Chapter 74: The Guardian Giants

Recently, Yang Qi has been so busy with cultivation and various tasks, such as suppressing the vampire horse bandits in the northwest, that he almost forgot about his aunt Yang Susu's affairs.

Now, his cultivation has greatly improved, and he has advanced to the status of an outer court student, which is different from before. He can now freely enter certain areas of the academy, unlike the miscellaneous students who can only move in designated areas.

With this new status, he can go to find his aunt Yang Susu.

Moreover, he wants to walk around and see the overall appearance of the Tianwei Academy.

The Tianwei Academy spans several thousand miles, with pavilions, high-rise buildings, countless towers, and temples standing in layers, hiding countless mysteries. Yang Qi also wants to explore them.

Furthermore, he wants to find out about Yun Hailan's whereabouts.

Currently, his cultivation has reached a bottleneck, and it is impossible to break through to the realm of the twenty-first ancient elephant's strength in the short term.

It is important to know that the more one cultivates the Divine Elephant Imprisoning Evil Technique, the more difficult it becomes. The life essence required also increases exponentially, not just a single particle awakening.

Awakening one particle is easy, but awakening the second particle is much more difficult.

This is the "Divine Level Qi Technique," which only deities can cultivate, not humans.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Qi hid the ring on his body and walked out of his room. With a leap, he directly jumped down from the thirty-sixth floor of the tower.

The tower where he lived had thirty-six floors, each floor being a room or a cave. They were all allocated to outer court students, but these students usually had their own groups and were not familiar with each other. Yang Qi had no interest in getting close to them.

Jumping down from the tower, he found himself in a huge garden with ancient trees reaching the sky, small bridges over flowing water, and various pavilions, creating a very elegant environment. There were a few miscellaneous students cleaning, guarding the flowers and trees, or fertilizing the medicinal herbs in the garden.

Yang Qi used to do such tasks in the first few months, but now that he has advanced to the status of an outer court student, he no longer needs to do them.

As he walked past, some miscellaneous students saw the clothes he was wearing, with the character "Tian" in fiery red on the front, and could not help but look at him with envy.

The clothes of the miscellaneous students also had the character "Tian," but it was white, representing "commoners," the lowest status.

Seeing the gazes of the miscellaneous students, Yang Qi sighed inwardly. Indeed, the Tianwei Academy is a place with strict hierarchy. The gap between each level of students is enormous. What will these miscellaneous students think of him when he advances to the elite student and reaches the Life Seizing Realm?

He walked through the garden, then through various roads, buildings, landscapes, towers, and walls, gradually delving deeper into the Tianwei Academy. Soon, he arrived at the magnificent temples.

These temples were extremely splendid, with halos circling their tops, shining brightly even at night, making it a city that never sleeps.

Each temple was reinforced with arrays.

Yang Qi knew that this was the Elite Academy, a restricted area.

Only elite disciples and Life Seizing Realm experts can enter. Otherwise, one must have a letter from the academy or be accompanied by an elite student to enter.

Ordinary disciples who try to enter the Elite Academy will be killed without mercy.

However, as Yang Qi approached the Elite Academy, he immediately felt the brilliance of the temples shining on his body, as if blessed by a sage. His true qi became heavier and more condensed, and his whole body felt light and free, as if his inner self had been greatly cleansed.

"What a powerful array."

Yang Qi marveled inwardly.

The array of the Elite Academy is many times more powerful than the "Spirit Gathering Array." It's no wonder Yun Hailan and Song Haisan can cultivate to such high realms within it.

Yang Qi has been in the Tianwei Academy for a few months and is quite familiar with the academy.

The outer court students live in the "Spirit Gathering Array," while the inner court students live in the "Essence Gathering Array," which is more advanced and allows for faster cultivation.

In the Elite Academy, there is the "Imperial Qi Array," which is named for its grand and righteous nature. People within it can absorb the essence of heaven and earth, the moon and sun, and cultivate a righteous and mighty aura.

Cultivation within it is ten times faster than in the Spirit Gathering Array and Essence Gathering Array.

Yun Hailan, upon entering the Tianwei Academy, was immediately dispatched to the Elite Academy and has been cultivating in the "Imperial Qi Array" day and night. The speed of her cultivation is unimaginable.

