In the main hall.
Shan Shenwen's faction was held accountable.
The students from the other departments were very displeased. First, it hadn't been three days, and second, there were indeed many instances of willpower being drained during the process.
Although the students who nurtured nature only passively absorbed willpower, and the demand wasn't too high, many people came to Shenwen to nurture Shenwen. Nurturing Shenwen required a lot of willpower.
And this time, they didn't achieve their goal.
At this moment, Zhou Mingren and the others had already stabilized the Mystery Realm again. The explosion of the Mystery Realm wouldn't have much of an impact on the divine characters. After all, Sun Moon Tier divine characters weren't so easily destroyed. However, the main issue now was that the Mystery Realm couldn't be opened again unless they burned their resources again.
In reality, even if it didn't explode, it couldn't be maintained for much longer, mainly because they didn't have enough willpower.
The original estimate was to maintain it for three days, but in reality, it didn't even last for two days.
This didn't match many people's expectations.
Hong Tan muttered, "Why did you have to put a few Ling Yun in? If there were only nurturing nature and Soar, the consumption wouldn't be so fast."
This was true.
A few Ling Yun absorbed too fast — this was the key.
Of course, the most important thing was that a certain person absorbed more than a few Ling Yun's.
If it wasn't to limit the number of people, there was no need to reduce the number of places previously. One Ling Yun was used as three places because they were worried that these people would absorb too fast.
Zhou Mingren turned to look at him, and said coldly, "There was only a sliver of willpower left in the mystery realm, so why didn't you stop the mystery realm's operation?"
Hong Tan said innocently, "When I left, there was still a lot left. If those Ling Yun's and Soar's didn't absorb randomly, how could it collapse so quickly?"
After saying this, he added, "You're strong enough, so even if your willpower is exhausted, you can maintain the mystery realm without any problems. You said to maintain it for three days, so just add some natural treasures."
Easy for you to say!
It was easy for you to say!
They had very few of these specific resources. If they had, they would have opened the mystery realm long ago.
Zhou Mingren took a deep look at Hong Tan. "We all know what your purpose is. You don't have to pretend to be innocent!"
They were all smart people. Did they really think that they couldn't tell?
Hong Tan smiled faintly and said, "I don't have any ulterior motives. I just don't have enough resources and willpower. This is something that you need to replenish yourself with resources. It has nothing to do with me. Could it be that I purposely depleted my willpower? It's all because you sent a few Ling Yun's in there to absorb willpower randomly! "
Zhou Mingren said calmly, "Do you know that it was Ling Yun who absorbed it? Maybe it was your people who absorbed willpower indiscriminately. I think Su Yu is very talented. He absorbed willpower everywhere, causing the secret realm to collapse. Is it impossible? "
Hong Tan shrugged and said with a strange smile, "Maybe it was really Su Yu's doing! He's so amazing. His absorption speed is even higher than those Ling Yun's. He must have opened at least 100 divine apertures. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to compare. After all, he's just cultivating! "
Hong Tan smiled strangely. "Su Yu is actually Ling Yun's disguise. Are you satisfied with this answer? Wu Jia too. She's Shan Hai's disguise. Are you satisfied with this answer? "
Zhou Mingren didn't say anything.
He couldn't respond to this.
Pushing the blame to Su Yu … If Su Yu was Soar, it would be fine. Pushing the blame to a cultivating person didn't make sense.
Such a huge secret realm, if it really collapsed because of a cultivating person, that would be a joke.
Moreover, Su Yu was injured and retreated in advance.
Hong Tan didn't say much and said directly, "Elder Zhou, don't look for trouble with us at this time. Solve your own problems! This matter has nothing to do with most people. If you want to blame someone, blame a certain bastard who randomly absorbed willpower everywhere. He sucked in a vacuum and had to consume willpower to maintain it. If he knew that he could absorb so much willpower, why did he bring him in? "
These words were right on point!
The early ending of the secret realm this time had nothing to do with others. The main reason was that bastard.
