Chapter 149 Self-Humiliation

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Chapter 149: Chapter 149 Self-Humiliation "Oh? Ancient Palace Master, how dare you make such a confident guarantee?" A hint of interest appeared on the Ghost King Guard’s face. "We can also guarantee that Ling Chen is absolutely not an assassin!" The Palace Master, the three Deputy Palace Masters, Gu Ce, Spirit Medicine Pavilion Master, and others all opened their mouths to speak. "Is that so?" Interest brimmed in the eyes of the Ghost King Guard. At such a young age, having reached the seventh level of the Spirit Sea Realm, Ling Chen’s cultivation is indeed formidable. However, this child ultimately lacks innate talent for cultivation, and this kind of cultivation propped up by elixirs certainly carries some impurities. Moreover, prolonged consumption of elixirs can lead to the accumulation of toxins from the elixirs, affecting one’s future prospects. He had indeed seen some cultivators who are not highly talented but come from powerful backgrounds, enhancing their cultivation by refining elixirs. Not to mention, between each level of the Spirit Sea Realm, just the residual toxicity from the elixirs is enough to make those people’s lives worse than death. Almost everyone ends up dying from the mixed toxins in the elixirs. "Palace Master, Lord Zhang, may I have a word with you?" Gu Qingyang spoke. This Ghost King Guard is named Zhang Yan. "Alright!" The Ghost King Guard gladly agreed. Several people left together. "I’m going, what is the background of this Ling Chen? How did he manage to get so much protection from high-ranking officials?" "Yeah, with not a single bit of cultivation talent, reaching the seventh level of the Spirit Sea Realm is peculiar enough, and the high-ranking officials still trust him so much, could it be that Ling Chen is the illegitimate son of some great figure?" "Right! Quite possibly! Didn’t you see? The descendants of the six great clans, the high-ranking officials of the Academic Palace don’t even protect them like this?" "This makes sense!" ... The students began to discuss among themselves, their eyes filled with the light of gossip. In a secret room. The Palace Master, the three Deputy Palace Masters, Divine Thought Hall Master Gu Qingyang, Gu Ce, the Alchemy Pavilion Master, the Palace Master, and the Ghost King Guard Zhang Yan. "Speak." Ghost King Guard Zhang Yan said. Gu Qingyang flipped his right hand, and a black token appeared. He looked towards the Ghost King Guard and said, "Lord Zhang, you must recognize this object, right?" This token was obtained by Ling Chen after he killed Shen Yufeng. Zhang Yan glanced at the token and said, "Of course, it’s the identity token of Dark Night." "Correct." Gu Qingyang nodded and continued, "Lord, do you know that this man was a middle-grade Divine Thought Master, and indeed an undercover agent from Dark Night in our True Martial Academy. It was Ling Chen who struck him down, and only then did we come to know this person’s identity." "If Ling Chen were a person of Dark Night, then how could he possibly kill a person from Dark Night?" "Moreover, this person was a Divine Thought Master!" "Lord must know, how esteemed Divine Thought Masters are! If Ling Chen were a person of Dark Night, do you think he would use the life of a Divine Thought Master to show loyalty to our True Martial Academy?" The Ghost King Guard nodded and said, "What Ancient Palace Master said makes sense. However, it’s also possible that Ling Chen didn’t kill this person but merely made use of his identity token!" "That’s a good point." Gu Qingyang smiled and said, "Therefore, after we obtained the token, we went to the place where Ling Chen killed him to verify. We confirmed that this person really was that Divine Thought Master, Shen Yufeng. He also had the token of our True Martial Academy on him." "So, we believe that Ling Chen is definitely not a person of Dark Night. Please, Lord, discern this clearly!" The Palace Master pondered for a while, then looked at the Ghost King Guard and said, "Lord Zhang, I think what Ancient Palace Master said is right, there is no reason for Ling Chen to kill the steward of Purple Cloud Commerce." "Mhm." The Ghost King Guard nodded and smiled, "According to what you said, Ling Chen indeed has no suspicion. However, checking his Divine Soul cultivation shouldn’t be a problem, right?" "Of course, it’s not a problem." The Ancient