Chapter 638: Exchanging for the Hunyuan Golden Lamp (Second Update, requesting everything)

As the price, Li Changsheng owed nearly 800,000 Academic Credits; if it were anyone else, they truly wouldn't be able to pay it back.

What Li Changsheng hated most were people who didn't pay back money they owed; he completely lacked that bizarre mindset of "why should I pay back money I borrowed with my own ability." Not only did he lack this mindset, he would even provide a certain amount of interest, and he would write IOUs without fail.

However, for the sake of safety, Li Changsheng prepared to owe it for a year or two.

A 17-year-old Pseudo-King was too exaggerated, especially in a medium-sized country like the Langya Kingdom, and the key was that Li Changsheng's family background could only be considered average.

It was for this reason that Li Changsheng had already released word in advance, borrowing large amounts of surplus Academic Credits from the hands of high-level officials, Instructors, and even students, then using various channels to purchase at high prices treasures that assisted Demon Pets in breaking through, as well as Star Fruit, Star Essence, and so on, which could rapidly increase the progress of star-type Monster Tamer arts, creating the appearance of wanting to complete an advancement before the start of the National Tournament, and for this, he was willing to exhaust his family fortune and pile up debts.

After the National Tournament was over, Li Changsheng would not immediately pay back the owed Academic Credits, but would pay back a little every day, taking a year or two to finish paying them off.

By the time that actually arrived, he might have already become a King revered by everyone, which could be considered having the power to protect himself.

Administrative Building, Principal's office!

Li Changsheng stood before Xu Wenhua; he did not immediately state his purpose, but instead took out a pile of items.

These items mostly came from Liu Zongtang, and he was not afraid of being discovered by the Langya Liu Clan; Xu Wenhua would not ask about the origin of these things, nor would he ever reveal to others who had exchanged these items with the Academy.

Xu Wenhua's character could be said to be rock-solid; although he was occasionally a bit pedantic, he strictly adhered to his principles and original intent, was generous and upright, and had always been very good to Li Changsheng.

Seeing this pile of items before him, Xu Wenhua could not help but be somewhat surprised; it had only been a little over a week, and Li Changsheng had actually come to him again to exchange for Academic Credits.

However, just as Li Changsheng had thought, Xu Wenhua did not ask questions and began to pick and choose among this pile of items.

Besides the spoils from Liu Zongtang, there were also the Bloodline Potion and Wanxiang Guiyuan Pill that Kailan had specifically refined during this period.

Due to raw materials and time constraints, the quantity was not large.

Even so, it still left Xu Wenhua full of admiration.

Not long after, Xu Wenhua finished selecting and picked out all the items that met the exchange requirements.

Soon, Xu Wenhua began quoting prices: "Rock Glazed Armor for 50,000 Academic Credits, Wanxiang Guiyuan Pill for 5,000 Academic Credits each, Bloodline Potion for 20,000 Academic Credits per portion... Are you satisfied with this quote?"

The Rock Glazed Armor and the substandard Ancestral Dragon Scale Armor had equivalent defensive power, but the former was a full 20,000 Academic Credits higher than the latter; this was naturally not because Xu Wenhua was blind or quoting randomly, but because the Rock Glazed Armor had one more effect than the substandard Ancestral Dragon Scale Armor.

As long as one stood upon the earth, the Rock Glazed Armor would condense the power of the earth, transforming into a layer of earth barrier.

Li Changsheng had tested the defensive power of the earth barrier; it could only withstand a single strike from an ordinary Leader-level Demon Pet before breaking, but if combined with the Rock Glazed Armor's own powerful defense, it was enough to add an extra layer of insurance for a Monster Tamer's safety.

"Exchange them all!"

Without hesitation, Li Changsheng immediately agreed.

Xu Wenhua summarized and concluded, saying with satisfaction: "A total of 182,000 Academic Credits."

