Lin Xiaoxiao was completely dumbfounded. Could her greatsword really unleash such a powerful attack? Why didn't she even know it?
"How did you do that?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked, taking the Greatsword that Ling Yi threw to her.
"If you're fast enough, you can do it."
Lin Xiaoxiao pouted. What was the point of her trying? Although she could wield this Greatsword that weighed a ton, that was all she could do.
To reach Ling Yi's speed, even reaching the Viscera Storage Realm wouldn't be an option.
Oh, and one more thing, Body Cultivation in this world also have their own system for classifying cultivation realms.
From lowest to highest, they are: Body Tempering, Viscera Storage, Blood Refining, Gang Transformation, Unification, Divine Ability, Hundred Tribulations, and Shattering!
Every Body Refining has its own method of dividing realms, but the Nine Palaces Realm Body Refining is a complete mess, full of all sorts of fancy and complicated rules.
The chaos was palpable.
However, each Body Refining has its own characteristics, and when cultivated to its peak, all lead to Ascension to the upper realm.
Over the next two days, the four formed a makeshift team and crushed the Demonic Beast in their path.
If the assessment trial hadn't only lasted three days, Ling Yi and his three companions probably would have wiped out Demonic Beast in the assessment secret realm.
As the assessment time ended, everyone Teleport of the assessment realm at the same time.
Of the two thousand trainees, only twelve hundred made it out; the remaining eight hundred remained forever in the secret realm.
Although this small world was incredibly simple for Ling Yi and his group, it wasn't so friendly to others.
After all, most of these people are ordinary people.
Of these 1,200 people, nearly half failed to kill any of the Demonic Beast and thus failed the assessment.
Therefore, in the end, fewer than six hundred people successfully entered the Asgard Academy.
Among these 600 people, the most outstanding results were naturally achieved by Ling Yi and his three companions.
Ling Yi is first, Old Bai is second, Liu Rui is third, and Lin Xiaoxiao is fourth.
Many people were extremely surprised by Ling Yi and his team's results.
Ling Yi and Old Bai look like ordinary people, so how did they get first and second place?
This was something that even the examiners, let alone the trainees, couldn't understand.
But whether they understand or not, the process is not important to them; only the result matters.
Only now did the remaining six hundred people begin to formally register their personal information and enter the Asgard Academy.
Afterwards, everyone was assigned to dormitories and given exclusive badges of the Asgard Academy, and then temporarily dismissed.
The Asgard Medal is not only a symbol of identity within the Asgard Academy, but it also has a communication function, making it a Dharma Artifact of moderate size.
What followed was a long wait of half a month.
The Asgard Academy is, after all, a joint institution of the nine Asgard, and each of them wants to recruit high-achieving students to their respective camps.
However, Ling Yi and his three companions had already been dispatched outside in advance.
The reason is that Lin Xiaoxiao's mother is the dean of the Yunyao Branch Academy. Because of Lin Xiaoxiao, the four of them had already joined the Yunyao Branch Academy of the Asgard Academy before others.
However, the school's teaching methods were vastly different from what Ling Yi had imagined.
The students did not have dedicated classrooms or classes, but only a list of courses taught by different instructors.
Students can attend the courses they wish to learn at the designated Transmission Hall according to the course schedule.
This model is somewhat similar to the university Ling Yi attended in his previous life.
There are also required and elective courses, and a practical class is held once a month.
Half a month later, inside the Engraving Hall, Ling Yi looked at the so-called array master in front of him, who had a full beard, bulging muscles, and dark skin, with suspicion in his eyes.
Why is this array painter Taiyi from the one I imagined?
Creating arrays must be a meticulous job, right...?
When the array master took out a large, round, seal-like object, Ling Yi was even more confused. Was this used to inscribe the Qi Gathering Formation Pattern?
After watching the array master's next steps, Ling Yi was completely dumbfounded.
The array master channeled Spiritual Power into the large circular seal, and immediately, crimson light began to emanate from beneath it.
Immediately afterwards, he pressed down on Old Bai's back from a Across Space, and a crimson cesium seal with complex patterns detached from the seal and landed on Old Bai's back.
Damn, the Qi Gathering Formation Pattern weren't carved on, but printed on?
