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Fourth floor of the pagoda.

The Guardian Elder looked at Yun Xuan with an expressionless face, "Please wait a moment, this is the fourth floor of our Cosmic Academy, so if you want to come up, you must hold our Cosmic Academy's academy emblem before you can enter."

"If you are a student of the outer court, please enjoy your time on the third floor below."

Yun Xuan raised his eyebrows, "What if I insist on going in?"

"Either bring the academy's emblem with the permission of the dean, or step over both of us." The guard elder said coldly without even raising his eyes.

However, Yun Xuan did not care at all, raising his eyebrows, "Elders, you are wrong. There are more than two ways to enter this Hidden Treasure Pagoda."

The Guardian Elder raised his head and looked at Yun Xuan, holding back the praise in his heart, he was truly a talented young man, although this young man was young, his spiritual energy was not low, "May I know what other path you are talking about?"

"Defeat you." Yun Xuan squinted his eyes, "I have long heard that all the hidden elders of the Cosmic Academy possess outstanding spiritual energies, and I have come today to seek your advice."

"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't speak whatever you want. Although your spirit energy is high, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to defeat us easily."

"How do you know without trying?" Yun Xuan laughed indifferently, the Spirit Qi around his body continued to expand.

The few guards and elders looked at each other, instantly arranging and attacking the array. Their spirit energy levels were all at the peak of Spirit Lord, and with the tacit understanding of the array, even though Yun Xuan's spirit energy was stronger, he was suppressed by the few guards.

Yun Xuan's gaze darkened. He had a limited amount of time to enter the Hidden Treasure Pagoda, if it was dragged out too long, not only would there be the possibility of being discovered, it would also be inconvenient to charge into the tower.

The Hidden Treasure Pagoda had a total of thirteen floors. If one wasted only the time on the fourth floor, it would be even more difficult in the future.

Yun Xuan's gaze was sharp. On one side, he was facing the defense and offense of the elders, and on the other side, he was trying to find a way to break through the formation.

They already knew that Cosmic Academy was famous for its formations, but they didn't know that after so many millions of years, the formation's might still caught them by surprise.

Bang!

Yun Xuan was startled, he had almost been struck by an elder and the two sides were actually in a deadlock, with no one able to gain the upper hand.

Hidden Treasure Pagoda's formation truly lived up to its name. It could raise one's spiritual energy by several levels in a short period of time. Its moves were unpredictable, and it could also maximize its attack power.

Even though Yun Xuan had already adjusted his pace, he was still unable to win.

"Go back. If you truly want to enter the fourth floor, then pass the outer court's exam and enter the Universal Board. I believe that with your spiritual energy, it won't be difficult, right?" An elder retracted his hand and said to Yun Xuan.

Since ancient times, a gentleman had loved talent, especially in a place like the Cosmic Star Academy where talented people were specially nurtured. "With the cultivation of the academy, Yun Xuan would definitely soar across the continent in the future. If he were to receive such a small injury from their hands, it would not only be Yun Xuan's own loss, it would also be the loss of the entire academy.

However, Yun Xuan's eyes darkened. He could challenge the tower again after fighting for the Universal Board, but that... After a very long period of time, his time down the mountain would be limited. If he dragged things out too long, not only would he be grounded, Zi Lingxue's identity would also likely be discovered by the Yun Clan.

"Thank you for your kind intentions, elder. However, today, I have a difficult situation in which I have no choice but to enter. If elder truly has a kind heart, please forgive me."

"Intransigent. If it wasn't for the fact that you're a good seedling, I wouldn't have had the time to waste on you."

Yun Xuan secretly exerted strength, but the Eastern Emperor Sword was almost about to materialize from his dantian.

The Eastern Emperor Sword was the Primordial Divine Sword. The moment the Eastern Emperor appeared, the Demon Sealing Pagoda descended.

Yun Xuan's spirit energy was high, it was rare for him to meet an opponent without a spirit treasure. To be able to make him use the Eastern Emperor Sword as an opponent, he must have really forced Yun Xuan into a corner.

"Yun Xuan." Zi Lingxue was startled by the clear and cold voice of the Eastern Emperor Sword, but she slowly forced it back as well.

Just as Yun Xuan was about to use his sword as an edge to try his best, he saw Zi Lingxue's fiery-red figure enter his eyes.

The corner of Yun Xuan's mouth rose unconsciously, it seemed like he still could not hide it.

But didn't Zi Lingxue's appearance also show that she was concerned for him?

Zi Lingxue quickly looked at her surroundings and knew that this was not the time to speak, so she quickly joined in to help Yun Xuan break the array.

Unexpectedly, the elder on guard suddenly stopped his attack.

"Yun Xuan?" The expressionless Guardian Elder finally loosened his grip as he asked in confusion.

"Do you recognize Yun Yuan?"

Yun Xuan shrugged his shoulders and also indicated for Zi Lingxue to relax. Although the father and son duo had never been on good terms with each other, their blood relationship was an indisputable fact.

"Father."

"There are a total of thirteen floors to this Hidden Treasure Pagoda, and right now, you are in the fourth floor of the Hidden Treasure Pagoda, so there are a total of four guardian elders. Furthermore, the worst case scenario is that we are at the early stage of the Spirit Lord, and with the addition of the unique formation, even though Young Master Yun has high spiritual energy, it would still be a question of time before you defeat the four of us. However, there are still nine floors above us, and as the number of spiritual energy increases, will Young Master Yun be safe and sound?"

"Not to mention Young Master Yun, even Young Master Yun's father Yun Yuan only reached the tenth level back then and he still did not accomplish anything in the end."

"Young Master Yun should return first. It's almost time to close the tower. It's not impossible to wait for the right opportunity to enter again."

Although the Guardian Elder didn't say anything, he was looking at Yun Xuan with a gratified expression. It was no wonder that the young man in front of him had such high spiritual energy;

Yun Xuan frowned.

Yun Yuan had only reached the tenth floor back then?

Yun Xuan muttered to himself for a while and looked at Zi Lingxue again. In the end, he still chose to give up.

"Sorry for disturbing you." Yun Xuan cupped his hands towards the few elders and quickly pulled Zi Lingxue away.

"Why didn't you call me?" Zi Lingxue endured the astonishment in her heart, and slightly frowned her brows when she saw that Yun Xuan's father, Yun Yuan, had once came to the tower to challenge before.

A hint of gentleness flashed across Yun Xuan's eyes, "What I'm about to do is a secret of the Yun Clan, if only someone other than the people outside of the Yun Clan knows that I'm going to lose their life, unless …"

Yun Xuan's black eyes overflowed with light and color, narrowed into a curve and looked at Zi Lingxue with amusement, "Unless you also want to become a member of my Yun Clan, I'll tell you everything."