Whenever this time came, it was a grand occasion, with cultivators gathering from far and wide.
Besides this, Biyou Academy invited renowned great cultivators from across the land each year to come and discuss the Dao.
Strictly speaking, someone like Meng Fan could also be considered an invitee who had come to discuss the Dao.
In any case, Biyou Academy strove to uphold the grand principle of "learning."
As a result, the entire world of Biyou Academy was steeped in a thriving scholarly spirit, with lectures held everywhere. On top of that, the immortal aura here was rich and the will of Heaven clear. Countless great cultivators came and never wanted to leave, settling here instead.
The only drawback was the existence of a council, which strictly regulated everyone according to the jade token they carried.
The cost of living—one White Wish Bead a day—was beyond what most cultivators could afford.
But if they wanted to stay, they could only find their own ways to make ends meet, each showing off their special talents.
Fortunately, the academy was full of cultivation grounds, and the cultivators here weren't truly ascetics who lived on wind and dew. Once they reached a certain level, they became even more particular about the quality of their lives. Thus, all sorts of trades sprang up, from farming, forestry, fishing, and animal husbandry to food, clothing, lodging, and transport. At worst, they could venture into Kunlun Ruins.
In short, unless they truly couldn't hold on any longer and were driven out by the council, cultivators who came here would not easily choose to leave.
After another seven days or so, Xu Yi chose a place to settle: at the foot of a mountain not far from the Dao Entrance.
At present, he couldn't enter any of the