Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery-Chapter 166 - 158 College Entrance Exam_1

The two girls chatted for a while and inquired about some challenges with their cultivation methods, then said farewell and departed.

The gold-attribute spiritual energy in this place was too rich, making them very uncomfortable.

Additionally, they had just entered the cultivation world, where everything was still novel, and their cultivation bases were quickly growing. It was a prime time for cultivation, not to be wasted.

"Today, isn’t it the day the Nine Heavens Relics, which happens every three years, ends?"

Jiang Ding mused to himself, paying close attention to this matter.

The relics inside the Empty Mysterious Crystal Copper, made into a semi-spatial concealment coating, would be greatly beneficial for his future Air-Space Warplane, and the flying sword could also make use of it.

Although there was still quite some time before he reached foundation building, he always needed to plan ahead to avoid panic when the time came.

In a thought, he took out a radiant golden metallic lotus flower.

It was one of the supreme heritages of the Qiyu Sect, the "Pure Yang Golden Lotus Book," and also the control hub for Jinlingshan Mountain’s second-order top-grade array, which even mortals could rely on to perform some foolproof operations.

He connected with the surveillance arrays around Jinlingshan Mountain.

Indeed, he saw several cultivators from the Qi Practicing Realm passing by in the distance, ranging from the early to late stages of their realm. Many were injured, yet they had an expression of relief on their faces as if they had just survived a great calamity.

"It looks like the battle didn’t go well..."

After some thought, Jiang Ding sent a sound transmission to Liu SanQi.

He quickly received a reply.

"Little Ancestor Uncle, the sect has indeed suffered great losses this time exploring the Nine Heavens Relics. Over a hundred disciples from various clans, including inner and outer sect cultivators, participated in the exploration, but only a little over twenty returned."

"The main materials for foundation building such as the Golden Jade Mushroom were meager; the time for the Wood Vein to open the furnace and refine Foundation Building Pills might be delayed again."

"On your behalf, I asked for details from the foundation-building senior who oversaw this matter."

"The disciples who took part in the trial encountered Yu Zitong, the strongest legitimate descendant of the Hua Xue Yu’s Xuetu Hall who has earned the title ’Hua Xuezi.’ Once the Hua Xue Magical Blade was drawn, three Qi Practicing Realm disciples of the sect who had reached complete mastery couldn’t last more than a few rounds before they were defeated and drained of all their essence blood."

"If it weren’t for the others separating and scattering to flee early on, even these twenty-odd people might not have been able to return."

"Hua Xuezi?"

Jiang Ding briefly recalled the related intelligence he had come across these days.

Each generation of the Xuetu Hall Hua Xue Yu’s would cultivate several legitimate descendants, entrust them with the Blood Transformation Knife embryos, provide them with the best resources, and have the best masters instruct them for twenty years.

After twenty years, these legitimate descendants would engage in a life-or-death blood battle within the territory of Chu Country under certain rules.

Many outstanding descendants from the foundation-building clans of Chu Country would also participate, supporting the legitimate descendant they chose, fighting to the death on their cultivation journey, using any means necessary.

Ultimately, only one legitimate descendant would survive, absorb the flesh, mana, knife embryos of all the others, and unify them, earning the title ’Hua Xuezi,’ and advancing to foundation building.

In the same generation, there will only be one Hua Xuezi.

Even if there were multiple, they would soon dwindle down to one.

"It’s not too concerning; this generation’s Hua Xuezi will soon advance to foundation building."

Jiang Ding thought for a moment, then shook his head.

He checked the two Concealment Arrays and then disappeared from sight.

He walked out of the room,

and watched television with his family for a while.

"Xiaoyuan, how have your studies been going recently?"

Lin Wanqiu suddenly asked.

"Same as usual, some improvement. The tutoring classes were not in vain, the money wasn’t wasted. Don’t worry, mom." Jiang Yuan, who had been full of energy a moment before, suddenly slumped on the couch, speaking listlessly.

"That’s good."

For some reason, Lin Wanqiu breathed a sigh of relief.

