The entire academy was thrown into an uproar when they saw Long Chen, especially those who knew him, like Long Ziwei. He almost let out a roar.0

“Long Chen…”0

Among the crowd was a frail-looking maiden. Tears streamed down her face.0

This maiden was one of the very few survivors of the Jiuli City battle, and also someone Long Tianrui viewed as a little sister—Ling Yu. 0

Back then, Long Tianrui’s death had put Ling Yu in a difficult position. She had risked everything to protect the last few sentimental items that Long Tianrui had left behind. In the end, Long Chen brought her to the High Firmament Academy and helped her activate her innate Dao-runes. However, due to activating these Dao-runes too late, although she now had the power of the Grand Dao, it was difficult to transfer that into fighting capability.0

That did not prevent her from doing other things,...0