In short, after three days of rest and recuperation, the representative teams from the fifteen academies set out on their journey to Spirit City.
Three days earlier, the Grandmaster had gone alone to Spirit Hall. No one knew what he was going there to do.
However, not long after the representatives from the various academies departed, news swiftly reached Xue Ye's ears.
The Platinum Bishop of Spirit Hall, Salas, had been found dead in Spirit Hall that morning. His death had been exceptionally gruesome.
Xue Ye was surprised, but he was even more delighted—though that was something he could not say aloud. On the surface, he flew into a rage. "Investigate! Investigate this for me!"
His subordinates replied, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Tang Liu knew nothing, nor did he dare ask anything. He simply sat with everyone in Shrek Academy's exclusive carriage, chatting with them from time to time, though most of his time was spent cultivating diligently.
The journey from Heaven Dou City to Spirit City took roughly twenty days. On the tenth day, Tang Liu successfully completed his fourth compression of Soul Power.
At the same time, the Shrek students discovered that if they cultivated around Tang Liu while he was cultivating, their speed was roughly twice as fast as when they cultivated alone.
Thus, after Oscar was the first to discover this, the others from Shrek tried it as well, half-believing and half-doubting.
Then things got completely out of hand.
Whenever Tang Liu left a portion of his attention wandering outside during cultivation, he could see every student gathered around him, wearing blissful expressions as they entered meditation. It left him with rather complicated feelings.
That night, while everyone was resting, Tang Liu quietly used Hao-Lan Teleport to leave. After finding a relatively secluded place, he began condensing