Huanzhou Worship

Lanzhiyuan is the culmination of Lu Yuan's life's work.

Upon hearing Meng Tianxiang's threat to smash the courtyard, Lu Yuan immediately cowered.

"It's your own fault for messing with this living Buddha, you can't blame me."

After silently apologizing to Xue Youyou in her heart, Lu Yuan decisively sold Xue Youyou out.

In just one minute, she revealed everything she knew about Xue Youyou, and even things she didn't know.

"You mean, this guy just joined Yan Qing's team and even beat that girl from the Lin family in a ranked match?" Meng Tianxiang looked at the front page of the "Lanzhi Morning Post" handed to her by Lu Yuan and fell into deep thought.

Lin Feiyan has mastered the legendary "Return to Sheath" technique. Unlike my granddaughter, she is a true genius beast tamer and one of the recognized leaders of the younger generation. Her future is limitless.

Every time she met the head of the Lin family, she would hear her gleefully praising Lin Feiyan.

I never expected to lose to that white-haired thief. Is that white-haired thief really that powerful?

Seeing the newspaper practically praising Xue Youyou as a goddess, even mentioning a snow woman the size of Ultraman, Meng Tianxiang's lips twitched slightly: "Why can't I believe it?"

Lu Yuan immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "Actually, I didn't believe it either just from reading the reports."

"I just remembered that yesterday, the first team of Burning Heaven Academy suddenly took the initiative to ask me to have an offline training match. Something must be going on. Maybe it's true, as the reports said, that they lost to the second team of our academy in the rankings, and that's why they want to get revenge in the training match."

Upon hearing this, Meng Tianxiang looked up and glanced at Lu Yuan: "Oh? Is that so? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Lu Yuan's face stiffened, and she realized that she had let something slip. She cursed herself for being an idiot, but it was too late.

Meng Tianxiang didn't delve into the details and asked, "This saves me the trouble of looking for her. When is the training match between Lanzhi Academy and Fentian Academy?"

Lu Yuan dared not be negligent and truthfully informed them: "Three days later, the Burning Heaven Academy team will come to Blue Lotus Academy for worship. The specific time is yet to be determined. At that time, a friendly match between the two academies will be arranged."

Meng Tianxiang was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, raising an eyebrow and asking, "Has this place also been included as a stop in the Huanzhou ritual by the Burning Heaven Academy?"

"Worship around the state" is a unique and ancient tradition of the Fenten Temple.

Every year, a week before the start of the league, the Burning Heaven Academy sends its main team to travel around Yue Lanzhou by airship to have friendly matches with the major schools in Yue Lanzhou, and arrives at the league venue on the last day. It is a very romantic custom.

Seeing her own academy being openly slandered like this, Lu Yuan looked somewhat embarrassed, but she didn't dare to say anything more. She simply smiled and replied, "It's still the first stop, which is why I said the report might be true."

In response to Lu Yuan's words, Meng Tianxiang gave a noncommittal "hmm" and said crisply, "I will come again in three days."

After saying this, Meng Tianxiang made a gesture in the air, and a flash of green light appeared, revealing a spatial rift.

Just as Meng Tianxiang was about to depart by stepping into the void, Lu Yuan suddenly spoke up and asked, "May I ask... Lord Qingming, what grudge do you have with this Xue Youyou student?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Yuan looked at Meng Tianxiang with a nervous expression. Heaven knows how much courage it took for her to ask that question.

Seeing Meng Tianxiang remain silent, Lu Yuan's heart stopped, and she quickly waved her hand, saying, "If Lord Qingming doesn't want to talk, just pretend I'm talking nonsense."

Meng Tianxiang sneered: "Hmph, it's not a big deal, I won't mind telling you."

"It seems your precious student has been treating my granddaughter like an ATM. Even if I can overlook the time she came to the store to scam money and pets a while ago, she broke into my treasure vault yesterday and stole an orange skill card and a bottle of divine beast energy essence. How can I let her get away with this?"

Meng Tianxiang concealed the fact that she was also at the crime scene. After all, as a veteran ultimate beast tamer, it would be extremely embarrassing to let a new student run away right in front of her.

Lu Yuan's mouth was agape; she was completely stunned.

She had originally planned that if there were any minor misunderstandings between the two of them, she could apologize on Xue Youyou's behalf.

To everyone's surprise, this student was incredibly audacious, daring to sneak into the Ultimate Beast Tamer's treasure vault and engage in zero-yuan purchases.

Moreover, neither the orange-level skill nor the divine beast energy essence is something she can afford to lose.

Now she was truly at her wit's end. All she could do was pray for Xue Youyou, hoping that Lord Qingming would leave her a complete corpse.

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A day later, time quietly slipped away.

The meditation room was completely silent.

In this enclosed space, Xue Youyou was tightly bound by ice shackles. These shackles seemed to be tailor-made for her, locking her limbs, waist, and neck firmly, making her unable to move.

Xue Youyou lay motionless on the cold ground, her pupils dilated, her once beautiful eyes now devoid of light, foaming at the mouth, looking utterly broken.

However, what was most striking was not Xue Youyou's pitiful appearance, but the gash on her chest. This gash was no ordinary wound; instead of blood flowing from it, it contained a mysterious, deep, moon-white substance.

This substance emitted a faint glow, like the bright moon in the night sky, adding a touch of bewitching beauty to the snowy landscape.

In a corner of the secret chamber, the Snow Woman of the Goddess of the Moon leaned against a stone pillar, her eyes closed, entering a meditative state. Her posture was elegant, like a fairy in the snow, blending seamlessly with her surroundings.

Suddenly, the Snow Woman seemed to sense something amiss. She abruptly opened her eyes, her gaze sharp and intense, instantly locking onto the Snow Fairy lying on the ground. When she saw the slit in the Snow Fairy's chest and the moon-white substance within, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

The Snow Woman's voice was clear and ethereal, as if from another world, untouched by worldly concerns. She asked softly, "Is it done?"

His tone contained a hint of curiosity and anticipation.

"Phew... Finally finished, I'm exhausted."

"Opening the sword sheath while rescuing people is really physically demanding."

After a day and a night, the "sheath" was finally opened for Xue Youyou. Guanghan Zhan's telepathic communication became intermittent, and he was out of breath, giving off a feeling of being exhausted.

However, Guanghan Zhan soon exclaimed with delight, "Our master is indeed a genius in a certain sense. I don't know whether to say that she has a special physique or is just lucky, but she managed to do it in just one day."

At Guanghanzhan's behest, the Goddess of the Snow Maiden unlocked Yuki Yuuyu's shackles.

Realizing that she seemed to have regained her freedom, Xue Youyou's departed soul finally returned to her body.

"Is it finished?"

Looking at the crack in her chest, Xue Youyou cautiously reached out to touch it, and then discovered that she could enter and exit freely.

"Doesn't it hurt?" Xue Youyou sat up blankly and said, then laughed stupidly, looking like an idiot to anyone who saw her.

Guanghan Zhan said earnestly, "Of course, the space isn't big enough for you to fit me in, and how could you possibly complete the next step of sheathing me?"

"Should I put you in?"

Xue Youyou stared blankly at the Guanghan Slash, a sword that was still ten meters long even when shrunk to its original size. Her eyes widened, and she instantly snapped out of her daze.

How do I put this thing in there?!

It's bound to break!

Once her intelligence returned, Xue Youyou turned and ran away again.

Guanghanzhan roared, "Hold her down, Yuki-onna!"

"Okay~~~"