Chapter 68

Feeling the vigilance of those divine consciousnesses, Ye Tianming remained silent, clearly, as Gu Qi had said, the people in the shadows were afraid he would go to the Master of Guanxuan Sword to report.

Ye Tianming glanced at the surroundings far away, without speaking, and walked towards the grand hall.

Beside him, Gu Qi was very angry, "Too damn bullying."

Li Zheng shook his head slightly, "No more talk."

He knew that some of the big shots in the academy were afraid Ye Tianming would go to the Master of Guanxuan Sword to report. The incident in Qingzhou was not a small matter. After all, it wasn't just the current elders of Qingzhou Academy who were corrupt, but all the elders throughout the years. Moreover, it wasn't just Qingzhou; almost all the states were like this... Most importantly, after Ye Tianming successfully broke through the Guanxuan Dao, the matter was suppressed by the higher-ups. If Ye Tianming met the Master of Guanxuan Sword, and the Master of Guanxuan Sword investigated, it would involve far too many people...

Fucang glanced at the statue of the Master of Guanxuan Sword and then followed Ye Tianming towards the grand hall far away.

After entering the grand hall, Ye Tianming found that behind the hall was a huge square, surrounded by ancient stone pillars. Each pillar was hundreds of feet tall, supporting the dome. At the center, there was a white stone platform standing there, and behind the platform, rows of stone steps formed a natural audience stand.

On that platform, Ye Tianming saw the people he had met yesterday, including An Yan. Today, An Yan and the others were all wearing black long robes, solemn and dignified.

He also saw Nanling Zhao, who was not on the platform but sitting in the second row of chairs behind the left side of the platform.

Beside her, some other people were also sitting.

Seeing Ye Tianming, Nanling Zhao looked at him and smiled slightly.

Ye Tianming also smiled and greeted her.

"Brother Ye."

At this moment, An Yan on the platform waved to Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming turned to look at Fucang, "Senior Sister, you go and sit first."

This time, Senior Sister came not for the debate but for the fist.

Fucang nodded and walked directly to sit beside Nanling Zhao. Nanling Zhao did not look at her or speak.

Fucang also did not speak, both women's gazes were on Ye Tianming, who was walking towards the platform.

After Ye Tianming walked onto the platform, Fa Zhen and the others greeted him with smiles. Ye Tianming also smiled kindly at them. The Guanxuan Academy was unfair to him, but these people in front of him had not been.

At this moment, more people entered the hall, sitting in batches around the hall. From their attire, Ye Tianming knew that these people were not ordinary, and some of them had unfathomable auras.

However, he noticed that the first row was always empty.

Soon, there were more than sixty people in the hall.

At this moment, a white-haired old man suddenly walked into the grand hall. When the old man entered, almost everyone in the hall stood up at the same time.

Ye Tianming noticed that An Yan and the others also showed emotion, straightening their backs.

"Old Scholar!"

At this moment, a man quickly walked to the white-haired old man and respectfully said, "Why have you come, sir?"

The white-haired old man smiled slightly, "To take a look."

The man hesitated for a moment and then said, "Old Scholar, please come this way."

Saying this, he respectfully led the old man to sit in the first row.

An Yan and the others all bowed respectfully.

Xiao Ta suddenly said, "Kid, bow as well."

Ye Tianming replied, "I'll follow Grandpa Tower's lead."

Saying this, he also bowed.

At this moment, the old scholar suddenly looked at Ye Tianming on the platform, "Are you Guanchen's student?"

Ye Tianming was somewhat surprised, "Senior, do you know my teacher?"

The old scholar nodded, "I met him once and had a conversation with him. He is a very, very excellent person."

Ye Tianming hesitated for a moment and then said, "I remember my teacher mentioned that he also had a teacher, Senior..."

The old scholar shook his head and smiled, "I am not his teacher, nor do I have the qualifications to be his teacher."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall was greatly shocked.

Who was the old scholar?

Scholar Xian!

The first-generation head of the Wen Academy, and even the teacher of the legendary Empress of Qingqiu. And he said he did not have the qualifications to be the teacher of Mu Guanchen?

Mu Guanchen is now just a cripple!

The old scholar looked at Ye Tianming with a complex expression, "You look, really look like her!"

Ye Tianming was full of confusion, "Senior?"

The old scholar smiled slightly, showing a loving look, "You look very much like one of my former students."

Just as Ye Tianming was about to ask something, a person suddenly walked in from a distance. Everyone in the hall turned to look. A woman slowly walked in from the hall entrance, wearing a light green long dress, a veil, and purple eyes.

Beside the woman, an old man was bowing, holding an iron sword in his hand.

Ancient Civilization!

Under everyone's gaze, the woman slowly walked onto the platform, while the old man stayed below the platform.

An Yan looked at the veiled woman, "What should I call you, young lady?"

The veiled woman said, "Can we start?"

Upon hearing this, the brows of the young geniuses from the Guanxuan Universe furrowed. This was completely disregarding them.

An Yan smiled, "We can start."

The veiled woman glanced at everyone in the hall and said slowly, "From what I know, in the early days of the Master of Guanxuan Sword, the wealth gap in the Guanxuan Universe was not so large. But later, everything began to change. More and more noble families and sects started using their 'power' to gain privileges for themselves. As a result, many things that were originally fair became unfair..."

Upon hearing this, the faces of some people in the hall changed.

Although An Yan still had a smile, it had faded significantly.

The veiled woman continued, "This is because resources are limited. After the early rich gained a head start, they began to seize various resources and set obstacles to prevent the later rich from rising. This led to fewer and fewer opportunities for the later rich..."

She paused and then continued, "After they used their advantages to divide the resources, they became richer and stronger, while the people below had fewer and fewer resources, becoming poorer and weaker. The gap between the two groups grew larger, making it increasingly difficult for the latter to rise..."

Upon hearing this, the faces of some people in the hall had turned ugly.

An Yan's smile had disappeared.

The veiled woman continued, "When the people below no longer have the ability to compete for resources with those above, they can only compete with people of the same level, fighting over the scraps squeezed out by those above... The ordinary people in the Guanxuan Universe are living very hard lives..."

She glanced at An Yan and the others, "Now, the resources of the Guanxuan Universe have been monopolized by the noble families and sects. The most cultured and thoughtful young people of the Guanxuan Universe, what do you think should be done to solve these problems?"

The entire hall fell silent.

The faces of Fa Zhen and the others were also not good. This woman from the Ancient Civilization had come in and started a big attack right away!

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