Harvest

As Azure Dragon Academy's reinforcements arrived in Lin City.

The Ten Thousand Races' operation against Lin City was utterly shattered.

They had suffered near-total annihilation!

From Sixth-Rank Expert Liu Jian down to Third Rank Martial Artists, all of them had died in Lin City.

Next came the time to reap the harvest.

The Heavenly Principle Cult, lurking in dark corners and hated by all, had no fixed residence. As a result, all their precious treasures were carried on their persons.

And on the battlefield, whoever killed an enemy claimed that enemy's spoils.

Lu Chuan had killed more than ten Third Rank Martial Artists in this battle and blasted a Fourth-Rank Expert to death.

The possessions these people had hoarded rightfully belonged to Lu Chuan.

In fact, that was exactly what Lu Chuan did. After gathering all the treasures they carried, he began taking stock of his gains.

"Tut, tut, tut..."

"Five basic cultivation methods, three low-grade cultivation methods, and seven low-grade martial arts. These should be worth a few million no matter what."

"Besides that, there are thirteen vials of unidentified potion. Once this is over, I'll ask Master Meng about them. If I don't need them, I'll sell them directly or exchange them for Simplification Points."

"As for this thing..."

Lu Chuan retrieved a diamond-shaped crystal from the Fourth-Rank Expert's body.

The diamond-shaped crystal was pale white throughout, and it contained extraordinarily dense spiritual energy. Simply holding it in his hand, Lu Chuan felt his cultivation slowly rising.

This was a treasure!

Unfortunately, he had no idea what kind of treasure it was.

With that thought, Lu Chuan turned to look at Lin Xuan.

As a member of the Lin family, Lin Xuan should know what this thing was.

Lu Chuan immediately held up the crystal and asked, "Lin Xuan, do you know what this is?"

The instant he saw the crystal, greed welled up in Lin Xuan's eyes, and he instinctively wanted to snatch it.

But in the next instant, Lin Xuan came to his senses.

Damn it!

What the hell am I trying to do!

This is Lu Chuan, someone capable of killing a Fourth-Rank Expert. I actually wanted to rob him—have I gone insane?

After calming down, Lin Xuan took a deep breath and explained, "This is called a spirit crystal. It contains extremely pure spiritual energy."

"It is an indispensable resource for high-rank martial artists during cultivation."

"One spirit crystal like this has a market value of roughly one million."

"One million?" Shock filled Lu Chuan's eyes.

Such a tiny stone was worth one million?

With that thought, Lu Chuan continued searching, trying to find a few more spirit crystals.

Unfortunately, he came up empty-handed.

Even so, Lu Chuan was very satisfied with today's gains.

The spirit crystal worth one million alone had already satisfied Lu Chuan, not to mention the cultivation methods, martial arts, and potions he had also acquired.

Speaking of martial arts, Lu Chuan seemed to recall something and turned to look at Lin Xuan.

More precisely, he looked at the disciples of the great Lineages.

Major powers, especially those bound together by Lineage, loved collecting cultivation methods and martial arts to serve as their Lineage's foundation.

Lu Chuan believed these great Lineages would certainly offer him a price that satisfied him.

When they saw that Lu Chuan intended to sell cultivation methods, the disciples of those great Lineages instantly lost their composure.

One after another, they pulled out their phones and scrambled to contact their Lineages.

Setting aside the matter of the cultivation methods and martial arts for the moment, Lu Chuan turned his gaze back outside the martial arts hall.

Now that the matter was resolved, the Azure Dragon Academy teacher should be returning soon, right?

He just did not know whether he had caught that teacher's eye.

"Lu Chuan, right? I have something I'd like to discuss with you." Just as Lu Chuan sank into thought, Chu Feng's voice rang out by his ear again.

"Please speak, Senior." Lu Chuan came back to his senses and hurriedly replied.

"I intend to specially admit you into Azure Dragon Academy. What do you think?" Chu Feng asked with a smile.

The moment those words were spoken, they were like a stone shattering the heavens!

Everyone present looked at Lu Chuan with envy.

Azure Dragon Academy!

This was Azure Dragon Academy, one of the Dragon Kingdom's Four Great Academies!

Even across the entire world, Azure Dragon Academy stood among the very best.

In terms of strength, fewer than five powers on the entire Blue Star were stronger than Azure Dragon Academy.

Moreover, compared to Azure Dragon Academy's strength, its ability to cultivate students was even more astonishing.

As long as one entered Azure Dragon Academy, one would surely become a Ninth Rank expert in the future!

A Ninth Rank expert!

Such a terrifying existence had never appeared in Lin City!

If Lu Chuan agreed, would that not mean Lin City was about to produce a Ninth Rank expert?

And if that Ninth Rank expert was not Lu Chuan, who else could it be?

Lu Chuan had not expected Chu Feng to truly want to specially admit him into Azure Dragon Academy.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Chuan was about to agree.

But at that moment, Chu Feng seemed to recall something. Before Lu Chuan could answer, he spoke first.

"Before you agree, there is something I need to make clear to you in advance."

"Otherwise, once you enter Azure Dragon Academy, you will definitely blame me."

Lu Chuan was puzzled. What could make him blame Chu Feng?

"Brother Feng, please explain."

Chu Feng nodded. Then, with a sweep of his right hand, he set up a barrier that cut off all sound from this area.

Only after doing so did Chu Feng speak.

"There is a saying you should have heard: wherever there are people, there is the jianghu."

"Azure Dragon Academy is no exception."

"There are numerous factions within Azure Dragon Academy. Naturally, I too belong to one of them."

"And once you are specially admitted into the academy by me, you will naturally be assigned to my faction."

Lu Chuan vaguely had a bad feeling.

Chu Feng's faction was probably not having an easy time.

Sure enough, Chu Feng continued, "My faction is somewhat special. Decades ago, it reigned supreme over an era, suppressing the other factions of Azure Dragon Academy until they could not raise their heads."

"On top of that, the faction leader back then had grown accustomed to being domineering and offended quite a few people in daily life."

"Now the wheel of fortune has turned. My faction is no longer in its glory, and those we offended in the past want to seize this chance to take revenge."

"So once you enter Azure Dragon Academy, life will probably not be easy for you."

"Of course, there is one thing you can rest assured about. Though factional struggles within Azure Dragon Academy never cease, everyone knows their limits."

"Things like the strong bullying the weak, deliberately humiliating others, or driving people to their deaths will never happen."

"What do you think?"

Chu Feng's words plunged Lu Chuan into deep thought.

To be fair, according to Chu Feng, the factional conflict sounded fairly healthy.

There was no danger to his life either.

But Lu Chuan likewise did not want to make so many enemies the moment he joined the academy.

But if he did not accept the special admission, could he join one of the Four Great Academies with his own strength?

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan raised his head, looked at Chu Feng, and cautiously asked, "Brother Feng, could you explain the admission standards for the Four Great Academies?"

Chu Feng naturally understood the meaning beneath Lu Chuan's words. Lu Chuan merely wanted to rely on his own abilities to test into one of the Four Great Academies, so he would not have to join their faction.

But Chu Feng was not angry. Instead, he admired Lu Chuan greatly.

Caution was good. Only by being more cautious could one live longer.