Inside the Demon Extermination Bowl, Spirit Light burst forth, and the clean water inside instantly transformed into Spiritual Water, with a faint fragrance wafting through the air.

The Spiritual Water was pleasing to the eye, and the efficacy upon drinking it was self-evident—certainly a Spiritual Medicine surpassing Mortal quality.

"The Taichang Holy Institute is indeed remarkable."

On the side, Nolan Zhuyun couldn’t help but praise when she saw this.

Several supervisors and two deans also couldn’t help but show respect.

Though they are all academies, Taichang Holy Institute did not even have classifications like first-class or second-class, as its presence has always been transcendent. After all, Taichang Holy Institute possesses a unique lineage not found in other academies.

As for what exactly that lineage is, only those who join the Holy Institute and gain recognition have the opportunity to glimpse it.

Long Qingxuan handed the Spiritual Water to two supervisors, and they quickly gave it to four students to drink.

Mu Chen looked on, feeling a bit anxious inside.

After a while, the four students suddenly couldn’t stop vomiting.

"Don’t worry, the Spiritual Water is taking effect."

Long Qingxuan said calmly, reassuring them.

But those few students vomited until they had nothing but bile left, still appeared dazed and muddle-headed, and were weak, left only with faint moans. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"This..."

The two supervisors were puzzled.

"You all?"

Long Qingxuan was also a bit surprised; it didn’t make sense. After drinking the Spiritual Water, if the soul-eating wasn’t severe, it should cleanse the Ghost Energy within and restore clarity.

"It seems that they are not simply suffering from soul-eating."

Long Qingxuan hesitated for a moment and stepped forward for a closer look.

He bit the tip of his tongue, wiping a mouthful of fresh blood across his forehead.

"Holy Pupil, open."

As the blood seeped into his forehead, a blood-red eye appeared.

The eye spun around, and only then did Long Qingxuan fix his gaze on the four.

At this sight, he gasped.

"Their Spiritual Sense has been entirely devoured, what a malevolent ghost."

The two supervisors from Gu Feng Academy turned pale with fright.

"Crown Prince, what does that mean?"

The two stuttered.

Earlier, when it came to Qingtian Academy taking responsibility, both had been quite confident, but now at the mention of a ghost causing mischief, they were scared to death, fearing they might be next.

"It means that there’s no hope for them to recover in this lifetime. The part of their soul controlling their Spiritual Sense, what we call the Essence Soul, has been devoured. I initially thought it was just soul-eating, which could be saved, but now with the Essence Soul gone, not even an Immortal could save them."

All supervisors exchanged glances with each other.

They didn’t understand the concepts of soul-eating or Essence Soul at all.

"Mu San, you knew all along, didn’t you? Why didn’t you warn me? I even used the Spiritual Water."

Long Qingxuan spoke with dissatisfaction.

His Demon Extermination Bowl could only be used once a day, and usually, he was reluctant to use it.

Otherwise, just this Spiritual Water could be used to perform Alchemy for his students, warding off demons and evil spirits.

"Crown Prince, your words are mistaken. My cultivation is lowly, how would I understand anything about the Essence Soul? I only realized it when you mentioned it."

Mu Chen appeared regretful on the surface, but inside he felt a great sense of relief.

Luckily the Corpse King was ruthless enough, otherwise, things would have been troublesome if discovered.

Wait, why should he feel relieved for that Corpse King? Shouldn’t he be eager for the other to be discovered by Taichang Holy Institute?

That guy had never shown leniency when he set him up before.

Thinking of what happened at Taoyao Pavilion, Mu Chen couldn’t help but grind his teeth.