Fang Yu only felt his body light and airy, and the vision in front of him became very blurred.
Although he couldn’t see what was around him, he knew he was moving quickly through something like a space tunnel.
This feeling lasted for about five minutes.
“If this is a wormhole, it’s way too far,” Fang Yu was surprised.
He had previously used a teleportation formation to travel to Xīyu, spanning a distance of 20,000 kilometers. The time it took to pass through the spatial tunnel was only one or two minutes.
And that was still teleportation within Earth’s boundaries.
This kind of space tunnel transmitting to a separate space, should be shorter.
“Could it be that the Holy Institution doesn’t exist in a separate space?” Fang Yu frowned.
Between thoughts, the vision before my eyes finally changed.
Both feet landed firmly on the ground, the feeling of lightness gone.
“Here I am.”
Fang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, looking forward, his expression puzzled.
He seems to be in a state of nothingness.
The surroundings were filled with gray mist, obscuring everything else and leaving no trace of any unusual presence.
Is this the Holy Academy!?
Fang Yu was a little stunned.
In his vision, even if the Holy Institute didn’t have a saint, there had to be at least a courtyard, right?
But the current situation is like an independent space that has just been opened up, with nothing in it yet.
Fang Yu stood still, hearing nothing at all, in absolute silence.
Casting his eyes around, Fang Yu began to stride forward.
But because there was fog all around, there was nothing to reference.
This resulted in Fang Yu walking for a long time, as if he were treading water.
“…Is anyone here? Since I’m allowed in, at least give me a tour of the Academy, right?” Fang Yu asked loudly.
The sound carried out, but there was no reply.
“This Holy Temple pulled me in, could it just be to imprison me?” Fang Yu frowned, thinking to himself.
But just as this thought crossed his mind, a bright light suddenly appeared before his eyes.
On closer inspection, a white light figure appeared in front of Fang Yu, less than a meter away.
“Fang Yu, human race, lifespan…” A deep voice echoed from the figure, entering Fang Yu’s ears.
But when it came to the subject of lifespan, his voice suddenly fell silent.
“You have been recognized by the Holy Institution and can choose a place within it to cultivate.” The shadowy figure said.
Hearing this, Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and asked, “Choose a place to practice? What can you choose from?”
“According to the Holy Court’s will, you currently only have four options for grottoes,” the shadowy figure said. “The Burning Sun Grotto, the Heavenly Vault Grotto, the Profound Ice Grotto, and the Void Grotto where you are currently.”
Celestial Cave…
Fang Yu’s eyes narrowed slightly. He hadn’t heard this name in a long time.
Back then, in the world of cultivators, quite a few would name the place where they cultivated for long periods after themselves, calling it something like “Such and Such Cave Heaven”.
And the earliest record of Dōngtiān is found in ancient books describing immortal mountains left behind by immortals on Earth, also known as blessed lands.
“What’s the difference between these four hidden realms you mentioned?” Fang Yu asked.
“Choose a cave, and I will send you there.” The figure said, his voice flat.
“I know…but I still need to understand the differences between these four Heavenly Realms first so that I can make the most correct choice.” Fang Yu raised an eyebrow.
“I’m afraid I can’t tell you that,” the shadowy figure replied calmly. “Whichever cave dwelling you choose is a chance granted by the will of the Holy Court. Cherish it.”
Fang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and continued, “Last time your academy saved Dao Kong, but I punched a hole in the gate… Doesn’t the will of the academy feel angry about this? How can you still bestow me with opportunities?”
The figure didn’t answer Fang Yu’s question, just stood there.
Fang Yu remained silent, silently observing the figure ahead.
After a while, the figure spoke: “If you don’t choose, you can only remain in the Void Cave.”
Fang Yu looked around and said, “I might as well choose one… I’ll go to Qiong Shang Dong Tian.”
A figure raised its left hand and waved it forward.
Fang Yu once again felt his body becoming light and floating, rising upwards.
The ascent was incredibly rapid, and Fang Yu couldn’t observe the surroundings at all.
For about half a minute, the rise stopped.
The environment surrounding Fang Yu also underwent a drastic change.
At this moment, he is walking on clouds.
The clouds reached about to Fang Yu’s knees.
Fang Yu looked ahead, able to see a crystal-clear spring.
