Chapter 223: You brat, this time you gave me a real scare!

Chapter 223: You brat, this time you gave me a real scare!

"Born with dual souls?"

"A truly remarkable existence?"

"Quick, let her in. I must see for myself."

Inside the private courtyard, after hearing Chu Feng's explanation, the dean immediately wanted to confirm whether this brat was joking with him.

Chu Feng nodded and called out toward the courtyard entrance, "Caiyi, come in and greet your grandmaster."

Every disciple of Wendao Academy was considered the dean's student. Calling him grandmaster was perfectly proper.

"Yes."

Chu Caiyi responded and stepped into the courtyard.

The dean immediately fixed his gaze on her. "Come closer and let me take a look."

"Yes."

Though Chu Caiyi had plenty of questions in her heart, she naturally couldn't refuse a senior's request.

It was just before dawn. The dean immediately extended his divine sense toward Chu Caiyi's body.

The first thing he saw was her soul. It bore two imprints—one from that brat Chu Feng, and another from the Taiyin origin.

Jealousy.

At this moment, the dean actually felt a little envious. This girl had earned the recognition of Taiyin. Her path to Sainthood would be smooth from here on.

The key point: this little girl was only in the Dao Foundation Realm. Back when he was in Dao Foundation, his own soul... wait a moment—why is her soul so powerful? Despite being only in Dao Foundation, her soul was no different from someone in the Spirit Nurturing Realm.

With a mind full of questions, he started searching for her second soul.

Before long, he found one—sealed under eleven bindings.

The dean carefully examined the seals and could clearly sense the terrifying aura radiating from them.

Hiss—

He instinctively drew a sharp breath, then turned to examine the second soul. With just one glance, the dean immediately felt a familiar, overwhelming pressure.

What the hell—

The dean quickly withdrew his divine sense and stroked his beard to hide his awkwardness.

"Caiyi, you may return for now. If anyone ever bullies you, come to the courtyard and find your grandmaster. Here—this is my personal token."

As he spoke, the dean pulled out a jade token from his storage ring and handed it over.

Chu Caiyi quickly said, "Disciple doesn't dare to accept."

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Your grandmaster gave it. How could you refuse? Take it."

Only then did Chu Caiyi accept the jade token with both hands. "Thank you, grandmaster."

"No need for thanks."

After a brief moment of shock, the dean regained his usual lofty demeanor.

"Disciple takes her leave."

Chu Caiyi turned and left.

Only then did Chu Feng speak. "Dean, you're playing favorites. You used to say I was Wendao's number one prodigy, destined for imperial greatness, and you couldn't even give me a private token."

"Hmph!"

The dean snorted coldly. "Don't change the subject, you brat. It was one thing when you surprised me every few days, but this time you nearly gave me a heart attack. Do you even understand what that second soul inside Caiyi really is?"

Chu Feng shrugged indifferently. "Probably an empress, or some giant of the Nine Heavens."

"You knew that girl had an empress sealed inside her, and you still dared to keep her at your side? Do you really think a Half-Saint like you can bear such karma?"

The more the dean spoke, the angrier he became. A disciplinary ruler suddenly appeared in his hand.

When Chu Feng saw the ruler, memories he had buried long ago suddenly rushed at him like an ambush.

"Master, wait! Please let me explain—no—let me argue my case!"

The dean's face remained stern. "If you can't give me a clear explanation today, then I'll let you taste the might of a Saint."

Chu Feng said, "Actually, I had long anticipated that one day the empress within Caiyi would awaken. That's why I passed on to her a technique—the Chaos Demon God Visualization Method…"

After a cup of tea's time, the dean's expression had changed from the anger he first felt, to shock, and finally to joy as he finished listening to Chu Feng's explanation.

"Brilliant—brilliant indeed!"

The dean stroked his beard and said, "It wasn't in vain that I once praised you for having the bearing of a future emperor. Just this wild, imaginative thinking alone shows your potential to become a Saint Teacher."

"Master flatters me. Compared to you, I'm still far behind."

Chu Feng smiled cheerfully and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll go back and pack my things."

"Mm."

The dean had no intention of holding him back. As Chu Feng rose to leave, he added, "There's a little over a hundred years before my two-thousandth birthday. When the time comes, draw a visualization diagram as a birthday gift for me."

"…"

Chu Feng looked helpless. "Master, don't tease me. My visualization diagrams are useless to a Saint like you."

The dean replied, "They may be useless now, but do you really think you won't reach Sainthood in a hundred years?"

"Who are you looking down on? Forget a hundred years—reaching Saint before I turn a hundred won't be a problem at all."

Chu Feng thought to himself, I'm only just past thirty now—reaching Saint in sixty years is practically guaranteed.

The dean stroked his beard again and said, "Exactly. I never said you had to draw it now."

"I will remember your words."

Chu Feng turned and departed.

The dean watched Chu Feng's disappearing figure, stroked his beard, and murmured, "Geniuses are rising, emperors laying their plans... Could it be that the great age of contention is about to begin again?"

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"Master, I didn't cause any trouble for you, did I?"

Chu Caiyi asked carefully when she saw her master return.

She had lived deep within the palace for many years, long since mastering the art of reading people's expressions. The Miscellaneous Dao Institute had no shortage of prodigies, and many of their breakthroughs had stirred up major fluctuations.

But this was her first time seeing the dean personally appear. None of the senior brothers or sisters had ever been summoned by him. It didn't take much to guess that this visit had everything to do with her.

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Don't worry. The dean just wants me to prepare a birthday gift for his two-thousandth birthday. Do you have any problems with your cultivation right now?"

Chu Caiyi shook her head. "No major issues at the moment. But... do I still need to observe the Chaos Demon God Visualization Diagram in the future?"

Chu Feng replied, "Of course. If you want to become a supreme being, mastering only the Taiyin Law isn't enough. But for now, focus on fully perfecting the Taiyin true intent. Once that's done, you can begin observing other demon gods."

"Thank you for your guidance, Master. I will give it my all."

Chu Caiyi clenched her delicate fists, eyes full of determination.

Back in the residence, Chu Feng gave a few final instructions to the disciples, then turned his gaze to Elder Bing.

"Are you ready?"

Elder Bing nodded slightly. "Bingyan is all set."

Chu Feng patted Jinchi Diao's wing. "Brother Eagle, let's head out."

"Climb aboard."

Jinchi Diao looked eager and excited. After so many years in Wendao Academy, it hadn't gone on a journey in nearly a century. Maybe this trip would be its chance to break through to Half-Saint.

The two of them leapt onto Jinchi Diao's back. Chu Feng spoke, "Let's go."

"Chirp!"

Jinchi Diao let out a long cry that echoed through the skies and soared upward.

Those who heard the call instinctively looked up toward its source, only to see a black dot vanishing into the horizon.

"Brother Feng, where are we headed?"

Jinchi Diao asked.

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Straight south—let's fly a full hundred and eight thousand li!"

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