Chapter 225: Chapter 159: Scholar’s Palace_1
Translator: 549690339
“Mecha are good, but one must still act according to their abilities, especially when it comes to Spirit-Treasure Mech Armors, as they are not something just anyone can sustain.”
Observing the eager crowd below, especially the fiery zeal in Chu Nan, Ye Chen felt like he was seeing his past self. Although he was reluctant, he still had to dampen their spirits, “Even within Wandao School, there are only about a hundred Spirit-Treasure Mech Armors of Ten Million Artifacts Level, and only True Monarchs are eligible to apply.”
“However, there are so many True Monarchs within Wandao School, and a large number of new aspirants. Relying solely on the resources allocated by the academy, it would take at least a few hundred years for a chance to come to the newly advanced True Monarchs.”
“Therefore, if any of you students are interested in Spirit-Treasure Mech Armors, you’d better set your sights on the basic and intermediate mech armors at the One Million Artifacts Level and Ten Million Artifacts Level. Intermediate mech armors only require a single Magical Treasure as the central core, and if controlled by the Yang God of a Golden Core Cultivator, it can be driven with ease.”
“In addition, the Heavenly Craftsmanship Institute is currently developing mech armor integration technology. Based on the principles of formation, multiple mecha are combined and controlled together by several cultivators. If this research is successful, the combat power of Spirit-Treasure Mech Armors will definitely rise to another level.”
“This concludes the general introduction of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Institute and the Spirit-Treasure Mech Armors.”
Ye Chen glanced at the crowd, especially at Chu Nan and the girl in red, “We will soon arrive at the Scholar’s Palace. There’s a little bit of time left, so I can answer one more question. Does anyone have something to ask?”
“I do!’
Without hesitation, Chu Nan immediately raised his hand.
Ye Chen smiled and didn’t mind. “What do you want to ask?”
Chu Nan looked at him with utter seriousness, “I want to know if the legendary Xuanyuan really exists?”
“Xuanyuan!?”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s gaze sharpened at once.
Xuanyuan!
Within Wandao School, no, within the entire Cultivation Realm, there circulated a legend, a legend about an “Immortal Spirit Mech Armor.”
A mech is composed of countless magical artifacts, and the number of artifacts determines the quality of the mech. Therefore, the class of the mech is divided into “Artifacts Levels,” with One Million Artifacts Level, Ten Million Artifacts Level, Hundred Million Artifacts Level, and Ten Million Artifacts Level…
The highest Spirit-Treasure Mech Armor currently launched by Wandao School is the “Duotian Supervisor Spirit Officer” of Thirty Million Artifacts Level, with the “Five Evident Spirit Officer Seals,” the former treasured core of the Palace of Longevity, and thirty million artifact components making up the school’s flagship mech armor.
Beyond the Palace of Longevity, there are Pure Yang Palace and Misty Cave. The top treasures of the three grand ancestral courts of Taoism in the past have made up the three flagship mech armors of Wandao School today, each of which exists at the Thirty Million Artifacts Level.
But there has always been an external legend that aside from these three flagship mech armors, there are two “Myriad” Artifacts Level Immortal Spirit Mech Armors hidden within Wandao School.
Myriad here refers to a hundred million!
A mech armor made up of a hundred million artifacts?
Does such a thing truly exist in this world?
No one dares to conclude.
But there have always been rumors that inside Wandao School, two such Immortal Spirit Mech Armors are concealed, one centered around the Great Increment-Decrement Marshal of the Yin Mountain Mansion, and another centered around “Xuanyuan,” the treasured core of Wandao School.
Chu Nan stared at Ye Chen, “Two thousand years ago, demons wrought havoc upon the world and endangered all living beings. The Taoist Master sacrificed his life for righteousness, blood consecrated Xuanyuan, and slew the demon.”
“As a result, Xuanyuan achieved mastery over the laws of heaven, earth, and humanity, transforming into the world’s foremost Spiritual Treasure, and even aspired to the ranks of Immortal Artifacts.”
