SFS Chapter 280 Shooting Down on the Moon!
Chapter 280 Shooting Down on the Moon!
The battlefield outside the realm serves as a bridge between the lower and middle realms.
There are nine immortal dynasties in the Middle Three Realms, which rule the outer battlefields from top to bottom and control the passages between the upper and lower realms.
All resources and cultivation methods in the outer battlefields are firmly controlled by the imperial dynasty.
To join the seven academies, one must obtain imperial status.
Shen Ming, as the prospective imperial son, directly joined the academy, but he was also a member of the Pan Yue Dynasty.
Over the years, the Panyue Dynasty has grown increasingly powerful and its territory has continued to expand. More than half of the seven major academies are now under the control of the Panyue imperial power.
The Panyue Dynasty refers to Panhuang and Yuedi respectively.
“Thousands of years ago, the Moon Emperor explored the forbidden zone of the moon and never came out. Everyone thought he had perished there. But in the last hundred years, the Pan Yue Dynasty received a message from the forbidden zone of the moon, asking them to send people to the forbidden zone to rescue him. At first, the Pan Yue Dynasty was overjoyed and wanted to bring the Moon Emperor back, but none of the people they sent out have ever returned,” Su Lianyun said.
This is a general overview; the specific details are unknown to outsiders.
All that is known is that starting from the third time, the dynasty stopped sending members of the royal family and instead selected unlucky individuals from various academies.
He was granted the title of Moon Emperor, bestowed with countless treasures, and forcibly sent to the forbidden zone on the moon.
This time it was Eternal Academy's turn, and Shen Ming happened to run into them.
"No wonder everything went so smoothly, and every request was granted." Shen Ming wasn't naive enough to think it was all a coincidence; it just goes to show that free things are indeed the most expensive!
However, since the sect leader contacted the academy under the pretext of the Eternal Emperor's Son, and he came on his own initiative, no one can complain.
Shen Ming absolutely did not believe that the sect leader was involved.
Situ Qing's pupils trembled slightly, and her expression was difficult to control.
The Eternal Palace had finally recognized a disciple, bestowing upon him a name by the immortals, and was just waiting for Shen Ming to arrive in the Fourth Heaven to change their fate.
Tell them now that they will be sent to a forbidden zone in three months.
The ups and downs were too much to bear.
"Should we run?" Situ Qing said.
"Now that the dean has confessed, he shouldn't let the junior brother leave the academy again," Su Lianyun said.
Shen Ming enjoyed the privileges of an imperial prince, and even the casting of the Hengyu Cauldron was not something he could refuse.
"Fight our way out! Our Eternal Lineage has finally found a glimmer of hope; we can't let it all be lost here!" Situ Qing said through gritted teeth.
“That’s right, the Eternal lineage is the true orthodoxy of the academy. Once he has cultivated to the fourth level, we’ll come back and overturn the table, and I’ll become the dean.”
Ma Quandao returned after leaving, having already heard what had happened, and was indignant.
"Junior brother, what do you think? We're taking you away without any worries. We're doing this for ourselves. If you go to the forbidden zone, we'll just have to grow old and die here," Su Lianyun said with a light laugh.
This statement is straightforward; it's easy to understand that the interests of those on the same side are aligned and that everyone is of one mind.
Shen Ming was currently pondering which was more dangerous, the Moon Forbidden Zone or the Burial Sky Sea.
If it's like Zang Tianhai, then it doesn't seem too dangerous; I was able to swim back from the sea back then.
“Where is the lunar restricted area?” he asked.
Su Lianyun, Situ Qing, and Ma Quandao's expressions all changed.
"Don't even think about it. There's absolutely no hope for you if you go. Even the Emperor is trapped there!" Ma Quandao's white eyebrows flew excitedly.
“The forbidden zone on the moon is naturally on the moon,” Situ Qing said.
"On the moon?!"
