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As Du Shaofu entered the palace, he felt no less than twenty faint auras and among them were impressively the existence of at least half of them were Cultivator of Martial King Stage s and six Star Spirit Tailsman Master s. The rest were all Perfection Level of Martial Duke Stage s and most of them were Cultivator s at the peak of the Perfection Level of Martial Duke Stage.
Du Shaofu also saw the Great Clan Elder and the Second Clan Elder, all of whom were seated cross-legged within.
However, right now, an old man who looked like he was a hundred years old sat cross-legged in the middle. Although his head was full of black hair, his face was already withered, and his body sat upright on a praying mat, appearing extremely skinny and shriveled. A plain robe was draped over his body, making him look like a small scarecrow covered in large clothes.
"Such powerful strength, it must be an expert!"
Facing this old man who looked like he was about to be cut off wood, no aura spread out from his body, but for some reason, it made Du Shaofu feel like he was trembling. Looking at the old man again, it was as if he had suddenly fallen into a bottomless whirlpool.
"Du Shaofu, these are the inner courtyard's elders, the academy's protectors." When Zhuge Qiangbang's Vice Principal arrived in the hall, he introduced the place to Du Shaofu and said.
"This student pays his respects to the inner principal elders."
Du Shaofu had already guessed what would happen, so when he heard Vice Principal Zhuge Qiangbang's introduction, he did not feel that it was weird, but he was actually surprised. He did not expect the number of experts in the academy to be so many, making it the strongest person in the entire academy.
"This is the Great Master, the dean of the institute. He is the only one left who thinks he is an elder."
Vice Principal Zhuge Qiangbang arrived beside the old man who looked like he was about to be cut short, and sat cross-legged on an empty ancient praying mat.
"Greetings Grand Elder." Du Shaofu bowed respectfully in front of the group of elders from the great academy.
As Du Shaofu's voice fell, the Great Clan Elder raised his head, his eyes as deep as the morning. He looked at Du Shaofu for a while, and then spoke: "You are truly not ordinary, as expected of the son of the extraordinary little fellow, he has surpassed Lan."
"You're too kind, Grand Elder."
Du Shaofu said softly, at this moment, under the watch of such a large crowd of elders, he also felt a bit of pressure, especially towards the Ou Long Clan elders, his heart inexplicably trembled, listening to the Ou Yu Supreme Elder's words, it seemed like he knew who the drunkard's father was.
"Du Shaofu, do you know why we asked you to come to the Inner Palace?" The Great Elder spoke. He wore a grey robe, and his long white hair reached his shoulders. He appeared extremely ancient. His gaze was solemn, and his brows were knitted tightly.
Du Shaofu shook his head, cupped his hands and bowed to the Great Clan Elder, then said: "Great Clan Elder, please tell me, what exactly happened in the academy."
"Everything is a calamity that cannot be avoided. There will be such a day sooner or later, but I never thought that this day would happen to us."
The Great Clan Elder sighed, his aged face looking at Du Shaofu, and said seriously: "Although your father is ranked second on the bounty list, but we elders know your father's feelings for the Academy, if not, the 'Thunder Dragon' that Vice Principal Zhuge refined and the 'Huang Ji Pill' that was refined by the Elder Zhou, I'm afraid your father would not have been able to truly take them away."
After pausing for a moment, the Great Elder continued to speak to Du Shaofu. "The only thing that we did not expect was that the Huang Ji Pill was originally something that we thought your father would consume by himself, or give to your mother to consume, but we never expected that your father would actually hand over the Huang Ji Pill to the Du Mansion. No matter what, we did not plan to pursue this matter any further.
Du Shaofu heard that it was about the drunk old man, so he did not say anything. In his heart, he knew that with the strength of these inner principal elders, if they did not pursue this matter further, the drunk old man would not have been able to leave the academy even if his strength was higher. There was no doubt that the drunk old man owed the academy a lot of favors back then.
I'm afraid that your father sent you into the Heaven Martial Academy to express something to us old fellows. That boy, ah, he was quite considerate, he failed to accomplish what he promised me.
The Great Clan Elder of the Profound Sky Continent sighed, his deep gaze as stared fixedly at Du Shaofu's body, as if he was thinking about something, and then said to Du Shaofu: "Fine, since father pays his debts, then it's only right and proper. Boy, your father personally promised me that he would do what he hasn't, can you do it?"
