klisemfg Chapter 108 Arrival at the Academy, Refining to Level 66!
Chapter 108 Arrival at the Academy, Refining to Level 66!
Although we do not yet know what kind of being it is, that can simultaneously control the three strongest races in the world, even though they are considered outstanding among their peers, they are still like ants in front of this mysterious force.
Once exposed, death is certain!
Even though Jiang Hongyi was a peerless genius in the demonic path, and her status was comparable to that of a holy son of a holy land, she was still powerless to resist.
"Hehe, Brother Jiang, there's no need to be so nervous and pessimistic."
Gu Jiancheng comforted him, saying, "At least the three major races are still secretly collecting and refining the strange energy, which means that they have not completely controlled this realm."
"At the very least, your Heavenly Demon Clan hasn't been caught up in it, has they?"
"The same applies to holy lands and demon races."
Gu Jiancheng's guess was actually due to the words that the Holy Maiden of Lotus Pavilion conveyed to his master.
The sacred mountain is unreliable, and the beast calamity is not a natural disaster!
Li Piaomiao had already told him that at least the Beast Calamity was controlled by someone, and that it must be related to the Holy Land!
"That's right. I now suspect that neither the Holy Land nor the Demonic Path can directly refine the strange energy, but needs to extract it from the malevolent energy."
"Moreover, the malevolent energy originates from ferocious beasts, which exist within various secret realms. Therefore, our next plan is naturally to search for more and larger secret realms to obtain more strange energy!"
They might even venture into the sacred ground to find out who was orchestrating all of this!
Yunshuiyao also said in a deep voice.
Actually, more than anyone else, she was eager to know the secret of the eerie aura.
Because in the immortal realm, she perished due to strange energy, and she couldn't understand why such a thing would appear in the lower realm!
"It's probably going to be very difficult to find any more hidden realms."
Jiang Hongyi calmed down by now, but he suddenly raised his eyes and said, "But there really are even stronger secret realms!"
"That is the Desolate Cave Heaven that you will enter soon!"
"The Desolate Cave Heaven? What kind of place is that?" Gu Jiancheng and Yun Shuiyao exchanged a glance and asked.
He had indeed heard about this so-called Desolate Heaven from the envoy of the Holy Land.
"In fact, it is a more expansive secret realm space with more solidified laws, and more and stronger resources and ferocious beasts."
"Above the secret realm lies the grotto heaven, and above the grotto heaven, there is the blessed land."
"The Desolate Cave Heaven is one of the fragments of a blessed land jointly controlled by the Dingtian Holy Land and the Shimo Holy Land. It was later distributed to the Desolate State. The four major academies and the Wanmo Sect all have the qualification to enter, but I have never been there and do not know what it looks like now," Jiang Hongyi said, pursing her lips.
He was born into the Heavenly Demon Sect, not in the Desolate State.
"In that case, we'll go in and take a look then."
Gu Jiancheng nodded, then gave the two a few instructions before seeing them out of the room.
Bai Rou'er and Jiang Hongyi both need to send the message back to their clans so that they can prepare a response.
The journey to Xiaoyao Academy was much shorter than Gu Jiancheng had imagined. In just one day, before everyone had even played a few rounds of mahjong, Shen Feiyan called them out.
"This is the Free and Unfettered Academy?"
But when everyone saw the building shrouded in mist beneath the clouds, they couldn't help but be astonished.
Gu Jiancheng was the same.
But it wasn't because the academy was so magnificent and grand; rather, it was far more ordinary than he had imagined!
As far as the eye could see, there was only a towering Hundred Refinement Tower, sixty-six stories high, reaching into the clouds. The surrounding buildings were just ordinary sect-style pavilions and halls, built against the mountain. In terms of scale, it was not only inferior to the Eastern Mausoleum Academy, but even inferior to the Tai Xuan Sect.
If it weren't for the Hundred Refinement Tower and the high-grade magic arrays around it, he would have even doubted whether he had come to the wrong place.
The academy is the strongest place of inheritance in the desolate state, it shouldn't be this shabby, right?
Is this only the case at Xiaoyao Academy?
"Please stop guessing, everyone. This is indeed the Free and Unfettered Academy, but it's not shabby at all!"
Song Feiyan also saw the expressions on everyone's faces, and then led everyone directly into the academy.
"It's not just the Xiaoyao Academy; the other three academies are all like this."
"Huh? Is it like this everywhere?" Su Wanzhi looked around, still puzzled. "But senior, why is it so quiet in this academy, and we can't see a single person?"
Everyone was puzzled, even suspicious. The Holy Land envoy had said that the Free and Unfettered Academy seemed to have suffered heavy losses in the cave. Could it be that all the cultivators in the sect had perished?
But such speculation was indeed offensive, so no one dared to ask.
"They are still in the Desolate Cave Heaven."
Song Feiyan smiled, then said, "I suppose you're all curious about what the Desolate Cave Heaven is, right?"
Seeing everyone nod in agreement, Song Feiyan immediately led them to an altar located in the very center of the academy, situated atop a nine-story platform.
Even before getting close to Gu Jiancheng, he could sense the extremely dense magic array energy hidden within.
"Buzz!"
At this moment, Song Feiyan suddenly raised her hand and activated the magic array on the altar. A mysterious and precious light suddenly burst out from the altar and transformed into a light curtain.
Inside the light screen, light and shadow flickered. Upon closer inspection, everyone was astonished to discover that it was actually a super-large ancient city!
The scale of that ancient city even far surpasses that of Baiyun City.
It should be noted that even Baiyun City had once greatly shocked everyone, and this ancient city was three times the size of Baiyun City!
