Chapter 59 - Absorb to Your Hearts Content! (1/2)
Chapter 59: Absorb to Your Heart’s Content!
Thewas extra chilly with the autumn winds
Inside the shabby wooden shed, Ni Wen changed into the old but mended academy uniform There was so to sell in the market
When Ni Wen reached the kitchen, the older wos stood up and wiped her hands on her apron
“Little Wen, you’re awake?” the woman said with a smile She had beautiful features but the years had not been kind to her The e diminished her beauty, a floorn out by life
The wo fro to the Spirit PaGoda today? You need to give your very best Mother’s not capable of buying spirit crystals to help with your cultivation, but I know you can only change your fate through cultivation If you e to excel in the Imperial Examination, our lives will be a bed of roses I don’t need to sell tofu pudding at the break of dawn”
The woman tidied a few loose strands frolimmer in her weather-beaten eyes
Ni Wen bit her lips and received the egg fro Worried it would be chilled by the autu it in her pouch
“I will do ave her very best
The woman tidied Ni Wen’s hair, satisfied, and said, “Go, remember to keep your distance from those rich kids Your priority is the Imperial Examination”
Ni Wen’s expression flickered after hearing her mother’s words She quickly answered and ran off with the wared into a fresh set of robes He then opened the door and stepped outside
He stretched lazily in the chilly autu Manor Old Fang had stayed at the entertaining house until late at night, hence was still asleep but he had ordered the servants to prepare breakfast
After Fang Lang had eaten, he carried the sword box containing the Bloo Lotus Sword and the Obsidian Sword and walked out onto the bustling main street He walked towards the direction of the acaderound was a carpet of dried leaves blown by the autu!
The tiathered on the practice grounds started to ht at the center of the practice grounds was a gigantic lapis lazuli paGoda There were nine floors, each shone brilliantly as if they were made of spirit crystals
There were invisible runes surrounding the lapis lazuli tower, absorbing the spiritual energy fro up the atmosphere around the academy
Before the paGoda stood fifty students in academy robes
Headmaster Cui, Mentor Wen and two other court officials were present
The two officials in official robes had soley around them was dense and focused Their cultivation should not be underesti the Spirit PaGoda
“Headmaster Cui, it’s time You can let the students in The Spirit PaGoda will only stay open for two days After that, we need to send it back to the Ministry of Rites,” one official said to Headh he was an official, he had to be respectful of this old ently, his white beard swaying in the autuin”
Immediately, two spell talismans appeared in the officials’ hands I the runes on the talisht burst from the talismans and struck the lowest level of the lapis lazuli paGoda
The Spirit PaGoda’s entrance slowly opened, releasing a strong burst of spiritual energy The students were amazed by the exquisite architecture
The two officials turned around and stared sternly at the fifty students
“You’ve been selected by Luojiang Academy to enter Spirit PaGoda This is your chance, start absorbing the spiritual energy and cultivate after entering the tower It is forbidden to destroy anything inside the tower You will be disqualified if you do so and shall be jailed according to the Tang Dynasty’s laws,” the official warned
He then continued to brief the the Spirit PaGoda “Once you enter the tower, there are nine levels Each level has a different density of spiritual energy Siy will differ You need to search for the level that contains the spiritual energy that is suited to your current ability Reht after that, the two officials turned aside, opening the path towards the Spirit PaGoda
The students on the practice field roared in excite They hispering, a blush appeared on Ni Wen’s face from ti Lang He raised his chin and said, “Lang’zi, stay behindfor this for the past few days I can finally let it all out I will definitely aim for the sword master level in the Spirit PaGoda! Most of the spiritual pressure will be aimed towards me when I rank up You can avoid most of it if you stay behind me,” said Liu Bubai
Then, Liu Bubai turned around to look at Ni Wen He frowned and raised his chin “You too Follow me and you’ll succeed!”
Liu Bubai shouted his catchphrase
He swore that he would not be the freeloader this ti!
He wanted to prove hihed “I shall depend on you then”
Ni Wen thought about it and answered softly, “Thank you”
Liu Bubai harrumphed and lifted his head as he basked in the appreciation
Leading others to victory was his forte!
“Children, it’s time to enter Relax your reed takes you nowhere,” Headmaster Cui reminded them kindly
The students entered the Spirit PaGoda in an orderly manner
Liu Bubaiand Ni Wen followed closely behind
Mentor Wen, Headmaster Cui and the others watched while the fifty prized students of Luojiang Acade the first level, they were surrounded by dense spiritual energies There was a weight on their shoulders due to the iy, also known as the spiritual pressure
Fang Lang lifted his head to look at the peak of the Spirit PaGoda He saw a spirit crystal suspended like a chandelier, shi+ning brilliantly like a sun it was enclosed by runes on eight sides—runes that put hihtly lit by its brilliance
This was the base of the Spirit PaGoda, created frorade spell mastery runes
There were nine levels, each level had increasing spiritual pressure The spiritual pressure would be almost unbearable at the peak of the paGoda
Most of the students took a deep breath once they entered the tower—iy rushed into their bodies
The walls of the Spirit PaGoda were filled with profound rune carvings, containing all sorts of principles and dictums Cultivation was made easy in a place like this