"I reckon they wanted the students studying Talisman Diagrams on the flat ground to enjoy some high-tier spiritual energy. After all, the students of the Human Character Court, Earth Character Court, and even Heaven Character Court aren't entitled to it.
"So they only have a chance to enjoy some when they cultivate on that flat ground outside.
"Of course, this is also an opportunity that draws students here to cultivate diligently. The academy's predecessors certainly had clever methods," Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Exactly! It was unfair to them to begin with, but what our predecessors did made it a little fairer," He Yifeng said. Before long, the two passed through the cave.
Tang Wen discovered that this Heavenly Pit resembled the one where the Wolf King Family lived in the Five Elements Autonomous Prefecture of Great Luo Country.
But the spiritual energy was ten times better than over there.
The concentration of spiritual energy here was about five times that outside the cave, almost reaching the level commonly found in the Black Tortoise Domain.
Above was the blue sky; below was the blue lake.
Brick-and-timber houses nestled among towering ancient trees, blending into nature.
A faint mist rose from the central lake. It truly was a paradise fit for immortals.
They had walked only about a li around the little lake when an imposing Mystery Character Court building appeared before them.
It was also built in the style of a palace, only on a much smaller scale, occupying perhaps four or five mu.
A sizable square lay before its entrance, covering about twenty mu. Its bluestone paving also bore many Talisman Diagrams, and several carriages stood there.
The two people at the entrance were not guards. They were probably there to receive visitors.
Seeing He Yifeng approach, both