Chapter 1022

Forces in the Outer Court

"Amongst them, the most famous are the four great powers, and they're respectively called the Emperor Pavilion, Fragrant Ink Pavilion, Vast Moon Pavilion, and Clear Sound Pavilion. These four great powers are formed by the students of the outer court, and they've gathered most of the monstrous geniuses in the outer court."

"The upper echelons of the four forces are basically geniuses on the Heavenly Sovereign Ranking!"

Cheng Dong glanced at Zhuowen and continued, "As for the Heavenly Sovereign Ranking, it is a ranking of the geniuses in the Outer Court. There are only 87 spots on the Heavenly Sovereign Ranking. Those who can enter the Heavenly Sovereign Ranking are the top geniuses in the Outer Court and the academy focuses on nurturing them."

"Hmm?

There are only 87 spots on the Heavenly Sovereign Ranking? "

Zhuo Wen's eyes narrowed slightly. He did not expect that there would be so few spots on the Heavenly Sovereign Ranking. One must know that there were already tens of thousands of students in the Outer Court, but only 87 people could enter the Heavenly Sovereign Ranking.

Therefore, those geniuses who could enter the Heavenly Sovereign Ranking were geniuses that were one in a million.

Zhuowen also knew that Cheng Dong was a genius on the Heavenly Sovereign Ranking. Liu Qing, who had stood up for Liu Xiang, was also a genius on the Heavenly Sovereign Ranking like Cheng Dong.

Liu Qing's strength was terrifying. Even though Zhuowen's strength had improved greatly in the Cultivation Tower, he did not have much confidence in going against Liu Qing.

Cheng Dong, who was in front of him, gave Zhuo Wen an unfathomable feeling. It could be said that even if Zhuo Wen's strength had increased a lot, his chances of winning against Cheng Dong were very low.

When he thought of this, Zhuo Wen also knew that the number of monsters within the Outer Academy was indeed much more than he had imagined. Currently, his strength was considered to be below average within the Outer Academy.

At the same time, Mu Chenxue's beautiful figure appeared in Zhuo Wen's mind. According to the dean, Mu Chenxue had forcefully advanced to the Emperor Stage after entering the Outer Academy for a little over a year, and an exception was made to enter the Inner Academy.

Zhuo Wen could not help but reveal a bitter smile when he recalled the delicate and beautiful figure in her ice-cold demeanor. It seemed that the gap between him and Mu Chen Xue was rather large!

However, this also strengthened Zhuowen's desire to become stronger. He knew that he could only meet Mu Chenxue after entering the Inner Court of the Nine Netherworld Realm. At that time, he must hold Mu Chenxue tightly in his hands and not let her slip away again.

"Junior Zhuowen!

A weak student in the Outer Academy will eventually be bullied by others. The strength of our Fragrant Ink Pavilion is not any weaker than the Emperor Pavilion. If you join our Fragrant Ink Pavilion, our First Head will not treat you unfairly. "

Cheng Dong advised earnestly. Zhuowen's talent and strength were all there. Cheng Dong knew that such a monster would enter the Heavenly Sovereign Ranking sooner or later. If he were to rope him into the Fragrant Ink Pavilion now, it would undoubtedly be beneficial to the Fragrant Ink Pavilion.

Zhuowen was startled and hesitated. He had just entered the Outer Court and was not familiar with the Outer Court at all. Although Cheng Dong had helped him a few times and he was grateful for it, he felt that it was inappropriate to rashly agree to join the Fragrant Ink Pavilion now.

"Senior Cheng Dong, please give me some time to consider!

If I have thought it through and am willing to join the Fragrant Ink Pavilion, I will give you an answer. "Zhuowen said apologetically.

Hearing this, Cheng Dong's eyes were filled with disappointment. However, he also knew that it was a little abrupt for Zhuowen to join the Fragrant Ink Pavilion now. A normal person would definitely not agree from the start. This kind of request must be given some time to consider.

"Senior was too direct just now. Junior, this is my Communication Jade Talisman!

If there is anything, or if you have already thought it through, you can inform me through this Communication Jade Talisman. I will definitely do my best. "

Cheng Dong smiled and immediately took out a Communication Jade Talisman. With a flick of his finger, it landed in Zhuowen's palm.

Zhuowen nodded and carefully kept the Communication Jade Talisman. This Cheng Dong was indeed sincere in helping him, so Zhuowen had a good impression of him. If he really thought it through in the future, Zhuowen did not mind joining the Fragrant Ink Pavilion.

"That's right!

Senior Cheng Dong, may I know who the leader of the Fragrant Ink Pavilion is?

Why did he ask you to look for me? "Zhuowen suddenly asked.

He clearly heard the conversation between Cheng Dong and Liu Qing just now. From what Cheng Dong said, the reason why Cheng Dong personally came to look for him and spared no effort to help him, Zhuowen, was because the leader of the Fragrant Ink Pavilion added fuel to the fire.

Cheng Dong was startled. He immediately shook his head and said, "The identity of the leader of our Fragrant Ink Pavilion is very mysterious. Even I have never seen her face. The only thing I know is that our leader is a woman."

"Moreover, she has always relied on the Communication Jade Talisman to issue orders to our pavilion members. Therefore, the other pavilion members of our Fragrant Ink Pavilion have never seen our leader's face."

Zhuo Wen was startled. Soon after, his gaze was filled with a strange expression. The First Master of the Fragrant Ink Pavilion was too mysterious. Even the pavilion members of the Fragrant Ink Pavilion had never seen the First Master's true appearance.

