1376 Looking for a Fight? (1/2)

Now 20 days had passed, and Xu Que had made no movement to go to the Four Great Continents.

He had decided to make a return trip to the stone ruins.

He wanted to seek out the child who had predicted his imminent death. He didn't care about the details. He simply wanted to teach the child a lesson and be rid of this frustration!

Regrettably, no matter how many times he searched among the jumbled stone ruins, he was unable to enter the illusory realm. How was he going to be able to find that child?

He had no choice but to give up for now. His group had gone to the Ziwei Celestial Realm, to go to the Heaven Palace Academy.

The Ancestral Ceremony was already finished at the Academy. The Academy Dean personally sent out a message to let everyone in the Heaven Continent know that Xu Que had become the Assistant Dean of the Academy. The Academy made no mention of Xu Que challenging the three clans to battle and killing the Grand Deacon.

However, so many days had passed, and the three clans had been silent, which meant they did not dare to intercede. Perhaps they were truly afraid of Xu Que's ability, or the Academy had stepped in behind the scenes to smooth over this problem.

Upon Xu Que's hurried return to the Academy, he openly carried the main vine of the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vine, parading it around the Academy. Finally, arriving at the entrance of Jiang Hongyan's abode, he left a message to tell her that he had come by and that he had to leave, but he would be returning soon.

It had been quite some time since he had seen Jiang Hongyan. Now there was only a wall between them. If he hadn't been worried about interrupting her isolated training, Xu Que would have attempted to break down the door's restrictive barrier, if only to steal a glance from far away.

However, he controlled himself. With desire, there is indulgence. With love, there is restraint.

He would not take any action that could possibly disturb Jiang Hongyan.

Departing from the Heaven Palace Academy, Xu Que again took Buttface and his other companions along with him. He stepped onto the road leading to the Sage Sect while lifting the enormous Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vine onto his shoulder.

At the moment, two chief sects held power in the Ziwei Celestial Realm. Xu Que wanted to pay them a visit, at least to leave a warning that they should not bother Jiang Hongyan.

And so it was with no forewarning that Xu Que walked into the Sage Sect's gathering. His entrance was met with shocked faces.

”What the heck is he doing here?” In the assembly hall, an elder with a somber expression and a frown had the same thought as everyone else present here.

No one had ever completely grasped the totality of Xu Que's abilities. Judging only by the murder of the Grand Deacon at the Heaven Palace Academy, it was enough evidence that his ability was that of an Immortal Lord or beyond. The entire Sage Sect looked upon Xu Que with extreme fear.

”Ho, Elder Ming, what have you got to say now? Xu Que is at our doorstep. It must be related to the matter of the Being of Heavenly Kismet!” Elder Li looked angrily at the middle-aged man, pointing at him accusingly.

The middle-aged man was surprised. All along, he had felt that the Sage Sect was the chief sect of the Heaven Continent, stronger even than the Heaven Palace Academy. They were afraid of Xu Que, but their hands weren't tied. They could take action when needed. Within the Sage Sect, he did not need to worry about Xu Que.

Now he felt as if he had made a big mistake. Xu Que had brazenly arrived at their doorstep, and he would not have done so without reason. His presence this time had to be related to the Being of Heavenly Kismet, Jiang Hongyan.

All of this had happened because of him.

”It's my fault. I agree with Elder Li's suggestion. Open the door!” Immediately, the middle-aged man recovered his composure, speaking with confidence.

Elder Li allowed ridicule to show briefly upon his face, with a bit of smugness mixed into his expression. Had he won the debate over the middle-aged man?

With this compromise, their debate was ended.

Everyone's eyes within the assembly hall focused on the man sitting above them. The man was the Sage Sect's Sect Leader, Xiao Tianhen!

From start to finish, the Sect Leader had not spoken a word. At this moment, he kept his usual stoical expression, calmly observing the elders and deacons of the Sage Sect.