The Earth-grade flying vessel traveled at an incredibly fast speed, flying out of the Tianyuan Dynasty's borders in less than half a ke.
【Ding! You have unlocked a new map ahead of the billions of players from the Blue Planet. Congratulations on triggering a Saint-grade reward. The reward has been sent to your game space. Please check it at your convenience.】
Just as they crossed the border of the Tianyuan Dynasty, the game notification rang in Ye Lin's ears.
“A Saint-grade reward. Not bad,” Ye Lin muttered to himself upon hearing the game notification.
If other ordinary cultivators had heard his words, they would have definitely burst out in curses.
An awesome Saint-grade reward is only 'not bad' to you? That's the kind of thing we can't even touch even if we struggle for our entire lives!
But what others could never obtain in a lifetime was indeed just a daily occurrence for Ye Lin. After all, who told him to be the only active player in the game 【Mortal Fate, Immortal Path】 for the time being? He could get rewards for doing absolutely anything.
However, he had also gone to the ancestral land of the Blackwater Serpent Clan last time using his 【Seeking Wealth in Danger】 trait, yet he hadn't received any notification about unlocking a new map.
It seemed that 'unlocking a map' required the player's actual experience to be the primary criteria. Otherwise, simply running across a map without understanding anything wouldn't count as unlocking it at all.
Having nothing else to do, he silently used his mind to open the Saint-grade reward.
Once the reward was opened, he received a Talent Strengthening Card—the kind that could instantly grant a Saint-grade talent to someone with ordinary talent.
Unfortunately, his current talent had already been upgraded to the Immortal-grade. A mere Saint-grade Talent Strengthening Card would have a negligible effect on enhancing his talent.
Therefore, he did not use the card. While it was of little use to him, it could completely change someone else's destiny.
If he were to auction it off or something, he would definitely make a fortune.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the flying vessel had been traveling for over three days.
Ever since they flew out of the Tianyuan Dynasty, they had either been flying over the vast ocean or soaring above desolate, wild lands.
Looking down from high above, the Tianyuan Dynasty's location was indeed quite remote. No wonder any random cultivator who came to Tianqi City in the past dared to act so arrogant and high-handed.
After flying past countless mountains and rivers, they finally entered the borders of the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty on the morning of the fourth day.
Compared to the Tianyuan Dynasty, the ambient spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty was significantly richer, and the spiritual energy in the air was predominantly of the fire attribute.
“The entire Great Yan Imperial Dynasty is built upon a giant Earth-grade fire-attribute spiritual vein, so it is perfectly normal for the temperature here to be higher than in other places.”
At this moment, the Principal, Jiang Lingyuan, shared some basic knowledge about the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty with everyone.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just as everyone was listening with great interest, a more luxurious Earth-grade flying vessel sailed past in the distance.
By the looks of it, it was likely a flying vessel from another Yellow-grade Cultivation Academy carrying their geniuses to the tournament.
“Oh, isn't this old man Jiang? We haven't met for decades, and you're still lingering at the Golden Core Stage? Unlike me, who received a Nascent Soul Pill rewarded by the upper academy and successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage.”
As that flying vessel passed right by the one Ye Lin and the others were on, a nearly bald, chubby old man on it looked smugly at Jiang Lingyuan and spoke.
Hearing this, Jiang Lingyuan's expression shifted slightly.
“You only had the chance to obtain that Nascent Soul Pill because the disciples of your Qingyu Academy used underhanded means to injure our Tianyuan Academy's disciples,” Jiang Lingyuan snorted coldly. “Otherwise, with a talent so terrible that even a dog would shake its head, you could forget about ever forming a Nascent Soul in this lifetime.”
“Hehe, history is written by the victors. A win is a win. Just you wait, our Qingyu Academy will eliminate all of your Tianyuan Academy's disciples this time as well.”
Seeing the change in Jiang Lingyuan's expression, the chubby old man, True Monarch Qingyu, laughed even more triumphantly.
Speaking of the conflict between them, it actually started with a melodramatic love story. The general gist was that the goddess True Monarch Qingyu loved had been married by his good brother in his youth, Jiang Lingyuan.
Thus, the grudge was born and had persisted to this day.
“I don't care. If you have the ability, go ahead and have your Qingyu Academy's disciples target our Tianyuan Academy's disciples again. Just don't get so angry that you cough up blood when the time comes.”
Hearing that True Monarch Qingyu still wanted to play dirty tricks, Jiang Lingyuan was directly amused.
This time, they had the super powerhouse Zhu Xuanwei personally overseeing things. If they dared to play tricks, and a mere Nascent Soul True Monarch dared to act underhandedly, his end would probably be miserable.
Not to mention that among the five disciples, Ye Lin possessed heaven-defying combat power. It would be a miracle if the disciples of Qingyu Academy could gain any advantage.
“Keep pretending. We'll see on the field. Let's see how you put on a front then.”
Having come prepared, True Monarch Qingyu simply did not believe that Jiang Lingyuan's side could crush his disciples.
After all, among the five representatives of Qingyu Academy, one was a rare, peerless genius. He was just waiting for that disciple to amaze everyone and return with a bounty of rewards.
Laughing triumphantly, True Monarch Qingyu's flying vessel accelerated and sped forward.
“Hmph, that smelly old man is truly detestable. If their academy hadn't used underhanded schemes back then, that Nascent Soul Pill should have belonged to you, Principal.”
“Exactly. Seeing that petty man so smug is just irritating.”
“But since he still wants to target our Tianyuan Cultivation Academy this time, I can already imagine how his face will turn pale with rage and how he'll stamp his feet in anger after all his disciples are utterly defeated. Hahaha!”
Only after Qingyu Academy's flying vessel had departed did the other elders and high-ranking executives of Tianyuan Academy dare to mutter loudly.
In the distance, when Ye Lin saw someone coming over to provoke them, he had actually been looking forward to the Principal giving the opponent a harsh slap in the face.
But after watching for a while, he realized the Principal's temperament was far too good. Despite being mocked and ridiculed for so long, he didn't lift a finger.
If it were him, he would have long since beaten the other party to the point of questioning their own existence.
“Do you find him a bit slow and hesitant?” At this moment, Zhu Xuanwei, who was reading her illustrated book nearby, suddenly spoke up.
“A little, but I suppose it's understandable. After all, he's the Principal, so he has far more things to consider than I do. Besides, he can't beat the other guy anyway,” Ye Lin nodded and replied.
“A promising youth indeed. You are merely an exception, after all. In truth, the Principal's experiences and choices are the true portrayal of the vast majority of cultivators. Still, it is very good that you can see through this.”
Seeing that Ye Lin understood the reasoning behind it, Zhu Xuanwei said no more. She lowered her head and resumed reading the illustrated book in her hands.
Jiang Lingyuan in the distance: “...”
Hey, if you two want to talk, you can completely use sound transmission! Using me as an example so openly without any reservation... Can't you show some concern for this old man's feelings?
Especially when he saw the elders and even Qi Changqing and the others looking at him with expressions that said, “Principal, we all understand you; being a coward isn't your fault, it's just a rational choice,” Jiang Lingyuan's beard flew up in anger.
In the end, it was his granddaughter, Jiang Ningzhi, who stepped forward to comfort him for a bit before his mood became less depressed.
A few shichen later, their flying vessel finally arrived at the final destination of this trip, Great Yan City.
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