Chapter 486: Cultivation Center

Ye Xuan, of course, had no idea what had just transpired in the academy’s meeting room.

At this very moment, he had already returned to his residence and begun to cultivate in seclusion.

After the trial tower assessment, Ye Xuan’s understanding of combat, the Nine Profound Imperial Art, and various other cultivation techniques and martial skills had reached a new level of breakthrough and enlightenment.

He even gained new perspectives on some martial skills that, in his previous life, he thought he had already cultivated to their absolute peak. It was as if he had been suddenly enlightened, and everything became crystal clear.

All sorts of inspirations burst forth in his mind, preventing him from daring to be distracted for even a moment. He constantly perfected and comprehended them, making them a part of himself.

Meanwhile, Ye Xuan’s results in the trial tower swept through the entire academy like a gust of wind.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a letter was simultaneously sent out from Gale Light Academy. It first reached the Profound Mystery Sect’s station in Gale Light City before being forwarded to the Profound Mystery Sect’s main headquarters.

Many new students who heard the news about the trial tower excitedly went to try it out for themselves, sparking a craze for testing in the trial tower.

By evening, all one hundred sixty-eight new students of this year’s class had completed their trial tower assessments.

Among them, about thirty or so made it to the second floor, while the rest remained on the first.

Yun Aoxue and Xia Qixi were both eliminated at the very end of their battles on the second floor. They were still some distance away from reaching the third floor.

At the same time, many senior students felt a blow to their pride after hearing the news and came to test themselves one after another.

The trials did indeed reveal a few more talented individuals.

The most shocking of all was Dongfang Zisi. With an astonishing result, she also broke through to the fourth floor, and her ranking was even higher than Ye Xuan’s.

This caused a huge sensation among the senior students.

After all, although Dongfang Zisi was a senior student, she had only been at Gale Light Academy for a year. At just nineteen years old, reaching the fourth floor in a single year was a rare feat in the history of Gale Light Academy, on par with some of the top geniuses in the inner court.

For a time, the addition of the new students ignited the cultivation atmosphere throughout Gale Light Academy.

The senior students, naturally, redoubled their efforts, afraid of being overtaken by the freshmen.

And the new students, taking Ye Xuan and Hou Fei as their goals, trained with incredible diligence.

「Three days later.」

Ye Xuan finally awoke from his state of enlightenment.

’I never thought I still had so many flaws in my combat abilities.’

During his three days of secluded cultivation, he reflected time and again, discovering for the first time just how many issues he still had.

In his past life, he had stood at the pinnacle of the continent. Because of his crippled martial soul, his cultivation couldn’t advance an inch, but in terms of combat, he had believed himself to have reached a state of perfection.

Especially at the Martial Emperor Level, combat techniques were no longer that important. It was more a competition of treasures, cultivation realms, and control over one’s Domain Realm.

Cultivating from the very beginning once more gave him a deeper level of insight into the cultivation of a Martial Artist.

After emerging from his seclusion, Ye Xuan heard from Zhang Lie and Luo Cheng about the sensation he had caused after his trial tower assessment.

He really hadn’t expected that a casual assessment of his would lead to such consequences.

At the same time, he also learned of Yun Aoxue and Xia Qixi’s results from Luo Cheng.

"The end of the second floor? Not bad," Ye Xuan said with a smile.

Considering it was the first time either of them had encountered the trial tower, their results were understandable. He believed that after a period of familiarization and practice, breaking through to the third floor was only a matter of time.

"By the way, Zhang Lie, do you know where Gale Light Academy’s cultivation chambers are?" After gathering some news, Ye Xuan asked.

"Cultivation chambers? Young Master Ye, are you planning to go into seclusion again?" Luo Cheng asked in confusion from the side.

Ye Xuan nodded. "There’s still a month until the inner court assessment. I want to break through from the Tier Five Second Layer to the Tier Five Third Layer. That will give me more confidence."

Luo Cheng suddenly laughed. "Young Master Ye, Zhang Lie and I both went to the Gale Light Academy’s cultivation chambers while you were in seclusion. How about this, let us take you there. I believe you’ll be in for a huge surprise when you get inside."

"Oh?"

Seeing Luo Cheng’s excited expression, Ye Xuan’s curiosity was piqued.

Before long, the three of them arrived at the academy’s cultivation center.

"The academy’s cultivation chambers are divided into three grades: low, medium, and high. The low-grade chambers cost ten Lower Grade Profound Stones a day, the medium-grade chambers cost fifty Lower Grade Profound Stones a day, and the high-grade chambers cost one hundred Lower Grade Profound Stones a day."

The staff member at the cultivation center explained in detail.

"This is the huge surprise you were talking about?" Ye Xuan pursed his lips, speechless. The prices had indeed given him a shock.

Cultivation chambers were a standard feature in almost every academy, and charging a fee was also normal.

But Gale Light Academy’s fees were a bit too ruthless.

Not only were the fees high, but they also only accepted Profound Stones.

Take the high-grade cultivation chambers, for instance: one hundred Lower Grade Profound Stones a day. That converted to one million Profound Coins. Ten days would be ten million, and a month would be thirty million. How could an ordinary Martial Artist possibly afford to cultivate there?

Even someone like Luo Cheng, a scion of an imperial noble family, could probably only afford to train in the low-grade cultivation chambers.

