Chapter 2: The Sacred Path Academy
The morning light was gentle, with a thousand streaks of auspicious colors shimmering brilliantly, like a celestial maiden dancing gracefully, drifting above the Sacred Path Academy.
The students were reciting the incantations of their cultivation techniques, immersed in the divine radiance and ethereal mist. Inevitably, some cast furtive glances at their beloved ones.
The mist swirled and hovered, hazy and dreamlike, as if a silk shawl draped over them, making them appear as if fairies had descended to the mortal realm, or divine children had arrived.
“Look, who’s coming…”
Suddenly, a shout broke the harmony of the morning reading. All the students turned their heads, eyes fixed on Li Xuan limping through the mist.
Li Xuan, adhering to the philosophy that as long as he wasn’t embarrassed, others would be, made an odd gesture to greet his classmates.
“Oh, the sun rises from the west! Our legendary senior Li Xuan has parachuted into the Sacred Path Academy.”
“After all these years, you still live in our hearts…”
“No, he probably wants the other leg broken too, just so Tang Ruoxian can break it.”
“Desecrating the divine maiden—this is his deserved fate…”
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Li Xuan’s arrival was abrupt, like poking a hornet’s nest, drawing scorn and harsh words from everyone. Even juniors from the First, Second, and Third Halls expressed hostility toward him.
Li Xuan’s family had fallen from grace, his bloodline diluted. Coveting the unparalleled beauty of the divine maiden Tang Ruoxian led to his leg being disabled, and he had even been in a deep slumber for three years. Now, he was likely even more pathetic than before.
In other words, Li Xuan was a complete freeloader, hiding under his sister’s protective wings just to survive.
“Sigh!”
Li Xuan sighed, reflecting on the power of beauty—no matter the era, its allure was undeniable.
“Sighing won’t help! Li Xuan, you came to the Sacred Path Academy—do you want your other leg broken too? Stop loitering outside your doghouse.”
Suppressing his anger, Li Xuan forced a smile and said, “Wang Zifan, I came here to study, not to argue with you! You were ruthless three years ago!”
Wang Zifan crossed his arms behind his back, arrogantly proclaiming, “Hah, you still want revenge? Desecrating the white moonlight in my heart, I was merciful not to finish you off. Don’t think your limp will earn sympathy.”
He summoned his source power, shimmering mist swirling around him.
Li Xuan’s pupils contracted, his heart sinking. In the three years he lost, Wang Zifan had reached the pinnacle of the Martial Breakthrough Realm. The woman known as the Heavenly Maiden Tang Ruoxian was undoubtedly even more unfathomable.
Li Xuan warned himself to stay calm. Wang Zifan was merely showing off in front of him, even threatening him. A single misstep could lead to Wang bullying him openly.
“Excuse me, I need to report to the academy!”
Li Xuan forced a smile, but inwardly cursed Wang Zifan’s ancestors multiple times.
Wang Zifan, used to bullying others, smirked and lifted a leg onto the stone steps, “If youI'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.