Chapter 229: Spirit Realm Dao Academy

Wang Ping's face showed some emotion; a single Dao technique, the higher its level, the more precious it is. Dao techniques of the three realms at the innate level are already extremely precious in the lower realm, let alone those of the fourth realm.

In the lower realm, fourth-realm Dao techniques are undoubtedly the sect's foundational heritage; for the venerable master to take out ten of them at once, how could he not be moved?

Zhong Peng sat to the side, laughing, and said: "Zhan Jun has taken out all the Dao techniques accumulated over thousands of years by your lineage!"

Tie Zhan curled his lips and said: "Dao techniques are meant for cultivation; if they are just left there gathering dust, what meaning is there in our painstaking efforts to seize them?"

Saying this, Tie Zhan rarely used a solemn tone: "Ping'er, remember, in the Golden Core realm, it's best to cultivate only one Dao technique; this relates to your achievement when you reach the Nascent Soul. Fourth-realm Dao techniques would also be quite good in the Spirit Realm; even if they possess the legendary fifth- and sixth-realm Dao techniques, ultimately it's people who use them, and moreover, the more profound the Dao technique, the harder it is to cultivate; upon entering the Spirit Realm, remember not to be greedy for many."

Wang Ping nodded, understanding his master's meaning; in the Golden Core realm, aside from nurturing the Golden Core, Dao techniques are the second most important matter.

Afterwards, the three talked for a long time, after which Tie Zhan and Zhong Peng each left.

Time passed quickly; three days later, Tie Zhan brought Wang Ping to the highest mountain peak in the Alliance.

Many people were already waiting here.

Upon seeing Tie Zhan arrive, many True Monarchs came forward to greet him, and Wang Ping attracted even more attention.

Wang Ping also surveyed the surroundings; according to his master, this time five Golden Core cultivators will follow the upper emissary into the Spirit Realm.

After scanning around, he discovered that the cultivator named Guan Yi was also among them, while the remaining three he did not know.

While Wang Ping was observing them, the other four were also observing Wang Ping.

In the Spiritual Universe, Wang Ping's fame had almost reached the point of being known by everyone; even the elders behind them advised them, after entering the Spirit Realm, to maintain more contact with Wang Ping.

Among the five of them, perhaps only Wang Ping could rise in the Spirit Realm.

This remark made the three late Golden Core cultivators, aside from Guan Yi, dissatisfied; in their view, even though his talent was astonishing during Foundation Establishment, after entering the Golden Core it remained questionable whether his talent could continue.

As for Guan Yi, he had drawn Tao Ming's attention due to his meritorious reporting, and then discovered that he actually possessed a physique with space attributes; although extremely low-grade, it was still not bad in the lower realm, so they directly allotted him a spot.

Regarding Guan Yi, Wang Ping not only glanced at him twice, but also noticed that from his appearance to now, his face has always borne a smile, his whole person exuding an approachable demeanor.

Just as they were observing each other, at that moment Tao Ming flew into the air and punched out, a black space rift

It suddenly appeared, and then an incredibly strong suction force came, seeking to draw people into that space rift.

Wang Ping had seen space rifts before; compared to the space rift he saw in the Land of Rebirth, the one Tao Ming punched out appeared somewhat lacking in power.

At this moment, Cao Jinzhou stepped forward, threw out a golden disk, which rapidly expanded; he then leapt onto it and shouted:

"You five, hurry up and get on!"

Wang Ping's figure flashed, and he jumped directly onto the golden disk; the remaining four also jumped on at the same time.

Seeing this, Cao Jinzhou again made hand seals, and a golden light shield enveloped the five of them.

Immediately after, the metallic disk rose swiftly, flying swiftly toward that black rift.

The other three Golden Core cultivators were somewhat excited, but Wang Ping appeared rather calm; with a silver stone gate present, he could return at any time.

However, this time, by entering the Spirit Realm with the upper emissary, he could cleanse his lower-realm aura and obtain a legitimate identity; but what struck him as odd was that the cultivator named Guan Yi seemed to have little emotional fluctuation.

At the final moment of entering the black rift, Wang Ping glanced downward once more, feeling a sigh in his heart; he had originally only come here to avoid calamity, but who would have thought he would directly ascend to the Spirit Realm.

The treatment of these five people has been unprecedented for ten thousand years.

The golden disk's speed was great; after entering the space rift, they could no longer see the rift's exit, and they proceeded swiftly through the void.

Most of the void is dark, and moreover, terrifying void winds sweep through.

