Chapter Seventy-Seven Entering the Academy

  "I never thought you were a cultivator."

  Looking at Qin Tianyi walking from below, Ren Jiuyi's expression was quite unexpected.

  He originally speculated that Qin Tianyi would not pass the second level at all.

  "Qin Tianyi, please advise."

  Qin Tianyi stood before Hou Ci and Chen Yuehong, slightly cupping his hands.

  Renjiu shook his head: "Your body refinement level is not low, but from what I see, it's at most the peak of the outer cauldron. You managed to suppress Fu Ke Yin hastily, but you can't suppress me. It would be a waste of time, let's just go down directly."

  Qin Tianyi slightly furrowed his brow and didn't say much more to Ren Jiuyu.

  "I'd rather offend him."

  The third pass, in his view, was the easiest one.

  "Stubborn and unenlightened, cultivating both body and energy at the same time may have given you great strength in the early stages, even allowing you to challenge higher levels. However, this approach has dispersed your spirit, making it difficult for you to achieve greatness later on. If you had focused on one aspect, you might have already reached the level of external circulation, and we could still have a battle worth fighting. But now..."

  Renjiu said, slowly drawing his sword: "I'll let you understand that even if you cultivate your body and energy to the peak of external perfection, in front of a strong practitioner at the internal perfection level, it's still not worth mentioning..."

  "Number two! Normal mode startup! X-01 mech suit, power-saving mode activated!"

  Before he could finish speaking, Qin Tianyi gave an order in his mind.

  "Bang!"

  Next, the starlight that evolved in the spiritual world shines simultaneously, illuminating every part of the body where the green light points representing the X-01 biological family are located, and igniting these originally dim and latent light points in the cells, blood, and bones of the body.

  "Take this punch!"

  Qin Tianji let out a loud roar, cutting off Ren Jiucuo's words just as he was about to speak. His body suddenly took large strides forward, and with one punch, the air was filled with a deafening explosion that sounded like thunder!

  "Hmm!? What's this...?"

  Originally, there were some careless and arrogant words, but after feeling the terrifying power contained in this sonic boom, their faces suddenly changed: "You are absolutely not an external alchemist!"

  "Boom!"

  As soon as the words were spoken, Qin Tianyi's fist had already heavily landed on Ren Jiuci's horizontal sword in front of him. A huge force burst out from this punch, and the horizontal sword was hit hard, impacting his protective true energy, shattering his protective true energy in one go. The remaining momentum then struck his body, sending him flying backward.

  "Boom!"

  With one punch, Ren Jiuzi's words were blown away. Qin Tianyi's body suddenly turned sharply, as if carrying a terrifying storm, and rushed towards Chen Yuehong to kill him.

  "Not good!"

  Chen Yuehong saw Qin Tianyi's fist fly out and knock Ren Jiuyu away, and she immediately understood the terror of this young man in front of her. Seeing him pounce and kill his way forward, the sword in his hand shot straight out, and the true energy all over his body condensed into a single point, attempting to use that point to break through the surface and block Qin Tianyi's killing blow.

  Chen Yuehong's sword was extremely powerful, and even if Qin Tianqi activated the X-01 biological mech, he might not have been able to completely withstand the terrifying aura of this sword. However, Qin Tianqi suddenly burst out with a terrifying strength that far surpassed that of an inner circle strongman, punching Chen Yuehong flying and causing her extreme mental shock, making her defensive sword unable to withstand his attack.

  "Explode!"

  With a spiritual master-level sense of perception, Qin Tianji captured the flaw in Chen Yuehong's sword and suddenly changed his fist to a finger, pointing heavily at her sword. This precious sword, which had also reached the top grade, was actually broken by Qin Tianji with his bare body.

  Then, Qin Tianyi's other hand struck out again, unleashing a burst of pent-up energy. Although he had restrained most of his strength at the critical moment, he still sent Chen Yuehong flying with one blow. After landing, she retreated over a dozen steps in succession, her face turning pale.

