166: Purple

Xiao Weiqing glanced at Qian Yi.

The reason he chose the fire spirit wood heart was actually to fuse the Samadhi True Fire.

In the Demon Realm, Xiao Weiqing had tried using other elemental essence crystals and found that they could also facilitate the Fusion of Samadhi True Fire.

This proved his hypothesis was correct; any divine charm could serve as nourishment for fusing Samadhi True Fire.

Since that was the case, he would naturally choose the most cost-effective divine charm substance.

The fire spirit wood heart was exactly that.

Thirty thousand points could be exchanged for 10-13 units of divine charm, which worked out to be cheaper than Red Flame Fur and far more cost-effective than elemental essence crystals.

Of course.

He certainly couldn't tell Qian Yi this directly.

“Teacher Qian, I have already broken through the weilü pass, and nourishing my companion weapon is much faster than before.”

“What?”

Qian Yi stood up abruptly, her beautiful eyes flashing with shock.

After a long while.

Only then did Qian Yi regain her composure, saying admiringly:

“Xiao Weiqing, your excellence is peerless.”

“You flatter me, Teacher. About that fire spirit wood heart...”

“I'll help you exchange for it.”

Qian Yi agreed immediately.

She then stepped forward two paces, and a scented handkerchief floated out from her body.

“Weiqing, take this.”

Xiao Weiqing was stunned. He had seen this before; Qian Yi had given it to him last time, but he had thought it was just an ordinary handkerchief then.

“This is...”

Qian Yi leaned down, her red lips parting slightly near Xiao Weiqing's ear as she whispered:

“This is a fragmented Divine Soul cultivation method. This is what I obtained during the relic assessment back then, which allowed me to reach the Sixth Realm in just nine years with only a Level 5 Extraordinary Talent. Now, I am within arm's reach of the Seventh Realm.”

“You brat, you're getting a bargain. This thing is quite old and can only be used for comprehension by one more person. After you've meditated on it, it will likely be destroyed. Now, don't say I don't look after you... you little rogue!”

“Still looking!”

Qian Yi stood up straight, clutching her collar. Her face was flushed crimson as she glared at Xiao Weiqing fiercely.

Xiao Weiqing swallowed hard.

There was a saying that was indeed true.

When you gaze into the abyss, the master of the abyss gazes back at you.

“Thank you, Teacher.”

“I'll transfer the points to you later. I'll leave the fire spirit wood heart to you.”

After saying that.

Xiao Weiqing grabbed the handkerchief and stood up to leave, nearly tripping over his chair.

Seeing Xiao Weiqing's panicked retreat, Qian Yi burst into laughter.

“You little rascal, hmph!”

Carrying the still-warm handkerchief, Xiao Weiqing didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he was far away from Qian Yi's small courtyard.

“So Teacher Qian likes purple.”

...Back at the Villa.

Xiao Weiqing carefully examined the handkerchief.

Upon closer inspection, he found faint cracks on the pure white handkerchief.

“Comprehend?”

“How do I comprehend this?”

“Isn't it said that Divine Soul methods cannot be recorded?”

He had no other choice.

He had to brazenly send a message to ask Qian Yi.

Ding!~

Qian Yi replied instantly.

“Idiot, use Mental Energy!”

Closing his Wristband.

Xiao Weiqing radiated his Mental Energy and touched the handkerchief. In an instant, his consciousness was pulled into a pitch-black starry sky.

“This is?”

Xiao Weiqing felt it was very familiar.

“Isn't this the Starry Sky Contemplation Method?”

When Xiao Weiqing's Mental Energy broke through to Level 28, he had finally seen the complete patterns of the starry sky map. They weren't foreign to him; these patterns actually had another name: Constellation Maps.

However, the starry sky area in the one Qian Yi gave him was very small, less than a third of the starry sky map in Xiao Weiqing's mind.

Furthermore, the celestial phenomena in the starry sky flickered dimly and were not clear at all. The Azure Dragon pattern was somewhat fragmented, and the White Tiger pattern was only half-complete.

Xiao Weiqing withdrew from the meditation.

The white light that had been emanating from the handkerchief immediately dimmed.

“I'll find an opportunity to give this to Wei Lan.”

The next day.

Qian Yi delivered the fire spirit wood heart.

Xiao Weiqing hurriedly opened it after receiving it.

The fire spirit wood heart was a palm-sized piece of wood core, orange throughout. The wood grain on the surface was not like ordinary growth rings but looked like the veins of flowing lava. It felt warm to the touch.

He couldn't wait to test it out.

