Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Blazing Sun Dao Academy

In the early morning, Liu Qiyue left Mirror Lake Meng Manor and used her movement technique to flit across the street along the river . Occasionally, she would fly hundreds of feet across the river surface . Occasionally, she would step on a tree branch, moving in an elegant and lithe manner . To Liu Qiyue, the path from home to the Dao Academy was suitable for practicing movement techniques . A sharpshooter had to have brilliant movement techniques .

This way, they could quickly pull away from approaching enemies! Liu Qiyue felt pressured with a genius like Meng Chuan beside her .

In her eyes, Ah Chuan was simply too hardworking! Every day, he trained by carrying out 8000 Saber Drawing Stance repetitions, and he would cultivate for an hour under arrow fire . He also had the Swaying Moonfall and other moves to train . Even after he had comprehended Force, he remained diligent .

This made Liu Qiyue feel like it was a sin to relax . Thus, she put her heart and mind into cultivating . Although she was still inferior to Meng Chuan’s and Yan Jin’s mad cultivating speed, it was much better than before . This was also why she had comprehended the secret technique last year .

As she cultivated her movement technique during her commute, her traveling speed was faster than Meng Chuan had expected .

When the Jadesun Palace alarm bells sounded throughout the entire city, Liu Qiyue was only a kilometer away from Blazing Sun Academy .

A demon invasion? When Liu Qiyue heard the bells, her expression changed drastically . Her speed increased rapidly . She raised her speed to her limits and charged towards Blazing Sun Dao Academy . Hawkers and pedestrians on the streets all rushed to different places .

Whoosh .

Liu Qiyue was at the late-stage of the Mortal Shedding realm, and she had also comprehended the secret technique . Her movement speed was still extremely fast .

When she was 1000 feet away from Blazing Sun Dao Academy, she saw a demon army appear behind her . Demons had appeared everywhere . On the streets, rooftops, and in the sky, all of them headed towards Blazing Sun Dao Academy . This scene made Liu Qiyue’s heart palpitate . It was her first time seeing so many demons .

“Quick, quick . ”

“Quickly enter the Dao Academy . ” At the entrance of the Dao Academy, there were a group of people, such as the dean, lecturers, and many soldiers . There were eight Dao Academies, and each Dao Academy was next to a military encampment . Therefore, soldiers could immediately come and reinforce their defenses .

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Many Dao Academy disciples’ faces flushed red as they rushed to the Dao Academy with their movement techniques .

Most of the disciples from Blazing Sun Dao Academy lived in the Dao Academy . As the forts in the countryside sent many people over, they stayed in the Dao Academy since they didn’t have any other places to live in . There were quite a few locals who lived in the Dao Academy as well . After all, ordinary residences didn’t have cultivation grounds . Only a few disciples commuted to the Dao Academy daily .

However, this small number numbered nearly 1000 disciples .

The dean and the others were extremely anxious . Based on the time, 1000 disciples would be en route . Some had arrived while others were still on their way .

“Liu Qiyue, quickly go in . ” When the dean saw Liu Qiyue arrive, he immediately waved his hand .

“Yes . ” Liu Qiyue rushed into the Dao Academy . She turned around and saw many adults dressed in armor and wielding weapons . They quickly rushed over . Most of them were in the Marrow Cleansing realm, some were in the Mortal Shedding realm, and a few experts were in the Seamless realm . The few Seamless realm experts were each carrying a young man with an arm . There was an especially strong man who carried an additional two youths on his back . His hands were empty as he rushed in with large strides .

“Find me an axe . To run faster while carrying these two punks, I threw away my axe . ” The burly man ran at surprisingly fast speeds, and quickly threw the four young men and women he carried with him .

“Brother Wang, don’t worry . There are plenty of weapons in the Dao Academy,” said the dean immediately .

“I’ll head out to save a few more . ” The burly man turned around and ran out .

The dean of Blazing Sun Dao Academy and a number of the soldiers were holding bows and arrows . When the demons approached 2000-feet, the dean—who had comprehended Force—would be the first to shoot an arrow .

Swoosh .

The arrow shot through the air, leaving behind an afterimage as it pierced through an enormous elephant demon’s head, causing it to collapse .

“The demon army is here . ” Liu Qiyue also retrieved her bow and arrows from her back . She also wanted to help, but with the demon’s speed, she was only confident of killing them within a distance of 1000-feet .

