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Chapter 156 Cultivation Begins at Xuan Yuan Dao Academy (Please Subscribe)
"Brother Ling, it's actually a Second-Rank Qi-Harmony Pill!"

"This spirit flame is incredibly effective! It's so easy to control."

"The extraction and fusion of elixirs has become much easier!"

Looking at the pills in the alchemy furnace, Wang Xin seemed to find it hard to believe that she had actually refined a Two-Dan Pattern Qi-Harmony Pill this time.

It should be noted that even a second-grade alchemist may not be able to refine a Qi-Mixing Pill with Two Pill Patterns.

The cyan spiritual flames felt somewhat unreal to her.

Zhou Ling took out the pills from the furnace and examined them carefully.

[You are currently observing the Two-Dan Pattern Qi-Harmonizing Pill, Intermediate Observation +1]

[You are analyzing the Two-Dan Pattern Qi-Harmony Pill, Intermediate Analysis +1]

"The medicinal power contained in this Qi-unifying pill is actually several times that of the Qi-unifying pill with the One-Dan Pattern."

Zhou Ling looked even more surprised.

With the help of the power of this azure spiritual flame, the quality of the Two-Dan Pattern Qi-Melting Pill that Xin'er is now refining is even higher than that of Wang Yu.

The newly born spirit flame is incredibly powerful.
"Brother Ling, here's the Qi-Harmony Pill for you!"

"Thank you for helping me condense the spirit flame!"

Wang Xin put away the spirit flame and the alchemy furnace, her face full of a sweet and charming smile.

"Xin'er, let's each have one!"

Zhou Ling handed one of the pills to Wang Xin.

"No need, I have plenty of pills, and my mother also told me not to take too many pills."

Wang Xin shook her head and said.

"OK then!"

Zhou Ling then put the two Qi-Melting Pills with Two-Dan Pattern into the pill bottle.

Next, Zhou Ling inquired with the assistant and learned that they would not arrive at Qingyun Immortal City until the afternoon.

After finishing breakfast, he took out a Qi-Harmony Pill, swallowed it, and then sat cross-legged to cultivate.

The rich spiritual energy of the five elements inside the cabin cannot be wasted.

[You are absorbing the Qi Harmony Pill. Herbal Stress +, Qi Harmony Pill Power +1]

[You are absorbing the Qi Harmony Pill. Herbal Stress +, Qi Harmony Pill Power +1]

It took Zhou Ling an hour to fully absorb the medicinal power of the two Qi-union pills, and his internal spiritual acupoints reached the level of sixty-five.

Zhou Ling was also overjoyed. He would find more medicinal herbs in the future and have Xin'er help him refine pills. This would not only improve his cultivation but also save him a lot of spirit stones.

After lunch, through the windows of the spirit boat, they saw a vast city stretching for thousands of miles.

From the air, one sees a vast, boundless sea of ​​white clouds below, and within different areas of Qingyun Immortal City, several majestic peaks rise straight into the sky.

It is magnificent.

There were streaks of light flying through the air.

Soon after, the spirit boat landed in a huge square.

Many spirit boats were already docked in the square.

Zhou Ling and the others stepped off the spirit boat with excited and expectant expressions.

In the square, there are reception areas set up by the four major academies.

At this moment, there were quite a few disciples of similar age to Zhou Ling and his group standing at the reception desk of each Taoist temple.

They were all outer disciples admitted to the four major academies this year.

Each of them exuded a powerful aura and radiated vitality.

Those who become outer disciples of the four major academies are basically guaranteed a 70% chance of successfully establishing their foundation.

In the future, they will definitely be able to join the upper class of the Immortal City.

Zhou Ling's gaze swept across the crowd, and he saw that most of them were at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining, with very few at the seventh level.

Zhou Ling chatted briefly with the He siblings, discussing getting together sometime after things settled down.

Since we all have second-tier sound transmission jades now, it's easy to contact each other.

Depending on their grade, the range of sound transmission capabilities of the sound-transmitting jade will vary.

The second-tier sound transmission jade can basically cover an area of ​​about a hundred miles.

