Chapter 445: Exchanging for the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform (Combined Chapter, Seeking Votes)

It really is Ning Bizhen; this is just too fast!

Feeling Ning Bizhen's Mental Power Pressure, everyone present fell silent all at once; they looked at one another, not knowing what to say.

Even if there had been guesses in their hearts before, seeing it was one thing, and not seeing it was another.

Lu Qian's expression was bitter; it had taken him a full few decades to break through from the Fifth Rank to the Sixth Rank, yet Ning Bizhen, starting from when she fully recovered, had only spent a mere month.

Comparing people to people can simply infuriate one!

"Ahem!"

Xu Wenhua was the first to react, deliberately coughing twice. After attracting everyone's gaze, he said, "First, let us congratulate Instructor Ning Bizhen on breaking through to the Sixth Rank. Unexpectedly, just days after Dean Lu Qian, our Yuanling Academy has once again given birth to a Sixth-Rank Expert. Following this trend, I believe Yuanling Academy will surely produce more Sixth-Rank Experts in the future; the future is promising!"

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

"A joyous and celebratory occasion!"

……

After Xu Wenhua finished speaking, the remaining high-level officials and instructors hurriedly offered their blessings; after all, this was a massive boon for Yuanling Academy.

Ning Bizhen was only 24 years old, yet she had become a Sixth-Rank; she had high hopes of becoming a female Emperor Rank like the current Principal of the Royal Academy, the 'Butterfly King' Luo Qingning.

If Yuanling Academy had an Emperor Rank sitting in command in the future, then the academy's external appeal would certainly increase greatly.

As for Li Changsheng, who was staying with Ning Bizhen, apart from Xu Wenhua, the other high-level officials and instructors did not yet know the truth; after all, on the surface, Ning Bizhen was still Li Changsheng's instructor.

Li Changsheng stood behind Ning Bizhen, not saying a word from beginning to end, just quietly watching them chat together.

After a long while, the instructors scattered like birds and beasts.

"Since Instructor Ning has advanced to the Sixth Rank, I propose we hold a high-level meeting now to discuss Instructor Ning's compensation!"

Xu Wenhua and the other four academy high-level officials had not yet left; they headed to the Administrative Building conference room with Ning Bizhen. According to custom, Ning Bizhen would be appointed as a high-level official of Yuanling Academy.

Generally speaking, Ning Bizhen would serve as a Vice Dean of a certain academy.

Li Changsheng thought for a moment, endured his exhaustion, and followed them; he still needed to exchange for the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform, and incidentally, inform Xu Wenhua of the Langya Liu Clan's schemes.

Even with Ning Bizhen added, Li Changsheng was far from being able to contend with the Langya Liu Clan. Rather than pulling chestnuts from the fire and risking his life, it was better to sell the information to the Academy and rely on the Academy's strength; at the very least, he could get some benefits.

Now Yuanling Academy possessed five Sixth-Rank Experts; in terms of top-tier combat power, it was not only not inferior to the Langya Liu Clan but even exceeded them. Moreover, the King's Secret Realm that the Langya Liu Clan was seeking was likely within the scope of Yuan Province, and Yuanling Academy also held the advantage of local terrain.

Yuanling Academy, not to mention replacing them, could at the very least coerce the Langya Liu Clan into developing it together, and with the strength of Ning Bizhen and Li Changsheng, they could at least get a share of the spoils.

"Changsheng, you should just stay here for now!"

Seeing that Li Changsheng had also followed, Xu Wenhua specifically opened the door to the office next door so he wouldn't have to wait outside for long.

Li Changsheng nodded, exchanged a look with Ning Bizhen, and entered the office.

Ning Bizhen followed the four high-level officials of Yuanling Academy into the conference room and began discussing the matter of her compensation.

In the office, Li Changsheng moved a chair to the side of the window, where he could see a portion of the night sky; the Four Symbols Constellations happened to be within range.

Li Changsheng closed his eyes and silently circulated the Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art. A pillar of starlight, slightly thicker than a rice bowl, descended, shrouding Li Changsheng in silver Starlight Power, and he began to recover his depleted Mental Power.

Crack, crack~

After about half an hour, the tightly closed conference room door swung open. Li Changsheng hurriedly opened his eyes, and the silver starlight clinging to him suddenly dissipated.

Having recuperated for half an hour, Li Changsheng's Mental Power had recovered a great deal, and his head no longer felt dizzy; he was only slightly exhausted.

Li Changsheng looked at Ning Bizhen, who came out last, and asked, "How did it go?"

"Vice Dean of the Battle Academy!"

Ning Bizhen's face was filled with joy; she was not skilled in alchemy or artifact refining, so the Battle Academy was naturally the place most suitable for her to display her talents.

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

Li Changsheng was also happy for Ning Bizhen, but he still asked in confusion, "However, what about Dean Lu Qian?"

A few days ago, Lu Qian had been preparing to become the Vice Dean of the Battle Academy, only waiting to announce it after the start of the term.

Ning Bizhen spread her hands and said, "He was promoted to the full position!"

"This speed of promotion is truly beyond words."

