In the main hall.

The Single Divine Script faction was being questioned.

The external students were very dissatisfied. First, the three days hadn’t passed. Second, there were indeed multiple instances of willpower being drained.

Nurturing students, although only passively absorbed willpower, the demand wasn’t too great, but many came to nurture their divine scripts. Divine script nurturing requires a large amount of willpower.

And this time, their goals were not met.

Zhou Mingren and the others had already stabilized the secret realm again. The explosion of the secret realm didn’t greatly affect the divine scripts. Sun Moon realm divine scripts aren’t so easily destroyed, but now, the main thing is that the secret realm can’t be opened again unless resources are burned once more.

In fact, even if it hadn’t exploded, it wouldn’t have lasted long. The main reason was that there wasn’t enough willpower.

Originally, the plan was to maintain it for three days, but in reality, it didn’t even last two days.

This didn’t meet many people’s expectations.

Hong Tan muttered, “Why did you have to put a few Soaring Heavens in there? If it were just Nurturing and Airborne, the consumption wouldn’t be so fast.”

This was true.

The few Soaring Heavens absorbed too quickly, that was the key.

Of course, the most important thing was that someone absorbed more than all the Soaring Heavens combined.

If it hadn’t been for limiting the number of people, there would have been no need to reduce the quota before. One Soaring Heaven was used as three slots, precisely because they were worried that these people would absorb too quickly.

Zhou Mingren turned to look at him and said coldly, “When there was only a sliver of willpower left in the secret realm before, why didn’t you terminate its operation?”

Hong Tan said innocently, “When I left, there was still a lot left. If those Soaring Heavens and Airborne didn’t absorb it randomly, how could it have collapsed so quickly!”

Having said that, he added, “Your strength is strong enough that even if the willpower is exhausted, you can maintain the secret realm without problems. You said it would last for three days, then just add some natural treasures.”

Easy to say!

Easy for him to say!

They also had very few of these specific resources. If they had more, they would have opened the secret realm long ago.

Zhou Mingren took a deep look at Hong Tan, “Everyone knows what your purpose is, there’s no need to pretend to be innocent!”

They were all smart people, did he really think they couldn’t see through it?

Hong Tan smiled lightly, “I have no purpose. There aren’t enough resources, there isn’t enough willpower. This is your responsibility to add and replenish resources. It has nothing to do with me. Did I deliberately cause the willpower to be exhausted? Wasn’t it because you put a few Soaring Heavens in there, causing them to absorb willpower everywhere!”

Zhou Mingren said calmly, “You know it was those Soaring Heavens who absorbed it? Maybe it was your people who absorbed it randomly. I think Su Yu is exceptionally talented, he absorbs willpower everywhere, causing the secret realm to collapse. Is that impossible?”

Hong Tan shrugged and said with a strange smile, “Maybe it really was Su Yu who did it! He’s so amazing, his absorption speed is comparable to those high-level Soaring Heavens, at least he opened 100 acupoints, otherwise he can’t compare, after all, he’s just Nurturing!”

Hong Tan smiled strangely, “Su Yu is actually disguised as a Soaring Heaven, are you satisfied with this answer? Wu Jia too, she’s disguised as a Mountain Sea, are you satisfied with this answer?”

Zhou Mingren was silent.

There was no way to respond to that.

Shifting the blame to Su Yu… It would be easier to say if Su Yu was Airborne, but blaming a Nurturing stage, it doesn’t make sense.

If such a large secret realm was really collapsed by a Nurturing stage, that would be a joke.

Moreover, Su Yu was injured and withdrew early.

Hong Tan didn’t say much, and went straight to the point, “Old Zhou, don’t bother us at this time, solve your own problems first! This matter has nothing to do with most people. If you want to blame someone, blame a certain bastard who absorbs willpower everywhere, absorbing it to the point of vacuum, forcing you to consume willpower to maintain it. If you knew he could absorb so much, why did you bring him in?”

This was the key point!

The early end of the secret realm this time had nothing to do with most people, mainly that bastard.

Zhou Mingren took a light breath and looked at Zhan Hai, Zhang Hao, Xia Hyou and the others, and said in a deep voice, “The secret realm lasted for two days, which is indeed shorter than expected. We originally considered your places to be half-given away, without any intention of profit. You should all understand this!”

