Chapter 249

Chapter 249: Help Him Go Out with Dignity!

The third person to pass through the Guanxuan Path!

　　The appearance of this person immediately shocked the entire Guanxuan Universe.

　　There was no way around it — the two people who had previously passed through the Guanxuan Path were simply too extraordinary.

　　Mu Guanchen: created the Law of All Beings.

　　Ye Tianming: defeated the Young Master three times in a row!

　　Three times in a row!

　　These two could be called the most dazzling and monstrous geniuses the Guanxuan Universe had seen in recent years, and both of them had passed through the Guanxuan Path.

　　Now, a third one had appeared.

　　In an instant, countless people began asking around about this talented young man who had passed through the Guanxuan Path.

　　Guanxuan Academy, Main Campus.

　　Yang Jia appeared on the Guanxuan Path, and rays of golden light descended from the heavens, enveloping him.

　　Not far away, the old man who had been guarding the Guanxuan Path saw that Yang Jia had actually passed through, and was immediately overcome with excitement. He had never imagined that Yang Jia could truly make it through the Guanxuan Path.

　　The Guanxuan Path!

　　In all these years, only two people had ever passed through it!

　　And the achievements of those two people…

　　The old man was overwhelmed with emotion.

　　But just then, a voice suddenly came from the distant sky, “Do you have a grievance?”

　　Yang Jia slowly raised his head. “Yes.”

　　Yes!

　　The moment those words fell, the old man’s face instantly turned white as a sheet, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.

　　Brother, didn’t you say you had no grievance?

　　And as Yang Jia’s words settled, powerful auras suddenly appeared throughout heaven and earth. Soon, the Academy’s Guanxuan Guards appeared around him, surrounding him in protection. At the same time, a voice resounded across heaven and earth, “The Academy shall conduct a self-investigation!”

　　The Academy shall conduct a self-investigation!

　　The moment those words rang out, the entire upper echelon of the Academy collectively changed their expressions.

　　In this day and age, which official could withstand an investigation?

　　Even if there were no problems, they could always find some problems for you.

　　In an instant, everyone in the Academy felt a sense of personal danger.

　　On the Guanxuan Path, a middle-aged man appeared before Yang Jia and smiled. “Greetings, young sir. I am Tuogu Jun, commander of the Academy’s Guanxuan Guards. From this moment on, I will be responsible for your protection. As for your grievance, please rest assured — someone will come to liaise with you shortly.”

　　Yang Jia nodded.

　　Around him, more and more powerful figures appeared. Most had come to protect Yang Jia, but many others had come out of curiosity.

　　The Guanxuan Path!

　　The last person to pass through the Guanxuan Path, Ye Tianming, had already gone to the real world, and had even established two Daos — he had even established a Dao with his sword.

　　At this moment, everyone was curious about the background of Yang Jia, who stood on the Guanxuan Path.

　　And at this time, the entire Guanxuan Academy was already in a frenzy.

　　A self-investigation.

　　They couldn’t withstand an investigation!

　　Once an investigation began, how many problems would it drag to the surface?

　　Once those problems surfaced, who could bear the responsibility?

　　Inside the hall.

　　All the core figures of the Academy were present. At the head was the current Academy Master of Guanxuan Academy, Helian Yun. The Helian Clan from the lower realm had been nearly wiped out by Ye Tianming back then — he was not from the lower Helian Clan, but had been transferred down from above.

　　A position like Academy Master would naturally not be given to just anyone. Back then, the great clans and sects from above had even engaged in open and covert struggles for a period of time over this position.

　　Helian Yun said, “What do you all think?”

　　An elder immediately said, “The Academy naturally cannot conduct a self-investigation. This matter is too significant — we absolutely cannot conduct a self-investigation.”

　　The others all nodded in agreement.

　　What a joke!

　　If an investigation were conducted, they would all be finished.

　　An elder suddenly said, “We can make big things small, and small things disappear.”

　　Another elder also said, “I’ve already looked into his background. He’s just a member of a bottom-tier family. I’ve already learned about his entire life experience……. I’m also quite curious, because the records show that before this, he was an extremely ordinary young man — ordinary to the point where he couldn’t be more ordinary.”

　　Helian Yun furrowed his brow. “What grievance brought him to challenge the Guanxuan Path?”

　　The elder said, “His family’s property was being demolished, and they were targeted by people from the Zhou family. It’s not really a big deal.”

　　A hint of anger flickered in Helian Yun’s eyes. “Just because of something so trivial?”

　　The elder nodded. “It really is a matter too small to be any smaller.”

　　Helian Yun said, “Just deal with that person from the Zhou family and give him an explanation.”

　　But the elder shook his head. “It’s not just because of that matter. He wanted to challenge the Guanxuan Path at the Guanxuan Academy in Guzhou, but they refused to let him attempt it, and on top of that, they tried to kill him…… but didn’t succeed.”

　　Helian Yun’s expression darkened.

　　The elder continued, “Moreover, once someone passes through the Guanxuan Path, the Academy must immediately conduct a self-investigation. This procedure was established by the Guanxuan Sword Master. In other words, this matter now has nothing to do with the Zhou family anymore. The moment he said he had a grievance, we all became implicated.”

　　Inside the hall, everyone’s expressions turned somewhat unsightly.

　　At this moment, an old man suddenly let out a quiet sigh. “The system the Guanxuan Sword Master established back then, to be honest, is already outdated.”

　　The others didn’t quite dare to speak — after all, that was the Guanxuan Sword Master.