Zhou Mingren took a light breath and looked at Zhan Hai, Zhang Hao, Xia Hu You, and the others. He said in a deep voice, "The secret realm lasted for two days. It's indeed shorter than expected. We originally gave away half of your slots. We didn't intend to make a profit. Everyone should understand this!"
Although they were dissatisfied, Zhan Hai and the others nodded.
That was true. The Shan Shenwen Faction was doing this for the sake of doing favors. Their fees weren't high.
"We will return all your merit points in full later!"
Zhou Mingren also regained his composure at this time. He calmly said, "I won't take a single point. Although this mystic realm opportunity didn't last as long as expected, I believe that everyone has obtained some harvests. Even if you were affected a little, it shouldn't be too great. These merit points can be considered a gift from the Divine Rune Academy to help everyone calm down!"
Since he had even mentioned a full refund, the others naturally had no objections.
Although the secret realm had collapsed prematurely, everyone had gained quite a lot.
Even their willpower had grown!
How great was it that they didn't need money now? Even the Shan Hai Gelao nodded in agreement. Gelao smiled and said, "Elder Zhou, we didn't mean it that way. The opening of the secret realm by the Faculty of Theology is everyone's fortuitous encounter. It's just that it's a pity. Please don't misunderstand, Elder Zhou."
Zhou Mingren snorted inwardly.
Misunderstand?
If he didn't return the merit points, these people would definitely not let it go. After all, the secret realm had collapsed prematurely.
Fortunately, the loss wasn't too great.
There weren't many slots that had been paid. The price wasn't too high, just a little over 10,000 merit points.
He had already lost so much, so losing another ten thousand or so merit points was still acceptable.
Hong Tan smiled and said, "Should we return the 10,000 merit points to the faculty and reward them to the top five students?"
The faculty had given them 10,000 merit points as a subsidy.
Zhou Mingren tilted his head and glanced at him. He said calmly, "We didn't intend to give away those slots. Since they've cultivated for two days, it's enough. Don't push your luck! Besides, did we promise to cultivate for a few days? Hong Tan, I returned the merit points to the others because the secret realm collapsed prematurely, causing harm to everyone, not because the secret realm didn't serve its purpose! "
Hong Tan shrugged and said with a smile, "Then forget it. Most of them are on your side. I only have Su Yu on my side. If you don't want to return the merit points, then forget it."
Zhou Mingren couldn't be bothered with him.
He ignored him and looked at the others. "The secret realm has closed. Because of our mistake, it was forced to close prematurely. Everyone's willpower has been shaken. Go back and stabilize your realms!"
He was clearly trying to chase them away.
Everyone looked at each other. Gelao quickly said with a smile, "Alright, Old Zhou, we'll leave first. But on your side … you still need to clean up. It's not appropriate for you to take the blame every time!"
The others also knew that it had nothing to do with him. They didn't say much and just said a few words.
Don't always take the blame for a few rat droppings!
You're a half-step Sun Moon cultivator. Look at how you've been tormented by these people.
All of them are troublesome. If it were them, they would have flown into a rage long ago!
Zhou Mingren smiled and didn't say anything.
He watched as everyone left.
Seeing that Hong Tan still hadn't left, he said coldly, "Hong Tan, do you want me to invite you for a meal?"
Hong Tan smiled and said indifferently, "Then I'll leave. Old Zhou, take care of yourself. Don't be too angry. It's troublesome. Sigh! That disciple of mine is also troublesome. He's going to the All-Heavens Battlefield soon … "
After lamenting for a while, Hong Tan left leisurely.
After he left, Sun Gelao and the others snorted!
They were sarcastic!
It was especially unpleasant to hear, but there was no way to refute it.
At this time, someone said softly, "Grandpa Zhou, I didn't pay, but I used all my belongings to buy a gift for Grandpa Qi. I'm too embarrassed to ask for it back …"
At this moment, Zhou Mingren suddenly realized that there was still someone who hadn't left.
He was slightly speechless when he saw Ji Xiaomeng.