Afterwards, Zhou Ling and Wang Xin followed Instructor Hu to the reception area of ​​Xuan Yuan Dao Academy.

Under the guidance of the assistant, the two confirmed their admission status on the jade slip and received jade tokens identifying them as disciples of the Daoist Academy.

Then they followed Instructor Hu to Xuanyuan Taoist Academy.

Instructor Hu piloted a small spirit boat, carrying the two of them and more than twenty other disciples heading to the Taoist academy.

Along the way, cultivators riding flying swords frequently passed by, while others rode spirit birds and beasts, mostly second-tier demonic beasts, and some even third-tier.

Such a magnificent fairyland scene broadened Zhou Ling's horizons.

The Xuan Yuan Dao Academy branch is located at Chunyang Peak, at the northern end of the inner city of Qingyun Immortal City.

At the entrance of the Taoist temple, there is a lake of fire, with flames raging within.

However, with sealing formations around it, the lake of flames posed no threat.

The entire Taoist temple is built against the mountain, and it looks magnificent and tall, covering a vast area.

[Your Beast Flame, Azure Lotus Spirit Flame, and Five Elements Spirit Flame have absorbed pure Yang energy, increasing the Five Elements Qi-Eating Spirit Fire by 1 and the grade of Beast Flame, Azure Lotus Spirit Flame, and Five Elements Spirit Flame by 1.]

[You are absorbing spiritual energy. Spiritual affinity +1, Fire, Metal, Wood, and Earth elemental spiritual energy +4]

[Effect: Spiritual Affinity Talent reaches Level 5, doubling the speed of spiritual energy absorption]

[Cumulative number of breaths of spiritual energy: 100001/300,000]

As Zhou Ling followed the others into the Xuan Yuan Dao Academy, he felt streams of spiritual energy of various kinds flowing into his body.

With each breath, the absorbed spiritual energy becomes increasingly concentrated.

The four meridians of the "Five Elements Qianyang True Technique" within the body also began to circulate spontaneously.

Refine and absorb this rich spiritual energy.

After traveling about a hundred feet, he even felt that another spiritual acupoint in his body was about to be activated.

This is the Xuan Yuan Dao Academy, covered by a fourth-order spiritual vein!
Teacher Hu had already introduced it to them on the way.

The spiritual vein of Xuan Yuan Dao Academy is a fourth-order spiritual vein, mainly containing spiritual energy of the four attributes of metal, fire, wood and earth.

A spiritual vein containing spiritual energy of four main attributes is extremely rare.

This also meets the attribute requirements of most technicians.

For Zhou Ling's "Five Elements Qianyang True Technique", the four attributes are like a fish in water.

After all, a spiritual vein usually only has one or two main attributes.

Now the problem of the source of spiritual energy has been solved. As for water-attribute spiritual energy, it will be much easier to find a solution next.

If all else fails, one can only use mid-grade water-attribute spirit stones, but cultivating in this way is a bit extravagant.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

In addition to abundant spiritual energy, the earth fire here is also extremely plentiful.

Zhou Ling could sense the active aura of the spiritual flame within his body.

"With the four elemental veins and the abundant earth fire energy, I'm sure I'll stay here for a few more years!"

Zhou Ling made up her mind.

Then, under the guidance of the assistants, everyone confirmed their personal identity information and were then assigned to dormitories.

Dozens of disciples, accompanied by their assistants, passed through a corridor and halls and arrived at a neatly arranged accommodation area.

"Xin'er, which cave do you belong to? Mine is number sixteen in row A of the South District."

Following behind the pretty young female assistant, Zhou Ling asked Wang Xin in a low voice.

"Brother Ling, mine is Cave Number Thirty-Seven in the South District, Row A!"

Wang Xin replied.

Zhou Ling nodded; the distance shouldn't be too far.

Soon, Zhou Ling arrived at his dormitory, a large single room fully equipped with all his living necessities.

However, Zhou Ling frowned. The spiritual energy here was not abundant; it seemed to be only at the concentration of an ordinary second-tier spiritual vein.