Shen Ming gasped, looked up at the sky, and thought, "Well, it's daytime now and the moon isn't out."
In fact, whether it's the outer battlefield or the Xuanhuang Continent, the sun, moon, and stars are the same, which means that the nine realms of the World Tree are all in the same world.
Shen Ming was curious about how to get to the moon, but soon realized that the idea was somewhat dangerous.
"Senior brothers and sisters, let's make a quick getaway," he said.
The fact that the Panyue Dynasty selected the academy must have happened before he contacted the academy in his capacity as the imperial prince, and then the headmaster, whom he had never met, arranged all of this.
If the order were reversed, and the academy accepted him as the imperial prince and held a grand ceremony, and the dynasty selected the academy again, Shen Ming would not shirk responsibility; at worst, he would go to the moon to see what was going on.
Even if we take a step back and say that the dean was open and honest from the beginning, explaining the pros and cons and giving him a choice through a transaction, he wouldn't have defaulted on the debt.
Since all of this was planned, Shen Ming could only say he wouldn't play along.
As for the resources used to forge the Hengyu Cauldron, well, sorry, we borrowed them through our own abilities, so why should we repay them?
Just as they were about to take action, the seven members of the Eternal Lineage quickly discovered more than ten king-level auras outside the Eternal Palace.
After telling Su Lianyun the truth, the dean immediately sent people to seal off the Eternal Palace.
Su Lianyun was able to slay a King-level Dharma Body with his sword, but he was powerless against more than ten King-level beings.
"Then let's make a scene, tell the truth, and make everyone lose face!" Ma Quandao said angrily.
"What's the use? The people at the academy will be too happy to even hear about this; outsiders won't bother with it," Situ Qing said.
"Once the facade is torn off, there's no room for maneuver," Su Lianyun added.
Faced with an overwhelming disparity in strength, the seven people couldn't come up with a solution.
At this moment, Shen Ming came to Situ Qing's side and said, "Senior Sister, let's continue cultivating our supernatural abilities."
Everyone was surprised.
"You still want to cultivate?"
"Didn't our senior sister say we should focus our energy on things we can control? Since we can't get out, let's focus on ourselves."
"..."
Situ Qing didn't know what to say. It's not easy to put knowledge into practice, especially under these circumstances.
Shen Ming had already prepared for the worst; if all else failed, he would go to the lunar restricted area.
In addition, he wanted to see if the attitudes of his senior brothers and sisters in the Eternal Lineage would change after he was about to be gone forever.
"Okay, let's focus our energy on what we can control."
Situ Qing disregarded the earlier incident and continued teaching Shen Ming his divine abilities, starting with the concept of eternal immortality.
"Senior Brother, is there no other way?" Ma Quandao was unwilling to do nothing.
“Nangong Tian is dissatisfied with the Dean’s arrangements,” Su Lianyun said.
"Huh?" Ma Quandao didn't understand.
“The Emperor’s son is indeed the Emperor’s son; he truly possesses the talents of an Emperor’s son,” Su Lianyun said.
"what?"
"The Dean is unwilling to go against the dynasty's wishes because it would not benefit him; the Dean will remain the Dean."
"Senior Brother, can you say something I can understand?" Ma Quandao said quietly.
“The enemy is the Panyue Dynasty. They will appear at the Imperial Son Ceremony and take our junior brother away. The Dean will cooperate. However, the academy is not a place where the Dean can make all the decisions. As long as the Imperial Son’s performance is amazing enough, there will be more people like Nangong Tian,” Su Lianyun said.
Ma Quandao understood, but not entirely, and asked, "Then what should I do?"
Su Lianyun sighed and said, "The current controversy in the academy regarding the imperial prince is that his Dao foundation does not belong to the academy. So I will teach him the Four Tribulations Sword, and you will all teach him your respective unique skills."
"Can you learn it in three months?"
"Who knows? I didn't listen to my junior sister. I should focus my energy on things I can control."