Chapter 5353 Academy
As he spoke, David pulled a wrinkled yellow amulet from his chest. The runes on it were bent and distorted, giving it the appearance of a novice. “Look at this ugly thing! I thought it wouldn’t work.”
Zi Yuan’s eyes swept over the talisman, and a wisp of spiritual energy subconsciously gathered at her fingertips. It was indeed a low-grade divine trapping talisman. Its spiritual energy fluctuations were chaotic, and even a first-stage cultivator at the Earthly Immortal Realm wouldn’t be able to withstand it for even a second, let alone a divine daughter.
But he clearly remembered that when David imprisoned the princess at the city gates, the golden spiritual energy was so dense that it seemed almost solid. It was clearly no match for this useless talisman.
“You are in luck, fellow Taoist,”
Zi Yuan suppressed her doubts and pointed to a group of divine guards passing by at the end of the street. “Those in front are the divine guards patrolling the West City District. The divine capital has been restless lately, and there are always some unknown cultivators wandering around. If you’re wandering around, please avoid those secluded alleys.”
He had deliberately mentioned the unknown cultivators, hoping to gauge David’s reaction to the divine guards sealing the city gates.
However, David squinted at the silver armor of the divine guards, marveling, “This armor is so shiny! Much more impressive than the soldiers I saw in the Fifth Heaven!”
If I had one, no one would dare bother me while I was on duty.”
He reached out to touch the armor of the divine guards, but received a cold stare from the guards before withdrawing his hand, completely ignoring the unknown cultivator’s words.
Zi Yuan, noticing his indifference, felt her suspicions deepen, instead of disappearing.
He couldn’t believe that a cultivator who was capable of ensnaring a princess could be so rude and stupid. However, David’s words and actions were perfect. From his respect for the divine realm, his greed for treasure, to his reluctance to answer crucial questions, he seemed like a true, humble, ordinary cultivator.
“Up ahead is the Moon Observation Tower, one of the few pavilions in the Divine Capital open to outsiders. Would you like to come up and sit for a while?”
Zi Yuan suddenly changed direction, leading David to a cloud-carved attic. “From up there, you can see most of the Divine Capital. Since you’re here to see it all, why not go up and take a look?”
He considered trying a different setting. Perhaps a bird’s-eye view of the Imperial Palace or a secluded area would reveal David’s true identity.
David’s eyes lit up, and he hurried after her. “Great! Great! I’ve never seen a view from a tall building before!”
He quickly climbed the stairs to the attic, unaware of Zi Yuan’s cold gaze fixed on him.
He had already decided that regardless of whether David was a true ordinary cultivator or not, someone would be assigned to keep an eye on him. Someone who could trap the Divine Princess while still at the first level of the Earthly Immortal Realm could not be left unattended.
As they reached the second floor of the attic, they overheard two God Clan cultivators whispering at the next table. One of them mentioned that the seal on Leiyin Mountain had been broken again. The other immediately shut his mouth and looked around warily.
David took the tea from the table and pretended to drink it, but his ears remained erect.
Zi Yuan, who was sitting across from him, observed his small movements, a faint smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. She wanted to see how long David, who was pretending to be stupid, could last.
Then, the sound of loud morning reading caught David’s attention. David looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that there was an academy not far from Wangyue Tower!
David looked at the students inside the academy. They were dressed in fine clothes and had ruddy complexions. Their every movement exuded the innate elegance of the God Clan, but in David’s eyes, that spirit radiated with a hint of arrogance.
Seeing David’s gaze fixed on the students, Zi Yuan said proudly, “This is the most noble academy in our Kingdom of God. Those who study here are all geniuses.”
“We, the monks of the God Clan, not only practice blindly, but also gain knowledge, cultivate feelings, and cultivate our inner soul.”
“If you don’t have an inner soul and just practice blindly, you will become barbarians!”