A spring in the clouds? <<<
Fang Yu’s eyes flickered slightly, he took a few steps forward, then remembered the figure, and looked around.
But at this point, he could no longer see the figure.
“The service here in the Holy Institution is terrible, isn’t it? They didn’t introduce anything, just left me to figure things out on my own?” Fang Yu frowned and walked towards the spring.
On the clear spring, a lotus flower floats.
And in front of the lotus, there is also a rhizome that comes up from the bottom of the water.
From the break, it seems like the top of this stem once had flowers… but I wonder if someone picked them.
“Before, they wouldn’t let me enter the Holy Institution. After I fused with the Dao Spirit, they allowed me in…” Fang Yu stroked his chin, deep in thought.
Although the figure was reluctant to speak, their words still contained crucial information.
Holy Will.
It is obvious that every person who wants to enter the Holy Academy has to pass the examination of the Holy Academy’s will.
Just like Hualuo said before, he is not qualified to enter the Holy Academy again… He said that with a tone of dejection.
And Fang Yu’s sudden ability to enter the Holy Academy was naturally due to the will of the Holy Academy.
But…what are the benefits of entering the Holy Academy anyway?
Why is Huxiao so eager to enter the Holy Academy?
Fang Yu thought for a moment, looking at the lotus leaves on the clear spring, and jumped over them.
“Tap!”
two feet landed on the lotus leaf, and ripples spread around the lotus leaf.
“Whoosh!”
At this very moment, the lotus leaf beneath my feet shimmered with a white glow.
Fang Yu could clearly feel a surge of immense energy emanating from this spring.
These auras… they’re similar to spiritual energy, yet somehow different.
At the same time, Fang Yu noticed that the stem in front of her, which had been stripped of its flowers, trembled slightly. Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, it sprouted new buds.
After about five minutes.
The glow of the lotus leaf fades, and the sprouts ahead are also set.
Except for the imposing presence of the surging spring water, everything else returned to normal.
Fang Yu looked at the budding plants in front of him and sat down cross-legged on a lotus leaf, tentatively running his usual cultivation method.
“Whoosh!”
The atmosphere around, surged toward Fang Yu.
These auras entered Fang Yu’s body and, after being refined, became part of his cultivation.
At the same time, Fang Yu noticed that the sprouts ahead…were also absorbing this energy.
“Once you cultivate your Dao Fruit, the Holy Academy’s will shall send you away from this place.”
At this moment, a voice from the shadowy figure suddenly rang in Fang Yu’s ear.
At the same time, appeared before Fang Yu’s eyes.
“The Tao fruit? What will it be like?” Fang Yu asked.
“The Dao fruit is determined by the will of the Holy Court,” the figure replied, “Every creature who enters the Holy Court to cultivate will have different gains.”
“You just need to cultivate in peace and wait for the Dao Fruit to form.”
“Concerning other matters, pay them no heed.”
Fang Yu still wanted to ask, but the figure had already vanished.
In fact, Fang Yu basically understood what the shadow said.
He wants to sit on this lotus pad and cultivate slowly… until the buds ahead bloom again.
Then he could pluck the flowers and, at the same time, reap the rewards of his cultivation over so many days.
As for what his achievements are, that will be decided by the holy institution’s will.
“After cultivating for so long, to still have the Holy Institution’s will dictate what one’s Dao Fruit should be… This is a tyrannical set of rules!” Fang Yu muttered to himself, “And from its tone, it sounds like if I don’t cultivate to a certain result, I can’t leave. Isn’t this a form of imprisonment?”
But having finally come into the Holy Academy, it’s naturally impossible to just leave now.
Fang Yu knew that Dao Kong was also within the Holy Academy, and Wuchenzǐ…should also be inside the Holy Academy.
He had no interest in cultivating here… but he was very interested in finding someone.
Fang Yu wanted to stand up.
But at this moment, he felt something was wrong.
There was a burning sensation in his dantian.
That location is where the dragon and phoenix origins reside!
Fang Yu immediately became serious, closed his eyes, and looked inward.
One could see that the section of meridian directly connected to the dragon and phoenix primordial source had a greenish Qi.
This aura, of course, was not Fang Yu’s true qi, nor ordinary spiritual energy.
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