Li Changsheng had not expected it to be like this; he had originally thought Lu Qian would transfer to one of the other two academies to serve as a Vice Dean, but he hadn't expected him to be promoted directly.

"Are we going back now?"

"You go back first; I still have something to find Principal Xu about."

Li Changsheng naturally had not forgotten his main business.

"Then I will go home first to prepare a late-night snack to properly reward you."

Ning Bizhen did not ask further, and her graceful figure suddenly disappeared.

Soon, Li Changsheng followed Xu Wenhua to the Principal's office.

"Are you here to exchange for treasures again?"

Xu Wenhua looked at Li Changsheng with a look that was half-smile, half-serious.

"Yes, but not all of them."

Li Changsheng placed a pile of Alchemical Pill formulas in front of Xu Wenhua and said, "Principal, I want to use these to exchange for Academic Credits."

"It's Alchemical Pill formulas this time, but I don't know much about them. In this regard, we still need Dean Zhang to vet them. You wait a moment; I will call him over right now."

Xu Wenhua flipped through them casually, and upon discovering that these were all Alchemical Pill formulas, he had no choice but to call Zhang Kaishuo over.

There is no order of priority in learning; one specializes in one's own field. Zhang Kaishuo was the Dean of the Alchemist Academy and also one of the only two high-level Alchemists in Yuanling Academy.

"Principal, did you call me for something?"

Within just a few breaths of time, Dean Zhang Kaishuo arrived at the Principal's office.

Xu Wenhua placed his hands crossed on the desktop, and the Alchemical Pill formulas on the table floated up and landed in front of Zhang Kaishuo.

"Dean Zhang, Changsheng wants to exchange these Alchemical Pill formulas with the Academy. I don't know their value; you are the expert in this field, so it is better for you to decide the exchange plan."

Alchemical Pill formulas!

Zhang Kaishuo's expression changed instantly, and he hurriedly took these Alchemical Pill formulas. He was a technical geek who usually liked to study Alchemical Pills and was even more filled with great interest in things related to alchemy.

"Qingming Pill formula, Intermediate Alchemical Pill formula, worth two thousand Academic Credits!"

"Dream Return Pill formula, Intermediate Alchemical Pill formula, worth three thousand Academic Credits!"

"Limb Regeneration Pill formula, Advanced Alchemical Pill formula, worth twenty thousand Academic Credits!"

Among them, there were 2 Advanced Alchemical Pill formulas and 6 Intermediate Alchemical Pill formulas.

For Alchemical Pill formulas of the same grade, their value naturally fluctuates significantly depending on the formula itself.

The more Zhang Kaishuo looked, the more excited he became, because these Alchemical Pill formulas were all ones not present in the Academy, and they were of great variety.

"Principal, these are all Alchemical Pill formulas that the Academy does not have. With them, our variety of Alchemical Pills can rise to a major new level; presumably, it will not be inferior to the Royal Academy."

Zhang Kaishuo clutched the Alchemical Pill formulas excitedly, with no intention of letting go at all.

"Lichangsheng, a total of forty-eight thousand Academic Credits, did I calculate that correctly?"

"No."

"Deal!"

Xu Wenhua took Li Zhangsheng's Silver Student Token, operated it for a moment, and then handed it back to Li Zhangsheng.

In this way, counting the previous thirty-two thousand Academic Credits, Li Zhangsheng possessed as many as eighty thousand Academic Credits.

"Do you have any items you wish to exchange for?"

"I want to use the Credit Exchange Half-Price Benefit to exchange for a Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform and two Vitality Fruits; additionally, I want three more Advanced Demon Hearts!"

Vitality Fruit is one of the two main ingredients for the Ancient Strength Enhancement Potion formula, and in particular, it can also quickly stabilize a turbulent Consciousness Sea.

It is also for this reason that in the Credit Exchange Manual, one piece costs twenty thousand Academic Credits.

If Cai Yangqian had possessed a Vitality Fruit back then, he would not have been captured by Li Zhangsheng.

A month ago, Li Zhangsheng saved Ning Bizhen, and moved by the sacrifice Li Zhangsheng made, Yuanling Academy provided a certain amount of compensation, among which were three Credit Exchange Half-Price Benefits.

This time, Li Zhangsheng used them all up; if he needed to use them again in the future, he could ask Bizhen for them at any time.

"The Advanced Demon Hearts have already been exchanged by you!"

Xu Wenhua shook his head helplessly; over so many years, Yuanling Academy had only collected a few Advanced Demon Hearts, and with the majority of them exchanged by Li Zhangsheng, where could there be any more for the time being?

Li Zhangsheng thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "Then can they be transferred from other Academies? I can purchase them with Soul Crystals."

"I will help you ask, but you had best not hold too much hope."

Xu Wenhua hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

However, Advanced Demon Hearts belong to scarce resources, and only the most top-tier Academies in Langya Kingdom possess them, and the quantity must be very small; after all, the strength of an Advanced Demon is very high, and they are especially cunning, so the difficulty of hunting them is evident.

"Then I will trouble the Principal!"

"You wait here for a moment, I will go get the items right now!"

