They sat within the formation for three whole days. Each time, they would first channel spiritual energy into the formation, and then the formation would periodically feed back more spiritual energy to them. Through these repeated surges of spiritual energy, their meridians widened and their spiritual consciousness became more refined. It was as if the formation itself used these surges of spiritual energy to increase their cultivation and refine their meridians.
Youyou was initially quite skeptical of the formation, but after observing it for three whole days, she still couldn't find anything wrong with it. Unfortunately, they were confined to this floating peak, and even Yuan's father couldn't discern the specific formation's structure through the water mirror.
She wanted to explore the area, but ever since they sat down, a protective array had been erected around the entire floating peak. It was impossible to enter or leave, let alone go anywhere else.
After being refined by this spiritual energy, more than half of the cultivators experienced a significant increase in their cultivation levels, with some even advancing several minor realms. Seeing the benefits, the others naturally cultivated even more diligently, wishing they could pour all their spiritual energy into the formation to obtain even greater spiritual energy feedback.
You You became the only lazy one among so many diligent people, but fortunately, no one had time to notice her. She always felt that there was something wrong with the formation, so she had been observing it carefully, but unfortunately, she hadn't made any progress in the past few days.
"Could we have guessed wrong?" You You began to doubt her own guess. Could it be that this Jingling Academy was truly only there to help cultivators improve their cultivation? But what were they after? "Are there really such selfless people in the world?"
"Yes," she replied telepathically, and Yuan's father suddenly chuckled, "Isn't Xiaoyou herself one?"
"I?"
“Of course,” Father Yuan continued. “You had Qiu Zhang improve top-tier cultivation techniques, sent immortals down to the mortal realm to teach, and had the gods teach immortals—weren’t those all examples of that?”
"That's different!" she said, shaking her head instinctively.
"What's different?"
"I did charge tuition!" she replied seriously. Qiu Zhangjue even sold it for 50 cents a copy. 50 cents is still money. Jingling Academy didn't charge any money.
Yuan Qi: "..."
Feng Rong: "..."
Well, that makes a lot of sense, and they were speechless.
Just when You You thought the formation was simply a good deed, an unexpected turn of events occurred. A cultivator on the right side of the formation, driven by excessive greed, desperately tried to draw upon the spiritual energy fed back from the formation, causing his meridians to burst and his dantian to be damaged, directly injuring his foundation. In other words, this person had suffered a qi deviation.
His meridians shattered, leaving him covered in blood, which splattered onto the cultivators nearby. His spiritual energy surged wildly outwards, threatening to injure both himself and others.
Unfortunately, the person next to him was also focused on absorbing and organizing spiritual energy, and couldn't free his hands at all. Let alone dodging to the side, he was afraid that if he moved, he would suffer the same fate as the other person, with his meridians going into reverse and him going into qi deviation.
As the opponent's spiritual power erupted more and more violently, several people were injured, and the absorption of spiritual power was even disrupted. If this continued, more and more people would be affected by his power and suffer from qi deviation, and all cultivators would be injured.
Youyou was the only one present who wasn't absorbing spiritual energy. Instinctively, she wanted to get up and stop the person whose spiritual energy was running rampant. However, someone flew over before her. A spell was cast directly at the cultivator who had gone mad with spiritual energy. Instantly, a magic seal rose around him, sealing him inside and stopping the spiritual energy surging from his body.
Two figures in white robes flew down; judging by their attire, they were from the Jingling Academy. As they helped the cultivator who had gone mad with internal energy to his feet, they solemnly addressed the crowd, "Guard your mind, concentrate on your cultivation, and don't let others influence you."
After saying that, he casually made a mind-clearing incantation. The people around him who had been affected immediately felt their minds clear and their spiritual energy stabilized, so they continued to concentrate on absorbing spiritual energy.
The two exchanged a glance. The cultivator on the left helped the injured man up and said, "I'll take him to heal." With that, he flew away with the man. The other cultivator, however, did not stay behind. Instead, he sat cross-legged in the spot where the other cultivator had been and began meditating and cultivating like the others.
It's like... filling in an empty spot?
You You frowned and glanced again at the Jingling Academy cultivator who had filled in. It was clear that they had been keeping an eye on the situation and only came over to deal with it after something happened.
Unexpectedly, the Jingling Academy not only manages cultivation advancement but also provides after-sales service.
She looked down at the formation beneath her feet again, feeling as if she had overlooked something, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.
The group continued their training within the formation for two more days. The female cultivator who had filled in remained there until the two Xuanxian cultivators who had led them up the mountain reappeared, reminding them that the training period was over and that they should immediately descend the mountain to return to the city to rest. They were to meet again at the foot of the mountain three days later for the second training session.
After they finished speaking, the array beneath their feet went dark, clearly shut down, and the protective array around the floating peak was activated. Although everyone was a little reluctant to leave, thinking that they could come back in three days, they did not hesitate and got up to walk out of the array.
Youyou followed in the group, watching as the two Xuanxian once again summoned a white cloud, lifting the group of cultivators whose cultivation had increased significantly into the air. As they flew higher and higher, just outside the range of the floating peak, a strange aura suddenly flashed past, disappearing in an instant, so fast it seemed like an illusion, and faintly carrying a chill.
This is……
You You suddenly turned around and looked at the floating peak behind him.
"What's wrong?" Yuan Qi asked in a deep voice when he noticed her strange expression.
Youyou frowned, and said with some uncertainty, "I think I sensed... demonic energy just now?"
"What?!" Yuan Qi was also startled and subconsciously looked at the person next to him.
Feng Rong immediately closed her eyes and sensed for a while, then shook her head and said, "No, my power still doesn't react at all. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any demons in this world." Whether it's demonic energy or demons, they all originate from Feng Rong, just like Yuan Qi's power of rules.
This world clearly lacks the Heavenly Dao and the Demonic Dao, which is why the two of them have no energy whatsoever. If demonic energy existed, Feng Rong would have been able to sense it.
“Xiao You is the Realm Lord, her senses shouldn’t be wrong.” Yuan Qi said in a deep voice. Even if it’s not demonic energy, it could be something else. “It seems that this Jingling Academy is indeed not simple. Xiao You, come back first, and we’ll discuss this further.”
"Mm." You nodded.
Only then did they break off their telepathic communication and fly towards the mountain gate with the rest of the group.
Before leaving the mountain gate, they glanced back at the main peak in the sky, which was clearly several times larger than the other floating peaks. It seemed that no matter how many times they came, the people from Jingling Academy would only lead them to the floating peaks for cultivation, and not to other places. They wondered what was on this main peak.
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