Chapter 1449: Turning in the Mission

Under the shade of the trees, a group of students were chatting idly.

Naturally, the topic of conversation revolved around the most talented students.

"By the way, the outer court's number one genius, Ye Yuan, hasn't been back for over ten years. I heard he took a training mission and went to a small world. Could it be... he won't come back?"

"Hey, it's not impossible! Usually, training trips take at least three years, at most five, and then they come back. Those who exceed eight years rarely return."

"Yeah, it's been over ten years now. I'm afraid it's more bad than good!"

"What a pity. With his talent, reaching the Divine Lord realm was almost a sure thing!"

"I heard Senior Brother Qin Tian also went on a training trip. They left one after the other—too much of a coincidence! And... Senior Brother Qin Tian hasn't come back yet either."

"Shh... Do you want to die? How dare you say such things!"

"Huh? Look, that's... that's..."

Everyone followed his gaze and was taken aback.

Ye Yuan walked slowly along the tree-lined path, looking very composed.

His destination was the Merit Hall.

"It's Ye Yuan! He... he actually broke through to the early stage of Insight Heaven!"

"My god, that's too monstrous! This cultivation speed is terrifying!"

"I remember when he left, he had just broken through to the late stage of Cave Abyss, right? In just over ten years, he skipped half-step Insight Heaven and directly reached the Insight Heaven realm?"

"This guy's talent is too frightening! He's been in the academy for less than thirty years, and he's gone from mid-stage Cave Abyss to early Insight Heaven. This cultivation speed is simply insane."

...

The aura Ye Yuan exuded shocked everyone.

Although everyone who entered the Wumeng Academy was a genius among geniuses, no one had ever cultivated at such a speed as Ye Yuan.

More importantly, not only had Ye Yuan's realm advanced rapidly, but his strength was also extremely formidable, overwhelming those of the same level.

Now that Ye Yuan had broken through to the Insight Heaven Divine Realm, he would enter the inner court.

As a result, the landscape of the inner court was likely to undergo tremendous changes.

"Come on, let's go see what mission Ye Yuan actually carried out! Didn't they say the small world has thin spiritual energy and it's hard to break through? How did this guy manage it?"

Ye Yuan's appearance immediately caused a stir.

Many people followed closely behind Ye Yuan to the Merit Hall.

Even after ten years, Yu Jing still felt guilty about revealing Ye Yuan's information.

A genius like Ye Yuan was destined to make a name for himself in Wumeng King City and even enter the Tianying Imperial City.

But because of the Qin family's selfishness, such a genius had perished in the small world—it was truly infuriating.

How much face had Ye Yuan brought to Wumeng King City by defeating Jin Yu?

And now, he was to die at the hands of a petty man.

However, because of this incident, Yu Jing had actually gained some benefits.

Secretly, Qin Tianning had given Yu Jing quite a bit of compensation.

Just then, a figure entered the Merit Hall. Yu Jing, feeling irritable, didn't even look up and said impatiently, "Go find a mission on the jade pillar first, then come back to me."

"Senior Brother, I'm here to turn in a mission."

Only then did Yu Jing slightly lift his eyelids to look at the newcomer, but his expression changed dramatically, and he stood up abruptly.

"Ye... Ye... Ye Yuan! You... you actually... came back!"

Seeing Ye Yuan, Yu Jing was stunned speechless.

Ye Yuan had not returned for ten years, and Yu Jing thought he had long died at the hands of Qin Tian.

But now, Ye Yuan had returned safe and sound—how could he not be shocked?

Ye Yuan looked at Yu Jing, his gaze slightly cold, and said with a faint smile, "Brother Yu seems quite surprised to see me back!"

At that moment, the area outside the Merit Hall was crowded with people. Yu Jing quickly snapped out of it, his expression somewhat unnatural as he said, "Wh-what are you talking about? I'm just surprised that Junior Brother Ye took on a three-star mission and actually completed it? Huh? You... you've broken through to the Insight Heaven realm!"

"Buzz!"

Yu Jing had just found an excuse to fend off Ye Yuan, but instantly set off an explosion outside the door.

"A three-star mission! He took on a three-star mission on his first training expedition!"

"Are you kidding me! For a three-star mission, even the easiest has a mortality rate over fifty percent, and Ye Yuan actually completed it and came back!"

"This guy... simply defies common sense! Freak! A freak with no friends!"

"For others, it's a narrow escape from death, but he went and not only didn't die, he even broke through a realm!"

...

The onlookers outside the door erupted. A Cave Abyss realm student had actually taken on a three-star mission!

That was one thing, but Ye Yuan not only completed the mission but also returned having broken through an entire major realm.

This... was there any room for others to live?

In truth, the most shocked were not those outside, but Yu Jing!

At this moment, a storm raged in his heart!

He knew that Qin Tian had gone to the Tianlu World to hunt down Ye Yuan.

Now that Ye Yuan had returned after completing his mission, where was Qin Tian?

In an instant, Yu Jing thought of many possibilities.

Could it be... impossible!

Even if Ye Yuan had broken through to the Insight Heaven realm, he couldn't be a match for Qin Tian, who was a half-step Return to Void powerhouse!

Moreover, he had heard that Qin Tian had suppressed his realm for a long time and could break through to the Return to Void Divine Realm at any moment!

Soon, Yu Jing dismissed that most terrifying thought.

Because that thought was too absurd.

Ye Yuan's gaze was deep and meaningful as he looked at Yu Jing, saying with a faint smile, "Is that so? Over the past ten years, I've gained some insights and managed to break through by luck. Brother Yu, this is the Nine-Bend Psychic Immortal Fruit. My mission should be considered complete, right?"

Yu Jing's heart skipped a beat, sensing trouble.

Could it be... Ye Yuan really encountered Qin Tian, and he already knows that I leaked his mission information?

But if Ye Yuan really met Qin Tian, how did he come back?

And where exactly did Qin Tian go?

A series of questions echoed in Yu Jing's mind, but the more he thought, the more he felt there were no answers.

He had no way of guessing what had happened in the Tianlu World.

"Ha, haha, of course it's complete! Wait a moment, Junior Brother, I'll transfer the mission reward to your academy token right away."

Yu Jing dared not meet Ye Yuan's eyes. He laughed awkwardly a few times and transferred the reward points to Ye Yuan's academy token.

"Junior Brother Ye, it's done. You're truly amazing! A Cave Abyss martial artist like you actually completed such a difficult mission!" Yu Jing said with a smile.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Just luck."

Ye Yuan put away his token, pushed through the crowd, and left directly.

As soon as he left, the others immediately crowded around.

"Brother Yu, what three-star mission did Ye Yuan take on?"

"Yeah, tell us about it."

According to the academy's regulations, after a student completes a mission, they are allowed to disclose mission information.

Of course, coordinates were excluded.

Pressed by the crowd, Yu Jing had no choice but to smile bitterly and say, "It was Mission No. 8! Ye Yuan took on Mission No. 8 on the three-star jade pillar!"

The entire hall fell into dead silence!