Translator: CinderTL
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Li Chunjun was well aware of what he would face next.
Yet he acted without hesitation.
Fearless.
Without regret.
And...
He would continue to do so.
Revenge was over.
But the root cause of this tragedy remained unresolved.
The environment had not changed!
He wanted to purify this environment!
Though his words carried little weight, he would persist!
If the world lacked justice, he would carve a path through slaughter, eliminating all the injustice and inequality he could see!
Bit by bit, he would change the environment within his power!
If one day wasn't enough, then ten!
If ten days weren't enough, then a month!
If a month wasn't enough, then a year, a decade, a century!
He would trample the bones of immortals and buddhas in the heavens, refining the sun and moon into ashes of splendor!
One day, even the lofty cultivators would bow their heads, yearning for the world to return to order!
Yearning for equality among all living beings!
"HAHAHAHA!"
...
Li Chunjun's laughter echoed in the air, gradually fading away.
The entire courtyard, filled with over a dozen people, fell into a deathly silence.
Finally, after nearly a minute, one cultivator spoke up.
Through gritted teeth, he said, "A Body Refinement Cultivator! A laborer-like Body Tempering Cultivator! At best, he relied on a Magical Artifact to break the teacher's Water Mirror Technique. How dare he speak such words!? Who gave him the courage to say such things!?"
This man, clearly close to the Dao Foundation Cultivator, roared, "What are you all standing around for!? Report this to the dean immediately! Someone dared to kill in the Chiyang South-Eastern Academy. If we let him leave alive, our entire South-Eastern Academy will become a laughingstock of the entire sect!"
At his shout, the others quickly snapped into action.
They busied themselves at top speed.
Finding other instructors, reporting to the security department, notifying the law enforcement team...
The entire South-Eastern Academy was quickly stirred into action.
The head of the security department!
The vice-dean in charge!
The dean!
Reports were sent up the chain of command!
Though there were many towns around the Chiyang Mountains, and these towns had various law enforcement agencies, these agencies were primarily there to maintain order and govern mortals, not to intervene in matters between cultivators.
When incidents of cultivators harming others occurred, they were handled by the local Law Enforcement Courts.
However, as the South-Eastern Academy, responsible for training reserve disciples for the Chiyang Sword Sect, it had its own law enforcement team.
When the news reached Vice-Dean An Yuan, in charge of security, he was furious.
"Coming to the academy to kill!? And brutally murdering one of our instructors!? Afterward, he even had the audacity to say that anyone who tries to capture him should be prepared to die!? Insane! This is sheer madness! Does he have no regard for the rules of our academy, for the regulations of our Chiyang Sword Sect!?"
The vice-dean, a Qi Refining Fifth Level cultivator, immediately took out his phone and dialed the number of the academy's law enforcement captain, Yu Feng.
As soon as the call connected, Yu Feng's voice came through: "Dean, I've already heard about the incident in the fourth courtyard. I'm sending people over..."
"I don't care what method you use, but you must capture this madman at all costs!"
An Yuan issued a strict order!
"I understand. I've already identified the culprit. His name is Li Chunjun, and he came seeking revenge for Jin Zhiya..."
Yu Feng began to explain.
But he was cut off by An Yuan: "I don't want to know his identity, nor why he came, and I don't want to hear any excuses! Killing is wrong! Especially daring to kill in our academy—that's an even greater crime!"
"Understood!"
"Not just understood! You must act quickly! At best, this incident exposes the inadequacies in our academy's security and vigilance, allowing someone to waltz into our academy and kill two people! At worst, a mere Body Tempering Cultivator dared to kill in our academy. This is a challenge to the dignity of our Chiyang Sword Sect! A trampling of the sect's reputation! You must mobilize all forces of the law enforcement team and capture him as quickly as possible! Dead or alive!"
An Yuan's tone was unprecedentedly severe.
After all...
He was the vice-dean in charge of security and protection.
Yet someone had entered the academy and killed both a disciple and an instructor!
If he didn't remedy this quickly and capture the culprit, his position as vice-dean might be at risk.
"Mobilize all forces of the law enforcement team? You mean... without reporting it?"
Yu Feng was taken aback.
"Isn't what I said clear enough!? All forces! Don't tell me your law enforcement team can't handle such a simple matter!"
An Yuan roared.
Yu Feng quickly caught on.
Dean An's meaning was... to have the law enforcement team capture the culprit as quickly as possible without alerting other forces, and to close the case swiftly.
Clearly, he didn't want this to become widely known.
But that made sense!
If this incident blew up and spread, causing a significant impact, it would undoubtedly affect his position as dean.
In fact, he was probably already rushing to the scene, gathering all involved parties, demanding they delete all videos, and strictly forbidding them from discussing the matter.
"I understand. I'll handle it immediately."
Yu Feng quickly replied.
After ending the call, the law enforcement captain, who had already reached the Condensing Gang Qi stage, swiftly gathered all available members of the law enforcement team.
The academy's law enforcement team consisted of sixty-six members.
One vice-captain at the same level as him.
Fourteen Dao Foundation Realm cultivators.
And fifty temporary staff.
These temporary staff were irregular employees, with varying levels of cultivation.
The stronger ones might reach the Dao Foundation Realm or Body Refining Third Level.
The weaker ones might even be Qi Refining First Level True Qi cultivators, just there to collect a salary without doing much work.
At the moment, over fifty of the sixty-plus law enforcement team members were on leave, with only a dozen or so on duty.
But with Dean An issuing a strict order, Yu Feng didn't dare delay.
He quickly gathered the sixteen members who could be assembled within half an hour, equipped them with Magical Artifacts for tracking, and set off in the direction Li Chunjun had left.
As for Li Chunjun's warning?
No one even mentioned it!
A Body Refinement Cultivator, relying on a Magical Artifact—how could he possibly turn the world upside down?
As for Vice-Dean An Yuan...
He indeed acted as Yu Feng had guessed, quickly sealing off the fourth courtyard.
He immediately summoned all the academy disciples present, checked their phones, and deleted any messages or posts they had sent, striving to cover up the incident and prevent it from spreading.
At the same time, he repeatedly called the dean, using every bit of persuasion and promising numerous benefits, finally convincing the dean to temporarily halt any investigations, assist in suppressing the news, and urge Yu Feng to capture the culprit as quickly as possible.
As long as the culprit was swiftly apprehended, they could exaggerate a bit, elevating Li Chunjun's strength to Body Refining Third Level, or even Fourth Level, a high-tier Body Tempering Cultivator. Even if higher-ups investigated, the punishment wouldn't be too severe.
With some connections smoothed over and compensation provided to the families of the deceased...
Oh, one party had no surviving family?
That wasn't a big issue.
In the end, the matter could be resolved peacefully.
Under these circumstances, there was no large-scale mobilization of dozens or hundreds of cultivators, nor thousands of personnel hunting Li Chunjun as one might have expected.
(End of the Chapter)
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