With the news of his cheating being exposed, the shock in the hearts of many was the same as how Wang Baole had previously been exalted. Instantly, the topic of Wang Baole fermented once again. Not only was he in the limelight as the number one freshman, but even the senior students had all paled in comparison.
Many people even posted notices on the Spirit Intranet, angrily demanding a crusade against Wang Baole.
Seeing that the worst outcome he had expected had occurred, Wang Baole sighed in his heart. He sat in his cave abode with a gloomy expression. As he looked around, his heart was filled with sorrow.
"It's said that when the heavens are about to bestow a great responsibility on a man, they will first torment his will, tire his muscles and bones, and starve his body … Could this be a test from the heavens?" Wang Baole consoled himself. He felt that the trouble he was in this time was too great. Even the slightest ripple could cause him to capsize. After a brief moment of nervousness, his mind immediately began working as he searched for a solution.
Several days later, when the various faculties of Ethereal Dao College's Lower Academy Island were on the right track and began the first lecture for the freshmen, Wang Baole carried his small bag and walked out of his cave abode with a heavy expression on his face.
"What's the big deal? What's there to be afraid of!?" Looking at the sword sun in the sky, Wang Baole took a deep breath. His eyes were filled with determination. Wearing the specially-recruited student robe, he walked towards the Spirit Stones Hall, one of the three halls of the Dharmic Armament faculty.
Along the way, there were many students heading to the hall in twos and threes. All of them were filled with anticipation as they walked briskly and chatted from time to time. However, when they saw Wang Baole in his red Daoist robe, they were taken aback. They instantly recognized him and their expressions changed. The topic of discussion in hushed tones involuntarily shifted to Wang Baole.
"It's Wang Baole!"
"He actually appeared!"
"How long do you think he can stay in the Dao College? I heard that some teachers suggested to expel him as a warning to others. "
Although the voices of the crowd were low, Wang Baole had encountered too many students along the way, and some of them had reached his ears. If it were someone else, they would have been unable to hide their panic and anxiety. However, as a weirdo who had studied the autobiographies of high officials since young, Wang Baole had a thick skin. At this moment, his expression was as usual as he strode toward the school.
Looking from afar, the area of the stone platform where the school was located was extremely large, enough to accommodate ten thousand people. Although the building was simple, it was filled with the vicissitudes of time. There were seven or eight huge stone pillars supporting the huge Flying Phoenix Pavilion.
There was a boiling cauldron of voices below the pavilion. Other than the empty podium in the middle, the countless stairs and chairs surrounding it were already filled with people. And in this school, the most eye-catching thing was the huge stone wall to the right of the podium.
The stone wall was green, and one hundred names could be seen floating on its surface. Behind each name was a number. The first name was 90, and all the way to the hundredth name was 82. Behind each name was a decimal number.
Outside the school, there was a huge rock erected at the entrance. Engraved on it was the Dharmic Armament faculty's motto.
"The myriad Dao of the world can be subdued by Dharma artifacts and subdued by Numinous treasures. If there is no result, the Divine Armament will slay!"
When Wang Baole approached, he remained calm despite the fact that there were both seniors and freshmen present. There were even more students, and the discussions were even more chaotic. He looked at the motto on the huge rock with a calm expression.
This sentence exuded supreme dominance. It had the aura of a single Dharma suppressing all Dao. Even though Wang Baole had something on his mind, he still stopped in his tracks when he saw this sentence. His mind was shaken.
If Wang Baole had only been interested in the Dharmic Armament faculty previously, then at this moment, after seeing this sentence, he had a greater yearning for the Dharmic Armament faculty.
"They want to expel me? What a joke. I, Wang Baole, have studied the high officials' autobiographies for ten years. What have I not experienced? "Wang Baole composed himself, stepped through the school's door, and walked straight in.
The moment his eye-catching red Daoist robes appeared in the school, he immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding students. It was unknown who was the first to speak with a sharp voice, but he immediately shouted Wang Baole's name.
