Wild Goose Pagoda

The next day.

[A Large Wave of Undead Club]

[Cucumber Big Girl]: "!!!"

[Cucumber Big Girl]: "∑(っ°Д°;)っ!∑(O_O;)"

[Cucumber Big Girl]: "(╯‵□′)╯︵┴─┴"

[A Big Red Flower on the Head]: "Holy crap! As soon as I entered the forum, I saw it was spammed. Cucumber girl, are you crazy?"

[Cucumber Big Girl]: "Bingo, you guessed right. I am indeed crazy, and not a little bit."

[Expert of Picking Feet]: "Did you run into trouble with your cultivation? Tell big brother, big brother's Intermediate level three shoulders are here for you to lean on."

[Cucumber Big Girl]: "Heh, Intermediate level three, nothing special."

[Expert of Picking Feet]: "??? Cucumber girl, do you want to see what you're saying? If I remember correctly, you're only Intermediate level one, right?"

[Giant Mountain Super Power Tyrant]: "What happened?"

[Cucumber Big Girl]: "Little Giant Mountain! Let me tell you, a transfer student came to where we were doing military training. He's the same age as us, but last night he actually... It's too outrageous, isn't it!?"

Cucumber Big Girl described vividly, painting the image of a young prodigy who had swept through the undead and suppressed all rivals his age.

Xu Fang, scrolling through his phone, found the story increasingly familiar. Setting aside the exaggerations inherent in the "little essay," he thought, This sounds like it's about me, doesn't it?

[Desperate Duck Neck]: "You mean, a student soldier your age, who reached the top of the Undead leaderboard in just one night, and forcefully broke through the mental illusion of the Yin Soldiers with sheer willpower?"

[Cucumber Big Girl]: "Aaaah~"

[Desperate Duck Neck]: "I don't believe it."

[Cucumber Big Girl]: "ヽ(｀⌒メ)ノ I'm not telling you then! Little Giant Mountain, do you believe me?"

[Giant Mountain Super Power Tyrant]: "No."

[Cucumber Big Girl]: "Ahhh, why is this happening?"

Not many people in the forum believed her words; it was simply too outrageous.

If reaching the top of the Undead leaderboard was understandable, breaking through a mental illusion was too far-fetched.

Everyone present was either a university student or a Hunter Mage. They had seen and experienced things. Even facing an ordinary psychic Mage could disrupt their star track, let alone a genuine illusion attack.

If Cucumber Big Girl was telling the truth, that a student could achieve such a feat, they would publicly do something incredibly embarrassing!

[Cucumber Big Girl]: "@A Pot of Old Wine, Wine Brother, Wine Brother, you definitely believe me, right?"

Unfortunately, after a long time, the reliable Wine Brother hadn't replied. Without Wine Brother's words, the conversation in the forum became particularly meaningless, leaving only the teasing crowd and a frantic Cucumber Big Girl.

Xu Fang simply put away his phone and closed his eyes to rest.

He was currently in a military vehicle heading towards the city of Gudu, preparing to go to the Wild Goose Pagoda for cultivation.

The Wild Goose Pagoda was located in the center of Gudu Academy. More accurately, Gudu Academy was built around the Wild Goose Pagoda.

Historical records state that the Wild Goose Pagoda was built by the Buddhist sage Xuanzang during the Tang Dynasty. It was entirely constructed from top-tier Magic Stones, gathering the elements of heaven and earth. The energy contained within could nurture more outstanding Mages.

Elements are everywhere. Spirit Seeds are born precisely because, in a place where elements and Demonic Energy are particularly dense, they gradually evolve over the years.

The location and structure of the Wild Goose Pagoda were precisely designed to gather energy from an area spanning thousands of kilometers.

It was like a giant root system spreading beneath thousands of kilometers of land. Even if this land appeared incredibly barren, the condensation covering such a vast area would still provide endless energy for the trunk to grow.

Throughout the dynasties, countless eminent monks attained enlightenment here and passed away, their relics turning into pure energy and merging into this pagoda.

Cultivating here could achieve twice the result with half the effort.