“Quick, quick! Everyone is to enter the Dao Academy!” The dean’s expression changed . “The demon commander is here . Quick!”

“Quick!” All the soldiers, as well as a few Seamless realm experts—who had tried their best to save more people—had a change in expression . All of them rushed towards the Dao Academy .

Having served in the military at Qinyang Pass, they knew how terrifying a demon commander was! Fighting a demon commander head on meant certain death .

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Meng Chuan traveled at full speed .

Swish! Swish! Swish!

They deserve death . With a single glance, Meng Chuan could see the many human corpses in the distance . When the demon army came through the World Entrance and entered Eastcalm Prefecture, they quickly spread out in all directions . When Jadesun Palace sounded the alarm, quite a few humans had already perished . This was especially true for those who were too close to the demon army . Those weak humans didn’t even have the time to hide in the tunnels .

Many ordinary people—who didn’t have any talent in cultivation—were slaughtered by the demons .

Corpses were everywhere .

After passing by that area, Meng Chuan’s face darkened .

Demons deserve to be killed . They deserve death! Meng Chuan quickly rushed forward, but he couldn’t help but take in the scene around him . Suddenly, he saw something at the corner of the street .

It was a young couple who used their bodies to shield a baby . However, the couple’s and the baby’s bodies had been impaled .

Damn it! Meng Chuan’s eyes turned red . He couldn’t help but think of his parents .

His mother charged towards the demons to fend them off . His father frantically escaped with him on his back . With tears streaming down his face, he fled without turning his head . Back then, he had survived .

But the couple in front of them hadn’t managed to protect their child even with their lives .

I swear that I will kill all demons . I’ll kill them all! Meng Chuan continued to run with red eyes .

“There are humans there . ” From afar, ten demons were scattered as they continued pursuing humans . A father and son duo had escaped from a residential compound while three demons chased after them .

Swoosh .

In a flash, Meng Chuan traversed hundreds of feet . With a swing of his saber, the three demons were split into two .

The fleeing father and son turned to look in disbelief .

“Senior Brother Meng . ” The youth was overjoyed .

Meng Chuan turned his head to take a look and recognized that it was a junior brother from Mirror Lake Dao Academy . He nodded slightly, and with a flash, he traversed hundreds of feet again . He also passed by seven other demons . His saber glinted in the sunlight as it sliced them apart . Two saber beams pursued the fleeing demons . The seven demons were killed instantly .

Meng Chuan didn’t even turn his head to look and continued to move .

“Dad, it’s Senior Brother Meng . Senior Brother Meng saved us,” the youth said immediately .

“Yes, I know it’s Young Master Meng . ” The middle-aged man was filled with excitement from surviving a calamity . He immediately said, “Let’s quickly hide and set up a trap again . ”

“Yes . ” The youth nodded .

The father and son quickly disappeared from the densely packed housing district .

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Meng Chuan continued advancing .

Along the way, he saw young men and women dressed in Blazing Sun Dao Academy’s robes . They had all died . Clearly, they were on the way to the Dao Academy and had encountered demons!

Meng Chuan fell silent . At the same time, he was also searching for Liu Qiyue with great concern . Could it be that Qiyue encountered danger and fled elsewhere? Have I missed her?

He felt uneasy .

It’s also possible Qiyue has already arrived at Blazing Sun Dao Academy . Meng Chuan prayed, but the killing intent in his heart grew stronger . He was only a kilometer away from Blazing Sun Dao Academy .

Suddenly, he saw billowing smoke from a fire beacon rise up ahead of him . It was in the direction of Blazing Sun Dao Academy .

It’s smoke from a fire beacon . Blazing Sun Dao Academy has lit up the fire beacon? Meng Chuan’s heart tightened . They can’t hold out any longer?

The entire Eastcalm Prefecture City had been invaded . Unless they were in a desperate situation, the Dao Academy wouldn’t light the fire beacon .

Meng Chuan’s figure flashed twice before reaching the top of a towering tree . Looking in the direction of Blazing Sun Dao Academy, he saw a dense horde of demons surrounding it .

With just a glance, his expression changed . There are about 2000 demons . There should be two demon commanders!

Quick . Meng Chuan reeled in anxiety . With a flash, he dashed towards Blazing Sun Dao Academy .