Although dissatisfied, Zhan Hai and the others nodded.

That was true, the Single Divine Script faction was originally just giving out favors, and the fees weren’t high.

“We will refund all of your merit points!”

Zhou Mingren had now regained his composure and said calmly, “Not a single point will be taken. This time the secret realm opportunity, although the duration didn’t meet expectations, I believe everyone has gained something. Even if you were somewhat affected, it shouldn’t be too much. These merits will be a gift from the Divine Script Academy to everyone, to calm your nerves!”

He had even said that he would refund the full amount, so naturally no one else had any objections.

Although it collapsed early, everyone still gained a lot.

Willpower had increased!

Now that they didn’t have to pay, so much the better. Even the Mountain Sea elders nodded. One of the elders laughed, “Old Zhou, this incident… We didn’t actually mean that. The Divine Script Academy opening the secret realm is an opportunity for everyone, it’s just a bit of a pity. Don’t misunderstand, Old Zhou.”

Zhou Mingren snorted lightly in his heart!

Misunderstand?

If he didn’t refund the merits, these people definitely wouldn’t let it go, after all, it was agreed upon for three days, but it collapsed early.

Fortunately, the loss wasn’t too great.

There weren’t many places that were actually paid for, only a few, and the price wasn’t too high, only a total of ten thousand merits or so.

Since they had already lost this much, losing another ten thousand merits was acceptable.

Hong Tan smiled and said, “Do you want to return the 10,000 merits from the academy and reward them to the top five students before?”

The academy had subsidized 10,000 merits before.

Zhou Mingren glanced at him and said faintly, “Those places weren’t originally intended to be given out. Since they have been training for two days, it’s enough, and don’t be greedy! Besides, did we promise to train for a few days? Hong Tan, I’m refunding other people’s merits because the secret realm collapsed early, causing harm to everyone, not because the secret realm didn’t work!”

Hong Tan shrugged and laughed, “Then forget it, anyway, most of them are your own people, I only have Su Yu on my side, never mind if you don’t give it.”
Zhou Mingren was too lazy to bother.

He ignored him and looked at the crowd, saying, “Now that the secret realm is closed, this matter was caused by our mistake, resulting in a forced premature closure. Everyone’s willpower has also been somewhat shaken. It’s best to go back and stabilize your realms as soon as possible!”

By saying this, he was clearly trying to get rid of them.

The crowd exchanged glances, and an elder quickly laughed, “Alright, Old Zhou, we’ll leave first, but you need to clean up this mess more thoroughly. It’s not appropriate for you to take the blame every time!”

Everyone knew it wasn’t his fault, so they just said a few words.

Don’t always take the blame for a few bad apples!

You’re only a half-step Sun Moon realm expert, and you’ve been tormented into this state by these people.

None of them are reassuring. If it were them, they would have been furious long ago!

Zhou Mingren smiled and didn’t say much.

He watched them leave.

Seeing that Hong Tan still wasn’t leaving, he said coldly, “Hong Tan, are you waiting for me to invite you to dinner?”

Hong Tan smiled nonchalantly, “Then I’ll be leaving, Old Zhou. Take care of your health and don’t get too angry. It’s worrying! My disciple is the same, so troublesome, I’ll have to go to the battlefields of the heavens soon…”

After sighing a few times, Hong Tan swayed and left.

As soon as he left, Elder Sun and the others snorted!

So sarcastic!

It sounded particularly annoying, but they couldn’t refute it.

Everyone else left, but at this moment, someone whispered, “Grandpa Zhou, I didn’t contribute any money, but I used all my savings to buy a gift for Grandpa Qi. I’m embarrassed to ask for it back…”

Only now did Zhou Mingren suddenly realize that someone was still there.

Seeing Ji Xiaomeng, he was slightly speechless.

Ji Xiaomeng hid behind Zhou Pingsheng, poked her head out, and said cautiously, “Grandpa Zhou, don’t misunderstand. I don’t mean anything else, but… Waa… I really don’t have any money…”

She even sounded like she was about to cry!