After Xu Wenhua finished speaking, his figure suddenly vanished without a trace, leaving only Li Zhangsheng and Zhang Kaishuo, who was buried in studying the Alchemical Pill formulas.

After about five minutes, Xu Wenhua appeared abruptly again, placing one large and two small Jade Boxes on the table.

Li Zhangsheng immediately handed over his Silver Student Token; after this time, he would only have ten thousand Academic Credits left.

Looking at the items in front of him, Li Zhangsheng reached out and opened the Jade Boxes; the two small Jade Boxes each contained a milky-white Vitality Fruit.

The large Jade Box contained a silver lotus platform slightly larger than a fist, faintly emitting brilliant starlight.

Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform: Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure, significantly accelerates the speed of drawing in star power and smooths out the violent nature of star power.

At the same time, the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform, like the Purple Flame Corpse-Hiding Coffin, possesses the special function of growing larger and smaller, and as long as one sits on the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform, it can also significantly enhance the strength of a Monster Tamer's protective starlight.

In this way, following the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl, Cangxuan Earth-Fixing Pearl, Cangxuan Water-Stabilizing Pearl, Gold Origin, and the Innate One Qi Green Lotus, Li Zhangsheng possessed his sixth Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasure.

Among them, the Gold Origin and the Innate One Qi Green Lotus were both one-time use treasures and had already been used.

After obtaining the items he wanted, Li Zhangsheng did not leave, but sat upright and glanced at Zhang Kaishuo to the side.

Zhang Kaishuo was, after all, a Sixth-tier Beastmaster, and his sensory ability was very strong; he immediately noticed Li Zhangsheng's gaze.

"Ah, I got lost in it by accident, so sleepy, I must go back to sleep!"

Zhang Kaishuo's emotional intelligence was not low; he could see that Li Zhangsheng had something to discuss with Xu Wenhua, so he couldn't help but stretch and leave the Principal's office using a random excuse.

Seeing Li Zhangsheng so guarded, Xu Wenhua also solemnly activated the Restriction in the office.

"Speak!"

"Principal, I have an important piece of intelligence related to the Langya Liu Clan!"

"Langya Liu Clan, what intelligence?"

Xu Wenhua revealed an interested expression; two or three months ago, he had gone to the Langya Liu Clan several times, but the other party didn't even pay him any mind, which made him very unimpressed with the Langya Liu Clan.

"The Langya Liu Clan is currently searching for a King's Secret Realm!"

"Where did you get this news from? Is it reliable?"

"It's fairly reliable; I have seventy percent certainty!"

Li Zhangsheng rubbed the back of his head; after all, it was news accidentally extracted via the Soul Bewitching Technique, so He Qiongjie naturally could not lie to him.

Of course, it was possible that He Qiongjie had been deceived by a disciple of the Langya Liu Clan, but he felt the probability of that was not high.

Xu Wenhua wore a serious face, thought for a moment, and said: "Seventy percent is already very high. You should first explain the intelligence you have mastered in detail."

"I only know that the Langya Liu Clan has recently sent a large number of disciples; they are in the border area between Yecheng and Yuan Province. As for the specific location, I do not know, and the Principal will have to send people over to search."

"This matter should be done sooner rather than later; I will send people over to scout in a moment. Li Zhangsheng, if the Academy profits from this matter, we will certainly not be stingy with rewards."

Xu Wenhua gave his promise; the value of a King's Secret Realm is incalculable, and even if it meant becoming enemies with the Langya Liu Clan, it would be worth it.

Li Zhangsheng left the Principal's office with a satisfied smile; if the Langya Liu Clan was indeed searching for a King's Secret Realm, he could not only disrupt the Langya Liu Clan's plans but also receive a reward from the Academy, which could truly be called the best of both worlds.

Li Zhangsheng returned to Ning Bizhen's courtyard; just now, when Ning Bizhen left, she had incidentally given him a token.

Unlike the token given to him before, this token could not only enter and exit various places in Ning Bizhen's courtyard at will but could also control the Restrictions, equivalent to the status of the owner.

After finishing a late-night snack with Ning Bizhen, Li Zhangsheng tested the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform; it was indeed a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasure, not only capable of doubling his cultivation speed, but even the pain was weakened by more than half, with an effect not much different from Ning Bizhen assisting him in his cultivation.

In this way, Ning Bizhen would no longer need to spend effort assisting him in his cultivation.

The next morning, Li Zhangsheng regained consciousness; Ning Bizhen, who had been sleeping beside him, had already gotten up, and he did not know where she had gone.

Suddenly, Li Zhangsheng's expression stirred; he faintly sensed two waves of Pressure and could not help but turn toward the direction of the backyard, from where the Pressure was emanating.

When Li Zhangsheng arrived at the backyard, he not only saw Ning Bizhen, but also saw a scorching Fire Element fireball and an ice ball emitting dense cold air.

They were naturally the Three-Legged Fire Crow and the Cold Jade Rabbit, but looking at their appearance, they seemed to be seeking a breakthrough!

The stage after the Overlord rank is precisely the Demon King rank. As long as one possesses one Demon Beast, one can be called a Pseudo-King!

(End of this chapter)