The Great Cosmos Holy Academy was in turmoil due to Lin Xuan's influence.
After finishing his sermon, Lin Xuan went straight to the room arranged for him by the Dean of the Holy Academy, where he could calmly digest the insights he had gained in the Sword Pool and the inspiration he had gathered while preaching to others.
Especially the Sword Pool...
This time, he definitely benefited a lot.
Of course, what surprised Lin Xuan the most was the sword of his ancestor, Zhiruo.
Although the sword is still lying in his Storage Bag in a tattered state, it is completely different from before.
After entering the Sword Pool, the sword seemed to be drawn to life again.
The original feeling of the sword being shattered and lifeless vanished completely.
Although the sword cannot be pieced back together yet, one can vaguely sense that the sword has become sharper and more spiritual.
The specific reason is unknown.
However, Lin Xuan speculated that it was probably the sword spirits gathered in the Sword Pool that stirred up the sword's remaining spirituality, and the storm that formed in the Sword Pool, which was extremely beneficial to the sword, that cleansed the sword once again.
He had inquired with the sword spirits within the Sword Pool who could communicate with them.
But there was only one answer.
They didn't know what was going on either.
They were even more bewildered than Lin Xuan.
One of the sword spirits said, utterly bewildered, "These swords in your hand... if you hadn't told us, we probably wouldn't have noticed at all that they were once sentient swords. Has their spirit been dissipated for too long? Hmm... strange, although they've been dissipated for a long time, I seem to be able to sense a trace of something peculiar about this sword..."
When asked, the answers from other sword spirits were increasingly brief, and they all seemed to know nothing.
Everyone said that before the sword shattered, it must have been terrifying.
Even after leaving the Sword Pool, Lin Xuan was still at a loss, completely unaware of the true reason for the sword's transformation.
He sat cross-legged in his room at the Great Cosmos Holy Academy, consolidating his Sword Heart for a moment and digesting all the gains he had made in the past few days.
But before the aura swirling around Lin Xuan could completely settle, his outstretched spiritual sense was suddenly startled.
The spiritual sense quickly retracted.
In return, Lin Xuan's eyes snapped open instantly.
His eyes held a hint of shock and astonishment.
It can't be wrong!
His spiritual sense actually detected the presence of his disciple!
That aura was so familiar; he couldn't be mistaken, it was definitely Wang Yan!!
Startled, Lin Xuan didn't hesitate. He got up and left the room, quickly disappearing in the direction his spiritual sense had detected.
Meanwhile, in the Stele Forest of Steles.
Many of the holy teachers and students of the Great Cosmos Holy Academy were watching the scene inside the Stele Forest.
It was noon on the third day after Lin Xuan's sermon. Many holy masters and students had slowly recovered from the sensational sermon and stabilized their realms. Although the waves were still rolling within the Great Cosmos Holy Academy, most people had the mind to do other things.
for example...
They watched as their extremely stubborn prodigy from the Great Cosmos Holy Academy stormed through the Stele Forest.
But as they looked, they couldn't help but shake their heads.
"Such talent is truly a pity; it's a shame he's managed to reach this level in the Stele Forest."
Within the Stele Forest, several colossal steles that had been emitting light have been extinguished. The prodigy inside, relying solely on his Heavenly Venerable Realm, managed to force his way through most of them.
Some people sighed with regret.
"Having reached this point, there's no way out. Even if you manage to escape alive, you'll be crippled."
"Heh, relying on his superior talent, he looked down on everyone. He deserved this fate."
Boom boom boom!
Following the gaze of the crowd, they saw Spiritual Power gathering in the Stele Forest, and countless bolts of lightning formed from this Spiritual Power descended like a dense net, relentlessly bombarding the young man standing beneath it.
The young man was forced to endure the terrifying lightning tribulation, a bloody streak winding down his cheek, but he showed no intention of stopping to focus on fighting the tribulation. Instead, he forged ahead, taking each increasingly difficult step forward.
