To avoid revealing his aura when breaking through to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, Chen Yi volunteered to go into seclusion in a quiet room for a while.

It is worth mentioning that the dormitory building, canteen, and classrooms have all collapsed, but the meditation room, martial arts training ground, and other training facilities are largely undamaged.

This is because the school board members had already included these cultivation facilities in the key protection list and reinforced them all with array formations.

"A quiet room?" Liu Qing frowned.

These are special times, after all. Although there are defensive formations in place, no one can say for sure whether the monsters will launch a night attack. Therefore, any student's behavior must be reported to higher authorities.

Otherwise, if another fight breaks out later, it won't be good if we don't have enough manpower.

Chen Yi nodded: "My martial arts are about to make a breakthrough. At that time, I can contribute more to protecting the school!"

Liu Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Then I'll try not to schedule you for tonight's night watch. I'll put you on tomorrow night or the night after..."

"Thank you so much, Lao Liu!"

Chen Yi grinned and carried the fish soup to the quiet room.

Upon arriving at the quiet room, he transformed into a whale and, like a whale swallowing its prey, drank the entire bowl of soup in one gulp.

He didn't hesitate to eat the remaining fist-sized pieces of fish, even the bones.

Immediately afterwards, he sat cross-legged and began to digest the spiritual energy within.

"He has already condensed two strands of true spiritual energy, so why is he so excited about a bowl of fish soup?"

Outside the quiet building, Su Xin spoke with a suspicious look.

She was about to rush into the building to find Chen Yi's quiet room and investigate.

But before she could act, a voice stopped her.

"Sir, I've seen you stay at our school for a while now. Are you planning to stand idly by indefinitely?"

The visitor was none other than Principal Ma.

As the principal of Sin Tak Middle School, the entire campus was under his strict control.

He had been keeping an eye on Su Xin's existence all along.

“I am not one of you…Xiande people,” Su Xin said calmly.

She originally wanted to say the Crimson Dragon Kingdom, but that would probably give her away, so she changed her mind.

"But in the face of such a calamity, shouldn't we cultivators join hands to overcome this difficulty?" Ma Guangzhi asked.

“I know you are the certification officer for Foundation Establishment certificates, but ultimately, isn’t your organization also serving the people of the Crimson Dragon Kingdom? Are you just going to stand by and watch others struggle for survival without doing anything?”

Faced with Ma Guangzhi's repeated questions, Su Xin showed a hint of guilt.

But this feeling of guilt was fleeting; she was no longer a citizen of the Crimson Dragon Kingdom and had no right to fight for them.

In her eyes, the outbreak of this beast tide was not a calamity, but a transaction.

Even when the demon lord made his statement, she wasn't afraid; instead, she found it somewhat amusing.

Did the demon lord who lost his offspring ever consider that he was merely a pawn in this game?

From her perspective, the Demon Lord's side was no different from the Immortals; they were all equally deserving of pity.

While she may be pitiful, that doesn't mean she should get involved in the matter.

It was precisely because she understood the stakes involved that she became increasingly convinced that this was not something she should interfere in...

But... if I am driven away by the other party, wouldn't I lose the opportunity to observe Chen Yi?

After weighing the pros and cons, she decided to play along for now.

What do you want me to do?

Ma Guangzhi chuckled to himself: What do you think I want to do?

"Of course, those with money should contribute money, and those with strength should contribute strength! At this critical juncture, I, Xiande, do not tolerate idlers. If you do nothing, then I can only ask you to leave."

Now that he has made his point clear, Su Xin naturally can't pretend to be confused.

"OK."

After saying that, she threw out a bag of spirit stones.

Looking at the bag of spirit stones, Ma Xiao estimated there were at least one or two hundred of them.

The key point is that this thing isn't even a low-grade spirit stone, but a mid-grade one!

In other words, the other party could casually spend one or two million.

"Is this enough for me to stay?" Su Xin said softly.

Ma Guangzhi put away the bag of spirit stones and said with a smile, "That's enough, that's enough. Do as you please. Would you like me to arrange an office for you to use temporarily?"

Although he didn't know why Su Xin preferred to spend money rather than put in effort, these spirit stones were enough to make him agree to let Su Xin stay here.

He refused to believe that Su Xin would remain unmoved when faced with a truly life-or-death situation...

In Su Xin's eyes, giving money is undoubtedly the most convenient and hassle-free way.

Furthermore, giving money allows her to stay without having to do anything, thus preventing her from getting involved in this game.

As for those spirit stones, whether Ma Xiao uses them to invest in the formation or keeps them for herself is none of her business.

"I won't be staying long, so please don't trouble yourself," Su Xin declined Ma Guangzhi's offer.

She knew in her heart that this beast tide wouldn't last long...

"Huh? What are you doing here?"

Just then, a familiar voice came from inside.

Su Xin and Ma Guangzhi turned to look at the speaker, who was none other than Chen Yi.

He walked over looking refreshed and energetic.

Both of them sensed his presence simultaneously.

The result was the same as before: Qi Refining Level 11.

Ma Guangzhi had no doubts. He asked, "You drank all the fish soup?"

Chen Yi nodded slightly and said with a pleasant smile, "I drank it, it tastes very fresh! And it's very soothing!"

"That's good, that's good. Then you should digest it well and try to consolidate your current cultivation level to make final preparations for Foundation Establishment! Well, I have something to do, so I'll be going now!"

After Principal Ma left, only a man and a woman remained.

Su Xin remained highly suspicious, but didn't say anything more.

After all, speaking out at this time would undoubtedly make Chen Yi wary.

It was the other party who took the initiative to speak: "Pure Heart Certification Officer, are you getting used to being here?"

"...If this is how you used to approach other girls, then I wish you success," Su Xin said calmly.

Chen Yi chuckled dryly and asked, "Ahem! What I was trying to say was, you haven't been back for so long, what about my messages?"

He remembered Su Xin saying that his information about obtaining the Foundation Establishment Certificate would only be registered after she returned, meaning it would be "verifiable across the entire network".

"What, are you in such a hurry to establish your foundation?" Su Xin stared directly at Chen Yi, as if trying to find some flaws in his eyes.

But who exactly was Chen Yi?

Having a calm and tranquil mind is just an everyday occurrence.

"No, not at all. As you can see from the current situation, the beast tide could return at any time. How could I dare to establish my foundation at this time!"

"Then why are you in such a hurry..."

After saying that, Su Xin leaped away and disappeared from the top of the campus buildings.

She suddenly thought of a way, a way to trick Chen Yi into finding out whether he was above the eleventh level of Qi Refining...

Chen Yi stared at her back and thought to himself: Well, in fact, I do have to wait a while until I condense the last two strands of true spiritual energy... then I can begin the foundation building process.

That's right, he's already at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining!

By successively devouring the flesh and blood of two great demons at the Perfected Realm, namely the water snake and the river fish, he directly saved half a month of arduous cultivation.

He completed his breakthrough in just fifteen minutes in the quiet room.

Su Xin and Ma Guangzhi couldn't tell, naturally because of the concealing talisman.

In fact, it's all thanks to the "Dragon and Snake in the Brush" attribute that the talisman's effectiveness is increased by 20%.

Otherwise, having just broken through to the thirteenth level, his aura was still somewhat unstable. Getting so close to two Foundation Establishment cultivators might have given him away...

In short, he can now continue to condense the last two strands of true spiritual energy.

Currently, the prerequisite is having a suitable condensation technique.

He has 1000 battle merits, just enough to exchange for one technique. It's time to consider which technique to exchange for first...