Chapter 32

The car had been tampered with and the oil was drained when it was taken out. The only people who could tamper with his car were those who could freely enter and exit the Hua family's main house. These people were not limited to his good brothers and sisters; it could also be someone else from the Hua family.

After Xiaolian No. 7 became a living emblem on the hero's body, the hero was about to check the memories within the living emblem, but unexpectedly, her memories automatically disappeared. This must have been a secret technique from some paranormal organization, where the memories of the person who carried out the mission would self-destruct upon death, leaving no trace for others to find.

The hero was certain that the assassin was not sent by the Dragon Emperor or the Hua family. The female assassin was a seduction-type paranormal, and her purpose in targeting him was not to kill him but to seduce him into becoming her puppet. Only someone with the same goal as the Dragon Emperor towards the Hua family would use seduction to manipulate important members of the Hua family to spy on their secrets.

The hero did not care who had sent the assassin. He had nothing left to lose; as long as he was still alive, he would take down as many as he could. The barefoot are not afraid of those with shoes; who is afraid of whom?

This narrow escape did not make the hero feel particularly proud; instead, it made him more eager to obtain greater power. Although he could use the emblem after his paranormal ability awakened, he could only use some of its powers. Only when he reached the Super Ability Combat Body level could he practice emblem techniques and fully unleash the power of the emblem.

Once a skill emblem is activated, it can transform into different emblem techniques through different control methods. For example, a common fire emblem, when activated, can transform into techniques like Burst Flame, Fireball, and Roaring Flame depending on the control method. If only the fire emblem is activated, it can only produce some superficial effects.

"Super Ability Combat Body! It's just a matter of four more levels!" The hero muttered to himself and entered a state of cultivation. He and Old Turtle both had bottomless pits, and each minor level advancement required absorbing a vast amount of energy.

Not long after, on the road leading to Tianzhen Academy, an old turtle pulled a car like a rocket, speeding away.

The sky was blue.

The hero was low-key.

After returning to the academy, he went to the principal's office.

He was still an ordinary student at Tianzhen Academy, but he had an unknown identity: a personal disciple of Tutor Liu.

Only his junior sisters and a few high-level officials in the academy knew about this identity. Being Tutor Liu's disciple was a different matter from being an inner court student.

When the hero kept a low profile, he was just a simple, unremarkable student.

The events that had happened at Tianzhen Academy in recent days had already become old news among the students, replaced by more sensational campus gossip.

The campus gossip circle was like a small entertainment industry; no gossip could last more than two hours, and anything that lasted more than half a day was a major scandal, such as a certain gate or a certain type of scandal.

The principal was not there, and the assistant, a big girl named Li Na, greeted the hero.

This assistant was extremely powerful, so powerful that the hero felt like a mountain was blocking his path. Out of respect for the strong, the hero called her "Sister Na."

The sound of "Sister Na" was very pleasing, and it made the big girl Li Na very happy. The hero also presented the unopened bottle of perfume left by the female assassin to Li Na, saying, "A hammer for a handsome man, perfume for a beautiful woman."

The hero liked to look at beautiful women, but that did not mean he discriminated against the fat, short, or thin. He had a clear understanding of beauty and ugliness, and the superficial appearance could deceive the majority of people's value judgments.

After a conversation on the way, the hero learned that the principal only returned to the office a few times a year, spending the rest of the time in the inner court.

Li Na led the hero through a winding path to a towering stone gate deep in the Tianzhen Mountains.

The hero was utterly shocked. He thought that after seeing the place of time exile, there was nothing in this world that could shock him! He could only describe this towering stone gate as reaching the heavens.

He did not know how he arrived at this towering gate, only remembering the conversation with Li Na. The only impression he had was that the route he took resembled a huge emblem!

Emblem? How huge must it be!

There was such a magical emblem in the Tianzhen Mountain pattern, capable of hiding a towering gate in the Tianzhen Mountains.