Ji Xiaomeng hid behind Zhou Pingsheng and poked her head out. She said cautiously, "Grandpa Zhou, don't misunderstand. I don't mean anything by it, but … ugh … I really don't have any money …"
She said with a sobbing tone!
I also gave a gift in exchange for a place.
You want a refund, but not me.
I've already given out the gift. How can I ask for it back?
Zhou Mingren was speechless. He forced a smile and said, "Xiaomeng, how much did you spend on the gift for Old Qi?"
"30 merit points."
Ji Xiaomeng said cautiously, "Really, I still have the receipt. Should I find the receipt …"
"There's no need for that!"
Zhou Mingren said with a smile, "Good girl, go back first. 30 merit points, right? I'll have someone send it to you later."
"Thank you, Grandpa Zhou!"
Ji Xiaomeng said happily, "Grandpa is the best. Um … don't tell Grandpa Qi, or he'll think I'm stingy."
"He won't!"
Zhou Mingren had a smile on his face. Ji Xiaomeng was overjoyed and skipped out of the room.
30 merit points …
Zhou Mingren was also helpless. Ji Hong's daughter … he didn't know if she was really naive or just pretending. He thought she was going to extort a sum of money, but she didn't.
When everyone else had left and they were all on the same side, she asked for 30 merit points.
He had given her face and didn't ask for more money. What else could he say?
Zhou Mingren had to thank Ji Hong's daughter for not being insatiably greedy for 30 merit points to solve this problem.
…
At this moment, the outsiders had all left.
Xia Yuwen was the only one left.
Zhou Mingren glanced at Xia Yuwen and said with a smile, "Yuwen, I'm sorry! It didn't affect you much, did it? "
Xia Yuwen nodded slightly and said calmly, "It didn't. President Zhou, although this has nothing to do with me, I still have to say something. Don't let others see it as a joke."
Zhou Mingren said with a smile, "Of course!"
"I'll take my leave then!"
Xia Yuwen calmly walked away.
Zhou Hao quickly followed behind him.
After they left, only the people from Shan Shenwen's faction were left in the main hall.
Zhou Mingren looked at everyone calmly, especially Zhou Mingren. After a while, he said, "Who was the one running around in the Arcane Realm?"
No one said a word.
Zhou Mingren waited for a while and looked at Hu Wensheng. "Wensheng, was that you?"
Hu Wensheng shook his head. "Master, I've been cultivating ever since I entered. I've only moved my position once, which was after Hong Tan took over. I've gathered at the area with the strongest willpower."
Zhou Mingren looked at Zhou Pingsheng. "Pingsheng, what about you?"
Zhou Pingsheng lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Master, I didn't cultivate on the first day. On the second day, I cultivated with Junior Brother Liu and the others."
Zhou Mingren frowned. Liu Hong quickly said, "Yes, I was with Brother Zhou. It wasn't just us, Senior Brother Wang and Senior Sister Chen were there too …"
Zhou Mingren looked at the others. They were all Soar Realm.
They nodded. "When the first day was about to end, we all gathered to cultivate."
In other words, from the second day onward, they were all cultivating together.
Of course, on the second day, the entire mystic realm did not have a large-scale absorption.
It was mainly concentrated on the first day!
On the first day, Zhou Pingsheng ran around while Hu Wensheng cultivated in a fixed place.
Obviously, Zhou Pingsheng was the most suspicious.
Zhou Mingren smiled and said, "Opening the mystic realm for everyone to cultivate is to let everyone improve. It's a good thing to be able to devour willpower for cultivation. However, it's best to cultivate in the mystic realm in one place. Otherwise, it's easy to spread the willpower unevenly and consume it …"
He glanced at Zhou Pingsheng and did not say anything. He continued, "Everyone has gained something. Very good! Although there were some hiccups, it's still good overall. I see that everyone has gained something. That means we've achieved our goal! "
Sun Gelao and the others glanced at him. Yu Hong sent a voice transmission. "Old Zhou …"
Zhou Mingren sent a voice transmission. "Don't blow it up! It's not easy to accumulate some confidence. Do you want to cause internal strife in Shan Shenwen's faction? I know what you mean. You think it's Ping Sheng's doing. Although Ping Sheng is a little muddle-headed, he's not that unwise … I'll pay for the compensation. There might be some misunderstanding … "
Although Gelao and the others were a little dissatisfied with his words, they did not bring up the matter again.
