Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Breakthrough
Break through
Zhou Yuan's eyebrows furrowed deeply as he fell into deep thought, to the point where Feng Ao Xue and Luo Shui Tian left without him even noticing.
Zhou Yuan now feels his own situation is very awkward, cultivating into Lei Ting Wu Su, although very powerful, in the same realm, can be said to be the most powerful existence.
However, the problem is that from Luo Shui Tian's mouth, Zhou Yuan learned that each segment of the academy only has six instructors: earth, water, fire, wind, light, and darkness, with no instructor for the thunder element.
This point was also understood by Zhou Yuan, after all, people who can cultivate the Thunder Element are probably as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, so few that it's pitiful. It's normal that there isn't one in the True Martial Academy either.
But in this way, the original intention of entering the college cannot be achieved. No one cultivates the Thunder Element, which means that no one can teach oneself, and in this way, one's strength will not be able to advance even an inch?
Zhou Yuan was extremely anxious, but for a moment, he couldn't think of any leads.
Although he is now cultivating at a not slow speed, the yuan force in his body has made progress every day, and it is believed that it will not take long to suddenly reach the realm of casting spells. However, among the three thunderbolt techniques he knows, there are only Lei Yin Shockwave, Lei Thunder Sword Qi, and Lei Rapid Arc Light. With just these three techniques, Zhou Yuan finds it difficult to truly become powerful.
"What should I do? Should I cultivate myself for the next 18 years, and what's the point of entering the academy?" With a worried heart, Zhou Yuan walked out of the courtyard and wandered around the Zhenwu Academy.
Suddenly, Zhou Yuan felt someone approaching him. He looked up and it was the male instructor he had defeated with one blow yesterday. Out of politeness, Zhou Yuan nodded and greeted him.
"Good morning, instructor!!"
That young officer smiled and said, "Zhou Yuan, you're amazing. You're actually one of the extremely rare Thunderbolt System mages. There won't be more than ten people like you in the entire Middle State Continent. I really admire you. However, I see that your brow is furrowed. Is there something troubling you?"
Zhou Yuan told the male instructor about his predicament in detail.
The other party laughed and said, "It seems that the old man is indeed a god-like figure. Come on, Zhou Yuan, follow me to see a senior who can solve your troubles."
Zhou Yuan was taken aback, "Senior? What senior?"
"The instructor smiled and said, 'No need to ask more, you'll know when you see him.'"
Having said that, the instructor led the way forward, and Zhou Yuan, being under control, naturally wouldn't refuse, and followed closely behind the instructor.
The two of them walked deeper and deeper, and gradually, all the residences of the common people disappeared, leaving only various palaces. Until finally, the guards around them became more and more strict, and the two of them underwent increasingly rigorous checks. In the end, they stopped in front of a magnificent palace that was unparalleled in grandeur.
"Zhou Yuan, you go in yourself, I can only send you here." The instructor said, nodded to Zhou Yuan and then left, leaving a bewildered Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan swallowed hard, "Where is this place? It seems like the entire Zhenwu Academy... This palace is the largest..."
Zhou Yuan raised his head and saw that the plaque on the palace wrote three words. After seeing these three words, Zhou Yuan was shocked and lost color.
Temple Master's Residence.
"Yes, above it was actually written 'Dean's Mansion', this is the most heavily guarded place in Zhen Wu Academy. Having just arrived at the academy for two days, I've already come to the Dean's Mansion."
At this moment, Zhou Yuan was in a dilemma, neither leaving nor staying would be good, and he silently cursed the instructor's entire family of women.
"It's Zhou Yuan, come in and speak!!" Suddenly, a deep and solemn voice came from the depths of the palace, falling into Zhou Yuan's ears, with an inexplicable majesty that made him dare not resist.
Zhou Yuan slowly walked into the grand hall, his eyes fixed on the ground, but his peripheral vision was scanning around. The grand hall was empty and quiet, with nothing but walls inlaid with countless precious stones that emitted dazzling brilliance, making people feel warm and cozy as if basking in sunlight.
Zhou Yuan could feel the radiant power here, dense to the extreme. It seemed that the master of the courtyard was cultivating the light element.
At this time, in front of the main hall, a middle-aged man was standing quietly, with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face, carefully sizing up Zhou Yuan.
"I've seen the master!!" Zhou Yuan bowed and waited quietly for the master to speak.
The principal nodded, "Not bad, a young man who understands etiquette very well. You have been at the True Martial Academy for two days now. What do you think of it?"
"Returning to the principal, I feel that the teaching quality of our college is not enough?"
"Oh?" The abbot's interest was piqued, he naturally knew what Zhou Yuan meant, but he didn't expect that facing him, Zhou Yuan would have the audacity to say it out loud. "What's not enough? Can't teach you?"
Zhou Yuan nodded, "Yes, I cultivate the Thunder element. The academy doesn't even have an instructor for this element. In that case, my 18 years in the academy would be spent self-studying? It's better not to pay tuition then."
The headmaster burst out laughing, "You think this tuition is not worth it? Let me tell you, just the barrier within the academy makes the elemental energy inside several times denser than outside. This alone is worth more than the tuition. Zhou Yuan, aren't you afraid that no one can teach you anymore? Alright, I'll personally teach you."
Zhou Yuan listened and was initially stunned, then overjoyed. He knew that unintentionally, he had become a disciple of the principal, so he could now swagger around in the Zhenwu Academy.
"But for now, you can't be considered my disciple. When you enter the third level of the Fa realm, the Golden Elixir realm, I will formally accept you as a disciple. You're not qualified yet, do you understand?"
"I understand, Master!! Is it that as long as it's a cultivation-related problem, I can come ask for your guidance?"
Liu Taibai said, "Alright, I'll tell the guards. From now on, if you want to see me, just go straight to the courtyard of the main mansion and report your presence. No one will stop you."
The two of them talked for a long time, mostly about Zhou Yuan asking Liu Taibai questions about cultivation and common sense. Later, when it was almost noon, Zhou Yuan stood up to bid farewell and left, had lunch at the cafeteria before returning alone to his residence. At this time, Feng Ao Xue and others still hadn't returned.
Zhou Yuan resumed his cultivation, and sometimes he couldn't understand why others were afraid of cultivating because it was too boring. At first, Zhou Yuan was the same, but as time passed, he began to feel that cultivating was also a kind of enjoyment. The feeling of yuan force growing slowly made him very enjoyable.
It feels like when people need to eat and it's very comfortable.
Zhou Yuan's spirit stirred, and a large amount of thunder element was attracted from the outside world, entering Zhou Yuan's body. The yuan force in his body also slowly increased.
At this moment, the yuan force in his body suddenly stopped moving, no matter how much Zhou Yuan absorbed, he couldn't increase it by a single bit. Zhou Yuan thought that his yuan force had reached a saturated state again, but a feeling suddenly appeared in his heart.
It seems like I'm being oppressed by an enormous pressure, and there's a strong urge to break free as soon as possible.
"Am I about to break through? Am I going to enter the realm of Shizhuan?" Zhou Yuan was overjoyed, and he even more frantically absorbed the thunder element.
