God-Slaying Blade

Although everyone was shocked by Qin Jue's methods, they all understood that Xue Han deserved to die!

"I hope you will all take Xue Han as a warning! I, the Dean, will never tolerate anyone who betrays the Nine Provinces and becomes a lackey of the Three Sects!"

"Vice Dean Ye, please also inform His Majesty and proclaim throughout the Nine Provinces that anyone who surrenders to the City Lord's Mansion within three days will be pardoned. If the truth is found after three days, then the entire clan will be executed!"

Please don't think that punishing an entire family is too harsh. Such people endanger the future of the nation. Only severe punishment can deter some people from harboring侥幸心理 (a gambler's mentality). But as long as one is upright and honest, there is nothing to fear.

Qin Jue's icy voice echoed throughout the square.

"Everyone, disperse!" Qin Jue said calmly.

The people in the square slowly left, and not a single person spoke loudly.

After everyone left, Wu Ran gritted his teeth and said, "Dean, shouldn't the Xue family be exterminated?"

Qin Jue narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's wipe them out! It'll be a good opportunity for those spies planted by the Three Sects to see what happens when they betray the Nine Provinces. After this, when they're fooled again, they'll think carefully about whether the safety of their clan is more important, or whether the empty promises of the Three Sects are more appealing!"

Wu Ran grinned maliciously, "Fine! I'll lead the Griffin Guards right now to wipe out the Xue family!"

Qin Jue didn't say much; such a thing was more suitable for someone from the Wu Dynasty to do.

After Wu Ran left, Ye Juanyun sighed and said, "I had suspected Nie Qiu and Wang Xiao before, but I never expected that the traitor would be Xue Han. I wonder how many spies the Three Sects have planted in my Wu Dynasty."

Qin Jue said, "No matter how many there are, I have given them all a chance. If they don't cherish it, I will exterminate their entire clan if I catch even one! The Three Sects want to wreak havoc on the Nine Provinces, and we can only use severe punishments to deter those who are wavering! In the hope that they will make the right choice when faced with threats and temptations!"

If Xue Han hadn't been apprehended in time, countless other disciples of the academy would have been in grave danger! Did you know that two Spirit River Realm cultivators were lurking outside Imperial Dragon City, their purpose being to ambush and kill my academy's disciples?!

"What! Two Spirit River Realm experts are lurking outside Huanglong City! Are they from the Bai Xuan Sect?" Ye Juanyun exclaimed in surprise.

Qin Jue shook his head and said, "No, one is Zuo Jinghai, the Supreme Elder of the Blood Sword Sect of the Great Yue Dynasty, and the other is Fei Nanyang, the Seventh Prince of the Barbarian Dynasty! These two claim that they were threatened by a mysterious powerful figure, which is why they infiltrated the Nine Provinces, intending to find out the academy's techniques and kill my academy's disciples!"

"Zuo Jinghai! Fei Nanyang!" Ye Juanyun's eyes widened in shock. "These two are indeed renowned Spirit River Realm experts who have been famous for many years! Their strength can be said to be above mine! Now that the Dean has discovered these two, has he already captured them?"

Qin Jue sneered, "There's no need to capture them; I've already killed them all."

Ye Juanyun's eyes widened slightly!

Both Zuo Jinghai and Fei Nanyang were the strongest in their respective countries, yet they were killed by Qin Jue just like that?

"Dean, it's such a waste to just kill them. We should have captured them first and used them to settle accounts with the Great Yue Kingdom and the Barbarian Dynasty. With their status, they could definitely be exchanged for a lot of resources!" Mo Qingyu said with a pained expression.

Qin Jue said indifferently, "Although I am only the dean and not their master, those who harm my academy's disciples must pay with their lives!"

Mo Qingyu's expression changed slightly, realizing he had misspoke. He quickly bowed and said, "Mo Qingyu has learned his lesson! From now on, no matter who dares to harm a disciple of my academy, they must pay with their life. There is absolutely no other way to resolve this grudge!"

