Chapter 393: 393: Four Beauties, Four Swords
Indeed, that pile of Divine Medicine residue was anything but small, towering a full man’s height when heaped up.
Yang Xiaotian directly dumped all the Divine Medicine residue onto the Life God Tree like it was fertilizer.
The roots of the Life God Tree surged with light, continuously devouring the medicinal power contained within the Divine Medicine residue.
Though it was only residue, the medicinal power contained within this pile was still astonishing. The tree’s green radiance surged, and the light of life flowed out like a tide without end.
On the branches of the Life God Tree, life blossoms began to burst forth.
Seeing this, Yang Xiaotian was overjoyed.
“Based on the absorption rate, the Life God Tree should bear Life God Fruits by tomorrow night,” Master Ding nodded and said with a smile.
The Life God Tree, planted in his cauldron space, devoured the medicinal power of the Divine Medicine residue, spewing out the aura of life, which was also beneficial for the recovery of his Divine Essence.
So, Yang Xiaotian let the Life God Tree continue devouring, planning to check on the results the following night.
A night of cultivation.
Yang Xiaotian felt refreshed and invigorated.
The next day, he rose early and summoned all six of the Demon Apes to the great hall.
Once they had arrived, Yang Xiaotian immediately ordered them to gather information about the Divine Flame, Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Water, and Divine Level Elixirs with all their might.
Upon hearing that Yang Xiaotian wanted information on the Divine Flame, Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Water, and Divine Level Elixirs, the six Demon Apes could only smile wryly.
Each of these items was harder to find than the last.
Yang Xiaotian was also aware that whether it was Divine Flame, Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Water, or Divine Level Elixirs, they were all difficult to find. He smiled at them and said, “I know these items are hard to come by. Just do your best to gather information.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
“I am looking to recruit a hundred Saint Realm Powerhouses. As for gathering information, do you have any suggestions?” Yang Xiaotian mused.
Now that he had come to the Myriad Gods Empire, he was utterly in the dark and urgently needed to understand the situation of various factions within the empire. Therefore, he wanted to recruit a group of Saint Realm Powerhouses to help him gather information.
In a place like the Myriad Gods Empire, where mighty realm warriors were as common as clouds, the strength of those he would recruit naturally couldn’t be too weak.
However, recruiting Divine Spirit Powerhouses was virtually impossible, so he set his sights on the Saint Realm Powerhouses.
“Recruiting Saint Realm Powerhouses.” The Iceflame Qilin shook its head. “Those freelance Saint Realm warriors usually pledge allegiance to ancient families like the Zeng Family, Yan Family, and Shen Family. It will be difficult for the Young Master to recruit a hundred Saint Realm Powerhouses.”
The Azure Thunder Python nodded, “Also, these freelance Saint Realm warriors value benefits highly and we can’t guarantee they won’t have ulterior motives.”
“Young Master, how about I dispatch a hundred Saint Realm Powerhouses from the Annihilating Heaven Demon Sect in Zhongzhou to be at your command?” The Annihilating Heaven Demon Ancestor pondered for a moment before suggesting.
“Or perhaps, I can also send a hundred Saint Realm Powerhouses from the Dwarf Clan to follow your commands,” Man Fang also hastily suggested. “They would be eager to serve by the Young Master’s side.”
After a moment’s consideration, Yang Xiaotian agreed to both the Annihilating Heaven Demon Ancestor’s and Man Fang’s propositions.
The Annihilating Heaven Demon Ancestor and Man Fang, seeing Yang Xiaotian’s agreement, showed joy on their faces and hurriedly contacted the experts of the Annihilating Heaven Demon Sect and the Dwarf Clan.
Yang Xiaotian gave a few more instructions to the Demon Apes and the Iceflame Qilin, then left the Divine Residence and headed for the Azure God Academy.
Upon arriving at the academy’s square, the place was still teeming with crowds.
Yang Xiaotian bypassed the square, holding his identity token, and entered the Azure God Academy.
At the moment Yang Xiaotian entered the Azure God Academy, the Shen Family’s guards were reporting back to Shen Yuwen the information they had gathered.
“Oh, that Yang Xiaotian is also a disciple of our Azure God Academy?” Shen Yuwen was surprised.
“Yes, Young Master, he passed the assessment yesterday. He hunted over fourteen hundred Fierce Beasts,” his subordinate hurriedly replied.
