In fact, after each academic tournant, a few individuals from each academy would enter Great River Academy. Although all the academies know this is Great River Academy concentrating the most elite talents, none dare to say anything. To put it bluntly, they are rely the vassals of Great River Academy.
How could a servant dare not give their all for the master’s tasks?
Zhou Heng, Geng Xinnuo, Yang Yuhua, and the others did not set off together. Zhou Heng naturally traveled with Qi Yuan. Although Qi Yuan desired to travel with Tai Nianning, hoping to use the long journey to get closer to her, he was t with an outright refusal.
Ten days later, Zhou Heng arrived at Great River City once more.
With his identity token, he entered the academy smoothly. According to the prior arrangent, Great River Academy also completed the enrollnt procedures for Qi Yuan, and both were placed in the Star King Court.
However, although all academies modeled their divisions after Great River Academy, Great River Academy actually has no Bright Immortal Courtyard. The starting point here is the Star King, and there is similarly no Milky Way Realm division.
Just after Zhou Heng and Qi Yuan moved into their new ho, they received a notification that there would be an adventure event in a month, but only Zhou Heng was eligible to participate, and Qi Yuan was not qualified. From this, it seed the event was so kind of reward, hence the limited participation.
"This must be the adventure to the ancient battlefield!" Qi Yuan speculated after pondering for a while.
"What ancient battlefield?" Before Zhou Heng could speak, the Black Donkey was already staring wide-eyed, showing eagerness.
During the journey, Qi Yuan had already witnessed this shaless and brazen donkey and was no longer surprised. He said, "Before the establishnt of Great River Academy, or rather a very long ti ago, there was a massive war here. Not only did many people die, but the terrifying power also caused a spatial displacent, with only one entrance to get in!"
"Are there treasures?" the Black Donkey’s eyes had already turned starry, shining brightly.
"Legend has it that Duyang Star was initially a Six Yuan Star, having produced Cot Realm experts, but many perished in that great war, and it even lowered Duyang Star’s spiritual energy level to the state of a Four Yuan Star!"
Qi Yuan looked at Zhou Heng and said, "Thus, countless Treasure Artifacts were lost in that ancient battlefield, along with the Pills carried by those ancient warriors! However, after so many years, the easily found Treasure Artifacts and Pills have long been scavenged!"
"Brother Zhou doesn’t need to be disappointed. Although Treasure Artifacts and Pills are hard to find, the place is rich in the terrifying Spiritual Energy from the Duyang Star back then, which greatly accelerates the growth of Spiritual dicine, and that is the biggest source of gain!"
Zhou Heng nodded. If Duyang Star was initially a Six Yuan Star, then the aggregation of the two-level disparity of Spiritual Energy in one place indeed could foster the growth of Spiritual dicine.
"However, I’ve heard that the Demon Beasts there are also very terrifying! Just think about it, compressing two levels of Spiritual Energy into one place would equally foster powerful Demon Beasts!" Qi Yuan changed the subject.
Compressing Duyang Star’s two levels of Spiritual Energy into one place might even push the Spiritual Energy level up to a Seven Yuan Star!
Zhou Heng couldn’t help but wonder, "Since the Spiritual Energy there is so abundant, why not occupy it and cultivate there?"
"I don’t know about that!" Qi Yuan shrugged and then added, "Perhaps so experts have already settled inside, or maybe the Demon Beasts inside are too formidable, and no one dares to stay there long?"
This is indeed possible. Zhou Heng nodded. Indeed, regardless of the reason, enhancing one’s strength is paramount. When he possesses invincible power, why worry about anything? A single sword strike can flatten them!
Qi Yuan had his own matters to attend to. He needed to arduously break a gap here and lay the foundation for a new comrcial dynasty for the Qi Family. As of now, Zhou Heng’s strength was too weak, and he couldn’t get support from the Qi Family, making each step difficult!
What Zhou Heng had to do was simple—enhance his strength. Ultimately, in this world, what matters is individual power.
He purchased a huge amount of Spiritual dicine at Dayuan Academy, but several main ingredients were still missing, preventing him from refining them into Pills. Moreover, the drug resistance in his body would need so ti to dissolve, so Zhou Heng turned his attention to Great River Academy.
This academy pioneered the system that all academies now follow. For instance, the Contribution Value was initially introduced by Great River Academy, with other academies rely copying it.
Upon Zhou Heng’s arrival, he naturally had no Contribution Value, and everything at the academy was based on it. Without Contribution Value, Zhou Heng was like a wanderer at Great River Academy, able only to look around.
He originally intended to break records of Star King at Great River Academy to earn so Contribution Value but soon felt disappointed, as Great River Academy had no such system. Instead, they ranked students based on martial prowess.
Once one enters Great River Academy, every student receives fairly generous treatnt, with cultivation resources being at least double what other academies offer. Additionally, one can exchange Contribution Value for Pills, Cultivation Techniques, and Treasure Artifacts.
However, earning Contribution Value was not only difficult but also very ti-consuming. The academy provided a relatively simple thod, allowing students to be ranked based on strength. If one can make it into the top hundred, aside from receiving more resources, they also could earn a considerable amount of Contribution Value each month, varying with ranking.