Qin Jue smiled and said, "That depends on the actual situation. If it's someone we can't do anything about, we should still be patient. But the Great Yue Dynasty and the Barbarian Dynasty are not worthy of our patience."

If a Nascent Soul Realm expert from Bai Xuanzong comes and kills a disciple of the academy, are we really going to fight to the death and make the other party pay with their life?

That would obviously be tantamount to courting death.

"I'll be staying at Qinglian Courtyard for a few days. If you need anything, just let me know." After saying that, Qin Jue led Lu Tingxiao and Su Ning toward Qinglian Courtyard.

Back in the courtyard, Qin Jue said to Lu Tingxiao and Su Ning, "You two should adjust your condition today, and prepare to break through to the next realm first thing tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Master!" The two looked delighted.

Although they were all confident that they could successfully break through to the next realm, they could feel more at ease with their master watching over them.

The next day, the two began their attempt to break through to the next level.

Both Lu Tingxiao and Su Ning possess remarkable talent, and Qin Jue doesn't need to worry about their advancement from the Grandmaster realm to the Great Grandmaster realm.

Just one hour later, Lu Tingxiao was the first to successfully break through to the next realm.

Less than an incense stick later, Su Ning also successfully broke through to the next realm!

Qin Jue waved his hand and tossed a spirit storage bag to Lu Tingxiao: "Tingxiao, there are five hundred Thunder Spirit Crystals in here. From today onwards, you will use Thunder Spirit Crystals for cultivation."

Lu Tingxiao's eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed, "Thunder Spirit Crystals! Master, you...you actually found such a wonderful item for your disciple! And you even gave me five hundred of them at once! How can I possibly accept this..."

A single spirit crystal is worth a million spirit stones!

Five hundred ordinary spirit crystals are worth five hundred million spirit stones, while one lightning spirit crystal is worth more than ten ordinary spirit crystals!

Actually, after Qin Jue took him and Su Ning as disciples, he left the Nine Provinces Academy, and then his master disappeared for half a year. Lu Tingxiao thought that his master only valued his lightning attribute spiritual vein and was just using the title of master...

But to his surprise, his master actually gave him five hundred Thunder Spirit Crystals this time!

This is a fortune that the entire Lu family couldn't accumulate in several generations!

Qin Jue smiled faintly and said, "Since I have accepted you as my disciples, I will train you well, but your daily cultivation will depend on yourselves. All I can give you are cultivation techniques and resources."

Bang!

"Disciple thanks Master for your guidance! Disciple will never forget Master's kindness!" Lu Tingxiao knelt on the ground, his voice choked with emotion, his eyes red.

Qin Jue laughed and said, "Get up. I don't follow the kneeling ceremony. Just focus on your cultivation from now on and don't slack off. That will be your way of repaying your master."

"Disciple will definitely work hard! I will never let Master down!" Lu Tingxiao said solemnly.

"Heh, you have unparalleled talent, top-tier lightning techniques, and ample resources to cultivate. If you're truly not skilled enough, then you'll be the one who loses face, not me. After all, who in the entire Nine Provinces dares to disrespect my master?" Qin Jue said with a faint smile.

Lu Tingxiao's face flushed red: "Then this disciple will try his best not to embarrass himself."

Qin Jue smiled and looked at Su Ning, saying, "Ning'er, I only found twenty-three ice spirit crystals, but there are still about a hundred water spirit crystals inside, which is enough for you for now."

As they spoke, Qin Jue handed another spirit storage bag to Su Ning.

Su Ning said happily, "Thank you, Master! Ning'er will also work hard!"

Although water spirit crystals are not as suitable as ice spirit crystals, they are much better than ordinary spirit crystals.

As for where these ice spirit crystals and water spirit crystals came from, they were naturally sorted out by Qin Jue from a group of spoils of war.

However, spirit crystals containing elemental power are far too few.

It was precisely because of this that Qin Jue was so pleasantly surprised when he discovered the mineral vein in Dalong Mountain.

If the vein only contained spirit crystals and spirit stones, Qin Jue wouldn't bother mining it. But since it contained thunder spirit crystals, he couldn't possibly let it go.