Return and Explaination

After reminiscing about the past, we then started to move towards the institute. This place is lively as usual. People were moving here and there with vendors trying to sell their products to the customers. We could even pick up some conversation about the enthusiasm of new students. It was somewhat a relaxing moment. Looking at the relaxed position and laughter of people, I wanted to protect the innocence of these children for a long time.

I knew since the immemorial of time, people rise and fall, empire rise and fall, landscapes rise and fall. Even if peace was attained, eventually it will break and soon war will rise. Where there is creation, there always be destruction. All we can do is to delay the inevitable. I intend to do that for a long time with the help of Nie Li and his group. Unlike us who travel the world, they never have that obligation until they reach the pinnacle of their cultivation. That will be for a long time.

Contemplating this, we moved towards the center of institutes where the living quarters of teachers are situated. Many looked at us and were surprised to see us. We could even hear someone murmuring about us like, "Aren't these kids somewhat familiar?". After crossing them, we reached the quarters of professor venerable redsoul. With my haki, I could sense another presence with him speaking to the professor and judging by his aura, I could tell that he is a martial ancestor realm. So maybe one of the five heads of the sect.

Suddenly the person turned towards us, after sensing our presence. Even professor Redsoul sensed us and came towards the entrance. They looked at us and said, "Who are you and what do you sirs want? Any reason for the experts to be at this institute?". The person asked us with raising his guard up. It seems he could sense our true cultivation because we made it so. I looked at him and asked politely, "May I know who this person be? After all, it is common courtesy to present yourself before asking others.". He had the decency to be embarrassed after hearing this. He straightened himself and said, "I am Hierarch Martialsky, sect master of Divine Feather sect. May I ask your names since you look somewhat familiar.".

I looked at them and sighed. No wonder they recognize us. We grew a bit and our absence from the year before also played a critical role in forgetting about us. I looked at them and said, "Teacher and headmaster. I am Long Tian who requested for one year of absence to temper ourselves and to explore the outside world. They are XiaoNing'er, Duan Jian, Chen Linjian and Long Yuyin. I hope now you two seniors would recognize us.". After hearing us, those two petrified on spot (Not literally though). Never in their lifetime, they would have heard about this absurdity.

Venerable Redsoul was the first to wake up from that stupor. He looked at us with disbelief and shouted, "How is this possible?! When you guys left you were only at Heavenly Fate realm. But you guys are at Martial Ancestor realm and at the pinnacle too. How is this possible?". He even considered that they were spies who impersonated them but immediately perished that thought. Since they were stronger than the headmaster. They could easily crush the institute and they would be helpless to watch it. This time the headmaster looked at us and asked, "Can you tell me how you guys of 15-16 years old students were able to achieve this kind of power?".

This time Long Yuyin was the one that answered. She said, "During our travel, we stumbled upon the ancient of an emperor. We underwent the trial in that relic and were able to gain the inheritance of that emperor. His relic contained few immortal and priceless herbs that helped us in achieving such a breakthrough in our cultivation. Also, that relic had one-time use of Time chamber in which, a day here is about 5 months inside. We were able to use it to soar our cultivation. We even fought with some martial beasts to temper our physique. Not by any use of dark magic or anything.".

Both of them were shocked by the news. There were many emperor level existence during the past but mostly all perished in a war. Even the eccentric emperor Kong Ming has vanished to who-knows-where. They must be lucky to gain such inheritance from such Emperor level. The emperor must have been space-time cultivating specialist since there was a time chamber. Too bad it was only one-time consumable good. These type of treasure would make this sect soar in heights. The Headmaster mind began to move at unprecedented speed. Since he was getting old, he was looking for a successor to take his seat. He thought of giving it to Long Tian since his cultivation was at the strongest of all.

Understanding his thoughts, I chucked and said, "Headmaster...