It was a simultaneous tribulation and breakthrough!
but...
"That's incredibly arrogant!"
Among the crowd, a holy teacher frowned, his tone displeased.
Clearly, he didn't think highly of the figure in the Stele Forest.
after all...
The man's figure visibly weakened with each strike of the lightning tribulation, his back turning charred black. The injuries from the lightning tribulation spread, causing his steps to slow down more and more.
This made many people around them frown even more.
"This Wang Yan, instead of setting up an array, hasn't he even prepared any pills or Law Artifact?"
"With such strength, he could have overcome this tribulation with just one more pill. What difference is there between him and courting death?"
Upon hearing this, some people showed a hint of evasion on their faces, but quickly became self-righteous, curling their lip in sarcasm. "Where would a rootless duckweed get the array formations and pills to use?"
Some people scoffed.
"He deserved this fate. Almost all the Holy Masters of our Holy Heaven extended olive branches to him, but he was ungrateful and rejected them all. He dared to venture into the Stele Forest without any backing, and his end was ordained by Heaven. He has no one to blame but himself!"
"Given that upon entering the Holy Academy, almost every student has a Holy Master, by doing this he is undoubtedly pushing himself to the brink of a precipice."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have faced such a momentous event as undergoing tribulation, and not a single person in the entire academy would have offered him any assistance."
"But now, even if someone were to help, it would be too late. At such a critical juncture as transcending tribulation, who would dare to get involved in this karma?"
Word by word, sentence by sentence.
Even though some people looked reluctant, they swallowed their words when they saw the holy teachers around them.
To protect oneself is the wise course of action.
This is the first thing many people learn at the Great Cosmos Holy Academy.
If they rashly interfere, they might incur the wrath of the Holy Master.
Not everyone can be as fortunate as Wu Qing, being valued by powerful figures and having such good luck.
Many of them, like Wang Yan, had no powerful backers and struggled immensely just to survive.
so...
well!
Meanwhile, the countless holy masters surrounding the Stele Forest coldly watched the young man within Stele Forest, their expressions growing increasingly indifferent.
It can be said that almost all of them had recognized Wang Yan's talent.
They also intended to recruit the other party into their ranks.
Unfortunately, this person was unyielding and insisted that he had a master.
To refuse in public is to utterly humiliate them...
Among them, some holy masters could overlook this.
For example, Holy Master Gong.
He was too busy studying his own Sword Dao to keep up, and he had quite a few disciples under his command. Although he had once expressed his desire to take on a disciple to Wang Yan, he was rejected and had an unpleasant period of time, but that was the end of it.
However, some of the holy masters viewed this as Wang Yan's contempt and disgrace, and were particularly annoyed by it.
It's hard to say that Wang Yan's predicament within the Great Cosmos Holy Academy wasn't due to their tacit approval.
Furthermore, many of them missed Lin Xuan's sermon, which made them even more frustrated.
Some students tried to step forward and use various means to slip their pills in, but they were all driven back by the gazes of these holy masters.
This is what Dongfang Muxue saw when she arrived.
She suddenly became a little anxious.
What's going on?
Dongfang Muxue's anxiety was evident on her face.
If she hadn't known that the Stele Forest was off-limits, she would have already been tempted to go in and rescue the people.
after all...
The genius in the Stele Forest was the one she wanted to introduce to Lin Xuan!
Although that person had only been at the Great Cosmos Holy Academy for a few years, and his temperament was said to be quite eccentric, rather arrogant and unwilling to become a disciple of any sacred master, his talent was truly undeniable.
According to the information she obtained, she knew that the other party had reached the Heavenly Venerable Perfection realm in the past year or two with almost no cultivation resources!
Such talent is not only unique in the Taiyu Divine Dynasty, but it is also extremely rare!
If nurtured properly, reaching the Saint Realm is not impossible!
But now...
This prodigy, however, stormed into the Stele Forest and chose the most extreme method to prepare for a breakthrough.