After this voice sounded, gazes immediately shot over from all directions and landed on Wang Baole. There were more than ten thousand people present, and all their gazes were focused on one person. The pressure was enough to make one's legs go limp, especially when there were boos coming from the crowd.
"Wang Baole, you still have the face to come to class?"
"What specially-recruited student? This is an identity that was obtained through cheating. If such a person is not dealt with, where is the justice!?"
"Wang Baole, you are not welcome here!"
If it were any other occasion, perhaps no one would have spoken so directly. After all, there was no deep hatred between them. However, there were many people in the school, and the atmosphere was easily stirred up. Instantly, the clamor for a crusade was heard.
Liu Daobin was also in the crowd. He felt conflicted. When he looked at Wang Baole, he sighed inwardly. He also found it odd. Despite knowing that this fellow had cheated, he still could not forget the bloody scene of him.
"If it were me, I would have turned and left." Liu Daobin shook his head and sighed. Suddenly, his eyes widened. He saw Wang Baole, who was standing at the school's entrance, very naturally take out a loudspeaker from his bag. He placed it by his mouth, stared, and suddenly roared.
"All of you, shut up!"
His voice was originally a roar, and with the support of this special loudspeaker, it was immediately like the roar of heavenly thunder. It spread throughout the entire school, and even the discussions of tens of thousands of people could not compare to it. They were directly suppressed by it.
Even those who were closer and who booed the loudest almost staggered and fell from the roar. In an instant, everyone's ears were buzzing. In an instant, there was a dead silence. Some were stunned. Never in their wildest dreams would they have thought that a student would have such an obviously modified loudspeaker in his bag.
They were here to study, and they could not understand what was going on with a loudspeaker in school ….
This was really too inconceivable. The twist was too big, especially when the loudspeaker's roar was incomparably loud. Everyone was dumbfounded. Liu Daobin was also completely stunned. He could not help but take a few more glances at the exaggerated loudspeaker in Wang Baole's hand.
Wang Baole looked at this scene with satisfaction. He calmly stuffed the loudspeaker in his small bag. This was one of the treasures he always carried with him. For someone who was familiar with the high officials' autobiographies, he knew very well that a powerful loudspeaker would be very useful during a campaign speech.
Seeing that everyone was shocked by him, Wang Baole held his head high and walked forward. When he saw Liu Daobin, Liu Daobin hesitated for a moment. He looked at Wang Baole's small bag again, and then waved at Wang Baole.
"This Liu Daobin is really interesting." Wang Baole's eyes lit up, and he quickly went over and sat down.
It was at this point that the people in the lecture hall began to regain their composure. Enraged, they were about to retaliate when the sound of a bell echoed out. A thin, white-haired old man wearing a black Daoist robe slowly walked in.
His expression was cold, as if he was not easy to get close to. Naturally, he exuded an oppressive aura, causing all the students in the school to feel their hearts tremble for no reason. They all shut their mouths and quietly watched the old man in black as he walked to the podium.
Wang Baole also hurriedly looked over.
The black-robed elder swept his gaze across the crowd and spoke lightly.
"The Dharmic Armament faculty has three major halls. They are the study of Spirit Stones, the study of Inscriptions, and the study of Spirit Kernels. And I … am one of the five lecturers of the study of Spirit Stones, Zou Yunhai.
"The stone wall beside me is the Dharmic Armament ranking for the study of Spirit Stones. I hope that one day, all of you will have your names on the ranking.
"Class begins now! However, before learning how to refine Spirit Stones, all of you have to understand a principle. Why … do we need to refine Spirit Stones? Why must all of us cultivate the Spirit Fostering Art? " As the elder spoke, he raised his right hand and casually grabbed. A milky-white stone the size of a fist appeared in his hand out of thin air.
This scene immediately shocked many of the students. Liu Daobin was very knowledgeable. Beside Wang Baole, he took a deep breath and whispered.
"Teacher Zou has a storage Dharma artifact!"
