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"This is the demonheart tribulation lightning, Han Xiao had merely broken through to the Spirit Severing Stage, why would such a tribulation lightning descend?" Leng Qinghe watched as the purple bolt of lightning slowly disappeared before he spoke with a thoughtful expression.

The demonheart tribulation lightning descended after one broke through to the Immortal Transformation Stage. Because breaking through to the Immortal Transformation Stage meant that one had started to transform from a human to an immortal, in order to test a cultivator, the demonheart tribulation lightning appeared unremarkable, but it was much more terrifying than other tribulations. After all, everyone had their own selfishness and secrets, and the demonheart tribulation lightning would once again dig out your selfishness and secrets, causing you to sink into the illusion created by the demonheart. Back then, when Leng Qinghe had already encountered the demonheart tribulation lightning when he had broken through to the Immortal Transformation Stage, although he thought that he didn't care too much about it at the time, he realized how ridiculous his thoughts were after he was struck by the demonheart tribulation lightning. The regret he felt for his parents' deaths caused the heart demon to continue torturing him, if not for his determination later on, he would have already died under the lightning tribulation.

Just when Leng Qinghe was worried about Han Xiao, Han Xiao slowly opened his eyes that had been shut for three days, but now that Han Xiao's eyes were blood-red, his indifferent expression caused Leng Qinghe to feel a chill. He slowly stood up and rushed into the sky as if he had no consciousness, as if he wanted to fight against the silver lightning in the sky.

"Han Xiao." Leng Qinghe could not help but let out a loud shout when he saw this scene, but in the next moment, he saw a black and white source energy gush out from Han Xiao's body. The silver lightning that struck Han Xiao's body not only did not cause any damage to him, but was instead absorbed by the black and white source energy around him, turning into pure energy that nourished Han Xiao's body.

After about two hours had passed, the silver lightning in the sky seemed to have lost its strength and slowly dissipated, returning the clear sky back to the earth. As for Han Xiao, he slowly landed back on the ground, his eyes had already returned to their normal black color, but if one looked carefully, they would notice a faint golden light flashing in the depths of his eyes. He had an indifferent expression on his face, but upon seeing Leng Qinghe, he immediately bowed and said, "Dean Leng."

"An early Spirit Severing cultivator with such talent is enough for you to stand at the peak of your generation." Leng Qinghe looked at Han Xiao with a complicated expression.

The secrets on Han Xiao's body were far more than he had imagined. He originally thought that Han Xiao was a disciple with decent talent and was worth training, but now it seemed that it was not the case.

"Actually, I don't know how I broke through. Maybe it's because there's too much medicinal strength accumulated in my body." Only he himself knew that this sudden increase in his cultivation was all thanks to the jade pendant in his body.

Although he couldn't see it from the outside, Han Xiao's consciousness could feel that when the medicinal power in his body went berserk, it was that jade pendant that tamed the berserk medicinal power and converted it into pure energy to help him break through, and also to help him avoid becoming bewitched again. Furthermore, after experiencing this matter, he felt that his connection with this jade pendant became even closer, as if it was truly beginning to become a part of his body.

"Perhaps. Since you're fine, then go back and rest for the night. Tomorrow, we'll head back to the academy." Leng Qinghe said lightly.

"Return to the academy?" Dean Leng, can you give me some more time? I want to settle the matters at the imperial court before returning? " Han Xiao asked.

Seeing the pleading look in Han Xiao's eyes, Leng Qing took a deep breath and said, "No way, although Han Xiao's cultivation has broken through to the early Spirit Severing Stage and has increased greatly, your mental state has not kept up with it. What you need now is to return with me to the Abyss Ming Academy to train and stabilize your mental state, so don't worry about other matters for now."

Hearing Leng Qing He's concern for Han Xiao, Han Xiao's heart warmed, but he still persisted, "Dean Leng, I know that you are doing this for my own good, and I am very grateful that you specially came to find me from the academy, but the Yun Ming Empire is still my home, and my father is still unknown whether he is alive or not. This way, even if I return to the academy, I won't be able to cultivate peacefully."

"Han Xiao, I know that I heard from Ke Er that your relationship with your father isn't very good, right?" Leng Qinghe said.

"Ke Er seems to have told you everything, but the truth is, the reason why my royal father would do that to me is to protect me from being persecuted by Han Zhao. This is because I only found out after I returned to the palace, and because there were so many things that happened later on, I didn't tell Ke Er and the others." Han Xiao said.

"Han Xiao, you should know that the academy has its own rules. Moreover, there are many people in the academy waiting for you to make a mistake." Leng Qinghe said.

