Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation

The first place in the sword formation contest has always been the most prestigious in the group matches.

So when all the winning teams came on stage, Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy's team, as the first place in the sword formation contest, was the first to receive their awards.

Ji Xing received the first reward on behalf of the team: One Dao Rhythm Orb for Immortal Emperor advancement, three Dao Rhythm Orbs for Immortal Venerable advancement, and ten Dao Rhythm Orbs for Immortal King advancement.

Holding the tray with fourteen Dao Rhythm Orbs for advancement, not only Ji Xing but also the eight disciples who participated in the group match clenched their fists excitedly and trembled slightly.

They, who used to be considered nobodies, could now stand here and receive the highest rewards of the Daoist Skill Academy.

They met countless envious and longing glances.

The eight participants in the sword formation group match knew well that it was only because they had the good fortune of being assigned to an elite Daoist, Daoist Ding Huan.

After Ji Xing, Lin Zhenruo received the personal awards for the group on their behalf.

The personal awards were equally generous: each person received a top-grade Immortal Spirit Vein, fifty million top-grade Immortal Crystals, and an Immortal Pill for advancing to Immortal King. They also received an identity plate for first place in the Daoist Skill Academy Great Competition.

Of course, the most important was the qualification plate for cultivating at the Great Dao Mountain.

The award ceremony lasted for an entire hour.

After the ceremony ended, Ji Xing and the others excitedly returned to their rest room immediately.

"Cloud Screen, activate the restrictions in the rest room," Ji Xing's first words were to have his teammates activate the restrictions in the rest room, then he took out the Teleportation Array Plate.

Everyone understood what Ji Xing was going to do. No one had any objections as this was their duty and something they must do.

Without Daoist Ding Huan, they wouldn't even have qualified to be here, let alone win any rewards.

Ji Xing hurriedly took out one Dao Rhythm Orb for Immortal Emperor, one for Immortal Venerable, and one for Immortal King from the tray and placed them into the Teleportation Array Plate.

As the Teleportation Array Plate was activated, the three Dao Rhythm Orbs were instantly teleported away.

In his heart, Ji Xing knew that Daoist Ding Huan hadn't advanced to Immortal King yet, so even though Ding Huan hadn't asked for a Dao Rhythm Orb for Immortal King advancement, he sent one over nevertheless.

"What about mine?" Haoyi also took out his Teleportation Array Plate.

Ji Xing took Haoyi's Teleportation Array Plate together with his own and quickly destroyed them both.

Not only that, he later summoned a flame, reducing the remnants of the array plates to nothing.

"Ji Xing..." The others looked at Ji Xing in confusion.

Ji Xing explained, "I'm just following the instructions of our Daoist. Daoist asked us to destroy the plates immediately after sending the items."

Ji Xing had spent much of his time surviving in the wilderness and mingling in workshops of all kinds, interacting with a diverse range of people.

Although he didn't talk much usually, his survival experience surpassed that of the others significantly.

That's also one of the reasons he had asked everyone not to discuss the Daoist earlier.

Zhuo Qi and the others were puzzled; Daoist Ding had given them two Teleportation Array Plates but had never instructed them to destroy them.

While they were still in doubt, the restriction at the door was torn open.

The first person to walk in was Jie Kuangren.

Jie Kuangren's expression was not good, and his gaze slowly moved over the group, "Do you still have the Teleportation Array Plates given by Ding Huan?"

With those words, without waiting for Ji Xing to explain, the others understood immediately.

The last time Jie Kuangren met with them, he had placed markings on them.

These markings could even record their conversations.

Everyone's faces turned unsightly.

This was an invasion of personal privacy. Infringing on personal privacy within the jurisdiction of the Ten Thousand Laws was unacceptable even in the Great Dao Corridor.

Before Ji Xing could speak, Principal Yuan You and Vice Principal Gu Min also walked in.

No one said a word; Ji Xing, with a troubled expression, stepped forward. After saluting Principal Yuan You and Vice Principal Gu Min, he addressed Jie Kuangren, "Master Jie, according to the regulations of the Ten Thousand Laws in the Great Dao Corridor, it is prohibited to mark someone without reason, especially in a place like the Great Dao Corridor Plaza.

Master, managing the Immortal Supervisory Department within the Great Dao Corridor, leaving a mark on us participants of the Daoist Skill Academy Great Competition makes us extremely uneasy."

Jie Kuangren's face was a bit awkward. He coughed and said, "Indeed, I marked you, but it wasn't without reason. There was a reason.

The reason was that I needed to know the whereabouts of Daoist Ding Huan, and you are his students. I could only gather information from you."

These words upset not only the eight students but also Yuan You and Gu Min.

Long Xiyue spoke loudly, "Master Jie, Ding Huan is our Daoist, yes, but his whereabouts or the Immortal Supervisory Department's search for him is none of our business.

We are just cultivator students and are not obligated to assist the Immortal Supervisory Department in finding our Daoist."

"Master Jie, as the head of the Immortal Supervisory Department, we respect and support your fair enforcement of the law. Even I, Yuan You, am a member of the Immortal Supervisory Department.

However, the first rule of the Ten Thousand Laws stipulates that everyone in the Great Dao Corridor is equal before the law.

Therefore, Master Jie, leaving voice marks on my Academy's students is something I cannot understand, nor accept." Yuan You was visibly unhappy.