I only got the spot by giving a gift.

You’re refunding everyone else, but not me.

I’ve already given the gift, how can I ask for it back now?

Zhou Mingren felt utterly speechless, but managed a smile and asked, “Xiaomeng, how much did the gift you gave Old Qi cost?”

“30 merit points.”

Ji Xiaomeng said cautiously, “Really, I have the receipt. Do you want me to find it…”

“No need!”

Zhou Mingren smiled, “Good girl, go back first. 30 merit points, right? I’ll have someone send it to you later.”

“Thank you, Grandpa Zhou!”

Ji Xiaomeng was overjoyed, “Grandpa is so nice. Um… Don’t tell Grandpa Qi, or he’ll think I’m stingy.”

“I won’t!”

Zhou Mingren smiled, and Ji Xiaomeng happily skipped away.

30 merit points…

Zhou Mingren was also helpless. Ji Hong’s daughter… He didn’t know if she was truly innocent or pretending. He thought she was going to try to extort him, but she didn’t.

Once everyone else had left and only his own people were left, she asked for 30 merit points.

She saved his face and didn’t ask for too much money. What could he say?

Being able to resolve this problem with 30 merit points, Zhou Mingren had to be grateful that Ji Hong’s daughter wasn’t a greedy person.

…………

Finally, everyone else had left.

Only Xia Yuwen remained.

Zhou Mingren glanced at Xia Yuwen and smiled, “Yuwen, you must have found this amusing! It shouldn’t have much impact on you, right?”

Xia Yuwen nodded slightly and said calmly, “Not much impact. Dean Zhou, although this matter has nothing to do with me, I’ll still say one more thing: don’t let some people laugh at us.”

Zhou Mingren smiled, “Naturally!”

“Then I’ll take my leave!”

Xia Yuwen looked calm and walked away.

Behind him, Zhou Hao quickly followed.

Once they were gone, only the people from the Single Divine Script lineage remained in the hall.

Zhou Mingren’s expression was calm as he looked at everyone, especially Zhou Mingren. After a long silence, he asked, “Who was running around and absorbing everything in the secret realm?”

No one spoke.

Zhou Mingren waited for a moment and looked at Hu Wensheng, “Wensheng, was it you?”

Hu Wensheng shook his head, “Master, I’ve been cultivating ever since I entered. I only moved my position once, after Hong Tan took over, to gather in the area with the densest willpower.”

Zhou Mingren looked at Zhou Pingsheng, “Pingsheng, what about you?”

Zhou Pingsheng lowered his head and said softly, “Master, I didn’t cultivate on the first day. On the second day, I cultivated with Junior Brother Liu and the others.”

Zhou Mingren frowned. Beside him, Liu Hong quickly said, “Yes, I was with Senior Brother Zhou. Not just us, but also Senior Brother Wang, Senior Sister Chen…”

Zhou Mingren looked at the others, all of whom were in the Soaring realm.

They also nodded at this moment, “We gathered together to cultivate near the end of the first day.”

In other words, they had been cultivating together since the second day.

Of course, the widespread draining of the entire secret realm didn’t occur on the second day.

It was mainly concentrated on the first day!

And on the first day, Zhou Pingsheng ran around everywhere, while Hu Wensheng stayed in one place to cultivate.

Clearly, Zhou Pingsheng was the most suspicious.

Zhou Mingren smiled and said, “Opening the secret realm for everyone to cultivate is to help you advance further. Being able to devour willpower to cultivate is a good thing, but in the secret realm, it’s best to concentrate in one place. Otherwise, running around everywhere can easily lead to uneven distribution of willpower and cause consumption…”

He glanced at Zhou Pingsheng, didn’t say anything, and continued, “Everyone has gained something, which is very good! Although there were some hiccups, it was still good overall. I see that you’ve all gained something, so we’ve achieved our goal!”

Elder Sun and the others glanced at him, and Yu Hong transmitted his voice, “Old Zhou…”
Zhou Mingren transmitted his voice, “Don’t make a big fuss! We finally accumulated some confidence, do you have to start an internal strife in the Single Divine Writing lineage again? I know what you mean, you think it was Ping Sheng who did it, but even though Ping Sheng is a bit muddleheaded, he’s not that unwise… I’ll cover the merit points for compensation, maybe there’s some misunderstanding…”

Hearing him say that, the several Elders, though a bit dissatisfied, didn’t bring it up again.