Luo Cheng said, exasperated, "Young Master Ye, the huge surprise we mentioned obviously isn’t the price. You’ll know when you go inside."

"Fine. Give me one cultivation chamber," Ye Xuan said calmly.

"May I ask what grade you require? And for how long?" the staff member asked with a smile.

"Is there even a need to ask? With Young Master Ye’s status, it’s obviously the high-grade one," Luo Cheng blustered. "As for the time?"

He looked at Ye Xuan.

"A high-grade cultivation chamber, for one month!"

Ye Xuan stated directly.

The staff member was instantly taken aback. Even the other students nearby who were registering for chambers looked at Ye Xuan in astonishment.

’A high-grade chamber for a month... wouldn’t that be three thousand Lower Grade Profound Stones?’

One had to understand that Lower Grade Profound Stones were not Profound Coins; not just anyone could produce that many.

True, the geniuses who could enter Gale Light Academy all came from major powers.

But geniuses were still just geniuses, and the funds their factions provided were not limitless.

To say nothing of others, even a scion from a prominent family in the Sky Empire like Murong Yunxiao wouldn’t dare to spend a whole month in a high-grade cultivation chamber right off the bat.

This was what you called extravagant. Truly extravagant.

’Just what is the background of this Xuan Ye? He’s spending three thousand Lower Grade Profound Stones just like that?’

Ye Xuan couldn’t be bothered with what others were thinking. He directly took out a Profound Card and swiped it lightly. The staff member immediately handed a jade plaque to Ye Xuan, their face wreathed in smiles.

"Luo Cheng, if you have time, help me give these two Profound Cards to Yun Aoxue and Xia Qixi."

It was only after arriving at the cultivation center that Ye Xuan remembered. Yun Aoxue and Xia Qixi, having come from the Thirteen Nations Alliance, definitely wouldn’t have many Profound Stones on them. He immediately took out two unregistered Profound Cards and gave them to Luo Cheng.

"Hehe, for your future wives, right? Don’t worry, Young Master Ye, I guarantee I’ll complete the mission."

Ye Xuan couldn’t even be bothered to correct him.

"Oh, right, Young Master Ye," Zhang Lie reminded him from the side, "if you encounter any problems during your cultivation, you can attend lectures at the academy’s Martial Artist Element. There are instructors giving lectures there every day, and once a week, a Martial King Level instructor will explain cultivation-related problems for everyone."

Ye Xuan nodded. "I’ll go if I get the chance."

Although he said that, he had no intention of actually attending any lectures.

He had come to Gale Light Academy for two reasons: one was to scout things out for the Thirteen Nations Alliance, and the second was simply for the cultivation resources within. As for the so-called instructor lectures, he’d rather pass.

After bidding them farewell, Ye Xuan entered the cultivation chamber alone.

Upon entering, Ye Xuan finally understood what surprise Luo Cheng and the others had been talking about.

’Such dense Heaven and Earth Profound Qi.’

The density of the Heaven and Earth Profound Qi in the high-grade cultivation chamber was breathtaking. With every breath, he could feel the pores all over his body greedily absorbing the Heaven and Earth Profound Qi from his surroundings.

’There must be a medium-grade Profound Vein beneath this Gale Light Academy cultivation center.’

Ye Xuan was inwardly shocked.

On the continent, Profound Veins were divided into four levels.

Lower-grade Profound Veins, medium-grade Profound Veins, upper-grade Profound Veins, and supreme-grade Profound Veins.

Merely encountering a lower-grade Profound Vein was already an extraordinary fortune, while a medium-grade Profound Vein was enough to attract the covetous eyes of Martial Emperor Level experts.

This was because a medium-grade Profound Vein was necessarily formed from a large quantity of medium-grade Profound Stones, and its core might even contain Upper Grade Profound Stones.

’No wonder the high-grade cultivation chamber costs one hundred Lower Grade Profound Stones a day. This money was well spent.’

Ye Xuan was secretly overjoyed.

Originally, breaking through from the Tier Five Second Layer to the Tier Five Third Layer in just one month was not an easy task.

But now, Ye Xuan was filled with confidence.

At the same time, he felt that coming to Gale Light Academy was the right decision.

The trial tower, the cultivation chambers—these were things he could never have enjoyed while adventuring on his own in the outside world.

Wasting no time, after settling his mind, Ye Xuan quickly sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.

Within his body, his ten Profound Veins were interconnected, and streams of dense, vigorous Profound Power circulated wildly.

With each circulation, his body seemed to undergo a transformation. Wisps of energy quietly spread to every part of him, forming a perfect union.

The medium-grade Heaven and Earth Profound Qi was incredibly potent, causing every cell in his body to gradually change.

One day!

Two days!

Ten days...

Time flowed by like water, passing quietly.

Before he knew it, more than twenty days had passed.

All ten of Ye Xuan’s Profound Veins were now filled to the brim with rich Profound Power. As the pure white Profound Power circulated madly, it exuded an aura powerful enough to devour heaven and earth.

Yet he continued to frantically circulate his Profound Power and absorb the Heaven and Earth Profound Qi.

One Circulation.

Two Circulations.

Three Circulations.

Finally, upon the one hundred and eighth Circulation.

CRACK!

It felt as if something inside Ye Xuan’s body had been shattered. The aura around him suddenly skyrocketed before gradually settling down, becoming inexplicably profound and powerful.