Chapter 1563: Charge into the battlefield!

With such talent and cultivation, even Master Lu Zunzhu didn't take Mr. Qi as a disciple! And there's still a gap between me and Mr. Qi—I need to work hard!

Yang Tianming looked up at that stone tablet secret realm.

"Boom boom boom!"

On the stone tablets, the holy sages' figures from the main academy manifested, exuding a heaven‑reaching aura; the righteous qi like rivers flowing upward turned into ethereal mist, swirling above the secret realm.

That place became Qi Chun‑jing's solo stage.

He continually contemplated these Dao Resonances while also absorbing the secret realm's stellar power.

Six‑Star Dao Lord Realm!

Seven‑Star Dao Lord Realm!

…

Three days later, when Qi Chun‑jing reached the last stone tablet, his cultivation had entered the Nine‑Star Dao Lord Realm.

The branch academy's crowd was already stunned.

A student pointed at the secret realm and exclaimed, "Um… Mr. Qi has absorbed all the righteous qi from the secret realm, and even the stellar power inside has been completely exhausted!"

Only then did everyone realize that the secret realm, once brimming with Dao Resonance, had lost its misty aura and become just an ordinary grove of stone tablets.

Those stone tablets were originally heaven‑defying objects sent by the main academy; now, with the Dao Resonance gone, they have turned into ordinary stone tablets.

In other words, Qi Chun‑jing alone absorbed both the "Dao" and the "Resonance" from that secret realm!

Yang Tianming couldn't help but give a thumbs‑up, "Too fierce!"

Ding Chunqiu's face twitched, he slapped his thigh, and said regretfully, "It's just that our branch academy's foundation is too shallow; otherwise Mr. Qi's opportunity wouldn't have ended here."

Everyone nodded, feeling myriad emotions, "If he were in the main academy, Mr. Qi would probably have already broken through into the Dao Substance Realm!"

Some Dao Substance Realm instructors also noticed that something strange resides within Qi Chun‑jing's body.

Who could raise their cultivation so quickly, absorbing and comprehending Dao Resonance?

You should know that within that stone tablet secret realm there are over a hundred holy sage tablets, and the "Dao" of those great scholars differs greatly.

If one forcefully contemplates it, a backlash will occur!

Clearly there is only one possibility: Mr. Qi's "Dao" already encompasses the directions of those great scholars, which is how this miracle could be created!

Not long after.

Amidst the gaze of thousands, Qi Chun‑jing walked out, wearing a landscape‑ink colored long robe; the righteous qi on his body, which had been like great rivers, now gradually retracted, hidden and unexpressed.

He seemed like an ancient tome, giving off an air of a contemplative scholar.

Qi Chun‑jing also knew the result of his contemplation in the secret realm; he bowed with clasped hands to Ding Chunqiu and the many instructors and students, saying, "Sorry, the Dao Resonance in the secret realm has been completely used up. But during my time at the academy, I will gradually replenish it."

Everyone was momentarily stunned.

How to replenish it?

Could it be that Mr. Qi intends to reshape the "Dao" he comprehended onto those stone tablets?

Such an act could be called heaven‑defying!

Ding Chunqiu's small frame trembled with excitement, "No problem! No problem! I will report this to the main academy; surely those old fogies there will be overjoyed."

A hint of apology appeared on Qi Chun‑jing's face, "In the coming days, I will share what I comprehended in the secret realm and discuss the Dao with you all for a few days."

Upon hearing that, everyone's faces lit up with excitement.

In their hearts they had already regarded Qi Chun‑jing as an ancient great scholar!

Even Ding Chunqiu asked himself, he could only become Qi Chun‑jing's student!

"More than welcome!" Ding Chunqiu immediately said, "Mr. Qi, when shall we begin?"

Qi Chun‑jing replied, "Right now is fine."

Ding Chunqiu directly handed over his dao field to Qi Chun‑jing, "Mr. Qi, from today onward this place will be your cultivation ground and lecture hall."

The crowd surged into that dao field like a tide.

"Spring‑Autumn Dao Field!"

