Chapter 638: Ancient Array Disc

On the way, Gong Yulin tentatively asked Luo Tian, “What brings you here?”

“Just passing through.”

Luo Tian answered curtly.

Gong Yulin, not getting the information he wanted, was unwilling to give up and prepared to probe again.

Just then, the group arrived at the Law Enforcement Hall.

As they stepped through the entrance,

a group of five or six people came toward them, surrounding a man in white robes.

“Mingxuan Instructor, if there’s anything you wish to buy, just let us know.”

“That’s right, we’re familiar with this place. We guarantee you’ll be satisfied, Mingxuan Instructor.”

The men fawning over him with smiling faces were all from the Law Enforcement Hall.

When Gong Yulin arrived, he also stepped forward to suck up to him. “Mingxuan Instructor, I know a few shops with all sorts of treasures…”

Yan Mingxuan was a Middle Level Tutor from the Wuji Saint Institute. He was an honored guest invited by the captain and had been lavishly entertained for two full days.

Yan Mingxuan glanced at Gong Yulin and was about to reply when he noticed Luo Tian.

“Isn’t this Master Luo from our institute?”

Yan Mingxuan spoke.

Gong Yulin’s heart skipped a beat.

‘Luo Tian is actually a Mentor from the Wuji Saint Institute? He might even know Yan Mingxuan!’

Luo Tian didn’t recognize Yan Mingxuan, but he recognized the Middle Level Tutor insignia on his chest.

‘With a Middle Level Tutor here, this matter should be easily resolved.’

“What did he do?”

Yan Mingxuan asked.

“It’s just a small matter… No, no, it’s nothing, really.”

Gong Yulin was at a loss.

He had managed to get by in the Martial City Spirit Hall entirely because of his uncle. If he displeased Yan Mingxuan, his uncle would surely punish him.

Gong Yulin now regretted not listening to his butler’s advice to de-escalate the situation.

Teng Yuanxing had also woken up by now.

He had no idea why he had been beaten to a pulp and was now being held by members of the Law Enforcement Team.

But he had heard Yan Mingxuan’s words!

‘Luo Tian actually became a Mentor at the Wuji Saint Institute?’

Teng Yuanxing was stunned. ‘It’s over for me!’

The men beside Yan Mingxuan also sensed something was wrong. Their expressions turned awkward, and they shot reproachful glances at Gong Yulin.

But then, Yan Mingxuan suddenly added, “Luo Tian is indeed a Mentor from the Wuji Saint Institute. However, if he has broken the rules of the Martial City Spirit Hall, he must be punished accordingly. He shouldn’t have special privileges just because he’s a Mentor from the Wuji Saint Institute.”

These words stunned Gong Yulin and the others.

‘Yan Mingxuan means for us to punish Luo Tian severely!’

“Hehe, Mingxuan Instructor is right. I will conduct a strict investigation and handle this impartially.”

Gong Yulin nodded with a smile.

He had thought he’d messed things up, but unexpectedly, it seemed Yan Mingxuan disliked Luo Tian.

In that case, he could punish Luo Tian without any worries.

Luo Tian raised an eyebrow.

He had no memory of Yan Mingxuan. They were both Mentors from the Wuji Saint Institute, yet instead of helping him, the man was implying the Law Enforcement Hall should punish him severely.

“Have I had a falling out with you, sir?” Luo Tian asked.

“No falling out. I’m just being objective. Do you expect me to help you evade punishment?”

A mocking smile appeared on Yan Mingxuan’s face.

He remembered Luo Tian entirely because of Yan Feixiao.

A while ago, Yan Feixiao had asked him to arrange for Luo Tian to be sent to the worst teaching outpost.

He had remembered Luo Tian since then, knowing that Yan Feixiao couldn’t stand this Junior Tutor.

‘Now that I’ve run into him here in the Martial City Spirit Hall, if I suppress him a little, Yan Feixiao will definitely be pleased when he finds out.’

“Not helping you evade punishment is also for your own good. As a Mentor, knowledge and experience are important, but moral character is even more so.”

Yan Mingxuan adopted the posture of an elder lecturing a junior.