This ranking does not distinguish between Star King and Star Emperor but encompasses the entire Stellar Realm—this Stellar Realm is a continuous process, not needing division into three minor realms really.
So, to break into the top hundred, one must at least possess the cultivation level of a Star Emperor.
The nas of these top hundred strongest individuals at Great River Academy are prominently listed on a pointed stele at the academy’s entrance. One can replace them by defeating soone listed!
Zhou Heng looked and did not see Xin Shan’s na there.
Though Zhou Heng disliked this person, he could not deny that he was indeed very powerful. At least without using the Sky-soaring Nine Forms, Zhou Heng couldn’t be a match for Xin Shan!
But this Four Thousand Stars Star Emperor is actually not on the list!
Xin Shan entered the Great River Academy almost a month earlier than Zhou Heng. With his pride and ambition, how could he not take the shortcut to fa? He must have challenged soone on the list.
If his na did not appear, it ans he failed and couldn’t even defeat the lowest-ranked person!
This Great River Academy is truly a place of hidden talents!
Zhou Heng slightly smiled. Although he had not yet reached the top at Dayuan Academy, he had already fought the top expert Xin Shan. He could vaguely see his invincible solitude. Now coming to Great River Academy seems like it will be a lot of fun!
He carefully went through the nas on the stele, morizing each unfamiliar na.
Because there was so adventure action happening a month later, Zhou Heng couldn’t conveniently go explore the Ancient Cave Mansion alone with the Black Donkey and Little Fire. Though the ancient battlefield had been scavenged countless tis by countless people, not much good stuff remained. Yet what remained was absolutely more precious because "ordinary people" couldn’t take it!
For this reason, the Black Donkey was itching to go, excitedly howling at the sky every night.
Geng Xinnuo, Yang Yuhua, and Tai Nianning, these three beauties, also entered the Great River Academy one after another. It is said that their arrival caused quite a commotion, attracting many suitors.
But Zhou Heng also inexplicably got caught in the crossfire!
Half a month later, while pondering the mysteries of the Five Elents Rune in the courtyard, those two broken runes from the Black Donkey had given him considerable inspiration. He sat ditating for ten days, seemingly making so headway, yet also seed to be going in circles.
Bang!
Just then, the courtyard’s gate was kicked open!
How could this be possible!
Like Dayuan Academy, every student’s residence here was independent, protected by a defense formation. No one could enter without the owner’s permission—unless they were the Milky Way King!
Zhou Heng opened his eyes, looking at the person walking in from the entrance.
This was a tall and slender young man, with a face like jade, thick black hair, giving off an aura of light, dignity, and charming charisma.
Definitely not the Milky Way King!
Zhou Heng imdiately shook his head internally. Although he couldn’t see through the opponent’s specific cultivation realm, he was certain this was a Star Emperor, an extrely powerful Star Emperor, possibly Four Thousand Stars, Five Thousand Stars, even Six or Seven Thousand Stars!
"My na is Dongfang Wenlong. My purpose today is simple, to make you a laughingstock!" The youth stood with his hands behind his back, exuding a natural and majestic aura.
Martial King!
Zhou Heng was certain that this person was indeed a Martial King! Moreover, Dongfang Wenlong...although it was the first ti Zhou Heng heard this na, he had seen it before.
——On the stele at the entrance of the Great River Academy, his na was ranked first!
However, even the strongest Star Emperor couldn’t break the courtyard’s restriction!
Zhou Heng completely ignored what the other party had said before, only curiously asking, "How did you get in here?"
Dongfang Wenlong was slightly taken aback. He didn’t expect Zhou Heng to remain so calm, but soon he smiled, shaking a piece of strange tal in his hand, only palm-sized: "This is the Dean’s Order, granting access everywhere!"
Dean’s Order? As the na implies, the Dean’s Order represents the Dean’s token. But how could he possibly possess the Dean’s Order? No matter how impressive a student is, they can’t run around with the Dean’s identity token!
Could it be...Zhou Heng imdiately understood. It’s said the real Dean of Great River Academy has the surna Dongfang!
"Is your doubt cleared?" Dongfang Wenlong reached out a hand towards Zhou Heng, a violent force surged, pressing down on Zhou Heng like a starry sky, its terrifying power leaving no room for resistance.
This is the montum of a Martial King!
How could Zhou Heng be affected? With a flash and a flicker, the Carefree Step activated, and he had already leaped outside the courtyard.
Dongfang Wenlong exited with hands behind his back, with an air of indifference, his white clothes fluttering, seemingly untouched by worldly dust. He lightly smiled and said, "Resistance is useless in front of , the more you struggle, the more you’ll suffer!"
"Is that so?" Zhou Heng brandished the Black Sword. The other party had already co to his door, and he wasn’t allowed to resist? He twirled the sword, saying, "I just find it strange, we clearly don’t know each other, why are you acting like a mad dog biting off?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for recomndations and monthly tickets at Qidian, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.)
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