Why?
What exactly happened?
She knew that this prodigy had exchanged all the Cultivation Resources the academy had given him for life-saving items to help his wife. But why would he take such a risk when he already had a seriously injured wife?
--Dongfang Muxue and the Great Cosmos Holy Academy's small world are ultimately separated by a world. Even if she has sources of information, she cannot know what is happening inside the Holy Academy at any time.
This is the territory of that divine dynasty's ruler.
She only vaguely knew that when this prodigy arrived at the Holy Academy, he brought a seriously injured woman with him, who he said was his wife.
To treat his wife's illness, he exchanged almost all the Cultivation Resources given to him by the academy for life-saving and healing medicine.
This is all that Dongfang Muxue knows.
At this moment, she was secretly anxious, pursing her lips, her heart filled with unease.
If she had known this would happen, she would have found a way to send some resources in for this prodigy.
We didn't do this before, of course, because it wasn't allowed.
This is the territory of the Divine Dynasty's ruler. She can only hear news flowing out from here and has no way to insert her own people, let alone send anything.
If she were misunderstood as wanting to take over the power of the Divine Dynasty Lord ahead of schedule, that would be bad news.
It is highly likely that the Eldest Imperial Prince will interfere and use this matter to attack them.
But now...
Dongfang Muxue watched Wang Yan's retreating figure, took a deep breath, bit her lip, and felt as if her eyebrows were on fire.
If he fails, the promise he made to Lin Xuan will become a joke!
Damn it, why did this have to happen right when I brought Lin Xuan in!
When she didn't see Wang Yan listening to the teachings a few days ago, she thought it was because he was too arrogant and didn't care to listen.
In retrospect, he was probably ostracized and forced into the Stele Forest on the very day he entered the Stele Forest!
Just as Dongfang Muxue was furious, she suddenly felt a sharp aura spread out, which was surprisingly powerful.
She subconsciously looked up and saw a figure appear above the Stele Forest.
Who else could it be but Lin Xuan, whom she was just talking about?
Everyone was shocked to see this.
" Senior Lin!"
"It's Senior Lin."
The crowd whispered among themselves, their eyes filled with speculation and uncertainty.
However, everyone looked at Lin Xuan with nothing but respect and reverence.
Even though many people didn't attend the sermon that day, everyone knew that this Senior Lin was a powerful figure in the Sword Domain, thanks to the word-of-mouth of those who did attend!
This is an unparalleled expert they might only see once in their entire lives!
He is also an unparalleled swordsman!
A prodigy!
None of the students in the Great Cosmos Holy Academy were Qi Ingestion with Lin Xuan.
Besides the students, this also includes the Holy Master.
Upon seeing Lin Xuan arrive, a holy master who had attended his sermon earlier rushed forward to greet him and introduce Lin Xuan.
" Senior Lin, it is an honor to have you here! I am so sorry for not welcoming you properly!"
"This is the Stele Forest of my Great Cosmos Holy Academy. Many students who have no hope of breaking through will regard this place as their last chance to obtain fortuitous opportunity or spiritual treasures. One of the students is currently breaking through, and we just came here to take a look since we had nothing else to do. We didn't expect that even Senior Lin would be alarmed."
He downplayed the important points and made no mention of the prodigy in the Stele Forest.
First, it's unnecessary.
Secondly, they didn't want Lin Xuan to know about the exclusion and exclusion within their Great Cosmos Holy Academy.
What if it affects Senior Lin's opinion of them?
Dongfang Muxue's expression did not soften at all as she listened to the words of the Holy Master.
She squeezed through the crowd to Lin Xuan's side, took a deep breath, and tried to keep her voice steady.
" Pavilion Master Lin, the person inside is the prodigy I told you about the other day, the one I wanted to introduce to you. However, I didn't expect him to choose to enter the Stele Forest... Judging from this situation, I'm afraid it's not good... I'm truly sorry."
