Peerless Divine Eyes
Chapter 80: Heading to the Tianyuan Abyss, Discovered by Xu Qianqian!

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Heading to the Tianyuan Abyss, Discovered by Xu Qianqian!

"Medicine Elder actually went to find the Dean with Li Mingru?"

"And even persuaded the Dean not to investigate Chi Ren’s death!"

"After all I’ve done for you!"

The more Xu Zhengde listened, the angrier he became, venting all the frustration in his heart onto Medicine Elder!

"If you don’t let me live in peace, I won’t let other people live in peace either!"

His eyes were filled with gloom as he quietly melted into the darkness.

...

"It seems that continued cultivation won’t bring any more progress. Should I try my luck in the outskirts of Tianyuan?"

Lu Chen slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air; at this point, his body was brimming with spiritual power.

To make further progress, he needed to exhaust all his spiritual power.

Besides, he attempted to absorb a type of spiritual power to see if it would have a different effect when applied to the Heavenly Inquiry Spear technique.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Chen still decided to find Yu Qingqing.

"Lu Chen, why haven’t you slept yet?"

Yu Qingqing yawned, looking at the spirited Lu Chen, and forgot to use his alias.

"I want to go to Tianyuan."

Lu Chen was straightforward, which immediately snapped Yu Qingqing to full alert.

"You want to go to Tianyuan? That’s not possible, it’s too dangerous!"

Seeing the worried expression on Yu Qingqing’s face, Lu Chen knew that the so-called danger did not refer to Tianyuan; rather, it was the unclear situation inside Heavenly Book Academy at the moment.

"If I don’t go to Tianyuan, I might not make any progress at all."

Lu Chen was aware of his body’s condition.

He had reached a bottleneck with the Heaven-Breaking Spiritual Method and the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique.

The only possibility of advancement was the Heavenly Inquiry Spear technique.

He had mastered the eighteen Spear techniques, and after finding a variation, he certainly wanted to test its effectiveness.

However, practicing inside Heavenly Book Academy was definitely not an option.

If he caused too much commotion, not to mention damaging the property, attracting undue attention from others would be like losing his trump card.

"But..."

With a determined look, Lu Chen interrupted Yu Qingqing, saying, "I just want to know if I need to report to the academy if I’m going to Tianyuan?"

"The academy doesn’t handle this stuff," Yu Qingqing shook her head and said, "You just need to inform your teacher. Lu Chen, are you really prepared to go?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Yes, besides cultivation, haven’t you said that recently very few people are hunting for demon pills? It’d be a good chance for me to hunt some monster beasts."

"Then you... be careful."

Yu Qingqing thought for a moment, then went back to the house and fetched a map.

"This map shows the outskirts of Heavenly Book Academy. As long as you stay within this range, you’re generally safe from danger. Also, if you encounter any situations you can’t understand, you need to leave Tianyuan quickly, got it? I’ll inform the teacher after dawn."

Seeing Yu Qingqing being so serious, Lu Chen naturally agreed, accepted the map, thanked her and left.

Taking advantage of the night when most people were resting, it was best to leave early.

However, he first returned to his room, dragged Xiao Hei out from under the bed.

"I’m going to Tianyuan, but you can’t turn small. It’s not convenient to bring you along now. These demon pills should be enough for you for a few days. Don’t you dare leave the room!"

Lu Chen gently stroked Xiao Hei’s head, then stuffed it back under the bed, before quietly walking out of the room and leaving the courtyard.

He still remembered the way to the outer courtyard.

The practice of the Heaven-Breaking Spiritual Method kept Lu Chen alert and full of energy—he didn’t need much sleep.

But ordinary martial artists, regardless of talent, cultivated the vital energy from within their bodies, and couldn’t do without sleep.

Therefore, at this moment, in the still of the night, Lu Chen walked all the way to the gate without encountering a single student.

Instead, the two guards at the academy gate were diligently performing their duties.

Both guards were martial artists of the Visceral Refinement Realm. They were slightly taken aback upon seeing Lu Chen.

"Out at this time of night?"

One guard asked with a frown.

"There’s less trouble on the roads at night," Lu Chen smiled and said, "You know, I got into some trouble here during the day."

"You’re quite clever," the guard said appreciatively as he glanced at him, "Go ahead."

Lu Chen thanked them, then suddenly remembered to ask, "Teacher, Tianyuan is to the east, right?"

"You’re going to Tianyuan at this time?"

The guard’s question made them pause, then they nodded and said, "Head east, and once you see a range of mountains, you will have reached Tianyuan!"

"Thank you, teacher!"

Not long after Lu Chen left, the two guards began to chat idly.

"This Chen Lu, heading to Tianyuan so late, it’s no wonder he stands out!"

"Indeed, he’s clever and hardworking. His future accomplishments will be limitless!"

At that moment, a figure walked back towards the academy from outside.

"Which teacher is heading to Tianyuan in the middle of the night?"

Both guards were startled and turned to look outside, only to see Xu Qianqian!

What now, were all the academy’s prized students moving about at midnight?

They looked back at the silent interior of the academy.

Turning to look at the fresh-faced Xu Qianqian.

"Chen Lu just went past."

The other guard smiled, knowing that Xu Qianqian was not only Xu Zhengde’s student but also a daughter of the Xu Family.

This bit of news wasn’t much, so it was harmless to speak of it.

"Chen Lu went to Tianyuan?"

Xu Qianqian was slightly startled and turned to walk out of the academy!

"Is Xu Qianqian also heading to Tianyuan?"

"What’s so odd about that? Maybe the death of Wu Chiren has motivated her too?"

Their duty, besides overseeing the arena, was to prevent outsiders from barging into the academy.

Everything else was none of their business.

Thus, they did not see Xu Qianqian blending into the darkness and appearing at an inconspicuous corner!

There, two people in black clothing were waiting...