Moreover, it only has the fire and wood attributes.

"Senior Sister Qi, does the academy have dormitories with other attributes?"

Zhou Ling hurriedly walked out of the room, cupped his hands in greeting to the young woman assisting with the task, and asked.

"There are dormitories with four attributes, but those are places with relatively abundant spiritual energy. You've just started practicing, so you definitely can't move in there!"

The girl replied with a smile.

Zhou Ling's eyes flickered before he smiled and asked, "May I ask, Senior Sister, how can I move in?" Although he had just arrived at the academy, he felt quite pressured looking at the cultivation levels of the other disciples.

Having already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, he no longer had any advantage.

The other attributes of metal, water, and earth only have a cultivation level of around four levels.

If there isn't a sufficient supply of spiritual energy, then the subsequent cultivation progress will be even slower.

Although the talent of [Spiritual Affinity] has just reached the fifth level, the speed at which he absorbs spiritual energy has doubled.

But this only barely makes up for the lack of spiritual root aptitude.

His cultivation speed has roughly reached the level of a mid-grade spiritual root.

Therefore, it is still necessary to find a dormitory with spiritual energy of all four elements.

"I see you as a promising Foundation Establishment disciple of this year. If you can get into the top three in the Foundation Establishment assessment competition, you will be able to choose your own cave dwelling."

"And the spiritual energy will be even more abundant!"

"Of course, if you have a second-grade magician certification, you can also apply to the academy."

The girl introduced herself to Zhou Ling.

"Top three in the Foundation Building Seed Assessment!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling bowed to the girl and thanked her.

Considering that the Foundation Establishment Seed assessment would only last about ten days, they decided to stay here for the time being.

However, judging from the disciples I met today, it won't be easy for me to get into the top three in the assessment.

As for the second-grade skill master certification, that's still a long way off.

After giving Xin'er a few more instructions, he returned to his dormitory.

The spiritual energy in the dormitory is more than three times richer than that in my home in Lingxia Immortal City.

This is sufficient for Zhou Ling's cultivation needs.

However, due to the nature of the cultivation method, Zhou Ling still needs to strive for a dormitory with all four attributes to accelerate the cultivation speed of the "Five Elements Qianyang True Technique".

Back in his room, Zhou Ling carefully examined the room and discovered...

This room seems to be a treasure.

Subsequently, through [Intermediate Observation] and [Intermediate Analysis], he indeed discovered that this was a second-tier low-grade cave dwelling.

It was made of second-order spatial attribute crystals and engraved with a spirit-gathering array.

Zhou Ling could only sigh that Xuan Yuan Dao Academy truly lived up to its reputation as one of the four major Dao academies, possessing immense wealth and power!
I then tidied up the room briefly.

She then took out various daily necessities that her mother had prepared for her from the storage bag.

After getting ready, Zhou Ling was about to head to Wang Xin's dormitory when Instructor Hu arrived at his dormitory.

Zhou Ling hurriedly cupped his hands in greeting.

"Zhou Ling, from now on you and Wang Xin will both be disciples of the Third Academy!"

"I am your instructor!"

Instructor Hu said with a smile.

"Greetings, Instructor!"

Zhou Ling then formally bowed.

Along the way, Senior Sister Qi told them that the Xuan Yuan Dao Academy in Qingyun Immortal City had recruited more than 400 disciples this year.

They will be divided into twelve schools, and only eight people will be able to obtain the status of Foundation Establishment Seed.

"The academy will hold an entrance ceremony tomorrow, followed by formal lessons."

"However, the Foundation Establishment seed assessment on the twelfth is of utmost importance. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me!"

After sitting down on the wooden chair, Instructor Hu said with a smile.

Zhou Ling knew that Instructor Hu also liked to drink spirit wine, so he immediately took out a jar of spirit wine and a ceramic bowl, and poured a large amount of it for him.

Instructor Hu didn't stand on ceremony; he took the wine bowl and drank a large gulp.

"Instructor, how is this assessment arranged?"

Zhou Ling asked.