“Mingxuan Instructor is right! Luo Tian is cunning and treacherous, completely without integrity. He’ll only lead students astray. He must have cheated to become an academy Mentor.”

Teng Yuanxing chimed in with a grin.

He was overjoyed. ‘So what if Luo Tian is a Junior Tutor?’

‘I know Luo Tian too well. He loves to stir up trouble wherever he goes. Now that he’s offended a Middle Level Tutor, he definitely won’t last long at the Saint Institute.’

“Hm?”

Luo Tian stared at Teng Yuanxing.

Teng Yuanxing immediately shivered.

‘The first time Luo Tian looked at me like that, I inexplicably slapped myself.’

‘The second time, I hit the Law Enforcement officers, and then got beaten up by them.’

Remembering these past events, Teng Yuanxing quickly shut his eyes, silently begging Luo Tian not to look at him.

“Master Luo, come with me. This Young Master is going to interrogate you thoroughly.”

Gong Yulin said with a malicious smile.

Yan Mingxuan smiled and prepared to leave.

Suddenly.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Two streaks of rainbow light shot across the sky, emitting an astonishingly powerful aura that made everyone below tremble in spirit!

Yan Mingxuan stared intently, recognized one of the figures, and hurriedly said with respect, “Junior Yan Mingxuan pays his respects to Elder Ye.”

“Brother Ye, that’s a Middle Level Tutor from your Saint Institute.”

“Mm, I don’t recall him. Pay him no mind.”

The figures within the two streaks of light glanced over, exchanged a few words, and then continued on their way.

But suddenly, the one called “Elder Ye” looked over again and stopped in mid-air.

The other figure, a red-faced old man, also paused.

When the people from the Law Enforcement Hall saw the red-faced old man, they all fell to their knees.

The red-faced old man was the Vice Hall Master of the Martial City Spirit Hall and also the one in charge of the Law Enforcement Hall.

And that Elder Ye seemed to be an Elder from the Wuji Saint Institute’s Law Enforcement Institute!

“Does Elder Ye have any instructions?”

Yan Mingxuan’s eyes lit up as he asked with a smile.

He thought Elder Ye must have stopped because of him.

But Elder Ye didn’t look at Yan Mingxuan. His gaze fell on Luo Tian as he asked coolly, “What is going on here?”

“Elder Ye is asking you a question! Out with it, now!”

The red-faced old man, the Vice Hall Master, barked.

“Vice Hall Master, it’s like this. Tutor Luo Tian was causing trouble in the Martial City Spirit Hall, so I ordered him brought back for questioning.”

Gong Yulin quickly knelt and replied.

“Utter nonsense. I haven’t lifted a finger from beginning to end. It was Young Master Gong who, for the sake of his friend, fabricated a charge to arrest me.”

Luo Tian said, neither servile nor overbearing.

“Master Luo, how could the Law Enforcement personnel of the Martial City Spirit Hall do such a thing?”

Yan Mingxuan interjected.

The Vice Hall Master’s brow furrowed.

The Law Enforcement Hall was under his management. If what Luo Tian said was true, then the responsibility for mismanagement would fall on him.

‘He must be making it all up!’

“Whether it’s true or false can be determined with a simple investigation.”

Luo Tian stated righteously.

The Vice Hall Master was just about to refuse when Elder Ye spoke coolly, “Investigate it.”

A strange look appeared on the Vice Hall Master’s face. He felt as if Elder Ye was helping Luo Tian.

He knew that Elder Ye couldn’t even be bothered with Middle Level Tutors like Yan Mingxuan. Yet now, he was actually speaking up for a Junior Tutor.

The Vice Hall Master immediately sent people to investigate the scene.

A short while later, a few Law Enforcement officers returned and reported the true situation to the Vice Hall Master.

“How outrageous!”

The Vice Hall Master roared in anger.

THUD!

Gong Yulin and the Law Enforcement officers who had arrested Luo Tian all turned pale with fright and dropped to their knees in unison.

“Vice Hall Master, spare me! I was completely deceived by Teng Yuanxing!”

Gong Yulin immediately shifted the blame.

“You need to get your subordinates in order.”

Elder Ye said, his expression displeased.

