Under the envious gazes of the Inner Academy geniuses, Ye Lin, Qi Changqing, and the other three were led away by the academy's high-level executives.
Half a quarter-hour later, they arrived via a teleportation formation in front of a valley where the spiritual qi of heaven and earth was extremely dense.
The valley was not some paradisiacal grotto-heaven, but rather a field of ruins that looked like the remains of what was once a grand force.
“Is this the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm, the most mysterious place in the Tianyuan Cultivation Academy? It's said to be the ruins of an ancient sect. It holds great opportunities, but only those destined can obtain them.” As soon as they arrived before the valley, Qi Changqing could not help but mutter.
Hearing this, Jiang Lingyuan, the Principal, could only smile wryly. “This Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm was indeed the ruins of an ancient sect once, but there shouldn't be any opportunities left here. When the academy was first established, a group of powerhouses turned this place completely upside down.”
Ye Lin, Lin Luoxian, and the others did not care much about this. After all, they had come here to cultivate, so whether there were additional opportunities made no difference to them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Who would have thought that just as Jiang Lingyuan finished speaking, five beams of light of different colors suddenly erupted from the valley—which had previously shown no reaction no matter who came. In the next instant, Ye Lin, Lin Luoxian, and the other three were enveloped by the light and instantly vanished from where they stood.
“I... this...” Seeing this, Jiang Lingyuan and the other high-level executives were instantly dumbfounded.
At this moment, they could only stand there in dazed silence. After all, this Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm was usually the exclusive cultivation ground for the academy's high-level executives.
This time, they had only opened up ten days of cultivation access to reward the five most outstanding geniuses of the Inner Academy.
Yet they never expected that this ancient sect's ruins, which they had searched countless times, actually concealed other opportunities.
“It is all a matter of fate and timing.” In the end, Jiang Lingyuan could only shake his head with a bitter smile.
“Let's go. It's best to keep this news strictly under wraps. And don't harbor any crooked thoughts, or with Ye Lin's zero-tolerance for evil, he probably won't hesitate to take action.”
After warning the other envious executives, Jiang Lingyuan turned, activated the teleportation formation, and left.
The other executives had originally been wondering if they could use some underhanded means to obtain the opportunities inside. After all, they could not afford to provoke Ye Lin and Qi Changqing, and Jiang Ningzhi was the Principal's granddaughter, so they could not touch her either. However, among the five, Lin Luoxian and Chu Kuang had no background to speak of. The opportunities within this ancient sect were bound to be immense. If they could obtain them, they might even set their sights on the Nascent Soul True Monarch cultivation level they had dreamed of their entire lives.
But upon hearing Jiang Lingyuan's warning, no matter how unwilling they were, they regained much of their rationality.
Indeed, Ye Lin had wiped out all the evil spirits within the Tianyuan Dynasty's borders by himself; he was clearly an incredibly righteous person. If they dared to covet the opportunities in this secret realm, they might just be kicked to death by him like a stray dog on the side of the road.
As old foxes who had occupied high positions for a long time, between their lives and opportunities, they naturally chose to save their own skins.
Meanwhile, deep within the valley of the Heavenly Spirit Secret Realm, Ye Lin and the others were teleported by the light directly onto a magnificent plaza.
Above the plaza, a screen of light was currently projecting a segment of footage.
The footage showed the daily cultivation life of a certain sect's disciples: listening to mighty figures preach the Dao, collectively comprehending cultivation methods, sparring with fellow disciples, and showcasing immortal cave dwellings, pavilions, and towers. No matter how one looked at it, the scenes depicted the daily life of what could only be a peerless sect.
[Ding! It has been detected that you are comprehending the Immortal Spirit Afterimage. The 'Diligence Compensates for Clumsiness' trait has been activated. Your comprehension efficiency is accumulating at a hundredfold rate. Your status as a Creation Dao Palace handyman disciple provides you with a 2,000% comprehension boost. Your Spiritual Root provides you with an additional 100x comprehension boost.]