As the College Entrance Exam approached,

Jiang Ding’s time in seclusion significantly increased. He stayed in his room all day, and it had been long since he ate three meals a day; he was seen only occasionally, at most once a day during meals.

Most cultivators were like this.

She was somewhat concerned that if Jiang Yuan, her little clumsy bird, also flew away, she would feel very lonely.

"You should learn from your brother and work a little harder."

Lin Wanqiu put on a stern face, "Like the huge tree phantom in the sky a few days ago, my colleague said that it was an illusion attack by an Outer Realm cultivator. Even foundation-building seniors were affected. If you could be like your brother, you wouldn’t get hurt so easily."

"Just like the last time when cultivators from Xuanwu Heavenly Palace broke through the realm and invaded, hundreds of people died all at once..."

"I know already!"

She was nagging, and the little girl quickly grew impatient, covering her ears to watch television.

"An illusion attack?"

Jiang Ding was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening.

Usually, when a cultivator comprehends top-tier sword intent, the structure of their Divine Soul suddenly undergoes complex specialization. Such a cultivator grasps the trends that align with the Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi, and such abrupt changes can trigger celestial phenomena within a certain range. It was not surprising.

"Xuanwu Heavenly Palace..."

Jiang Ding murmured to himself inwardly, thinking of a classmate from the next class who died last semester due to the invasion of realm-breaking cultivators.

He heard that the classmate had excellent Martial Dao aptitude and had already broken through to Eaglet Qi at an early age—it was a future bright with promise, and becoming a Foundation-building cultivator was not out of the question.

Yet, he had died suddenly.

"Think of a way to make a jade tablet or something that seals Sword Qi."

He remembered the trump cards like Hei Jin and other Xiantian disciples possessed, sealing the strike of a Xiantian Martial Artist. He could now do the same, and with Sword Intent, it would be even more precise and formidable, not harming those he wished to protect.

"Make a couple when there’s time."

Noting this down, he slightly closed his eyes and fell into cultivation.

"Dingding..."

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Lin Wanqiu looked at him helplessly.

Anytime, anywhere—at one moment, he seemed perfectly normal; the next, he would immediately enter a state of cultivation. With this ability, my son should be very strong, right?

...

Time, without one realizing it, passed by more than a month.

In the cultivation room,

Jiang Ding opened his eyes, his aura fluctuating before finally stabilizing at the peak of the Xiantian realm.

"The path of Xiantian has reached its end."

He sighed.

Not only that, with Xiantian True Qi and a Divine Soul three times stronger than a cultivator of the same realm, his progress in academic subjects soared at an astonishing pace, his grades skyrocketing improbably fast.

Whoosh!

With a thought from Jiang Ding, the blue-gold tree that had swallowed up hundreds of square miles of sunlight shrank and turned into an Azure Flying Sword that flew into the sky. The tip of the sword trembled several times, splitting into nine deep blue, scorching streams of Sword Qi, while the sword itself disappeared from view, undetectable even by Divine Sense.

"Great Bright Sword Technique"!

With Sword Intent, he could also easily achieve stealth with his Divine Sense.

Nine streams of deep blue Sword Qi formed a net in the sky, their auras connected, and runes faintly appeared around, emanating a terrifying presence.

"Three Talents Formation, interconnected in threes."

"I can set it up in the blink of an eye; this is the standard of a First-order Array Master. My math grades won’t be low,"

Jiang Ding stated confidently.

This was the reward of months of study after forging the Sword of Dao Foundation and advancing to Xiantian.

Formation Method,

The foundation of cultivation.

A cultivator skilled in formation methods won’t be lacking in alchemy, artifact refining, cultivation, or combat.

"Finally, the day has come."

Jiang Ding stood up, looking nostalgically at the No.1 High School Cultivation Room he had used for so long.

Tomorrow is the time for the college entrance exam.

After the exam, everyone will go their separate ways; it might be many years before he comes back here, one of the most important times of his life—three years of high school—slipped away quietly.

"But!"

Jiang Ding’s voice suddenly rose, his eyes flickering with flames, "History will record that the great journey of Lord Jiang Ding, the Nascent Soul Cultivator, starts from here!"

Whoever dares not to record it will be flattened on the spot!