Palace Master quickly smiled. Everyone returned to the Divine Thought Hall’s main hall, the Ghost King Guard looked at Gu Lin, saying, "Thanks for this student’s reminder, but I have confirmed that Ling Chen is not a Dark Night Assassin and is not related to this incident." Then, he looked at Ling Chen and said, "Since you are a Divine Thought Master, you wouldn’t mind having your Divine Soul cultivation checked, right?" Hearing this, Ling Chen relaxed considerably. He figured that someone would definitely speak for him. After all, the token from Shen Yufeng was not given in vain. As for his Divine Soul cultivation, letting these people see it was also not a problem. The strength and cultivation disparity was vast. "Of course, there is no problem, I appreciate Lord for discerning the truth!" Ling Chen chuckled. "No harm!" The Ghost King Guard laughed. Speaking, he flipped his hand over and directly took out a crystal ball. "The student who reported, you come and test your Divine Soul cultivation first!" "Yes, my lord!" Gu Lin respectfully responded. He walked forward and placed the crystal ball on the Heavenly Spirit. "Bzzz!" Upon contact, the crystal ball immediately vibrated and then a dazzling orange light burst forth. "Mid-phase of the Solid Realm!" The Ghost King Guard laughed, "You may leave now." "Thank you, my lord!" After giving his respects, Gu Lin walked towards the outside of the hall. However, his steps were slow; he still wanted to see what kind of Divine Soul cultivation Ling Chen had. "A mid-grade mid-level Divine Thought Master, eh? Tsk tsk, truly a member of the Gu family!" Many people exclaimed in amazement. "Ling Chen, it’s your turn." The Ghost King Guard said. "Hmm." Ling Chen took the crystal ball and placed it on his Heavenly Spirit. "Bzzz!" The crystal ball vibrated even more intensely, and then, a light ten times more dazzling than before burst forth, covering the entire Divine Thought Hall with a layer of orange. "Late phase of the Solid Realm, no, the Peak!" The Ghost King Guard almost roared out, his eyes filled with disbelief. At such an age, Ling Chen had not only cultivated his Spiritual Power to the seventh level of the Spirit Sea Realm but also reached the level of a high-grade mid-level Divine Thought Master! Ling Chen’s talent in Divine Soul was indeed shockingly extraordinary! "Peak of the Solid Realm?" Alchemy Pavilion Master, Artifact Refining Pavilion Master, Spirit Array Pavilion Master, and other Divine Thought Masters opened their mouths wide, their jaws nearly hitting the floor. They had cultivated for so many years, yet they were outclassed by a teenager? Especially the three Pavilion Masters, they felt both shameful and wished they could find a crack to crawl into. Ling Chen’s cultivation was even higher than theirs! "This..." Palace Master and other high-ranking officials of the Academic Palace were too shocked to speak. They had indeed heard from Gu Qingyang about Ling Chen’s Divine Thought Master talent, but they had no idea it was this terrifying! If they had known earlier, how could they have neglected Ling Chen? Even Vice Palace Master Wu hadn’t anticipated that Ling Chen’s Divine Soul talent was so heaven-defying. All along, he had given Ling Chen extra attention because of Ling Wu. "How is this possible?" Gu Lin was dumbfounded. Searᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. He knew that Ling Chen’s Divine Soul cultivation was in the late phase of Solid Realm, but he never thought it would surpass that phase and reach the peak, surpassing even the older generation of Divine Thought Masters? "Has True Martial Academy actually produced a Divine Thought Master genius?" The Palace Master was the first to recover, exclaiming with great joy. Just now he felt a bit regretful about Ling Chen’s Spiritual Power talent, but in a blink, Ling Chen gave him such a huge surprise! "Am I dreaming?" "Is he really a high-grade mid-level Divine Thought Master?" "Compared to Ling Chen, Gu Lin is not even fit to carry his shoes!" ... The core students stared at Ling Chen with heated eyes, excitedly discussing. Hearing the crowd compare him to Ling Chen, Gu Lin felt deeply wounded, his face filled with despair. Why didn’t he leave quickly earlier; was he deliberately seeking humiliation? "May I go now?" Ling Chen looked towards the dumbfounded Ghost King Guard.

Chapter 149 Self-Humiliation

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