Chapter 476: The Azure-Walking Glazed Lamp (Two-in-One Chapter, Requesting Everything)

Time flies like an arrow, and before one knew it, more than a month had passed.

During this month, Li Zhangsheng had stayed in the Number One Courtyard, quietly living as a shut-in for a period of time.

During this time, the strength of his Demon Pets had improved to varying degrees, with the Giant Whale Kun and the Ancestral Leopard-Lin Beast improving the fastest; they had now reached the critical point of their respective realms, and he believed they would soon become Leader-rank Demon Pets.

Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power had also improved significantly; in his Consciousness Sea, the crescent moon manifestation of his Mental Power had now turned into a half-moon, and according to his estimation, it would take about two more months to become a full moon.

Once that time came, Li Zhangsheng could attempt to advance to a Fifth-tier Beastmaster.

Everything was moving in a positive direction!

After the incident of the Treasure Pavilion being robbed, the Huizhou Xiao Clan had never given up on the idea of finding the suspect, but unfortunately, they had found no clues, as the information on the surface was too limited.

The only information was that the other party was a male and possessed a Wild Winged Tiger, and that was all.

Originally, Li Zhangsheng was also among their suspects, as he possessed the Wild Winged Tiger's devolved form, the Wild Storm Tiger, but after learning that Li Zhangsheng had been "crippled," they removed him from the list of suspects.

Apart from this matter, the Langya Liu Clan had roughly located the unknown King's Secret Realm, but the Langya Liu Clan had no intention of sharing it, which led to the failure of the Yuanling Academy's negotiations.

Under these circumstances, the Yuanling Academy had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and proactively make the news of the Langya Liu Clan searching for the unknown King's Secret Realm public, hoping to muddy the waters so they could fish in troubled waters.

The head of the Langya Liu Clan was naturally furious, but there was nothing they could do; on the surface, the strength of the Yuanling Academy was not inferior to the Liu Clan, and was even two points stronger, as the Langya Liu Clan only had one Pseudo-King, and their ranking on the Top 100 Ranking was not as high as Xu Wenhua's.

Finally, there was the matter of the wild Wild Winged Tigers; the Yuanling Academy dispatched a large number of personnel, and combined with the harvest from the Hunter Guild, they had captured a total of five Wild Winged Tigers in over a month.

Unfortunately, among these five wild Wild Winged Tigers, the highest only reached the Elite rank.

With no other choice, the Yuanling Academy had to take the initiative to cultivate a Leader-rank Wild Winged Tiger, and after consuming some resources, one Wild Winged Tiger finally advanced to the Leader rank yesterday, meeting Li Zhangsheng's requirements.

Li Zhangsheng had not expected it to take so much time; originally, he thought it could be done in ten days or half a month, but who would have thought it would take a full month and a half, which was related to his significant overestimation of the number of wild Wild Winged Tigers.

After this incident, it was possible that the traces of wild Wild Winged Tigers would never be found in the entire Langya Kingdom again.

In the backyard of the Number One Courtyard, Li Zhangsheng examined the cage in front of him, which contained a wild Wild Winged Tiger, baring its fangs and staring at Li Zhangsheng, giving off an untamable, wild air.

This was the Leader-rank Wild Winged Tiger cultivated by the Yuanling Academy, in the hope that Li Zhangsheng would overcome this "difficulty."

Ning Bizhen walked over and asked, "Zhangsheng, what should be done with this Wild Winged Tiger?"

"It must be killed!"

While speaking, Li Zhangsheng checked whether the Breath Concealment Restriction was operating.

After confirming there were no omissions, Li Zhangsheng then summoned Aixi.

To avoid accidents, Aixi could only stay in the Demon Pet Space most of the time.

Even so, Aixi's rate of progress was still the fastest among all his Demon Pets, and it had now reached the 9th rank of the Leader level; with Aixi's Half-Step Epic quality, it could easily advance to the Lord level.

Unfortunately, Li Zhangsheng was holding it back, and Aixi had to continue to polish its foundation.

As soon as it saw Aixi, the Wild Winged Tiger in the cage twitched its nose; it did not feel fear, but instead, as if it had seen a member of its own kind, it let out a low roar, as if it were greeting it.

Aixi looked at the Wild Winged Tiger in confusion, with no intention of responding at all, and then looked at Li Zhangsheng with an inquiring gaze.

"Adai, you go, kill it!"

Li Zhangsheng thought for a moment; it was a bit taboo to let Aixi kill its own kind, so he turned to order Adai, who was standing to the side.

The Wild Winged Tiger's eyes widened, revealing an expression of disbelief; its head was full of question marks—what was wrong with these humans? They spent so much effort and resources to advance it to the Leader rank, only to kill it in the end.

Creak~

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng used his Mental Power to open the Steel Cage.

