Chapter 376: The Azure Profound Water-Fixing Pearl (Three-in-One Chapter, I'm Exhausted)

In the conference room, Vice Principal Xu sat in the main seat, informing the two Deans about how Li Changsheng had saved Ning Bizhen with a jar of Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood.

This news was shocking, even to the two Deans.

This time, Ning Bizhen had escaped death and fully recovered her health; she was no longer the semi-disabled Fifth-rank Instructor of the past, and given her age and potential, she would surely shine brilliantly in the future, becoming at the very least a Sixth-rank, so the importance of her to Yuanling Academy was self-evident.

Li Changsheng had effectively performed a great service, and the jar of Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood, which was impossible to measure in value, had completely refreshed the three bigwigs' perception of him; they asked themselves, if they had obtained a jar of Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood, would they have used it to save Ning Bizhen?

They could not think of an answer, nor could they provide one, because this jar of Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood had the power to change their own circumstances and could increase their chances of becoming Kings.

However, they knew how much determination was required to make such a decision, which made them sincerely admire Li Changsheng and willing to provide a certain amount of compensation.

Vice Principal Xu thought for a moment and said, "I will first state the compensation plan for Li Changsheng; if the two of you have any opinions, you can bring them up at any time, and we will set the tone after we discuss it!"

The two Deans did not speak, quietly listening to Vice Principal Xu's compensation plan.

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In Instructor Ning Bizhen's courtyard, many instructors who received the news rushed over, and upon seeing that Ning Bizhen had truly recovered, they naturally offered a round of congratulations; some clever instructors even presented gifts, mainly consisting of various cultivation resources.

Ning Bizhen had a three-year gap period, and over these three years, although she did not spend many resources, when she felt she was about to die, she naturally gave these cultivation resources to her three students, among whom Li Changsheng received the Datou, while Luo Jing and Yuan Yongyan could only get some scraps, but even so, it was a large amount of resources for them.

Resources given away are like spilled water; even if the three students offered to return these resources to their instructor, Ning Bizhen would not accept them no matter what.

This was not just because Ning Bizhen could not bring herself to do so, but also related to Li Changsheng's jar of Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood; she felt that the resources she had given away did not add up to the value of this jar of Three-Legged Golden Crow Essence Blood, and instead, she always felt a sense of indebtedness toward Li Changsheng.

These instructors were at least Third Rank, and there was no shortage of Fourth or Fifth-rank existences; their large numbers and generous actions allowed Ning Bizhen to obtain a large batch of resources, so she would not need to worry about cultivation resources for a short time.

Ning Bizhen was responsible for interacting with them, accompanied by Instructor He Yan, while Luo Jing and Yuan Yongyan were responsible for serving tea and water, and Li Changsheng and the old woman were responsible for registering the gifts from each instructor.

This kept them busy until the evening.

When the instructors left, Li Changsheng clearly breathed a sigh of relief; he glanced at the gift tally, and the value of the gifts sent by these instructors reached tens of thousands of Soul Crystals.

It was also at this time that Vice Principal Xu appeared, and he also represented the Academy in presenting a generous gift to Ning Bizhen.

This was a sturdy-looking Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast, resembling a Qilin, with a lion's head, deer's antlers, and a horse's body, yellow all over, with long yellow fur, and a pair of green-colored eyes; it was magnificent and full of majesty.

Immediately, Li Changsheng obtained its data.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast (Growth Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Leader 3rd Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: Medium Commander

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast (Pure)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Water

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Earth

The Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast is a rare Divine Beast mount that covers sea, land, and air; it can perform Cloud-Treading, can float on water, is spirit-communicating, and is suspected to be a branch of the Dragon Clan.

Although the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast is far inferior to the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast, it also has the ability to perform Cloud-Treading, though it cannot yet possess the water-avoiding ability like the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast.

"The Academy is quite generous!" After reading the data of the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast, Li Changsheng silently gave the Academy a thumbs up; the value of this Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast was likely tens of thousands of Soul Crystals, and he wondered where the Academy had gotten it from.

Li Changsheng had heard that the Academy raised many high-quality Spirit Beasts, and this Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast likely came from there.

The battle three years ago caused Ning Bizhen to lose several Demon Pets, so after recovering her health, what Ning Bizhen lacked most were high-quality Demon Pets; currently, she only had the Three-Legged Fire Crow, the Qixi Wind Speed Cat, and the Jade Rabbit, and if she wanted to become a Sixth-tier Beastmaster, she had to supplement her high-quality Demon Pets as soon as possible.

This Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast possessed decent immediate combat power, and its potential was far from exhausted; there was a significant possibility of it becoming a Lord-level Spirit Beast, which was no different from providing help in a time of need for Ning Bizhen.

Perhaps this generous gift was too valuable, and Ning Bizhen felt she had not earned it, so she inevitably declined it for a moment, but how could she resist Vice Principal Xu, and in the end, she had to accept it.

Vice Principal Xu did this mainly to strengthen Ning Bizhen's sense of belonging to the Academy, lest she be poached by someone one day, which would truly be a case of all efforts coming to nothing.

At this time, the visiting instructors had already returned, and He Yan, Luo Jing, Yuan Yongyan, and the old woman were all busy.

After being invited into the main hall by Ning Bizhen, Vice Principal Xu held a tray and said, "Next, I will announce the compensation plan for student Li Changsheng!"

Li Changsheng looked like he was listening intently, his heart filled with anticipation.

"Compensation of 30,000 Academic Credits, one voucher for the Treasure Pavilion Third Floor, one bottle of Blood-Burning Pill, and three instances of the Credit Exchange Half-Price Benefit!"

When he heard the compensation, Li Changsheng almost thought he had misheard; good heavens, this compensation plan seemed even more generous than the rewards for returning victorious from the Exchange Tournament.

The Treasure Pavilion Third Floor voucher and the Credit Exchange Half-Price Benefit went without saying, but 30,000 Academic Credits alone was astonishing; if combined with the Credit Exchange Half-Price Benefit, the purchasing power would be doubled.

The Blood-Burning Pill is a type of explosive alchemical pill with side effects; a Demon Pet that takes the Blood-Burning Pill will be in a state of burning blood and Qi, with combat power greatly increased for a certain period, and the higher the Demon Pet's realm, the smaller the boost. When the effect of the Blood-Burning Pill ends, the Demon Pet's blood and Qi will be severely depleted, requiring a long period of recuperation to compensate for the loss.

To compensate Li Changsheng, the Academy could be said to have bled heavily; it was only because the Academy had regained its status as the Second Academy and the resources obtained next year had increased greatly that they were willing to give Li Changsheng such high compensation.

After finishing, Vice Principal Xu handed the tray to Li Changsheng.

Li Changsheng naturally did not decline and put away all the items on the tray.

Vice Principal Xu did not stay long and soon left Ning Bizhen's courtyard.

After all matters were settled, Li Changsheng and the others bid farewell to Ning Bizhen and returned to their respective residences.

The next morning, Li Changsheng went through the full process of bathing, changing clothes, and burning incense to pray, because it was time to test his luck again.

After leaving the Number One Courtyard, Li Changsheng went straight to the Treasure Pavilion and used the voucher to reach the third floor without any obstruction.

Looking at the dozen or so sealed treasure boxes on the antique desk, Li Changsheng could not help but rub his hands; this was his second time coming to the Treasure Pavilion Third Floor.

Li Changsheng held the voucher in his hand, his gaze moving constantly across the dozen or so treasure boxes, feeling somewhat indecisive.

Last time he chose the longest treasure box and ended up pulling out the Titan's Grasp; just looking at the value, although the Titan's Grasp was not bad, given the overall quality of the Treasure Pavilion Third Floor, it could only be considered a bottom-tier treasure.

What would he pick this time?

Because the Restriction here prevented the projection of Mental Power, Li Changsheng could only rely entirely on his luck to choose a treasure box.

"Leave it to fate!" Li Changsheng closed his eyes, spun five times across the table, and began to grope for the treasure boxes scattered on the table; the first treasure box he touched would be his final choice.

Last time he relied on his eye for things, this time he relied on luck!

The next moment, Li Changsheng touched the energy barrier of a treasure box; he could not help but open his eyes and discovered that he had touched the smallest treasure box.

This treasure box was only the size of an adult's fist, and he did not know what was hidden inside; in any case, seeing such a small treasure box, Li Changsheng was somewhat apprehensive.

He took a deep breath and carefully placed the voucher on the Jade Box; suddenly, a layer of seven-colored brilliance flashed, and when the light disappeared, the Restriction on the treasure box had been completely removed, and at the same time, the light on the voucher had dimmed significantly.

Li Zhangsheng impatiently opened the jade box and discovered a pearl the size of an infant's fist lying inside, faintly emitting a pale blue luster.