  "Close!"

  Feeling the wave of weakness emanating from the spiritual world, Qin Tianji hastily issued an order.

  The X-01 bio-mech suit shut down, and the green glow that had been flashing inside Qin Tianyi's body quickly dimmed. His spiritual world, which had been severely depleted, finally stabilized a bit.

  This time's mental power consumption is extremely large, but compared to the last time when the oil was exhausted and the lamp was dry, it is a world of difference. The remaining mental power can barely support another activation of the X-01 biological mech suit for a battle of this level.

  "You're a master-level Body Refiner?!"

  Ren Jiu's words were cut off mid-air, and at this moment, he had suppressed the surging energy in his body. His eyes stared fixedly at Qin Tianyi, his face somewhat unsightly.

  Cultivate the body...

  If it weren't for the X-01 power armor, he wouldn't even qualify as a novice.

  Thinking of this, he just shook his head: "I don't count as a true body cultivator, but rather by chance and coincidence, I had an extraordinary encounter and was able to cultivate a mixed yuan giant force that doesn't fear swords or sabers."

  "Not considered a true Body Refiner? What an odd encounter..."

  The most unexpected thing is that it actually allowed a cultivator who wasn't even considered a Body Refiner to possess terrifying combat power that was not inferior to that of a Body Refining Grandmaster...

  This encounter is simply against the heavens.

  But this can also explain why Qin Tianji would cultivate both Body Refining and Qi Refining professions.

  "Have I managed to get past the stage of spiritual connection?"

  Qin Tianyi said, looking around in all directions.

  There were several people on the platforms of the first and second levels, but only Renjiaci and Chen Yuehong stood on the platform of the third level.

  Obviously, those who made it through the levels were very few in number, and only two students from Shenxu Academy had been sent to guard the third level.

  "After passing the three trials, you can already become a member of the Divine Void Academy."

  Renjiu's words were spoken in a gloomy tone.

  In front of Chen Yuehong, he was defeated by Qin Tianyi with a crushing momentum, which naturally made him feel completely humiliated.

  However, the rules of Shenxu Academy apply here, and he didn't dare to disobey. He walked into a room on one side of the small platform, shook one of the golden bells, and in less than a moment, an old man rushed down from the mountain peak.

  The mountain peak where the Divine Void Academy is located is not steep, but the terrain is also very complex. However, this old man's stride has a distance of at least ten meters or more, and such a move has already exceeded the imagination of any great swordsman.

  It was clear that the newcomer was actually a high-ranking swordsman.

  "Have seen Wei Yan in charge of affairs."

  "Your Honor."

  Seeing the old man, Chen Yuehong and Ren Jiucu couldn't help but ignore their injuries and hastily paid their respects.

  He glanced at Chen Yuehong and Ren Jiuci, the old man Wei Yan's gaze had already fallen on Qin Tianyi: "You are this time's challenger? Hmm? Just a great sword cultivator?"

  After finishing speaking, his gaze turned to Chen Yuehong and Ren Jiuci again, with a hint of severity and inquiry.

  When did a student from the Divine Void Academy's Inner Boundary Realm get defeated by an ordinary great swordsman from the outside world in a two-on-one situation?

  "Sir, this Qin Tianyi has had an unusual encounter and his physical cultivation is at the Sword Master level, he can be called a Martial Artist."

  "A master-level Body Cultivator?"

  Wei Yan's eyes flashed with surprise, and his gaze couldn't help but carefully examine Qin Tianyi's body. When he saw that the sword wound on his body, which was almost pierced through, didn't have any blood flowing out, he nodded slightly.

  "Very good, you've passed the Divine Communication Stage. From now on, you'll be a member of our Shén Xū Academy. First, crush this pellet of medicine and apply it to your wound, take a rest, and then I'll bring you to report to the academy."

  Wei Yan said, taking out a dan medicine.

  A refreshing and invigorating fragrance suddenly wafted out.

  "This is... Six Yang Spirit Pellet?"