The Wild Winged Tiger hurriedly suppressed its thoughts and tried to scramble out of the Steel Cage.

Just as it was about to succeed, Adai blocked the exit.

The Wild Winged Tiger let out a tiger roar; like a trapped beast fighting to the death, it swung its claws at Adai with all its might.

Bang~

Adai did not dodge, letting the Wild Winged Tiger leave several shallow bloodstains on its body; its massive frame merely swayed, without taking a single step back.

The Wild Winged Tiger's pupils shrank, revealing an expression of disbelief.

Before the Wild Winged Tiger could react, Adai swung its ferocious giant claws, piercing through its thick fur as if poking through paper, stabbing straight into its chest and coming out the other side.

In Adai's giant claw, it was still clutching a heart that was beating continuously, a full bucket in size.

Adai had a special quirk: it liked to grab the enemy's heart with one claw, striving for a one-hit kill.

Despite being a Warrior-style Demon Pet, it insisted on taking the assassin route.

The Wild Winged Tiger let out a mournful cry and lay powerlessly on the ground, its dull eyes wide open, never having imagined it would meet such an end.

Bang~

Adai withdrew its giant claw, and the massive tiger body collapsed to the ground, twitching a few times before it stopped moving.

While Adai was acting, Li Zhangsheng had used his Mental Power in advance to collect all the blood spilling from the Wild Winged Tiger's wounds, not leaving a single drop behind.

Adai bent down with practiced ease and began to dismantle the Wild Winged Tiger's corpse; because Adai possessed the trait of ignoring defense, the job of dismantling the corpse became Adai's work.

Like a master butcher carving an ox, the Wild Winged Tiger's corpse was soon turned into a pile of materials, which Li Zhangsheng stored in his Space Ring.

Li Zhangsheng specifically stayed in the backyard for two hours; before revoking the courtyard's Restriction, he specifically had Aixi use the Law of Heaven and Earth skill to change into the same size as that Wild Winged Tiger.

In this way, the ruse would not be discovered.

Of course, in the short term, Aixi could not fight at full strength in public, unless all witnesses were killed.

After revoking the courtyard's Restriction, Xu Wenhua, Zhang Kaishuo, and Ning Wei immediately led a large group of Instructors and flew over.

Seeing such a lineup, Li Zhangsheng naturally felt the importance the Academy placed on him.

How could an ordinary person receive such treatment!

Xu Wenhua had already seen Aixi, but still asked with concern, "How is it?"

Li Zhangsheng stroked Aixi's head and said, "Everything went smoothly, but Aixi needs some time to adapt to its new body!"

"That's good!"

Hearing Li Zhangsheng say this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if Aixi's combat power was greatly reduced, Li Zhangsheng's other Demon Pets were not ordinary items; as long as Li Zhangsheng was still there, the Yuanling Academy had the possibility of surpassing the Royal Academy.

"Principal, I want to make up for the potential Aixi lost as soon as possible."

Without hesitation, Xu Wenhua said: "Ask for whatever you need; even if the Academy doesn't have it, we will do our best to help you get it!"

"Thank you, Principal. I need a Seven-Colored Rainbow Pearl, Life Essence, and a Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit. I am willing to use Soul Crystals or Academic Credits as compensation!"

Li Changsheng knew when to stop; he had no intention of taking advantage of them, he just wanted to use the Yuanling Academy's channels to collect these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for him.

Xu Wenhua frowned. These three types were at least Heavenly Essence Grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit was even a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure Grade; they were not so easy to obtain.

Originally, Yuanling Academy had one portion of Life Essence, but unfortunately, it had already been redeemed by Li Changsheng.

Before Xu Wenhua could speak, Zhang Kaishuo, who was to the side, suddenly said: "I happen to have a portion of Life Essence in my collection; I will go get it for you right now!"

After saying this, Zhang Kaishuo suddenly disappeared.

It only took a few breaths before Zhang Kaishuo reappeared and threw the Jade Bottle containing the Life Essence to Li Changsheng.

"Thank you, Dean. As for the cost..."

Before Li Changsheng could finish, he was directly interrupted by Zhang Kaishuo: "Hey, what cost? This thing is just gathering dust with me anyway; consider it a gift from me to you."

"How can that be!"

Li Changsheng felt anxious. Life Essence was suitable for the vast majority of Demon Pets and could even serve as a holy medicine for healing at critical moments; how could it be as Zhang Kaishuo described?

"I don't care, it's already been given to you anyway!"

Zhang Kaishuo spread his hands, giving off the appearance of a rogue.

"In that case, I thank you in advance, Dean!"

What else could Li Changsheng say? He had no choice but to accept it.

At this moment, Dean Ning Wei spoke up: "Changsheng, I have a Strange Treasure here called the Qingxing Glazed Lamp. I believe it will be of some use to your Aixi. As long as you drive it with your Mental Power from time to time, it might be able to make up for some of her foundation."

