An eerie silence enveloped the teleportation array that led to the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy.0

Once, countless disciples traveled through it daily to reach the prosperous cities surrounding the academy. However, the situation had reversed; cultivators now fled the academy in droves.0

"Who would've thought the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy would fall into such a state?" a nearby cultivator said, sighing, his voice tinged with helplessness.0

"I heard the academy's leadership has changed," another whispered, keeping his voice low to avoid drawing attention.0

However, their hushed words were as clear as day in Liu Wuxie's ears. His divine sense picked up every murmur nearby.0

"Don't speak nonsense," someone else muttered. "The grandmaster hasn't been replaced. He just… changed. He's grown violent and bloodthirsty."0

Liu Wuxie's brow furrowed. He met the grandmaster before, and the man was nothing like that. Besides, the academy still had grand elders, so there was no way such a drastic shift could go unnoticed.0

Something massive had to have happened at the Heavenly Spirit Celestial...0