Chapter 923
Preparation
“No, everyone says I can’t lie,” Pan Yun said. “It really was a meal with a very, very senior person.”
Two round heads popped out again: "Uncle-Master, the food in our cafeteria is really good."
"Go, go, go!" The old Taoist waved his hand, finally agreeing.
Pan Yun told them to cook more meat.
“How can a person who cultivates the Tao have a biased diet? Meat should be consumed in moderation.”
Pan Yun: "This senior has not eaten for many years, except for meat."
Because Pan Yun gave so much money, the canteen served a wide variety of meats, some coarse and some delicate.
By the end of the night, the entire academy was filled with the smell of meat.
The students, confined to the classroom, smelled the meat and looked forward to lunch.
They also received the news that the situation was settled and that the eldest brother was to succeed as the Celestial Master's Mansion True Man.
"Are you going to let us go?"
"The palace is filled with the aroma of meat; could it be a celebration?"
"So high-profile? Aren't you getting a little carried away? Senior Brother isn't like that kind of person."
"What do you mean by being overjoyed? It's a joyous occasion for our eldest brother to succeed as a True Person. What's wrong with celebrating?"
"But we are in mourning for both the nation and our families. How can you do this, Senior Brother?"
"The late emperor has been dead for three months. Emperor Taizu Gao did not want the national mourning period to be too long and affect the livelihood of the people. He only requested that the national mourning period be three months, which has long passed."
"What about family mourning? You have to observe the three-year mourning period, right? Besides, since you're going to become a True Person, you'll have official rank and title, not just a commoner who only observes the three-month mourning period."
Zhang Ziwang heard the students arguing from outside the door. He pushed open the door with a stern face and shouted, "What's all the noise about?"
Everyone immediately fell silent.
While the people below the mountain were vying for power, things were not peaceful on the mountain either. On the night the incident occurred, they were all ordered to guard the array point, channeling internal energy and Yuan energy into it, and occasionally slapping a few talismans.
While they were being held back, the people from Xitang rushed to the academy, trying to take control of the entire academy. In the end, Lin Jingle killed five people to slow down the attack, and then joined forces with Zhang Ziming to drive the people out of the palace gate. Finally, the academy's protective array was activated in an emergency, prohibiting people from leaving or entering.
From that day on, they guarded the formation for two more days. When they were almost exhausted and about to die, their senior uncle, who had been guarding the Cliff of Contemplation, came down the mountain and ordered them to return to their respective classes to rest and await further orders.
As soon as they entered the classroom, the door slammed shut, and from then on, they ate, drank, and relieved themselves in the classroom.
Honestly, if they weren't Taoist priests with experience in seclusion, they would have gone crazy in the last few days.
Zhang Ziwang glanced at them with a stern face and said in a deep voice, "The academy has returned to normal. You are students, and your main task is to study. Everything else is none of your business. Don't let me arrest you for spreading rumors, or else you'll be dealt with in the criminal court!"
The students silently lowered their heads.
Zhang Ziwang said, "The ban is now lifted. You have half a day to tidy yourselves up. You will attend evening classes as usual tonight and classes as usual tomorrow. You are not allowed to leave the academy without permission."
Upon hearing this, the students couldn't help but cheer.
Even if I can't leave the academy, I'm happy to be back in my dorm.
All they want to do right now is take a shower, brush their teeth, change their clothes, and then have a nice good night's sleep!
Zhang Ziwang's expression softened considerably, and he turned and left.
As soon as he left, the students rushed out of the classroom and headed towards their dormitories!
Students from other colleges also received the notification from their respective college heads and rushed out of the school.
At this moment, Pan Yun had almost reached the top of the Cliff of Contemplation when he heard the deafening noise and couldn't help but turn his head to look down. He saw students rushing out of the classrooms and heading towards various corners of the academy.
It's like a flower that suddenly blooms, stretching out delicate petals, and finally blossoming into the most beautiful flower.
Pan Yun stood silently watching.
Bored, Cheng Lingzi found everything interesting. He clearly heard Pan Yun's footsteps, but seeing that she hadn't come up for a long time, he went out of the house and stood on the mountaintop looking down.
A student who had also watched the freedom for a while, seeing that she was still motionless, asked, "Isn't it full of life?"
Pan Yun glanced up at him, then turned back to look at the noisy, excited students: "Since the ferocious beasts suppressed below the Cliff of Repentance are so powerful, why didn't you wake up the Zhang family patriarch who was in seclusion beforehand, but instead kept the students who should have been on winter vacation behind? Is it because the popularity of people can strengthen the formation?"
Cheng Lingzi stared at her for a while, then sighed, "You are indeed a genius of formations, that's right, exactly."
“Mortals are fragile. In the past, demons, monsters, and cultivators all looked down on mortals, but they did not know that the spirit and will of mortals could kill demons, and of course, they could also kill cultivators.”
Pan Yun picked up her robe and continued climbing: "Sigh, what's with all this talk about mortals and cultivators? Aren't cultivators all originally mortals?"
Cheng Lingzi did not refute. As soon as the person approached, he couldn't help but sniff her, then leaned closer and sniffed her intensely again.
Pan Yun stepped back, frowning: "What are you doing?"
You smell so good!
Pan Yun immediately laughed: "Of course, I took a bath and changed clothes before coming up here to show respect."
"It smells like braised meat. Did you bring some braised meat with you?"
Pan Yun's smile faltered slightly, and her expression turned serious: "The senior who guards the canteen said that we cultivators should not eat too much meat, and that our diet should be balanced..."
"Enough with the nonsense. I've been eating nothing but steamed buns for three days straight, my mouth is practically watering at the thought. I'm your senior brother, after all. You came all this way, shouldn't you have brought a small gift?"
Pan Yun, being such a thoughtful person, naturally prepared for him, but what she wanted was for him to deliver it himself, not for him to ask for it.
Pan Yun sighed and resignedly took out a food box from the spiritual realm and handed it to him: "This was originally prepared for Senior Brother."
"Yes, Junior Sister Pan is much more worldly-wise than Junior Sister Li."
With food available, Cheng Lingzi stopped interfering in the affairs between the female disciples and casually tossed a token behind him.
Xuanmiao, who had been standing silently by the mountain, reached out and caught it.
Cheng Lingzi went into her room on her own: "I'll give you half an hour. Be careful. If it swallows you, I won't go down to save you."
He then instructed, "Don't make a scene. The two ancestors haven't gone into seclusion yet. Otherwise, if you really cause trouble in the Celestial Master's Mansion, even if you have the patriarch's secret order, I won't recognize it."
Xuanmiao nodded: "If anything goes wrong, I will take full responsibility."
Cheng Lingzi slammed the wooden door shut.
Pan Jun rushed over: "Senior sister, how do we get down?"
"Fly down."
"But isn't this place where elemental energy is forbidden?"
"You can forbid Yuan Power, but not Internal Force. Besides, did you learn your lightness skill for nothing?" With that, before Pan Yun could react, he pushed her off the cliff.
Pan Yun screamed, her body forming a ninety-degree angle with the mountain wall, her feet spinning like tops as she stomped downwards. Just as she was about to land freely, she used her lightness skill, finally managing to use the internal energy she had released while climbing the mountain. (End of Chapter)