Northern Heavens Continent
It was once flourishing, but it was no longer there. The land was in ruins, and traces of intense battles could be seen everywhere, causing this continent to appear to be riddled with holes.
The demonic calamity had also descended on the Northern Heavens Continent.
Facing the demonic calamity, many forces in the Northern Heavens Continent had been defeated, before they forcefully gathered together and formed into a few gathering points to resist the demonic calamity.
However, the demonic calamity in the Northern Heavens Continent was more severe, and the Fiend Clans were more powerful. So even with so many forces gathered together, the situation wasn't optimistic.
And Hokuang Reiwon was one of those gathering points.
Hokuang Reiwon
The gigantic Spiritual Array formed into a light barrier that was like an inverted bowl, enveloping the entire Spiritual Academy within it. The light barrier emitted a powerful and vigorous spiritual light, giving others a great sense of security.
The interior of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was exceedingly noisy. That's because, as of now, not only were the other forces that had lost their territories within the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy retreating over, even the other four Great Academies, which were known as the Five Great Academies, had gathered here.
Because the continents of the other four Great Spiritual Academies had suffered the calamity of demonic beasts, the Five Great Spiritual Academies all had their own Teleportation Spiritual Arrays. So at the last moment, the Four Great Spiritual Academies had brought their students to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy through the Teleportation Spiritual Array.
However, the four Spiritual Academies probably never expected that the Northern Heavens Continent would also suffer the demonic calamity not long after they arrived.
With so many forces gathered together, it caused Hokuang Reiwon to be overcrowded and noisy. But at this moment, they couldn't be bothered about that.
Looking down from a corner of Hokuang Reiwon, the lake was as clear as a mirror with numerous cultivation platforms around it. Under the shade of the trees, the dormitories were arranged in groups.
"Members of the Goddess Luo Association, listen up. Clear out the dorms of our Goddess Luo Association and let the students of the other four Spiritual Academies stay in them. Although we're usually competitors, we can't let others think that our Hokuang Reiwon isn't magnanimous at this moment."
Beside the lake, there was a giant rock that was surrounded by numerous young men and women. At this moment, all of them were looking at the top of the giant rock, where a slender and elegant girl was standing. She had an alluring appearance, and her fine black hair was tied into a ponytail. Accompanied by her clear and melodious voice, it gently bounced, releasing the vitality of youth.
Looking at the surrounding youths, the girl smiled, "Furthermore, don't forget who the founder of our Goddess Luo Association is. Although Senior Brother Mu Chen and Senior Sister Luo Li have already graduated and left, the Goddess Luo Association was left behind by them. We can't throw their face."
"Big Sis Sun 'er is right!"
"Rest assured, my Goddess Luo Association isn't that petty. We will definitely make arrangements for the students of the other academies."
"Only by working together can we protect our Hokuang Reiwon!"
As the girl's voice resounded, it instantly attracted countless echoes of agreement. Many young men and women waved their arms as they yelled in excitement.
Seeing this, the girl by the name of Sun 'er nodded her head in satisfaction.
A short distance away, there were also several figures standing there. When they saw the commotion, a smile surfaced on their faces at the same time.
"That lass Sun 'er is doing pretty well. If Mu Chen and Luo Li were to see this, they would definitely be shocked. Back then, that little girl that followed behind them was the most popular President of the Goddess Luo Association aside from them."
A handsome man with an extraordinary bearing looked at Sun 'er, who was surrounded by everyone, and couldn't help smiling.
"I've heard that Sun 'er is now a Spiritual Array Scholar. Dean Tai Cang has specially opened up a Spiritual Array Academy just for her, allowing her to guide the students in Spiritual Arrays. Truly, the younger generation will surpass us in time. Her achievements are much stronger than ours back then."
Standing beside him was a man with a determined face and calm eyes. At this moment, he also smiled and sighed.
"The two of you should stop sighing. However, I never imagined that the two of you would run back to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy at this time." Beside them, a beautiful girl lightly smiled as she spoke.
It wasn't her fault for being surprised, since the two of them were the influential figures of their generation back then, Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong.
After they graduated, they had also left for the Great Thousand World. Right now, the two of them were Perfected Earth Sovereigns, just a step away from the Heavenly Sovereign Realm. Their achievements could be considered extraordinary.
"We're from Hokuang Reiwon, after all. Now that the Spiritual Academy is in trouble, we naturally have to rush over to help." Shen Cangsheng faintly smiled.