Just as Zhou Mingren said, things were already in a mess. If they had to get to the bottom of it at this time, it would be a blow to the confidence of others. The Single Divine Writing lineage was always producing pig teammates, which would disappoint others.

“Old Sun, take the other students back first. Those who should break through, break through; those who should heal, heal; those who should cultivate in seclusion, cultivate in seclusion. This trip to the secret realm will bring a step forward in everyone’s strength. Very good, I hope everyone can develop better!”

Zhou Mingren said a few polite words, and as others were about to leave, he said, “Ping Sheng, Wen Sheng, Liu Hong, you three stay for a moment!”

The three who were named had no choice but to silently stay behind.

After the others left under the leadership of Elder Sun, Zhou Mingren first looked at Liu Hong and smiled, “Liu Hong, you’re about to reach the Soaring realm, right?”

Liu Hong said with gratitude, “Thank you, Dean, for your promotion. I’m close. After this seclusion, I’m confident I can break through to the Soaring realm!”

“Not bad!”

Zhou Mingren nodded and smiled, “Very good, our lineage will have another great general!”

After saying that, Zhou Mingren chuckled, “Liu Hong, Yu Ming is about to go to the Battlefield of the Heavens. The position of pulse master must be vacated. You’re about to enter the Soaring realm, who do you think would be more suitable to be the pulse master?”

Liu Hong quickly said, “Dean, this is your choice and the choice of the other Elders, how could I have any ideas? Whoever becomes the pulse master, I will diligently execute the pulse master’s instructions…”

“You!”

Zhou Mingren chuckled, “Slippery! Once you enter the Soaring realm, in fact… it’s not impossible for you to be the one…”

“Dean, don’t joke with me!”

Liu Hong said in fear, “I’m still in the Air realm, I’ve never thought about this, and I won’t think about it, I can’t bear this responsibility either! Dean, please don’t say that…”

“Hahaha!”

Zhou Mingren laughed, “Look how scared you are, go on, it’s nothing!”

“Thank you, Dean!”

Liu Hong left in fear and trepidation, cursing inwardly!

Pulse master, my ass!

You never even thought about it, you’re using me to provoke your two disciples, you’re not a good person.

Want to make me a neutralizer between these two?

As expected, Zhou Mingren is an old fox. He probably saw the two disciples fighting overtly and covertly, and wanted to make himself a target, you bastard.

Muttering curses, he ran away quickly.

…………

After he left, Zhou Mingren’s face turned cold.

Looking at the two, for a long time, he said coldly, “Who did it?”

Neither of them said anything.

“Ping Sheng, you speak!”

Zhou Ping Sheng lowered his head, gritting his teeth, “I know the teacher suspects me, but it really wasn’t me! When I went in this time, I didn’t expect to cultivate at all. My purpose was to prevent Su Yu from getting any benefits, so I spent the first day looking for Su Yu everywhere. I didn’t have the mind to absorb willpower to cultivate…”

“Wen Sheng, what about you?”

Hu Wen Sheng calmly said, “Teacher, it wasn’t me either! I just entered the Soaring realm and need to proceed gradually. Randomly absorbing a large amount of willpower will not benefit me at all.”

“If it wasn’t you, could it be Xia Yuwen?”

Zhou Mingren said coldly, “Don’t tell me that Xia Yuwen did this to make you two fight internally!”

Zhou Ping Sheng was silent for a while, then said, “Teacher, I was moving around a lot that day, and I’m afraid everyone thought I did it, but if it was really me, I wouldn’t have done it so obviously. Obviously, someone is deliberately framing me. Teacher, please investigate!”

Zhou Mingren pondered for a moment. Zhou Ping Sheng was right, everyone thinks it’s you, so is it really him?

Is he really that stupid?

If so, he wouldn’t be able to cultivate to the seventh level of the Soaring realm.

Of course, it can’t be ruled out that he’s using this psychology to exonerate himself.

“Who do you think it is?”

He asked again.

