I flew on a sword at the magic academy

"A life-or-death battle?" Kalman was startled; he could understand what kind of battle it was just from the words.

"Why must it be a matter of life and death?" Kalman couldn't understand. Why did one side have to die? Wasn't that too cruel?

Shi Daohan's expression was very calm, her beautiful hair fluttering in the wind. She looked up at everything happening in the distance and said, "There aren't that many 'whys.' Different positions, different interests, and many other reasons can lead to a situation where it's impossible to fight to the death."

"Cultivators may seem glamorous and otherworldly, but the cultivation world is extremely cruel. The strong are respected, and if you don't have extraordinary strength, you are destined to become someone else's stepping stone to the top."

After saying that, Shi Daohan turned to look at Kalman, raised an eyebrow and smiled sweetly, "Are you scared? Anyway, you're only just starting out and haven't really entered the field yet. If you're scared, it's not too late to back out now."

Kalman was stumped. It would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid; who isn't afraid of death?

Even those who walk by the river often may get their shoes wet, let alone in a life-or-death battle.

Who can be sure that they will always be the victor in life-or-death battles?

Kalman didn't answer the question. Instead, he stared blankly at Shi Daohan and said, "Master, have you also faced many life-or-death battles?"

Shi Daohan was taken aback by his question and paused for a moment before replying, "Indeed, I have faced this many times, and several times I have narrowly escaped death."

Kalman fell silent. He couldn't imagine what kind of fierce and cruel battles his master had gone through to get to this point, and how he had survived them.

After a long silence, his gaze shifted from confusion and fear to determination, and he said, "I am not afraid! I want to become someone like you, Master!"

Shi Daohan was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected that the life-or-death battle wouldn't frighten him.

However, the little guy's answer made her feel very gratified; at least he wasn't a coward.

"Aren't you afraid? If you're outmatched, you'll be the one cut down in a life-or-death battle," Shi Daohan said with a raised eyebrow and a light laugh.

"If I am truly defeated and die because of my inferior skills, then I can only blame myself for not being skilled enough. I accept my fate and cannot blame anyone else." Kalman answered decisively, having overcome his fear of death.

"Good, you are indeed my disciple!" Shi Daohan patted his shoulder with great satisfaction.

The fierce battle at Luohua Mountain lasted until dark, but because Shi Daohan and Kalman had to run their hot pot restaurant, they did not witness the final outcome of the battle.

However, after this battle, Shen Tianyu changed the name of the Exorcism Division to the Evil Exorcism Division.

Based on this, the final result of that battle should be that Shen Tianyu lost, otherwise he wouldn't have compromised and changed the name of the Exorcism Division to the Evil Exorcism Division.

On this day, Shi Daohan finished his cultivation course and went straight to the residence of Dean Donaldson.

As soon as I stepped through the gate, I felt an extremely rich spiritual energy, almost condensing into water droplets in the air.

Upon seeing Shi Daohan arrive, Dean Donaldson's weathered old face immediately broke into a smile, and he quickly ran out to greet him.

"Student Shi Daohan, you've come at the right time. The compensation from your Shushan Immortal Alliance has been delivered. Come and tell me what the specific uses of these things are."

Dean Donaldson, all smiles, took Shi Daohan's hand and led her toward the collection room.

The last time Shi Daohan broke through to the Void God Realm, it was earth-shattering, even alarming the Magic Guild of the British Empire. Although it did not cause any substantial damage within the Horagaka Academy, Sect Leader Qingxu still expressed his willingness to make some compensation.

And sure enough, the so-called compensation was delivered directly to Lord Donaldson's residence today.

"Your sect leader is really something. We already said we didn't need any compensation, but he's still being so polite."

Dean Donaldson initially thought that Sect Leader Qingxu was just being polite and casual, and didn't take it too seriously. He never expected that the compensation would be delivered today.

Following Dean Donaldson into the storage room, even Shi Daohan, a man who had seen the world, was stunned by the dazzling array of items before him.

There are at least a hundred spiritual weapons and magical artifacts of various grades five and above, as well as many high-grade elixirs and talismans.

In addition, there are more than three thousand basic spirit stones and one thousand pure spirit stones without any impurities.

[My goodness! Fifth-grade spirit weapons and magical artifacts, given away so casually, and over a hundred of them at once! Is our Shu Mountain sect really that wealthy?]