If it were just a few insignificant students, it might be different, but these were the heroes of the Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy, something the Principal could not tolerate.

Jie Kuangren's face grew more awkward. He raised his hand, summoning eight marks of Divine Will, and destroyed them in front of everyone. "This matter is my fault. I now destroy the marks and apologize to everyone."

Ji Xing and the others said nothing.

What could they say? Jie Kuangren was a master, and since he had destroyed the marks and apologized, what more could they ask for?

They knew that if an ordinary person dared to leave marks on participating cultivator students, the least consequence would be crippling of their cultivation, often ending in death. An apology would never suffice.

"I need to ask you one more thing. How many Teleportation Array Plates for sending things to Daoist Ding Huan do you still have?"

After destroying the marks, Jie Kuangren's first question still pertained to Ding Huan.

Hearing this, Yuan You felt an ominous sensation rising in his heart.

Ji Xing quickly replied, "Our teacher only gave us two Teleportation Array Plates, which we used up and then destroyed. We don't have any more on us."

Ji Xing was cautious with his words, not mentioning that Ding Huan specifically instructed him to destroy them.

This carefulness ensured that Jie Kuangren wouldn't catch a lie.

Jie Kuangren scrutinized Ji Xing for a long while before nodding, "Alright."

He turned to leave, feeling somewhat annoyed.

He had foolishly not considered the Teleportation Array Plates before, a serious oversight.

If he had thought of them earlier, he could have tracked Ding Huan's location through them.

Now that the plates had been destroyed, there was nothing more he could do.

As Jie Kuangren left, Yuan You immediately asked in a rushed tone, "Where are the advancement Dao Rhythm Orbs?"

Ji Xing took out two Immortal Venerable advancement Dao Rhythm Orbs and nine Immortal King advancement Dao Rhythm Orbs, placing them on the table.

"What about the Immortal Emperor advancement Dao Rhythm Orb?" Yuan You felt a sinking feeling.

"I sent it to our Daoist," Ji Xing said calmly.

Yuan You's face darkened, "How could you make such an important decision on your own? You represent the Academy in the competition, and the ranking belongs to the Academy. You..."

Yuan You struggled to suppress his anger. This was practically defying the order of Tian Gang, nothing short of rebellion.

Gu Min quickly stepped in, "Principal, Daoist Ding Huan's class participated in the Daoist Skill Academy Great Competition individually, bypassing the Academy. They funded themselves.

According to the Ten Thousand Laws, the ranking and rewards they earned in the competition, including the Immortal Emperor advancement Dao Rhythm Orb, are theirs to manage.

The Academy can only negotiate and discuss the allocation of the remaining Dao Rhythm Orbs, excluding the Immortal Emperor advancement one.

It is primarily the students' decision, not the Academy's. In other words, even if they decided to throw away the Dao Rhythm Orbs, the Academy has no right to interfere."

Yuan You was momentarily speechless because Gu Min was correct.

Saying Ji Xing and the others couldn't make decisions on their own was entirely baseless.

Yuan You took a deep breath, forcibly repressing his anger, "You are Academy students. Even if you earned the rankings, you should leave the Dao Rhythm Orbs to the Academy to allocate.

Rules are rules, and reality is reality. Don't act on your own accord.

Let's overlook the loss of the Immortal Emperor advancement Dao Rhythm Orb this time, but for future contests of magic and array formations, such actions will not be tolerated."

Long Xiyue spoke up, "Principal, if we achieve an Immortal Emperor advancement opportunity in the magic contest, the Long Immortal Clan will need it and cannot give it away."

"You..." Yuan You wanted to tell her to dare, but he swallowed the words.

Yuan You left without another word.

He couldn't believe he, as Principal, couldn't control the advancement Dao Rhythm Orbs his students earned.

...

"Oh, these students did not disappoint me," Ding Huan felt a surge of joy seeing the three Dao Rhythm Orbs teleported over.

The most troublesome issue in the Great Dao Corridor was resolved for him.

Although it took him more effort than Zuo Shanyi, it only wasted a month or two.

"Brother, your cultivation progress is still too slow," Ji Luo couldn't help but interject.

Ding Huan had been stuck at the eighth level of Immortal King for a long time, unable to progress.

Having been with Ding Huan for so long, Ji Luo knew that Ding Huan's Great Universe Technique was a complete Cosmic Technique.

Generally, each level of a complete Cosmic Technique had twelve stages, not the shortened nine.

Ji Luo also hoped Ding Huan would advance early to help him find the Nine-Colored Immortal Lotus, Misty Jade Immortal Fruit, or even Double Leaf Immortal Reeds.

At Ding Huan's current pace, reaching the twelfth stage could take over a year.

For anyone else, advancing from the eighth to the twelfth stage in over a year would be considered fast, but for Ding Huan, it was still too slow.

Ding Huan sighed, "Let me try eating some top-grade Immortal Spirit Rice."

He had no alchemical toxins in his system, and almost no impurities.

While top-grade Immortal Spirit Rice was excellent, its effect on him would be limited.

"Don't. Keep your top-grade Immortal Spirit Rice. I can enhance its quality. I have some Divine Crystals here; use these first," said Ji Luo as he handed over dozens of Divine Crystals.

These crystals were intended for his body restoration, but Ding Huan's slow progress worried him.

Ji Luo felt that Ding Huan was not yet secure, his cultivation level too low.

If something happened to Ding Huan, Ji Luo would be the first to suffer.