76 Chapter 1233: Returning to Qingyuan City (1/2)
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
To think that the Book of Heaven's Path would be able to store such a huge island. As expected of a product of the Library of Heaven's Path, there was really no questioning its quality!
Putting the Book of Heaven's Path back, Zhang Xuan returned to where Wu shi and the others were.
Even though the trip to the Marshlands of the Northern Meadows had been fraught with dangers, the returns had also been rather substantial. Putting aside the massive power up that Vicious would receive upon his reawakening, just the hundred or so Leaving Aperture realm intermediate stage puppets that he had acquired would become a powerful fighting force for him.
If he released all of them at once, even a Saint 6-dan primary stage expert would be pummeled into the ground.
More importantly, unlike the other Otherworldly Demon puppets that he had acquired previously, these puppets were the purely engineered works by celestial designers, so they did not carry the slightest aura of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe on them. As such, there were no issues with using them in public!
”Principal Zhang, where is that island?” Wu shi and the others turned to look at Zhang Xuan curiously.
”Due to the great implications in this matter, I'm afraid that I can't tell you anything…” Zhang Xuan shook his head apologetically.
At this point, he did not feel like blatantly lying to Wu shi and the others, but it was not safe to speak of the existence of the Library of Heaven's Path to others. Thus, he decided to sidestep the topic instead.
”Alright then, we understand,” the crowd replied understandingly.
Even though they were curious, they knew that Zhang Xuan, as a Celestial Master Teacher, was bound to have secrets of his own that would not be convenient for him to reveal to others. Thus, they reined in their curiosity and held themselves back.
As the group headed out of the marshlands, Wu shi asked, ”Principal Zhang, should we report this matter to the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters?”
By now, the sun had already begun rising. It was truly a terrifying night filled with twists at every turn, but it was fortunate that they had survived it in the end.
Zhang Xuan shook his head. ”It would be best not to.”
Since this matter concerned Vicious, the headquarters was bound to investigate the issue thoroughly. If they were to uncover the Book of Heaven's Path in the midst of doing so, it would cause Zhang Xuan a great deal of trouble.
”This…” Wu shi hesitated for a moment before adding, ”But if we don't report this matter to the headquarters, there's no way we can account for Pavilion Master Gou and Tian Qing's death.”
Considering the number of casualties in the Qingyuan Empire Master Teacher Pavilion as a result of this issue, there was no way they could simply wrap up the investigation in such a slipshod manner. The headquarters would surely send men over to question them on the incident or even conduct an investigation themselves, and that could lead to more trouble then.
”Is that so?” Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella in frustration.
If it was up to him, he would have preferred for this matter to pass quietly. Otherwise, his plan of maintaining a low profile would be shattered.
Knowing Zhang Xuan's considerations, Wu shi advised, ”If we take the initiative to report to the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters, we'll be in a better position to decide the information to be passed on to them.”
As young as Zhang Xuan was, he had a very dependable and humble personality. He was able to see through the splendor and glory of being a Celestial Master Teacher to understand the responsibility and risks that he carried before making the rational decision to conceal his identity and maintain a low profile. To be able to avoid getting complacent despite being in such a glorious position, he was truly a role model for all master teachers!
Naturally, stirring a ruckus over this issue was not something that a person as humble as him would wish to see happening!
However, this matter was simply too big, such that it was impossible for them to simply put it aside and disregard it anymore. If they were to take the initiative to report it, they could at least choose what information to filter out before sending it to the headquarters, and naturally, this would be to their advantage.
”Alright then.” After a moment of thought, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist, and two corpses appeared before him. ”This is the corpse of the Qingtian Emperor. When you report the matter to the headquarters, just pin the blame for the entire incident on him.”
”The corpse of the Qingtian Emperor?” Wu shi was bewildered by Zhang Xuan's words.
Wasn't the Qingtian Emperor already dead? Why would another one pop out all of a sudden?
Noticing the look of confusion on Wu shi's face, Zhang Xuan swiftly explained the situation, but that only seemed to deepen the astonishment on Wu shi's face.
As expected of an Otherworldly Demon Emperor who had lived for countless years! To actually have multiple clones under his command, it was really as if he was an indestructible cockroach!
Honestly, just thinking about the opponent they had clashed with would leave Wu shi's back drenched in fear. It was truly fortunate that they had Zhang Xuan with them, or else they might have died on the first encounter!
”I'll report the matter concerning the Qingtian Emperor and the Ten Kings of the Qingtian Lineage to the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters and have them make a judgement on the matter!” Upon learning the full story, Wu shi could also roughly guess what the young man's bottom line was.
For some reason, it seemed like he was reluctant to have others learn of the matter concerning the little island turning into head, as well as the mastermind behind the Qingtian Emperor.
While he was curious about the matter, he eventually decided against probing any further in.
”Un.” Seeing that Wu shi had understood his intention, Zhang Xuan nodded.
The important thing was to not have anyone learn of Vicious' involvement in this affair.
Other than that, everything else would be fine.
It was really fortunate that the Qingtian Emperor had been involved in this matter as well, so they could use him as a cover to explain everything what had happened in the Qingyuan Empire.
”I think it would be better to stop by our Northern Meadows City and report this matter at our Master Teacher Pavilion. We can apply for a holographic communication with the headquarters there and ensure that the appropriate information reaches them!” Ji shi suddenly interjected at this moment.
”That would be great!” Wu shi's eyes lit up as he turned around to seek Zhang Xuan's opinion on the matter.
Through the holographic communication, they would be able to present the corpse of the Qingtian Emperor to them as well. Considering how huge the incident was, their report had to have ample evidence to back up their claims.
”Hmm…” Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment before replying. ”Wu shi, you should follow Ji shi to the Northern Meadows City Master Teacher Pavilion to explain the matter to the headquarters then. I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll be returning to Qingyuan City first.”
Even though Zhang Xuan had put on a composed front when Vicious claimed that he had Liu Yang held hostage, the fact was that he was actually deeply apprehensive and unnerved within. He had long wanted to return to Qingyuan City to check on Liu Yang.
While Liu Yang had no particularly outstanding talent, he was still a student who had followed him from the days when he was still in Tianxuan Kingdom. A step at a time, they had come this far together. The year they had spent together had already forged an inseparable bond between the two of them.
Knowing what Zhang Xuan was worried over, Wu shi nodded. ”Principal Zhang, I understand. Go ahead!”
It was roughly noon when they finally got out of the marshlands. Getting onto the aerial saint beast, they first flew over to the Northern Meadows City, where Wu shi and the others alighted, before returning back to Qingyuan City.
As soon as he was alone, Zhang Xuan quickly dived into the Myriad Anthive Nest without any hesitation.