Carefully absorbing the energy within, the energies of the three fires—Essence, Qi, and Spirit—within his body rapidly fused.

In just a few minutes.

A wisp of Samadhi True Fire formed, drifting within Xiao Weiqing's body.

“Success. After breaking through the pass, fusing the Samadhi True Fire is much faster.”

“Recover.”

“Continue.”

...In the afternoon.

The cycle repeated.

Xiao Weiqing was immersed in the pleasure of fusing Samadhi True Fire, never tiring of it.

Until a few days later, when he received a communication from Ning Xing.

“Teacher.”

“Come over for a moment.” Ning Xing's voice was as loud as ever, though there seemed to be a hint of frustration in his tone.

Ten minutes later.

“Teacher, you were looking for me?”

“Why didn't you tell me?”

“What?”

Xiao Weiqing was baffled, and then his heart began to race. “Could it be that Teacher misunderstood about me using the fire spirit wood heart?”

“You broke through the weilü pass, why didn't you tell me?”

“Ah?”

Xiao Weiqing found Ning Xing's expression a bit amusing. “Teacher, how did you know?”

“That fellow Xue Yuan told me.”

“What did you promise me last time?”

“Teacher, I'm sorry. I didn't have time to say anything. I happened to run into Uncle Xue after entering the Demon Realm, and he discovered it.”

“Then have you broken through the Jiaji Pass?”

Xiao Weiqing was stunned and gave a bitter smile. “Teacher, it's not that fast. I just broke the weilü pass, and I'm still a long way from Spiritual Qi Perfection.”

“This is my last warning to you. Next time you make a Breakthrough, notify me immediately.”

“Alright, Teacher, I promise.”

“Mm.”

“Take this.”

Ning Xing pulled a handful of things out of his shorts pocket; they looked like some kind of seeds.

Xiao Weiqing took them and counted; there were 20 in total.

“Teacher, what are these?”

“Golden Sunflower Lotus Seeds, a Level 2 divine charm substance. Use them to nourish your companion weapon.”

“Thank you, Teacher.” Xiao Weiqing was overjoyed.

A Level 2 divine charm substance contained at least 10 units of divine charm; these 20 seeds meant 200 units of divine charm.

Xiao Weiqing carefully put them away.

Ning Xing took a puff of his cigar and said, “Tomorrow is 2123.”

“Happy New Year, Teacher!”

Ning Xing: “?”

“Is that the point?”

“Then what do you mean?”

“At the beginning of every year, the Great Xia Supernatural Education Department hosts the Supernatural University Exchange Competition. The academy has already received the notice; it's confirmed to be held on January 15th. This time, the location is Great Xia's Jingdu Prefecture.”

“Oh.”

“Teacher, are there rewards?” Xiao Weiqing asked; that was all he cared about.

“Yes, but this time is different from previous years. The Azure Dragon Academy will also participate in this year's Exchange Competition.”

“Azure Dragon Academy?”

Xiao Weiqing murmured, a familiar face appearing in his mind—that girl with the ponytail.

“Teacher, what kind of place is the Azure Dragon Academy? Why aren't they in the ladder system?”

Back during recruitment, according to what Lin Tao said, the Azure Dragon Academy was clearly better than Luo Jiang Academy, and even better than Great Xia Academy.

Ning Xing was silent for a long time before saying, “The Azure Dragon Academy is on an island overseas from Great Xia. It's a place where the Azure Dragon Divine Hall Cultivates talent.”

“Azure Dragon Divine Hall?”

“Yes, a Divine Hall. All four existing major nations have them. They suddenly appeared on Blue Star a hundred years ago.”

Xiao Weiqing said, “Teacher, have you seen a god? I heard about the deeds of gods more than once in Civilization Relic No. 1.”

“I haven't, and I don't believe in gods.”

“Do you?”

Xiao Weiqing shook his head. “I don't believe either. What decent person believes in gods?”

Ning Xing laughed loudly. “Exactly, that's the spirit.”

“However, there are indeed Realms beyond the Ninth Realm. Beings who reach such a Realm are referred to as gods.”

“Has anyone on our Blue Star ever reached that Realm?”

Ning Xing shook his head. “I don't know. It's said that Dongfang Hao once reached it, but no one saw it with their own eyes.”

“Then where is he?”

“Missing.”

“Enough of that.”

Ning Xing said solemnly, “What I want to tell you is that Great Xia's relationship with the Azure Dragon Divine Hall is not good. You must go all out in this Exchange Competition; you absolutely cannot let the Azure Dragon Academy take the championship.”

“Teacher, is the Azure Dragon Academy strong?”