Wang Baole also widened his eyes. Although he had heard of storage Dharma artifacts before, he had never seen one before. There was no one selling one in the world. He would occasionally read on the news that one would appear at large auctions. Furthermore, the final price of each one was unimaginable to him.
As for the milky-white stone, none of the students were unfamiliar with it. It was the Blank Stone that was needed to refine Spirit Stones.
"Thirty-seven years ago, with the arrival of the Sword of the Cosmos, a type of energy source suddenly appeared in this world. It is Spirit Qi! The Spirit Qi is extremely rich, but it appeared suddenly after all. It has never existed before. Therefore, according to the Federation's research, if this Spirit Qi nourishes it for hundreds of years, it will affect jade and lead to the formation of Spirit Stone mines! "
The black-robed elder spoke calmly. At the same time, the white stone in his hand constantly emitted an increasingly intense glow. One could vaguely see the void around the elder distort slightly. It was as though there was invisible Spirit Qi being controlled by him as it fused into the stone.
"But now, it is only the 37th year of the Spirit Inception Era. It is far from the stage of forming Spirit Stone mines. If we want Spirit Stones, we have to create them. Therefore, the various factions promoted the Spirit Fostering Art and made it a universal cultivation technique. The goal is to make everyone a miner and create Spirit Stones as currency. This will increase the number of Spirit Stones and supply the entire world for cultivation.
"Due to different people's affinity with Spirit Qi and various other factors, the purity of the Spirit Stones refined by everyone is different. Therefore, there is the concept of talent. For example, to qualify for White Deer Dao College, one needs to refine Spirit Stones with a purity of 70% and above. Ethereal Dao College's standards are slightly lower, but it needs to be at least 50% purity!"
His words and the changes in the Blank Stone immediately left everyone in the hall speechless. This kind of talk was completely different from what they usually heard. As for the elder's calmness in refining the Spirit Stones, it was equally shocking.
"Everyone is a miner … They can refine Spirit Stones while talking …" Wang Baole's heart was beating wildly. He could refine Spirit Stones as well, but he had to focus fully every time. Even a slight distraction would result in failure.
The black-robed elder did not care about the shock of the students. He calmly refined the Spirit Stones and spoke again.
"Then a new question has arisen. Is there really only one chapter of the Qi Fostering Art?"
"I can tell you with certainty that what everyone learns is the first chapter, Spirit Acceptance. Its purpose is to strengthen one's physique and allow Spirit Qi to enter one's body. Although it cannot be stored in one's body and will quickly dissipate outside of one's body, if one holds an Blank Spirit Stone and controls it with one's mind, it is as if one's body is used as a medium to refine Spirit Stones. Spirit Stones are also categorized into inferior-grade, middle-grade, superior-grade, and … the ultimate Rainbow Spirit Stone!"
"As for the second chapter, only Dharmic Armament refiners in the world can come into contact with it. This is because the sword hilt fragment that contains the Qi Fostering Art is … a description of Dharmic Armament refinement! It is only because the first chapter has the additional effect of refining Spirit Stones that it is spread and cultivated by everyone. "
The black-robed elder's voice was neither fast nor slow. At this point, the Blank Spirit Stone in his hand was already shining brightly. With a wave of his right hand, the light dissipated and the Blank Spirit Stone's surface was covered in dust. Finally, what was revealed was a much smaller diamond-shaped … Spirit Stone!
Dense mist swirled and the glow of treasures flashed!
"Although the second chapter is good, if one cannot refine a Spirit Stone with a purity of eighty percent and above, one does not have the right to learn it. As for my class, I will not teach the second chapter. I will only teach the techniques of refining Spirit Stones in the first chapter!"
The classroom was silent. Everyone looked at the Spirit Stone in the elder's hand. It was as if everything paled in comparison to this Spirit Stone. Compared to this Spirit Stone, the Spirit Stones they refined seemed fake …
Wang Baole took a deep breath. Today's class seemed to have opened a new door for him! "To refine a Spirit Stone with a purity of at least ninety percent … Apart from his identity as a teacher, this Teacher Zou must be an illustrious figure in the outside world!"
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