The Second Prince's voice seemed to still be ringing in her ears, but the middle-aged maid's gaze had already regained its clarity. She looked at Fang Xingjian in a daze.
Fang Xingjian threw her a glance and then left.
The Second Prince's last words were still ringing in his mind.
'Don't you want to cultivate magic prints?
'Hmph, I came to Miracle World without even completing my first transition. Since when have I learned magic prints?'
Looking at the booklet in his hand, Fang Xingjian kept the booklet and headed for the examinees' dormitory.
He sat down cross-legged and started to treat his injuries.
Although he had a great desire for power and was also very curious about the booklet the Second Prince had given him, he had depleted all his energy and was injured. The most important thing for him to do now was to treat his injuries. He would only be able to truly start cultivating after he had treated his injuries.
Just like that, the last day of the arena battle passed. Fang Xingjian became this year's Regional Champion, Hoult was second, and Anderson was third. However, their limelight had been completely overshadowed by the First Prince. Right now, the most discussed topic in the entire Great Western City was the news that the First Prince was about to step into the Divine level.
Right now, Fang Xingjian was the only one left in the dormitory. His brows slowly relaxed and he let out a breath. He had finally finished treating his internal and external injuries. However, his vital energy and blood were lacking and he would need to have a big meal to replenish them.
Of course, this was not a problem in the Regional Academy. Moreover, although he was not a Conferred Knight yet, he was already this year's Regional Champion.
He called the maid over and gave some instructions. Twenty minutes later, a table of dishes was sent to Fang Xingjian. However, Fang Xingjian was no longer in the mood to appreciate the delicacies. He gobbled down the food, circulated his organs, replenished his vital energy and blood, and then flipped open the booklet and started to read its contents.
The entire booklet described how to use various special materials, such as medicine, the blood of ferocious beasts, metal powder, and many other things, to carve a special type of prints on one's body. These prints were known as mystical prints.
They did not receive the evil god's power like the magic prints, but they received the power of ether particles.
Fang Xingjian knew that after a Knight went through the second transition and became a Conferred Knight, not only would they need to exchange information with ether particles and sense the outside world, they would also need to exchange energy with ether particles. Only then would they be able to borrow the tremendous powers of the heavens and earth and perform various powerful Killing techniques.
Mystical prints were a method to assist in the exchange of ether particles. They could increase a cultivator's cultivation speed by several folds.
After looking through the cultivation method for the mystical prints, Fang Xingjian let out a long exhale. His sword arts were remarkable, and he would be able to master any sword arts in a single move. The only thing he lacked was the cultivation of ether particles. Now that he had the mystical prints, he would be able to get twice the results with half the effort. This would allow him to have greater confidence in going up against the First Prince and suppressing Li Shuanghua in the future.
'However, there's a total of ten levels to the mystical prints. Each level can increase the efficiency of the exchange of ether particles by one fold. However, the price of the materials required each time would get increasingly expensive. If I wish to complete the cultivation of the mystical prints, I'll still need to earn a large sum of money.'
'Moreover, although the cultivation of the mystical prints will deplete a tremendous amount of money, with this efficiency, any Conferred Knight would probably fight over it crazily. Before I become truly powerful, I must not reveal this to anyone.'
After finishing his thoughts, he put away the mystical prints. The cultivation of the mystical prints was not something that he could complete in a short period of time. Just the cultivation of the first level alone would cost Fang Xingjian over a hundred thousand gold coins, which was equivalent to the budget of a Prefectural Academy for half a year. He still needed to think of a way to earn a large sum of money before he could start cultivating the mystical prints.
However, as long as he had the mystical prints, he would be able to increase the rate of his ether synchronization.
He was not affected at all. Layers of silver fog started to spread out from his palms as he continued to cultivate his martial arts.
From then on, Fang Xingjian did not care about any of the matters regarding the Regional Selection. Regardless of whether it was a ball, a celebration banquet, a meet-and-greet, or a private gathering, he rejected all of them. He sank into the deepest level of cultivation, quietly waiting to enter the Regional Academy to start his cultivation.
Three days later, he was informed by a maid to go to the Headmaster's office in the Regional Academy. Rota, Manny, Hoult, and Anderson were all waiting there. However, the Regional Academy's Headmaster, Governor Devitt, seemed to have yet to arrive.
Rota and Manny waved at Fang Xingjian. This time around, Rota had become sixth, while Manny had become eighth due to Wei Leng's departure.
Anderson crossed his legs and sat on the sofa without a care for his image.
However, when Hoult saw Fang Xingjian, he walked over as well. He had the Crimson Fire Longsword by his waist and was dressed in an aristocrat's attire. He exuded a luxurious disposition that belonged to the upper class.
He sat down next to Fang Xingjian and said calmly, "I've asked Teacher these few days. The First Prince was already extremely close to attaining the Divine level. "Over at the Holy See of Truth, he snatched the remains of a Divine level expert and performed the Ancient Path of Hell's Hell's Reincarnation Technique, merging the Divine remains into his own body. He's already one foot into the Divine level." With his talent, there's really a chance that he'll be able to attain the Divine level within a year. "When the time comes, in order to cultivate the thirty-six Hell's Maps to great perfection, he'll probably still come looking for you."
As a follower of a Divine level expert, Hoult was naturally not worried that the First Prince would do anything to him. However, it would be very dangerous for Fang Xingjian. After giving Fang Xingjian a reminder, Hoult patted him on the shoulder and left.
Rota frowned and said, "Why is the First Prince so insistent on cultivating the thirty-six Hell's Maps? Logically speaking, once he's reached the Divine level, he shouldn't care about the number of peak Knights under him, right?"
Manny shook his head and said, "That's not the case. It's said that the founder of the Ancient Path of Hell, Adam, was the only person to successfully cultivate the thirty-six Hell's Maps.
"He was also one of the few experts in history who broke through the restrictions of the Divine level and had a lifespan that surpassed the limits of humans.
"It's said that after he was buried in his grave, someone secretly opened his coffin and discovered that his corpse had disappeared.
"The Ancient Path of Hell thought that someone had stolen his corpse and searched for him to no avail.
"However, in the decades and centuries that followed, there were rumors that Adam's figure had appeared."
"I know." Rota nodded and said, "It means that there are people who look alike, and there are also people who don't age even after ten or several decades, right? Aren't these all groundless rumors? "Why would the First Prince believe these things?"
Manny shrugged and said, "For someone at the First Prince's level, it's better to believe that there are rumors than not, right?"
Just then, Anderson said coldly, "If this guy dares to force me, even if I can't kill him, I'll still assassinate his subordinates one by one. Hmph."
When the ten Knights who had advanced in the Regional Selection heard this, they were all slightly stunned. Only Fang Xingjian remained expressionless. The others seemed to have been shocked by Anderson's audacity.
Anderson looked at Fang Xingjian and said, "Fang Xingjian, don't think that you're the only one who dares to go against the First Prince. If he were to ask me during the Regional Selection's arena battle, I'd definitely reply ten times more forcefully than you."
Manny grinned and said helplessly, "Who's going to compete with you on this?"
A few minutes later, Headmaster Devitt finally arrived at the office. The moment he entered, he went straight to the point, "The Regional Selection has ended. The reason I've called you guys here today is to help you arrange the procedures to enroll in the Regional Academy, as well as to exchange for the rewards for the top ten in the Regional Selection."
Hearing the Headmaster's words, everyone's eyes lit up.
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