Dragon Demon Palace Is Dangerous? Good. That Means It's Worth a Fortune!

"Seven hundred thousand!?"

Luo Li was stunned.

She had won the Spirit Crown and possessed extraordinary potential. Even Dean Ta Cang had valued her highly, yet she had received only a hundred thousand Spiritual Value as a reward.

And this Northern Sea Dragon Kun Divine Beast Blood Essence cost seven hundred thousand Spiritual Value!

What level of missions would they have to complete to earn a million Spiritual Value?

"Yes. Besides the blood essence of our academy's guardian divine beast, the Northern Sea Dragon Kun, you can also exchange for Divine-grade Spiritual Arts, Peerless Spiritual Artifacts, and more."

The moment Dean Ta Cang heard the figure of seven hundred thousand, he knew Luo Li was focused on the Northern Sea Dragon Kun Divine Beast Blood Essence.

However, he did not think much of it and merely assumed she was normally surprised.

"There are many things in Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy that you'll need to learn about yourself."

Standing with his hands behind his back, Dean Ta Cang reminded her:

"Still, do not leave the academy casually. If you truly need to leave, make sure to contact me through your Spiritual Value Token. Understand?"

His expression became much more serious. Clearly, this was extremely important.

Under normal circumstances, new students were not permitted to leave Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

Even in the few exceptional cases, they needed to reach a certain level of strength first.

"Dean Ta Cang, do you mean the Northern Heavens Continent is dangerous?"

Luo Li was somewhat surprised. She had learned about the Northern Heavens Continent and knew Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was currently its strongest force.

There were no fewer than six Supreme Realm experts alone.

Moreover, the academy had its guardian divine beast, the Northern Sea Dragon Kun, a Peak Ninth-grade Sovereign Realm expert, stationed here. Unless an Earthly Sovereign attacked, no one could possibly shake Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's position on the continent.

If that was the case, wouldn't the academy's students be able to run rampant outside?

"Dangerous. Very dangerous."

Dean Ta Cang nodded without the slightest hesitation.

The danger of the Northern Heavens Continent came from Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's great enemy of old.

Even though Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy had laughed last in that great war,

they had ultimately failed to eradicate the enemy completely, allowing a grave threat to fester.

Over the years, many Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy students traveling across the Northern Heavens Continent had been hunted down.

They died horribly, often leaving behind not even intact corpses.

Some were even hung from city walls as provocation.

Such acts had severely trampled upon their bottom line.

"That's enough. Go take a look around Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy."

It seemed Dean Ta Cang did not wish to dwell on this topic for long, so he immediately said:

"Once enough time has passed, you'll understand."

"I look forward to our next meeting. I hope you'll give me a pleasant surprise."

He gave Luo Li a deep look. Her cultivation truly was surprising.

Even among the most outstanding Spirit Crown prodigies of the past, she would have ranked at the very top.

Then, Dean Ta Cang vanished from where he stood.

"Strange."

Luo Li noticed Dean Ta Cang's discomfort. It was clearly related to the danger he had mentioned.

After pondering briefly, she entered the detached pavilion that belonged exclusively to her.

The abundant spiritual energy brought by the fourth-level Spirit Gathering Array surged wildly into her body, transforming into strands of pure spiritual energy.

As expected of the core of a fourth-level Spirit Gathering Array.

The cultivation effects of a fifth-level or sixth-level Spirit Gathering Array would definitely be even better.

Most importantly, it was free!

Since it was free, she could simply build herself a huge mansion right at the core of a sixth-level Spirit Gathering Array.

Of course, she first needed to release one grass and one bird.

Otherwise, they would suffocate from boredom!

"Zhao Chen, what do you think the danger Dean Ta Cang mentioned comes from?"

Luo Li understood very well that if she wanted the Northern Sea Dragon Kun Divine Beast Blood Essence, she would inevitably need to complete missions.

And they would not be ordinary missions.

That meant leaving Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was inevitable.

If there were dangers specifically targeting Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, she needed to be careful.

"Dragon Demon Palace."

Just as Zhao Chen had previously told Luo Li, he was far more familiar with the Northern Heavens Continent.

If they had gone to one of the other Five Great Academies, he truly would not have had much room to show his strengths.