　　But the old man continued, “To be honest, our predecessors followed the Guanxuan Sword Ancestor to conquer the world, risking their lives countless times. Now that order has been established and we enjoy the fruits of that labor, is that not deserved? As for equality among all beings — since ancient times, when has there ever been equality among all beings? Those lowly commoners down below cry about equality all day long, and it’s nothing more than envy — they can’t stand to see us enjoying our prosperity. But whose fault is it that their ancestors were incompetent and didn’t join in the founding back then?”

　　Helian Yun beside him shook his head. “Stop saying things that are harmful to unity. And also, the Guanxuan Sword Master’s original intentions were good — stop criticizing the Guanxuan Sword Master.”

　　The old man let out a cold snort, clearly displeased, but he indeed didn’t dare to say anything more.

　　Helian Yun said, “Right now we need to resolve the matter of the Guanxuan Path. This situation is still spreading, and more and more people are finding out. We must put this matter to rest.”

　　Everyone nodded in agreement.

　　For them, the impact of this matter was truly, truly, truly terrible.

　　If things went badly, it could even affect their careers.

　　Helian Yun asked again, “How do we resolve it?”

　　An elder said, “No matter what, we cannot let the Academy enter a self-investigation…….”

　　”Then take him out?”

　　An elder proposed.

　　If you can’t solve the problem, then solve the person creating the problem.

　　”What nonsense are you talking?”

　　Helian Yun glanced at the elder who had spoken. “This person has now passed through the Guanxuan Path. If he were to disappear without a trace, even a fool would know who did it.”

　　The old man sneered. “What is there to be afraid of? People’s memories are very short. In no more than three days, everyone will have forgotten about him.”

　　Helian Yun shook his head. “Doing it that way is too brazen and inappropriate. I’ll go talk to him and get him to give up on the Academy’s self-investigation.”

　　The old man said gravely, “Then what about the Zhou family? The Zhou family is a low-ranking clan, but their family member currently holds a position of real power in the Tuogu family. If we don’t give them face in this matter, we may end up inviting some trouble.”

　　Helian Yun’s brow furrowed.

　　The Zhou family was indeed low-ranking, but the Tuogu family was not — the Tuogu family’s influence was enormous.

　　Someone suddenly worried, “But if we don’t conduct a self-investigation, the Academy side, the Young Master’s side…….”

　　Helian Yun shook his head. “There’s no need to worry about the Young Master’s side. Didn’t the Academy also not conduct a self-investigation last time? Why didn’t it? Because the Young Master said it wasn’t necessary. Clearly, the Young Master still stands more on our side.”

　　The others all nodded.

　　The last time the Guanxuan Path was opened, nothing happened to any of the major academies — it was all because of one word from the Young Master, who suppressed the matter.

　　Thinking that the Young Master also stood on their side, everyone immediately felt much more at ease.

　　Back then, the Xiao family committed such a grave mistake, and the Young Master still protected them. What was this little bit of trouble now? It was nothing!

　　Helian Yun said, “I’ll go talk to him. It shouldn’t be a big problem.”

　　Someone said, “What if he doesn’t listen?”

　　Helian Yun’s brow furrowed. “If he doesn’t want to do this the dignified way, then we’ll help him do it the dignified way.”

　　Yang Jia sat alone in the great hall waiting. He sat cross-legged on the ground, eyes slightly closed, cultivating.

　　Outside the hall was a group of Guanxuan Guards.

　　He was cultivating his Cosmic Guanxuan Method. With this method, cultivation was twice as effective with half the effort. The reason he was cultivating so desperately was naturally because he felt no sense of security.

　　He had absolutely no sense of security.

　　From Guzhou all the way here, he had only two feelings throughout the entire journey — danger. From top to bottom, he now regarded everything with suspicion.

　　Of course, this time he was still fairly confident. After all, he had passed through the Guanxuan Path, and by now the outside world was surely buzzing with the news. Under these circumstances, even if the people in the Academy had the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard, they surely wouldn’t dare to cover for each other anymore.

　　Moreover, the Guanxuan Path had a rule: if the challenger were to die under mysterious circumstances, an ultimate self-investigation would immediately be launched — the inner cabinet, the outer cabinet, and all the major halls would all be implicated.

　　Under these circumstances, he was certain the Academy would no longer shield the Guzhou Academy and the Zhou family.

　　Just then, Helian Yun walked in. Yang Jia stood up and looked at him. Helian Yun said, “I am the Academy Master.”

　　Yang Jia nodded but said nothing.

　　Seeing that Yang Jia hadn’t bowed, Helian Yun’s brow immediately creased. But thinking that the other party had come from a small place, he let it go.

　　Helian Yun said, “We are already aware of your situation. However, because of this matter with the Guanxuan Path, the Academy is required to conduct a self-investigation, which would affect a great many people. Therefore, we hope to avoid entering the self-investigation process. What do you think?”

　　Yang Jia stared at him. “According to the rules, the Academy must conduct a self-investigation.”

　　Helian Yun felt some displeasure inwardly, but still spoke in a friendly tone. “This would affect many people, so we hope not to enter the self-investigation process.”

　　Yang Jia said, “This was established by the Guanxuan Sword Master. Do you dare to violate even the rules set by the Guanxuan Sword Master? Are you not afraid of the main campus above, or of the Young Master?”

　　Helian Yun smiled. “Last time, someone also passed through the Guanxuan Path, but the Academy did not conduct a self-investigation. Do you know who suppressed it? That’s right — it was the Young Master who personally suppressed it. Do you think the Young Master would stand on your side, or ours?”

　　Yang Jia: ……..