A green light flickered in Dean Ning Wei's hand, and a green glazed lamp appeared in her palm. It was one foot and three inches tall, flickering with a bean-sized Sui Fire. Its main body was refined from the branches of the Tree of Life and several Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, possessing the efficacy of nourishing the foundation and dispelling Darkness.

Everyone illuminated by the green light felt comfortable all over, as if they were basking in warm sunlight.

Compared to Dean Zhang Kaishuo's Life Essence, this Qingxing Glazed Lamp seemed even more noble.

Since Zhang Kaishuo was so generous, Ning Wei naturally did not want to be outdone.

Most importantly, Ning Bizhen turning danger into safety, quickly becoming a Pseudo-King, and Xu Wenhua's third Demon King grade Spirit Beast were all closely related to Li Changsheng.

In Dean Ning Wei's view, Li Changsheng was likely a person of great fortune and great opportunity. Placing a bet on him before he had fully soared was a way to perhaps bring convenience to herself one day.

Taking a step back, if Li Changsheng's strength increased and Yuanling Academy could suppress the Royal Academy to become the number one Academy, it would also bring her no small amount of help; at the very least, the resources obtained each year would far exceed the current amount.

Li Changsheng was caught between laughter and tears and hurriedly declined: "This is really too precious, I cannot accept it!"

"You accepted Dean Zhang's Life Essence, but you can't accept mine? There is no such logic!"

Dean Ning Wei shoved the Qingxing Glazed Lamp into Li Changsheng's hands regardless. Before Li Changsheng could continue to refuse, her figure suddenly disappeared, and no one knew where she had gone.

This made the group of Instructors feel hot-headed, wishing they could take his place. It really was a case of comparing people and being angered to death; when would they ever have treatment like Li Changsheng's?

Many Instructors decided that after going back, they would just go to sleep. In their dreams, they could get anything!

Li Changsheng was truly caught between laughter and tears; he had finally experienced the feeling of having treasures actively gifted to him.

He felt wonderful inside!

He really wanted another dozen!

However, Li Changsheng believed that there was no love without reason in this world, and likewise, no hatred without reason. Just by accepting their treasures, he inevitably owed them favors.

They were not like Ning Bizhen; favors that couldn't be repaid with one's body were hard to pay back!

Before Li Changsheng could think too much, Xu Wenhua stroked his gray beard and said: "I remember there is a Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit at Li Cheng Fortress, but the Merit I have accumulated is still a bit short. After some time, I will make a trip to Li Cheng Fortress!"

To redeem a Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit, it required a full 500,000 Merit. To Li Changsheng, this was an astronomical figure; he didn't know how many years or months it would take to gather it.

But Xu Wenhua was different. He often supported the three major fortresses of Yuan Province and had even supported the Abyss Gate in Huizhou in his early years. This had allowed him to accumulate quite a lot of Merit. Moreover, with his strength, the speed at which he earned Merit far exceeded Li Changsheng's.

After saying this, Xu Wenhua's figure also disappeared.

What else could Li Changsheng say? He could only keep their kindness toward him in his heart at all times.

Those who follow the Dao receive much support, while those who lose it receive little. Li Changsheng undoubtedly belonged to the former, and he was very glad that he had joined the big family of Yuanling Academy back then.

The tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind. If he didn't have Yuanling Academy protecting him from behind, Li Changsheng would certainly have had many misgivings. His cultivation could not have been as smooth as it was now, and he wouldn't have dared to let his strength grow so rapidly, only being able to remain steady (cautious) all the way to the end.

Being steady had its benefits—the danger was low—but if one always played it safe, they would inevitably miss many opportunities and also lose their edge.

Only by combining steadiness with adventure could one better achieve great things without wasting potential.

After the three high-level figures left, the group of Instructors also bid farewell to Li Changsheng. They were not as wealthy as the three high-level figures; they either couldn't afford to take anything out, or they were too pained to part with their treasures.

Li Changsheng reset the Restriction and then studied the Qingxing Glazed Lamp. This Strange Treasure was quite peculiar; it could not be stored in the Consciousness Sea. As long as it was driven by Mental Power, the Sui Fire would appear on it.

Sui Fire, also known as the fire of civilization, would make the foundation of any living being illuminated by it for a long time more stable, to a greater or lesser extent.

Dean Ning Wei's Demon Pets had long been illuminated by the Sui Fire, and the Sui Fire had become completely ineffective for them. Coupled with the fact that she had no descendants, this was perhaps the reason why she gave the Qingxing Glazed Lamp to Li Changsheng.

While Li Changsheng was testing the Qingxing Glazed Lamp, Ning Bizhen, who was to the side, suddenly asked: "Changsheng, registration for the National Tournament and the National Youth Tournament has already opened. Have you decided yet?"

(End of chapter)