Chapter 722 - Help (1)

Yun Qi excitedly stood up and looked at Shen Yanxiao whom he had not seen for months.

“Why have you returned? How’s the progress in the Forsaken Land? Did you encounter any difficulties?” Yun Qi sized up Shen Yanxiao as he asked. After several months of separation, Shen Yanxiao grew a little, but she got more slender and weak. When he saw that his student had been working so hard, he felt rather unhappy. He was even upset at himself for caring about the agreement between him and Ouyang Huanyu, while letting his student fight alone in such a dangerous place.

“You’ve lost weight, but you also grew a little. Is it very tiring in the Forsaken Land?” Yun Qi felt heartache for the only student he had.

Shen Yanxiao shook her head with a smile.

“I’m perfectly fine, and the Emperor has allocated the East area, Sun Never Sets, to me. Right now, it is more or less complete.”

“Sun Never Sets?” Yun Qi separated from Shen Yanxiao right after the Inter-academy Tournament so he did not have much information about Shen Yanxiao’s situation in the Forsaken Land. However, he knew about the name, ‘Sun Never Sets’.

“How could he let you go to Sun Never Sets, that place is… Hold on!” Yun Qi suddenly came into realization as he looked at Shen Yanxiao in surprise.

“You said that it is more or less complete?”

Shen Yanxiao nodded in response.

“The city walls and the interiors are basically complete, with only some minor decorations left. At most, in another month’s time, the city will be fully completed.

Yun Qi gasped as he looked at Shen Yanxiao with an expression of disbelief.

“That city is one of the five main cities of the Devil race, and they are always flooded with countless demons inside. You had been there less than half a year… so how did you…”

“Erm, it’s a long story.” Shen Yanxiao scratched her head. For the time being, she did not dare to reveal the fact that she was rearing demons, as she feared that it was too much to take in; it was not a suitable time to shock Yun Qi yet.

“My return this time is because I have encountered some problems which require teacher’s assistance.”

“Whatever help you need, just say it.” Yun Qi agreed without the slightest hesitation. Even if Shen Yanxiao wanted him to undergo the most severe trials, he would not reject her request.

Shen Yanxiao was silent for a moment before she revealed to Yun Qi the fact that the city’s water sources had been poisoned. As the more he heard about the situation, Yun Qi’s expression became increasingly solemn.

“You mean that even you are unable to discern the curse?” Yun Qi was well aware of the ability of his student. Even though Shen Yanxiao was young, she was already an advanced Warlock. A curse that she was unable to identify would definitely be the work of a Summoner who had undergone the second class promotion.

However…

Warlocks had been in a state of decline for ages, and there were only a few Warlocks left in the entire Brilliance Continent. Moreover, those that were at the level of a Summoner could be counted on one hand.

Even before the Warlocks entered a state of decline, the number of Warlocks who had achieved the level of a Summoner did not exceed a hundred. Moreover, the majority of them had already lost their lives by now.

“Teacher, do you have any leads?” Shen Yanxiao felt worried as she looked at Yun Qi’s ugly expression.

Yun Qi furrowed his brows and lightly shook his head.

“I am unable to determine the culprit as of now, but what I can be sure is that he or she is definitely a survivor of the previous Warlock incident. After all, with the current situation, not to mention Summoners, even intermediate Warlocks are rare to come by. Even if someone were to secretly learn about curses, it is impossible to advance to a Summoner without any guidance. The difference between a Great Warlock and a Summoner is extremely vast and generally speaking, it is basically impossible for the former to break through without a sufficiently powerful teacher to guide them.

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