Chapter 297: Strange News from All-World Academy
Three days later, the effects of the Mighty Spinach dissipated.
Yu Qingtan returned to the passage, searching the other forks.
After finding nothing in seven forks, and only an empty void at the end of the passageway, it was not until the eighth one that Yu Qingtan encountered another huge wasteland rat.
Its strength was far inferior to that of the Chaotic Desolate Snake, and after being hammered to death by Yu Qingtan, she obtained another Mighty Spinach.
Afterwards, she found yet another Mighty Spinach in another empty space.
By the tenth day, the pulling force in the Barbarian Wasteland Purgatory had grown strong enough to cause injury to Cultivators at the early Nascent Soul stage of Body Cultivation.
However, with three Mighty Spinach, by the ninth day, Yu Qingtan had fully comprehended the first level of the Path of Power's Dao Domain.
Recently, the number of Sect Members drawn by Physician Qing, the Holy Maiden of the Sect of Commoners, had already exceeded a hundred million, and the attention generated by Yu Qingtan's inspection of the Wendao Sect territory was also extremely high.
Currently, the Affection Value exchanged from her Charm Points combined with those directly obtained added up to over eight hundred thousand.
So she exchanged in the system store for three Origin Comprehension Cards, three Dao Comprehension Perfection Cards, and two Fourth Stage Skill Upgrade Cards.
Among them, the Dao Comprehension Perfection Card requires that one has already comprehended the first level of a Dao, and the Path of Power is a very difficult Dao to comprehend, so Yu Qingtan used one Dao Comprehension Perfection Card immediately.
In an instant, her comprehension of the Path of Power reached the Third Level, and her understanding of power became profoundly deep.
As a result, the increasingly stronger pulling force in the Barbarian Wasteland Purgatory had little effect on her.
Her Body Cultivation Level greatly increased.
Moreover, because the number of her Devotees had also surged during this time, the cultivation effects provided by "Love's Sharing" reached a terrifying eighty percent bonus.
Therefore, lately, both Yu Qingtan and Physician Qing have been using their spare time to cultivate, but their cultivation speed has not decreased, but increased instead.
[Cultivation Level: Late Stage of the Golden Core 900,000/1,000,000, Body Cultivation at Late Stage of the Golden Core 600,000/1,000,000]
Additionally, the power of the remnant soul left by Bachahei, the Demon Venerable of the Chaotic Desolate Snake, has been completely absorbed by Yu Qingtan, causing her Soul's strength to surge drastically.
The Divine Sense coverage of a single avatar has now reached thirty li, which is comparable to the normal Divine Sense coverage of an early-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.
When the ten-day period in the Barbarian Wasteland Purgatory was up, Yu Qingtan, who was meditating and comprehending the Path of Power, felt a slight trance and reappeared at the bottom of the pit she had previously been smashed into.
The passage into the Barbarian Wasteland Purgatory had closed, and the spirit-restricting effect of the deep pit had also vanished.
Yu Qingtan activated her Spiritual Power, rose from the ground, and quickly fled the deep pit.
Elder Tie Shan, Yan Xi, Xiang Yiyi, and the others were still waiting above.
"Fairy Qingtan seems to have gained a lot!" Elder Tie Shan opened his eyes and said to the ascending Yu Qingtan.
His heart was not as calm as his exterior appeared, originally thinking that Yu Qingtan would last five or six days at most.
The Barbarian Wasteland Purgatory had a special Formation set up, and anyone who couldn't persist, or reached the preset time, would be teleported to the entrance.
He hadn't expected Yu Qingtan to last ten days, an occurrence unheard of in the history of the Barbarian Sect.
Someone who practiced both Cultivation and Body Refinement outperforming a group in the Barbarian Sect dedicated only to Body Cultivation, the bitterness in Elder Tie Shan's heart was indescribable.
Fortunately, the matter of how long one can persist in the Barbarian Wasteland Purgatory was not like the All-Under-Heaven Peak of the All-World Academy, where there is a ranking on the All-Under-Heaven monument, and only a few higher-ups in the Barbarian Sect knew about it—he did not wish to broadcast it.
Otherwise, it would not inspire the disciples of the Barbarian Sect, but cause them to lose confidence.
"Thank you, Elder Tie Shan, Qingtan has indeed gained a lot!" Yu Qingtan said with a smile, expressing her gratitude with a bow.
"Haha, don't mention it, don't mention it!" Elder Tie Shan's eyes twitched slightly.
Persisting for a long duration means substantial consumption for the Barbarian Wasteland Purgatory, too!
The next day, under the watchful eyes of Ge Wenxiong, Yu Qingtan and her group left the Barbarian Sect.
