"You've worked hard." A deep, ancient voice echoed from within the ancient hall.
hum!
Li Dao felt a divine thought fall upon him, as if trying to see through him, and his body stiffened involuntarily.
Just as he was about to resist, a faint voice came from inside the ancient hall.
"You have embarked on your own path, and there is little more we can teach you. However, do not boast about it. There are many ancient books in the academy. You should take Heaven and Earth as your teachers and the sages as your teachers."
The Grand Elder's words were somber, immediately interrupting Sui An's intention to impart the Dao to Li.
"This disciple understands," Li Dao solemnly addressed the ancient hall.
"Leave. Your treatment will be according to the standards for core disciples." A voice came from inside the hall again, and then there was no more sound.
After Sui An responded, he took Li Dao and left.
Along the way, Li Dao was very curious about the Grand Elder who had not yet shown himself, and what he said also puzzled him.
"Heh, kid, don't overthink it."
"The Grand Elder means that he will give you the greatest support within the academy. As long as you don't demolish the academy, you can do whatever you want."
Sui An shook his head, looking at Li Dao with some surprise.
Li Dao was taken aback upon hearing this. The Grand Elder had only said two sentences; was that what he meant? He looked at Sui An with some surprise and doubt.
"The Grand Elder is rarely at the academy, so it's already quite kind of him to say a few words to you. Don't doubt what I'm saying," Sui An said, rolling her eyes at Li Dao.
Li Dao smiled awkwardly, but he also had some guesses in his heart. The one in the ancient hall might not be the true body of the Grand Elder. He shook his head and did not think about it any further. Since Sui An had said so, he would not waste it.
"Where are we going next?" Li Dao asked curiously.
"After I send you out, you'll have to rely on yourself for everything. But my advice is to first seize a piece of territory."
“Within the academy, those sacred mountains and spiritual lands must be seized by yourselves. Although core disciples can be allocated a piece of spiritual land, the quality is not very good, and I don’t think you would look down on it.”
"Within the academy, resources, supernatural powers, and cultivation techniques all need to be fought for. We recruited you not to nurture parasites, but to cultivate those who can determine the outcome of the battle."
Sui An spoke in a very serious tone, looking solemnly at Li Dao, and said each word clearly.
Li Dao understood that this was a kind of "breeding poison" education, but he didn't have any opinion on it. After all, whether in the academy or in the outside world, cultivation was all about "competition".
"Thank you for informing me, Elder." Li Dao solemnly thanked Sui An.
"Alright, the core disciples' residence area is just ahead. You may go there on your own."
"Oh, by the way, before you leave, give me a drop of your essence blood so I can register you."
Sui An led Li Dao to a vast ancient land shrouded in celestial mist, where great mountains were hidden. However, it was also evident that the concentration of spiritual energy varied among the mountains.
Some places have cranes soaring and divine medicines everywhere, resembling a fairy grotto. However, others are much less impressive, with the concentration of essence only one or two times higher than the outside world.
On those great mountains, faintly visible shimmering array patterns indicated that someone had occupied those places.
After handing over the essence blood to Sui An, Li Dao asked curiously:
"Senior, where are the witch and the others?"
He was somewhat worried because he hadn't seen the witch and the others.
"They have completed the selection and gone to the Holy and Immortal Academies. The next selection will be held soon, and you will be able to meet them once you enter the academy."
After saying this, Sui An gave Li Dao a few more instructions and then left.
Upon hearing this, Li Dao felt a slight sense of relief. Looking at the distant mountains, he was about to find a cave dwelling when he heard a voice behind him:
"That must be Li Dao. I've heard he suppressed a group of geniuses from Wuliangtian who were heading to the Three Thousand Provinces. I wonder if he really has three heads and six arms?"
Li Dao looked behind him and saw a man dressed in a golden Taoist robe, exuding majesty with his dragon-like stride and tiger-like gait. It was none other than Jin Yuan.
Jin Yuan sensed that Li Dao was only at the Heavenly God Realm, and a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes. He was quite unimpressed that Yu Wushuang had been defeated by Li Dao.
"As expected, an idiot is an idiot. He can't even suppress a kid from the Three Thousand Provinces. How can he be worthy of being a representative of the Boundless Heaven?"
He felt utterly disdainful, not only towards Li Dao but also towards Yu Wushuang, believing that the other party had disgraced the Boundless Heaven.
"Who are you?" Li Dao frowned when he saw the person who came. Although he had expected this day, he was still very unhappy to be approached as soon as he entered the academy.
"Heh, remember this: the one who defeated you is Jin Yuan of the Jin family!" Jin Yuan sneered, unleashing his full power, while his followers behind him prepared for battle.
"The Jin family?" Li Dao's eyes narrowed slightly, then, as if he had just thought of something, he looked at Jin Yuandao:
"Are you planning to challenge me? But what are your bargaining chips?"
Jin Yuan was taken aback upon hearing this. It was just a contest of magic, what other bargaining chips were needed?
"Heh, why would I fight you if I have no chips to play with?" Li Dao sneered.
"I've just entered the academy and don't even have a place to stay yet..."
Li Dao smiled at Jin Yuan, his meaning self-evident.
"Remember this, I'm not here to challenge you, I'm here to defeat you."