Inside the treasure box, there was also a small jade slip, which contained a rough introduction to the pearl.

"Eh, the third-generation Principal!" At first glance, Li Zhangsheng could not help but exclaim in surprise.

Among the successive principals of Yuanling Academy, if one were to rank the combat power of the principals, the third-generation Principal would definitely be in the top three, mainly because her battle record was too astonishing.

Yes, this was also a female principal; at that time, there was no demon invasion, only disputes and wars between countries. In one important battle, the third-generation Principal once stepped forward to hold back a King, laying the foundation for the victory of the Langya Kingdom at that time.

Besides holding back a King, the third-generation Principal had also slaughtered an extremely old Green Dragon; this was a Demon Saint-grade Green Dragon, equivalent to an eighth-tier Demon Pet.

As the saying goes, comparison causes harm; compared to the exceptionally powerful third-generation Principal, the seventh-generation Principal Zhao Moke could not even defeat an extremely old White Dragon known as the 'Dragon Clan Shame', let alone a stronger extremely old Green Dragon.

Judging from the information on the jade slip, this was a special treasure named the Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl, which was a trophy the third-generation Principal had looted from the lair of an extremely old Green Dragon.

Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl: Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure, containing the Water Origin, can confine water flow within a certain range, the range depends on the tier of the Monster Tamer. Note: This item cannot restrict Water Element Spirit Beasts above the Demon King level; it can be fused with the Water-Calming Pearl, Fire-Calming Pearl, and Earth-Calming Pearl.

Legend has it that at the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth, chaos evolved into the four elemental origins of earth, fire, water, and wind; only after a long period of polishing could the Earth-Calming Pearl, Fire-Calming Pearl, Water-Calming Pearl, and Wind-Calming Pearl be evolved.

The Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl can restrict the performance of Water Element Demon Pets; dealing with the Water Clan can be said to be twice the result with half the effort. If the four different pearls are fused, this will be a sharp weapon on the battlefield.

The only pity is that this thing cannot restrict Spirit Beasts above the Demon King realm. With the strength of the third-generation Principal, the Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl was no different from a chicken rib to her; this is perhaps the main reason why the third-generation Principal placed it on the Treasure Pavilion Third Floor.

In addition, these four types of pearls have other wonderful uses. As long as they are crushed in a Secret Realm, their origins will merge into the Secret Realm, greatly improving the quality of the Secret Realm and greatly accelerating the speed of the Secret Realm's advancement.

Following the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl and the Innate Cloud Qi, the Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl is the third Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure-grade treasure that Li Zhangsheng has obtained, and its value is immeasurable.

After putting away the Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl, Li Zhangsheng left the Treasure Pavilion. After thinking for a while, he came to Instructor Ning's courtyard, preparing to bid her farewell.

Because, the Academy was on holiday!

Yuanling Academy is divided into the first and second semesters, and there is a one-month rest period at the end of each semester. It is now the depths of winter, and there is only half a month left until the New Year.

In Ning Bizhen's courtyard, just as Li Zhangsheng was about to bid farewell to Instructor Ning, her words made Li Zhangsheng noticeably startled.

"Ah, what, you want to go to my home for the New Year!"

"Yes!"

Ning Bizhen had a smile on her face, wanting to tease Li Zhangsheng.

"It's just..." Li Zhangsheng rubbed his head, not knowing how to answer.

"Changsheng, I have no family! Of course, this requires your consent!"

There was a bit of dimness in Ning Bizhen's eyes. Her parents were also instructors at Yuanling Academy, but unfortunately, they were both killed by demons when she was young. It was the previous generation's Principal who raised her.

Unfortunately, in the battle three years ago, the previous generation's Principal, in order to protect the elites of Yuanling Academy, took the initiative to cover the retreat and used his life to buy precious time for Ning Bizhen and the others.

"If the Instructor wants to go, I certainly welcome it!"

What else could Li Zhangsheng say? He naturally chose to agree, but he inevitably had some doubts in his heart about Ning Bizhen's purpose for doing this.

"Actually, this is mainly the instruction of Vice Principal Xu. He is very clear about your importance to our Academy, and he told me to protect your safety at all costs!"

Ning Bizhen explained the reason. Next year, Miao Yinfeng will graduate, and in this way, Yuanling Academy will only have Li Zhangsheng as a trump card. If Li Zhangsheng is lost, it will definitely be a major blow to Yuanling Academy. By that time, with the overall strength of Yuanling Academy, let alone keeping the position of the second-ranked Academy, even the top four might not be guaranteed.