Afterward, Yu Qingtan conducted an inspection of some of the Immortal Cities directly governed by the Wendao Sect, which was mostly a formality to show face.
If there had been any overt issues with the Immortal Cities directly under the Wendao Sect, they would have long been discovered and resolved by the Sect itself.
In the end, Yu Qingtan and her entourage returned to the Wendao Sect at the end of November.
This journey had broadened the horizons of Xiang Yiyi and the others, leading to many epiphanies, so upon returning to Tanxian Elegant Courtyard, they immediately entered closed-door cultivation.
Yu Qingtan, after submitting her mission, checked on the Five-Star Ascension Tree together with Yan Xi, then left the Wendao Sect once again.
The Five-Star Ascension Tree was being watered with the third portion of Five Elements Spiritual Liquid refined from Innate Five Elements materials, most of which were exchanged at the Extreme Dao Sect using the Contribution Points earned from "Xu Kexin's" artifact refining.
The Five-Star Ascension Tree was growing well, currently only nine feet tall with lush branches and leaves, and it had even begun to bear fruit. The growth of the Five-Star Ascension Tree wasn't much related to time; rather, it mainly depended on the watering of the Five Elements Spiritual Liquid. Continue reading on My Virtual Library Empire
This time, Yu Qingtan's destination upon leaving Wendao Sect was Qu Fu Immortal City.
Yu Qingtan was still an Honored Lecturer at the All-World Academy and was required to give a lecture on the Dao there once each year, which she had yet to complete this year.
Traveling from Wendao Immortal City, she arrived at Qu Fu Immortal City via a Teleportation Formation and sent a Message-Transmitting Flying Sword to Shi Kuang and the others.
Very soon, Shi Kuang, Zhou Lan, Zhong Yao, and Jing Hao arrived at the Teleportation Hall to meet Yu Qingtan.
"Teacher Yu, it is an honor to see you, and congratulations on topping the Hundred Flowers List and ranking third on the Pride of the Heavens List!" Zhou Lan, Zhong Yao, and Jing Hao greeted Yu Qingtan with smiles.
"And congratulations to you all for your successful Core Formation."
The four had not concealed their Cultivation Levels, and Yu Qingtan, with her powerful Divine Sense, could tell at a glance that Zhou Lan, Jing Hao, and Zhong Yao had also condensed their Golden Cores.
"Teacher Yu has good eyesight."
"Daoist Yu, it's been a long time!"
Shi Kuang cast a complex gaze at Yu Qingtan as he approached; he had not expected Yu Qingtan's path in the Dao to advance so swiftly.
"Daoist Shi, long time no see!"
After exchanging pleasantries, the six of them rushed back to the All-World Academy to pay their respects to the Academy's Dean, True Lord Guardian Yi.
Yu Qingtan decided she would give her lecture on the Path of Water in ten days' time, which was also the path she was most adept at.
True Lord Guardian Yi couldn't stop smiling.
The decision back then was truly wise. A small price paid had allowed Yu Qingtan, the leader of the Hundred Flowers List and third on the Pride of the Heavens List, to become an Honored Lecturer for the All-World Academy.
Even without competition from other academies, it greatly aided the publicity of the Academy.
He voluntarily multiplied Yu Qingtan's remuneration by a hundredfold, offering an annual salary of one hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones and five hundred thousand Academy Points, delivering this year's portion on the spot.
Additionally, True Lord Guardian Yi gave Yu Qingtan a couple of leaves of Enlightenment Tea from a Fifth Stage Dao Comprehension Tree.
"True Lord Guardian Yi is such a kind person, ha!" Yu Qingtan couldn't help but feel grateful again in her heart.
After parting with True Lord Guardian Yi, Yu Qingtan joined Shi Kuang and the others in paying a visit to the Chess Academy's True Lord Zi Qing and others.
After bidding farewell to Shi Kuang and the four others, Yu Qingtan went to the Treasure Pavilion of the All-World Academy to exchange her Academy Points for the essence of Innate Jia Wood and Innate Yi Wood.
She had planned to first use the Fifth Stage Dao Comprehension Tea leaves in the courtyard True Lord Guardian Yi had assigned her, but just as she stepped out of the Treasure Pavilion, she saw Jing Hao talking to Yan Xi, who was waiting outside.
Upon seeing her, Jing Hao quickly approached.
"Teacher Yu, look at this interesting thing! It's been all the rage in Qu Fu Immortal City and the All-World Academy just now."
Jing Hao handed over a Jade Slip with a mysterious air.
Yu Qingtan took it, curiously injecting her Divine Sense into it.
"I, Zhang Lüyue, am revealing the scandalous affair between my Dao companion Xia Wenyin and her student in my real name."