“Such a Spiritual Treasure, if used as the core, could it possibly support a Myriad Artifacts Level Immortal Spirit Mech Armor?”
Chu Nan looked intently at Ye Chen, and so did everyone else, all awaiting his response.
Myriad Artifacts Level, Immortal Spirit Mech Armor?
Does it truly exist?
If it exists, then its power…
“This question, I cannot answer for you.”
Ye Chen shook his head and said with a wry smile, “I am just an ordinary student of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Institute, not a True Man or True Monarch. I have hardly been in touch with even Thirty Million Artifacts Level Spirit-Treasure Mech Armor, let alone an Immortal Spirit Mech Armor.”
“This…”
The crowd looked at each other, equally helpless.
“This answer, you can only seek it when you have achieved academic success in the future.”
Ye Chen smiled, then continued, “But one thing, I can assure you.”
“What?”
The crowd was curious.
Ye Chen said confidently with a smile, “As long as the steps of the school do not stop, and we keep advancing steadfastly like this, one day there will surely appear Myriad Artifacts Level Immortal Spirit Mech Armors, and even surpassing Myriad, creating Ten Billion and Hundred Billion, Trillion and Quadrillion Artifacts Level Mech Armor, comparable to the Ancient Immortals or even the Great Demons of the primordial age!”
With these words, everyone’s blood boiled, their passion surged.
However…
“It’s a pity that will surely be after ten million years, or even an eternity.”
Ye Chen sighed deeply, “Life is short, even if one cultivates a Nascent Soul and steps into the Seventh Realm, it’s just a thousand years of lifespan. I wonder if I will live to see an Immortal Spirit Mech Armor, or even a Mech Armor of Wandao, emerge in my lifetime?”
Hearing this, everyone’s heated emotions cooled down, and they returned to reality, feeling slightly downcast.
But no matter where or when, there will always be a few extraordinary individuals who emerge.
“Umm… senior, have you considered taking a position at the Yin Mountain Mansion?”
“Right, right, right. I’ve heard that the ghost gods of the Yin Mountain Mansion live incredibly long, as long as the incense smoke doesn’t fade and offerings continue, living a few tens of thousands of years is no problem.”
“You guys really are little smart alecks!”
Hearing their words, Ye Chen couldn’t help but feel helpless.
“In fact, there were indeed a few predecessors who pursued the way of Tiangong who chose this path, but Wandao School does not encourage such behavior.”
“Although the lifespan of Ghost Gods is long, it’s difficult for Ten Thousand Tribulations Yin Spirits to become sacred. Embracing the path of Ghost Gods equates to cutting off one’s own future. Right now, in our prosperous times, the Luotian Dajiao is held every two years, and the gate to the Seventh Realm is not hard to cross. Moreover, the Upper Realm also needs to be managed, so it’s better to still practice the correct methods and ascend to the Upper Realm.”
“The Upper Realm?”
The crowd became interested again, “Can the Scholar’s Palace now communicate with the Upper Realm?”
“This…”
Just as Ye Chen was about to speak, the flying boat began to slow down.
“Sorry, time’s up. You can log into the Scholar’s Palace Divine Domain to check this information after you enroll.”
Ye Chen shook his head and then introduced, “Now, let me formally introduce everyone to Wandao School.”
Having said that, the sealed cabin doors around them opened, revealing the surrounding scenery outside.
Below the flying boat, which was in the midst of the sky, was a vast ocean.
In the midst of the ocean was an island, like a golden turtle in hibernation.
The size of this island was such that it could not be called an island, it should be referred to as a continent.
From high above in the sky, looking down far into the distance, one could only make out the contours of the head and partial limbs of the golden turtle.
Even so, the sight was astonishing, with clouds and mist surrounding it like jade belts, and one could also see towering peaks and cascades of waterfalls, truly “a torrent falling three thousand feet, as if the Milky Way had descended from the ninth heaven!”
One part was a mountain range, another a snowy plain, with the scenery of the Northern Territory, thousands of miles of ice, and tens of thousands of miles of snow floating.
