"Dean Cui, hand over the points!?"
Ji Xueyao smiled, then took out an academy nameplate.
Ye Xuan's name was clearly engraved on it.
"Hmph!"
"Xueyao, he merely comprehended many inheritances. No matter how high his comprehension is, if he cannot advance to the Myriad Manifestation Realm, it will all be useless!"
Dean Cui narrowed his eyes, forcibly suppressing his anger.
"Hehe, whether my husband can advance has anything to do with you?"
Ji Xueyao let out a light scoff.
These people actually thought Ye Xuan had a Forbidden Body?
How laughable!
"You'll regret this!"
Dean Cui's chest heaved, but he still snorted coldly before raising his hand and transferring the points into Ye Xuan's nameplate.
"Ye Xuan, don't get too pleased with yourself. When the sect's new disciple assessment begins, if you can't guarantee first place, your right to sculpt an idol will still be stripped away!"
"The higher you float now, the harder you'll crash then!"
Cui Shao turned toward Ye Xuan and spoke viciously.
"Oh..."
Ye Xuan merely responded indifferently before leaving with Ji Xueyao and the others.
It was as though he had treated Cui Shao's threats as nothing more than air.
"Damn it!"
Dean Cui's large hand trembled with rage.
The other tower masters exchanged glances, their expressions growing increasingly gloomy.
Ye Xuan had only arrived at the academy that day, yet he had already suppressed all the new disciples so thoroughly that they could not lift their heads.
If he remained here, would the new disciples under them still have any chance to stand out?
"A Forbidden Body cannot advance to the Myriad Manifestation Realm. If our new disciples break through to the Myriad Manifestation Realm before the new disciple assessment, then no matter how high Ye Xuan's comprehension is, he can forget about winning!"
"Exactly. Although the Unique Dao Treasure is precious, its grade is at least the Top Dao Tier. He has no way to cultivate it!"
"Even if he comprehended it, it would still be useless!"
The Tianxuan Tower Master and the others spoke one after another.
This made Ling Yan and Zhuo Jing's expressions look somewhat better.
Moreover, a fire of battle intent soon ignited in their eyes.
The new disciple grand competition allowed them to seize half of the opponent's accumulated points. The more points Ye Xuan accumulated, the more they would be able to seize!
So what if his points were high?
He was merely preparing them for the two of them!
"Yunxi, before the new disciple grand competition, I will break through to the Myriad Manifestation Realm. When the time comes, you can avenge your grievances and wash away your humiliation!"
On a distant mountain peak, Xuan Zhou's expression was as heavy as water as he turned slightly to the side.
"Young Master, rest assured. I will make him wish he were dead!"
Behind Xuan Zhou, Liu Yunxi was cloaked in black. She raised her eyes slightly, revealing only a pair of pupils filled with frightening, dark ferocity.
At the same time, Ye Xuan and the other two, who were preparing to head straight to the Cloud Palace Pond, were stopped by the Yaoguang Tower Master.
"Xueyao, I have no other intentions..."
The Yaoguang Tower Master first bowed slightly, lowering her posture as much as possible, before saying, "I sincerely wish to invite Miss Wan'er to join my Yaoguang Tower!"
"I can agree to any condition!"
She then looked at Chu Wan'er, her gaze sincere and resolute.
Not only did Chu Wan'er possess a Dao Physique, but she had also comprehended the Yaoguang Seal, one of the Seven Secrets, in only half an hour. No matter what, she had to make Chu Wan'er join the Yaoguang Tower.
Whether the Yaoguang Tower could turn things around depended on this one person.
Chu Wan'er looked toward her husband, Ye Xuan.
She herself did not care which tower she went to. Even if she relied on herself, she could still cultivate very well.
"Wan'er, why don't you go to the Yaoguang Tower?"
Ye Xuan thought for a moment before looking at Chu Wan'er.
Although Chu Wan'er did not care which tower she joined, having an entire tower as her backer would make it easier for her to obtain resources.
Wan'er had already reclaimed the Emperor Blood, but she now happened to need a vast amount of resources.
Moreover, he felt that the Yaoguang Tower Master was indeed a good person. Of all the tower masters, she was the only one who did not harbor hostility toward him.
The Yaoguang Seal was also originally a secret technique of the Yaoguang Tower. It truly would not be appropriate for Wan'er to remain in Tianshu Tower.
"I'll listen to my husband!" Wan'er nodded. She had a fairly good impression of the Yaoguang Tower as well.
"Hahaha, that's wonderful!"
The Yaoguang Tower Master was instantly overjoyed when she heard this. She hurriedly handed Chu Wan'er a nameplate belonging to the Yaoguang Tower.
"From this moment onward, you are the Yaoguang Tower's First True Disciple!"
"Your status directly surpasses that of all First Generation Disciples!"
After saying this, she took out a ring and handed it to Chu Wan'er.
The latter glanced at it, and her expression shifted slightly.
Inside were densely packed rare spirit medicines and pills!
Ye Xuan was also very satisfied. It was obvious that the Yaoguang Tower Master intended to cultivate Wan'er with all her strength.
"Are you going to the Cloud Palace Pond?"
The Yaoguang Tower Master was in high spirits and asked another question.
"That's right!"
Ye Xuan nodded.
Now that he had obtained the points he wanted, he naturally had to absorb resources and raise his cultivation as quickly as possible.