  In the No. 2 database, there was a wealth of information about Dan medicine. At a glance, Qin Tianji had already identified the origin of this Dan medicine and was slightly moved.

  This is no ordinary elixir, but a divine one, a priceless divine elixir in the Wanxia County.

  "Heh heh, it's just an ordinary healing pellet, you look like you're only around twenty years old, and yet you've managed to break through the Divine Communication stage. The academy will definitely focus on cultivating you, and each year they'll allocate various spiritual pellets, there should be fifteen or sixteen of them. If you still have that special recruitment order from the Spiritual Void Academy, getting twenty pellets won't be a problem."

  "Shenxu Academy Special Recruitment Notice?"

  Qin Tianji listened and hastily took out Jiang Daowu's token.

  "Hmm? So it's really our Shenvirtual Academy's special recruitment order. Who gave you the special recruitment order? You were able to break through the Divine Communication Stage, your eyesight is not bad."

  "He is the master of Jiangdao Wucheng in Hui City."

  "So it was Jiang Daowu Shixiong."

  The old man's expression was tinged with a hint of respect, and he nodded before saying: "Let's head to the academy first."

  Qin Tianyi nodded slightly.

  "Wei Yan, you and Jiang Daowu are fellow disciples?"

  Wei Yan glanced at Qin Tianyi and said, "You are now a student of Shenyuan Academy, and you have mastered the Grandmaster-level Body Refining Technique. It's likely that you'll become a core student in a short period of time. When the Flying Heaven God Vessel of our sect arrives in ten months, you may be able to go directly to the sect to take the entrance exam. So, I'm telling you this, and it's not like I'm hiding anything from you... Jiang Daowu and I, strictly speaking, are disciples of Shenyuan Sect... To be precise, we're outer sect disciples."

  "Outer disciple?!"

  Qin Tianji's expression slightly changed: "A Sword Master-level expert? Yet he is only an outer sect disciple?"

  "Sword Master level strong one? Strong one?"

  Wei Yan listened, and couldn't help but laugh: "What kind of strong practitioner is a sword master? Oh, in these places, it's indeed considered a strong practitioner, but in my Shenvu Sect, it's just an ordinary disciple at best, not even worthy of being an inner sect disciple."

  "Inner Disciple?"

  "Not bad, inner door disciples are considered true disciples. Every year, the various God Void Academies branches set up in different parts of the mainland will send their own recruited swordsmen-level students to the God Void Sect for assessment. Those who pass the assessment will become ordinary disciples of the God Void Sect. However, being an ordinary disciple is not enough to be considered a true disciple. If an ordinary disciple has not condensed their aura by the age of 30, refined their true fire by the age of 40, or achieved great swordsmanship by the age of 50, they will be demoted to outer door disciples and assigned to important positions in various parts of the world to manage the God Void Sect's industries. Myself and Jiang Daowu Shixiong are examples of this. There are countless outer door disciples like us within the God Void Sect. I only happened to know his name because we both work in the Great Xia Kingdom."

  Here is the translation:

  "Now, Wei Yan looked at Qin Tianyi with a hint of sternness on his face and said: 'You coincidentally obtained an extraordinary encounter and possess the cultivation of a Body Refining Master, but if you think that this alone will guarantee your entry into our Shendu Sect, then you are greatly mistaken. If you don't make an effort to cultivate yourself and rely solely on the momentum from your extraordinary encounter, by the time you're thirty years old, you'll still be expelled from the Shendu Sect. To become a true strong practitioner, one must not only have extraordinary encounters, but also talent and diligence - lacking any one of these is unacceptable.'"

  "Yes!"

  Qin Tianji's heart skipped a beat, and he hastily responded.

  Recently, with the X-01 power armor, he has indeed become somewhat too arrogant.

  The X-01 Bio-Mech unleashes its full power, estimated to be around the level of a Great Swordsman. Once he becomes too reliant on the X-01 Bio-Mech and develops its full potential, it will be difficult for him to achieve greater accomplishments in the future.