Wu Qingfeng did not seem surprised at all that Zhou Yan chose the tombstone building.
He put away other items and said, "I've told you everything I need to. You're on your own from now on. Don't go running around during this time. The World Lord Alliance has begun their encirclement and suppression, and they should be eliminated soon."
"Yes."
The six people quickly replied.
"See them out," Wu Qingfeng said to Feng Yu.
"Yes."
Feng Yu led the six people away and returned to the gate outside. As they left, Feng Yu stared at Zhou Yan's back for a long time before returning to the large tree.
"You must be wondering why I took out that building, aren't you?" Wu Qingfeng spoke before Feng Yu could.
"Grandpa, isn't that building supposed to be passed down to the successive sect masters? Why did you take it out? Do you think Zhou Yan will become the sect master of Ziwei Academy in the future?" Feng Yu asked, utterly confused.
If outsiders heard Feng Yu call Wu Qingfeng "Grandpa," they would be greatly surprised to learn that the sect master's secretary was his granddaughter.
"Yu'er, what do you think of this year's newcomer trial?" Wu Qingfeng suddenly asked.
"What does that have to do with the newcomer trial? And the newcomer trial already ended, didn't it?" Feng Yu was bewildered.
"Don't you think this year's newcomer trial produced an unprecedented newcomer king?" Wu Qingfeng said.
Feng Yu was initially confused, then calmed down for a moment, and quickly realized something. She exclaimed in surprise, "Grandpa, you mean that mysterious first place was that Zhou Yan?"
Feng Yu never expected this. The two were too different.
Moreover, that first-place individual had no records.
"Although I'm not entirely sure, I'm about fifty percent certain. I started suspecting him after his performance in the Lord Trial Competition."
"Even someone of Ye Bufan's background could only attack nine territories in such a short time. But Zhou Yan, his achievements are terrifying. Two hundred territories, and with so few losses!"
"No student who enters Ziwei Academy is simple. Yet, he managed to overshadow everyone. I'd even guess he would win even if he fought against the other two hundred lords alone."
Upon hearing this, Feng Yu was immediately stunned. "No way, is this kid even human?"
"In the newcomer trial, the strength of one's territory is tested. With his strength, why did he only get 750 points? Doesn't that seem strange to you?"
"Then there's his mysterious wealth. I've specifically investigated his background during this time, but I have no idea where this wealth came from."
"It seems like he only started changing after the newcomer trial. Therefore, I have to suspect that he is that mysterious first place."
Wu Qingfeng listed so many points that Feng Yu indeed found Zhou Yan to be not simple at all.
She hadn't paid attention to such a newcomer before. After hearing her grandfather speak, her curiosity about him significantly increased.
"Also, the Qilin Yun before. It doesn't usually appear, but it did this time. And it clearly discovered something when it left."
"If anyone in this world could build that building, it would definitely be the first place of this newcomer trial."
Wu Qingfeng appeared very shrewd. He had thoroughly investigated Zhou Yan's background during this period.
As the sect master of Ziwei Academy, if he couldn't even investigate Zhou Yan's identity, he wouldn't be worthy of being the sect master.
Feng Yu was astonished to realize that Zhou Yan was so extraordinary. She had underestimated him.
"You know this matter must be kept secret," Wu Qingfeng said.
"Grandpa, how could I possibly reveal something like this? If Zhou Yan is truly first place, then our Ziwei Academy has truly found a genius."
"However, that kid does have some tricks up his sleeve to manage to conceal his score as 750. I'm really curious how he did it."
Feng Yu was now very curious about Zhou Yan. She felt uncomfortable not uncovering the secrets of this guy.
"Everyone has their own secrets. Our Ziwei Academy's motto is to maintain mystery. This kid is quite clever to hide himself, but there are still some things I need to help him handle, otherwise, it will be easy for outsiders to discover him," Wu Qingfeng said.
"Then why don't you just take him as your personal disciple? Wouldn't that protect him better?" Feng Yu suggested.
"This kind of thing cannot be rushed. If we hastily take him as a personal disciple, he might become a target for many. It's better to proceed step by step. Some people are destined to develop in a broader sky. Restricting him would only harm him." Wu Qingfeng appeared very confident. He truly trusted his intuition.
"Grandpa's consideration is indeed more thorough."
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Zhou Yan had no idea that his identity had already been discovered by the sect master, and that even his ancestors had been thoroughly investigated.
His mind was entirely focused on the building he had just acquired.
He desperately wanted to know what kind of evolution the mysterious tombstone building could undergo.
Therefore, Zhou Yan declined Lin Tan's invitation to a gathering and headed directly back to his residence.
However, he noticed on his way back that his powerful spiritual sense seemed to detect a pair of eyes watching him.
He looked in a certain direction and only saw a back. The person was wearing an orange outfit, and he couldn't tell if it was a teacher or an administrator.
He frowned, kept this in mind, and returned to his villa.
He felt that his villa was not entirely safe. Therefore, he took out a large pile of items from his territory and began to set them up.
He had acquired many good things during this time. If an intruder were to invade, they would surely suffer.
Finally, he took out the [Magic Orb] he had obtained from the Ice and Snow Palace. This was an R-quality item.
Unfortunately, there were many things that could break this item.
However, with the addition of these few items, it would be foolproof.
The few items in his hand could greatly restrict others from using items to break through the barrier.
These items were not cheap, each of R quality or above.
Fortunately, he could collect many items from the myriad worlds. Jin Sanyi sometimes bought interesting things back to his territory, and at this moment, they proved useful.
He valued his own life very highly. After all, someone as outstanding as him still needed to remain in this world and contribute his light and heat to the entire Canglan Continent.
Before he could fully dispense his light and heat, he absolutely could not die, otherwise, it would be a loss for the entire Canglan world.
He spent a lot of time arranging these things.
There was even an RRR-quality array disk. Jin Sanyi had told him that he spent fifty billion to buy it.
Zhou Yan thought he had done the right thing and even praised him.
Money is a bastard; it can be earned if lost, but an RRR-quality array disk like this is not encountered often.