Chapter 1749: The Identity of Yan Di
Outside the courtyard that was once Shan Meng's and is now Lin Feng's, a white-robed youth stood outside, his long hair draped to one side, giving him an air of gentle elegance. However, his presence here caused many nearby to gaze in this direction with peculiar expressions.
Xi Mu, ranked eighteenth on the Hidden King List: Human List, possessed extremely formidable strength. Likewise, he was the fifth fierce general of the Star Gate under the Ji Gate.
The Ji Gate's influence was vast, with several hundred academy disciples under its command. They were divided into three gates—Sun, Moon, and Star—based on the three major ranks of Martial Emperors. The Star Gate consisted entirely of lower-rank emperors, gathering many from the Hidden King List. Among the top ten seats of the Hidden King List: Human List, three were members of the Ji Gate. Xi Mu, ranked eighteenth, was the fifth fierce general after the Star Gate's gate master, Yu Wenhou.
Now, Xi Mu had personally come to Lin Feng's residence. Without a doubt, he was here to settle accounts with Lin Feng.
Lin Feng had offended the Ji Gate. It seemed his days at War King Academy would not be easy.
"No one?" Seeing no trace of Lin Feng or the others in the courtyard, a cold glint flashed in Xi Mu's eyes. These fellows had run off quickly enough, making his trip a waste.
"Lin Feng and his group must come to the Ji Gate's Star Gate to apologize within today. If they refuse, they will bear the consequences." Xi Mu left behind a booming voice, then flickered away. Immediately, the crowd spread the news: the Ji Gate wanted Lin Feng to go to the Star Gate and apologize.
At this moment, Lin Feng had already arrived at the Proclamation Hall. The Proclamation Hall was as magnificent as the War King Hall, towering into the sky, with multiple floors.
The first floor of the Proclamation Hall was extremely vast, filled with many ancient texts and jade slips, categorized and clearly displayed before everyone's eyes.
However, there were not many people on the first floor of the Proclamation Hall at this moment. Most were continuously ascending the stairs to the upper floors or descending from above, and all were taciturn, tight-lipped.
"I didn't expect the Proclamation Hall to be like the War King Hall, requiring War King tokens of a certain level to go higher." Lin Feng picked up a few ancient texts and jade slips, then sat down at a nearby table to browse through them. The ancient texts and jade slips on the first floor of the Proclamation Hall contained an immense amount of information. For example, the rise and fall of Holy City Central Continent, the top-tier experts who had emerged from the four academies of Holy City Central Continent, and all the ancient clans and major powers of the Eighteen Heavenly Main Cities—all were recorded.
"What a vast amount of information. The War King Academy is not just about cultivating students' strength. The first floor of the Proclamation Hall alone is enough for a martial artist to understand the entire Qing Xiao Continent." Lin Feng murmured to himself. It seemed this trip to the Proclamation Hall was not in vain. This information would likely take considerable time to fully imprint into his mind.
"I'm not very interested in this place. Lin Feng, you stay here. I'll take the Pest and head to the War King Hall." Tantai said to Lin Feng. Lin Feng nodded slightly, and the two of them left the Proclamation Hall, heading for the War King Hall. However, Bu Lanshan and Zu Yan stayed behind, browsing through some ancient texts with considerable interest.
"Lin Feng, the records on the first floor of the Proclamation Hall are enough for you to digest slowly. As for the upper floors, they provide information for training purposes, available for academy disciples to choose whether to go on expeditions. I'll go up and take a look. You take your time." Qin Wu also said to Lin Feng, then headed up the stairs to see if there was any information he needed.
"Alright, don't worry about me." Lin Feng replied with a smile, then immersed himself in learning about the Qing Xiao Continent. The first thing he wanted to understand was the history of Holy City Central Continent—past events, influential figures, and the current ancient clans and major powers. Next, he would cover the Eighteen Heavenly Main Cities, and then radiate out to the entire Qing Xiao Continent.
"Ancestor of the Yu Wen family, Yu Wen Tuo. Fifteen thousand years ago, he was once a disciple of the War King Academy and was enfeoffed as a king within the academy, shaking the entire institution. Later, he and several brothers from the academy went out to conquer the world, establishing the Yu Wen family's golden age, which has continued to this day. They remain a terrifying ancient saint clan in Holy City Central Continent."
Reading about the Yu Wen family's history, Lin Feng couldn't help but take note. This Yu Wen Tuo was quite a figure. An ancient saint clan of fifteen thousand years was actually relatively young among many such clans. The ancestor Yu Wen Tuo was likely still alive, though it was unknown whether he was still with the Yu Wen family.
What shocked Lin Feng was that the jade slips introducing the ancient saint clans of the Qing Xiao Continent were extremely detailed, even including the various branch lineages. For instance, Yu Wen Jing was from the most direct lineage, thus called the Yu Wen princess. As for Yu Wen Hou, he was Yu Wen Jing's cousin, just one of her many male cousins. However, the jade slips recording the ancient clans were not this detailed.
