Chapter 1627: The Mentor Hall Betrays the Human Race?

Silence fell all around.

Even the fair-skinned youth fighting Wuchen in the air was stunned, ceasing his battle as he stared at the alien tribesman lying on the ground, killed by a book, unable to speak.

They had all sensed the suddenly surging aura just now—a being suspected to be an ancient sage, the pinnacle of strength in the current era. He had only just appeared, uttered a single “Hoga,” and before he could display his might, he met his end...

It was too shocking for words.

An ancient sage, roaming heaven and earth, though not immortal for eternity, could still be reborn from a single drop of blood. As long as his lifespan was not exhausted, he was virtually unkillable. Yet now, struck on the head by a book, his primordial spirit collapsed, his face full of humiliation, and not a trace of aura remained...

What exactly happened?

Since when did ancient sages become as fragile as eggs, shattering at the slightest touch?

What was this book?

And where did this guy get it from?

“Let’s go!”

His face pale, the fair-skinned youth trembled uncontrollably.

If even an ancient sage could not withstand a single blow, he naturally had no chance. Filled with terror, he could no longer hold back and tore open another talisman, causing cracks to appear in space.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

Raising an eyebrow, Zhang Xuan pointed a finger, ready to seal the space.

“Let them go...”

Before he could point, an urgent telepathic message arrived. Zhang Xuan looked over and saw Luo Ruoxin frowning and shaking her head.

Clenching his fists, Zhang Xuan ultimately withdrew his power.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

The air rippled as several others who had been cooperating with the fair-skinned youth also tore their talismans and vanished from the spot. In the blink of an eye, only Qi Zhen and the others remained in the entire Diviner Guild.

“Why?”

Knowing that it would be difficult to catch up to those who had fled, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and turned to look at the girl.

Her urgent劝阻 must have had a purpose.

“If they truly wanted to escape, you couldn’t have sealed them off,” Luo Ruoxin replied calmly.

“Even if I couldn’t seal them off, I could at least kill one of them...” Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth.

The opponents were all the strongest combatants below the ancient sage level. Although he could seal space, given their methods and abilities, breaking through wouldn’t take much time, and escape was inevitable. But with prior preparation and full effort, he was confident he could kill one or two.

“Killing one is irrelevant,” Luo Ruoxin shook her head, her expression grave. “Besides... just now, there was more than one ancient sage here.”

“More than one?”

Zhang Xuan was startled, his pupils involuntarily contracting. “Are you saying... several ancient sages were lying in ambush here?”

“At least three. But after seeing you kill one with a book, they knew they were no match and turned to leave. If we had forcibly detained them, I fear they would have turned hostile... Even you might have no way to resist then.”

Luo Ruoxin looked at him.

“I...” Zhang Xuan could not answer.

The Book of Heaven’s Way was unique; he had only obtained it after teaching Luo Xuanqing the true solution to sealing space and receiving his gratitude. If another ancient sage were to appear, he truly would have no means to deal with it.

There was nothing to do but wait for death.

The tragic ancient sage lying on the ground, though dead before he could show his strength, had just emanated a presence that, felt firsthand, made it clear that against a powerhouse of this level, even without him making a move, his mere aura would be enough to render one unable to resist, crushed to death on the spot.

Ancient sages... it wasn't just talk. Without extraordinary power, it would be impossible to have such influence and deterrence.

"But..." After the shock, Zhang Xuan was filled with confusion.

Weren't all ancient sages supposed to be in slumber?

How could the Spirit Race send so many ancient sages without the Master Teacher Academy noticing at all?

Under normal circumstances, this was simply impossible!

Unless... the entire Master Teacher Academy had betrayed them!

"It should be the work of the Heavenly Teacher headquarters. They used special methods to obscure the heavenly secrets, concealing the whereabouts of these ancient sages, so that even the Master Teacher Academy couldn't detect them!"

Seeing the doubt in his heart, Wu Chen approached: "Moreover, choosing this location—neither close to the Saint Son Hall nor near a powerful Master Teacher Academy—makes it hard for anyone to notice if something goes wrong!"

Zhang Xuan remained silent.

Fenggu City, backed by mountains and rivers, was abundant in grain. Because of this, like the Zhang and Luo families, it had its own organization... For this reason, the Master Teacher Academy found it difficult to intervene, so although the city was vast, it had no Master Teacher Academy branch.

Thus, this was indeed the most suitable place.

"Even with the help of Heavenly Teachers to conceal the auras of these Spirit Race members, the Spirit Race is in the underground caverns. To come out, they must break the seal left by Sage Qiugu... And every cavern has a master teacher guarding it... Surely they couldn't have been unaware of this!" Zhang Xuan looked at him.

"That I don't know. After leaving with Miss and Master Zhang, I've been investigating this situation, but I've found no clues..." Wu Chen frowned deeply.

"To put it bluntly, it's not hard to understand..." Luo Ruoxi looked over: "Someone in the Master Teacher Academy is helping them."

Zhang Xuan's body trembled.

He had thought of that too, but he dared not admit it.

For someone in the Master Teacher Academy to be capable of this, they must hold an extremely high status and position within the academy!

Who could it be?

Why would they betray the human race?

"This time, these Spirit Race members are most likely here for the Stern Man's sternum... They are so eager to find the sternum, even coming to the Master Teacher Continent, I'm afraid... the other parts of the Stern Man have already been gathered."

His expression turned grave.

The Stern Man, even as one of the former supreme sovereigns of the Spirit Race, wouldn't require ancient sages to personally come to seize his skeleton!

Moreover, these ancient sages were hiding here, as if lying in ambush. Even he couldn't figure out what was going on.

"It seems I need to be more careful even with the Master Teacher Academy from now on..."

Originally, he had planned to report everything that happened here to the Master Teacher Academy headquarters, but now it seemed better to delay a bit.

Having never been to the Master Teacher Academy headquarters, he didn't know who was good and who was bad. If the message wasn't delivered properly and fell into the hands of a spy instead of a true master teacher... the entire human race would face an even greater disaster.

So, under the current circumstances, he had to be cautious in everything.

"It seems the Master Teacher Academy can't be relied on either. I must quickly consolidate the resources at hand: the Zhang family, the Luo family, the Saint Son Hall, the War Master Hall... Otherwise, if the Spirit Race truly invades on all fronts, no one will be able to withstand it!"

His face darkened.

The problems at the Master Teacher Academy headquarters were unexpected. Now, with the crisis at hand, relying on others was not as good as relying on oneself. He could only try to consolidate the existing forces and hope that the Spirit Race wouldn't invade so quickly.

"Zhang Xuan, an ancient sage's body is full of treasures. This big fellow, though only just stepping into this level and being the lowest grade, its corpse is still a huge treasure!"

Seeing him deep in thought, Luo Ruoxi said: "Do you want it?"