Chapter 48

The current通关战 hasn't ended yet.

Once the通关战 is thoroughly over, and the Yanhuang Academy's quota is full, after a few days of rest, the ranking battles will officially begin.

Li Tianming still has a short time to push forward, so after returning from the 'Mufeng Hall,' he prepared to focus on cultivation.

The academy's accommodations are uniformly arranged by the senior masters; one just needs to go and collect a key.

What surprised Li Tianming was that the person responsible for distributing the keys was actually his 'old classmate' Lin Qingyu.

"Where is Fang Zhao?" Li Tianming asked.

"There are still some matters to attend to at the Yanhuang Battlefield. I came here first to help Senior Master Mu Wan with a small task," Lin Qingyu said.

"Give me a quiet place," Li Tianming said.

"Alright." Lin Qingyu gave him a key, which was to a very remote location.

"Qingyu, see you later." After receiving the key, Li Tianming bid her farewell.

To be honest, Lin Qingyu was already quite considerate; at least she didn't add to his troubles like Fang Zhao did.

"Li Tianming." As he was leaving, she called out to him.

"Is there something?" Li Tianming turned back and asked.

"Previously, when Fang Zhao returned, he was very angry because of your words. He said he would come to teach you a lesson in a few days," Lin Qingyu said.

"If he comes, just stay inside or report to the senior master first," Lin Qingyu advised.

"What level is he at now?" Li Tianming wasn't surprised by Fang Zhao's intentions.

Some people always have a sense of superiority, thinking that three more years of cultivation would make them something special.

"Second stage of the Spirit Source Realm, about to break through to the third stage," Lin Qingyu said.

"In three years, he only advanced from the ninth stage of the Beast Vein Realm to the second stage of the Spirit Source Realm. So weak, you might as well tell him to come find me directly," Li Tianming said.

Three years ago, he stood up for him, and now, just because of a few words, he wants to come and beat him up, affecting his sense of superiority as a senior student.

For such a person, Li Tianming could only chuckle.

"Why do you have to make things hard for yourself..." Lin Qingyu shook her head and said.

"How do you know I'm making things hard for myself?"

"Fang Zhao's talent isn't much in the academy, but he's not a teenager anymore," she reminded him.

Li Tianming smiled and then turned around.

There were still many new disciples watching from behind, but as Li Tianming approached, they quickly dispersed, as if he had a plague on him.

Since returning to the academy, apart from Senior Master Mu Wan, no one seemed willing to get close to him.

"Is this guy an idiot?"

"Senior Brother Fang Zhao is going to teach him a lesson, and he still dares to talk back."

"I don't understand why Senior Master Mu Wan would admit such a notorious scoundrel. If I had known, I wouldn't have chosen Mu Wan's class."

"Being in the same class as him is really depressing. This guy should have died three years ago."

"Lin Xiaoting is a bit too lenient. If it were me, I would have executed him, and no one would have said anything."

"Let it go, say less. I feel that Senior Master Mu Wan likes him."

"Alright..."

Such conversations were nothing new to Li Tianming; he had heard them so many times that his ears were calloused.

He was simple and straightforward. The place Lin Qingyu found for him was indeed remote, and it hadn't been inhabited for years.

The place was unclean, with weeds everywhere. Li Tianming was too lazy to clean it up. He just set everything on fire and started cultivating!

His current cultivation tasks were heavy. He had just started four battle techniques and needed to absorb beast essence using Fire Jade to improve his realm.

The ranking battles would start soon, so he needed to make every second count.

The Shadow Step, Nine Whip of Thunder, and Ghost Claw of Dark Fire had all proven effective in the通关战, showing that these battle techniques were indeed suitable for him.

However, he knew that at his current level, he was still inferior to Chen Yao and Lin Xiaoxiao, and he needed to catch up to enter the Tianfu.

Fortunately, he still had time to push forward before the通关战 ended.

This was a crucial battle for him. If he didn't enter the Tianfu this time, he would have to wait for other evaluation opportunities, which would delay his mother's treatment.

Wei Jing might not last long even with the Clear Spirit Grass.

Next, Li Tianming focused on his cultivation, whether it was day or night. He saw no one and immersed himself in cultivation.

The little yellow chick could eat the yellow Heaven Pattern Fire Jade to its heart's content, which delighted it.

Every day, it cracked the Fire Jade like sunflower seeds, one after another, and the powerful and domineering flames burst out, making it continuously emit fire.

However, it didn't mind. When it couldn't handle it, it would transfer the heat to Li Tianming, making him burn with fiery passion as well.

With a strong belief, cultivation became more efficient.

With top-tier talent and an ample supply of Fire Jade, both he and the little yellow chick made rapid progress.

Ultimately, after consuming 300 Fire Jades, they successfully broke through to the ninth stage of the Beast Vein Realm!

This was the perfect stage of the Beast Vein Realm, indicating that all the beast veins in his body were fully connected, forming a complete and perfect state.

The first major cultivation realm was completed!

Next was the Spirit Source Realm, where the cultivation required the formation of a spirit source.

Li Tianming had experience in achieving the Spirit Source Realm.