"However, battles are only fun when everything is up to the stake. If I lose, I will hand over my cave dwelling. If you lose, you will declare that the entire academy is inferior to me!"
Jin Yuan's eyes were arrogant; it was just a cave dwelling, and he didn't care much about it.
"Very well, since that's the case, then I'll grant you a defeat." Seeing that Jin Yuan had taken the bait, Li Dao's smile vanished, and his eyes gradually became deep.
"Arrogant!" Jin Yuan's expression changed, and with a wave of his hand, a golden halberd appeared in his hand, which he fiercely slashed down at Li Dao.
Li Dao smiled, sensing the sound of air being torn apart, and slowly raised a finger. Divine power flowed gushing from his body, and he said in a low, melodious voice:
"One finger extinguishes all."
With a single finger strike, the wind and clouds instantly changed color, and Jin Yuan's expression also changed drastically as he felt a chill that penetrated to the bone sweep over him. He shouted:
"The halberd will secure the mountains and rivers!"
With a single strike, mountains and rivers were outlined, seemingly materializing and pressing down on Li Dao. The void trembled, and the earth crumbled inch by inch.
boom!
However, this powerful attack was shattered by Li Daoyi's finger as the two collided.
The ripples of battle spread outwards, shattering space inch by inch. Jin Yuan let out a scream as his body was sent flying backwards.
Chapter 436 Refining the Battle Spear from Chaos!
boom!
Jin Yuan's body crashed heavily to the ground, crushing the earth and raising dust. Only his painful screams could be heard.
Jin Yuan's followers were stunned by what they saw.
"Is that all?" one of them asked tremulously, looking at Li Dao with a look of horror.
"Such speed! He suppressed Lord Jin Yuan with a single finger. This is terrifying!" another person chimed in.
What do we do now?
Upon hearing this question, everyone fell silent for a moment. The first person to speak gritted his teeth and said:
"on!"
Bang bang bang!
With several explosions, several more large craters appeared around Jin Yuan.
Li Dao clapped his hands. He could understand why Jin Yuan's followers had attacked, so he had also gone all out.
After the wailing sounds from the pit subsided somewhat, Li Daocai spoke softly:
"Now take me to 'my' cave."
Jin Yuan's face was flushed. With the help of several followers, he slowly climbed out of the pit. When he looked at Li Dao, a look of fear flashed in his eyes.
"I'll accept this grudge, you..."
Before Jin Yuan could finish his usual harsh words, Li Dao instantly appeared behind him and slammed him into the ground.
"What are you babbling about? Saying tough things to my face, do you think I won't dare to use my full strength?"
Li Dao muttered something, then, seeing that Jin Yuan had already fainted, he turned his gaze to the burly man standing to the side, clutching his waist.
"You, yes, what's your name? Take me to Jin Yuan's cave." Li Dao asked, pointing at the burly man.
"My name is Tie Kui. I'll take you to the cave..." Tie Kui shrank back when his name was called, afraid that Li Dao would also hit him.
"What? You don't know the way?" Li Dao asked with a stern face.
"I know, I know..." Tie Kui panicked when he saw Li Dao's stern face and hurriedly nodded, no longer caring about Jin Yuan's anger.
"Let's go." Li Dao glanced at Jin Yuan, whose body trembled slightly, and then left with Tie Kui.
Li Dao followed Tie Kui to the Taoist temple in Jinyuan. There were many ancient medicinal herbs planted here, and old vines were coiled among the rocks, exuding an air of magnificence and wealth.
Jin Yuan's Daoist temple occupies more than a dozen spiritual mountains, countless mineral veins, and several medicinal fields, where rare and precious herbs are grown.
Although Li Dao knew that the Heavenly God Academy occupied a vast area, he was still quite surprised to see such a large piece of pure land. Generally speaking, only geniuses who could cultivate three strands of immortal energy could occupy such a treasure land. He did not expect that Jin Yuan had such ability.
Tie Kui, seemingly noticing Li Dao's confusion, scratched the back of his head and said somewhat sheepishly:
"This dojo does not belong to Lord Jin Yuan, but was plundered from others by his brother Jin Zhan. The rare treasures in the dojo were brought from the Jin family."
"The original owner was a prodigy who cultivated three strands of immortal energy, but after being defeated by Lord Jin Zhan, he followed him."
Hearing Tie Kui's words, Li Dao looked at this vast expanse of pure land again and suddenly felt that it made some sense. However, he still casually asked:
"Was the original master forced to follow or did he follow sincerely?"
After hearing this, Tie Kui didn't know where to begin. He could only smile sheepishly and stammer for a long time before he could say anything.
"Alright, I won't make things difficult for you anymore. Tell me what resources this dojo has." Seeing Tie Kui's expression, Li Dao didn't press him any further.
"There are three medicinal fields within the temple grounds, where many rare medicinal herbs are grown..."
Tie Kui described each item in the herb field, a hint of pride on his face.
"Stop, stop, stop! How do you know so much detail?" Li Dao asked, somewhat surprised, as he walked around and listened to Tie Kui's words.
"All the herbs in the herb field were planted by me," Tie Kui said, patting his chest with pride.
Li Dao, seeing Tie Kui's burly physique, initially assumed he was a blacksmith, but it turned out he was actually a medicinal herb grower.
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