Li Na said proudly, "What you see now is just the entrance to the inner court of Tianzhen Academy. There are even more incredible and unimaginable things in the secret realm where the inner court is located."

"Secret realm?" The hero was a bit confused. It was the first time he had heard of a secret realm, but he was not surprised, having already entered the place of time exile.

Li Na chuckled and said, "The Earth is not as small as you think. Many unknown places are naturally sealed off, and most secret realms can only be entered through their entrances. They are all difficult-to-develop treasure lands. Our Tianzhen Academy's inner court is only built on the outer mountains of the secret realm. Only by having a secret realm as a base can one survive in this world of strong people. The secret realm where our inner court is located is called the Zhenlong Secret Realm, and within the Zhenlong Secret Realm, there is a towering tower called the Tulong Tower. As for what the Tulong Tower is, I don't know either."

The hero was instantly stunned. This information was too shocking.

What does "there are mountains beyond mountains and skies beyond skies" mean? Compared to the towering tower in front of him, the Creation Palace was like an ant to an elephant. However, he knew that the true strength of a lineage did not depend on the size of the temple or the height of the mountain.

A mountain does not need to be high; it is the presence of a dragon that makes it spiritual.

Seeing the shock in the hero's eyes, Li Na sighed and said, "The so-called oldest noble academy is just a title for the outer court. In the inner court, the proportion of noble students is less than ten percent. Most are students recruited by various tutors or sages from outside the academy. The strength of an academy is measured by the quality of its students and the number of sages. Our Tianzhen Academy is a dominant force in our own territory, but compared to the world, it is just a grain of sand in the ocean."

"Sages?" The hero was a bit confused and asked.

Li Na laughed and said, "The role of a tutor is to guide students in the inner court, while sages are responsible for managing all the inheritance texts and resources of a particular department. The conditions to become a sage are very strict. Besides daily management, they must be well-versed and conduct in-depth research, contributing new emblem research results to the academy. Above sages are saints, and the principal is what we call a saint."

"Let's not talk about distant things, as you are not yet an inner court student. But you need to know that there are many strong people in the world, and even our principal is just a grain of sand in the ocean. Most of them are hidden in the wild or in the city. As long as you have enough strength to enter the inner court, you will naturally be exposed to a broader world."

After saying this, Li Na looked at the hero, indicating that he could enter.

The hero was stunned for a long time. After a while, he took a deep breath to calm himself.

The hero had shattered his arrogance and natural pride. Getting an ancient inheritance was not something to boast about. Just a few hints from Li Na could shock him to this extent; how many more things did he not know?

He realized that the ancient inheritance he had obtained was just the tip of the iceberg. Ancient lineages that once dominated a region might now be just a second-rate school, and many ancient inheritances had gradually become the pinnacle of the present with the advancement of civilization.

Humans evolve, civilization progresses, and history cycles. If humans ever regress, it will be a sign of impending doom.

After composing himself, the hero gave Li Na a big hug and stepped into the towering gate.

The gate was a huge light curtain, with a flowing emblem of a transmission emblem inside.

After the hero disappeared, Li Na also left.

The hero felt his body lighten, and the next moment, he appeared on a huge altar deep in the mountains, as if awakening from a dream. The pass in his hand turned to ashes.

In the depths of the mountains, the sounds of apes and birds could be heard, and an eagle was circling in the sky.

In the center of the world, it seemed like a pillar reaching the heavens. That was the Tulong List, but it was too far away for the hero to see clearly.

The hero curiously explored the area around the altar. He was finally stunned today.

This was just the beginning. He was just a small fish in the long river of history, and he would see a more vast world as he moved forward with the historical tide.

At the foot of the altar, a little girl, like a small bean, was waiting for someone. When she sensed movement on the altar, she looked up with great anticipation. She was there to welcome a new junior brother.

Xiaoya was very excited to see a tough uncle appear.

Xiaoya was waiting.

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