Moreover, this mysterious leader had specially asked this Cheng Dong to look for him, Zhuowen. Could it be that he, Zhuowen, was acquainted with the leader of the Fragrant Ink Pavilion in the past?

After thinking about it, Zhuowen really could not figure out the identity of the leader of the Fragrant Ink Pavilion and what relationship she had with him. Therefore, he simply did not think about it. If the leader of the Fragrant Ink Pavilion was really someone he was familiar with, they would definitely meet in the future.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Cheng Dong, Cheng Dong bid farewell to Zhuowen and left the square.

On the other hand, Zhuowen was not used to being pointed at by the crowd in the surrounding square. Therefore, he also led Mo Lingtian and the rest out of the square and walked towards their lodgings.

The incident that happened in the square today would definitely spread throughout the entire Outer Academy. Liu Xiang, who had the title of 'Thorny Rose' in the Outer Academy, was actually defeated by the freshman Zhuowen.

Without a doubt, Zhuowen's name would probably spread even further. Moreover, there were many students who were gnashing their teeth at Zhuowen. There was no other reason. That was because Liu Xiang had many suitors in the Outer Academy.

Zhuowen's merciless defeat of Liu Xiang naturally caused the public anger of Liu Xiang's suitors. There were even many impulsive students who eagerly ran to Zhuowen's lodgings with the intention of teaching Zhuowen a lesson. However, these were all matters for the future.

At this moment, Zhuowen led Mo Lingtian, Jia Nan and the other two as they slowly walked in the quiet bamboo forest, enjoying the rare tranquility.

"Brother Mo, Jia Nan, Gatha and Miss Xuanxing!

This time, all of you have just come out from the Cultivation Tower and have just completed the refinement of your meridians. You need to consolidate it for a period of time. "Zhuowen suddenly said to Mo Lingtian and the other three.

Mo Lingtian nodded and said: "Brother Zhuo is right. This time, I plan to spend a week's time to completely consolidate my meridians. Moreover, the four of us do not have enough Contribution Points. Once we have completely consolidated our meridians, I will prepare to go to the Academy's Mission Points to accept missions and earn Contribution Points."

Jia Nan and the other two also nodded. Their thoughts were the same as Mo Lingtian's. They all planned to completely consolidate their meridians before accepting the Academy's Mission Points.

Although the Outer Court's system was very loose, the rule of having to pay twenty thousand Contribution Points every year could be said to be very worrying for many students. Because of this, every Outer Court student did not have an easy time.

Other than having to pay tuition fees, whether it was cultivating in the Cultivation Tower or exchanging for weapons, Cultivation Methods, Armor Skills, Elixirs and so on, all of these required a corresponding amount of Contribution Points.

It could be said that without the support of Contribution Points, it would only be difficult to move an inch in the Outer Court. If you wanted to take a step forward, become stronger and obtain a higher status, then you would have to continuously accumulate Contribution Points. This was because in the Outer Court, Contribution Points could be exchanged for any resource you wanted.

Hearing this, Zhuowen also understood the thoughts of Mo Lingtian and the other three. The four of them had gained quite a lot from the Cultivation Tower this time. Their battle strength had also increased by a lot compared to before. This time, the success rate of completing missions would also be very high.

"I also plan to spend a week's time to consolidate my meridians. After a week, let's go to the Outer Court's Mission Points to take a look. I wonder what kind of missions there will be." Zhuowen nodded and said.

"Yes!

Then it's settled. "Jia Nan said rather excitedly.

After the five of them discussed about the matters that would happen in a week's time, they each returned to their own residences and began to properly consolidate their cultivation level and meridians.

After returning to his residence, Zhuowen released the Mysterious Soul Ice Butterfly. This little fellow was very dependent on Zhuowen. Once it was released, it stuck close to Zhuowen. Its furry head continuously rubbed against the corner of Zhuowen's clothes as it emitted soft cries. It could be said that it was extremely adorable.

After patting the Mysterious Soul Ice Butterfly's head, Zhuowen used his thoughts to tell it to quietly stay in his residence. Soon after, he sat down cross-legged on a praying mat in his room and began to silently consolidate his cultivation level and meridians.

While consolidating his cultivation level, Zhuowen clearly discovered that the speed at which he absorbed Yuan Power from the outside world was much faster. Furthermore, the Yuan Power in the Outer Court was the pure Yuan Power extracted from the Yuan Veins. Therefore, Zhuowen's cultivation speed was actually several times faster than before.

"Looks like the expansion of my meridians has not only increased my strength by quite a bit, but even the speed at which I absorb Yuan Power during cultivation is much faster than before." Zhuowen was somewhat pleasantly surprised as he said.

When he thought of this point, Zhuowen began to close his eyes and began to concentrate on consolidating his cultivation level. At the same time, he also used the pure Yuan Power from the outside world to continuously strengthen his Yuan Power capacity.

In the corner of the room, the Mysterious Soul Ice Butterfly's head drooped as its colorful eyes stared resentfully at the seated Zhuowen.

However, it was very smart. It knew that Zhuowen was currently cultivating, so it did not disturb Zhuowen. Instead, it silently guarded Zhuowen's side.

The reason why Zhuowen released the Mysterious Soul Ice Butterfly was firstly to let it out for some fresh air, and secondly to guard him while he cultivated. Although the Mysterious Soul Ice Butterfly's cultivation level was not high, only at the peak of the Xuanzun Realm, its battle strength was very frightening. If an ordinary Supreme-Being stage expert barged into Zhuowen's room, they would definitely be no match for the Mysterious Soul Ice Butterfly. Therefore, Zhuowen was very relaxed as he sat cross-legged and cultivated in his room.