Just as Zhou Mingren said, it was already a mess. If they insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter, it would be a blow to everyone's confidence. Shan Shenwen's faction always had incompetent teammates. This would disappoint them.
"Old Sun, you guys bring the other students back first. Those who need to break through, those who need to heal, those who need to go into closed-door training, go into closed-door training. Everyone's strength will improve during this trip to the secret realm. Very good, I hope everyone can develop even better!"
Zhou Mingren said a few polite words. When the others were about to leave, he said, "Ping Sheng, Wensheng, Liu Hong, the three of you stay for a while!"
The three of them had their names called. They could only stay quietly.
When the others left under the lead of Sun Gelao and the others, Zhou Mingren first looked at Liu Hong and smiled, "Liu Hong, Ling Yun will be ready soon, right?"
Liu Hong's face was full of gratitude, "Thank you, Dean, for your guidance. Soon. After I go back and cultivate in seclusion, I have the confidence to break through to Ling Yun!"
"Not bad!"
Zhou Mingren nodded and said with a smile, "Very good, our faction has gained another great general!"
With that, Zhou Mingren smiled and said, "Liu Hong, Yuming is about to go to the Battlefield of Heavens. The position of the faction master must be vacated. You are about to enter Ling Yun. Who do you think is more suitable to be the faction master?"
Liu Hong hurriedly said, "Dean, this is the choice of you and the other Gelao. I don't have any opinions. No matter who becomes the faction master, I will carry out the faction master's instructions seriously …"
"You!"
Zhou Mingren smiled and said, "Slippery fellow! You enter Ling Yun. Actually … it's not impossible for you to become … "
"Dean, don't make fun of me!"
Liu Hong said fearfully, "I am still Soar. I have never thought about this and I won't think about it. I can't bear this responsibility! Dean, don't say that … "
"Hahaha!"
Zhou Mingren smiled and said, "Look at how scared you are. Go, it's fine!"
"Thank you, Dean!"
Liu Hong hurriedly left in fear and he cursed in his heart!
Faction master my ass!
You didn't even think about this. You're using me to deal with your two disciples. You're not a good person.
You want me to be the mediator between these two?
As expected, Zhou Mingren was a wily old fox. He could roughly see that the two disciples were fighting openly and covertly. They wanted to make him a target. Bastard.
Cursing, he ran as fast as he could.
…
After he left, Zhou Mingren's expression turned cold.
He looked at the two of them for a long time and said coldly, "Who did it?"
The two of them did not say a word.
"Pingsheng, say it!"
Zhou Pingsheng lowered his head and gritted his teeth. "I know teacher is suspicious of me, but I really didn't do it! I didn't expect to cultivate when I entered this time. My goal was to not let Su Yu get any benefits. Therefore, on the first day, I went around looking for Su Yu. I didn't have the mood to absorb willpower for cultivation … "
"Wensheng, what about you?"
Hu Wensheng said calmly, "Teacher, it wasn't me either! I have just entered Ling Yun and need to cultivate step by step. It won't do me any good to absorb a large amount of willpower rashly. "
"If it wasn't you guys, could it be Xia Yuwen?"
Zhou Mingren said coldly, "Don't tell me that it was Xia Yuwen who did this to make you fight among yourselves!"
Zhou Pingsheng was silent for a while and said, "Teacher, I was walking around that day. I'm afraid everyone thought I did it. But if it was really me, I didn't have to do it so obviously. Obviously, someone was deliberately framing me. Teacher, please investigate this!"
