Chapter 306 – Secluded Cultivation Below the Island (1/2)

Li Qingshan took out another piece of Cursive Sword Calligraphy. With the foundation from refining the mid grade Cursive Sword Calligraphy, he was confident he already possessed the ability to refine this fragment.

However, he still ended up stowing it away again after hesitating for quite a while.

The infiltration of sword qi was easy to deal with, but when the sword intent invaded his mind, it would be far too dangerous.

The head, also known as the spirit platform within the world of cultivation, even surpassed the dantian and the sea of qi in terms of importance for cultivation.

And, it was extremely fragile too. If his meridians were torn to shreds and his dantian was destroyed, there was still hope for him to repair them, but once his mind was injured, he would become psychotic at best.

He was not in any life-threatening danger right now, so there was no need for him to take this risk.

At this moment, the bug pouch on his waist writhed. Li Qingshan opened it and let out Milliped.

Milliped had grown much longer. He moved his body about and scurried through the bamboo forest rapidly as soon as he emerged. “I’m getting smothered to death.”

Spring and summer had always been the times when insects were the most lively. It was obviously very uncomfortable for him to be trapped in the bug pouch.

Li Qingshan felt slightly ashamed. Ever since he had entered the academy, he had been occupied, and he had even been more busy than usual lately. He had been focusing on the path of the sword, so he ended up neglecting his friend, Milliped.

After letting out Milliped for some exercise, he opened the bug pouch. “Just bear with it a little longer. I’ll bring you some good food later.”

He returned to the courtyard of the school of Novels, and Liu Chuanfeng demanded, “You’re back. Give me two thousand spiritual stones.”

Li Qingshan asked, “Two thousand spiritual stones for what?”

Liu Chuanfeng smiled. “For the battle with Chu Tian, obviously. Liu Zhangqing has already agreed to it. You really need to thank me properly this time around.”

Li Qingshan counted out two thousand spiritual stones and handed it to him. He asked in confusion, “Why do I have to thank you?”

As it turned out, Liu Zhangqing had originally disagreed with the battle between Chu Tian and Li Qingshan when he heard about it in the school of Confucianism. As the lord prefect of the region, he did have some honour about him. This matter would affect Chu Tian and Xiao An too, the two geniuses of the academy. He was reluctant to create any internal trouble.

And, this matter involved more than a single school in the academy.

Li Qingshan had no idea on how to react. If they could not fight, then they could not fight. It was not like he had any particularly deep grievances with Chu Tian. Liu Chuanfeng sure was impressive in this aspect.

During this time, Hao Pingyang and Zhang Lanqing had come to visit too. They came twice. They wanted to ask him why he was not attending class, but when they saw how he was working hard on his swordsmanship, they left without disturbing him.

They also knew about the gamble going on between Li Qingshan and Zhu Tian. Right now, increasing his personal strength was obviously the priority, so he could only set forging artifacts aside for now.

Li Qingshan asked, “Fubai still hasn’t returned?”

Liu Chuanfeng said, “Senior brother has sent back a message. He has basically set up the structure already, and the Cloudwisp association is almost ready for opening. He has invited both of us over to celebrate later!”

Li Qingshan admired Sun Fubai’s ability very much. In such a large world, he was able to mobilise so many resources and achieve this step in just twenty odd days. It really was impressive.

If he were responsible for this, he probably could not finish it even if he had half a year. It had nothing to do with his intelligence. Instead, he lacked experience and contacts. It sure lived up to the saying that old people were like living treasure.

“Very good. Though, I might not be able to attend the opening ceremony. I’m preparing to cultivate in seclusion for a while.”