Shi Daohan was astonished.

There are six major categories of spiritual weapons and magical artifacts: [Spiritual, Profound, Absolute, King-level, Emperor-level, and Sovereign-level]. Each major category is further divided into eighteen grades, from the ninth grade to the first grade.

Spiritual weapons of the highest rank are extremely difficult to forge, requiring not only a cultivation level of the Void Realm but also extremely strict requirements for materials.

The fact that Mount Shu could give away over a hundred spirit weapons and magical artifacts of the fifth rank or higher in one go is truly remarkable in its generosity and extravagance.

"Student Shi Daohan, what are these crystal clear, stone-like things? Standing in front of these stones, I feel light as a feather, and my limbs seem to be full of power," said Dean Donaldson, pointing to the spirit stones in front of him.

Shi Daohan explained, "These are spirit stones, just like your magic stones, they are the hard currency in our cultivation world. As for the sensations you feel in your body, that's because of the rich spiritual energy."

"Spiritual energy? Gas?" Headmaster Donaldson didn't quite understand the term.

"Pretty much. Spirit stones are condensations of spiritual energy, and spiritual energy has many uses. It can not only help us cultivators with our practice, but it is also needed for things like refining spiritual weapons and magic tools, alchemy, and drawing talismans. Moreover, mortals can also achieve the effects of strengthening their bodies and prolonging their lives by breathing in spiritual energy every day."

"The spiritual energy in your current residence is almost as rich as that of my cave dwelling and spiritual peak. Not to mention that you are a cultivator, even if you were an ordinary person, living in such an environment, you could easily live for two or three hundred years."

Hearing Shi Daohan say this, Dean Donaldson was overjoyed and quickly asked her to explain the uses of those spiritual weapons and magical artifacts.

"These are all high-grade spiritual weapons and magical artifacts. In your terms, they are holy artifacts, very high-level holy artifacts," Shi Daohan said.

Upon hearing that they were all high-level holy artifacts, Dean Donaldson immediately lost his composure and hurriedly asked Shi Daohan how to use them.

However, this question stumped Shi Daohan.

To wield these magical weapons, one must possess magical power, but Dean Donaldson is not a cultivator, so where would he get his magical power?

Shi Daohan stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before coming up with a feasible solution.

"Very well, since my cheap master has given you such good things, it would be a real waste to let them gather dust here. I will pass on to you a technique for controlling objects, so that you can use these spiritual weapons and magical artifacts without using magic power."

"Oh~ really?" Headmaster Donaldson's eyes lit up; he was already quite impatient.

"The effect is actually quite similar, except that magical power has been replaced with mental power."

After saying that, Shi Daohan pointed his finger and sent a scripture of mental cultivation into the mind of Dean Donaldson. At the same time, he also used a shortcut method to make him directly understand the profound meaning contained in the scripture.

"Alright, try it yourself."

Shi Daohan told him to try controlling a magical artifact himself first and see how effective it was.

At this moment, Headmaster Donaldson felt as if someone had opened a skylight for him in the boundless darkness, and a ray of light shone into his mind.

Even though it was only their first time trying it, they understood every step clearly and knew exactly how to do it.

He focused his gaze on a small, entirely silver-white tower, then pointed a finger at his brow, gathering his mental energy.

"rise!"

With a soft shout, the small tower slowly rose into the air, its silver light cascading down like waterfalls.

"Success?!" Dean Donaldson was overjoyed. He didn't know how he did it; he succeeded on his first try.

"If you connect your thoughts to the spirit weapon or magical artifact, you will be able to use it more easily," Shi Daohan said.

"Connecting our thoughts? How do we do that?" Headmaster Donaldson pressed.

"It's simple. Just drip a little blood onto the magical artifact and make it recognize you as its master."

After saying that, she added a reminder: "You can only choose one spiritual weapon or magical artifact to become your master, otherwise your body won't be able to handle it."

Once the blood oath is performed, the magical weapon becomes linked to one's fate. If she doesn't remind her, Dean Donaldson might make all one hundred-plus magical weapons in the storage room undergo the blood oath at once, which would be a huge problem.

Upon hearing that only one spiritual weapon or magical artifact could be bound to a master through blood, Dean Donaldson immediately became cautious and decided to choose his favorite spiritual weapon.