It was rare for ordinary students to get the opportunity to enter the pagoda for cultivation. Even if they did, it was often used to break through to Intermediate level three or even Advanced level.

Like Xu Fang, using it to break through from Intermediate level one to Intermediate level. This was no longer a case of using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken; it was more like using an anti-aircraft gun to swat a mosquito.

From afar, Xu Fang could see the Wild Goose Pagoda.

From the outside, it looked quite shabby. The outer walls were mottled and dilapidated, giving no impression of a cultivation sanctuary.

"Cultivation time at the Wild Goose Pagoda is three days. We'll come to pick you up here after three days," said the driver, who was sending Xu Fang, his eyes filled with envy.

The Wild Goose Pagoda...

If he could have entered it once when he was younger, he probably would have been qualified to drive for bigger leaders by now.

Xu Fang walked quickly towards the Wild Goose Pagoda, registering three times along the way.

The main reason was that Xu Fang was too young. He had obtained such an opportunity before he even reached adulthood, which made the senior students who were still guarding the gate outside the Wild Goose Pagoda in their second and third years feel rather awkward.

"Everyone's here, let's go," said a senior student, leading them inside.

Including Xu Fang, there were three people in this batch entering the Wild Goose Pagoda. The other two seemed to be a couple.

The girl had a delicate appearance and a radiant smile. When she met Xu Fang's gaze, she waved and said, "Hello, little classmate. Are you a freshman or from the gifted program?"

Xu Fang replied, "High school student."

The girl covered her mouth in surprise. "You got the qualification to cultivate at the Wild Goose Pagoda in high school... May I ask, what's your major? What Intermediate level are you now? And what have you done?"

"Ran Ran!"

The boy's expression was serious. "Don't ask questions that put others in a difficult position."

"Okay, okay, I get it~" The girl put her finger to her lips and made a zipping motion.

The boy looked at Xu Fang. "My name is Zheng Jiu, a sophomore at Gudu Academy. This is Qian Ranran. If you have any questions after we enter the Wild Goose Pagoda, you can ask me."

"And me, and me!" Qian Ranran eagerly raised her hand.

Zheng Jiu exuded an aura of reliability, while Qian Ranran was much more vivacious.

Xu Fang followed the two into the tower along an ancient path. After walking for who knew how many minutes, Xu Fang couldn't help but stop.

It's so long...

"Find it incredible?"

Zheng Jiu said, "In high school, you probably didn't delve into the theories of the Space Element. There's a concept in space called: a thousand zhang in one step, ten thousand li in two steps, boundless in three steps! Therefore, the Wild Goose Pagoda doesn't look particularly grand and magnificent from the outside, but the space inside is incredibly vast."

"Impressive," Xu Fang praised.

"The Mage Xuanzang, who presided over the construction of this Wild Goose Pagoda, primarily specialized in the Fire Element, secondarily in the Space Element, and gathered countless Earth Element Mages. The Space Arrays inscribed within the tower are all royal secret treasures, and we still can't fully decipher them."

Speaking of this, Zheng Jiu couldn't help but sigh, "The wisdom and creativity of our ancestors truly put us descendants to shame."

"Don't worry!"

Qian Ranran patted his shoulder and said with an air of seniority, "Our ancestors played with formations, and I play with formations too! Once I figure out the Wild Goose Pagoda, you won't have to worship the ancestors anymore. You can just worship me when we're alone at home."

Zheng Jiu's ears turned a little red. "Don't say that, others can hear..."

"Hehe~ You're blushing?"

Xu Fang, standing nearby: "???"

Damn! What happened? And what's with this inexplicable shyness!?

Composing himself, Zheng Jiu reminded him again:

"Because we can't fully decipher them, we can only use them according to the instructions left by our predecessors. The Wild Goose Pagoda has many levels of space, and the energy that can be condensed on each level varies.

You are an Elementary Mage, so you can only cultivate on the first floor at most. If you go any higher, you might explode from the energy overload. You'll understand when you experience it yourself."

Thanks to the generous tip from the user [A Leaf for Nine Thousand]~