Lin Heng, who was staying at the Pill Pavilion, had no interest in the various discussions outside.
The experts of the Pill Pavilion soon discovered a strange phenomenon—
The Little Prince of Chishui wanders around the Pill Pavilion every day!
Moreover, he never stays in any place for too long!
They quickly learned that the Little Prince of Chishui was not only like this in the Pill Pavilion, but also in the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute!
Everyone naturally didn't understand why, simply assuming that the Little Prince of Chishui was just naturally fond of wandering around!
That night.
Lin Heng took the Nine-Pattern Sun Pill!
soon!
Nine golden energy patterns appeared in his Purple Mansion Inner World!
They stirred up the originally calm True Essence, gradually forming a True Essence vortex!
Ultimately, all the True Essence formed a rapidly spinning liquid sphere!
The True Essence liquid sphere was continuously compressed!
Lin Heng then began consuming various pills to enhance his cultivation, as well as rare and precious natural treasures containing powerful energy!
As Lin Heng predicted, this process will take a long time!
To cultivate the " Heavenly Art of Creation " and achieve divine power, the energy required is enormous!
Fortunately, Lin Heng didn't have to sit and wait idly!
He can still find time to wander around and sign in at various places!
The Alchemy Dao Conference has been over for more than ten days.
Great Xia Divine Martial Institute.
One late night, Ren Rulong went to the Crescent Lake again and sat alone, lost in thought.
He no longer went to see the little courtyard of the Little Prince of Chishui, because the Little Prince of Chishui hadn't returned for a while!
He was just staring at the lake, lost in thought.
After the Alchemy Dao Conference, Dongfang Yao remained lukewarm towards him. She didn't refuse to sit down and eat with him, but she never gave him a pleasant look.
This really upset him!
A gentle breeze drifted by.
Ren Rulong turned to the side and saw an old man dressed in a coarse gray robe!
"Dean!"
Ren Rulong quickly stood up, bowed, and said, "Student Ren Rulong greets the Dean!"
That's right, this old man is Fan Xiangyuan, the dean of the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute!
Ren Rulong had been at the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute for several years, so he had naturally met the Dean!
"Sit down, child!"
Fan Xiangyuan sat down casually and patted the lakeside grass on his left.
Ren Rulong sat down, filled with excitement!
He had spent a lot of time sitting by the lake recently, and only today did he finally get to see the Dean!
Moreover, today the dean no longer pretended to be mysterious; he came to see him in his true form!
"I'm sure you've heard that my wife comes from the Great Xia Imperial Clan!"
"Yes, I've heard of it!"
Ren Rulong nodded, wondering why the dean had brought this up.
"My situation was similar to yours during my youth. We both came from ordinary martial arts families and entered the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute for further study thanks to our exceptional martial arts talent!"
Fan Xiangyuan said calmly, "Moreover, we both fell in love with girls from the Great Xia Imperial Clan during our youth, and the girls we liked all had fathers who were at the God Realm!"
"Ah?!"
Ren Rulong was utterly astonished, his eyes widening in surprise!
"Also, the royal girls we liked didn't like us at first!"
Fan Xiangyuan continued, "The difference is that Dongfang Yao was previously engaged, while my wife was not engaged to anyone else at the time!"
Ren Rulong did not interrupt.
He could now vaguely guess why the dean had gone to such lengths to help him!
We're in the same boat!
"I see my younger self in you!"
Fan Xiangyuan continued, "At that time, I was also deeply in love and couldn't extricate myself!"
"At that time, a mentor told me that only by becoming a true powerhouse could I be valued by the Great Xia Imperial Clan, so I temporarily suppressed my burning emotions and began to frantically improve my cultivation!"
"Gradually, my attention was diverted, because the joy and sense of accomplishment brought about by continuous improvement in my skills made me feel more excited!"
Hearing this, Ren Rulong finally understood why the Dean had said those things when he first came to see him.
"You are an outstanding martial arts genius, no less than I was back then!"
"But compared to me back then, you lack a very precious quality: unwavering determination and self-confidence!"
"Without this quality, you can only ever be a Quasi-God at best, unable to advance to the God Realm!"
" The Little Prince of Chishui has caused you considerable setbacks, and Dongfang Yao's attitude towards you has also left you feeling unsettled. However, if you are strong and confident enough to minimize or even completely ignore the influence of others, you wouldn't always be sitting here wallowing in self-pity!"
Ren Rulong lowered his head in shame.
Fan Xiangyuan concluded meaningfully, "I wanted to help you build confidence, but even after your cultivation has improved so much, you still seem insecure! You did a great job boldly confessing your feelings to Dongfang Yao, which I was quite satisfied with, but I didn't expect the Alchemy Dao Conference to make you so insecure again!"
Ren Rulong felt utterly ashamed. He had the same fate as the Dean back then, having received the Dean's generous help, but in the end, he had disappointed the Dean!
Damn it!
"Dean, I know I was wrong!"
"To err is human, to forgive divine! The key is whether you can actually correct your mistakes!"
"I will definitely repent and reform, let go of my obsession with Dongfang Yao, and devote myself wholeheartedly to cultivation. I will never let down the Dean's expectations!"
"Um!"
Fan Xiangyuan nodded. "The royal family's offspring are getting worse with each generation, and the most recent generations are especially arrogant and domineering. They need someone to keep them in check and reduce their sense of superiority!"
"The student council will do its best!"
Ren Rulong knew that he had guessed part of the Dean's thoughts correctly.
" The Little Prince of Chishui has suddenly appeared, but he most likely won't return to the Great Xia Divine Martial Institute. The royal family members can't directly feel the pressure he brings!"
Fan Xiangyuan added, "Moreover, a huge gap can easily make people give up the idea of competing, because there's simply no hope of winning! But what I want to tell you is, no matter how strong your opponent is, no matter how big the gap is now, you can't give up first!"
"Students understand that they must maintain unwavering self-confidence!"
Ren Rulong continued.
"Simply having unwavering self-confidence is not enough!"
Fan Xiangyuan gently shook his head, " The Little Prince of Chishui is too talented. If you want to beat him, you'll have to take some unconventional methods!"
"Oh?"
Ren Rulong's eyes lit up. Could it be that he still had a chance to defeat the Little Prince of Chishui?
He suddenly realized that the Dean's visit tonight was not just to reprimand or encourage him!
Now we're finally getting down to business!
"Dean, it's not that I lack confidence, but Little Prince of Chishui has already achieved a high-level Quasi-God with both Divine Body and divine soul. It shouldn't be too long before he advances to the God Realm. Do you think I can advance to the God Realm before him?"
Ren Rulong was very suspicious. "I have only just entered the Martial Emperor Realm. What kind of extraordinary path could allow me to leap to the God Realm so quickly?"
PS: Regarding the plot where Ren Rulong received help earlier, the previous chapters starting from chapter 57 have been revised. You can go back and take a look when you have time, but it won't make much difference if you don't.
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