After learning what had happened in the Ancient Arid Realm, Zhang Qingyuan felt a wave of relief.
He became even more determined to follow his heart—cultivate properly and raise his strength first.
If he wanted to roam the world,
he first needed the strength to protect himself.
Thus, for the following period of time,
Zhang Qingyuan mostly remained within the Secret Realm, sorting through the many records he had obtained from the Ancient Arid Realm. He used the Proficiency Panel to comprehend fragmented sections of the Immortal Scripture, Techniques, Martial Skills, and more.
He continuously absorbed knowledge, strengthened his accumulated learning, and deepened his foundations.
At the same time, he searched the records for methods and concepts related to the Chaos Great Dao, and even the use of Chaos Power.
After all, for the next stretch of time,
he planned to focus most of his energy on creating Supernatural Abilities suited to the Chaos Great Dao.
Moreover, not long after returning to Haoran Academy, the Dean of Haoran Academy, One Page Scholar, and the others had all entered seclusion to recover from their injuries.
For the time being, no one disturbed him.
As for the others in the academy, not only was Zhang Qingyuan unfamiliar with them, but their strength was far inferior to his own. The foundations they had accumulated through cultivation also fell far short of his.
There was little use in exchanging insights with them.
Several times, when Haoran Academy held gatherings for Dao lectures and exchanges, Zhang Qingyuan went in disguise. Yet the discussions and lectures at those gatherings offered him nothing worth drawing inspiration from.
Zhang Qingyuan simply abandoned the notion of discussing the Great Dao with others, hoping to use stones from another mountain to polish his own jade.
Even so,
that did not