Dragon Demon Palace was a powerful hegemonic force that had nearly unified the entire Northern Heavens Continent several centuries ago!

The reason it had only nearly succeeded was because it had gone to war with Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and ultimately lost.

Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's principle was not to interfere in the disputes of the Northern Heavens Continent.

When Dragon Demon Palace rose to power and became the continent's overlord, Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy had taken no action.

Despite never having formed any grudge with the academy, Dragon Demon Palace regarded Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy as the final thorn in its eye and flesh in its side on the path to unifying the Northern Heavens Continent.

Thus, an exceptionally brutal war began.

It lasted for several years and swept across the entire continent.

Dragon Demon Palace's defeat forced it rapidly underground, where it moved through the shadows.

After all these years, Dragon Demon Palace, whose vital forces had originally suffered a devastating blow, had swept back once more.

This time, Dragon Demon Palace had learned its lesson and targeted Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy first.

So long as students or instructors from Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy appeared on the Northern Heavens Continent, they would be specifically hunted down.

Because Dragon Demon Palace struck ruthlessly, launched sudden attacks, and relied on superior numbers, Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy members died miserable deaths in the vast majority of cases.

Even when Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was enraged afterward, it had no way to bring the already-hidden Dragon Demon Palace murderers to justice.

The terrible impact of being unable to stand up for the victims caused many Supreme Realm forces on the Northern Heavens Continent to increasingly look down on Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, greatly damaging its transcendent status.

Over the years, Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy had known full well that Dragon Demon Palace's higher-ups had not fallen. That lethal threat still existed.

Furthermore, Dragon Demon Palace's underground headquarters was unknown, while its branches were scattered everywhere.

And Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was right here!

A Heavenly Seat Elder of the Supreme Realm was required to remain stationed at Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to prevent a surprise attack by Dragon Demon Palace.

As a result, their large-scale operations in the past often achieved poor results.

Fortunately, Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was no pushover either.

Relying on the portion of the Primordial Divine Artifact, the Mirror of Judgment, that they controlled, they would respond at once whenever a Dragon Demon Palace Supreme Realm expert appeared.

With the upper ranks restraining one another, the contest between Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and Dragon Demon Palace became concentrated among the younger generation.

Dragon Demon Palace's younger generation took pride in hunting Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's younger generation, while Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's younger generation took honor in avenging themselves upon Dragon Demon Palace's younger generation.

Their conflicts never ceased.

"Then it seems the high-Spiritual Value reward missions in Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's Task Hall should be for killing Dragon Demon Palace members."

Only then did Luo Li realize that the danger Dean Ta Cang had mentioned truly was extremely dangerous.

Who would have thought there were Supreme Realm experts watching them like tigers?

No matter how carefully they guarded against it, it was far too difficult.

"Shall we go take a look at the Task Hall?"

Luo Li blinked and had the Nine-leaf Sword Grass attach itself to her Luo God Sword.

Then Little Nine Netherbird, formed from condensed Black Flame, lightly perched on her shoulder.

She quietly imagined what it would look like if the Nine-leaf Sword Grass rested on her shoulder or atop her head instead of on the Luo God Sword.

Uh, that would be strange.

"Not so fast."

Zhao Chen stopped Luo Li. She was being too eager.

Although Luo Li had already reached the middle phase of the Transforming Heaven Realm, she was still no match for the outstanding figures among Dragon Demon Palace's younger generation.

If she wanted to increase her strength quickly, she needed to make reasonable use of her resources.

"Don't you have a hundred thousand Spiritual Value?"

Under Luo Li's puzzled gaze, Zhao Chen smiled and suggested:

"That seventh-level Spirit Gathering Array costs five thousand Spiritual Value per day. Go in for twenty days."

"I guarantee you'll break through to the Heaven-reaching Realm!"

With the Luo River Divine Dragon's divine beast blood essence, Zhao Chen and Little Nine Netherbird working together could help Luo Li refine it completely!

Reaching the Heaven-reaching Realm would not be a problem!

Mm, he also happened to need the abundant spiritual energy from the seventh-level Spirit Gathering Array for a fierce push!

Perhaps he could make a run at the Heaven-reaching Realm as well!

Once they reached the Heaven-reaching Realm, as long as Supreme Realm experts did not make a move, they could walk sideways across the Northern Heavens Continent!