Chapter 816: Go Play at the Alchemy Academy

Artifact refiners are a top-tier profession with extremely strict cultivation requirements. For Wu Yangzi to have such a reputation, his true strength must be at least the first peak of the Saint Domain. Moreover, as an artifact refiner, he has an inexhaustible supply of treasures...

Not to mention others, even if Elder Mi, Dean Lu Feng, and others came together, killing him would probably not be easy!

A group of Saint Domain first-level puppets captured him and brought him into the underground palace, and he never came out before dying. This itself is full of incredibility. Now, listening to Hu Yaoyao's tone, she seems to know something.

Wu Yangzi's capture was not so simple.

"What exactly is going on?" Zhang Xuan couldn't help but look over.

"This matter involves too much. I don't have solid evidence yet, so I can't say much for now. I revealed my identity only to ask if you are looking for treasure. If so, I might be able to help!"

Hu Yaoyao shook her head.

"Since you are a descendant of Senior Wu Yangzi, there's nothing to hide from you. We are indeed looking for the treasure left by Senior in his former residence!"

Since the other party admitted his identity, Zhang Xuan had nothing to conceal. He nodded: "However, the information he left is very vague. He only said he left something in the former residence, but what it is and where it is, we don't know either!"

Although he admitted it, he did not reveal the oral formula left by Wu Yangzi.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Hu Yaoyao, but the matter was too significant, and caution was necessary.

"I should know something about what was left behind, but... I've also been here many times and haven't found any trace of the treasure!"

Hu Yaoyao also looked puzzled.

As a descendant of Wu Yangzi, the news of the treasure had been passed down through generations, but... the specific burial place was known only to the ancestor. Even she, after coming here many times, had not detected any abnormality, let alone found anything.

"No rush. Since this is my residence now, there will always be time to search!"

Waving his hand, Zhang Xuan didn't dwell on the issue.

Wu Yangzi had said that at the three-star earth dragon location in the old residence, there was something that could help one conceal the embryo and break through to Saint. Once found, placing three formation flags would cause the item to emerge automatically.

What the three-star earth dragon was, he still didn't know, so naturally, he couldn't investigate the specific location.

However, since he had found the place, as long as he searched carefully, he would eventually succeed, at most wasting some time.

"I'm afraid... the so-called treasure is not as simple as just concealing the embryo and breaking through to Saint!"

Understanding this, he also knew that Wu Yangzi's treasure would certainly not be limited to that. If it were that easy, it wouldn't have led to what Hu Yaoyao said—descendants hiding their identities, not daring to reveal their true faces.

He asked Hu Yaoyao more about the old residence, but the times were distant, and the residence had changed owners at least dozens of times. Even as a descendant, she couldn't know the situation from over two thousand years ago.

It was understandable.

If Hu Yaoyao knew these things, the treasure would have been taken long ago, and how could it remain until now?

"Alright, you all find a place to rest first. I'll treat Wei Ruyan now."

After chatting for a while, Sun Qiang and the Celestial Beast brought Wei Ruyan over. Zhang Xuan stopped talking and went to meet them.

After soul nourishment, Wei Ruyan's condition had improved compared to two days ago, but she was still unconscious.

Placing her in a place with concentrated spiritual energy, after preparations, Zhang Xuan began the treatment.

He separated the soul from the body, used a technique to transfer her soul onto the Ten-Leaf Flower, and after everything was ready, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The Ten-Leaf Flower nourishes the soul, which takes some time, at least three days, so there was no rush.

Taking out the Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid, he nourished Wei Ruyan's body. Zhang Xuan frowned.

"The Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid can only maintain her body without damage. To restore her vitality, I need the help of the Renewal Pill!"

The Renewal Pill is a seventh-grade pill, which he certainly couldn't refine with his current strength.

Moreover, he didn't have the prescription or the various medicinal ingredients needed to refine it.

"It seems I still need to go to the Alchemy Academy..." He exhaled.

For now, he had to go to the Alchemy Guild, raise his alchemy skill to the six-star level, apply to the headquarters for the Renewal Pill prescription, and then find a six-star alchemist to help refine it...

"It's still early before evening. I'll go to the Alchemy Academy!"

When he returned to the academy from Cloud Mist Ridge, it had just dawned. Challenging the Physician Guild and fighting You Xu to the death, though complicated, actually took only about half an hour.

Later, coming to this residence, arranging to stay, treating Wei Ruyan—after all this fuss, it was now just noon, with a long time until the evening agreed with Luo Ruoxin.

As the saying goes, revenge should not be delayed overnight. Since he had already said on the platform that he would go to the Alchemy Academy, and he had nothing to do anyway, not going would make him seem disloyal, wouldn't it?

Going back on his word?

...

In a spacious room at the Alchemy Academy, Lu Feng sat with a gloomy face.

Below, four old men sat around a table, all with grim expressions.

"I called you here to discuss how to rescue Vice Dean You!" Waving his hand, Lu Feng looked around.