Here a self‑contained world unfolds: above, the sun, moon, and stars revolve; on the earth stand mountains and rivers, rivers rush, and numerous pavilions rise—these are Ding Chunqiu's libraries.

Everyone felt a wave of emotion—this is the academy head's dao field.

The head opens a public Dao lecture only once every ten years, each time a grand event for the branch academy.

But now the head has actually given this dao field to Mr. Qi!

Soon.

Qi Chun‑jing slowly ascended the platform, sat cross‑legged; a breeze brushed his frost‑colored sideburns, while the audience below likewise sat on the ground, focused.

"The way of cultivation lies in illuminating virtue and stopping at perfect goodness..."

Qi Chun‑jing's voice was like a spring breeze, clearing people's hearts; the formerly obscure Dao Resonance now felt easy to grasp for the first time.

On the first day of the Dao lecture, nearly everyone from the academy came.

On the second day, the number was somewhat smaller.

Because they were heading to the Hehuan Sect's battlefield.

"Although Mr. Qi's discourse on the Dao is superb, now is not the time to contemplate Confucian Dao; only battle can save the world!"

"What a pity—if Mr. Qi had arrived ten years earlier, I would surely listen to his teachings every day!"

"What a fine Mr. Qi! He will eventually enter the main academy, and even beyond the Jade Pool Star Domain!"

"……"

Yang Tianming also left, intending to find Xiao Liang and Qiu Qiu and the others.

His idea is simple.

When the time comes, Xiao Liang, Qiu Qiu and the others will absorb the Mandate of Heaven's qi outside, inevitably provoking the pursuit of the Longevity Sect.

He will therefore protect them in secret!

「Boom! 」

Yang Tianming held the Little Pagoda in one hand, ripped open the Void, "Little Pagoda, we really need to work hard."

…

Hehuan Sect branch.

It occupied the boundless starry sky, encompassed hundreds of stars, radiated splendid Divine Light; this realm was entirely crafted according to the Dao Resonance of the Hehuan Sutra.

The positions of the numerous stars were extremely meticulous.

It emphasizes a marvelous balance of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

As long as one steps into this starry sky, one can feel an indescribable joy; this is precisely the wonderful feeling of Dao Resonance harmonizing, of heaven and man interacting.

At this moment, Ye Shuang had already caught up with the Everlasting Army led by Yang Ling'er and Wu Wo; she personally led Ye Shuang and others down.

「Boom! 」

The Void ripped open, Ye Shuang, Yang Ling'er and others emerged from the Space Channel.

The elder stationed here, Elder Sun Liangye, had already received a voice transmission from Elder Ye Shuang; he immediately shot up into the sky, and many Elders of the Dao Reality Realm and High Star Dao Sovereign Realm respectfully stood above the Void.

"Respectfully welcome Elder Ye Shuang!"

Ye Shuang nodded and introduced Yang Ling'er and others.

She did not reveal the identities of Yang Ling'er and Wu Wo, only saying they came from the Ancient Dao Tradition.

Many elders saw that Yang Ling'er and Wu Wo had great talent, especially Yang Ling'er, whose body was entwined with two conflicting Dao Resonances, which matched the Hehuan Sutra.

Ye Shuang smiled at Yang Ling'er, "Ling'er, I suggest you first cultivate the Hehuan Sutra; after you achieve success, then go to the Starry Sky Battlefield."

Yang Ling'er thought for a moment and agreed.

The master once said, "Sharpening the knife does not delay the woodcutter"; first raising one's cultivation is not bad either.

Wu Wo then clasped his hands, "Then I will lead Zhang Liao and them to the battlefield."

Ye Shuang said, "Okay."

Soon.

Yang Ling'er was welcomed by Elder Sun Liangye and others onto the Main Star of the branch sect, to go cultivate.

Meanwhile, Wu Wo led Zhang Liao and others, non-stop charging into the Starry Sky Battlefield.

「Boom boom boom! 」

On this battlefield, the Hehuan Sect and the Eternal Life Sect, along with their respective subordinate forces, had already begun fighting.

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