Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 2154 - 2155: The Academy’s Operation

The disturbances of the outside world did not affect Feng Yuan, or rather, he was not yet prepared to face those people. Without Feng Yuan’s help, although Agunas and the others tried to track down the whereabouts of those people, they ultimately found nothing.

Agunas and the others had already expected this. Since those people received Feng Yuan’s help during the Mythical Era, they must have mastered ways to evade the Divine Beasts’ pursuit. Otherwise, relying solely on the advantage of weapons in the Mythical Era would not have ended well for them.

Seeing Feng Yuan reappear in class, Qi Chen and the others breathed a slight sigh of relief. Feng Yuan had been missing for several days, and those who had a good relationship with him were worried that something had happened. But now it seemed, everything was alright.

Recalling something, Qi Chen approached Feng Yuan after class and asked,

"Is the matter resolved?"

"Well, more or less, there’s still a bit of trouble left. I might go handle it alone after a while. Why?"

Feng Yuan blinked, sensing that Qi Chen might have something more to say. Had they encountered something they couldn’t resolve on their own?

Staring at Feng Yuan for a moment, Qi Chen said with relief,

"Well then, will you go to the ruins fieldwork next week?"

"Ruins fieldwork?"

Feng Yuan was taken aback, feeling something odd. Though some functions of the academy’s back mountain had been restored, for practical courses, they were still looking for alternative sites. Mainly because the mechanisms in the back mountain hadn’t been fully repaired. Moreover, the term ’field’ implies they wouldn’t take them to an unexplored ruin for study, right?

In theory, this might produce better educational outcomes, but in terms of safety, it wouldn’t be assured. Normally, the academy wouldn’t arrange such a thing.

"It’s said that a special site was discovered, initially judged to be not very dangerous, so the academy changed the practical course to an on-site practical investigation. The only danger is that there might be Ghost Series Spirit Beasts running rampant," Qi Chen thought and said. This matter was notified by the homeroom teacher yesterday, but Feng Yuan probably hadn’t noticed, so he didn’t know. Whether Feng Yuan would go, Qi Chen wasn’t sure either. Since this practical course involved danger, the academy hadn’t made it mandatory for students to participate.

Of course, for them, the so-called danger wasn’t really a big issue, because the academy had already published all the information about the ruins. At least according to the explicit data, what would truly be a headache in that ruin might just be some mechanisms and the Ghost Series Spirit Beasts living there.

Scratching his chin, Feng Yuan said with some curiosity,

"Ghost Series Spirit Beasts? Are you sure it’s a ruin?"

"According to the academy’s data, it seems there’s a rare Netherworld Spring there."

"What a strange place..."

Feng Yuan was surprised; he hadn’t expected the ruin arranged by the academy to contain a Netherworld Spring. More than being dangerous, it could be seen as a natural attraction to Ghost Series Spirit Beasts.

Especially in the real world, places like cemeteries are more attractive to Ghost Series Spirit Beasts than the wild. However, due to environmental issues, those Ghost Series Spirit Beasts often prefer hiding in the Netherworld rather than staying in the real world.

The Netherworld Spring is a special natural creation that transforms the surrounding environment into one suitable for the habitation of Netherworld Spirit Beasts.

However, Feng Yuan found it strange why the ruins would be built upon a Netherworld Spring.

"Next week? I’ll definitely go. By the way, is there detailed information?"

Scratching his chin, Feng Yuan’s curiosity was piqued. How exactly did this peculiar building come to be? He wanted to figure it out.

As for why the academy judged the place to be not very dangerous, he wasn’t sure.

Regarding this, Qi Chen could only tell Feng Yuan to check the school’s bulletin board online because he’d merely seen the information and couldn’t recite it from memory. Perhaps Dou Yanlan could handle it, but Qi Chen definitely couldn’t manage such a thing.

Feng Yuan didn’t make it difficult for Qi Chen. He clearly understood that to have Qi Chen explain it clearly was indeed a challenge for him.