However, he wasn't in a hurry. After reaching the perfect stage of the Beast Vein Realm, his Eternal Hell Beast Essence had become quite powerful and fierce.

He needed to consolidate his current realm first.

At the same time, the four battle techniques still needed further refinement.

Regarding the Spirit Source Realm, Li Tianming had experience, and the little yellow chick had cultivation methods.

Li Tianming listened to it. After reaching the ninth stage of the Beast Vein Realm, the 'Eternal Hell Scripture' carried in its bloodline had revealed cultivation methods for the Spirit Source Realm.

Next, to form a spirit source, the little yellow chick would take the lead.

The Spirit Source Realm was a new realm, and Li Tianming was full of anticipation.

Just as he was consolidating his realm, a noisy sound came from outside.

Li Tianming knew that Fang Zhao had come to find him.

This also indicated that he had finished his tasks, and the通关战 was likely over. The ranking battles would start in a few days.

The pressure before the battle was like a giant beast approaching.

"Li Tianming, I've brought my brothers to see you." Fang Zhao's voice came from the door, and it sounded like there were quite a few people.

Li Tianming tidied up and went out.

Looking up, he indeed saw quite a few people, all from the former Mu Wan class, now all promoted to the intermediate class. There were about seven or eight of them, all familiar faces.

When they first came to the academy, they used to play and cultivate together.

Lin Qingyu was also in the crowd, but she looked a bit worried because she knew why Fang Zhao had come.

"Fang Zhao, Qingyu, Guan Xiong, Zhao Ying, Chen Kun, and... all of you are rare visitors, it's been a long time." Li Tianming smiled.

"Indeed, if you hadn't done that shameful thing three years ago, you would have been promoted to the intermediate class with us and wouldn't have to mix with a bunch of kids," Fang Zhao said with a sneer.

"Li Tianming, you don't know how much we, the whole class, were embarrassed after you committed that major mistake," Fang Zhao continued.

"Three years have passed, and everyone had almost forgotten about you, but you come out to embarrass us again," Lu Guanxiong shook his head and said.

"It's been a long time, shouldn't we catch up? You all sound like you're here to condemn me," Li Tianming said with a smile.

Apart from these old classmates, many new classmates were also attracted and gathered nearby.

They had gotten to know each other over these days, but no one had visited Li Tianming.

"Li Tianming, are you scared now? A few days ago, you provoked me to come find you," Fang Zhao licked his lips and asked with a grim expression.

"Not really, just thought we still had some old feelings, so I didn't want to hit you," Li Tianming said.

Hearing this, they exchanged glances.

They had heard that Li Tianming was quite arrogant after returning, and now it seemed to be true.

"There's nothing to talk about. He's still as stupid as ever. Fang Zhao, deal with him and teach him a lesson."

"Right."

"Let him see that intermediate class seniors are not the same as someone who wasted three years," they encouraged.

Encouraged by them, Fang Zhao reluctantly stepped forward.

He pointed at Li Tianming and said, "Actually, I'm helping you, to teach you a lesson."

"In the future, when you meet other seniors, you'll know to respect them, so they won't beat you up even worse."

"Then I should really thank you," Li Tianming laughed.

His indifferent attitude indeed made Fang Zhao furious.

"Wind Spirit Crane!"

Fang Zhao summoned his companion beast.

It was a snow-white crane with only a few feathers in black.

The Wind Spirit Crane was noble and elegant, with very large wings. Its proud expression matched Fang Zhao's at that moment.

This Wind Spirit Crane was a fifth-rank lower-grade companion beast, just meeting the Yanhuang Academy's standards, belonging to the storm-type avian companion beasts.

However, at the second stage of the Spirit Source Realm, Fang Zhao could indeed bring out its strong capabilities.

"Firefly, this Wind Spirit Crane is female. Do you want to do something?" Li Tianming asked the little yellow chick on his shoulder.

"Too ugly, can't do it," the little yellow chick said disdainfully.

"But it's a crane, isn't it beautiful enough?" Li Tianming doubted its aesthetic sense.

"Having seen Senior Master Mu Wan's gentleness, I've lost interest in chickens and birds," the little yellow chick laughed.

"Perverted."

As Li Tianming spoke, he already held the Thunderfire Chain in his right hand.

Regardless, Fang Zhao was at the second stage of the Spirit Source Realm and the same age as him, a worthy opponent in a true sense.

If Li Tianming hadn't lost the Golden Feather and hadn't obtained the Sacred Beast Battle Soul, he would also be a student in the intermediate class, likely stronger than Fang Zhao.

This battle would be a good test to see if he had caught up with his former life's trajectory!

Across from him, Fang Zhao had a sinister smile on his face. He held the same third-rank beast weapon, the Wind Chaser Sword.

It was a narrow and sharp sword, extremely sharp. As he moved, it seemed as if a divine wind was beneath his feet. Li Tianming remembered that his movement technique was particularly outstanding.

Such an opponent was indeed stronger than Chen Ding.

His speed was also much harder to deal with than Chen Ding, and his Wind Spirit Crane also possessed the Spirit Source power.

But Li Tianming was determined to beat him!