Supreme Dragon Lord-Chapter 272: Keep it a Secret!

Even a man as worldly as him could not remain calm. Panic seized him, leaving him completely at a loss.

He took a deep breath and looked at Long Chen. "Indeed, you are the one chosen by our Senior Brother. The strength you’ve displayed is truly exceptional."

"If it hadn’t been for the desperate protection of our fellow sect members, I wouldn’t be standing here talking to you."

Long Chen said calmly, "However, I slaughtered the disciples from those other factions in the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land. I wonder if that will bring trouble to our Guiyuan Academy."

For some reason, he had a premonition that this matter wasn’t so simple.

Lin Feifei said directly, "Long Chen, I think you’re overthinking it."

"You eliminated all traces at the time, and dead men tell no tales. No matter how they investigate, they’ll never trace it back to Guiyuan Academy."

"Besides, Guiyuan Academy is the weakest of the Third-class Powers in the God-Devil Domain. That makes us the least likely suspects."

Hearing this, Fu Qing’s expression grew serious. "This matter must be kept secret."

"Only the few of us can know. We mustn’t reveal this to anyone else, lest word gets out."

"Understood," Long Chen and Lin Feifei nodded.

With a wave of his hand, Long Chen produced five Heaven Reaching Fruits from his spatial ring.

"Dean, we obtained these in the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land."

A flash of golden light flared, making it hard for Fu Qing to keep his eyes open.

When he clearly saw the Heaven Reaching Fruits in Long Chen’s hand, he grew visibly excited.

"They really are Heaven Reaching Fruits!"

"And there are five of them?"

Lin Feifei said to Fu Qing, "Dean, we only obtained these Heaven Reaching Fruits thanks to Long Chen. If it weren’t for him, they would have been snatched away long ago."

"Dean, this is the result of everyone’s combined effort. Please, take them," Long Chen said, handing over the Heaven Reaching Fruits.

Upon hearing this, Fu Qing accepted the fruits but immediately handed one back to Long Chen.

This surprised Long Chen. "Dean, what’s this?"

"In the future, consume this Heaven Reaching Fruit for your cultivation. I believe your Cultivation will reach a whole new level!"

"You are a disciple of Guiyuan Academy. I hope you won’t disappoint an old man like me."

"Alright!" Long Chen nodded. "I won’t let you down!"

After returning to Guiyuan Academy, Fu Qing immediately sent for someone to treat Dong Xuan and Wei Lin.

"How did Dong Xuan and Wei Lin get so seriously injured? And what about the other disciples who went to the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land? Why haven’t we seen them return?"

Just then, two Guiyuan Academy elders approached Fu Qing and questioned him.

"It’s a long story." Fu Qing sighed softly. "This time, the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land was far more perilous than you can imagine."

"Besides the few who made it back, all the other disciples perished inside."

"What?!"

The two elders’ eyes widened in shock.

Seeing they wanted to ask more, Fu Qing quickly changed the subject, gesturing toward Long Chen. "Right, let me make an introduction."

"This is Long Chen. Senior Brother brought him into our Guiyuan Academy."

Hearing this, the two elders’ gazes fell upon Long Chen, surprise on their faces. "He’s with Senior Brother Feng?"

"That’s right." Fu Qing nodded. "And this time, it was all thanks to Long Chen that our Guiyuan Academy was able to obtain such a great fortune in the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land."

With that, he took out the four remaining Heaven Reaching Fruits from his spatial ring.

A faint golden light appeared before the two elders.

They both held their breath. "Are those... Heaven Reaching Fruits?!"