These jade slips were even updated periodically with new content. From the first floor of the Proclamation Hall alone, one could see how terrifying the War King Academy's power was.
Time passed slowly, and a day went by in the blink of an eye. Lin Feng continuously swapped out ancient texts and jade slips to read. During this time, Qin Wu, Bu Lanshan, and the others left the Proclamation Hall.
During this period, Lin Feng learned about the various academies of the Eighteen Heavenly Main Cities, as well as various powers, including those that had been destroyed. For example, the Tian Yan Holy Clan was indeed destroyed by the Three Lives Great Emperor. However, the jade slips contained very little memory of the Three Lives Great Emperor, only mentioning that he might have multiple identities, spanning several lifetimes, mysterious and unfathomable.
Also, Wuji Heavenly Emperor was actually a guest elder of the Tian Yan Holy Clan. This shocked Lin Feng deeply. Wuji Heavenly Emperor was renowned across the Four Symbols Domain, hailed as the number one in Array Dao in the surrounding regions, yet he had an extraordinary relationship with the Tian Yan Holy Clan. This made Lin Feng think back to the conversation between the Azure Robed Great Emperor and Wuji Heavenly Emperor. Moreover, in the divine thought that Wuji Heavenly Emperor had imparted to him, there was indeed much information about the Tian Yan Holy Clan.
Another piece of information that greatly surprised Lin Feng was that the Tian Yan Holy Clan once had a famous figure, the Holy Clan's Crown Prince, known as... Yan Di!
Yan Di, the Crown Prince of the Tian Yan Holy Clan. That old bastard had died over a thousand years ago. The Tian Yan Holy Clan was destroyed over a thousand years ago. The Guang Han Palace disappeared over a thousand years ago. Also, back in the underground palace, the old man knew there was nothing in the middle, took the left statue for himself, and let him take the right statue.
All of this seemed to point to one thing: that old bastard was none other than the former Crown Prince of the Tian Yan Holy Clan, Yan Di.
"How many secrets is that old bastard hiding?" Lin Feng cursed inwardly. The records in these jade slips were very clear. The former Crown Prince of the Tian Yan Holy Clan, Yan Di, was exceptionally talented, extremely powerful, and skilled in many abilities, including a familiarity with Array Dao. However, the Yan Di in Lin Feng's memory was a bastard who had never shown any real strength, always hiding and concealing things, making it impossible to know his true background.
"Could it be that the person who mentioned the Past Life Sutra outside the Guang Han Palace, inciting the ancient clans to clash with the Guang Han Palace, was that old bastard?" Lin Feng thought back to the scene in Sky-Gazing Ancient Capital. The two mad figures of the Guang Han Palace were forced to appear, along with many experts from the Guang Han Palace, all because someone had incited the various ancient clans to descend upon the Guang Han Palace. In Lin Feng's view, it was very likely that old bastard.
While Lin Feng was in the Proclamation Hall, Xi Mu made another trip to Lin Feng's courtyard residence. Finding no trace of Lin Feng and Lin Feng not coming to the Star Gate to confess, Xi Mu was very displeased. A mere newcomer dared to defy him like this. So he left a message: if Lin Feng did not roll over to the Ji Gate's Star Gate to apologize within three days, then Lin Feng had better never show his face at the War King Academy again.
However, when the final day of his deadline arrived, Lin Feng was still in the Proclamation Hall. The information here was too vast. It was already the fourth day, but there was still some information he hadn't digested. Much of it was useful information that Lin Feng wanted to know, so he didn't intend to miss it. Delaying a few days was nothing. At least he would gain a general understanding of the Qingxiao Land and become fully familiar with the Eighteen Heavenly Main Cities.
"Lin Feng." At this moment, Qin Wu came to the Proclamation Hall. Seeing that Lin Feng was indeed still here, he was quite surprised. This guy was so interested in this information?
"Why are you here?" Lin Feng looked up at Qin Wu and smiled.
"On the first day you entered the Proclamation Hall, Xi Mu told you to go to the Star Gate under the Ji Gate to apologize. When he found you didn't go, he came again the next day, declaring that if you didn't come to apologize within three days, you should never appear at the War King Academy again. Today is the third day." Qin Wu had a worried look, his brow slightly furrowed.
"Xi Mu? I think I've seen that name." Lin Feng murmured.
"Ranked eighteenth on the Hidden King List: Human List, a fierce general of the Ji Gate's Star Gate, very formidable." Qin Wu said. "The Ji Gate is divided into three gates: Sun, Moon, and Star. Any one of them can stand on its own, especially the Sun Gate, which surpasses any other faction in the War King Academy. The Ji Gate's power is terrifying, and now that you've made enemies with them, what do you plan to do?"
"Ranked eighteenth." Lin Feng murmured. "Today is the final deadline?"
"En." Qin Wu nodded.
"Then let him keep waiting." Lin Feng said with a casual smile, unconcerned, and continued with his own business.