It's more than just not good.
Everyone present could see that Wang Yan was practically crippled!
The Holy Master beside him was somewhat surprised to hear that Wang Yan was the Dongfang Muxue wanted to introduce to Lin Xuan, but he quickly calmed down.
after all...
Wang Yan did not have the opportunity to go to the main hall to listen to the sermon.
He entered the Stele Forest early on, and now he's almost ruined, so he has no chance to contact Lin Xuan at all.
so...
The Sage sighed softly, saying regretfully, "So Senior Lin was also somewhat interested in him?"
"This child is indeed exceptionally talented, but he lacks flexibility and doesn't know what's good for him. We originally intended to cut off his resources to temper his temperament, but we didn't expect him to be even more stubborn than we anticipated. He refused to accept any resources whatsoever and cultivated to the Heavenly Venerable Realm. He's truly incredibly obstinate..."
"Now he's even venturing into the Stele Forest alone... Sigh, what good would it do even if he backed down?"
His words carried a hint of regret.
Wu Qing, standing beside her, gripped the short sword tightly in her hand.
After Lin Xuan took a liking to her, her treatment changed drastically. Although she was still wearing the same tattered robes, she was able to squeeze to the front without anyone stopping her.
Hearing the words of this holy master, she pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment but couldn't help herself, and immediately said, "However, if he had had even half a bit more resources before this tribulation, things probably wouldn't be like this!"
These words drew disapproving glances from several holy masters.
But when they saw that it was her who was speaking, they stopped making a scene and suppressed their displeasure.
Surrounded by the crowd, Lin Xuan gazed at the aura within the Stele Forest. Overwhelmed with emotion, he was almost certain that the young man attempting to break through the formation was none other than Wang Yan!
Hearing Wu Qing's words, Lin Xuan's gaze deepened, and he repeated them.
"Resource?"
Then came a soft, ambiguous laugh.
Immediately afterwards, everyone heard his confident words.
"It's not too late to give it to them now!"
After saying this, he didn't even wait for the Holy Master and the princess around him to react before he intervened directly in the Stele Forest without hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Xuan appeared above the Stele Forest.
A spring core brimming with rich Spiritual Qi appeared in his hand. The moment he took it out of his Storage Bag, a surge of powerful Spiritual Qi swept around him.
Before anyone around could sense the wisp of Spiritual Qi, Lin Xuan gathered all his Spiritual Power and casually scattered it with a flick of his sleeve.
In an instant, the core of the spiritual spring in his hand was shattered!
The shattered Spiritual Power surged wildly into the Stele Forest, transforming directly into a fine and continuous rain of spiritual energy that passed through the great array enveloping the Stele Forest of steles and poured into it!
The concentration of Spiritual Qi within the Stele Forest increased a hundredfold... and even more!
Even those outside the Stele Forest can clearly see the changes that the core of the spiritual spring has brought to the Forest of Stele Forest!
They were on the outskirts of the Stele Forest, so the area affected by the spiritual rain was very small. But even so, when they accidentally caught a whiff of Spiritual Qi, everyone immediately felt as if the pores on their bodies had opened up, their whole bodies felt light, and all their chronic illnesses had disappeared!
Meanwhile, in the Stele Forest, the branches that had withered long ago are now turning green again, sprouting new shoots.
In an instant, it was as if spring had returned to the earth.
this...
this!
The onlookers stared in astonishment at the lush greenery, a stark contrast to the previously desolate Stele Forest, utterly speechless.
What kind of priceless treasure must it be to create such a massive Tokyo?
Even if it's just an ordinary spring of spiritual energy, it's still incredibly valuable.
This thing is unlike other Spirit Stone stones or pills. If you find a good place to raise it, it will produce a continuous supply of spiritual liquid. If you raise it well, it can even improve its grade!
But Lin Xuan just smashed it like that, using it as a large Spirit Stone?
This... this is such a waste of natural resources!
Is it worth it for a complete stranger?