Urban God-level Youth

"Mr. Qin, aren't you afraid I'll take it away?" Miss Yuan was momentarily stunned by his straightforwardness.

Qin Hao smiled faintly, "Would someone from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion do such a thing?"

Miss Yuan smiled charmingly, "That's right, people from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion wouldn't do such things." With that, she picked up the Binding Immortal Rope and examined it.

The feel of the Binding Immortal Rope was quite good, with a cool sensation in the hand, neither too light nor too heavy, just right for holding.

"It truly deserves to be the fabled divine artifact, the Binding Immortal Rope, it's indeed handy to hold." Miss Yuan weighed it carefully before putting it back.

Qin Hao smiled faintly, "Right now, this thing is no different from a fire poker, totally useless."

"To activate a divine artifact, at least a Supreme Realm expert is needed," Miss Yuan said with a smile.

Supreme Realm?

Qin Hao was currently only at the Heavenly Human Realm; above that were the Peak Realm, Transformation Realm, Extreme Realm, and more. He was still far from the Supreme Realm.

A Supreme Realm expert could walk unchallenged across the entire Hidden Dragon Continent.

Currently, the Binding Immortal Rope was indeed useless and could even attract attention, inviting disaster.

At this moment, the old man returned, speaking, "Miss, we have the information Mr. Qin wanted; the branch headquarters just sent it over."

Qin Hao's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "Is it information about the person behind the scenes?"

The old man nodded slightly, "That's correct, but this intelligence was extremely difficult to obtain, and we used our top covert intelligence agents, so the price of this intelligence is quite high. I'm not sure if Mr. Qin can accept it."

"What's the price?" Qin Hao asked directly.

The old man replied, "The price set by the branch headquarters is two hundred million mid-grade spirit stones."

Qin Hao frowned slightly upon hearing this, two hundred million mid-grade spirit stones? This price exceeded his expectations.

For just a piece of intelligence, it required two hundred million mid-grade spirit stones.

He currently only had a little over eight million mid-grade spirit stones, which was the remainder of ten million provided by the Yunv Sect. Even counting the spirit stones from Xian Yin, he had just over a million, far from enough.

Lan Manshuang was also stunned by this price, two hundred million mid-grade spirit stones, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion really dared to ask.

Even the top forces in the Southern Continent would find it painful to come up with two hundred million mid-grade spirit stones.

Miss Yuan smiled and said, "Mr. Qin is a straightforward person, I recognized that at first sight. Let's do this, I will decide to offer you a half-price discount, one hundred million mid-grade spirit stones."

Qin Hao smiled wryly, "I can't even come up with one hundred million mid-grade spirit stones."

Miss Yuan said, "Mr. Qin, with your current strength, even if you got this intelligence, it would be useless. You lack the power to seek vengeance, so better wait until you're stronger. By then, the price will still be counted as one hundred million mid-grade spirit stones."

Qin Hao nodded, "Alright, thank you, Miss Yuan."

"No need for thanks, Mr. Qin," Miss Yuan smiled faintly.

Qin Hao stood up and said, "Then I won't disturb you any longer, Miss Yuan. I'll come back when I have the money."

With that, he and Lan Manshuang walked outside. Once they were out of the branch of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, Qin Hao asked Lan Manshuang, "Miss Lan, how can one earn spirit stones quickly?"

Lan Manshuang froze for a moment at the question, "Earn spirit stones? On the continent, the quickest way to earn spirit stones should be being an alchemist or artifact refiner, right?"

Alchemist? Artifact Refiner?

Qin Hao displayed a thoughtful expression, and Lan Manshuang said, "Mr. Qin, I'll have the people from the sect think of a way about the spirit stones. Getting one hundred million mid-grade spirit stones by yourself is quite difficult."

Qin Hao replied, "Then thank you, Miss Lan."

Lan Manshuang said with slight displeasure, "Mr. Qin, if you keep calling me Miss Lan, I will get angry."

"Then sorry for the trouble, Man Shuang. You don't need to call me Mr. Qin anymore; just call me Qin Hao," Qin Hao chuckled dryly.

Lan Manshuang said, "Fine then, I'll call you Qin Hao from now on. I don't know if I can gather enough for one hundred million mid-grade spirit stones, so don't get your hopes up, but a few million shouldn't be a problem."

Qin Hao nodded, "I will also find some ways to gather some on my own."

Lan Manshuang said, "We're going to the academy tomorrow. Focus on your cultivation. The higher your realm, the stronger your power, and the higher your status in the Yunv Sect, which will make it easier for me, the daughter of the sect leader, to handle the spirit stones issue."

Qin Hao smiled and nodded, "Okay, once at the academy, I will cultivate in the superior cave heaven blessing land."

They parted ways halfway, with Lan Manshuang returning to the Yunv Sect's residence, while Qin Hao returned to his inn room.

Back at the inn, he entered his room and opened the system's Ganges of Deeds marketplace.

He currently had over a hundred and eight thousand merit points, mostly obtained from the secret realm. Killing that assassin earned him over two thousand merit points, as the assassin likely had many lives on his hands.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have received so many merit points.

He had initially planned to exchange for a divine skill, but now opened the alchemy category to take a look.

The alchemy category had many types of alchemy techniques, ranging from high to low grades. Qin Hao looked for a few minutes and finally focused on the higher grade alchemy techniques at the front.

"Longevity Elixir Skill," "Refining God Elixir Skill," "Nine Revolutions Elixir Skill," "Heavenly Reversal Elixir Skill," "Purple Sun Elixir Skill," among others.