Zhou Mingren pondered for a moment. Zhou Pingsheng was right. If everyone thought it was him, was it really him?
Could it be that he was really stupid to this extent?
If that was the case, he wouldn't be able to cultivate to Ling Yun Seven.
Of course, he could not rule out the possibility that he used this mentality to absolve himself.
"Who do you think it was?"
He asked again.
Zhou Pingsheng said in a low voice, "I don't know. Maybe … it was Su Yu!"
His words were somewhat meaningful.
Maybe it was Su Yu!
Regardless of whether it was or not, it was meaningless to talk about Hu Wensheng now.
Hu Wensheng added, "Senior Brother is right. This time, there are many suspicious points! Maybe someone deliberately misled us. Master, the arcane realm suddenly collapsed after Hong Tan took over. Su Yu might not have the ability to do so, but Hong Tan … It's hard to say! He's an expert from the Shan Shenwen faction, and the arcane realm in the Sea of Consciousness was left behind by an expert from the Shan Shenwen faction. He might have a way to dissipate the willpower. "
Zhou Mingren thought about it and nodded slightly. "Mm, let's put it this way! This was caused by Hong Tan and Su Yu. They purposely dispelled the strong willpower in the arcane realm! "
That was the only explanation!
Regardless of whether it was them or not, it was them now. It didn't matter if they believed it or not!
…
The Shan Shenwen faction made a decision and pushed the blame to Hong Tan and Su Yu.
In fact, Hong Tan was not in the mood to care about that at the moment.
He looked at Su Yu in front of him, his eyes filled with doubt.
After a while, he said, "Are you awake?"
Su Yu wished he could hammer himself a few more times!
'Why is Grandmaster looking at me like that?'
Feeling helpless, he laughed dryly. "Grandmaster, I'm awake."
"Not bad, right?"
"Not bad!"
"Not bad?"
Hong Tan smiled. "Not bad. Did you cause the arcane realm to collapse?"
"That … Grandmaster … I …"
Hong Tan looked at him helplessly. After a while, he said, "How many divine apertures have you opened?"
"Quite a lot …"
"Quite a lot?"
Hong Tan laughed. 'You're not being honest!
'Definitely more than 36!'
Since Su Yu did not want to talk about it, he could not be bothered to ask. He calmed down and said, "Don't expose yourself. Otherwise, people will know it's your doing! Now, everyone thinks it's Zhou Pingsheng, but those who really understand the situation know that unless Zhou Pingsheng is crazy, there is no reason for him to do this. Many people probably think that I'm the one who did it. Forget it, let them be. "
The arcane realm collapsed. It might be his doing.
On the first day, his willpower was continuously absorbed by others. It could not be him. After all, he had not taken over at that time.
Some people might suspect that it was an internal conflict between Zhou Mingren's two disciples. Hong Tan could not be bothered about it.
"Keep a low profile!"
Hong Tan exhaled. "In a few days, I'll have to go into seclusion too! As for you … I can see that your willpower is very strong. Many divine apertures have been opened, and the storage is almost full. Are you ready to break through to Soar? "
"No."
Su Yu shook his head. "I'm ready to merge my physical body with the apertures and enter the Wan Shi realm! Then, I'll outline some Shenwen and advance on both sides. It's best to Soar both my physical body and willpower at the same time! "
"Moreover, if I don't enter Soar, I won't be much of a threat to others. After all, Cultivation Students are only at the bottom and can't affect the overall situation. If I enter Soar, there will definitely be more trouble."
It would be better if he did not enter Soar!
Even if he entered Soar, now was not the time. Continuing to outline Shenwen and closing Wan Shi's apertures would take time.
Su Yu had also calculated. The next step was to close the apertures and outline Shenwen.
When Wan Shi reached the ninth level, his Shenwen should be almost complete. His divine apertures should also be almost opened. By then, entering Soar, Su Yu might be able to reach the ninth level in one day!
Entering Soar would mean becoming one of the top powerhouses!
In this way, some people could be caught off guard.
