Chapter 85

"Is this the South Courtyard? Indeed, it is much more magnificent than the West Courtyard!"

The sky was already somewhat dim. After dinner, Jiang Yi immediately followed Qian Wanguan's instructions and found the South Courtyard. Normally, without any points, he would absolutely not be allowed to enter. However, today, the academy, to cover up the incident, compensated him with five hundred points, giving him the chance to step into the South Courtyard, which ordinary students rarely entered.

He had to go out to hunt demon beasts during the day. Now that Mentor Zhao was dead, the academy would definitely assign another mentor to lead the team. He didn't know if Qian Wanguan could smooth things over, so he only had time to come here at night.

"Training Ground, Alchemy Pavilion, Mechanism Hall, Divine Stele Hall..."

As Jiang Yi walked along, he saw many auxiliary training rooms. According to Qian Wanguan, these rooms had miraculous effects. For example, the Training Ground had puppets that could help people quickly master martial arts. The Alchemy Pavilion allowed martial artists to take medicinal baths to enhance their physical strength. The Mechanism Hall had countless mechanisms to train reaction speed, and so on!

Jiang Yi didn't pay much attention to the previous rooms. He stopped at a grand hall, the most mysterious place in the academy—the Divine Stele Hall!

Here, six stone steles were stored. According to Qian Wanguan, over tens of thousands of years, the Spirit Beast Mountain Academy had produced six heaven-defying strong individuals. Each of these six people was invincible across the continent. When they reached the peak of their power, the current academy chancellor would personally request them to leave some martial arts insights on the steles, which were then placed in the Divine Stele Hall for all students to contemplate and worship.

The martial arts insights of the peak strong individuals were extremely rare and worthy of worship. However, everyone's martial arts path was different, and not everyone could comprehend the insights of peak martial artists.

This was the issue!

These six stone steles seemed to have a magical power. Over tens of thousands of years, hundreds of martial artists had significantly improved their strength by contemplating these steles. Thirty-six of them had even comprehended special realms within the steles, and most of them eventually became top-tier strong individuals on the continent.

Therefore, the Divine Stele Hall became exceptionally prestigious. Each entry required three hundred points, and one could stay inside for only one hour. If one used purple gold, it would cost one million purple gold per entry...

Jiang Yi stood outside the grand hall for a while, ultimately not willing to spend three hundred points to enter. What could he comprehend in just one hour? Over tens of thousands of years, the Spirit Beast Mountain Academy had at least a million students, and those who had entered to contemplate were as numerous as fish crossing a river, but only a few hundred truly benefited. He didn't dare to take the risk.

Finally, he walked to a row of grand halls. This was the academy's meditation room, where powerful spirit-gathering arrays were set up, making the cultivation speed three times faster than outside, even more terrifying than the Martial Hall. He now needed to improve his essence energy realm the most.

Jiang Yi casually entered one of the grand halls. Two members of the academy guard team, wearing white armor, stopped him. One of them glanced at Jiang Yi indifferently and said coldly, "This is the meditation room. Non-essential personnel are not allowed to enter."

Jiang Yi didn't bother to argue with such a snobbish person. He took out a jade token from his pocket, waved it, and walked straight in.

This jade token was given to him by the academy, specifically for recording points. Having this token also meant he had the right to enter many rooms in the South Courtyard.

Jiang Yi entered the grand hall and found that it was divided into small rooms, all of which were currently closed. In a corner of the grand hall, there was a platform where a man in a mentor's robe was sitting. Seeing Jiang Yi enter, he said expressionlessly, "Meditation Room One is full. Go to the other meditation rooms."

Jiang Yi awkwardly touched his nose and walked out. He entered five or six meditation rooms, all of which were full. When he reached the seventh meditation room, he finally found an empty small room. Inside, an old man was sitting on a platform. He glanced at Jiang Yi and extended his hand. Jiang Yi, after a moment of hesitation, quickly handed over the jade token.

"Meditate for half a day, one point; one day, two points, and so on. If it's less than half a day, one point will be deducted. When you finish, come back to me to retrieve your jade token."

The old man waved his hand indifferently. Just as Jiang Yi was about to enter, a figure rushed in, casually tossing a jade token to the old man and rushing toward the small room.

"Huh?"

Jiang Yi's face changed. He had finally found an empty room, and this person wanted to take it?

He quickly blocked the entrance and glared at the person, saying, "Student, there's always a first come, first served, right?"

"First come, my mother! Get lost! I need to meditate urgently. You, a mere registered student, have no right to meditate here!"

The person glared at Jiang Yi and started cursing. He was wearing the academy's standard black martial robe, with a pale complexion from excessive drinking, and a white star on his chest, indicating he was an ordinary student. His strength had reached the first level of the Purple Mansion Realm, naturally looking down on Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi remained still but his face darkened. He said coldly, "Student, please watch your words! If you continue to insult me, I will report you to the academy's law enforcement team for their judgment."

"What's the noise?"

The mentor in the meditation room suddenly spoke. Jiang Yi thought he would help, but the mentor said impatiently, "This is a meditation room, not a battle platform. If you have a dispute, go there to resolve it. If you make noise again, both of you will be kicked out."

"Uh..."

Jiang Yi's face darkened completely. The mentor was clearly favoring the other person. He only had the fifth level of the Cauldron Casting Realm, while the other person had the first level of the Purple Mansion Realm. Going to the battle platform? Could he really say that? Wasn't this clearly forcing him out?

"Hmph!"

The student, a few years older than Jiang Yi, raised his head proudly after hearing the mentor's words, and sneered at Jiang Yi, "Either get lost or go to the battle platform? Kid, don't be so arrogant."

Jiang Yi smiled coldly. Today, Mentor Zhao had colluded with assassins to attack him, and he was already seething with anger. The academy's judgment only made him even more furious. The pent-up anger inside him finally erupted. He paused and said coldly, "Going to the battle platform is fine, but there should be a bet, right?"

"Huh?"

The person blinked, thinking he had heard wrong. Seeing that Jiang Yi wasn't joking, he immediately smiled and said, "Alright, what do you want to bet? How about fifty points? I can let you ten moves and only defend!"

"Can points be bet?"

Jiang Yi's eyes lit up with surprise. He quickly thought of a plan and said mockingly, "Fifty points is too little. If we're going to play, let's go big. Three hundred points!"

"Uh!"

The student hesitated. Although ordinary students had many ways to earn points, and he, with his noble status, never lacked points, three hundred points was still a significant amount. Jiang Yi looked like he was only at the fifth level of the Cauldron Casting Realm and was a registered student. What if something unexpected happened?

Jiang Yi sneered and said sarcastically, "Scared? If you're scared, get lost!"

"You!"

The student's face changed instantly. Thinking that Jiang Yi was so unfamiliar, he couldn't possibly be one of the few strong registered students, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, let's go. I'll bet with you!"