Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

The second day, at half past seven in the morning.

Jiang Ding opened his eyes and got up to walk to the classroom.

As he walked along, he heard the chirping of birds, the occasional roar of beasts, and his view was filled with vast green mountains, hardly any different from the wilderness.

No one would believe this was one of the top two universities of the Xianmen Sect.

With light steps, he moved swiftly amongst the treetops, crossing a distance of several tens of kilometers rapidly, to arrive near a small cabin under a banyan tree.

At this time, he could finally see some figures nearby, An Siyan, Jin Lingfeng, Ou Daocheng, and a few other classmates he did not recognize.

He dispelled his Concealment and stepped into the classroom.

Hum!

The Flying Sword trembled slightly, resonating with excitement, urging its master to get closer to something extraordinarily good.

Jiang Ding looked in one direction.

Through the haze, he seemed to see the endless cycles of the Five Elements—gold, wood, water, fire, earth—worlds shattering and being reborn, eternal and undying.

The aura of 'Intent'!

And it was top-tier Law Intention, similar in grade to his own Sword Intent.

At the same time, a simple-looking youth also glanced at him, and faintly he heard the sonorous clashing of swords, a scene of verdant old trees rising from the ground and piercing the sky.

"Dari Swordsman!"

The simple youth smiled wryly,

"Fellow, let me just say, I'm not going to engage in a life-or-death battle with you."

Sword Cultivators,

Especially those with top-tier Sword Intent, almost all are fanatically eager to engage in blood battles with cultivators of the same 'Intent' level, as killing them can greatly enhance their Sword Intent.

"How could that be?"

Jiang Ding smiled slightly.

His heart tensed.

This person was strong.

Much stronger than Jin Lingfeng and the others, and what's more important was that, despite his mild attitude, the unique demeanor that regarded low-level cultivators and mortals as ants was all too obvious at a glance.

He glanced at the class and took a seat next to Jin Lingfeng and An Siyan, two relatively familiar classmates.

"He's an exchange student from the Five Elements Heavenly Sect, called Taoist of Five Elements, Taoist name An Tuzi."

Jin Lingfeng whispered, "It's said that he has a Five Elements Dao Body, naturally suited to the cultivation methods of the Five Elements Sect, and he's close to practicing a Jing-level Cultivation Method, which is why the Five Elements Heavenly Sect paid a huge price to send him to the Xianmen Sect for study."

"The computational power of the Central Array Spirit Computer's mainframe is top-notch in the surrounding domains. In the mainframe's location, one can generally infer a cultivator's future direction and lay down the most solid foundation, which is very important for the future."

"Also, the cultivation education sector of the Immortal Path at Xianmen is very strong. While it might fall short in the number of high-level cultivators, the faculty's strength far exceeds that of any single one of the Nine Great Immortal Sects."

"After all, a high-level cultivator from the Nine Great Immortal Sects training seven or eight disciples in their lifetime is already considered much."

"But the teachers at Xianmen are training the most outstanding students every year. There's a disparity in numbers, and practice makes perfect. In terms of education, even Nascent Soul Cultivators' personal instruction might not compare."

"While Nascent Soul Cultivators are strong and have profound knowledge of the Immortal Path, the students still need to understand what is being taught."

On the other side.

"Taoist of Five Elements is very important to the Five Elements Heavenly Sect!"

An Siyan added, "You better not kill him, or it might disrupt the nearly four-thousand-year-old alliance between Xianmen and the Five Elements Heavenly Sect."

"What are you thinking?"

Jiang Ding was speechless,

"I probably can't beat him right now."

"And not in the future, either!"

An Siyan wore an expression that said as much.

Before long, people arrived one after the other.

Jiang Ding took a look.

Thirty-six people, among them three were Outer Realm exchange students from the Five Elements Heavenly Sect.

That was it for Qingfeng University's Cultivation Department, Class 11127.

It was quite a small number.

The teachers were at least at the Golden Pellet Realm, and those in the Golden Pellet Realm were extremely powerful, with assistant positions at the Fourth Order being normal. With powerful Divine Sense, it was no issue for one person to teach hundreds at a time.

"Hello, everyone."