"Senior! Are we to fly directly to the Spirit Realm?" one of the three Golden Core cultivators asked directly.

At this moment, Cao Jinzhou had already collected his spell, and hearing this, he laughed and said:

"Impossible; the Spirit Realm is immeasurably distant from here. If we really flew at this speed, even after exhausting our lifespans we could not reach the Spirit Realm. Just now, Lord Tao Ming has already opened an ascension passage for us; with this Realm-Breaking Disk protecting us, we can travel through the passage unharmed. Next, we just need to wait for the seniors in the Spirit Realm to guide us via the Realm-Breaking Disk."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Ping saw a golden light shoot from the universe at an unimaginable speed.

Before they could react, they were already enveloped in that golden light.

"Do not resist; this is the guiding light cast down by the seniors of the Spirit Realm!" Cao Jinzhou's voice echoed in their seas of consciousness.

In the deep, dark void, a golden light flew at an unimaginable speed.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Ping suddenly felt a hint of surprise; he couldn't help but open his eyes and look ahead.

In his field of vision, there was a huge, egg-shaped world slowly turning in the void.

Vaguely, he seemed to hear the sound of that massive world turning.

His fleshly body trembled violently, and at the same time he seemed to feel a faint breath enter his body, which then vanished without a trace.

Yet the phenomena on his fleshly body did not cease; golden lights occasionally burst forth, and as they kept appearing, his flesh began to exude traces of blood.

Within his Golden Core, five-colored light occasionally flashed, as if an intangible Dao force were helping him temper his Golden Core.

Even more astonishing, the changes extended to his spiritual roots; almost with each breath, a rune would be added to his spiritual roots within his body.

This situation persisted for ten breaths, only ceasing after they entered the Spirit Realm.

At this point Wang Ping had become a blood-covered person, yet he could sense that his fleshly body seemed to have undergone a transformation; before he could examine it closely, he suddenly felt hungry.

"Quickly take medicinal pills to replenish your body's consumption!"

At this moment, Cao Jinzhou's voice came; Wang Ping hesitated no longer, directly took three Heavenly Origin Pills that Tie Zhan had given him from his storage bracelet and swallowed them.

The immense medicinal power instantly dissolved within his body and was then absorbed by his physique.

Everyone stared at Wang Ping; the three Golden Core cultivators looked at him puzzled, not understanding what had just happened to him, while only Guan Yi and Cao Jinzhou stared at him intently.

As a Demonic Emperor, Guan Yi naturally knew what had just occurred; originally he paid no heed to the cultivator acclaimed as the first in Foundation Establishment for ten thousand years in the Spiritual Universe, but that scene sparked a hint of interest in him toward Wang Ping.

Cao Jinzhou also stared at Wang Ping with a face full of surprise, having personally witnessed Wang Ping's transformation; he had just recalled a legend: it is said that when lower-realm cultivators ascend to the Spirit Realm, those with astonishing talent and rich fortune will perceive the world's voice.

Upon perceiving the world's voice, a cultivator undergoes a transformation akin to shedding the mortal body and reborn; even more so, with such opportunity, within a short hundred years they can break into the Refining Void and become a mighty power.

He never expected that Wang Ping, merely at the Golden Core stage, would possess such opportunity; Cao Jinzhou's eyes kept flickering, and his assessment of Wang Ping needed to be raised once more.

The Realm-Breaking Disk's speed was great; after entering the Spirit Realm, under the guidance of the golden light, they performed a spatial leap, and soon they appeared atop a staggeringly high mountain peak.

At that moment, many cultivators were already waiting on the mountain peak's summit.

After the Realm-Breaking Disk landed on the ground, Cao Jinzhou did not bother with these lower-realm geniuses; he hurried out of the disk, approached a white-haired youth, and respectfully bowed and said:

"Your subordinate greets Lord Dong Yan!"

Get up! Dong Yan said, his gaze lightly swept over Wang Ping and the five others, pausing on Wang Ping for a moment, then he exclaimed in surprise: "Sudden enlightenment! Not bad!"

Cao Jinzhou said with a smile: "This person is called Wang Ping, acclaimed as the first Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Demon Realm's First Seal over ten thousand years; during Foundation Establishment, he independently created a Dao technique of the Opening the Dao Realm! This time, outside the Spirit Realm, he also heard the Voice of the World!"

Dong Yan nodded, then said: "First take those four to the Cleansing Pool, and settle Wang Ping for now in the Ninth Dao Academy."

Immediately beside them, a cultivator bowed and assented, while Cao Jinzhou was directly taken away by Lord Dong Yan.