“Over fourteen hundred,” Shen Yuwen sneered, “Such trash combat power and he still dares to be arrogant! Yang Xiaotian, the academy’s trial for new disciples is coming up soon. I will beat you until you’re half-dead, until you wish you were dead or alive, alive or dead!”
He was also a disciple of the Azure God Academy, having passed the assessment the previous year.
The Azure God Academy held its trials for incoming disciples once every three years.
All the disciples who passed the assessment within these three years would participate in the trial for new disciples.
Therefore, he would participate in this session of the trial for new disciples along with Yang Xiaotian.
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After arriving at the academy, Yang Xiaotian first went to the designated place for registration. The disciple who received him then provided Yang Xiaotian with the academy disciple’s robe, sword, Cauldron Furnace, and Elixirs, as well as arranged a place for him to stay.
Every Inner Sect Disciple who joined the Azure God Academy was allocated a mountain peak.
These mountain peaks had been impressively modified with palaces, martial arts training squares, and fields for medicinal herbs, with rich spiritual energy.
Looking at the mountain peak assigned to him, Yang Xiaotian felt that the treatment for Inner Sect Disciples at the Azure God Academy was indeed excellent. He could tell that whether it was the palace or the fields for medicinal herbs, they were all made of high-quality materials and spirit soil.
Moreover, the Azure God Academy had a Spirit Vein buried underneath, which connected to the mountain peaks where the Inner Sect Disciples cultivated. Therefore, the spiritual energy on each mountain peak was very dense.
“Senior brother, may I ask how to get to the Medicine Hall?” Yang Xiaotian inquired of the disciple who received him and then threw him a pouch containing a thousand low-grade Spirit Stones.
The disciple received the pouch of Spirit Stones, weighed it in his hand, and said with a beaming smile, “Junior brother, you’re being too polite.” Yet as he spoke, he carefully pocketed the pouch. He continued, “You’re new here and unfamiliar with the academy. Come on, I’ll take you there.”
“Thank you, Senior Brother,” Yang Xiaotian responded, clasping his fists.
So, the disciple led Yang Xiaotian towards the Medicine Hall.
As the two chatted along the way, Yang Xiaotian soon learned that the other’s name was Liao Zihong.
Perhaps because of the thousand low-grade Spirit Stones, Liao Zihong was very enthusiastic towards Yang Xiaotian, informing him about the various peaks and divisions of the Azure God Academy, and even shared with Yang Xiaotian many of the academy’s monstrously talented disciples.
The disciples of the Azure God Academy were divided into Inner Sect Disciples and Core Disciples.
However, only after breaking through to the tenth level of Martial Venerable could one be promoted to Core Disciple.
The most dazzling disciples of the Azure God Academy were known as the Four Beauties and the Four Swords.
“Four Beauties and Four Swords?” asked Yang Xiaotian.
Liao Zihong nodded, “The Four Beauties are the four most beautiful women in our academy. They’re also recognized by the Myriad Gods Empire as the most beautiful women of the young generation. They are Princess Jiuhu, Donghuang Xiu, Princess Myriad Gods, and Miss Zeng Qianqian.”
“Oh, Princess Jiuhu?” Yang Xiaotian hadn’t expected that the Jiuhu Princess he had met the day before was one of the Four Beauties of the Azure God Academy.
“What, you’ve seen Princess Jiuhu?” Liao Zihong, seeing Yang Xiaotian’s expression, asked in surprise.
Yang Xiaotian nodded, “I met her yesterday, there was a bit of a conflict, I called her an idiot.”
“Pfft!” Liao Zihong burst out, spraying something out of his mouth.
He looked at Yang Xiaotian in disbelief.
“I was just joking,” Yang Xiaotian said.
Liao Zihong then breathed a sigh of relief, “Brother, I thought you were serious. In the Azure God Academy, you can offend the Four Swords but never offend the Four Beauties. The suitors for the Four Beauties could line up from this mountain peak to that one. If you offend the Four Beauties, you probably won’t even know how you died.”
Chatting, the two flew toward the Medicine Hall.
While Yang Xiaotian was on his way to the Medicine Hall, the Yan Family’s Yan Long and Yan Jun were also flying there, likewise coming to the Medicine Hall to purchase materials for Alchemy.