Perhaps it was because of preconceived notions, but after going around in circles, he finally chose the small silver tower that he had initially controlled with his telekinesis.

"Let's take this one. I really like it," said Headmaster Donaldson.

Then, he bit his finger and dripped a little blood onto the small silver tower.

"Buzz"

The little tower absorbed all of Donaldson's blood, and a dazzling silver light shone out, illuminating the entire storage room.

A thin thread could be vaguely seen connecting Dean Donaldson to the silver-white tower, thus completing the blood oath ceremony.

"You can use the method of controlling objects that I taught you to control these spiritual weapons and magical artifacts. As for those spirit stones, just leave them to release their spiritual energy. Breathing spiritual energy every day will also have many benefits for you."

Just after leaving Dean Donaldson's residence, Shi Daohan received a telepathic message from Shen Tianyu, asking her to go to the Exorcism Bureau.

The Exorcism Division is located in the southeast corner of the Kwai Sang Mansion. This building was previously an abandoned school building, which was renovated and remodeled into the office of the Exorcism Division.

As soon as Shi Daohan stepped through the gate of Kuisang Mansion, he immediately spotted a building in the distance that combined Eastern and Western architectural aesthetics.

It features both the iconic corner towers of Western architecture and the unique eaves of Eastern architecture. Each element is distinctive on its own, but when combined, they create a jarring and incongruous effect for Shi Daohan, who can't help but think, "What a lack of taste!"

When others combine East and West, they either use Western architecture as the main exterior and Eastern style for interior decoration, or they combine East on the outside and West on the inside. Who would make the exterior look so incongruous?

"What do you want? I'm very busy all day, I don't have time to chat with you over tea." Shi Daohan walked into the office hall of the Exorcism Bureau, not giving Shen Tianyu a friendly look at all.

Shen Tianyu couldn't contain her excitement as she said, "A big order has come in."

He handed over an already opened letter, saying, "The person who made the request is a baron. He says there's a ghost in his house and wants us to come and take a look."

"Baron, you must be very wealthy, right? Did they say how much we'd be paid after the job is done?"

"It's all in the letter, see for yourself."

Shi Daohan took the letter and glanced at it. The person who made the request was named Mitchell, a baron. He claimed that he had seen a ghost in his house and hoped that Horagaka Academy could send someone over to resolve the issue as soon as possible. He was also willing to offer 10,000 as a reward after the matter was resolved.

The ten thousand here is naturally the currency in the normal mortal world, which is roughly equivalent to more than four thousand magic stones.

"Four thousand magic stones, that's all we get when we split it among ourselves. We're a baron, after all, why are you being so stingy?" Shi Daohan pouted. Compared to the thirty thousand magic stones offered by the Latafia Hotel, it was a world of difference.

Shen Tianyu didn't mind the amount being too little, because if this were in China, she probably wouldn't even get a hundred spirit stones.

"I feel something's not right. The letter says he saw a ghost with his own eyes, but a ghost that can be seen by mortals must at least be a vengeful spirit, right? If he saw it, how could he have the chance to write to us? He can't be like that Duke Harvey in Latafia, taking some kind of drug-induced spirit corpse, can he?" Shi Daohan voiced his doubts.

Shen Tianyu nodded: "I also find this quite strange, but we'll have to go to the site to see for ourselves to know the specifics."

"How many people are going?" Shi Daohan asked the question that concerned him most.

"Just the two of us, after all, the cake is only so big, it's not easy to divide if there are too many people, right?" Shen Tianyu looked over with a cheeky grin and said, "I'm the kind of person who thinks of you first when something good happens, right?"

"Tch, well, thank you then."

Shi Daohan couldn't help but roll her eyes and said, "Let's bring Jing Xinyu along too."

She couldn't allow Jing Xinyu and Locke to have a chance to be alone together, because compared to Shen Tianyu, a member of the same race, this demon girl was obviously much more dangerous.

"After converting the reward, it's only four thousand magic stones in total. How are we going to divide it up if we add her in the mix?" Shen Tianyu muttered, rubbing his chin.

"I can take less. Anyway, I have a hot pot restaurant in the academy, and I can make quite a bit selling talismans. I don't rely on that for survival," Shi Daohan said dismissively. She'd rather take less than let that witch Jing Xinyu stay under her nose. (End of Chapter)