152: Divine Mark

The northern part of the Civilization Relic No. 1 base.

It was already night in Great Xia.

At the entrance of the relic, the lights were as bright as day, and the leading teachers from various academies gathered once more.

"It looks like it's about to end."

"Yeah, almost."

The teleportation channel before them was dim and lackluster, a sign that it was about to vanish.

"They're out!"

Everyone looked over.

The first Genius stepped out of the channel and was startled by the collective gaze of all the teachers.

After a slight bow, he immediately ran toward his academy's camp.

Then.

A large number of geniuses swarmed out.

"Ah, Great Xia, I, Hu San, have returned!"

"San'er, if you're back, you're back. Don't block the door."

A burly youth behind him kicked Hu San in the butt.

"Black Bear, are you looking for death? How dare you kick your grandpa."

The two pushed and shoved each other as they returned to their school's teacher.

"Principal Li, we're back."

Li Xin, the Vice Principal of Qiuling Extraordinary Academy, was a Fifth Realm expert. However, he was over sixty years old. This year, their school had miraculously recruited two students with Level 4 Extraordinary Talents.

He truly cherished them, fearing they would melt if held in his mouth or break if held in his hands.

Ever since the two entered the civilization relic, Li Xin had been on edge. Seeing them now, safe and sound, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back."

"Principal Li, let me tell you, I was unstoppable in the relic this time and snagged a lot of good stuff. Don't worry, this year I'll definitely lead Qiuling Academy into the top hundred schools."

"Get out of here! Principal Li, don't listen to his bragging. If it weren't for meeting Xiao Weiqing, San'er probably wouldn't have made it back."

Li Xin's heart skipped a beat.

"What happened?"

Hu San turned serious and told Li Xin about how he encountered the Tianlang Empire's encirclement, and then Xiao Weiqing descended like a Heavenly God, killing all dozens of the Tianlang Empire's geniuses.

"Has this Xiao Weiqing already grown to such a level?" Li Xin exclaimed.

The burly youth said, "That's not all, Principal. Let me tell you, that Xiao Weiqing opened his Third Dantian, defeated the top geniuses of various countries, and took the final reward of this relic assessment."

"What?"

"Third Dantian!"

Li Xin was incredulous. "Are you sure?"

"Of course. It's something everyone knows. It was confirmed by Dongfang Xuan and Xia Mo, and even those two only opened their Second Dan."

In fact, when the two of them heard the news of Xiao Weiqing opening his Third Dantian at the base, they were also quite frightened. Their first reaction was that it was impossible, but the facts were as they were, and they had no choice but to believe it.

"Look, Xiao Weiqing, he's coming out."

The three of them looked toward the relic entrance.

At this moment.

As the last person to come out, Xiao Weiqing was watched by nearly ten thousand people. All the geniuses, including the teachers, already knew that Xiao Weiqing had opened his Third Dantian and what he had done inside the relic.

"Luo Jiang Academy is destined to rise again this year."

Almost all the academy teachers thought so.

"Dechang, we're counting on you to replace Luo Jiang Academy this year."

The lead teacher of Tian Yue Academy was very optimistic and joked with Luo Dechang.

Luo Dechang laughed. "Teacher, I have the confidence to take over Luo Jiang Academy's current ranking. As for replacing Luo Jiang Academy itself, forget it. That guy Xiao Weiqing is a monster."

"Hahaha... Good, as long as you have confidence."

"Let's go, we're heading back. The biggest winner of this relic trip is Luo Jiang Academy."

On the Luo Jiang Academy side.

Zhong Wen listened to the chatter of the Upper Academy crowd, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"Hahaha..."

"Xiao Weiqing, you did very well."

Xiao Weiqing smiled. "As I should."

"Alright, you guys head back to the zhi yong ship to rest first. We'll be back in a while."

On the way back, Xiao Weiqing noticed that many teachers had solemn expressions, and some were completely dejected.