"Senior, this is..."
Gu Jiancheng couldn't help but wonder, how could there be such a large city in the Desolate Sky Cave Heaven, and how lively it was with cultivators shoulder to shoulder?
"Hehe, actually, there are many cities like this in the Desolate Cave Heaven."
But the next moment, Song Feiyan's words shocked everyone again. Such a prosperous megacity, there are many more in the Desolate Sky Cave Heaven.
What exactly is this so-called grotto-heaven?
"You don't need to be surprised, because Bai Yuncheng wouldn't normally have so many cultivators. It's just that so many people have gathered because of this Eight Prefectures Competition. In fact, the geniuses of the Desolate Sky Cave are the true masters of the Central Region."
"Because whether it's the academy, the alchemy and weapon-making associations, or even the major families, they have all moved their businesses into the Desolate Heaven Cave."
At this moment, Shen Ruyue also came out to explain, "Including our Shen family's business."
"Finally, there are also magic arrays within the four great academies and the ancient city that can directly teleport people into the cave heaven. The spiritual energy in the Desolate Cave Heaven is now recovering and the resources are abundant. In comparison, the Central Region is of little value."
"So, are we going to enter the Desolate Cave Heaven now?" Su Wanzhi and the others were already rubbing their hands together, eager to try.
This cave looks really fun.
"Don't rush. You've only just entered the academy; it's not time for you to enter the grotto heaven yet."
However, Song Feiyan's expression suddenly became serious, and she said, "Just as the envoy from the Holy Land said, our Xiaoyao Cave Heaven has indeed suffered heavy losses recently."
"As one of the guardians of the cave heaven, the academy has the responsibility to protect the ancient city and cultivators within the cave heaven. The situation within the cave heaven is now dire, and I need your help to overcome this difficulty."
Then she smiled and said, "Of course, the academy will not treat you unfairly. You came to the academy to cultivate."
After saying that, Song Feiyan swept everyone up and landed them in front of the Hundred Refinement Tower.
"Within the academy, the most important opportunity is this Hundred Refinement Tower."
Song Feiyan looked at everyone and said, "As you can see, the Hundred Refinement Tower of the Academy has sixty-six floors. You can continue to challenge it here, but the difference is that from the thirty-fourth floor onwards, the flow of time inside the tower can reach five times!"
"Starting from the forty-fourth floor, the speed of time flow will increase tenfold; above the fifty-fourth floor, it will increase fifteenfold; and on the sixty-sixth floor, it will increase twentyfold!"
"Twenty times the speed of time flow?" Upon hearing this, everyone gasped.
Even Gu Jiancheng was quite surprised.
It should be noted that even his Langhuan Pendant only has a tenfold time flow rate, while the Hundred Refinement Tower of the Academy is of a truly high grade.
"Moreover, the Hundred Refinement Tower of the Academy is connected to the grotto-heaven, possessing extremely abundant spiritual energy resources, enough for your cultivation," Song Feiyan said with a smile.
"But it's so difficult! We don't even know when we'll be able to get to the 33rd floor, let alone anything higher!"
But Bai Rou'er and the others couldn't help but look worried.
Although their cultivation level is not bad now, their combat strength is only comparable to the Four Symbols Realm. To reach the thirty-third level, they need to have the combat strength of the peak of the Four Symbols Realm!
"Don't worry," Song Feiyan comforted her. "Besides, the Hundred Refinement Tower of the Academy is different. Two people can team up to clear the levels together and enter and exit at any time."
"Two people teaming up?" Everyone was taken aback again. This was good news!
Only then did they see that the names displayed on the Hundred Refinement Tower of the Academy appeared in pairs.
Moreover, the highest ranking was only the 53rd floor, which is not even the 15 times the time flow rate level.
"Senior, what is the highest record in the Hundred Refinement Tower of the Four Great Academies?" Gu Jiancheng suddenly asked at this moment.
"The highest record is held by Zhao Wuji, the first in Tianfeng Academy, who reached the sixtieth floor."
Song Feiyan pursed her lips, then said seriously, "That's right, the number one prodigy among the younger generation of the Zhao family."
"Now that I am at the half-step Heavenly Observation Realm, my combat strength is almost comparable to that of the late Heavenly Observation Realm."
"Half-step Heavenly Realm?!" Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in astonishment.
Many of them were just entering the Dao Palace, while Zhao Wuji was already at the half-step Heavenly Observation Realm.
This is just too outrageous!
"That's right, after all, the Zhao family has an extraordinary status in the Central Region, and it also has the backing of a holy land."
“Jiancheng, you previously crippled Zhao family’s prospective son-in-law, Xi Qianfan. If you enter the Cave Heaven, they will definitely not let you go. Although you are extremely talented and have great potential, you are still no match for Zhao Wuji.” Song Feiyan looked at Gu Jiancheng with utmost seriousness and said.
"Hehe, don't worry, senior, I know what I'm doing!"
Gu Jiancheng just chuckled. In truth, even if he didn't cripple Xi Qianfan, how could the Zhao family let him go?
Although he himself was not afraid of the Zhao family cultivators, his own forces were indeed no match for the Zhao family, even with the Lotus Pavilion as his backer.
Therefore, he naturally needs to conserve his energy and bide his time.
“In that case, I have a way to get you all to the thirty-fourth level of the Hundred Refinements in a short period of time.”
Gu Jiancheng glanced at everyone, then looked at his wife and laughed, "As for us, we're going straight for the fifty-fourth floor!"
At the very least, he must first secure the title of the top scholar in the Free and Unfettered Academy!