Chapter 349: Suzaku Disaster
"what are you thinking?"
Li Wuji gave a coquettish cry, turned around and ran back to Shi Jiuan.
Only Xu Fu was left standing at the door, grinning foolishly.
……
"Sister Jiao, I'm going to go check out Suzaku and will be back soon."
Xu Fu had nothing to pack, so he said hello to Jiao Tong and flew out of Guanhai Tower.
Li Wuzhi is right. If you want to be free from worries, you must have a clear conscience.
Xu Fu felt that there was no question of who owed whom between him and Zhuque, but he was at least Zhuque's teacher in name. Ma Yueming and Zhang Kun had just saved his life a few days ago. Now that Zhuque was in trouble, it was only right for him to go and help.
Moreover, Xu Fu was very curious about this ninth-grade monster and wanted to see it for himself.
For ordinary people, the journey between Azure Dragon and Vermillion Bird takes several months, but for Xu Fu today, it is just a day.
Thinking of the red-tailed fish he had eaten at Suzaku Shangling Temple last time, Xu Fu felt his appetite aroused and he ate faster.
By the time Xu Fu saw the Penyun Mountain, it was already midnight. No matter how hard he tried, he still missed dinner, which made him feel a little regretful.
When Xu Fu arrived at the top of Penyun Mountain, he was surprised to find that Zhuque Shanglingyuan was in a mess, a large part of the house had collapsed, and there were bloodstains on the ground that had not yet been cleaned up. It was obvious that it had been through a fierce battle.
"who?"
A loud shout came from below, and then many people rushed out.
Looking at the aura emanating from everyone, Xu Fu knew that they must have regarded him as a bad person, so he quickly introduced himself.
"I'm Xu Fu."
As Xu Fu spoke, he flapped his wings and landed.
"Teacher Xu Fu?"
At this time, someone shot a fireball into the air, illuminating the person who came. After discovering that it was Xu Fu, he immediately jumped for joy.
"Teacher Xu Fu, you're back!"
As soon as Xu Fu landed, a dozen Suzaku students surrounded him. Two brave ones even grabbed Xu Fu's arms, as if they were afraid that he would leave the next moment.
"Xu Fu, come to the meeting hall."
A voice came from a distance, it was Zhang Kun's voice.
The students who were originally surrounding the place immediately dispersed upon hearing this. Right now, Suzaku was facing a disaster that had not happened in a hundred years, and no one dared to miss the important event.
Xu Fu walked very fast and in a few breaths he followed the sound and arrived at the door of a stone house. Zhang Kun was standing there waiting for him.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Kun looked a little tired, but still smiled when he saw Xu Fu, and asked with great concern.
"It's all right now. What about the monster? Has it been killed?"
Xu Fu responded and quickly asked Zhang Kun.
"You come in first!"
Zhang Kun sighed and led Xu Fu into the house.
Xu Fu's heart tightened, fearing that things were not as simple as he thought.
On a chair in the middle, Ma Yueming was sitting cross-legged with a pale face.
"What happened to the dean?"
As soon as Xu Fu saw Ma Yueming's appearance, he knew that she was seriously injured.
What kind of monster is this that could cause such injuries to the dean of Zhuque Shangling Academy?
Could it be that Qiongqi escaped?
After asking, Xu Fu looked down at the two rows of chairs below and found that there were two people sitting there. They were all characters from the "Seven Stars of Vermillion Bird", and at this moment, they all had serious expressions on their faces.
"What happened?"
Xu Fu finally asked Zhang Kun, whom he was most familiar with.
Zhang Kun came back and sat in his chair, took a long breath, glanced at Ma Yueming who was still regulating his breathing, and then whispered to Xu Fu.
It turned out that not long after she and Ma Yueming left Zhuque, a sea dragon suddenly broke into the Shangling Academy and devoured everyone it saw. The disciples of the Shangling Academy were defeated, and three of the "Seven Stars of Zhuque" attacked at the same time, fighting with it for a whole night but still could not kill the sea dragon.
Moreover, whenever the sea dragon felt that it was running out of strength, it would escape back to the sea to recuperate. After resting for a day or two, it would come back to eat people. Gui Su then sent a message to inform Ma Yueming and Zhang Kun of this.
When the two of them rushed back to Shangling Temple, they happened to see the sea dragon coming ashore for the third time, so they surrounded and killed the sea dragon with the other three stars.
Sanxiu had fought two battles in a row and was already exhausted. Even when Ma Yueming and Zhang Kun joined in, they were unable to kill the sea dragon in one fell swoop. Instead, they were ambushed by the sea dragon, causing Guixiu to be seriously injured.
In the end, Ma Yueming risked being injured and blinded one of the sea dragon's eyes, and finally forced the mermaid to retreat.
The entire Shanglingyuan was in a panic these days, and everyone was dressed in fear that the sea dragon would suddenly attack again.
"Hai Jiao?"
Xu Fu thought about it carefully. It was said that "a snake will turn into a dragon after practicing for 500 years, and a dragon will turn into a dragon after practicing for 500 years." Logically, this sea dragon should have been practicing well in the sea, so why did it suddenly run to the shore to eat people?
Moreover, this sea dragon seems to be too powerful!
Even if it was a ninth-grade demon beast, it could be hunted and killed by ten ordinary ninth-grade cultivators. However, when five of the "Seven Stars of the Vermillion Bird" attacked at the same time, they ended up with both sides suffering losses.
Xu Fu told Zhang Kun about her doubts. She didn't know why the sea dragon suddenly appeared, but she felt very guilty about Ma Yueming's injury.
After Zhang Kun's explanation, Xu Fu realized that when Ma Yueming was at Shi's house, he was injured by Sheng Yu'e's sword energy, and then he used the "Dragon Snake Transformation" to travel thousands of miles. He was already exhausted, which was why he was injured by the sea dragon.
"We infer that this sea dragon may have reached the point of transforming into a dragon, but its spiritual power is not yet complete. Seeing the heavenly calamity approaching, it took the risk and came to Suzaku to eat people." Zhang Kun said in a deep voice.
"Is there really a calamity?"
Xu Fu was shocked when he heard this. Could it be that everything written in this book was true?
"of course."
Zhang Kun didn't understand why Xu Fu was so surprised, but seeing that Xu Fu didn't understand, he explained: "If mortals want to ascend to heaven, they must experience a heavenly tribulation. Either their body and soul are strong enough to withstand the heavenly tribulation and become a saint. Or they can abandon their body and ascend to heaven with only their soul, which is called 'bingjie' and they can become ghost immortals."
"The most important thing right now is to think about what to do next." Seeing Xu Fu still in a daze, Zhang Kun whispered, "We have sent people to the other three great spiritual academies for help, but if they don't arrive, that beast will come, and that Suzaku..."
Zhang Kun did not continue, but Xu Fu could understand what she meant and his expression was very nervous. He never expected that Suzaku would be at a critical moment of life and death.
"Zhang Kun."
Ma Yueming suddenly spoke.
Several people looked at the dean of Suzaku Shangling Academy.
Zhang Kun stood up. She knew that Ma Yueming must have some arrangements.
"Let all teachers and students take shelter in the second level of the sea of fire." Ma Yueming spoke in a low voice, still without opening his eyes, as if he had not yet woken up from regulating his breathing.
"Yes." Zhang Kun took the order and was about to go out.
"Suzaku Order!"
Ma Yueming suddenly said again.
The three people in the room immediately became nervous when they heard this and fell to the ground.
"From today on, Zhang Kun will be the acting dean of Suzaku Shangling Academy."