"I just checked, and there are a total of twenty-four disciples who have obtained the Foundation Establishment assessment quota this time, but only eight of them will be able to get the quota in the end."

"If you are in the top three, you will receive additional rewards, and you will also receive more resources than other disciples every month."

"Of course, among these twenty-four people, apart from you being at the seventh level of Qi Refining, the others are at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and there are even six at the ninth level of Qi Refining."

"Therefore, it will be quite difficult for you to get into the top three."

Instructor Hu took another sip of the spiritual wine and spoke slowly.

"Teacher, what will the assessment cover?"

Zhou Ling continued to ask.

After all, the disciples who entered Xuan Yuan Dao Academy this time all have different skills and cultivation levels.

Some are array masters, alchemists, weapon refiners, etc., so it's not easy to determine the scoring criteria.

"That depends on the grade of the spiritual item you refine."

“Each temple will have one instructor participating in the evaluation, and the one with the highest score will become the leader.”

"Last year's champion was an alchemist who refined a Grade 2 Spirit Essence Pill with a single pill pattern."

"If you want to enter the top eight, you need to forge at least a low-grade second-tier spiritual weapon!"

Hearing what Instructor Hu said, Zhou Ling was also surprised.

A disciple at the ninth level of Qi Refining is actually able to refine a second-grade Spirit Essence Pill with one pill pattern. What kind of monster is this!

With my current skill level, the success rate of refining a second-tier low-grade inscription is not very high.

To achieve a top-three finish in such fierce competition is even more difficult.

If you can't make it into the top three, you won't be able to choose a cave dwelling.

Although Zhou Ling had a strong desire to be in the top three, he also knew to act within his capabilities.

They were determined to maintain a top-eight ranking and strive for a top-three position.

"Instructor, I have some questions about sealing spirits that I would like to ask you!"

Zhou Ling then humbly asked.

"Spirit Sealing Technique!"

Upon hearing this, Instructor Hu was taken aback. He hadn't expected that Zhou Ling had even come into contact with the Spirit Sealing Restriction.

It should be noted that only inscription masters of the second rank or above possess such advanced drawing and engraving techniques.

However, considering that Zhou Ling was just a rogue cultivator, he must have had some extraordinary opportunities to achieve such a level of cultivation.

So I didn't ask any more questions.

"The Spirit Sealing Restriction requires a large amount of divine sense and spiritual power to construct, and it is quite difficult. You should consider this carefully when you refine it!"

Instructor Hu reminded him.

Zhou Ling nodded, and then asked Instructor Hu about some things he didn't understand when studying the Spirit Sealing Restriction last night.

Now, it's clear that Instructor Hu is Zhou Ling's instructor.

Zhou Ling was specially recruited into the Taoist academy by him, so Instructor Hu gave him serious guidance.

“The Spirit Sealing Seal can also be understood as a special type of amplification inscription.”

"The inscription nodes and inscriptions are the main body of the inscription, which can control the spiritual power of the inscription. The nodes coordinate the inscriptions and the inscription, while the sealing spirit restriction can increase the amount of spiritual power on this independent basis, thereby achieving the purpose of enhancing the power of the inscription."

"Of course, the sealing and restriction must also be compatible with the attributes of the inscription."

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Zhou Ling listened attentively, and nodded thoughtfully, reflecting on what he had learned from his cultivation the previous night.

His comprehension was already quite high, and with the help of his talent, he could grasp things he didn't understand very quickly.

Instructor Hu's eyes showed admiration for Zhou Ling's ability to grasp the concepts so quickly.

It wasn't until more than half an hour later that Instructor Hu had other matters to attend to and left.

He told Zhou Ling to ask him any questions later.

After seeing Instructor Hu off, Zhou Ling went to Wang Xin's dormitory.

The two dormitories were only a few dozen feet apart.

Wang Xin's dormitory layout is roughly the same as Zhou Ling's dormitory layout.

However, under Wang Xin's arrangement, it appeared warm and had a different atmosphere.

Afterwards, Zhou Ling took Wang Xin out to stroll around the Taoist temple and learn more about it.

(End of this chapter)