Chapter 49

Qin Wentian stood up to greet Mo Shang as he arrived, a smile in his eyes, and called out, "Teacher Mo Shang."

"Sit down," Mo Shang smiled at the figure before him. Today, Qin Wentian had given him a great surprise.

"Qin Wentian, you're quite bold, daring to kill Ou Feng in public," Mo Shang said, looking at Qin Wentian. "The Ou family is a powerful noble family in the Imperial City, with great influence. Now that you've killed Ou Feng, they will likely remember you."

"Didn't Teacher Mo Shang tell me that whether I kill or don't kill, the Ou family's power remains the same?" Qin Wentian replied with a smile. Since Ou Feng had pursued and tried to kill him in the Dark Forest, there was no turning back. Qin Wentian clearly didn't believe that if he spared Ou Feng, the latter would be grateful and leave him alone.

"True, but if you hadn't shown your talent afterward, you would have been in great danger. Fortunately, everything is temporarily over now. The Imperial Star Academy will give you enough attention. Whether it's the Ye family or the Ou family, they will have to consider the attitude of the Imperial Star Academy before they try to deal with you."

Mo Shang continued, "Of course, your own strength is the most important. After all, it's easier to avoid a direct attack than a hidden arrow. They have too many ways to kill someone, even without leaving any trace. So you need to improve your realm as soon as possible and be cautious when you leave the academy."

"Understood," Qin Wentian nodded.

"By the way, I came to tell you about the Imperial Star Academy. The history of the Imperial Star Academy is even longer than that of the Chu Kingdom. The founder was Di Cang. It is said that three thousand years ago, there were very few Wu Ming cultivators here, so Di Cang established the Imperial Star Academy, hoping to usher in an era of Wu Ming cultivators."

Mo Shang slowly continued, "Now, the Imperial Star Academy is entirely composed of Wu Ming cultivators. There is one president, three vice-presidents, nine honored elders, thirty-six elders, and an uncertain number of guest elders. The rest are students."

"Only those who reach the Yuanfu Realm can formally apply for graduation at the Imperial Star Academy. Therefore, although only a few hundred people are admitted each year, most people need a long time to reach the Yuanfu Realm, so the current number of students at the Imperial Star Academy exceeds three thousand. Their teachers are the thirty-six elders and the guest elders, all of whom are Yuanfu Realm cultivators."

"All guest elders are in the Yuanfu Realm," Qin Wentian was surprised. The power of the Imperial Star Academy was terrifying.

"Yes, these guest elders are actually disciples of the thirty-six elders. After they reach the Yuanfu Realm, they can apply for graduation. However, some are willing to stay at the Imperial Star Academy to continue their cultivation and can be granted the position of guest elder, assisting their teachers in teaching disciples. After all, only the top thirty students in each new batch have the right to choose their teachers and can directly join the elders' disciples. The others are taught by the guest elders under the elders."

"Of course, don't underestimate the guest elders. Some of them are even stronger than their teachers," Mo Shang smiled, and Qin Wentian and Fan Le understood. If Sister Ruan or Brother Dashi reached the Yuanfu Realm and were willing to stay at the Imperial Star Academy, they would become guest elders under Teacher Mo Shang.

"This year, I haven't started taking disciples yet. Would the two of you be willing?" Mo Shang looked at Qin Wentian and Fan Le, finally revealing his purpose.

Qin Wentian nodded. He came to the Imperial Star Academy because of Mo Shang, so naturally, he would join Mo Shang's disciples. However, at this moment, the fat boy's eyes twinkled, and he grinned, "Boss, there are thirty-six elders in the academy, and I'm sure many of them want to take you as a disciple. Why don't we wait and see what 'disciple gifts' the elders offer?"

Mo Shang was taken aback by Fan Le's words. Looking at the fat boy's lecherous expression, he really wanted to beat him up. This lecherous guy dared to openly ask for a disciple gift, which was too outrageous.

Turning around, Mo Shang saw Qin Wentian also smiling at him, which made him even more annoyed with the fat boy. He reached into his pocket and took out two secret manuals, handing them to Qin Wentian. "This is a set of cultivation techniques and a set of magical abilities. The cultivation technique is of the upper Yuanfu level, sufficient to support your cultivation to the Yuanfu Realm. The magical ability is of the middle Earth level, which can only be fully utilized by a Yuanfu Realm cultivator. It has strong offensive power but is difficult to cultivate. Consider it a disciple gift."

The level of cultivation techniques is directly divided by realm. Yuanfu-level techniques can support a martial cultivator to the Yuanfu Realm, while Tian Gang-level techniques can support a martial cultivator to the Tian Gang Realm.

Magical abilities are divided into three grades and nine ranks. The three grades are Heaven, Earth, and Human, and each grade is further divided into upper, middle, and lower ranks. The Human grade corresponds to the Wheel Pulse Realm, and the Earth grade corresponds to the Yuanfu Realm.

