The intention behind the Wangjiang City Taoist Academy Head’s bell-ringing for aid was not difficult to discern. Jiang Wang was able to quickly understand it.

He was neither angered nor worried.

In the entire Wangjiang City region, there was no opponent that could make him cower, and all he had taken was a mere Grade B Superior Dao Art. The State of Zhuang would not possibly mobilize powerhouses from Zhuangdu to hunt him down for such a Dao Art.

The Decaying Wood Decision was crucial to the combat system he was building, but it might not be considered anything special to others.

The sound of the bell, on the contrary, calmed his heart, temporarily taking him away from the “noise” of Jiang Yan.

Walking on the streets of Wangjiang City, there were no other pedestrians in the long night. But Jiang Wang felt a long-lost sensation.

Indeed, it had been a long time, a long time since he had walked in the cities of the State of Zhuang.

The young man who resolutely left this country that gave birth to and nurtured him… the mood then, the mood now. They intertwined, converging into a complex feeling.

Walking through a long street, Jiang Wang suddenly looked up—

In the night sky above Wangjiang City, disturbed by the bell, he saw a “familiar face”.

Lin Zhengren rarely returned to Wangjiang City, and the Lin family of Wangjiang City could not provide him with any real help now.

He had said long ago that the Lin family’s assets in Wangjiang City were not worth mentioning to him, which was not a boast but a clear understanding of himself.

He always knew what his strength was and where he could go.

Currently, the most successful person in the entire National Daoist Academy was, of course, Zhu Weiwo.

Below him were the so-called Six Heroes of the National Academy.

He, Lin Zhengren, was among them.

Zhu Weiwo was a genius in a league of his own.

He had long recognized Zhu Weiwo’s power, but he did not expect him to be even more terrifying than he imagined, having achieved the Divine Power Inner Mansion realm in such a short time, becoming the number one among the younger generation of Zhuang.

Speaking of Maplewood City, that damned place, it did indeed produce talent.

Li Jianqiu, who had learned the Daoist Sword Technique from who-knows-where, had also become one of the Six Heroes of the National Academy, ranking only one place behind him. During the Three Cities Daoist Assembly, as the champion, he had only seen Zhu Weiwo in his eyes; who knew who Li Jianqiu was! He never thought that he would be ranked alongside him now.

A teacher had said that when Maplewood City was wiped out, all the luck had accumulated on the survivors, bearing the luck of a city, carrying the fate of a city, which was why Zhu Weiwo had soared to the sky.

He himself did not believe it. Zhu Weiwo’s strength had traces to follow. As soon as he entered the Tenglong realm, he dared to chase after the Devouring Heart Demon, and dared to venture into Unredeemed City alone with a spear. Such a strong person did not need any luck; he could create his own momentum.

But not believing did not prevent him from secretly helping to spread this rumor. It was better to make more people think that Zhu Weiwo rose from the pile of corpses in Maplewood City than to have people firmly believe that Zhu Weiwo was an unparalleled genius in the State of Zhuang.

At least in the former category, he, Lin Zhengren, still had a chance to compete.

No matter how strong or dazzling Zhu Weiwo was, he, Lin Zhengren, never felt that he could not catch up.

The path of Daoism was long and arduous. Who could say who could go further until the last step was taken?

He needed resources, more resources.

Now he was at the peak of the Tenglong realm, and Zhu Weiwo was at the Divine Power Inner Mansion realm, and each of them had enough resources.

What about when they achieved the Outer Building and charged into the Divine Proximity realm?

When resources were insufficient, there would inevitably be trade-offs. He would never be the one to be “sacrificed”.

Now that the State of Zhuang had such a large foundation, and everything was thriving, if he wanted to occupy a good position in the future State of Zhuang, he could not limit his vision to the current so-called Six Heroes of the National Academy.

In fact, from beginning to end, his eyes were on Zhu Weiwo.

This return to Wangjiang City was also because of Zhu Weiwo.

Because of the rapid strengthening of the State of Zhuang, the division of interests with surrounding forces would naturally have to be re-distributed.

For example, some time ago, the States of Yong, Zhuang, and Luo conducted a four-party meeting with the Sinful Monarch, Huang Jinmo, in Unredeemed City.

The representatives of each country were either state chancellors or great generals, which showed the high level of the meeting.