It is because of this that the senior management of the Academy dared not ignore Li Zhangsheng's safety issue, but they had originally prepared to let Qian Yuanfei or Instructor He Yan act as a 'bodyguard'. Who knew that after Ning Bizhen learned the news, she immediately volunteered and finally took on this task.

"Then I will trouble the Instructor!"

What else could Li Zhangsheng say? He could only choose to agree, and besides, this was a good thing for him, wasn't it!

Although Ning Bizhen has not yet recovered her peak combat power, her Three-Legged Fire Crow and Jade Rabbit are both of Medium Grade and Lord realm; ordinary Fifth-tier Beastmasters are simply not her opponents.

Such a 'free bodyguard' who can fight, is good-looking, and can teach him knowledge—he would have to be full to refuse.

"It's no trouble, I'll also take the opportunity to experience the atmosphere of the New Year in your family!"

Ning Bizhen still wore a warm smile. She had nothing to pack; all her daily necessities were stored in her Space Ring, and she could leave at any time.

As for the old woman, her family was in Peng City. In the past, she would go back every year for the New Year, but ever since Ning Bizhen 'fell ill', the old woman had been taking care of her without leaving her side, and she hadn't been back for three years now.

Soon, the two bid farewell to the old woman and went together to the gate of Yuanling Academy. This time, Li Zhangsheng did not ride the Three-Legged Fire Crow with Instructor Ning Bizhen, but released the Light Bird.

As soon as it saw the Three-Legged Fire Crow, the Light Bird's eyes revealed a look of fear. There was no help for it; the difference in realm between the two was too great, not to mention that the Three-Legged Fire Crow possessed the bloodline of the Three-Legged Golden Crow.

Of course, if the other party had the Phoenix bloodline, the Light Bird might have had to lie on the ground the moment they met.

"Little Fire, restrain your aura!"

Instructor Ning Bizhen patted the head of the Three-Legged Fire Crow, and the Three-Legged Fire Crow had no choice but to restrain its aura. The Light Bird on the side finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Set off, Luo City!"

As Li Zhangsheng's voice rang out, the two flying Demon Pets spread their wings and soared high, flying toward Luo City with the speed of lightning.

Compared with the Light Bird, the speed of the Three-Legged Fire Crow was more than twice as fast, but under Ning Bizhen's control, the Three-Legged Fire Crow could only slow down and fly side-by-side with the Light Bird.

In the sky, there was naturally no lack of some flying Spirit Beasts, but these flying Spirit Beasts were basically common Spirit Beasts like larks, spotted vultures, and red sparrows. Their species were lowly, and unless their quality was very high, they did not have much cultivation value.

Li Zhangsheng subconsciously released his Mental Power. After this period of tempering, his Mental Power had made great progress, and the range of release had increased from the original 300 meters to 400 meters.

"Medium-grade lark!" At the first moment, Li Zhangsheng captured a bright point of light.

Compared with four months ago, due to the expansion of the search range, Li Zhangsheng's efficiency in searching for High Quality Fairy had significantly improved.

However, because of Instructor Ning Bizhen, he would not choose to take action unless it was a relatively precious High Quality Fairy.

Ning Bizhen glanced at Li Zhangsheng and silently felt happy for Li Zhangsheng's vigilance. Unfortunately, she did not know that Li Zhangsheng's intention was not in the wine, and she thought he was vigilant against enemies that might appear at any time.

Seeing Li Zhangsheng like this, Ning Bizhen could not help but release her Mental Power. Her Mental Power range far exceeded Li Zhangsheng's, directly covering a range of several miles.

In an instant, the scene within the range was automatically received by Ning Bizhen's mind.

"Eh, Silver-Winged Pegasus!" Suddenly, Ning Bizhen exclaimed in surprise, a look of astonishment appearing on her face.

She did not expect that she would find a rare Silver-Winged Pegasus just by searching casually.

This Silver-Winged Pegasus had no contract brand on its body and belonged to a genuine wild Spirit Beast.

The Silver-Winged Pegasus belongs to the Elite Exotic Beast, naturally possessing Medium Grade quality, and can reach the Elite level when it reaches adulthood. Coupled with its handsome appearance and the ability to carry people in flight, a Silver-Winged Pegasus is often worth three or four hundred Soul Crystals.

