Chapter 1262 The Academies

Chapter 1262 The Academies

"Did Emperor Kong say anything about the celebration?" Wang Wei asked.

"Anything specific?" Xu Shi asked.

"Anything about how weird this event is."

"Hmm, the master did start acting weird after arriving in this place," Lin Fan added.

"As soon as he arrived, he told us he wanted to check something and left. He didn't tell us anything else," Xu Shi nodded.

'So, Kong is not part of this event,' Wang Wei thought. However, with the latter's friendship with Xun Junyao, he might be able to get more information.

"Do you want to see our master?" Xu Shi asked.

"That would be best," Wang Wei nodded.

"We will pass your request to him," Xu Shi said. The three then chatted about many other things, mainly their experience since ascending. The food was delicious, but Wang Wei was disappointed after imagining the food his future wife talked about. Once everything finished, they separated.

Wang Wei returned to his inn and started protecting his Time Mark. He realized it was hard to improvise substantially in such a short period, so he thought of another method inspired by his meeting with Old Man Tianji. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

He used the Time Mark of a bunch of mortals and people weaker than him to hide his mark. He summoned a projection of the River of Fate to control the mortals. As for the cultivators and people weaker than him, Wang Wei mainly used the people from his Fate Changing Hall. With this method, a Paragon would have to skim through trillions of other people's Time Marks before having a chance at finding his.

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Emperor Enlightening Academy's Resting Post:

Xu Shi and Lin Fan returned home. After today's meeting, they had a lot on their minds, so they remained quiet for more than an hour after returning home.

"Do you think we should tell the master what we've learned?" Lin Fan asked.

"It's probably best if we do so. We won't be able to hide it for long anyway."

"True."

They waited for a few hours until Emperor Kong returned home. He was apparently distracted, his mind still occupied by whatever meeting he had just attended. However, as soon as Kong saw his disciples, he could tell they wanted to speak to him.

"Did something happen?"

"Good," she nodded.

"One more thing. You guys need to leave immediately," Emperor Kong said.

"Huh, why?"

"I can't get any information about the situation, but I know for sure it will be dangerous," Emperor Kong said.

"So, it's because we're too weak,' Xu Shi said, saying what he did not want to say.

"You guys are young and full of potential, meaning you have plenty of room to grow," Emperor Kong reassured them.

Lin Fan sighed. "It's a shame."

"What? Upset that you won't get to see the most beautiful woman in the world," Xu Shi sneered.

"Aren't you curious?" Lin Fan asked. "The way some people describe her beauty is even more extreme than those fanatic believers who give everything — including their life and soul — to their gods."

The craziest people Lin Fan had met were fanatic believers. He once took a task from the rebellion to recruit this 'God" who walked the faith path, and his fanatic believers were something else. However, the descriptions of people regarding Xun Junyao's beauty are even more extreme.

Lin Fan once heard a rumor that an Everlasting Empyrean went mad because he tried to paint Xun Junyao but failed to capture the essence of her beauty. He thought this was a rumor, but his master confirmed this news.

"Master, is she truly that beautiful?" Lin Fan asked. Xu Shi looked at her master, also intrigued. Although she once held the title of the most beautiful woman in the world, there were few individuals who could compete with her in the entire lower dimension. And in the Eternal Ascension World, her beauty might be in the top 10, maybe even top 20.

"Hmm, how do I explain it," Emperor Kong uttered. "You know the saying: beauty is in the eyes of the beholder?"

They nodded.

"Well, she's the embodiment of that."

Xu Shi and Lin Fan were confused as this was not what they expected him to say. On the contrary, they thought he would say something like her beauty transcends preference, ethnicity, and even race. So, they looked at him with an expression that said: what does that even mean?

"You'll have plenty of opportunities to meet her and understand what I'm saying," Emperor said, refusing to elaborate more. "Now, prepare to leave. I don't want you to be drawn into this chaos accidentally."

The two had to prepare for their departure. Xu Shi facilitated the upcoming meeting with Wang Wei before leaving the Ubiquitous Hotspring World. Meanwhile, Wang Wei spent the rest of the time working on his Time Mark.

The Heavenly Beauty Palace descended on the central area a week after his arrival. Three days later, the celebration started, causing a small commotion. On that day, it became apparent that three kinds of people were attending: VIPs, common invitations, and no-invitation.

The VIPs were in a separate room above the celebration area. They were the first to arrive, and most did so quietly without exposure to the public. Xiao Tiandi was kind enough to give Wang Wei a VIP invitation.