Chapter 298 – The Cloud Bookcase of the Seven Lots (2/2)

The Path of White Bone and Great Beauty was her only choice.

As a result, even without Ma Buyi, she would still slow down her cultivation. This just happened to provide her with a good excuse. Moreover, polishing a rock could assist her in understanding the mountain too.

She was quite interested in the divination techniques of the ancient cultivations, as while the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty did include techniques like that, her cultivation was still too low right now. It was beyond her reach. Right now, all she could do was start with the simple stuff and gain a prior understanding as some preparation for the future.

Ma Buyi said, “This isn’t a place for me to pass this onto you. Come back to Antiquity island with me!”

Xiao An glanced at Li Qingshan. Li Qingshan smiled. “Go and cultivate properly with school leader Ma. I just happen to be planning to cultivate in the afternoon.”

After seeing off Xiao An, Li Qingshan was about to return to his room to cultivate with some pills.

Liu Chuanfeng suddenly stood up. “I- I have a good place for cultivation here.”

“Oh?”

Liu Chuanfeng brought Li Qingshan into the depths of the courtyard. There was an empty space around the centre of the huge courtyard. The surroundings were all sealed up. Li Qingshan had not discovered this place during the morning.

There was a formation engraved on the empty ground. It was very similar to the Spirit Gathering formation Li Qingshan had once seen in the seclusion room in the Hawkwolf Guard, but it was much larger and more complicated. The grooves had already been filled with spiritual stones too, and they seemed different from regular, inferior spiritual stones.

Li Qingshan wanted to extend his hand over, but he was immediately forced back by a great power. He was unable to take a single step towards the formation. He could feel that even if he transformed, he would not be able to smash through this power.

Liu Chuanfeng took out his waist tablet. The waist tablets of school leaders were different from those of regular disciples. They were extremely detailed. Half of it depicted clouds, but various figures, plants, and beasts were conjured within the clouds. Every single one of them were as small as a mustard seed, yet they were also depicted in minute detail.

Liu Chuanfeng raised the tablet, and the formation flashed gently, producing a thrum. It was like some kind of mechanism had been activated. Liu Chuanfeng invited Li Qingshan to enter.

Li Qingshan made his way into the formation. This time, nothing obstructed him.

As soon as he set foot in the formation, Li Qingshan felt an extremely pure and tremendous energy. It was much more powerful than the energy in the Hawkwolf Guard’s seclusion room.

And, he could even sense that the formation did not just gather the spiritual qi of the world. There was also some kind of huge, complicated system that resonated with it.

Li Qingshan was right. It was the tremendous formation that enveloped the entire academy. The formation on Cloudwisp island was one of its components.

To be chosen by the Academy of the Hundred Schools, the Lake of Dragons and Snakes had always been a rare blessed land, while the islands chosen by the nine standard schools were blessed lands among blessed lands. Spiritual veins crossed through below each island, while the place where they chose to build the formations were on the openings of the spiritual veins.

Gathered through the formation, the spiritual qi had reached an unbelievable density. It was quite a rare holy land for cultivation. However, only the various school leaders had the right to cultivate there. Even the primary disciples did not have the right.

However, with how much the school of Novels had already declined, the various rules only existed in name now. Liu Chuanfeng had witnessed Li Qingshan’s wealth before too, so he was unable to think of anything aside from this that could interest him.

Standing in the formation, Li Qingshan gained a deeper understanding of the importance of “environment” out of the four crucial elements to cultivation—wealth, companionship, method, and environment. If he cultivated here, it would be countless times more effective even if Qi Practitioners were unable to absorb the spiritual qi of the world.

And, he could absorb the spiritual qi of the world. His cultivation as a Qi Practitioner was about to take a qualitative leap forward.

He was unable to completely understand the value of this formation, but he knew that he had to pay spiritual stones whenever he used any facilities according to the rules of the academy. He was just about to ask.

Liu Chuanfeng said, “Cultivate well.” before turning around and leaving. Originally, he wanted to use his drunkenness to speak a few words of truth and touch Li Qingshan, but he never expected it to achieve the exact opposite effect. He was completely dejected now. He had already given up on hope. If a person like him practised the arts of the school of Novels, it truly would be a waste!

Looking at Liu Chuanfeng’s rather lonely figure, Li Qingshan said, “Hold on.”

Liu Chuanfeng turned around, and Li Qingshan said sincerely, “Thank you!”

Liu Chuanfeng forced out a smile. “You’re welcome. You’re the only disciple of our school of Novels after all.”

“But I’m very sorry.” Li Qingshan kept clear tabs on his debts of kindness. He had to pay him back, but he could not waste his precious time on a futureless cultivation method as a form of payback.

Liu Chuanfeng said, “There’s no need to say anything. I understand. I won’t try to force you into it anymore.”

Li Qingshan said, “Why must you write those kinds of books?”

Liu Chuanfeng lowered his head and clenched his fist. “I don’t want to write that stuff either. You know that the novels I write are, are trash. But no one is willing to read what I write seriously. If no one reads my novels, I can’t gather any power of belief.”

“Then why don’t you just abandon the cultivation method of the school of Novels? With your cultivation at the tenth layer, all you need to do is put in a bit of work, and there’s a great chance that you’ll reach Foundation Establishment.”

“If I do that, I’ll just be a regular cultivator, and the path of the school of Novels will really end for good. The previous school leader, who was also my master, held my hand before he passed away, telling me to continue the legacy of the school of Novels. You might look down on me, but regardless of what you think of me, I’m a novelist!”

With that, a great burden seemed to be lifted from Liu Chuanfeng’s shoulders. He raised his head and murmured, “Master, I’ve done everything I can.”

“Revitalising the school of Novels is not necessarily impossible,” Li Qingshan suddenly said at this moment.

Liu Chuanfeng turned around in a hurry. “You’re willing to practise the arts of my school of Novels?”

Li Qingshan said, “I never said that.”

“Then…?”

“However, I might be able to help you. Though, I do have one condition. Recall and destroy all of those… novels.”

Liu Chuanfeng wanted to object instinctually. Those pieces of trash were all the treasure he had left.