Chapter 199: World Wonder—Spirit Gathering Stele (First update, requesting all)

The Cemetery Area is where a large number of Yuanling Academy's high-ranking officials, Instructors, and students are buried; some of them were loners who treated the Academy as their home, while others chose to be buried here after death for various other reasons.

Yuanling Academy has only eight major areas in total, yet it specifically designated a large section to form the Cemetery Area, which is undoubtedly a sign of the importance and respect shown to the predecessors of past generations.

The Cemetery Area is maintained by dedicated personnel, and every grave is kept spotlessly clean; one can hardly see any fallen leaves or stains.

After entering the Cemetery Area, perhaps influenced by the atmosphere here, or perhaps not wanting to disturb the peace of the predecessors, the team that had been discussing Yuanling Hall suddenly became quiet; everyone remained solemn, not speaking and not looking around, quietly following behind Instructor He Yan.

Li Zhangsheng had been here once before, but only for one visit, mainly to pay respects to a predecessor of the Li Clan.

This predecessor was a peerless Heavenly Pride of the Li Family and the first student from the family at Yuanling Academy; due to her outstanding performance, she chose to stay and teach after graduation, and she was also the only member of the Li Clan to have served as an Instructor here.

Originally, the family had hoped this predecessor would further strengthen the family, but unfortunately, this Heavenly Pride died due to unforeseen circumstances in her second year of teaching, and at the time of her death, she chose to be buried here; it has been several decades since then.

Li Zhangsheng could not help but feel a sense of regret; if this family Heavenly Pride had not died, by virtue of their blood connection, the Li Family of that time would definitely have received some care, at the very least being able to continuously send outstanding clansmen to Yuanling Academy, and if it had truly come to that, it might even have been possible to leap into becoming a Famous Clan.

Alas, Heaven is jealous of talent!

Not long after, Instructor He Yan led the students to the depths of the cemetery, where an ancient building stood.

Judging from the mottled traces and the style of the building, it has at least a hundred years of history.

"Could this be Yuanling Hall? But it doesn't feel like it; where does it look like a hall!" Li Zhangsheng could not help but think to himself.

Suddenly, a figure appeared extremely abruptly beside Instructor He Yan; Li Zhangsheng looked closely and realized it was Vice Principal Xu.

Vice Principal Xu said nothing, but solemnly took out a token, and a stream of light shot out, landing on the gate of the building.

Crack—

The gate slowly opened, and rays of Fire Element light suddenly lit up; they hovered in mid-air, dispelling the surrounding Darkness.

The building was not large, only a few dozen square meters, looking like an ancestral hall, but in the center of the building, a stone platform was erected, upon which sat the statue and spirit tablet of the first Principal.

In front of the stone platform, an incense burner was also placed.

"Burn incense and pay respects to the first Principal!"

As soon as Vice Principal Xu finished speaking, the incense sticks placed on the stone platform suddenly divided into twenty-four, landing in the hands of everyone present.

In an instant, these incense sticks ignited without fire, emitting wisps of fragrance.

Vice Principal Xu and Instructor He Yan had solemn expressions, bowed three times to pay their respects, and inserted the incense into the incense burner.

Li Zhangsheng and the others followed suit, respectfully paying their respects to the first Principal.

The incense smoke curled, winding around the statue and spirit tablet of the first Principal.

At this time, Instructor He Yan gave a reminder: "The annual opening of Yuanling Hall is about to begin; line up and enter one by one!"

The students hurriedly lined up in a queue, with Li Zhangsheng at the lead.

It was also at this time that Vice Principal Xu took out an ancient Jade Scepter.

When he took out the Jade Scepter, the statue of the first Principal suddenly changed, beginning to emit a brilliant and dazzling light, which finally transformed into a beam of energy that landed on Vice Principal Xu's Jade Scepter.

The next moment, the Jade Scepter automatically hovered, and with a sweep toward the open space in front of Vice Principal Xu, the void seemed to fluctuate, emitting wisps of ripples, eventually forming a three-meter-high space gate.

"Go in!" After putting away the Jade Scepter, Vice Principal Xu entered the space gate first.

Instructor He Yan followed, and then it was Li Zhangsheng's turn.

Hiss—

Li Zhangsheng stepped into the space gate, and suddenly, a feeling of the world spinning came over him; before he could react, the environment before his eyes changed abruptly, and he appeared in a desolate space.

This was a small, desolate wilderness, with almost no birds or beasts, covering about twenty or thirty kilometers, and the edges of the surroundings were filled with Darkness; this gave him the feeling of having arrived in another world.

In the center of the wilderness stood a small, ancient hall.

"A Secret Realm!"

Regarding the sudden change in the surrounding environment, Li Zhangsheng was startled at first, but his mind was sharp, and he quickly thought of the reason.

After becoming a King, one can open up an independent space; because these spaces are not large, these independent spaces are also called Secret Realms.

Due to the imperfection of the rules, a Secret Realm cannot exist independently and must rely on the Fairy World to exist.

Undoubtedly, this was a Secret Realm opened up by the first Principal; even though the first Principal had long since passed away, the Secret Realm had not perished, and it likely had two or three hundred years of history to this day.

A plaque hung on the hall, inscribed with "Yuanling Hall"; there was no doubt that this was the destination of their trip.

The hall gate was open, and on both sides of the gate stood two Spirit Beast statues, one being a flood dragon and the other a Spirit Beast with nine bird heads.

This was a Guiche, also known as the Nine-Headed Bird or Ghost Bird; it is a Legendary spirit bird, named Guiche because it makes a sound like a moving vehicle at night.

Soon, all the Elite Class Members stepped into this Secret Realm.

Like Granny Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, everyone was constantly examining the surrounding environment; after all, this was very likely the most mysterious place in the Academy.

Led by Vice Principal Xu, Li Zhangsheng and his group entered the hall; the space inside was large, and the decoration was mainly in cool tones.

Vice Principal Xu did not stop, walking straight toward the passage at the back of the hall, and soon led Li Zhangsheng to the end.

The back hall was exceptionally spacious, no smaller than the front hall, but other than a huge stone stele, there was nothing else here.

"This is a World Wonder—the Spirit Gathering Stele, which is also a World Wonder born when the first Principal opened the Secret Realm; its function is very special. Any Monster Tamer who has left a mental imprint on the Spirit Gathering Stele will have their memory fragments automatically collected and integrated by the Spirit Gathering Stele after they die.

In two or three hundred years, who knows how many predecessors' memories have been preserved; if you have enough fortune, you can obtain a portion of a predecessor's memories.

The so-called fortune can be a predecessor's descendant Bloodline, a token, an aura, etc.; of course, it is also possible to inexplicably obtain a legacy, but you should not hold too much expectation; in short, just let it be! Alright, you go first!"

After explaining, Vice Principal Xu pointed to an Elite Class Member he was familiar with.

(End of chapter)