Qin Hao carefully reviewed the general introductions of these elixir skills and ultimately chose the "Heavenly Reversal Elixir Skill."

This was the most powerful and unconventional alchemy technique among the elixir skills, with an exchange price of ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine merit points.

The significant difference between the "Heavenly Reversal Elixir Skill" and normal alchemy techniques was that alchemy with this technique didn't require a pill furnace, completely transcending the normal scope of alchemy.

Qin Hao directly chose to learn, and suddenly a vast amount of information filled his mind.

The "Heavenly Reversal Elixir Skill" contains countless pill refinement techniques, illustrating just how extensive the information is.

It took Qin Hao about half an hour to digest the knowledge in his mind.

As expected of the Heavenly Reversal Elixir Skill, this alchemy technique is truly extraordinary.

He walked out of the room and went up to the second floor, where Ye Jingtian, Ye Lingyi, Dong Mengqi, and others were present.

"Mr. Qin, are you now a protector of the Yunv Sect?" Ye Jingtian asked him.

Qin Hao nodded, "That's right, I joined the Yunv Sect just a few days ago."

Ye Jingtian smiled, "Joining a top-tier faction is quite beneficial; at least it provides a powerful backing."

Qin Hao: "The Yunv Sect provides a large amount of cultivation resources every month, which is exactly what I need."

Ye Jingtian: "Mr. Qin, I'll be leaving tomorrow. Lingyi, Yutong, and Meng Qi will be entrusted to you." He then looked at Ye Lingyi and the others, saying, "Lingyi, Yutong, you must listen to Mr. Qin here, alright?"

Qin Hao, Ye Lingyi, and the others nodded slightly.

"I've already ordered dinner. Let's have our last meal together tonight," Ye Jingtian said.

In the evening, they had their last meal together in the room, though they did not drink any alcohol.

After dinner, everyone returned to their respective rooms.

The next morning, Ye Jingtian, accompanied by the Bloodthirsty Forbidden Guards, escorted Qin Hao and the others to the entrance of the Heaven and Earth Academy.

He said to Qin Hao and the others, "Mr. Qin, I'll leave Lingyi and the others to you. I'm heading back."

Qin Hao nodded, "Mr. Ye, take care on your journey."

"Father, take care," Ye Lingyi said with reddened eyes, feeling a bit melancholic, as she didn't know when they would meet again.

Dong Mengqi, Wu Yutong, Xian Yin, and Ling'er all said, "Mr. Ye, take care."

Ye Jingtian smiled slightly, "Don't worry, you can go in now."

Qin Hao turned and led Ye Lingyi and the others into the Heaven and Earth Academy, while Ye Jingtian resolutely turned to leave, his figure soon disappearing from sight.

...

Upon entering the academy, they quickly saw several reception areas for new students.

Qin Hao and the group approached one of the reception desks, where a mentor for the new students was seated. Upon seeing Qin Hao and the group, he smiled and said, "Qin Hao, right? This is your identification token, class Tian No. 5. This jade token contains the details of your classroom, residence, and also serves as your pass within the academy, so keep it safe."

Qin Hao accepted the jade token, glanced at it, and then infused it with his divine sense. Instantly, everything became clear, requiring no further explanation.

"Hello, mentor, my name is Ye Lingyi," Ye Lingyi said as she stepped forward.

"Class Tian No. 6, Ye Lingyi."

"Class Tian No. 5, Wu Yutong."

"Class Tian No. 4, Xian Yin."

Soon, everyone had received their jade pass for the Heaven and Earth Academy. Wu Yutong was in the same class as Qin Hao, Xian Yin was in class four, and Ye Lingyi was in the new student class six.

Qin Hao said, "Let's go check out the residences first. If we can stay together, let's try to do that, shall we?"

Ye Lingyi, Wu Yutong nodded slightly, and they followed Qin Hao into the depths of the academy.

The Heaven and Earth Academy is enormous, spanning hundreds of kilometers. Numerous teaching buildings and palaces dominate the campus, with many pavilions suspended in the air, grand and majestic in appearance.

The residences for new students are located on over a dozen mountain peaks behind the academy.

Qin Hao's residence is in the Hidden Dragon Hall on Hidden Dragon Peak.

They quickly arrived at the back of the academy, where towering peaks pierced the sky, with Hidden Dragon Peak towering above them. From the foot to the peak, it is almost entirely comprised of new student residences.

The surrounding dozen or so peaks are much the same.

Qin Hao's residence is located at the peak of Hidden Dragon Peak, the best spot available on Hidden Dragon Peak.

As the first place winner in the secret realm trial, his residence is far superior to others.

Young talents from top-tier factions also have decent residences, almost all atop the various peaks.

Qin Hao led them up to the peak, where the concentration of spiritual energy on Hidden Dragon Peak increased with altitude.

In less than a minute, they arrived in front of the Hidden Dragon Hall at the top of the mountain.

This is a grand and magnificent palace, with six columns on either side of the entrance, intricately carved with dragons and phoenixes, luxurious in gilded detail.

The materials used for this palace are the most top-grade, and the palace interior is also equipped with a Spirit Gathering Array.

The Hidden Dragon Hall is the place on Hidden Dragon Peak with the densest spiritual energy, unmatched by any other spot.

Ling'er looked at the palace and said, "Master, is this entire large palace your residence?"

Qin Hao smiled and said, "This is also where you all will stay. It's fortunate it's large enough; if it were as small as the places at the foot of the mountain, it might not be enough space for all of us."