The dean, who had been conspicuously absent, likely harbored some unspeakable secrets.
She stood up, took out an invisibility talisman from her怀, masked her scent, and then disarranged the bedding to make it look like someone was there. Turning to Gu Luoxian, she said,
"I'm going to check it out. No matter who comes, don't let them in."
Of course, she knew the consequences of being discovered. She quietly placed a puppet talisman under the covers… Caution was necessary. Gu Luoxian was indeed a person of good character, but they didn't have a life-or-death bond, and she couldn't completely trust him.
Gu Luoxian, guessing at her bold actions, merely told her to be careful before getting into bed.
Jin Bao'er remained noncommittal and, under the cover of night, directly infiltrated the dean's main chamber…
The Talent Academy was vast, and the most ancient building was the dean's main chamber! After a series of turns and twists, a figure swiftly slipped into the main chamber, feeling her way through the darkness!
The interior was simply furnished: a large, semicircular solid wood table, surrounded by bookshelves, with no power fluctuations or any special items…
Her divine sense swept through the entire room repeatedly, finding no anomalies! Not even the most basic academy information was present.
Jin Bao'er stood before the desk, the clear moonlight shining through the window, casting a silver cloak over her shoulders. Her deep black eyes grew even more profound…
After a long while, she turned to leave, but her gaze was suddenly drawn to a peculiar moonlight pattern on the floor!
In the corner of the floor, there was nothing, yet only here was illuminated by the moonlight to form a pattern! Suddenly, she thought of something and looked up sharply at the ceiling!
On the seemingly ordinary roof beams, there was no specially shaped opening. Where did the moonlight pattern come from?
In a flash, she sensed something was wrong. Using the bookshelf as a launchpad, she kicked herself up to the roof beams…
She didn't use any spiritual energy, nor did she use the power of the Great Dao. Her movements were exceptionally light, and in the blink of an eye, she was clinging tightly to the edge of the roof, seeing no outward signs of anything unusual!
So, she frowned and carefully reached out to touch it gently…
The next second, her fingers passed directly through the roof in front of her. The roof beams rippled slightly, as if disturbing the surface of calm water!
Seeing this, Jin Bao'er held her breath and extended her divine sense! It passed directly through the roof beams and saw the sky outside. Clearly, her divine sense could not see the true other side within!
Though surprised, her face showed little change. This Talent Academy itself had many strange aspects, and something that her divine sense couldn't penetrate was likely some kind of illusionary formation…
With this realization, she gently poked her head in. After a slight resistance, a powerful suction enveloped her, pulling her in frantically!
Almost instantly, she felt herself plummeting at high speed, her body airborne. She could only force herself into a violent spin, and finally touched something, using it to land steadily!
This time, she saw the surrounding scene clearly, and a strange glint flashed in her eyes. Because the furnishings, the location, were exactly the same as what she had seen in the main chamber…
Except for… the added mirror and the large door!
And the moment she had entered the roof beams, the entire roof had shaken violently, then quickly returned to calm! At the same time, the large door was opened…
At this moment, Jin Bao'er also opened the door to the mirror world. The scene here was identical to the outside, except for the absence of people, there was little difference!
Until she thought there was nothing else and turned back, the entire academy suddenly underwent a drastic change. A fierce storm descended, with dark clouds pressing down!
A colossal black figure suddenly soared into the sky, its roaring dragon's cry deafening. Its high tail slammed down, instantly reducing all surrounding buildings to ruins…
"Roar!!"
The black dragon opened its deep purple eyes, the rage and coldness in them so clear!
Standing on the spot, a breathtakingly beautiful woman in a black magical dress stared blankly at the scene, her mouth opening as if to speak, but no sound came out…
Because she realized it was a memory! A residual memory of the academy! Although she didn't know why it was activated and displayed, she had no doubt about the reality before her!
The black dragon suddenly soared into the sky, its majestic posture occupying more than half of the sky. Its scales gleamed under the dark sky, sharp and ostentatious!
Before it, five tiny figures flew rapidly! Accompanied by multicolored power fluctuations, they unleashed a barrage of attacks on the black dragon. One of them was someone she recognized, the old man who had told her her cultivation method was incorrect earlier that day!
At this moment, the old man held a bronze object resembling a Bagua disk in his hand, his expression grave and filled with killing intent! The disk spun in his hand with a "kacha kacha" sound, and streams of purplish-white light shot out, emitting a blinding radiance that tightly ensnared the black dragon…
The purplish-white light hissed and crackled the moment it touched the black dragon, like meat on a roaring fire.
The black dragon cried out in pain, its body writhing wildly. Its sharp claws grabbed the light and with a fierce pull, its tail swept towards the figures in the air, knocking three of them away on the spot!
After the light disappeared, even though the vision of the entire world was blurred, she could still see the scorched marks on the black dragon's body, circle after circle, its scales burned and curled, revealing the flesh beneath…
She stood frozen, her face ashen, her fists clenched, her body trembling faintly. Her thin lips were tightly pressed together, and she remained silent! Her eyes, cold to the extreme, watched this scene without blinking, filled with heartache and furious indignation!
She knew how tough a dragon's body was, its defense absolutely the strongest among all demonic beasts! Yet, it couldn't withstand the touch of the old man's disk. This showed its immense destructive power!
Gusts of wind accompanied by faint, powerful pressure, making her complexion turn pale! Even though this was merely the residual power fluctuation in a memory…
What potent pressure!
This power was different from the spiritual energy used by cultivators, nor was it like the Great Dao power she used. It was more like a higher, more sacred aura…
It made people instinctively submit, respect, and fear!
What kind of power was this?
She had never seen it before! While shocked, her worry for Long Lixing's predicament deepened!
At this moment, the single grey figure that had been motionless for half the day suddenly moved. Countless crystals appeared in the air, refracting light so intensely that it spread across the entire sky in an instant!
A colossal blade, hundreds of meters long, appeared in the sky, its entire body covered in diamond-like brilliance, sharp and awe-inspiring!
The black dragon snorted coldly upon seeing this, its proud stance showing no fear!