When Wang Ping woke up, he found himself in a wooden hut, conditions quite crude, but the spiritual qi concentration in the air was astonishing, and it also contained a hint of spirituality.

It seems we have arrived in the Spirit Realm!

Wang Ping secretly thought, then he checked his Golden Core with his awareness and found he had already fully reached the peak of early Golden Core, which greatly surprised him; according to his calculation, with sufficient spiritual power, he would need at least thirty years to cultivate to that peak.

Who would have thought, waking up directly saved him thirty years of hard labor.

Moreover, his physical body seemed to have become different, but he did not know exactly how.

As for the spiritual roots within his body, the runes had already reached the number one thousand five hundred.

These changes left him somewhat puzzled, so he asked: "Lord Transcendent, do you know why this is?"

Silver Stone Gate: 【Nothing much, just a resonance with the Spirit Realm; for you, this is a great opportunity, you can slowly experience it.】

Wang Ping nodded, recalling that when approaching the Spirit Realm, he had heard that rumbling sound, which turned out to be a possible resonance with the Spirit Realm.

He glanced at his surroundings; it really was crude, with only a table and a window, nothing else.

He got out of bed, pushed open the door, and found himself at the base of a large mountain; there were many houses here, and the mountain before him towered into the clouds, rosy light bursting forth; higher up, a palace seemed to exist, but clouds and mist obscured it, so he could not see clearly.

You're awake!

At that moment, a cultivator in grey robes walked out from the side; observing his cultivation, he had already reached the Great Perfection realm.

This is the Ninth Dao Academy; from now on, you will cultivate here. All the benefits and rules of the Ninth Dao Academy are in this jade slip; study it well. Moreover, from today onward, in the academy you may only wear grey dao robes— the reason is also in the jade slip. This is the jade slip and the dao robe.

That cultivator was clearly here on routine business; after handing over the items, he turned and left directly, not even leaving a name.

From his behavior, it was clear he looked down on Wang Ping, unwilling to say even a single extra word.

Wang Ping did not take it to heart; discrimination exists everywhere.

If we want others to take us seriously, only our strength can prove it.

After entering the house, Wang Ping began to browse the contents of the jade slip; the introduction was varied and extensive, and he spent two full hours reading it all.

So I am now a Grey Robe Disciple!

Wang Ping said softly, now he understood what the Dao Academy was.

He now resides at the center of the human race in the Spirit Realm, within the Ninth Dao Academy.

Dao Academy!

It was established by order of the Human Emperor to specially cultivate the human race's Heaven's Pride; there are ten such places.

His is the Ninth Dao Academy; at its founding, the Ten Great Dao Academies had no hierarchy, but over several million years, due to various reasons, the great academies gradually diverged in standing.

But now, among the Ten Great Dao Academies, the First Dao Academy truly deserves first place, followed by the Second, while the Fifth belongs to the second tier.

The remaining academies are all in the third tier; within the third tier, the Ninth Dao Academy ranks toward the bottom.

Although the Dao Academies differ in rank, each academy's system is the same.

In the Dao Academy, disciples are divided into Grey Robe Disciples, White Robe Disciples, Yellow Robe Disciples, Gold Robe Disciples, Purple Robe Disciples, and Inheritance Disciples!

The disciples' ranks are not based on strength but on potential.

According to the jade slip's description, within the Dao Academy there are various trial grounds that test disciples' comprehension, combat power, will, mana usage, trials, and so on.

Averaging the scores of all checkpoints gives the disciple's potential value; if the potential value is high enough, they enter the Hidden Dragon List.

The Hidden Dragon List is divided into three major lists: Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Transformation.

Each list is further divided into a General List and a Sub-list!

The General List ranks the Ten Great Dao Academies, recording only the three thousand disciples with the highest potential values within the past hundred years.

The Sub-list is a ranking formulated independently by each great Dao Academy.

As for Wang Ping's attention to the Dao Heaven's Pride List, that is another ranking, existing only for Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation, facing the entire human race; its value is undoubtedly the greatest, and it is highly valued by the upper echelons of the human race.

In the Dao Academy, resources differ by disciple rank; for example, a Grey Robe Disciple, each month Wang Ping can receive one Essence Yuan Pill, which can increase his Golden Core cultivation.

Each year one can have a quarter of an hour to enter Dao Comprehension Valley to comprehend the Dao; Dao Comprehension Valley can increase a cultivator's comprehension, and when grasping Dao arts at a critical moment it can be used, and the opportunities in Dao Comprehension Valley can accumulate.