunities to visit the Spirit Ascension Platform, but going along this time would still do him good.

"Okay, Teacher. I'll get ready now. Should I meet everyone at the entrance?"

"Yes. Just gather at the entrance in a little while."

"I'll head back first. I'll have a word with the Tang Sect's enforcers about this."

"I won't let them keep bothering you or put you under surveillance." Before leaving, Wu Changkong gave Li Qingxun those final assurances.

This time, Li Qingxun only nodded.

He watched Wu Changkong leave, then went back to brushing his teeth. His eyes, however, had grown distinctly colder.

He had let those three off, yet they had dared scheme against him—and even report him.

That was something Li Qingxun could not tolerate.

With only the two Clones currently at his disposal, finding the three of them would honestly be quite difficult.

Li Qingxun sighed as he thought it over.

On this visit to the Spirit Pagoda, perhaps he could use one of his backup measures and see whether he could access its database.

After all, anyone who had registered a Soul Ring would have a record on their Spirit Pagoda Card.

That should let him determine where their families lived.

If it did not, he could check Eastsea Academy's records to see whether he could find their addresses there.

Still thinking, Li Qingxun finished brushing his teeth and hurried downstairs.

By the time he arrived, Tang Wulin, Gu Yuena, and Xie Xie were already waiting there.

With Li Qingxun joining them, the four boarded the Soul Guidance Bus together.