"I know, but I still have to say that the Yunming Dynasty is my home, and that it is my father's lifetime worth of effort. I can't watch it get controlled by the Devil Shadow Sect like this, so I hope Principal Leng can grant my wish." With that, Han Xiao bowed deeply, the seriousness in his eyes making Leng Qinghe unable to find a reason to reject Han Xiao.

Half a day later, Leng Qing He said, "Since you've decided on this, it's up to you. The academy still has a lot of matters to attend to, so I'll be going back tomorrow."

"Han Xiao thanks Principal Leng for specially coming over for Han Xiao." Han Xiao bowed and said.

Han Xiao also started to seriously examine the people around him, examining his own actions, after examining them, he discovered that his mistake before was indeed very outrageous. He kept connecting the matters of his previous life with the current one, using the pessimistic eyes of his past life to look at the current people, and even though he had become good friends with Xiao Ke Er and the others, Han Xiao knew that in his heart, he had never let go of his grudges against them. It was also because of this grudge which prevented him from truly trusting others, and thus indirectly caused the death of little Lei.

"Since you are my chosen disciple, I naturally will not allow others to bully you." Leng Qinghe said lightly.

"Han Xiao thanks Master for her concern. Oh right, Master, how did you find me?" Han Xiao asked.

Hearing Han Xiao call his master Leng Qinghe, a trace of gentleness flashed across his eyes as he said, "After Ke Er returned to the academy, she went to find me. After knowing about you, I directly left the academy to go to the Xiao Estate, and from there I saw your grandfather, Xiao Ba Ya, from his mouth. I knew that you had come to the Western Gorge, so I rushed to the Western Gorge. When I found out that you had already gone on a mission, I chased after you again."

"So that's how it is, no wonder." Han Xiao suddenly said. When he thought about how Leng Qing He found Han Xiao and Cheng Kang, his eyes flashed a cold look. Leng Qing He found him because of his grandfather, and Cheng Kang found him because of him, and he knew that he definitely had a traitor in the Western Gorge military, and that this person was most likely in the Vermillion Bird Army. The coldness in Han Xiao's eyes grew stronger as he thought about this, and even though he knew that his previous actions were a bit extreme, he still could not forgive other people's betrayal.

"Master, I have some things that I want to talk to the general." Han Xiao said.

"Sure, but before that, I think you should first clean up. Also, you need to take care of the ruins behind you," Leng Qinghe said, pointing at the pile of ruins behind Han Xiao.

Although the Spirit Fire was automatically taken back into Han Xiao's body when he was about to break through to the Spirit Stage, the not-so-good tent had already been burnt to ruins, and had left a black hole on the ground.

Looking at his masterpiece, Han Xiao's forehead started to drip with cold sweat. It seemed like it was time for him to think about how to control the Spirit Fire in his body, burning a whole house to ashes whenever he broke through.

As for cleaning, Han Xiao lowered his head and saw that he was comparable to a miner. He smelled the pungent smell coming from his body and his face changed. He quickly turned around and left, not even bothering to greet Xiao Wei who came over to greet him.

After cleaning himself up, Han Xiao confirmed that there was no longer that strange smell on his body. He took out a new set of clothes from his storage ring and changed his clothes, then went to Carefree Gorge.

After searching for a while, he finally found Xiaoxia in a newly set up tent. Originally, he was very surprised, but after he found out from Xiaoxia that he had taken over his tent, he had no choice but to set up another tent. Han Xiao's face immediately revealed a trace of embarrassment, but after thinking of his reason for coming here, he decided not to be courteous and directly asked, "General, did you know that I brought some people to the east valley to exterminate the bandits?"

"I know about this, and a lot of people in the military know about this." Xiaoxia said.

"A lot of people know about it?" Han Xiao frowned and asked.

"Yes. After all, your identity is special, and you've also joined the Vermillion Bird Army. Anyone with some skills would be able to see any signs of you." Xiaoxia said.

"I didn't expect to become a popular person in the military." He originally thought that only the Vermillion Bird Army would know where he was, so that traitor must be someone from the Vermillion Bird Army. But now, there were many people in the army that knew; it would be difficult to find a traitor.

"Your Highness, what are you thinking?" Seeing Han Xiao's frown, Xiao Wei asked.

"General, you should know why I was injured that day." Han Xiao raised his head and said indifferently.

"Yes, upon returning, Xuan Sheng said that it was the Devil Shadow Sect. Could it be that you were thinking just now?" Carefree Gorge thought of a possibility and his pupils shrank as he asked.

"That's right, I'm just wondering who this traitor is, and how I can find him." Han Xiao looked straight at Xiao Wei as he spoke.