87: Return to the academy and add a contact list

After coming out, Chu Xiong and the others were radiating glory.

This time, several of them had gained immense benefits in the Immortal's Palace, and their strength had also broken through.

"After I go back, I'll enter seclusion to assault the Soulfire Realm Seventh Level. Once I succeed, I'll challenge the top fifty of the Holy Spirit Rankings when I come out," Chu Xiong clenched his fists, his face filled with heroic ambition.

Li Xueer's strength was comparable to Chu Xiong's. Although she had already broken through to the Soulfire Realm Seventh Level, her Realm was not yet stable, so she still needed to stabilize her Realm upon returning.

"Sister Wan, how far do you plan to challenge on the Holy Spirit Rankings when you go back?" Li Xueer asked with curiosity. Yu Yiwan's previous strength was absolutely extraordinary, subtly showing the potential to break into the top fifty.

"Sister Wan is at the peak of the Soulfire Realm Seventh Level now. After going back into seclusion to break through to the Soulfire Realm Eighth Level, her combat power will probably rival the Soulfire Realm Ninth Level, and she'll be able to challenge the top ten," Chu Xiong said with considerable envy.

"The top ten? Don't flatter me too much," Yu Yiwan said with a wry smile. "Which one of the top ten doesn't possess strength exceeding that of an ordinary Soulfire Realm Ninth Level? Not to mention the top ten, the threshold for the top thirty of the Holy Spirit Rankings basically requires combat power to reach that of a typical Soulfire Realm Ninth Level."

Qin Ding listened to their conversation from the side and then gained a general understanding of the strength of the Holy Spirit Rankings.

"Then do you know the strength of the top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings?" Qin Ding asked at this moment. This was the question he cared about most.

"The top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings? It seems you want to compete for the Three Secrets this time," Yu Yiwan was also incredibly intelligent, deducing his intention from Qin Ding's question.

Qin Ding did not hide it and directly said, "I want to give it a try."

At this moment, Yu Yiwan, Chu Xiong, and Li Xueer all looked much more solemn. Afterward, Yu Yiwan slowly said, "The strength of the top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings is extremely terrifying. All three of them possess the ability to step into the Forging Body Realm at any time, but because of the Three Secrets, they are suppressing their cultivation."

"However, even if they haven't stepped into the Forging Body Realm, their true combat power has already reached the Forging Body Realm."

Qin Ding was not surprised by Yu Yiwan's description.

The top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings were equivalent to the top three of the Saintly Way Academy. Due to the unique nature of the Academy, the number of Prodigies in the Saintly Way Academy far exceeded that of other Supreme Powers. To be able to rank in the top three there was enough to demonstrate their talent, and it was not surprising for them to challenge across Realms.

"We haven't looked into overly detailed information. You can search for more data carefully when you return to the Academy."

After all, the three of them were too far from the top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings, and they usually hadn't collected information in that regard.

After leaving that lightning domain, Chu Xiong immediately said, "I don't plan to explore this Secret Realm anymore. I want to return to the Academy now to enter seclusion and assault the Soulfire Realm Seventh Level."

"I also plan to go straight back and enter seclusion to assault the Soulfire Realm Eighth Level," Yu Yiwan had the same plan as Chu Xiong.

Li Xueer, on the other hand, stated that she was also preparing to return to the Academy to enter seclusion and stabilize her Realm.

As for Qin Ding, his purpose in coming to this Secret Realm was for the so-called Immortal ruins. Exploring the Secret Realm? He had no interest.

They traveled at full speed within the Secret Realm. Since their group of four was quite strong and they wore the Saintly Way Academy's emblem, no one troubled them along the way. After a day of travel, they successfully arrived at the gathering point within the Secret Realm for returning to the Saintly Way Academy.

At the gathering point, the four of them did not rest but directly stepped into the teleportation array to return to the Academy.

Upon arriving at the Academy, Chu Xiong cupped his hands to Qin Ding and smiled, "Saint Qin Ding, can I add your communication stone imprint?"

"You can," Qin Ding thought for a moment and agreed.

This made Chu Xiong quite excited. Of course, he also added the communication stone imprints of Yu Yiwan and Li Xueer later on.

The communication stone imprints in this world were similar to instant messaging apps like WeChat in his previous life.

It was just that in his previous life, it relied on the internet, while in this world, it relied on spiritual energy transmission.

Of course, Chu Xiong had his own ideas for wanting Qin Ding's communication stone imprint. He was going to graduate from Saintly Way Academy in two years. Every year during the Saintly Way Academy's graduation season, people from various powers would come to recruit, similar to a college graduation season in Qin Ding's previous life.

Most students didn't have strong backgrounds, and under normal circumstances, they would choose to join some power.

After all, if a Loose Cultivator had no background or resources, their cultivation progress would be very slow unless they encountered an Opportunity. For ordinary students, how to join a power was what they considered.

However, for someone like Chu Xiong, there were certainly many first-rate powers that would actively recruit him, but he clearly wanted a better option.

Top-tier powers actually didn't lack ordinary Prodigies, unless you performed exceptionally well within the Saintly Way Academy; otherwise, they wouldn't actively recruit. Of course, if Chu Xiong went to join a top-tier power, they wouldn't refuse, but in that case, his status within that top-tier power would naturally be lower.

As for Supreme Powers, they generally considered the top ten of the Holy Spirit Rankings. Because many Supreme Powers simply didn't lack Prodigies, for example, the Qin Family, to be honest, they had a plethora of Prodigies. Someone like Qin Ning, who failed to compete for the Quasi-Saint Child position, still ranked seventh on the Holy Spirit Rankings when he came to Saintly Way Academy.

If Chu Xiong wanted to join the Qin Family and went there actively, it's estimated the Qin Family wouldn't consider it much, and even if they did, he would probably be assigned to a relatively remote area within the Qin Family's jurisdiction.

Because the Qin Family was a Family-type power, resources were prioritized for clan members. Those from outside who joined were generally extended Family members, and their status in the Qin Family was even lower than that of branch families and collateral lines.

Of course, that was in the case of not being recognized by a major figure of the Qin Family. If Chu Xiong could gain Qin Ding's recognition and join the Qin Family,

He would immediately be assigned a relatively good position, branded as part of Qin Ding's lineage, and his future Dao path would be smooth sailing.

Chu Xiong also held this idea, wanting to cling to Qin Ding's thigh.

After everyone parted ways, when Qin Ding returned to the new student area, he also attracted the attention of many people.

After all, Qin Ding was now considered a prominent figure in the Academy, attracting attention wherever he went.

Not long after Qin Ding returned to his courtyard, Qin Ning came to pay his respects.

"Your information is quite well-informed. I just arrived, and you already got the news."

Qin Ding's tone was quite satisfied, indicating that Qin Ning was still quite attentive to him.

"Saint, these are some Secret Realm Opportunity materials I've collected."

Qin Ning took out a jade slip and handed it to Qin Ding.

Qin Ding took it and, with a sweep of his Divine Sense, finished reading the information inside.

Inside were mostly intelligence about places where Venerables had resided or lived, and of course, there were also two pieces of news about Immortals,

It's just that those two pieces of news were both marked as "suspected" and their credibility was noted as low.

"Thank you for your hard work, but this information is not very useful to me for now."

Qin Ding also put down the jade slip.

"Not very useful?" Qin Ning was slightly puzzled, and then he noticed Qin Ding's current cultivation.