Li Xuantong nodded his head as he smiled towards the gorgeous lady. "On the other hand, Ye Qingling, you've been staying in Hokuang Reiwon all these years, and you're already the Vice-Dean now."
"I'm not as ambitious as the two of you. It's good for me to stay in Hokuang Reiwon." Ye Qingling smiled.
Facing her words, Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong nodded their heads. "But it's also good for me to stay in Hokuang Reiwon. At the very least, I can maintain my purity."
The expressions of the two of them were a little complicated. It was likely that they had experienced a lot during these years of adventuring.
"Oh, the two heroes of the Northern Cang are quite sentimental."
Suddenly, a teasing laughter resounded. When Shen Cangsheng and the rest swept their gazes over, they saw two silhouettes walking over.
Of the two figures, the one in front was dressed in a purple shirt and trousers. She had a slender figure that outlined her alluring curves, and a bright smile hung on her beautiful face. That familiar face belonged to Wen Qingxuan.
Standing beside her was a girl as well. She was the Vice-Dean of Wanhuang Lingyuan, Tang Qian 'er.
"Wen Qingxuan." Li Xuantong was a little shocked as he looked at that familiar face and smiled. "Why are you here instead of staying in your Wen Clan?"
Wen Qingxuan smiled. "There are so many people in the Wen Clan, so there's not much use for me to stay there."
As she spoke, she and Tang Qian 'er looked at Ye Qingling and smiled. "Let us first thank the Goddess Luo Association for helping us settle the students of Wanhuang Lingyuan."
Waving her hand, Ye Qingling replied, "Only by huddling together can we have a chance of survival. Helping you guys is also helping our Hokuang Reiwon."
Wen Qingxuan gently sighed and her voice was a little solemn. "It's hard to say if we can have a chance of survival. Amongst Hokuang Reiwon, only that Lord Draconic Dragon of your academy has broken through to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm. But the Fiend Clans are only surrounding us without attacking. If their Monarchs make a move, the situation will be hard to say."
When everyone heard her words, they fell into silence. They knew that the situation wasn't good.
"Sun 'er and the rest are secretly constructing a Teleportation Spiritual Array. If the situation collapses, then we can only try our best to send the students out." Ye Qingling's face was a little powerless as she said.
Facing this situation, the power of a single Hokuang Reiwon was practically useless.
After a brief silence, Li Xuantong suddenly said, "If Mu Chen and Luo Li were here, they might be useful."
Hearing those two names, everyone fell into silence. Evidently, the two of them had left a deep impression on them.
"There's some news about Luo Li, but there hasn't been any news about Mu Chen for the past five years." Wen Qingxuan knitted her brows.
Shen Cangsheng also nodded his head. He spoke in a deep voice, "That fellow was able to occasionally cause a huge commotion four to five years ago. However, he has completely disappeared in recent years."
"Right now, there are many suspicions about him in the Great Thousand World, saying that Mu Chen was terrified by the Fiend Clans and has gone into hiding."
"Nonsense!" Wen Qingxuan raged. With Mu Chen's character, how could he do such a thing?
"Mu Chen isn't a weakling. With his character, he won't be afraid of any opponent. So there must be a reason for him to disappear all these years, and it's definitely not because of fear." Tang Qian 'er seriously said.
Li Xuantong sighed, "Mu Chen was too famous a few years ago, so he naturally attracted the jealousy of others. Now that he has disappeared, it's unavoidable for there to be rumors."
Everyone could only helplessly sigh in response to this. Rumors and slanders were the most frustrating and infuriating.
"He will definitely appear."
Ye Qingling softly said. Her voice was firm as she recalled the high-spirited and confident youth in the Spiritual Academy many years ago.
From the beginning, he had maintained his strong confidence. Regardless of the enemies he faced, he had never retreated. Wasn't it because of his confidence that they gathered by his side and formed the Goddess Luo Association, which was passed down to this day?
Thus, she believed that no matter how many hardships Mu Chen went through, he wouldn't change.
That person would definitely appear, and when that person appeared, perhaps the entire Great Thousand World would raise their eyebrows.
Ye Qingling looked at the rock that Sun 'er was standing on. It was as if she could see the confident youth standing there when the Goddess Luo Association was first established.
Mu Chen.
I hope that you can return as a youth after leaving for half your life.
Wuuuu!
Just when they were immersed in the memories of that person, an ear-piercing alarm suddenly rang out in the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, causing everyone's faces to change. Raising their heads, they looked outside the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, only to see demonic aura surging between the heavens and earth as it spread over.
The Fiend Clans have started their attack.