Immortal Light Descends

"This?"

Jiang Chuan raised his left arm and showed it to Jiang Huai'an and the other three.

"After I entered the Elite Class, Teacher Zhao Jiang, who managed the Exchange Room, gave it to me. He also helped me register for the God of War APP."

"The Elite Class. I'd forgotten that the Elite Class equipped students with the military's Electronic Smart Communicators."

Jiang Huai'an suddenly understood, then immediately reacted.

The Elite Class!!!

Jiang Huai'an shot to his feet and said in disbelief, "Son, you got into the Elite Class?!!"

Jiang Chuan walked over to Jiang Huai'an, took out his Student Card, and handed it to him.

"I was the forty-ninth student from this year's class at Immortal Gate High School to join."

"An Elite Class Student Card!"

Du Qingfeng's Eyes Wide Open. "Old Jiang, your son has really made something of himself!"

"After all, he's my son!"

Jiang Huai'an accepted Jiang Chuan's Student Card, both proud and excited.

"He's the son I gave birth to!" Ji Min was equally excited.

Du Qingfeng exchanged a look with his Wife, and both saw the envy in each other's eyes.

They, people who worked for the military, the City Lord's Mansion, and the Public Security Bureau, knew better than anyone what the Elite Class represented.

The vast majority of any Elite Class's students would be recruited by the military, or transferred to the City Lord's Mansion or Public Security Bureau, where they would become mid- to High-level Officials!

It was no exaggeration to say that for most Great Xia families, getting into the Elite Class meant a true leap across the social divide!

"Wife, go make a few good dishes."

Jiang Huai'an immediately changed his mind. "No, forget cooking. Let's eat out. It's such a joyous day—we have to celebrate properly."

"Xiaochuan, your father's an iron rooster. Thanks to you today, your uncle here will have to carve him up properly." Du Qingfeng laughed.

"Then Uncle Du had better seize the chance."

Ordering a few extra dishes would not cost much. Jiang Chuan did not mind and went along with Du Qingfeng.

"You're a forthright fellow, far better than your father." Du Qingfeng burst into laughter.

Ji Min then turned off the roll call, and the five of them went to the Huaiyang Banquet restaurant on the street for a meal.

At the dinner table, Jiang Huai'an and Du Qingfeng drank Baijiu. For once, Jiang Huai'an even allowed Jiang Chuan to have a cup.

Jiang Chuan did not refuse. He knew that his father letting him drink Baijiu meant that he had earned his father's recognition and was now a true man.

After dinner, Jiang Chuan returned home and took his power bank from a drawer.

He then shattered the power bank's casing and gripped the copper wire at the 5V output terminal inside.

As Jiang Chuan switched on the power bank, a faint numbing sensation spread throughout his body.

Jiang Chuan circulated Wrath of the Firmament and drew in the electric current from the power bank.

Streams of electricity burrowed into Jiang Chuan's flesh, traveled through his flesh, and entered his dantian.

They continuously gathered above the dantian, gradually forming a cluster of lightning.

By the time Jiang Chuan had drained every last bit of electricity from the power bank, the lightning cluster had expanded into a small cloud the size of an infant's fist.

"According to the records in Wrath of the Firmament, when lightning forms a cloud in the dantian, it counts as cultivating Falling Cloud Thunder to Completion. Does this mean I've succeeded?"

Jiang Chuan observed his dantian with his Divine Sense as he pondered.

"But this lightning cloud's power feels far inferior to the Heavenly Lament Divine Wind."

"Could it be because I've only cultivated it initially? That must be it. What kind of cloud is this small? I'll probably need to absorb electricity dozens more times before I can truly cultivate Falling Cloud Thunder to Completion."

He glanced at his phone. It was 12:13. Jiang Chuan immediately prepared to rest.

Rumble—!!!

Just then, an earth-shaking roar erupted.

It was like mountains collapsing, like ten thousand cannons firing in unison, shaking heaven and earth.

"What happened?!"

Jiang Chuan shuddered in alarm. The Next Moment, dazzling light burst in through the window.

Under Jiang Chuan's gaze, an incomparably brilliant radiance descended from the heavens.

It was as though a true blazing sun had fallen from the vault of heaven, turning all of Nandu City as bright as day.

Resplendent!

Magnificent!

Sacred!

Vast!

Jiang Chuan felt that every word he knew could not describe even one-tenth of that light.

"Immortal Light! The Immortal Light has descended!"

"Only five years have passed, and another Immortal Light has fallen from the sky!"

Jiang Chuan's neighbors had also been awakened by the Immortal Light and cried out incessantly.

Before Jiang Chuan's eyes, the Immortal Light descended from the depths of the universe like a divine dragon, landing directly to the east of Nandu City.

Rumble—!!!

In an instant, Jiang Chuan felt the earth tremble, and he nearly fell over.

"To the east... that's no good news for Nandu."

Jiang Chuan's face changed drastically as he watched the direction where the Immortal Light had fallen.

Of the three cities near Nandu, Xuancheng and Changcheng had already fallen. Only Chuzhou City to the west remained in Great Xia's hands.

The Immortal Light five years ago had fallen to the south, forming an unbroken stretch of Mountain Peaks.

Most crucially, Immortal Light itself was formed from the aggregation of massive amounts of Transcendent Factors.

The enormous amount of Transcendent Factors carried by this Immortal Light falling to the south had caused tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts to evolve at a terrifying speed.

Nandu had already been exhausted from resisting the Demonic Beasts to the south. If the Demonic Beasts in the east multiplied as well, Nandu City might fall outright!

"With such a huge commotion, the authorities must know already. Hopefully, they can come up with a response."

Jiang Chuan felt helpless. After all, he was only a third-realm cultivator.

The next morning, Jiang Chuan rose early. After breakfast, he headed to Immortal Gate High School.

Along the way, the pedestrians on the streets were almost all discussing the Immortal Light.

Many people were deeply worried about Nandu City's future as well.

After Jiang Chuan arrived at the Elite Class Cultivation Room, the entire room seemed exceedingly gloomy because of the Immortal Light's descent.

After exchanging a few casual words, everyone began cultivating on their own.

Since the Elite Class was open on Saturdays and Sundays as well, Jiang Chuan continued to come to the Cultivation Room over the next two days to cultivate Muscle Refining.

September 16th, the third week of school.

The three Elite Classes were finally full.

After Zhao Jiang finished processing the paperwork for all the students that morning, Qu Shi appointed two more students as Class Monitors.

She then had Jiang Chuan and the other two Class Monitors create class group chats.

The three of them created the group chats, added Qu Shi, and made her an administrator.

That afternoon, the 150 Elite Class students arrived at the Elite Class classroom.

The Elite Class classroom was a massive tiered lecture hall that could accommodate over a thousand people.

After Jiang Chuan and the others took their seats, Qu Shi carried two thick stacks of books to the podium.

"Students, before class begins today, I have one piece of bad news and one piece of good news to tell you."

"Teacher Qu, what's the good news?" Song Zhiyan asked curiously.

"After the City Lord returned from outside the city, he decided yesterday to increase policy and resource support for Immortal Gate High School."

Qu Shi swept her gaze over the crowd. "The Contribution Points all of you receive each month will be doubled, and the supply of Demonic Beast Meat will also be unlimited."

The many Elite Class students all revealed delighted expressions.

Jiang Chuan's face changed slightly.

He knew full well that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

The City Lord's Mansion could not possibly hand over such a large amount of resources for no reason without asking for anything in return.

"Next is the bad news."