Just standing outside, the brilliant light pouring down makes his true qi stir. If he were to enter the array, it would be even more powerful.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, a thunderous roar came from the small houses outside the temples.

Yang Qi immediately stopped, as he sensed a deep killing intent.

If he were to move forward, he would likely be killed on the spot.

Looking up, he saw giants, nearly two people tall, walking out from the small houses. They were clad in steel armor, holding halberds, and their auras were like those of ancient titans.

Moreover, each of them was at the Qi Master level.

Yang Qi knew that these were the guardian giants at the entrance of the Elite Academy. They possess ancient titan bloodlines, immense strength, and are trained by the Tianwei Academy to protect it.

Despite their appearance, these giants have ten times the strength of ordinary people, with thick qi techniques. A ninth-stage Qi Master can defeat ten ordinary ninth-stage Qi Masters.

They are ordered to guard important places in the Tianwei Academy. If they encounter a disciple, they first warn them. If the warning is ignored, they can kill on the spot.

Although Yang Qi's current cultivation is such that even Life Seizing Realm experts might not be able to harm him, he has no need to provoke unnecessary trouble.

"Guardians, I am here to find my aunt Yang Susu in the Elite Academy. I hope you can inform her for me." Yang Qi bowed and said to the guardian giants.

"Inform? We don't have time. Come back tomorrow."

The leader of the giants looked at Yang Qi with a greedy gaze, sizing him up.

"Oh?"

Yang Qi's heart stirred. He knew that some of the guardian giants were very greedy and often extorted students. Hearing the leader's words, he knew the other party definitely wanted to extort a large sum.

He didn't mind. He now had plenty of wealth. With a casual toss, he threw a silver ticket worth a million Qi Gathering Pills: "This is a gift. I hope you can be lenient."

"Oh?"

The leader of the giants grabbed the silver ticket, looked at it, and put it away, but showed no sign of leniency: "Kid, we have over a hundred brothers here. You only give us one silver ticket? How do we divide it? To be honest, one silver ticket is enough for one of us. So, bring out some more treasures to make up for the rest of our brothers, and we will inform her for you."

"What?" Yang Qi immediately understood that these guardian giants were deliberately making things difficult for him. He frowned: "That's too much. I just want you to inform her, and you make it so difficult. If I report this to the academy, won't you be punished?"

"Ha ha ha..." The giant guardian laughed: "Punished? We are ordered to guard. If you want us to inform, you must give us a benefit. It's a natural rule. You, an outer court student, dare to challenge us guardian giants? Are you crazy? Get lost."

With a wave of his palm, a tornado like a stone pillar swept toward Yang Qi.

Whistling, this tornado, a wind-based qi technique, could uproot a towering tree and lift it into the air.

If Yang Qi were hit, he would be swept into the clouds.

"Looking for death! You are just a guard dog. Who instructed you to make things difficult for me?" Yang Qi's eyes turned cold, and a killing intent flashed. The tornado reached him, but was dispelled by his qi technique.

Then, he grabbed with one hand, and within a radius of ten thousand steps, the air currents suddenly collapsed inward, as if trying to form a small point at the center of his palm.

With this single grab,

The ten or so guardian giants suddenly felt their true qi running wild, as if it was about to leave their dantian and enter Yang Qi's palm.

They were shocked and roared, quickly forcing their qi back to their dantian to suppress their true qi.

But in that instant, Yang Qi retracted his hand, and all the qi fields disappeared.

The guardian giants immediately felt their true qi uncontrollably rush back to their dantian, almost causing their dantian to go wild.

It was as if they had punched themselves.

Pfft!

All the guardian giants, including the leader, spat out a mouthful of blood.

"How is this possible? How can a newly admitted outer court student be so strong?" The leader of the giants was shocked.

Yang Qi grabbed again, and a suction force pulled the giant leader to his side. With a kick, he made him kneel: "Guardian giants, I know you are following someone's orders to make things difficult for me. But I won't hold it against you. Look at my strength. Am I about to reach the Life Seizing Realm? Once I advance, I will come back to deal with you, and none of you will survive."

As he spoke, he used his true qi to retrieve the silver ticket: "I gave you the silver ticket to show respect. Since you don't want it, don't blame me. Go and inform her now. I will plant a strand of true qi in your dantian. If you don't listen, I will destroy your cultivation."

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