Most of these schools had come with only three to five Trainees. Losing even one was enough to cause them immense heartbreak.

The path of the extraordinary was never smooth sailing.

Arriving on the zhi yong ship.

Xiao Weiqing washed up and changed into casual clothes.

He first sent messages to Wei Lan and Ning Xing to let them know he was safe, then began to take stock of his gains from this relic trip.

Xiao Weiqing believed the most important gain this time was the Starry Sky Contemplation Method, a true Divine Soul training method passed down by the God teacher. The speed of cultivating Mental Energy alone far surpassed the azure dragon stele; it was definitely no ordinary item.

Next was the thousand flame blade, the companion weapon of a Seventh Realm Expert.

However, for now, it needed to be continuously nurtured with his Dantian before its power could be slowly unleashed.

Then there was the mind spirit fruit.

Additionally, there were over two hundred elemental stones, exotic plants and herbs worth 70,000 points, Teng Hai still owed him 100,000 points, and Huang Yitong had a final payment of 7,000.

"Somehow, Huang Yitong's 7,000 points feels a bit low."

"No, I can't let it get to my head."

Xiao Weiqing shook his head, pushing the thought out of his mind. Since when did 7,000 points feel like a small amount?

Thinking of this.

He walked out of his room and headed to where Huang Yitong was staying.

*Knock! Knock!*

Xiao Weiqing knocked on the door.

"Who is it?"

"It's that annoying brat."

Two voices came from inside, one was Huang Yitong's, and the other was milky and childish.

Huang Yitong opened the door and saw Xiao Weiqing.

"Xiao Weiqing?"

"Do you need something from me?"

Xiao Weiqing nodded.

Huang Yitong suddenly thought of something and said crossly, "You're here for the final payment, aren't you?"

"What are you thinking? I'm here to consult you about something."

"Of course, if you can settle the final payment now, that would be even better."

As he spoke, Xiao Weiqing picked up the Orange Cat and started petting it.

"You bastard brat, let go of me right now!"

"Second Girl, you're not allowed to call yourself that lady."

"Oh, you bastard brat, hurry up and let go of this girl."

Xiao Weiqing didn't let go and continued to knead the Orange Cat. Honestly, the feel of a cat from the Spirit Beast realm was exceptionally good.

Seeing her contracted Spirit Beast looking like it had lost all hope in life, Huang Yitong couldn't bear it and said:

"Xiao Weiqing, let go of Second Girl, okay? I've transferred the final payment to you."

"Thanks."

Xiao Weiqing returned the Orange Cat to Huang Yitong.

"By the way, I heard Qin Tian say your grandfather is the Luo River Chairman of the Great Xia Chamber of Commerce. You must know a lot about precious Heaven And Earth Treasures."

"Yeah, I know a bit. Is there something you want to know?"

Xiao Weiqing returned the Orange Cat to Huang Yitong and said seriously, "Do you know about elemental essence crystals?"

"Yes, I do. They are formed when elemental stones recrystallize for some reason. The formation time for every elemental essence crystal is very long."

"Have you heard of Crimson Flame Hair? It's also from a Spirit Beast, the special hair on a Crimson Flame Spirit Monkey."

Huang Yitong frowned. "I've heard of it. It seems it can be used as a material for Artifact Refining."

"Then do you know what commonality these two have?"

"Commonality?"

Huang Yitong was suddenly stumped by the question.

At this moment, Second Girl spoke up.

"Brat, beg me, and I'll tell you."

Xiao Weiqing narrowed his eyes. "You know? Tell me."

"Hmph, why should this girl tell you? You beg... me..."

"I... I... Don't shake... Don't... I'll talk..."

Xiao Weiqing stopped and returned the Orange Cat to Huang Yitong.

Huang Yitong wanted to cry but had no tears. She hadn't even had time to react before Second Girl was snatched away. She felt like Second Girl's neck was about to be shaken off by Xiao Weiqing.

"Both of these things contain divine charm."