"Dean, Vice Dean You ended up like this because of his own fault. A master teacher bases his reputation on trust. He broke his word and caused the death of a Saint. If reported to the Teacher Tribunal, it would be enough for a sentence!"

An old man shook his head: "Besides, he lost in a physician's life-and-death duel, fair and square. Even if we want to save him, we have no excuse. I think... let it go!"

If Zhang Xuan were here, he would recognize him as Vice Dean Zhou, Zhou Qing.

Back during the open class, it was he who personally set up the venue for Luo Ruoxin.

"Let it go? Are you kidding? If not for Vice Dean You's Saint Domain medicinal herbs, could you have refined a sixth-grade peak pill? Could your alchemy have improved so much?" Another old man interrupted him.

"That's right. Vice Dean You has done us a favor. We can't let him be taken away like this, especially by a student!"

Another old man said.

"This matter must be dealt with seriously. Otherwise, anyone could act recklessly, and what would the Master Teacher Academy become?" The last old man said.

The Alchemy Academy, like other academies, also had four vice deans.

"I know You Xu has done us favors, but... the fault lies with him. The other party acted according to the rules. The Physician Academy hasn't said anything. If we cause trouble, I'm afraid... others will say we are petty!"

Vice Dean Zhou frowned.

"Petty? Hmph, this guy shows no respect for elders and openly disrespected the dean in the academy. If we don't teach him a lesson, won't everyone think our Alchemy Academy is easy to bully?"

The first old man said.

"It was clearly the dean who interfered..." Vice Dean Zhou frowned, but before he could finish, Dean Lu Feng waved his hand from the platform.

"Enough! I called you here to discuss how to handle the matter, not to argue."

Lu Feng was full of frustration.

He, the acting dean of the Master Teacher Academy, was not only looked down upon by a twenty-year-old but also put in an awkward position. Just thinking about it made him angry.

"This Zhang Xuan, ever since he came to the academy, has caused chaos and turmoil. Regardless of his talent or future potential, our Master Teacher Academy cannot tolerate such an unruly existence!"

Seeing everyone quiet, Dean Lu Feng waved his hand.

"Moreover, he has publicly admitted that he is not a student of the Physician Academy. I have already sent people to clean out his residence in the elite district. From today, he will move out and is not allowed to set foot there!"

"This..."

Vice Dean Zhou was anxious: "Dean, regardless, Zhang Xuan is valued by Dean Mi, Dean Zhao, and others. Doing this... won't it displease them?"

Even if the other party was not a student of the academy, being valued by Dean Mi and others, living here shouldn't be a problem. Directly kicking him out would be like tearing off all pretense of cordiality, wouldn't it?

"Displeased? I am acting according to the academy's rules. What displeasure can there be?" Lu Feng sneered: "The houses around the academy are extremely expensive. First, kick him out so he has nowhere to live, then find a way to teach him a lesson!"

Vice Dean Zhou's face turned pale. Just as he was about to continue dissuading, there was a knock on the door.

"Dean, second-year student Huang Xing requests an audience!"

"Come in!"

Hearing it was Huang Xing, who managed the elite district, Lu Feng nodded, knowing the matter was probably done.

"Huang Xing pays respects to all deans!"

Upon entering and seeing all five deans of the Alchemy Academy present, Huang Xing was startled and quickly cupped his fists.

"How did the task I assigned go?"

Lu Feng looked over.

"Reporting to the dean... I have cleared out Master Zhang's belongings and taken back the courtyard..." With a twitch at the corner of his mouth, Huang Xing quickly replied.

"Well done!" Satisfied, Lu Feng stroked his beard.

A freshman trying to contend with him was still a bit inexperienced.

Although he couldn't act openly due to his status as a master teacher, with his years of accumulated prestige in the Master Teacher Academy and even Hongyuan City, making a small figure's life difficult was still easy.

"How is he now? Is he frantically looking for a place to stay? Tell the trading houses that no one is allowed to rent or even sell to him, or I will personally come to cause trouble!"

Lu Feng waved his hand.

"This..." Huang Xing hesitated: "Reporting to the dean, he... didn't look for a place to stay!"

"Didn't look? Does he still intend to stay in the elite district?" Lu Feng frowned.

"No... It's that just as I moved out Master Zhang's belongings, the Prince of Huai gave him a huge mansion, covering over three hundred acres, lavishly decorated, comparable to a palace... Then, then he moved in!"

Huang Xing's face flushed red.

"The Prince of Huai... gave him a mansion?" Lu Feng's eyes widened.

Just as he said the other party had nowhere to live, someone gave him a luxurious mansion. Was that true?

"Yes!" Huang Xing nodded.

Although he didn't want to say it, the fact was that Dean Lu's action of taking back the residence had not only been useless but had thoroughly offended the person.

His face dark, Lu Feng was about to ask for more details when a young man hurried in.

"Dean... something bad!"

It was his teaching student.

"What's wrong?" Seeing the other party so flustered, Lu Feng frowned.

"It's... Zhang Xuan. He's come, he's come to the Alchemy Academy!"

The young man shouted anxiously.