"Instructor, then what are we waiting for, let's go catch it!"

"Let's go together!"

Ning Bizhen nodded, steered the Three-Legged Fire Crow to change direction, and flew rapidly toward the location of the Silver-Winged Pegasus.

During the flight, Ning Bizhen specifically had the Three-Legged Fire Crow maintain its current speed to avoid Li Zhangsheng falling behind.

Even with its speed suppressed, it still only took the Three-Legged Fire Crow a dozen seconds to lock onto the silhouette of the Silver-Winged Pegasus.

This was an adult Silver-Winged Pegasus, sporting a pair of silver wings, over three meters long, with a wingspan similar to its body length; if the wings were removed, its appearance would be similar to an ordinary horse.

At this moment, the Silver-Winged Pegasus was flying leisurely in the air, and when it saw the Three-Legged Fire Crow charging straight at it, it immediately launched an offensive.

In the sky, the Silver-Winged Pegasus flapped its wings forcefully, forming several milky-white light blades that flew rapidly toward the Three-Legged Fire Crow.

Ning Bizhen pursed her lips and said nothing, leaving it entirely to the Three-Legged Fire Crow to act as it pleased.

Just as the light blades came flying over, the Three-Legged Fire Crow first dove, then immediately banked to the right, dodging the several light blades with an elegant posture.

In the blink of an eye, the Three-Legged Fire Crow appeared above the Silver-Winged Pegasus and, before the Silver-Winged Pegasus could react, easily pecked through the base of its left wing.

Neigh～

The Silver-Winged Pegasus let out a painful sound, its eyes filled with panic; unable to exert force with its left wing, it immediately lost its balance in the air and began to plummet straight down.

Falling directly from a height of over a hundred meters, even though the Silver-Winged Pegasus had reached the Elite grade, what awaited it would likely be turning into a pile of meat paste.

If it weren't for the desire to capture it alive, the Three-Legged Fire Crow could have easily killed it in seconds with its strength.

Just as the Silver-Winged Pegasus was more than ten meters from the ground, its mouth suddenly opened, spraying a milky-white beam of light from within, using the impact of the beam to quickly offset the force of the fall, looking as if it were about to land safely.

Yet at this very moment, the Three-Legged Fire Crow appeared above the Silver-Winged Pegasus once more, its curled talons falling straight down, tearing several deep, bone-exposed bloody gashes into the Silver-Winged Pegasus's back.

Fresh blood appeared, the Silver-Winged Pegasus let out a mournful cry and fell heavily to the ground; it struggled a few times in unwillingness, but could no longer stand up, directly losing its combat capability.

"Zhangsheng, why don't you go and capture it?" Ning Bizhen did not contract it immediately, but looked at Li Zhangsheng to the side.

"No need, it's of no use to me!"

Li Zhangsheng shook his head; he could 'see' that this was only a Medium Grade Silver-Winged Pegasus, and furthermore, it was already an adult with no value for cultivation.

Whether for him or Ning Bizhen, this Silver-Winged Pegasus could only be exchanged for some resources.

Soon, Ning Bizhen performed a Temporary Contract on this Silver-Winged Pegasus, and after reading its data, she silently stored it into her Monster Pet Bag and continued toward Luo City with Li Zhangsheng.

In the suburbs of Luo City, the Li Family Manor!

Near dusk, the two of them steered their Flying Demon Pets and landed steadily at the entrance of the Li Family Manor.

The guards at the entrance of the Li Family Manor first subconsciously raised their vigilance, but upon seeing Li Zhangsheng, they immediately saluted and greeted him, and one guard immediately went to report to the Clan Leader, Li Wenbo.

In the time that followed, Li Zhangsheng took Ning Bizhen to familiarize herself with the Li Family Manor while introducing her to the family high-level members who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

After eating dinner with the family high-level members, Ning Bizhen declined the courtyard provided by Li Wenbo and returned to the small courtyard where Li Zhangsheng lived, preparing to stay in the guest room.

For the next month, Ning Bizhen would live here.

At this time, the night began to fall.

Knock knock～

Just as Li Zhangsheng was preparing for his daily cultivation, his door was knocked; Li Zhangsheng opened the door to see Ning Bizhen standing prettily at the entrance.

"Instructor, is something the matter?"

"Zhangsheng, let's dual cultivate!"

Ning Bizhen blushed slightly, managing to say words that Li Zhangsheng had not expected.

Today's goal: Three, Pig, Proof!

(End of this chapter)