"Thank you, Teacher." Qin Wentian accepted them without hesitation, calling Mo Shang "Teacher" with great enthusiasm, which made Mo Shang roll his eyes. However, he then smiled. Qin Wentian's matter was settled.

"Teacher, what about me?" Fan Le blinked at Mo Shang.

Mo Shang looked at Fan Le and said with a smile, "Whether to take you as a disciple, I need to consider carefully."

"Don't, Teacher, I know I was wrong," Fan Le's face fell, which amused Qin Wentian and Mo Shang. This fat boy was too lecherous.

"Fat boy, I already have a suitable cultivation technique. This one is for you," Qin Wentian gave the cultivation technique to Fan Le and kept the magical ability for himself.

"Thank you, what is this magical ability?" Fan Le leaned close to Qin Wentian and whispered, "Thousand Hands Seal."

"This magical ability is extremely difficult to cultivate. When cultivated to its strongest point, it can emit a thousand hand seals, with immense power. The Thousand Hands Elder became famous for cultivating this Thousand Hands Seal and received the title of Thousand Hands Elder. Qin Wentian, you must study it well," Mo Shang instructed Qin Wentian.

"Sure, I will," Qin Wentian nodded. He had already cultivated the Dragon Subduing Fist, and with the cultivation techniques of the Divine Pattern Scroll and the Dream Casting Technique, getting the Thousand Hands Seal was even better.

"Alright, here are your Imperial Star tokens. Spend this month of confinement cultivating well. When you come out, I will have your senior disciples take you to understand the academy's situation." Mo Shang stood up and left. The fat boy winked at Qin Wentian and then started to study the cultivation technique.

Qin Wentian, on the other hand, began to read the Thousand Hands Seal. This Earth-level magical ability looked simple, with only five seal techniques: Vajra Seal, Wheel Sea Seal, Illusion Breaking Seal, Desolate Seal, and Great Thousand Hands Seal!

The first Vajra Seal was extremely powerful and strong; the second Wheel Sea Seal was like waves crashing, combining hardness and softness, with immense power... and the Great Thousand Hands Seal emitted palm seals like a thousand-handed Buddha, overwhelming the heavens and earth.

"This Thousand Hands Seal, although powerful, consumes a lot of Yuan energy. It requires condensing Yuan energy into a terrifying palm seal to unleash such a fearsome attack," Qin Wentian murmured after reading it. The stronger the attack, the more Yuan energy it consumes.

"Divine Pattern Scroll, divine patterns." Qin Wentian suddenly thought of a possibility. The first level of the Divine Pattern Scroll requires condensing a first-grade divine pattern into divine energy. If he used a palm seal divine pattern to condense, combined with the Thousand Hands Seal, how terrifying would the power be?

Thinking of this, Qin Wentian's heart began to race. He had a palm seal divine pattern in his memory, which could be used to forge divine gloves to enhance attacks.

With this idea, Qin Wentian began to practice the Divine Pattern Scroll.

Cultivating the Divine Pattern Scroll was extremely difficult and consumed a large amount of star energy. A vast amount of star energy could only condense into one divine pattern, which was then compressed using special techniques to form a particle of divine energy, stored in the acupoints. This process was very slow. Later, Qin Wentian gradually found it easier to enter a shallow dream state, allowing him to cultivate and condense divine energy in his sleep.

In the shallow dream state, the absorption of star energy from the Nine Heavens Star River was much faster. If he could enter the Creation Dream State and the Forget Dream State in the future, it would be even faster, compensating for the time spent cultivating the Divine Pattern Scroll. Of course, after this month, Qin Wentian would need to find more starstones to support his cultivation.

As time passed, Qin Wentian gradually mastered the Divine Pattern Scroll, and the speed of condensing divine energy increased slightly. Sometimes he would sleep for three or four days without waking, cultivating in his sleep, which bored the fat boy to the point of madness. He really wanted to get out and interact with the beautiful female students of this year!

The month was almost over, and Qin Wentian was sleeping in the pavilion. The starlight from the sky fell on his body, flowing into his body and reaching the wheel pulse. Clusters of star energy gathered, forming palm seal shapes, which were then slowly compressed and stored in the acupoints.

During this month of cultivation, Qin Wentian not only mastered the Divine Pattern Scroll and the first seal of the Thousand Hands Seal but also expanded his acupoints to store more star energy. When he reached his limit, the second wheel pulse would be born, marking his entry into the second level of the Wheel Pulse Realm.

Clearly, breaking through the Wheel Pulse Realm was much harder than the Body Tempering Realm, requiring time to accumulate. In just one month, the amount of star energy his body could contain had increased six to seven times, but he still hadn't formed the second wheel pulse.

This showed that the gap between each level of the Wheel Pulse Realm was significant. The reason Qin Wentian could defeat Ou Feng was because of his powerful burst of strength, which overwhelmed Ou Feng. In a prolonged battle, he would definitely be at a disadvantage, as his star energy was far less than Ou Feng's.