A composed-looking middle-aged man walked in, showing not the slightest hint of pressure, and spoke gently, "My name is Liu Xiong, an early stage Golden Pill Cultivator, and I will be the class guidance counselor. If you have any miscellaneous matters in life, you can come to me."

"Hello, Teacher Liu!"

Everyone stood up and bowed in greeting.

An Tuzi and the other three Cultivators from the Five Elements Heavenly Sect were a beat slower in their reaction, hastily keeping up.

"The courses in university are somewhat different from what you have experienced in high school."

Liu Xiong waved his hands, signaling for everyone to sit down:

"It's quite simple, there are four mandatory subjects: language arts, mathematics, ideological and moral education, and Air-Space Combat System studies."

"For electives, choose one or more courses among biology, botany, alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Talisman studies according to your own abilities and interests."

"There is no division of majors in the first and second year, starting from the third year, majors will be divided into combat, logistics, and scientific research directions, with different graduation requirements, but every Cultivator is under the obligation to fight, and this needs to be remembered."

"Of course, exchange students will not participate in Air-Space Combat System studies and ideological and moral education."

"Here are your textbooks."

Liu Xiong waved his hand, and a pile of books emerged from his Storage Ring, each one at least half a meter tall and thick, flying towards each student and neatly stacking into small mounds beside them.

Jiang Ding glanced at them.

Air-Space Combat System (I) Biology (I) Botany (I) Botany (II) Artifact Refining (I) Alchemy (II)…

Just looking at the covers gave one a dizzy feeling, inducing a desire to sleep.

The jade pendant flashed with Spiritual Light, gathering the books.

The other classmates did something similar, none lacking a Magic Tool for storage; even if anyone was lacking, they could pick up a Storage Bag at the logistics department after being reminded by the dormitory's artificial intelligence.

"In the first and second years, your most important task is the Cultivation Method; everything else can be set aside."

Liu Xiong continued.

"Back in the day, the seniors of the Xianmen Sect often fell into poverty. Their Spiritual Veins were inferior, they had less Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures, and even fewer Elixirs than others."

"They also couldn't behave like Outer Realm Loose Cultivators who spend all day searching for opportunities, exploring secrets realms. Out of hundreds or thousands of Cultivators of the same stage, being alive after one expedition was considered extremely fortunate."

"So what should they do?"

"Cultivation Methods."

"With good Cultivation Methods, good aptitude, good understanding, and good education, you can slowly make progress over time and potentially advance before your life ends."

"This is the Righteous Path of our Immortal Sects," Liu Xiong solemnly said.

"Later, I will take you to the location of the Central Array Spirit Computer's mainframe to predict your futures and calculate which Cultivation Methods are most suitable for you."

"Everyone should cherish this opportunity."

"Every calculation consumes a significant amount of the Central Array Spirit Computer's computational power and uses up at least a million Lower Quality Spirit Stones. At present, only Qingfeng and Beidou Universities provide general access to first-order predictions."

"Other institutions can only use second-order predictions."

"Outer Realm Cultivators call this kind of prediction 'Dao Prediction' or 'Heaven's Performance,' and it is a precious opportunity," Liu Xiong explained.

The eyes of An Tuzi and the other two lit up.

"Understood."

Jiang Ding and the others replied.

Liu Xiong nodded, made a sweeping motion with his hand, and a breeze blew by.

Before they knew it, everyone found themselves on top of a soft white cloud with the sound of the wind roaring in their ears.

Shortly after,

The group landed at the base of the Divine Tree of Heaven.

Jiang Ding looked up, once again awe-struck.

Standing beneath the tree, they faced what seemed like a wall of the world formed by trees, surrounded by thick brown bark on all sides with faint runes occasionally passing by. It was difficult to see the full picture.

Hum!

The air vibrated slightly as the Divine Tree of Heaven revealed an opening the size of a city gate, its interior dense with metallic circuitry occasionally visible.

"Please go in," Liu Xiong said.

"The Central Array Spirit Computer will predict for you in turn, determining the most suitable Cultivation Method for each of you."

"Remember what you see; it might be something crucial on your future path," he added, pointing to the opening in the tree.