Li Changsheng had exchanged two batches of Bloodline Essence and Wanxiang Guiyuan Pill; although the quantity was not large, if handed to those Monster Tamers who were only one step away from advancing to the Fifth Rank or Sixth Rank, it was enough to let the middle and high levels of Yuanling Academy take another half-step forward.

The stronger Yuanling Academy was, the more gratified Xu Wenhua felt as Principal, because Yuanling Academy had weathered the crisis under his leadership and had taken a step further.

This was naturally correct; even if Li Changsheng deserved the greatest credit, who told Xu Wenhua to be the leader.

Moreover, without Xu Wenhua's protection, Li Changsheng would have had many fewer taboos and could not have progressed so quickly.

Li Changsheng handed over his Golden Student Token and gave it to Xu Wenhua to operate.

"Eh!"

When Xu Wenhua saw the seven-digit Academic Credit balance in the Golden Student Token, even though he was prepared, he was still given a start.

Goodness gracious, if the Academic Credits from this exchange were added, that would be 1.7 million Academic Credits; even if the Academic Credits of all other personnel in the entire Academy were added together, I am afraid there would not be this many.

There was no help for it; everyone who possessed a large amount of Academic Credits had been borrowed from by Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen.

Seeing so many Academic Credits, Xu Wenhua thought of a possibility and took the initiative to ask: "Changsheng, are you going to exchange for the Hunyuan Golden Lamp?"

"Yes!"

Li Changsheng did not hide it and continued: "In addition, I also want to exchange for a Barrier Breaking Pill!"

"I understand!"

Xu Wenhua took a deep breath; he also had not expected that one day the Hunyuan Golden Lamp would be exchanged away in his hands; after all, this treasure had been gathering dust for a long time and had always been stored in the most secure place.

To avoid the possibility of theft by those in charge, even the Principal did not have the Authority to take out treasures like the Hunyuan Golden Lamp and the Barrier Breaking Pill; only by gathering all the high-level officials could they be taken out.

"You wait here for a moment, I will be back in a while!"

After Xu Wenhua finished speaking, his figure instantly disappeared.

By the time Xu Wenhua reappeared, more than half an hour had passed, and he had come with six other high-level officials.

The Hunyuan Golden Lamp and the Barrier Breaking Pill were too precious and needed to be awarded under the witness of all high-level officials; this was also to avoid theft by those in charge.

Under the witness of the high-level officials of Yuanling Academy, Xu Wenhua handed the Hunyuan Golden Lamp and the Barrier Breaking Pill to Li Changsheng, which the crowd watched with envy.

However, their gazes were mainly focused on the Barrier Breaking Pill, whose exchange credit cost was far inferior to the Hunyuan Golden Lamp, with the four Sixth Rank high-level officials being the most intense.

They also wanted to exchange for a Barrier Breaking Pill, but unfortunately, they did not have the qualifications for a Barrier Breaking Pill.

After Li Changsheng's exchange, only one last Barrier Breaking Pill remained in Yuanling Academy.

Many monks and little gruel—that was exactly the situation.

Li Changsheng ignored their gazes and put them into his Space Ring.

"By the way, the Hunyuan Golden Lamp has condensed five Elemental Crystals again in these few years; Changsheng, do you want them?"

Xu Wenhua took out a Jade Box; when he took the Hunyuan Golden Lamp, he had incidentally taken out the Elemental Crystals that the Hunyuan Golden Lamp had nurtured over these five years.

These five Elemental Crystals were the same size, all the size of an infant's fist, but their colors were different, being gold, green, blue, red, and earthy yellow, representing the five attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth respectively.

Although he coveted the five Elemental Crystals, especially that Wood Element Crystal, Li Changsheng still said with some difficulty: "Principal, my remaining Academic Credits are not enough to exchange for them."

Xu Wenhua shoved the box into Li Changsheng's hands and said: "Take it; consider it a gift for exchanging for the Hunyuan Golden Lamp. What do you all say?"