This academy was merely a stepping stone for him. He had only one goal: to ascend as soon as possible and return to the Outer Heavens.
"Xueyao may not know enough about the Cloud Palace Pond. I'll take you there!"
The Yaoguang Tower Master took the initiative to speak, then led everyone straight toward the forbidden area in the rear mountains of Cloud Palace Academy.
The Cloud Palace Pond was where the spiritual veins of the entire Cloud Palace Academy converged. Only by using a vast number of points could one obtain the qualifications to enter.
Soon, everyone arrived at the Cloud Palace Pond atop the forbidden area's mountain peak. The entire Cloud Palace Pond was shrouded in thick arrays and barriers, with clouds and mist obscuring the view. They could only vaguely see what looked like a heavenly pond below, its jade-green waters rippling.
The soaring spiritual energy had transformed into five-colored clouds and mist that rose and swirled within, resembling a land of immortals.
"This is the Cloud Palace Pond. The top ten First Generation Disciples are currently cultivating in seclusion inside."
"The Cloud Palace Pond has nine zones. The closer one gets to the center, the higher the level and the purer the spiritual veins, but the pressure one must withstand is also more terrifying."
"Which zone do you intend to open?"
The Yaoguang Tower Master looked at Ye Xuan and continued, "Your cultivation is currently at the early stage of the Heavenly Gang Realm. In theory, you can go to the Third Zone. But you have a Forbidden Body, and your combat power far exceeds that of others in the same realm, so you should also be able to withstand the Fourth Zone."
In fact, the Third Zone was already the limit that a Heavenly Gang Realm cultivator could withstand.
Those who had entered the Fourth Zone before had all possessed Myriad Manifestation Realm cultivation.
"Which zone did those First Generation Disciples enter?" Ye Xuan did not immediately choose, but instead asked.
The Yaoguang Tower Master was stunned. Only after a moment did she reply, "The Fourth Zone is the starting point. The top ten true disciples are all above the Sixth Zone. Jun Wuji has gone the deepest and is currently in the Eighth Zone."
"The Eighth Zone?"
Ye Xuan thought for a moment before saying, "With my points, can I go directly to the Ninth Zone?"
"The Ninth Zone!?"
The Yaoguang Tower Master's heart shook, and she even wondered if she had heard incorrectly.
The Ninth Zone was the center of the Cloud Palace Pond, a place even Jun Wuji could not withstand. Yet Ye Xuan was only at the early stage of the Heavenly Gang Realm.
Entering rashly could get him killed!
"Tower Master Su, my husband is not someone those so-called prodigies can compare to. The Ninth Zone is nothing to him!" Ji Xueyao said proudly.
"Then... all right..." The Yaoguang Tower Master nodded, then frowned. "The admission requirement for the Ninth Zone is one million accumulated points. You qualify, but the Ninth Zone consumes one hundred and twenty thousand points every day!"
"One hundred and twenty thousand points a day?"
Ye Xuan raised his brows slightly. In other words, the three million eight hundred and sixty thousand points he currently had would only be enough for about a month of cultivation!
It really was expensive!
"That's right. Ye Xuan, I still advise you not to try the Ninth Zone. The spiritual pressure there is terrifying. Even if your physical body can withstand it, you may not be able to absorb the source spiritual vein within!"
"That would only be wasting your points!"
The Yaoguang Tower Master hurriedly advised him.
Ye Xuan had already become the target of everyone in the academy. His millions of points had to be used properly; they could not be wasted!
"Hehe, it's fine!"
Ye Xuan waved his hand, completely unconcerned.
He then directly took out his nameplate, placed it on the Cloud Palace Pond's array, and selected the number 'nine' without hesitation.
Buzz!
In the next moment, the array split open, and the clouds and mist transformed into a long flight of stairs that extended toward the center of the Cloud Palace Pond!
Before the Yaoguang Tower Master could speak again, Ye Xuan had already stepped forward and begun walking down the stone steps.
By the time the Yaoguang Tower Master recovered, Ye Xuan had already vanished into the clouds and mist.
"First Zone!"
"Second Zone!"
"Third Zone!"
Ye Xuan moved quickly. The Yaoguang Tower Master stared at the constantly changing number on the array, growing increasingly nervous.
But in the blink of an eye, the number changed from the Third Zone to the Fourth Zone!
This was the limit that the Yaoguang Tower Master believed a Heavenly Gang Realm disciple could reach!
He could not go any farther!
"Fifth Zone!"
"Sixth Zone!"
Yet in the time it took to take a breath, the number rapidly leaped upward!
"The Sixth Zone!?"
The Yaoguang Tower Master's eyes widened.
The Sixth Zone was an area that only the top ten true disciples could enter, yet Ye Xuan's speed showed no sign of slowing at all!
How had he done it?
"Tower Master, there's no need to be surprised. My husband dislikes crowds, and he certainly won't stay in the same zone as strangers!"
Chu Wan'er chuckled lightly at this moment.
How could a Nine Tribulations Immortal Physique fear the pressure of a spirit pool?
"But..."
The Yaoguang Tower Master frowned and was about to continue, but at that moment, the number on the array's light screen before the three of them changed again!
"Seventh Zone!"
"Eighth Zone!"
"The Ninth Zone!"
The number finally stopped there!
At this moment, the Yaoguang Tower Master was completely dumbfounded.
Ye Xuan had actually entered the Ninth Zone directly!?
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