When big figures participated in the negotiations, they could not move lightly, and exchanges between the younger generation became a matter of course.

Of course, Unredeemed City did not participate in any level of confrontation.

What made the State of Zhuang boil with excitement was that, in this four-party meeting, Zhu Weiwo overwhelmed the other two countries. It was said that it was not even a one-on-one exchange, but Zhu Weiwo directly fought two at once, subduing the geniuses of the States of Yong and Luo!

Therefore, when Zhu Weiwo returned to the National Daoist Academy this time, the momentum was particularly great, with all the teachers and students of the academy welcoming him outside the academy gate.

Lin Zhengren was really unwilling to feel that kind of atmosphere in the National Daoist Academy, fearing that his Dao heart would be suppressed, and if it delayed the perfection of the Tenglong realm, it would be even worse. Therefore, he found a reason to temporarily return to Wangjiang City to avoid it.

He did not expect that after staying at home for a short time, something happened again, and the Wangjiang City Daoist Academy rang the bell nine times!

Lin Zhengren could not help but suspect his luck.

He always cherished his life and was unwilling to take risks, but everyone knew that he was in Wangjiang City at this moment, and when something happened to the City Daoist Academy, he had to go.

He came out of the Wangjiang City Daoist Academy, and he must show his responsibility at a critical moment.

However, going was a must, but how to go could still be considered.

Lin Zhengren controlled his speed, and only after confirming that the city lord and the executive official had arrived and the situation was stable did he accelerate to the scene.

When he arrived at the academy, Fu Baosong was seeing the city lord and the executive official off. The head of the academy had already returned to his quiet room to retreat and was not present.

“Junior Brother Fu, what happened?” Lin Zhengren flew over and asked with concern, “Is the head of the academy alright?”

He and Fu Baosong had indeed had conflicts, and he had even stepped on Fu Baosong’s face at the Three Cities Daoist Assembly. But this did not prevent him from showing kindness, because at that time, he was doing it for the “overall situation” of the entire Wangjiang City Daoist Academy.

“A villain broke into the academy at night and took a secret art before leaving,” Fu Baosong shook his head. “The teacher is fine.”

He did not like Lin Zhengren very much, but the head of the academy had closed his door to recuperate in the name of injury to reduce trouble, so he needed to stand up and represent the City Daoist Academy. He knew that Lin Zhengren had always harbored resentment for the head of the academy not passing on the Decaying Wood Decision to him, so he vaguely mentioned the name of the secret art.

Lin Zhengren did not take it seriously either. What remarkable secret art could there be in the City Daoist Academy? The Decaying Wood Decision, which he had once cared about, was no longer in his eyes now. Those secret arts in the National Daoist Academy were qualified to be called secret arts!

“What did the city lord say?” he asked.

“Issue a wanted order for the villain and send more people to patrol. But it probably won’t be of much use.”

“This is a mature move,” Lin Zhengren nodded.

He glanced at the academy again, but ultimately did not have the idea of going in to see the old head of the academy.

“It’s good that you’re alright. Give him my regards. I’ll chase out to investigate and see if I can find any clues.”

He perfunctorily said a sentence and turned to leave.

As for helping the old head of the academy and participating in the pursuit of the villain that he spoke of…

Just kidding, he would not even touch such a low-return, high-risk thing.

Without surprises or dangers, it was a wasted trip.

Lin Zhengren casually flew around Wangjiang City twice to make an appearance and then flew back to the Lin clan’s territory in the east of the city.

The current patriarch of the Lin clan was still his grandfather, and the future patriarch was his younger brother, Lin Zhengli.

He never put this foundation in his eyes. After gaining a foothold in the National Daoist Academy, what he wanted to compete for were resources at another level.

Of course, in the Lin family, his position was even more detached.

In the past, when Lin Zhengli had a temper, he occasionally dared to argue with him, but now he was obedient and respectful.

Without alarming the guards on duty, he flew directly back to his yard.

The events that happened in the City Daoist Academy tonight did not cause any waves in his heart. He was just a little annoyed by these irrelevant things.

All things were annoying.

When could he catch up with Zhu Weiwo?

Lin Zhengren stood in the yard for a while, quickly adjusted his mood, and walked into the house.

“Were you just chasing me?”

A voice sounded almost behind him.

Lin Zhengren was shocked and his whole body went numb!