As the Great Clan Elder's voice fell, his eyes that were as deep as the morning sky looked at Du Shaofu, with faint anticipation, like an old man in the dead of the night, knowing that his time had come, and was instructing his descendants.
Looking at the Great Clan Elder's eyes, thinking of his drunken father, thinking of the academy, Du Shaofu did not have much hesitation. He nodded to the Great Clan Elder, and with a bitter smile, he said: "My father owes you a debt, it is only right and proper, please give me your orders, Great Clan Elder."
"Good, good, good."
As Du Shaofu's words fell, the great elder of the Profound Sky Continent said three good words consecutively. His gaze also fluctuated, as his deep as the sun's eyes focused on Du Shaofu, and he said: "These words of yours are enough, from today onwards, remember what you said in front of me. From today onwards, you must promise me that one day, your Heaven Martial Academy will exist, no matter what means it exists, and no matter what, your Heaven Martial Academy will always be passed down, and you will not be able to break the legacy."
Hearing that, Du Shaofu raised his head, he did not expect it to be a matter of such great responsibility, his clear eyes looked at the Great Clan Elder with worry, and said: "Great Clan Elder, the cultivation level of the students is not sufficient, the responsibility is too great!"
It was not that Du Shaofu was afraid of responsibility, it was just that it was too big of a responsibility. Thinking about the school calamity that the elders had mentioned, plus the words of the Great Clan Elder of Ou Yu, Du Shaofu suddenly thought of something.
"Kid, have you forgotten what you promised the old me just now? No matter what, as long as you promise the old me, one day you exist, and no matter how you exist, your Heaven Martial Academy will always be passed down, and you cannot break the inheritance."
The Great Clan Elder stared at Du Shaofu intently, and said: "This is also what your father Du Tingxuan had promised me at that time, could it be that your father did not do it, and even after becoming a deserter, you still reject me?"
"Disciple will remember that as long as there is a student in one day, the inheritance of Heaven Martial Academy will not be cut off. Disciples will forever be students of Heaven Martial Academy." Seeing the Great Clan Elder's gaze, Du Shaofu clenched his teeth and nodded, his clear and bright eyes were resolute and decisive.
"My old man trusts you."
The Great Clan Elder nodded, his dried up body slightly trembling, then his gaze swept across the many elders around him. Finally, his body that was like a log of wood, trembled as he staggered up, and his dried up body looked like he could fall down at any time.
By his side, the Great Clan Elder, Vice Principal Zhuge Qiangbang and the others all stood up when they saw the Great Clan Elder standing up. All of them furrowed their brows, their expressions solemn, causing the surrounding space to freeze.
"There are some things that should be said. If we all leave, then there must be someone who knows about my Heaven Martial Academy and can't let it end on us."
The Great Clan Elder looked at Du Shaofu and said: "Kid, do you know the history of our Heaven Martial Academy?"
"This student knows that countless experts from within our Heaven Martial Academy have walked out from this place, and have become nobles to pay their respects to kings. Their light shines upon the earth." Du Shaofu said as he nodded his head.
"That's right."
Hearing Du Shaofu's words, the Great Clan Elder's eyes trembled, then he looked at Du Shaofu, his wizened face broke into a smile, and said: "You are right, within our Heaven Martial Academy, there are countless experts walking out from there, taking the title of king, shining down on the earth, but to our entire Heaven Martial Academy, in the past, there were even more glorious times, and the experts who came out at that time were not only dukes but also kings, their names are known throughout the world, and at that time, our Heaven Martial Academy were unstoppable, and strong people were like the clouds."
Following the Great Elder's words, the eyes of all the inner principal elders trembled. At that time, just how powerful was the Heaven Martial Academy?
Du Shaofu narrowed his eyes and was a little surprised. He never thought that Heaven Martial Academy would have such a glorious past, yet, he did not know why the Heaven Martial Academy was still guarding the Dark Forest. Although many experts who had become dukes continued to walk out from the Heaven Martial Academy, it was clear that they were already too far away from it at that time, and its fame had shaken the world.
It's just that my Heaven Martial Academy has suddenly declined. After so many years, no one knows the reason why our Heaven Martial Academy has declined, but after generations of inheritances have been passed down, some seniors have already known that there would be a calamity happening in the Heaven Martial Academy.
With that said, the Elder took out a Universe Bag and threw it to Du Shaofu.