Zhou Ping Sheng said in a low voice, “I don’t know, maybe… it’s Su Yu!”

He said it with a profound meaning.

Maybe it’s Su Yu!

Regardless of whether it is or not, it’s meaningless to say Hu Wen Sheng now.

Hu Wen Sheng also said, “Senior Brother is right, this time, there are many suspicious points! Maybe someone is deliberately confusing the public. Master, the secret realm suddenly collapsed after Hong Tan took over. Su Yu may not have this ability, but Hong Tan… it’s hard to say! He is a powerhouse of the Multiple Divine Writing lineage, and the Sea of Consciousness secret realm was left by a powerhouse of the Multiple Divine Writing lineage. He may have a way to make the willpower dissipate.”

Hearing this, Zhou Mingren was thoughtful and nodded slightly, “Well, let’s just say that! This matter is caused by the combination of Hong Tan and Su Yu, who deliberately dispersed the rich willpower in the secret realm!”

That’s the only way to say it!

Regardless of whether it’s them or not, it’s them now. Believe it or not, it’s like this!

…………

The Single Divine Writing lineage made a decision, shifting the blame to Hong Tan and Su Yu.

In reality, Hong Tan didn’t have the mind to care about those things at this moment.

At this time, he was looking at Su Yu in front of him, his eyes full of doubt.

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After a long while, he said, “Are you awake?”

Su Yu wished he could hit himself a few more times!

Why is Ancestor Master looking at me like that?

Somewhat helpless, he said with a dry smile, “Ancestor Master, I’m awake.”

“The harvest is good, right?”

“Not bad!”

“Not bad?”

Hong Tan smiled, “Not bad means you caused the secret realm to collapse?”

“That… Ancestor Master… I…”

Hong Tan was helpless, glanced at him, and after a long while, he said, “How many divine apertures have you opened?”

“Quite a few…”

“Quite a few?”

Hong Tan smiled, not honest!

Anyway, it’s definitely more than 36!
Su Yu didn’t want to talk, and he was too lazy to ask further. He regained his composure and said, “Don’t expose yourself, or everyone will know you did it! Right now, everyone thinks it’s Zhou Pingsheng. But those who really understand the situation know that Zhou Pingsheng would have to be crazy to do something like that. Many people probably suspect I had a hand in it, but whatever, let them think what they want.”

The secret realm collapsing might have been his doing.

But the constant draining of willpower on the first day couldn’t have been him, since he hadn’t taken over yet.

Maybe some people would suspect it was infighting between Zhou Mingren’s two disciples, but Hong Tan didn’t care about that.

“Keep a low profile!”

Hong Tan exhaled and said, “In a few days, I’ll have to go into seclusion too! As for you… I see your willpower is ridiculously thick, and you’ve opened a lot of divine apertures. Your saturation level is almost full. Are you preparing to break through to the Soaring realm?”

“Not preparing to.”

Su Yu shook his head. “I’m planning to merge my body with the apertures first and enter the Ten Thousand Stone realm! Then I’ll outline some divine runes. I’ll advance on both fronts at the same time. Ideally, my body and willpower will both soar at the same time!”

“And if I don’t enter the Soaring realm, I won’t be much of a threat to others. After all, nurturing students are just the bottom rung. They can’t affect the big picture. If I reach the Soaring realm, there will definitely be more trouble.”

It’s better not to reach the Soaring realm!

Even if he does, it won’t be now. Continuing to outline divine runes and merging apertures in the Ten Thousand Stone realm both take time.

Su Yu had already planned it out. Next, he would focus on merging apertures and outlining divine runes.

When his Ten Thousand Stone realm reaches the ninth level, he should have almost finished outlining his divine runes and opening his divine apertures. When he enters the Soaring realm then, Su Yu might be able to advance nine levels in a single day!

Entering the Soaring realm would make him one of the top experts!

That way, he could catch some people off guard.

There are still 80 divine apertures that haven’t been opened and 91 divine runes that haven’t been outlined. Even with enough resources, it would take at least half a year.

And the Ten Thousand Stone realm… Su Yu felt that it would probably take just as long.