“Brother Ye is right,” the Vice Hall Master nodded.

This Elder Ye was a Law Enforcement Elder from the Wuji Saint Institute, with a Cultivation that had reached the True Martial Realm!

The Vice Hall Master had gone to great trouble to invite this important figure as a guest. He couldn’t believe something like this had happened. He had to punish them severely!

“Gong Yulin, five hundred strokes of the cane, stripped of your position. From now on, you are not welcome in this Martial City Spirit Hall.”

The Vice Hall Master personally delivered the punishment.

Then he glanced at Teng Yuanxing and said coldly, “Five hundred strokes of the cane. From now on, you are banned from entering all Martial City Spirit Halls in the Pale Ring.”

In the perilous Outer Void, the Martial City Spirit Hall was the only safe haven and the largest trading hub.

Being banned from the Martial City Spirit Hall was an extremely severe punishment!

Gong Yulin, Teng Yuanxing, and the others, their faces ashen, collapsed to the ground in a daze.

Yan Mingxuan also realized that Elder Ye seemed to be helping Luo Tian, and his heart grew uneasy. ‘How could Luo Tian possibly have a connection with an Elder Level figure?’

“This Master Luo nearly suffered a great injustice. I grant you the status of a Third-Class VIP of the Martial City Spirit Hall.”

The Vice Hall Master then offered Luo Tian a reward.

“But I’m already a Second-Class VIP,” Luo Tian said.

The Vice Hall Master was momentarily embarrassed.

‘These useless subordinates are truly audacious, to actually frame a Second-Class VIP of the Martial City Spirit Hall.’

“How about the Vice Hall Master gives me a First-Class VIP status instead?”

Luo Tian said jokingly.

The Vice Hall Master’s expression stiffened.

First-Class VIP status was awarded under extremely strict conditions. One either had to be immensely powerful, a renowned figure in the Pale Ring, or have made a great contribution to the Martial City Spirit Hall.

For Luo Tian, a mere Junior Tutor, to want First-Class VIP status was simply preposterous.

However, the fault for today’s incident lay with the Martial City Spirit Hall, and he had already expressed his intention to make amends. He couldn’t just let it go.

Giving too little would seem cheap.

Furthermore.

In this matter, Elder Ye had stepped in to help Luo Tian. The Vice Hall Master suspected that Elder Ye had some connection to Luo Tian.

If that was the case, the compensation couldn’t be a casual one.

“Hehe, First-Class VIP status in the Martial City Spirit Hall has extremely strict requirements. Even as a Second-Class VIP, you are far from qualifying for an upgrade to First-Class.”

“However, I can give you an opportunity!”

The Vice Hall Master gave a mysterious smile.

Luo Tian had only been joking, but who knew there might actually be a chance? So he asked, “Please explain, Vice Hall Master. I am willing to give it a try.”

“Follow me.”

The Vice Hall Master led the way.

Elder Ye, Luo Tian, and Yan Mingxuan’s group arrived inside the core of the Spirit Hall!

The security here was extremely tight, requiring passage through multiple layers of inspection to enter.

Even Gong Yulin’s uncle, the captain of the Law Enforcement Team, could not enter this place.

After walking through a dim corridor,

the view suddenly opened up, and the group arrived in a solemn and majestic underground palace.

In the center of the palace was a huge, incomplete gray stone disc, and four old men were busy with something. After seeing the Vice Hall Master arrive, they gave a slight bow before returning to their work.

Elder Ye stared at the massive, incomplete stone disc, a look of astonishment on his face. “What an ancient Array Disc. Could it be from the Ancient Era?”

“Brother Ye has a discerning eye. This Array Disc is indeed a relic from the Ancient Era… It fell into the Hall Master’s hands by accident, and he invited several Array Masters to decipher it.”

“It has been half a year, and only forty percent of the Array Disc has been deciphered.”

The Vice Hall Master explained with a smile.

After explaining, a faint smile on his lips, he looked at Luo Tian. “Luo, as a Saint Institute Tutor, you must be knowledgeable and experienced. You don’t need to decipher the Array. As long as you can decipher the ancient script on this Array Disc, I will personally apply for First-Class VIP status for you!”