Being a spellcaster must be too easy!
"Boy, this is Fifth Pin Qi Gathering Formation Pattern. You are not allowed to fight anyone for three days, and you must not bleed. Constantly Perception your Qi Absorption speed. If your Qi Absorption speed has not stabilized after three days, you must come find me!"
"Although you have Qi Gathering Formation Pattern, I still suggest that when you have enough contribution points, you go to the Myriad Arts Pavilion to exchange for a cultivation technique. The combination of the technique and the Qi Gathering Formation Pattern will yield even better results."
"Before you enter the Spirit Platform Stage, do not choose any cultivation techniques with attributes, lest the Spiritual Power attribute you cultivate be incompatible with your innate Divine Ability attribute."
"Furthermore, the effect of the Spirit Absorption Formation Pattern only lasts for one year; after that, it needs to be re-engraved."
"As for what grade of Qi Gathering Formation Pattern we'll be able to enjoy, that will depend on the results of the assessment a year from now."
"Remember how to activate and deactivate the Qi Gathering Formation Pattern!"
"Yes, teacher!" Old Bai was both excited and nervous at this moment.
"Alright, next one!"
The array master looked at Ling Yi, and at the same time took out another large, round seal...
To be honest, Ling Yi had never imagined that cultivation could be such a simple thing.
The Qi Gathering Formation Pattern on his back are constantly absorbing the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth, allowing him to cultivate 24/7 without having to do anything.
Based on the speed at which his Seventh Pin Qi Gathering Formation Pattern absorbs Spiritual Qi, an ordinary person could enter the Qi Manipulation Realm in two months at most, and the Spirit Mastery Realm in half a year.
At this moment, Ling Yi became even more curious about the profession of array master, or more accurately, Formation Pattern.
In the following period, Ling Yi attended almost every course, whether required or elective, as long as the time did not conflict with the course.
Ling Yi gained a clearer understanding of the world.
This is a world where Formation Pattern technology is highly advanced.
It is precisely because of the highly advanced Formation Pattern technology that, although the Body Refining in the Nine Palaces Realm is rather chaotic, the cultivation methods are constantly being simplified.
Take Spiritual Cultivation as an example. As long as you have the talent for cultivation, no matter what your aptitude is, as long as you can inscribe a high-grade Qi Gathering Formation Pattern, you are a cultivation genius.
The Formation Pattern patterns are ranked from low to high, from First Pin to Ninth Pin.
There are many different types of Formation Pattern patterns, with the Qi Gathering Formation Pattern being just the simplest one.
Or rather, the only Formation Pattern that are open to the public are the Qi Gathering Formation Pattern.
The Formation Pattern technology is the core secret of the nine Asgard. It is strictly forbidden to leak it or to study it privately. Once discovered, one will be immediately hunted down by Immortal Soldier.
According to Lin Xiaoxiao, there are twenty-eight categories of Formation Pattern patterns alone, with more than three thousand array characters.
Yes, it's array patterns, not Formation Pattern.
The Formation Pattern are composed of array characters arranged in different arrays; in other words, the array characters are the core of the Formation Pattern technology.
Take Qi Gathering Formation Pattern as an example. Even the highest-ranking Qi Gathering Formation Pattern, the Ninth Pin, only includes forty array patterns.
However, the highest level of Qi Gathering Formation Pattern that the major immortal Asgard open to the public is only the Seventh Pin; the Eighth Pin and Ninth Pin are strictly prohibited from being opened to the public.
However, Seventh Pin Qi Gathering Formation Pattern can only support a cultivator up to the Spirit Mastery Realm. Once a cultivator breaks through to the Spirit Mastery Realm, the cultivation effect of the Qi Gathering Formation Pattern will decrease significantly.
The Spirit Mastery Realm is a major watershed moment for cultivators.
There is a saying in the Nine Palaces Realm: one cannot be considered a cultivator until one has reached the Spirit Manipulation Realm. Only those who have opened up their Sea of Consciousness and Spirit Mastery Realm can truly be called cultivators and can truly use the methods of cultivators.
The speed at which the Qi Gathering Formation Pattern absorbs the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is fixed.
