Chapter 151 - 101: Chen Fugui: The Final Lesson, Why Should We Cultivators Fear a Battle to the Death!

Chapter 151: Chapter 101: Chen Fugui: The Final Lesson, Why Should We Cultivators Fear a Battle to the Death!

Luocheng First High School.

"What happened? What’s going on with that blood cloud!"

"I have no idea! And why was the School Protection Array triggered? Did some Evil Demon and Heretic Dao enter the city?"

At this moment, the students from the three high schools—gathered at First High School for the "College Entrance Examination Special Training"—were alarmed by the blood cloud on the distant horizon and the sudden activation of the School Protection Array.

Many students in this cohort had lived through the Black Lotus Chaos ten years ago when they were children. They knew exactly how many tragic events had transpired in Luocheng that night. The sudden crisis brought back those childhood fears, causing their faces to pale with tension.

Just as the students were gripped by panic, a resonant voice echoed in their ears.

"Students, there is no need to panic. Please organize yourselves by class and proceed to the teaching building as quickly as possible.

"Students from Second High School and Third High School, please also group by your respective classes and head to our teaching building immediately.

"I repeat, all students please proceed to the teaching building. All students please proceed to the teaching building..."

Hearing the voice of Principal Meng Chuanping of First High School, the panicked students snapped back to their senses. That was right! Principal Meng was a veteran Golden Core Stage Cultivator. Even if the sky fell, the strongest would bear the brunt. What did they have to fear? With that thought, the crowd settled down considerably.

Subsequently, students from First High School and the other schools all made their way to the teaching building to await further instructions.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop of the First High School teaching building.

Principal Meng Chuanping and over a dozen Foundation Establishment Stage teachers were gathered there. As they watched the massive blood cloud drifting closer from the distance, heavy solemnity was written across everyone’s face.

"Principal Meng, have you managed to contact the outside world yet?" Li Youquan asked.

Hearing this, Meng Chuanping, holding an Eight Trigrams Compass in his right hand, shook his head helplessly.

"The Celestial Secret of this area has been shielded. The scope is massive, covering a three-kilometer radius around our school.

"Such a Grand Array could never be set up overnight.

"They must have been preparing for a long time before launching today’s sudden attack."

"Do we know who did this?"

Meng Chuanping looked at Li Youquan. After a moment of thought, he said, "If my guess is correct, it must be the work of the Evil Demon and Heretic Dao from the Black Lotus Sect.

"I discussed countermeasures with your father previously. I just didn’t expect them to react so quickly, making their move before we could properly set up our defenses."

Hearing that the Black Lotus Sect was behind this, even the teachers felt an inexplicable surge of tension. While everyone present was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and Meng Chuanping was a Great Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage, the Black Lotus Chaos ten years ago had claimed the lives of a full twenty Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Even Golden Core Stage Cultivators had perished—a full three of them had fallen. One belonged to the Black Lotus Sect, and two were from Luocheng. The sheer brutality of that night’s battle was evident.

The current situation inevitably reminded them of what happened a decade ago, making them worry about how things would unfold. Luocheng First High School was the best high school in Luocheng, and the children studying here were almost certainly the most talented in the entire city. It was no exaggeration to say they represented the future of Luocheng. If they were to perish here, it would be an unbearably massive loss for the city.

"Principal Meng, I’m not too worried about the school itself, but outside the campus..." Chen Fugui said heavily as he looked at the ordinary citizens outside First High School who were also swept into this conflict.

Because of Luocheng First High School, the surrounding area was filled with residential buildings and small vendor shops. Although it was noon and many people had left home for work or school, Chen Fugui conservatively estimated that tens of thousands of non-school personnel had been caught in this special Grand Array.

What was even more worrying was that the vast majority of them were defenseless Mortals. Faced with such danger, their instinct would be to flee toward First High School—because this was the only safe place!

However, this would undoubtedly bring many hidden dangers to the school. They had no way of knowing if members of the Black Lotus Sect were hiding among the crowd. On one hand was the safety of all the students and teachers; on the other, the safety of tens of thousands of innocent citizens.

After only a brief moment of thought, Meng Chuanping made his choice.

"The greatest difference between us Cultivators and the Evil Demon and Heretic Dao is that we do not consider ourselves beings above Mortals.

"If we shut those people out today, what difference is there between us and the inhumane Evil Demon and Heretic Dao?

"Fellow Daoists, I will shortly open one passage each in the north, south, east, and west of the Five Directions Array. It is up to you to decide whether to go out and rescue the citizens.

"As for the students... whether they consider themselves students first and Cultivators second, or Cultivators first and students second, that will be entirely up to them."

With that, Meng Chuanping flew into the air and began channeling all his power to control the Five Directions Array.

In the next second, five Square Banners flew out of nowhere, landing on the north, south, east, west, and center positions of the First High School campus.

After exchanging glances, the teachers took deep breaths and headed into the teaching building. They each had a choice to make: whether to venture out and save the citizens, or hide within the school and wait for outside rescue.