Tens of Thousands of Spirit Stones, Undercurrents Stir Again

When Dongfang Yueming returned to the Dragon Firmament Academy.

Vice President Lin Bo'an had been anxiously waiting in the courtyard for quite some time.

Upon seeing the figure in blue, he immediately strode forward, his face filled with indescribable awe and... fervor!

"S-Senior! You... you're back!"

He dared not be negligent in the slightest, and directly presented a storage ring that had been prepared beforehand with both hands, respectfully!

"Senior! The spiritual artifacts you mentioned have all been sold!"

"Adding... adding the 'thank you gift' from the Ma Clan, the total... the total is twenty-seven thousand low-grade spirit stones! Not a single one less!"

Dongfang Yueming accepted the storage ring with some surprise.

He originally thought that those "junk" items would at most sell for a little over ten thousand yuan.

Unexpectedly, this old fellow Lin Bo'an was actually quite good at business.

He pocketed all the spirit stones.

In his heart, however, he silently uttered a phrase.

[Recycle!]

[Ding! Points +1,400,000!]

[Ding! Points +2,700,000!]

Looking at the long string of numbers on the panel that had surged again, Dongfang Yueming felt increasingly pleased.

With over four million points, once I obtain the Golden Core Technique, my strength will experience another leap forward!

"Not bad." He nodded in satisfaction.

However, Lin Bo'an's face remained filled with deep worry.

"Senior..." He looked at Dongfang Yueming, his voice filled with worry, "What about the Heavenly Star Sect..."

"No need to worry." Dongfang Yueming simply uttered four words.

Upon hearing this, Lin Bo'an could only smile wryly and nod, forcibly suppressing all his worries deep in his heart.

After the Dongfang Yueming, they entered the quiet room again.

Lin Bo'an stood alone in the courtyard and let out a long sigh.

[Since we're here, let's make the best of it.]

[only...]

Another figure, aged yet stubborn, involuntarily appeared in his mind.

[Dean...]

He remembered his old friend, who was both his teacher and friend, and together they supported the entire Dragon Firmament Academy.

He remembers it perfectly clearly.

Several years ago, the dean was perfectly fine.

But ever since that time he traveled alone and returned, his personality suddenly changed drastically!

Not only did he become taciturn, but he also acted strangely, as if he had become a completely different person!

Immediately afterwards, he hastily announced that he was going into "seclusion"!

Furthermore, a death order was left: no matter what happens, absolutely no one is allowed to disturb them!

[Could it be...?]

A glimmer of hope, one that even he himself dared not believe, rose in Lin Bo'an's heart!

[Could it be... that the Dean has touched upon that sliver of opportunity... to break through to the Golden Core realm?!]

[If... if that's really the case, then... that would be wonderful!]

And at this moment.

In the deepest part of the Dragon Firmament Academy, in an underground chamber shrouded by countless powerful restrictions.

An old man with white hair and beard and a withered face was sitting cross-legged.

His body was trembling violently!

Large beads of sweat kept sliding down his forehead!

His cloudy old eyes were fixed on the front, filled with endless pain and... struggle!

"Give up..."

A seductive melody, seemingly capable of stealing one's soul, echoed continuously in his mind.

"Give up resistance, and your consciousness will return to heaven and earth. At that time, you will attain the Great Dao and enjoy supreme bliss..."

"No... no...!" A glimmer of clarity flashed in the old dean's eyes as he roared hoarsely, "Even if my soul and spirit are annihilated, I, Lin Changsheng, will never let you... this Heavenly Demon, succeed!"

"Heavenly Demon?"

The voice, as if it had heard an amusing joke, let out a series of silvery laughs.

"Hehehe... What an adorable nickname..."

"That's enough, that's enough."

"Since you're so ungrateful..."

"Then, I have no choice but to take matters into my own hands."

"Aaaaaaah--!"

Lin Changsheng let out a bloodcurdling scream!

Suddenly, his body began to undergo a bizarre transformation at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Her once withered skin became smooth as jade!

Her once thin and frail body has become shapely and shapely!

Even that aged face gradually became... charming and alluring!

Finally, when everything returned to calm.

The old man was nowhere to be seen inside the secret room.

Instead, there was a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in magnificent palace attire, with an alluring figure and naturally captivating beauty!

She slowly stretched, her breathtaking curves enough to drive any man crazy!

She licked her rosy lips, her eyes gleaming with greed and excitement.

"This body is still too weak."

"But it doesn't matter anyway."

"Let's find a suitable 'container' first, and then we'll talk about it."

"Then, go and take back all those 'little cuties' I placed here back then..."