Chapter 52

In the academy, every eye was fixed on Fangyuan. There were looks of shock, panic, mockery, and coldness among them. Fangyuan, however, appeared oblivious to these gazes. He looked at the Academy Elder and pointed a finger at the unconscious guards on the ground, his expression solemn. "Reporting to the Elder, these two guards harbored malicious intent and deserved to be punished! At the most critical moment of my breakthrough to the Mid Stage, they forcibly broke down my door. It is common knowledge that a Gu Master’s cultivation cannot be interrupted, especially when advancing to a higher realm. The slightest slip would not only cause the breakthrough to fail but could even damage one's Aperture. Fortunately, I was lucky; just as they broke in, I managed to reach the Mid Stage by sheer chance."