Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

"What are these cherry blossom people muttering about?" Kong Bowen frowned in displeasure.

However, he had no interest in wasting words with the people of Japan.

These days, Kong Bowen has learned a lot from the book.

But the premise of reasoning is that the other party is at least a human being.

Otherwise, it would be like casting pearls before swine; it would be faster to reason with fists.

Let's go.

Kong Bowen shook his head and took the lead into the entrance of the ruins.

Xu Liyue, Chu Yunfeng, and Lin Fan followed closely behind, disappearing into the vortex at the entrance.

Over in the land of cherry blossoms.

"Let's go too. We can't let the people from Azure Dragon Academy get there first." The Sword Saint was the first to set off, saying, "I'm more interested in that Great Xia man named Lin Fan. I'll leave him to him."

"Then I'll take care of that burly man who's over two meters tall." The Fist Saint clashed his fists together, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

"Leave that girl to me. Onodera Rei was bullied terribly by her, and I want to avenge her myself," the harp master said in a seductive voice.

"Those who block my way shall die." The Sword Saint placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and closed his eyes as he spoke.

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful aura erupted from the Sword Saint.

It had actually reached the fourth rank!

Behind Yamada Takeo, several officials from Japan couldn't help but show expressions of surprise and delight.

They had all witnessed the Sword Saint's strength; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was the strongest of the new generation in Japan.

Even the Sword Saint, who is usually reluctant to use his full strength, is serious now. They really don't know how the Sakura Country can lose!

If the four of them take all the inheritance from the ruins, the people of Great Xia will have come for nothing. Not only will they get nothing, but they will also have to pay back all the face that the Sakura Kingdom lost!

……

Ancient tribal relics.

The area was shrouded in mist and clouds, with auspicious clouds drifting by.

On a stone tablet near the mountain gate, the three large characters "Luoyun Sect" are engraved.

Despite the passage of time and the fact that most of the sect’s buildings have collapsed and the ground is covered with ruins, the sect still exudes a powerful aura, making one imagine how glorious the Luoyun Sect once was.

"As expected of an S-rank relic, it's truly extraordinary..."

A hint of surprise flashed in Xu Liyue's eyes as she stepped forward.

Suddenly, the three of them stopped in their tracks.

They noticed that Lin Fan had not followed.

"You guys go ahead. I plan to have a friendly chat with those friends from Japan first," Lin Fan said with a slight smile as he stood at the entrance of the ruins.

……

Soon, the vortex at the entrance lit up, and the "Four Saints" of the Cherry Blossom Kingdom entered the ruins.

Looking up, the Sword Saint was stunned for a moment.

"Is it that Great Xia person named Lin Fan?"

The swordsman, who knew a little about the Great Xia language, frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Since we're going to have to decide a winner sooner or later anyway, why not just finish it quickly and end it here?" Lin Fan smiled and beckoned to the four of them with his finger: "You four, come at me together."

……

Ancient tribal relics.

At a fork in the road shrouded in mist, Xu Liyue, Chu Yunfeng, and Kong Bowen parted ways.

Chu Yunfeng and Kong Bowen chose the right-hand path and headed deeper into the Luoyun Sect.

"Are we really not going to help? Those four are top geniuses from Japan, and Lin Fan is going to deal with them all by himself..." Kong Bowen said with some concern.

"No need," Chu Yunfeng smiled and said without hesitation.

He knew Lin Fan earlier than Kong Bowen and understood Lin Fan better.

Lin Fan has truly inherited his teacher's teachings, and his cautious nature is extreme.

He would never choose to take the risk if the success rate was below 99.99%.

The fog in the mountains grew thicker, and the broken walls and ruins underfoot were faintly visible in the mist.

As they journeyed along, the two finally understood why this once-powerful sect had become a ruin.

Along the way, amidst the broken walls and ruins, there were only white bones.

Countless pieces of remains lay on the ground, some with rusty longswords piercing their chests and pinning them to broken pillars, others clutching broken knives and kneeling on one knee.

This clearly demonstrates the brutal battle that the Luoyun Sect once endured.

The deeper we went, the thinner the fog became.

As the last layer of mist was cleared away, the view before us suddenly opened up.

Chu and Kong looked up and saw two magnificent buildings standing before them.

Although the exterior walls are also covered with cracks from the passage of time, the main structures of the two buildings remain intact compared to the long-collapsed ruins along the way, making them stand out conspicuously against the backdrop of the surrounding desolation.

Each of the two buildings has a plaque with ancient and powerful calligraphy.

"This is... the script of an ancient tribe?" Kong Bowen was slightly taken aback.

Surprisingly, the ancient people's script bears a striking resemblance to the traditional Chinese characters of the Xia Dynasty.

Although there were still many discrepancies, he could vaguely make out the general meaning of the three characters.

Two plaques.

One is called "Library Pavilion", and the other is called "Merit Pavilion".

"One for each of us, I'll go to the one on the left," Kong Bowen said.

"Then I'll go to the Hidden Merit Pavilion." Chu Yunfeng nodded.

The two people, one on the left and one on the right, climbed onto the two buildings respectively.

Upon entering the library, Kong Bowen's eyes immediately lit up.

The scene before me was truly breathtaking.

Inside the library, four enormous sandalwood bookshelves rose from the ground in the east, south, west, and north directions, each reaching the ceiling and filled with countless books.

"Buzz!"

The gentleman's sword at his waist emitted a low hum.

Kong Bowen could clearly sense that Junzijian was very excited, as if he was constantly urging him to study.

"I'll learn, can't I start learning now?"

Kong Bowen smiled helplessly, walked to the bookshelf, and plunged into this boundless sea of ​​books.

……

Meanwhile, at the Zanggong Pavilion.

As Chu Yunfeng flipped through the manuals, he couldn't help but frown, his expression showing some regret.

There are indeed numerous martial arts techniques here, including fist techniques, palm techniques, sword techniques, formations, alchemy... you name it, they have it.

However, there is a fatal problem.

That is, all the cultivation techniques here require spiritual energy as a foundation to be activated.

The spiritual energy described in the book simply does not exist on Earth.

Therefore, no matter how good these techniques are, they are useless to him.

"It seems we'll have to look elsewhere."

Chu Yunfeng sighed and turned to leave.

Just then, his gaze suddenly stopped.

Out of the corner of his eye, Chu Yunfeng noticed a dusty old book in the corner of the bookshelf.

Chu Yunfeng picked up the ancient book and wiped away the dust.

On the book cover, three large, powerful characters were prominently displayed—

The Secret to Longevity!