"Bang —"
The eight airships slowly approached the docks in the air around the Distant Expanse. They were like eight lice jumping onto the back of a sea turtle. The difference in size between the two sides was enormous.
Li Yao stepped onto the Distant Expanse with reverence in his heart.
Today's Distant Expanse had already been transformed into a war museum. Just as he walked down the front deck, Li Yao saw a huge bronze statue. It was a sculpture of a naval officer with a resolute face. He had one hand on a longsword, and the other pointed not far away. He seemed to be roaring loudly.
Even though it was only a statue, it was surrounded by a kind of bloody battle to the end, an absolutely powerful aura of pressing forward courageously. Li Yao could even faintly hear a thunderous roar coming from within the bronze statue.
"Crash the Heavenly Wilderness!"
This was the statue of the Distant Expanse's first and last captain, the Core Formation Stage cultivator, Ping Yuantao.
On the base of the statue were engraved nine words. They were a famous quote that Ping Yuantao once said.
Legend has it that when Ping Yuantao was young, he joined a cultivation sect. At that time, the Tian Yuan Realm was still a paradise for demon beasts. Humans could only bitterly struggle in the towns controlled by a few cultivation sects. The Xing Yao Federation had just been established, and no one even considered it a country. It was just a loose organization established between nine cultivation sects for the convenience of mutual communication.
At that time, Ping Yuantao and a large group of youths joined a cultivation sect together. The elders of the sect routinely asked them why they wanted to cultivate.
The youths all talked at once, discussing spiritedly. Some said it was for glory, splendor, wealth, money, and beauties. Some said it was for immortality and eternal freedom. Some said it was to learn hundreds of magical abilities and thousands of transformations so that they could do as they pleased and move unhindered between heaven and earth. Some said it was to slay demons and devils and protect their family and friends.
And when it was Ping Yuantao's turn, he said nine words:
"For the rise of the Federation, I will cultivate!"
A hundred years later, Ping Yuantao used his life to add a glorious footnote to these nine words. And these nine words also became the motto of countless cultivators of the Xing Yao Federation, encouraging them to expand their territory, slay demon beasts, and build the Xing Yao Federation into the most powerful human country in the Tian Yuan Realm!
"So cool!"
Although they had read Ping Yuantao's story more than once in their textbooks and heard this sentence before, seeing this sentence on Distant Expanse, which was said to be written by Ping Yuantao himself, naturally had a different meaning. Many students exclaimed in excitement and ran over to take photos with Ping Yuantao's bronze statue. Then, they posted the photos on the Spiritual Nexus and showed off to their friends.
Li Yao also wanted to go over and take a picture, but Zheng Dongming dragged him directly inside, saying that he wanted to take him to see the fun.
"The statue is right here. It won't run away. We have to go earlier to see the big scene inside. If we're late, we won't be able to squeeze in!"
"What grand occasion?"
"Every time before the Limit Challenge Competition, the Nine Elite Universities will hold a 'Two-Way Exchange Meeting' outside the competition grounds to introduce the examinees to the awesomeness of the Nine Elite Universities. It also has the intention of attracting cultivation geniuses to apply for the exam. There are a total of nine booths in the cabin, and cultivators from the Nine Elite Universities will directly interact with the examinees. The scene is very lively. We have to hurry and go in!" Zheng Dongming said with familiarity.
"Cultivators from the Nine Elite Universities?" Li Yao's eyes lit up. Without needing Zheng Dongming to drag him, he suddenly sped up.
After entering the first floor of the cabin, the large space was filled with over a thousand students. It was a boiling cauldron of voices, and the atmosphere was fiery.
The entire hall was divided into nine separate areas. Above each area hung the name of a university.
Zheng Dongming looked left and right before pulling Li Yao towards the Sky Fantasia Academy area.
"Why are we going to the Sky Fantasia Academy first? Is this university the strongest in terms of overall strength? "Li Yao didn't quite understand. It seemed that the Sky Fantasia Academy's booths had the most people.
"Who cares if it's strong or not! The Sky Fantasia Academy is the only school in the Nine Elite Universities that specializes in cultivating culture-type cultivators. The beauties in the school are famous for their quantity and quality. Moreover, each and every one of them is super cultured! "Zheng Dongming swallowed his saliva, his two eyes sparkling.
The two of them fought their way into the crowd with great difficulty, only to see that the Sky Fantasia Academy's booths were arranged very simply. There were some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls all around. In one corner, there were several university students with half-closed eyes, shaking their heads as they immersed themselves in the world of music. On the other side, there was a young man with unkempt hair and an unshaven beard. His entire body was trembling as he recited a poem.
And in front of them was a classical beauty wearing a white robe with black hair down to her waist. She was concentrating on painting.
Li Yao looked at her sparkling, translucent, jade-like fingertips and discovered that her painting style was completely different from her original self. She used extremely fierce and fierce brushstrokes to paint a scene of a small, dilapidated fishing boat fighting an eight-clawed sea monster amidst the raging waves.
"The painting is pretty good …"
Although Li Yao didn't understand art, he could still feel a soul-stirring flavor from this painting scroll. He gently nodded as a faint sound of waves entered his ears.
Sound of waves?
Li Yao was stunned. He suddenly found himself on the deck of a small fishing boat that was violently rocking. Wave after wave of waves, each higher than the last, came crashing down on his head. The fishy seawater kept pouring into his nostrils and mouth. His ears were filled with the sound of waves that sounded like the roars of demon beasts!
Looking as far as his eyes could see, all around him was a boundless and violent ocean. He raised his head to look. The eight-clawed sea monster's mountain-like head was right above the small fishing boat. Its two blood-red monstrous eyes were firmly staring at him, emitting a soul-stirring radiance!
"Ah!"
Li Yao felt his blood run cold. He couldn't help but shout.
This shout seemed to shatter the illusion. His soul once again returned to his body. He was already drenched in cold sweat, as if he was in another world.
Looking at his side, Zheng Dongming was also the same. His face was ashen and his legs were trembling.
"Now you know how powerful a culture-type cultivator is, right? This great beauty doesn't have any evil intentions. Her painting is only half finished, yet she was able to drag us into a terrifying illusion. If she had taken the initiative to attack and used a finished painting, do you think you would still be able to escape? "Zheng Dongming said with a trembling voice.
Li Yao let out a long sigh of relief. He recalled the scene of the eight-clawed sea monster staring at him in the illusion.
Until now, he still didn't dare to believe that the thing that created such a terrifying illusion was actually an unfinished painting.
A culture-type cultivator was indeed an extremely terrifying existence.
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