Upon learning, Xiao Zhan pondered Jiang Feng’s words carefully, and ultimately strengthened his resolve to rebel, leading a million troops, grandly approaching Dragon Capital.

The Seventh Prince knelt again at the academy’s doorstep, pleading with Jiang Feng to stabilize the situation, but Jiang Feng sent his reply to Xiao Zhan back to the Seventh Prince once more.

The Seventh Prince wore a face of despair.

He could only rally troops and make deployments, fiercely defending Dragon Capital, determined to confront Xiao Zhan to the end.

"Saintess, you actually died at the hands of pirates."

"Tsk tsk tsk, good riddance."

Compared to Xiao Zhan raising a rebellion, the news of the Divine Sect being overrun by loose cultivators, numerous disciples dying at pirate hands, Grand Elder Mo Changlin injured and fleeing, and the Saintess perishing, was the true shock and delight for Jiang Feng.

During this period, he was madly reading books at the academy, aiming to master more skills to handle the Divine Sect’s revenge.

Unexpectedly, the Divine Sect was completely wiped out by the Cyan Snake King leading the loose cultivators.

His biggest rival had transformed from the Divine Sect to the Cyan Snake King.

Time flew quickly.

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

Xiao Zhan commanded a million troops, having guarded the national gate for years, defending the north against the Turkic, eliminating the southern wolf rebel faction, and earning numerous military merits, deeply favored by the people.

Countless generals privately worshipped him as a war god.

This time, as Xiao Zhan rebelled and massacred his way from the north, nearly all city generals chose to surrender.

Only Dragon Capital faced resistance.

The battle lasted over two months.

Xiao Zhan, through underground passages, launched a surprise entry into Dragon Capital; the defending soldiers, upon seeing Xiao Zhan leading the Wolf Slaughter Army appear within the city, only resisted briefly before abandoning their arms and surrendering.

The Seventh Prince, seeing Xiao Zhan’s troops march imposingly into Dragon Capital through the four city gates inside the Imperial City, knew the tide had turned, losing heart and poisoned himself to death in the Royal Ancestral Hall.

"Over the years, you Cyan Snake Demon clan have guarded Dragon Capital, have you never entered the Underground Palace even once?"

Jiang Feng resided within the academy.

Little Cyan Snake stood like a chopstick before him.

With an expression mixed with anger and fear.

"No, the clan leader said the Underground Palace Restriction Array is too strong; no one can enter."

It used its tail to write a line on the ground.

"Since that’s the case, why don’t you leave, when there’s no advantage, why guard it?"

Jiang Feng asked while reading.

At the academy’s top floor, the books contained scant cultivation techniques, but there were many miscellaneous books and ancient texts, along with fragments of cultivation techniques, greatly benefiting Jiang Feng.

"When the time comes, we can enter."

Little Cyan Snake explained.

"When?"

Jiang Feng looked at Little Cyan Snake and inquired.

Little Cyan Snake shrank its head; when drinking water in the morning, it noticed its head had flattened a lot. These days, whenever Jiang Feng asked it questions and was unsatisfied with its answers, he would grab its tail and smash it against a stone.

Under the constant torment.

Its head hadn’t split open, but was quite close.

Feeling Jiang Feng’s gaze, it seriously pondered and then wrote: "The clan leader said once we conquer the Divine Sect, we can enter the Underground Palace."

"So the time has indeed arrived."

Jiang Feng looked surprised.

Little Cyan Snake nodded.

"Why hasn’t he come to rescue you yet?"

During this period, Jiang Feng continuously guarded against the Cyan Snake King.

And kept Han Dong within the range of his spiritual sense.

"The clan leader must be considering how to explain this misunderstanding to you, so hasn’t figured out how to face you yet."

Little Cyan Snake wore a sly expression.

Jiang Feng reached out to touch Little Cyan Snake’s head.

Then grabbed its tail again, and swung it around.

He specifically found a Profound Iron Stone from the Imperial City Treasure Vault and placed it on the desk; the sound echoed throughout the academy’s top floor.

The pits on the Profound Iron Stone became increasingly evident.

Jiang Feng tossed it aside.

Little Cyan Snake hung like noodles on the bookcase.

Its body slowly slipped along the books, falling to the floor.

A layer of green light flowed from its body.

Its form became increasingly ethereal.

"Whiz whiz whiz!"

Noticing the anomaly, Jiang Feng directed his gaze toward the floor, seeming to see an underground passage within, where a green-robed elder was casting spells using a gemstone.

In a reflexive response, he summoned the Dragon Bone Bow and shot three arrows toward the underground.