The remaining six high-level officials all had no objections and unanimously requested Li Changsheng to accept them.

Seeing that he could not decline, Li Changsheng finally accepted them.

"By the way, Principal, can the Hunyuan Golden Lamp be designated to produce Elemental Crystals?"

"It can. The Hunyuan Golden Lamp has two modes. One is to give birth to Elemental Crystals in the order of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, wind, thunder, light, and dark. The other consumes more Demon Cores; as long as you limit it to absorbing the same type of Demon Core, it can give birth to Elemental Crystals of a designated attribute."

Hearing Xu Wenhua's answer, Li Changsheng revealed a smile; he naturally chose the second method, and for this, he would not hesitate even if he had to pay a few more Demon Cores.

Soon, Li Changsheng returned to the Number One Courtyard and could not wait to take out the Hunyuan Golden Lamp.

This is a lamp with ten colors mixed together, standing over a foot tall, with a golden flame flickering on top that contains a truly astonishing amount of energy.

The only drawback is that a portion of the Hunyuan Golden Lamp's base is missing, which causes its speed in absorbing and digesting energy to be greatly reduced; otherwise, the speed at which it produces Elemental Crystal would definitely far exceed what it is now.

Just like the Xuan Kun Creation Stele, the Hunyuan Golden Lamp can also be repaired, but since it is missing a portion after all, the difficulty of repairing it is higher than that of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele; as for the extent to which it can ultimately be repaired, that mainly depends on the repair materials.

"A headache!"

Li Zhangsheng frowned; to repair the Hunyuan Golden Lamp, he must have materials containing a mixture of ten types of energy, and such materials can be considered quite rare.

Besides this, one could also return treasures similar to the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl to their original source, which could likewise be used as materials.

Unfortunately, the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl has already been crafted into the Imitation Demon Refining Pot, otherwise Li Zhangsheng might truly have returned it to its original source.

Unlike the Xuan Kun Creation Stele, even though it is also a damaged World Wonder, the Hunyuan Golden Lamp can actually be refined.

Very quickly, the Hunyuan Golden Lamp turned into a stream of light, instantly surging into the depths of Li Zhangsheng's Consciousness Sea, and finally came to a stop only when it landed parallel to the Six-Rank Star Palace Lotus Platform.

Viewed from this perspective, even a damaged Hunyuan Golden Lamp still reaches the category of a Lower-Grade World Wonder, which is good news; it is no wonder it required so many Academic Credit to exchange for.

In this way, Li Zhangsheng could be said to be armed to the teeth, having layered several levels of protective armor.

The Taiyin Token, Imitation Demon Refining Pot, Hunyuan Golden Lamp, Six-Rank Star Palace Lotus Platform, and Ancestral Dragon Scale Armor—except for the Ancestral Dragon Scale Armor, the other four are all World Wonder with powerful defensive capabilities; even a Saint Grade Spirit Pet could not break through so many layers of defense all at once.

This is simply terrifying!

Even when facing a King, Li Zhangsheng has a certain degree of confidence that he can escape.

As for that Barrier Breaking Pill, Li Zhangsheng decided to give it to a top-grade quality Demon Pet to consume; after all, a Half-Step Epic Quality Demon Pet can definitely become a Demon King, whereas for top-grade quality Demon Pets, the probability of breakthrough decreases each time they fail, so naturally, they must be given priority to consume it.

Among Li Zhangsheng's official Demon Pet, only the Crowned Flaming Bird, Roundy, and the Ancestral Leopard-Lin Beast are still of top-grade quality.

Among them, the Crowned Flaming Bird has already broken through, so naturally, he must choose between Roundy and the Ancestral Leopard-Lin Beast.

Li Zhangsheng decided to give this Barrier Breaking Pill to Roundy to consume, because Roundy has already reached the 9th rank of the Lord level, while the Ancestral Leopard-Lin Beast still has a short distance to go.

(End of this chapter)