Si Jingjun watched Wang Hao leave, then infused her spiritual energy into the jade bracelet. The eight spatial array patterns within the bracelet immediately lit up, forming an independent inner space.
After discovering the wonders of the jade bracelet, Si Jingjun's lips curled slightly, revealing a faint smile. Then, she put the spatial jade bracelet on her wrist.
When Wang Hao became the top freshman in the West Campus, the Burning Lamp Academy rewarded him with 3,000 merit points, which he has not used to this day.
He never lacked cultivation resources before, so he naturally didn't spend his merit points. The place to exchange merit points was the Merit Tower.
As soon as he entered the Tower of Merit, many students recognized Wang Hao and stared at him with curious eyes.
After all, Wang Hao was the top freshman, and he even surpassed the martial arts freshmen from other academies. Some female students even cast ambiguous glances at him.
It was as if they were asking him if he wanted a one-night stand.
Wang Hao took a deep breath, trying to remain calm, and selected the items he needed from the Tower of Merit.
The Tower of Merit has thirteen floors, each containing various cultivation resources. The higher you go, the more merit points you need.
On the first floor, there are only low-level cultivation resources. The cheapest is the second-grade blood pill, which can be exchanged for one hundred with one merit point. Blood pills can eliminate the feeling of hunger in cultivators, so at least they won't starve to death.
The items on the earlier floors were no longer of any use to Wang Hao, so he went straight to the seventh floor and immediately took a liking to a pair of low-level magic artifacts called Wings of the Wind.
The Wings of Wind look like two pieces of silver iron joined together, covered with intricate "wind" array patterns.
By infusing spiritual energy into the Wind Wings, the Wind Wings can carry the user into the sky, unleashing a terrifying speed of 200 meters per second.
It should be noted that even a martial artist in the early stage of the Earth Realm can only reach a speed of 90 meters per second, while only a martial arts expert in the middle stage of the Earth Realm can reach a speed of 100 meters per second.
Unless they are the top experts on the Xuan Ranking, the speed of ordinary early Earth Realm or early Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators will not exceed 95 meters.
Wang Hao knew very well that entering a mid-level ruin would be extremely dangerous, so he needed to have enough means of survival and trump cards. This Wind Wing was a good choice.
Low-quality Wind Wings: Flight speed: 100 meters per second; Uses: 3 times; Exchange value: 500 merit points.
Medium-quality Wind Wings: Flight speed 200 meters per second; Uses: 5 times; Exchangeable for: 5,000 Merit Points.
Superior quality Wind Wings: Flight speed 300 meters per second; Uses: 10 times; Exchangeable for: 50,000 Merit Points.
Wang Hao originally wanted to exchange for a medium-quality Wind Wing, so that even if he encountered ferocious beasts, monsters, or evil people at the Great Perfection of the Earth Realm in the intermediate ruins, he would have a chance to escape.
However, after seeing the exchange price, Wang Hao decisively gave up the idea; it was too expensive! He only had three thousand merit points, which was not enough to exchange for a medium-quality Wind Wing.
"Even a low-grade Wind Wing is not bad. Although it can only be used three times, it's enough to save my life three times." Wang Hao took out the token from the Burning Lamp Academy and placed it in the recess on the array wall.
The array patterns within the token lit up in concentric circles, connecting with the array patterns on the array wall.
"Whoosh!"
A crack appeared in the array wall, revealing a piece of cyan spirit paper. White light patterns flowed across the paper, depicting the shape of wind wings.
With just this one spirit paper, Wang Hao could go to the main hall of the Merit Tower to collect the Wings of Wind. He then retrieved the token and found that 500 merit points had been deducted, leaving only 2,500 merit points on the token.
Afterwards, Wang Hao exchanged for five more Thunder Beads, each worth one hundred merit points. Once detonated, they would explode like lightning.
Even Earth Realm martial artists or Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators could perish if caught off guard by a lightning pearl attack.
Of course, people at that level are all extremely fast. Once they see Wang Hao throw out the lightning bead, they can escape at top speed, as the lightning bead can't hurt them at all.
They can only be killed by throwing the Thunder Pearl unexpectedly.
Then Wang Hao spent another 100 merit points to exchange for a poison-avoiding bead.
As long as he carries the Poison-Avoiding Bead with him, he can resist most poisonous fog and miasma. Just in case, Wang Hao also exchanged for a bottle of Antidote Pill.
Afterwards, Wang Hao exchanged for other cultivation resources and life-saving treasures, spending all three thousand merit points.
Back at the War King's Palace, Wang Hao prepared plenty of drinking water, filling two spatial rings and a spatial jade bracelet.
The next morning, led by Vice Dean Yang Xuan, the top ten students of the West Academy rode on Vice Dean Yang Xuan's mount and left the West Academy, flying towards the depths of the Twin Peaks Mountains.
The top ten students in the West Campus are Si Jingjun, Qing Ran, Yan Qin, You Zhi, Wang Hao, Ji Changlong, Ju Hailan, Lu Chuanpeng, Cai Chen, and Xia Xiaoyi.
The other eight students were all from the previous cohort, having spent more than three years in the West Campus. Only Wang Hao and Xia Xiaoyi were new students.
Ji Changlong, a man of great boldness, stood on the back of the griffin and asked, "Vice Dean, is the intermediate-level ruin we're going to the Crimson Sky Secret Palace?"
Vice Dean Yang Xuan nodded and said, "It is indeed the Crimson Sky Secret Mansion. I don't need to elaborate on the dangers of the Crimson Sky Secret Mansion. I believe you have all made thorough preparations. Wang Hao and Xia Xiaoyi, you are both freshmen. Are you ready?"
Wang Hao and Xia Xiaoyi nodded at the same time.
Although the Burning Lamp Academy is stationed at one of the city gates of the Ancient City of the Dark Wasteland, and there are many ferocious beasts around, they are mostly first-tier and second-tier beasts, so the danger is very low.
However, the Crimson Flame Secret Realm is located deep within Tianxing, far from the Ancient City of the Underworld. It is a desolate and dangerous place, inhabited by many powerful and ferocious beasts.
If any outer court disciple dares to venture alone into the depths of Tianxing, they will surely perish. Even a martial arts legend of the Heavenly Realm would be in danger of perishing if they ventured into the depths of Tianxing.
The deeper they flew into Tianxing, the higher and steeper the mountains became, and the thicker the trees grew. Some thick ancient vines wrapped around the entire mountain, making it look like a coiled dragon.
Some of these areas are covered by miasma year-round. Ordinary birds that fly over the miasma will be poisoned and die within moments, falling to the ground and shattering into pieces.
Amidst the towering mountains, flow mighty rivers. Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed from the water, shattering the very river itself.
The ten students sitting on the griffin's back were all shocked by the sound, their ears ringing and their blood churning. Fortunately, they were powerful, otherwise they would have definitely fainted.
A powerful force surged, tearing apart the ground around the river, and shattering enormous ancient trees into fragments by the powerful waves of true energy.
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