Ye Lin had only just started watching the footage on the light screen when the game prompts echoed in his ears.
“No way? I thought being teleported here meant we'd be given some massive opportunity, but it turns out we were just brought here to watch a video?” At this moment, Qi Changqing could not help but curl his lips and complain.
But before he could finish his sentence, he saw Ye Lin and the other three beside him sit cross-legged on the spot, seemingly entering a state of sudden comprehension.
“What the hell? You guys...” Seeing this, Qi Changqing instantly felt a headache. Everyone was a top-five genius chosen by the academy, yet this made him look like he was just here to coast along.
“Hey, hey, hey, think of something! Give me a boost in comprehension!” In the end, he could only call out to the mysterious book in his mind.
Buzz!
The mysterious book seemed to understand his request. It immediately flashed with light, granting him a temporary comprehension enhancement. With this boost, he also felt a spark of inspiration and sat down cross-legged.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, nine days passed. During these nine days, all five of them were completely immersed in their comprehension day and night.
The one with the highest talent present was Lin Luoxian. She was the reincarnation of an Immortal Emperor-level figure who had once risked entering an ancient forbidden zone to break through to the demigod realm, ultimately perishing there.
Now that she was cultivating anew, her talent surpassed her past life. Furthermore, she had unlocked some of the wondrous uses of that mysterious bead, one of which was assisting in Dao comprehension.
Yet the one who gained the most from this session of Dao comprehension was not her, but Ye Lin, whose talent was merely Immortal-grade.
After all, with the hundredfold return of 'Diligence Compensates for Clumsiness' right there, along with the 20x boost from his identity and the 100x boost from his Chaos Spiritual Root, it was only natural that he would gain the most under so many multipliers.
Ranking third was Qi Changqing, who had activated a temporary cheat. Needless to say, this kid did well.
On the other hand, Chu Kuang and Jiang Ningzhi were relatively mediocre compared to Ye Lin and the other two.
Although they were also among the top geniuses within the borders of the Tianyuan Dynasty, they simply could not compare to the three hackers like Ye Lin.
In this sudden comprehension, everyone was grasping "Intent," just like the Mountain and River Intent Ye Lin had comprehended from traversing mountains and rivers in the past.
Intent was a form of the momentum of heaven and earth, a key to breaking through to the Golden Core Stage, and a great tonic to strengthen one's Golden Core Stage foundation.
Like the Dao foundation during the Foundation Establishment Stage, Intent was also divided into low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, Human Dao Intent, Earthly Dao Intent, Heavenly Dao Intent, and Great Dao Intent.
The higher the grade, the stronger the amplification effect, and it possessed an absolute suppressive effect over lower grades.
The Intent they were comprehending this time was called the 'Immortal Spirit Intent'.
Jiang Ningzhi and Chu Kuang, having no cheats, only comprehended a mid-grade Intent, which could double their comprehension and cultivation speed.
As for Qi Changqing, he comprehended the Human Dao Intent. Once activated, it could increase his comprehension and cultivation speed fivefold, and in addition, boost his attack power fivefold as well.
Meanwhile, Lin Luoxian, as the reincarnation of an Immortal Emperor and aided by the mysterious bead, comprehended the Earthly Dao Intent. This could increase her comprehension and cultivation speed tenfold, while also boosting her attack power tenfold.
As for Ye Lin, it was naturally a Heavenly Dao-grade Intent. It was not that he did not want to continue comprehending a Great Dao-grade Intent, but rather that the foundation contained within this footage was simply insufficient to allow him to comprehend any further.
Still, a Heavenly Dao-grade Intent was incredibly awesome. It not only increased comprehension and cultivation speed fiftyfold, but also boosted attack power fiftyfold.
Furthermore, he had one more possibility than the others: once someone else's Intent was comprehended, its grade was completely fixed, but his Intent could continue to grow as long as he accumulated enough. This was the unique trait of a Heavenly Dao-grade Intent.
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