There’s no need to compare himself to that guy from the Great Zhou Prefecture who reached the Soaring realm in half a year. It’s pointless. If he successfully advances in half a year, he might be able to reach nine levels instantly. That guy might not even reach the ninth level of the Soaring realm.

Seeing that Su Yu had his own plans, Hong Tan didn’t say much more. He nodded slightly and said, “After entering the Soaring realm, you need to build a foundation for your physical body. This foundation is mainly related to proving the Dao of invincibility with your physical body in the future. The stronger the foundation blood essence, the better… I don’t know when I’ll come out of seclusion. If you enter the Soaring realm before I come out, then go find Marquis Xiahou and buy some divine demon blood essence on credit!”

Su Yu was stunned.

On credit?

Is that even possible?

Hong Tan laughed and said, “It’s okay, just use something as collateral. The Wen Tan Research Center will do. A little divine demon blood essence is no problem! If I come out of seclusion after you advance, I’ll see if I can go to the Battlefield of the Heavens and get some blood essence from the primordial gods to build your foundation!”

As he spoke, he added, “When you find Marquis Xiahou, it’s best to use blood essence from the primordial gods or the primeval demons. These are currently the two strongest races in the myriad realms! The stronger the blood essence used to build your foundation when advancing to invincibility with your physical body, the better!”

Su Yu nodded. “Thank you, Grandmaster. I understand.”

“And…”

Hong Tan thought for a moment, then said after a moment of silence, “Once I go into seclusion, I won’t come out unless I break through to the Sun-Moon realm. Your senior apprentice brother… he’s a quiet person, and he keeps some thoughts bottled up inside. Help me keep an eye on him. If he ever goes out… go notify Marquis Xiahou or Palace Head Wan. I don’t want my disciple to be gone when I come out of seclusion.”

Su Yu’s eyes flickered slightly, and he said, “Grandmaster, are you saying…”

“Your senior apprentice brother… carries a lot on his shoulders and is full of sorrow. Among our lineage, your senior apprentice brother’s talent is stronger than mine and stronger than your master’s. He should have entered the Mountain and Sea realm a long time ago, but he insists on holding back. I understood his intentions a long time ago. Your senior apprentice brother seems calm, but I’m afraid he’ll disregard everything at a critical moment.”

Hong Tan sighed and added, “Also, go out as little as possible. It’s best not to go to the Battlefield of the Heavens. That’s all I have to say. There are few people in our lineage, so there’s no way to manage you. You have your own ideas…”

At this point, Hong Tan hesitated for a moment before saying, “If you really encounter big trouble and need help, go to the detention area, enter the secret room at the back, and release those few Mountain and Sea realm demons! I’ve already reached an agreement with them. Once you release them, they’ll be free. You’re responsible for escorting them out of the Human Realm and back to the Battlefield of the Heavens. In the future, if these demons commit crimes or kill people, that’s all our lineage’s responsibility. You know the weight of it. You have a sense of when to release them and when not to release them.”

“Grandmaster…”

Su Yu was shocked. Release Mountain and Sea realm demons?

“Will the Human Realm allow us to release them back to the Battlefield of the Heavens?”

Hong Tan calmly said, “Yes, because they’re all my mounts! I’m a half-step Sun-Moon realm expert, a powerhouse about to reach the Sun-Moon realm. They’ll give me this face! But, as I said, in the Battlefield of the Heavens, if these demons commit crimes, that’s our responsibility. Think carefully before you release them!”

“There might be guys targeting us who will deliberately provoke them, understand?”

“Got it!”

Su Yu nodded solemnly!

Hong Tan stopped talking, stood up, and walked outside. As he walked, he said, “Go into seclusion for a few days. Come to see your master off in a few days. Your willpower is too strong right now, and it’s easy to see through you at a glance. Tone it down a bit.”

“Okay!”

Su Yu nodded, taking a deep breath in his heart.

The joy of tricking people in the secret realm earlier had completely disappeared.

His master and the others were leaving, and his grandmaster was going into seclusion. Judging from his grandmaster’s words, his senior apprentice brother might cause trouble after he goes into seclusion…

His whole family is making him worry!

I’m still so young, but I’m already shouldering such a heavy burden. This is too difficult for me!