Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Let’s wait until the restrictions of the Abyss weaken!

"Headmaster!"

The old medicine man hastily reached into his bosom, releasing a scent of medicinal fragrance, and Li Mingru’s body shuddered as the pressure upon him was instantly lessened significantly.

After casting a grateful look at the old medicine man, he then addressed the headmaster, "Headmaster, even if Wu Chiren is the predetermined choice, he must still return safely from the Abyss of Heaven in half a year! Are you so certain that Wu Chiren can gain the Immortal Sect’s recognition?"

The headmaster glanced at the old medicine man, then responded, "Then on what grounds do you believe Chen Lu can?"

Li Mingru said, "Hasn’t the headmaster noticed? Chen Lu, he lacks a Dantian!"

"What did you say?"

The headmaster’s expression changed drastically!

Without a Dantian, it meant there was no place to store Yuan force.

The body’s nine meridians, although capable of circulating Yuan force, use it quickly and disperse it swiftly as well.

And yet, Lu Chen had been suppressing Wu Chiren all along, preventing the latter from counterattacking!

He had been focused on the battle and hadn’t paid close attention to Lu Chen.

Hearing what Li Mingru had said, he looked again at the old medicine man!

"He lacks a Dantian!"

The old medicine man’s affirmative words caused the headmaster to stand up abruptly and say, "You mean to say, he suppressed Wu Chiren using Spiritual Power?"

"Exactly!"

Li Mingru had no choice; if he didn’t do so, he might not be able to protect Lu Chen.

Though strong, he was only a half-realm cultivator.

The headmaster, however, was a genuine Qi Cultivator!

Even just now, had it not been for the old medicine man’s aid with Spiritual Medicine, he might have vomited blood again!

"No wonder you are so confident, and even took him under your wing without an inspection," the headmaster remarked meaningfully. "I understand now; let’s put this aside for the moment. We will talk about this after the limitations of the Abyss of Heaven are reduced in half a year!"

Having received an answer from the headmaster, Li Mingru and the old medicine man breathed a sigh of relief in unison.

"Then we shall take our leave!"

Not long after the two had departed, Xu Zhengde arrived.

"Headmaster, Wu Chiren is dead, we won’t be able to explain this to the Immortal Sect!" Xu Zhengde got straight to the point as soon as he saw the headmaster.

"What, do you want to offer someone up to bear the wrath of the Immortal Sect?" the headmaster asked, his face void of expression.

"Yes, only Li Mingru is most suitable! Chen Lu is his disciple, it was he who slew the future disciple of the Immortal Sect!" Xu Zhengde said through clenched teeth; originally, Wu Chiren was from his sect, which would have earned him rewards from the Immortal Sect!

But now, everything had been destroyed by Lu Chen—how could he not loathe him to his very core?

"The Abyss of Heaven is approaching, let’s wait until then," the headmaster dismissed casually.

Unsatisfied with the headmaster’s evasive attitude, Xu Zhengde pressed, "Headmaster, by that time, the people from the Immortal Sect will already be here at the Academy, it’ll be too late!"

"At Heavenly Book Academy, they are all exceptional talents. Without Wu Chiren, perhaps someone else will be noticed? After all, it was only that Wu Chiren had a slightly better chance! Plus, last time we sent both Lu Tianren and Li Qingyao to the Immortal Sect at once, I’m sure the Immortal Sect will remember that kindness!"

"Headmaster," Xu Zhengde growled with clenched fists, "you too are a cultivator, should you not know cultivators are heartless? To those from the Immortal Sect, they have already rewarded us for last time! If we don’t have a disciple this time, at most they will spare us punishment! But the academy..."

The headmaster scoffed and countered, "Since you know cultivators are heartless, then why are you still discussing this with me?"

Xu Zhengde felt a block in his chest; the headmaster’s unwillingness to engage in discussion made his understanding clearer.

"Then Zheng De shall take his leave!"

He turned decisively, his eyes nearly blazing with fury!

He needed to find Li Mingru, to demand an explanation!

The death of Wu Chiren was not the biggest problem.

The real issue was that he had lost the Immortal Sect’s reward, depriving him of the chance to advance further!

But when he found Li Mingru, Xu Zhengde discovered that his close friend, the old medicine man, seemed to be having an amiable conversation with him!

"Could it be, they said something to the headmaster?"

Xu Zhengde’s heart tightened, and he crept up to the outside of the house, eavesdropping on the two’s conversation!

As cultivators at the Soul Refinement Realm, they could easily suppress their own Yuan force aura.

And being that they had helped Lu Chen dodge the immediate crisis, their mood was very relaxed. For a moment, it didn’t occur to them that Xu Zhengde might be listening outside!

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