There were also the lonely sands of the desert and the setting sun above the long river, with every kind of terrain and landscape readily found on this “island.”
The landscapes varied, and the architectures within were also different. There were Taoist temples crowned atop the mountain ranges, serene dwellings nestled amongst the woods and bamboo forests, ice crystal palaces within the snowy plains of the Northern Territory…
“These are the major colleges of Wandao School!”
“You don’t need to worry about appearances. Inside the Scholar’s Palace, and within the colleges, there are layers of formations that change unpredictably. You might see just a small bamboo dwelling, but in reality, it contains its own world, with its own Qiankun, able to accommodate tens of millions of students; even a billion people would not be a problem.”
“Additionally, this place is spiritually alive, filled with Yuan Qi, which is one of the manifestations of the revival of Heavenly Earth Prime Spirit. Especially in the central areas of the major colleges, there are yuan-gathering formations, spiritual arrays, and we students also have the duty to inject mana every day to strengthen the spiritual arrays, thereby nurturing the Spirit Land and enhancing the Heavenly Earth Prime Spirit.”
“After nurturing it for a thousand years, the land of the Scholar’s Palace has even stronger spiritual energy. Whether it’s ordinary people or cultivators living here, they all greatly benefit. Ordinary people can extend their life and remain free from disease and disaster; cultivators can improve their cultivation rapidly and make great strides.”
“Additionally, it can optimize fertility, and increase the chance for future generations to possess a Spiritual Root, which can be regarded as essential for the inheritance!”
“The benefits are countless and innumerable!”
“But there’s one thing…”
Ye Chen turned back, looked at the crowd, and exclaimed, “Wandao School is vast, but finding residence is not easy!”
In his words, there was a sense of lament.
Ever since Wandao School unified the world, this era entered a stage of rapid development, with the population that practiced the Fake Cultivation Skill being heavily promoted and focused on development. Even slogans like “More births benefit the country and the people” were put forth.
Consequently, the population surged rapidly. According to the statistics from Wandao School, the world’s population was already approaching the hundred billion mark.
With a population of a hundred billion, if not for the cultivators being extraordinary and with the governance of the Scholar’s Palace, as well as the various agricultural methods ensuring production and supply, the world would have already been unable to bear the burden and fallen into great chaos.
Even so, some problems were still inevitable.
For example—housing prices!
Wandao School, being the heart of the world and the focal point of spiritual energy, is a place all cultivators yearn for.
But how many cultivators there are in this world, and how could Wandao School accommodate them all?
Out of necessity, certain measures had to be implemented.
Over time, a saying emerged.
While Wandao School is vast, finding residence is not easy!
Truly, it is not easy to find residence!
Even students who passed the exams could only live there rent-free for ten years. After ten years, they have to take on various work duties assigned by the Scholar’s Palace, rotating periodically outside to work in exchange with faculty from the branch colleges.
To live stably in the Scholar’s Palace, you either need enough Mana Money to buy a Cave Mansion or pass a True Man’s credentials examination to be assigned a Cave Mansion by the Scholar’s Palace.
Furthermore, every two years, Wandao School holds a Luotian Dajiao, and during the ritual period, all the major colleges send teams to gather at Wandao School and engage in a Great Ritual battle. Cultivators from the civilian population can also participate; if they perform exceptionally and win places, they also receive Cave Mansions from the Scholar’s Palace along with a series of rewards.
All three options are difficult, and countless Golden Core and even Nascent Soul cultivators toil and work hard for this.
Ye Chen had a deep understanding of this because he was also one of them.
“Heavenly Earth Prime Spirit, Heavenly Earth Prime Spirit!”
“They say the Heavenly Earth Prime Spirit is reviving, so why, after a thousand years, is the Scholar’s Palace still the only place with a Spirit Land?”
“Could there be some hidden secrets?”
Ye Chen pondered silently.
The crowd below, however, did not notice his thoughts and just looked at the increasingly close Wandao School, imagining the campus life that was about to begin.