Once you reach the Spirit Mastery Realm, this thing is like using a tap to fill the Dahai with water—it has an effect, but it's too slow.
Therefore, once a cultivator reaches the Spirit Mastery Realm, relying solely on Qi Gathering Formation Pattern is clearly too slow for them to advance further.
Without sufficient cultivation resources, to reach the Spirit Platform Realm Divine Ability and unlock supernatural abilities, you either need exceptionally high talent or the opportunity to inscribe Eighth Pin or Ninth Pin Formation Pattern.
Of course, Ling Yi is an exception, since he's practically cheating!
The more confidential the Formation Pattern were, the more curious Ling Yi became, and the more he wanted to get his hands on them to study them.
However, it is precisely because of the highly advanced Nine Palaces Realm Formation Pattern technology that fewer and fewer people in this world are studying cultivation techniques, and naturally, the cultivation techniques are becoming fewer and fewer, and increasingly outdated.
Therefore, most cultivators Combat in the same way as Lin Xiaoxiao, Combat entirely on brute force and instinct for skill.
Ling Yi's figure suddenly appeared in a private manor in White Moon City.
"Greetings, young master!" Blood Shadow Zhuge Feiyu hurriedly bowed respectfully.
Is West City ready?
"Yes!" Zhuge Feiyu handed a storage ring to Ling Yi.
Ling Yi examined the contents: a bottle of Qi Absorption Pill, one hundred pills in total; twenty first -First Pin swords; a ten-year supply of low-grade spiritual herbs; and fifty Vermilion Fruits.
"Young Master, we're out of Spirit Stone," Zhuge Feiyu said apologetically.
Ling Yi transferred everything to the System Space, then tossed the storage ring back to Zhuge Feiyu.
"I hope the Fuse All Things ' function works properly; otherwise, it'll just cause trouble," Ling Yi murmured.
With a thought, Ling Yi activated the system's new function: Fuse All Things.
Ling Yi has not used this feature since it was introduced.
A rudimentary Fusion interface appeared before Ling Yi.
With just a thought, you can place items from the System Space into the Fusion window.
Ling Yi first put in two Qi Absorption Pill.
Qi Absorption Pill, the lowest-grade auxiliary cultivation pill, costs ten Low-Grade Spirit Stone per bottle.
The pill is dark red, about the size of a thumb, and has a smooth, round surface, but its luster is rather dull.
This thing only works on cultivators at the Qi Absorption Realm.
With a thought from Ling Yi, the two Qi Absorption Pill disappeared, turning into one Qi Absorption Pill.
The color and size of the pill remained the same, but its appearance was much better. Furthermore, a dark gold ring appeared on the surface of the Qi Absorption Pill, making it look much more high-end.
Ling Yi handed the synthesized pill to Zhuge Feiyu and asked, "Can you tell what grade this pill is?"
Zhuge Feiyu exclaimed in surprise at just one glance, "This is... Dan Yun? Young Master, this is a perfect-grade Qi Absorption Pill!"
"Isn't that still Qi Absorption Pill?"
"No, no, no, young master, you are unaware that the Qi Absorption Pill with Dan Yun is at least a hundred times more effective than an ordinary Qi Absorption Pill, and it contains no poison whatsoever. They are on completely different levels."
Just tell me how many Spirit Stone it's worth.
"At least a thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stone each!"
"Holy crap, it's worth that much?" Ling Yi was shocked by the price, and then his eyes began to light up.
"Young master, this elixir..."
"I synthesized this using two ordinary Qi Absorption Pill." Ling Yi didn't hide anything; Zhuge Feiyu was his Blood Shadow, so there was no need to conceal it.
"This, this, this... a bottle of Qi Absorption Pill costs only ten Low-Grade Spirit Stone, and can be combined to make fifty perfect-grade Qi Absorption Pill. In other words, this bottle of Qi Absorption Pill can be resold for a profit of fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stone?"
"Are you sure this thing will sell well?" Ling Yi was also stunned by the offer of 50,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stone.
With 50,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stone, how many levels can the system level up?
"It's not a matter of whether it's easy to sell or not, young master. This perfect-grade pill will be snapped up by everyone. If it were auctioned, its value might be even higher."
At this moment, only three words were on Ling Yi's mind: He's rich!