There were still 80 divine apertures that had not been opened and 91 Shenwen had not been outlined. Even if he had enough resources, it would take at least half a year.
As for the Wan Shi realm … Su Yu felt that it might also take that long.
There was no need to compare himself with the guy in Dazhou Prefecture who had entered Soar for half a year. It was meaningless. After half a year, if he succeeded, he might be able to reach the ninth level in an instant. That guy might not be able to reach the ninth level of Soar.
Seeing that Su Yu had his own plans, Hong Tan did not say anything more. He nodded slightly and said, "After entering Soar, you need to build your physical body foundation. This foundation is mainly related to the future invincibility of the physical body. The stronger the foundation blood essence, the better … I don't know when I will come out of seclusion. If you enter Soar before I come out, then go find Xiahou Ye and buy some divine demon blood essence on credit!"
Su Yu was in a daze.
On credit?
That worked?
Hong Tan smiled, "No problem, just use something as collateral. Use the Wentan Research Center. A little divine demon blood essence is no problem! If you advance after I come out, I'll see if I can go to the battlefield of heavens and get some primordial god blood essence for foundation building! "
Then he said, "Find Xiahou Ye, it's best to use the primordial god blood essence or the original demon blood essence. These are the two strongest races in the myriad worlds! The stronger the blood essence you use when building your foundation, the better it will be! "
Su Yu nodded, "Thank you, Grandmaster. I understand."
"And …"
Hong Tan thought for a moment, then said, "Once I enter seclusion, I won't come out unless I break through to the Sun and Moon Realm. Your Martial Uncle … he's a boring person. He keeps his thoughts to himself. Help me keep an eye on him. If he goes out one day … inform Xiahou Ye or Wanfu Prefect. I don't want my disciple to be gone by the time I come out."
Su Yu's eyes flickered and he said, "Grandmaster, you mean …"
"Your Martial Uncle … carries a lot of things on his shoulders. In our line, your Martial Uncle's talent is better than mine and your Master's. He should have entered the Mountain Sea long ago, but he insists on holding it in. I've understood his thoughts since a long time ago. Your Martial Uncle looks calm, but I'm afraid he will disregard everything at a critical moment."
Hong Tan sighed and said, "Also, don't go out as much as you can. It's best not to go to the All-Heavens Battlefield. That's all. We don't have many people, so we can't help you. You have your own ideas …"
At this point, Hong Tan thought for a while and said, "If there's a big problem and you need help, go to the prison area, enter the secret room, and release those Mountain Sea Demons! I've already reached an agreement with them. Once you release them, they'll be free. You'll be responsible for escorting them out of the Mortal Realm and back to the All-Heavens Battlefield. If they commit crimes or kill people in the future, it'll be our line's responsibility. You know when to release them and when not to release them. "
"Grandmaster …"
Su Yu was shocked. Release Mountain Sea Demons?
"Then will the Mortal Realm release them back to the All-Heavens Battlefield?"
Hong Tan said calmly, "Yes, because they're my mounts! I'm half a step into the Sun Moon Tier, an elite who's about to break through to the Sun Moon Tier. You still have to give me face! However, as I've said, in the All-Heavens Battlefield, if these Mountain Sea Demons commit crimes, it'll be our responsibility. You have to think carefully before you release them!
"Those who are targeting us might deliberately provoke them. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
Su Yu nodded solemnly.
Hong Tan didn't say anything else. He stood up and walked out. As he walked, he said, "Cultivate in seclusion for a few days, and then come see your master off. Your willpower is too strong now, and it'll be easy to see through it. Restrain yourself."
"Okay!"
Su Yu nodded and took a deep breath.
The pleasure of tricking people in the Mystery Realm had completely disappeared.
Master and the others were leaving, and grandmaster was also going to cultivate in seclusion. Hearing grandmaster's words, Uncle-Master might also cause trouble after he went into seclusion …
In such a big family, no one would let him be free of worry!
I'm so young, yet I'm carrying such a heavy burden. It's too hard for me!
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