Agunas glanced at Veronia, who had returned to her original form and was playing on her phone, and asked,

"What do you think?"

Veronia looked up and cast a glance at Agunas, saying flatly,

"What are you talking about?"

"Of course, about that ruin. Could it be related to..."

"Do you really think such a coincidence exists? Not to mention Maomu Academy will conduct a thorough investigation and judgment. Do you think at this time, he could actually encounter them?"

Rolling her eyes, Veronia understood Agunas’ meaning and replied with a bit of exasperation. She felt that Agunas was overly worried. If the ruin were truly related to those people, Maomu Academy wouldn’t allow students to go there for practice, especially since those people hadn’t deliberately concealed themselves.

The reason the Netherworld Obelisks hadn’t been discovered before was entirely due to the Netherworld Divine Beasts not caring. Considering the endless expanse of the Netherworld, why would they pay much attention to whether those Netherworld Obelisks held any anomaly.

Besides, even though Feng Yuan hadn’t intentionally done so, his subconscious still interfered with many things. At least for now, Feng Yuan evidently didn’t want to meet those people. Consequently, his power would unknowingly interfere with fate, ensuring Feng Yuan didn’t come across that group.

With Veronia’s words, Agunas also realized, mainly because it found those people somewhat dangerous, causing it to lose its composure.

However, was the coincidence of finding a ruin related to the Netherworld too great?

Suspiciously eyeing Feng Yuan, Agunas swished its tail.

It always felt too coincidental that this thing appeared, and indeed, if it weren’t for Feng Yuan being among the students, along with the aftermath of the back mountain events affecting many courses, the academy wouldn’t have arranged this practical course.

There’s no helping it. Even if they anticipate in advance, they hadn’t thoroughly investigated the interior. Those ruins that were thoroughly investigated didn’t necessitate student practice.

Thus, no one dared to guarantee there were no hidden dangers within. This is also why the academy allowed students not to participate, they could only minimize potential dangers, not guarantee absolute safety.

Of course, they didn’t entirely rely on Feng Yuan; it was just because of Feng Yuan’s presence that they felt they could proceed this way.

For the academy, Feng Yuan was the ultimate safety net, altering the balance with just this slight factor, enough to tip the scales.

Despite considering this, Agunas hadn’t completely dispelled its doubts. Still, stopping it?

It hadn’t considered that, not because it couldn’t be done, but because it couldn’t come up with a reason to stop it.

After all, Feng Yuan was clearly going to take the trip. Even if it were a trap, if they could truly deal with Feng Yuan, stopping it would be meaningless. If they couldn’t, then Feng Yuan showing up would be just right.

Feng Yuan, however, hadn’t thought that far. He directly took out his phone to view the information provided by the academy.

According to the school’s posted information, the ruin was an ancient site from the White Deer Dynasty period. Although uncertain, based on related information, it was speculated that the ruin might be associated with Youquan Temple.

Youquan Temple was much more renowned compared to the relatively obscure White Deer Dynasty because Youquan Temple was once a great force of Ghost Series Spirit Beasts.

Or rather, during the Dynasty Era, Youquan Temple was one of the few Ghost Series Beastmasters.

Seeing this information, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but think of those people, due to the uniqueness of Ghost Series Spirit Beasts, even in modern times, not many choose them. Much less during the Dynasty Era, when Ghost Series Spirit Beasts weren’t as numerous as today, they faced a significant problem, which was where to obtain Ghost Series Spirit Beasts.

Even today, Ghost Series Spirit Beasts are mostly concentrated in the Netherworld, and entering and exiting the Netherworld isn’t easy for humans, let alone taking Ghost Series Spirit Beasts out of the comfortable Netherworld.

Still, the existence of a Netherworld Spring in the ruins suggested the means of the other party.

In such a time, with ruins linked to the Netherworld appearing, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but feel curious whether Youquan Temple might really be linked to those people; yet he also felt something was amiss.

At least, he had a sense that those people likely didn’t have an intention to form an organization.