Heavenly Dawn Peak

In everyday life, there were inevitably some factional struggles within Shrek as people pursued their own interests.

That was unavoidable. No matter how united a faction was against outsiders, it could never remain perfectly harmonious within, and Shrek Academy was no exception.

But whenever something major concerned Shrek as a whole, these Senior Elders displayed astonishing solidarity, regardless of which faction they had belonged to before. They would even sacrifice their own interests.

That was Shrek's glory!

To outsiders, their sense of collective honor might seem rather ridiculous, something they simply could not understand.

But there was no helping it.

Because that was Shrek.

Besides, this was hardly a case of doing good deeds anonymously. Every resource they contributed to Ye Qing's development would be recorded in the ledger of favors. Once Ye Qing grew into his strength, those resources would return to them in various forms of profit.

There had been precedents for this.

Mu En himself had received support from the Sea God Pavilion Senior Elders of his youth. Quite a few of the current Sea God Pavilion Senior Elders were descendants of that earlier generation.

Even if these connections were not openly laid out, practically everyone understood them without a word.

It was easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to deliver charcoal through the snow.

What they wanted was to make a worthwhile investment before Ye Qing, a stock with limitless potential, soared in value, then sit back and wait for handsome returns!

Mu En likewise hoped to use this opportunity both to gather resources that would help Ye Qing grow stronger and to deepen his ties with Shrek, killing two birds with one stone.

If they were going to nurture Ye Qing, they had to do so in Shrek's name.

Within this collective, everyone had only one identity: they were people of Shrek!

Looking at the treasures laid out one after another on the Sea God Pavilion's conference table, Mu En nodded gently and signaled for Yan Shaozhe to put them away for now.

"The academy will not forget your contributions. But please remember that we are all considering the academy's future and striving to make it better," Mu En said with a smile.

"Everything for the academy!" × N

"Of course, before this meeting ends, I also hope we can approve young Ye Qing's eligibility to begin cultivating in the Fear Demon Dragon's secret chamber ahead of schedule," Mu En said, raising a hand and pressing it down slightly.

"Let's vote by a show of hands!"

Unsurprisingly.

Mu En's proposal once again passed unanimously.

Who would not want to invest in a stock guaranteed to turn a profit? Judging by the talent Ye Qing had already displayed, even without ultimate light, he was almost certain to become a Limit Douluo.

Who could absorb a six-thousand-year soul ring as their second soul ring?

Who could absorb a ten thousand year soul ring as their third soul ring?

If even a heaven-favored prodigy like him could not break through to the limit, who could?

It was certainly true that they were doing this for the academy's future. Only with a Limit Douluo presiding over it could Shrek Academy stand unshaken, especially one with a strong chance of developing an ultimate attribute.

But that did not stop them from building a good relationship with this future powerhouse ahead of time.

There would always be benefits.

The meeting was very short, lasting less than an hour, but its decisions had an enormous impact.

Because this meeting also planted a seed for the future.

It was not merely about gathering enough heavenly treasures for Ye Qing, nor merely about binding him more closely to Shrek Academy. More importantly, once this meeting ended, Ye Qing was already being groomed as the future Sea God Pavilion Master.

He was the most important seedling of Shrek's new generation.

It was only because the Sea God Pavilion had no such things as divine sons or holy sons that Ye Qing had not landed himself a position as its divine son.

Of course, it was probably better that it did not.

Sea God Pavilion... Sea God.

The Sea God Pavilion's divine son-how would that be any different from being the Sea God's son? Being Tang San's son would be downright revolting. Who knew whether Tang San, after chopping his own daughter into three or four pieces, might chop up this nominal "son" too?

Even if he didn't, hmm... nobody would really want to be Tang San's son anyway, would they?

In any case, the meeting ended just like that. Without knowing a thing about it, Ye Qing had indirectly shaken a pile of gold out of the Sea God Pavilion's old geezers, laying a solid foundation for his future cultivation.

Meanwhile.

Ye Feng had brought Ye Qing to the light elemental spirits' habitat.

However, this was not the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest was indeed the largest gathering place for soul beasts on the Douluo Continent, but that did not mean the continent had no others.

There was nothing wrong with describing this vast continent as sparsely populated. Those dangerous regions unsuitable for human habitation were the ideal habitats for certain soul beasts.

One example was the steep mountain towering into the clouds before Ye Qing.

This environment was certainly unsuitable for humans. Almost nothing grew on the mountain, and exposed rock faces and sheer cliffs were everywhere.

Soul masters could not live without worldly sustenance. Even Titled Douluos, though capable of going without food for long periods and using soul power to replenish their daily expenditure, would still suffer a decline in bodily functions if they went too long.

That went without saying for ordinary soul masters.

Otherwise, this mountain would have made a fine location for a sect. Its foot was indeed barren, looking like a place where not even birds would shit, but its summit was wreathed in clouds and mist and covered in gleaming white snow.

It would not have been an exaggeration to say it was steeped in an immortal aura.

"This mountain is called Heavenly Dawn Peak. It's one of the tallest peaks on the Douluo Continent," Ye Feng explained as he watched Ye Qing gaze up at it.

"..." The corner of Ye Qing's mouth twitched.

There was a forest between the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire, so it was called the Star Dou Great Forest. The collision between the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire pushed up a mountain range along the Star Luo Empire's border, so it was called the Bright Dipper Mountains.

What, had this mountain risen from the collision between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Sun Moon Empire, so they called it Heavenly Dawn Peak?

What kind of nonsensical naming scheme was this...?

Ye Qing badly wanted to complain, but for a moment he did not know where to start. After all, bizarre as this naming scheme was, it actually made quite a bit of sense...

"Do the light elemental spirits live on this mountain?" Ye Qing asked.

Ye Feng nodded. "That's right. With no trees blocking the light, this mountain receives the greatest possible exposure to sunlight and moonlight, making it the light elemental spirits' favorite living environment."

"Living on this mountain lets them absorb the radiance of the sun and moon without interruption, continually growing stronger."