Rong Yuan did not believe Pan En’s words but still politely greeted and bowed to the elders.

Everyone else that had lagged behind Rong Yuan and Gu Lingzhi also started to slowly arrive. They were shocked to see that Rong Yuan and Gu Lingzhi had already reached. Their speed was astounding.

They had all left at the same time when they saw the golden ray and did not catch sight of the two of them on the entire journey here. Their speed surpassed everyone else by leaps and bounds.

Fifteen minutes later, more people arrived, blocking the way to the entrance of the underground palace. Some were students from the First School, some were participants of the competition. There were also others that were attracted by the light ray.

Tianfeng Jin had also reached with Tianfeng Yi. When he caught a glimpse of Gu Lingzhi, numerous feelings flashed through his eyes. Eventually he sighed and headed in another direction.

Gu Lingzhi was not angry at this but felt relieved, “This is more like it. If he behaved extremely grateful towards me, I wouldn’t be able to accept it.”

Rong Yuan shook...