Urban God-level Youth

Ye Lingyi, Wu Yutong, and Dong Mengqi were also pleased with this residence: "Let's go in and take a look."

The group entered the Hidden Dragon Hall, which had two floors, with four or five rooms on each floor.

After exploring a bit, Qin Hao said, "You can choose your rooms yourselves, pick whichever one you like."

Ye Lingyi, Dong Mengqi, and Wu Yutong chose rooms on the second floor, and Ling'er and Xian Yin also chose rooms on the second floor.

Because on the second floor of the Hidden Dragon Hall, there was a terrace that offered a view of more than half of the academy.

Qin Hao told them, "There's about a month before classes start, so let's cultivate here for now. I'll make a trip to the academy's Scripture Pavilion and Treasure Vault to receive some rewards."

Ye Lingyi and the others nodded slightly. The spiritual energy here was extremely rich, and they couldn't wait to begin their meditation and cultivation.

Qin Hao walked out of the Hidden Dragon Hall, and at the summit of Hidden Dragon Peak, there were several stone bridges connecting other peaks and aerial pavilions.

He stepped onto one of the stone bridges, which led to the academy's Scripture Pavilion, and the Pavilion was also connected to the Treasure Vault.

As he walked, Qin Hao spotted two familiar faces, who also noticed him: "Mr. Qin!"

Qin Hao nodded slightly: "Miss Ning, Mr. Ning."

These two were Ning Ziyuan and Ning Chengjie, both of whom ranked in the top fifty of the trial rankings in the secret realm.

"Is Mr. Qin also heading to the Scripture Pavilion to select divine skills?" Ning Ziyuan asked with a smile.

Qin Hao nodded: "That's right. Are Miss Ning and Mr. Ning also heading to the Scripture Pavilion?"

"We're on the same path, Mr. Qin, after you." Ning Ziyuan smiled faintly.

The three of them chatted as they walked, encountering a few others heading to the Scripture Pavilion, though they were not acquainted.

Soon, they arrived at the Heaven and Earth Academy's Scripture Pavilion. Upon seeing the massive structure, a hint of amazement flashed in Qin Hao's eyes, as it was beyond his expectations.

The Scripture Pavilion stood dozens of zhang tall and nearly a hundred zhang wide, with prohibitions and formations all around, its defenses extremely tight.

Qin Hao, Ning Ziyuan, and Ning Chengjie took out their jade plaques, which contained their identity information, and several dozen strands of divine sense emanated from the Scripture Pavilion to verify their jade plaque information.

Soon after, the giant doors of the Scripture Pavilion opened automatically, and the three of them stepped inside, with the doors closing behind them.

"The fourth floor of the Scripture Pavilion is filled with high-level supreme divine skills. The three of you may choose any one divine skill." A voice sounded from within the Scripture Pavilion.

Qin Hao glanced around but saw no one. Those guarding the Heaven and Earth Academy's Scripture Pavilion were undoubtedly supreme strong beings, and if they didn't show themselves, it was impossible for Qin Hao and the others to find them.

He looked at Ning Ziyuan and Ning Chengjie, then headed up the stairs.

The two followed up as well, and they quickly arrived on the fourth floor, greeted by rows of bookshelves filled with jade slips.

Each jade slip recorded a high-level supreme divine skill.

The fourth floor housed at least hundreds of thousands of jade slips, which meant there were hundreds of thousands of high-level supreme divine skills.

The foundation of Heaven and Earth Academy was indeed profound, with so many high-level supreme divine skills, it was incredibly daunting.

High-level divine skills were second only to top-level divine skills, and Qin Hao's Heavenly Gang Palm and Earth Evil Fist were top-level supreme divine skills, the highest level of divine skills.

He intended to obtain divine skills here for sale, to exchange them for some Spirit Stones.

The market price for high-level supreme divine skills outside was very high, ranging from millions to tens of millions according to their power.

Ning Ziyuan and Ning Chengjie quickly made their selections, telling Qin Hao before leaving. Qin Hao continued searching, hoping to find a more powerful high-level supreme divine skill for easier sale.

The academy did not prohibit the sale of divine skills, though logically, who would willingly sell hard-earned high-level supreme divine skills?

Selling one's own divine skills equated to exposing one's weaknesses to others, who could then study the divine skill's flaws to counter you. However, if you didn't cultivate it, there was no issue.

After searching for a long time, Qin Hao finally found a satisfactory high-level supreme divine skill, a fist skill divine called Thunderbolt Fist, considered quite powerful among high-level supreme divine skills.

After Qin Hao took the jade slip, another jade slip quickly appeared there.

This jade slip was a one-time use item; once Qin Hao learned it with his divine sense, it would shatter and disappear.

After exiting the Scripture Pavilion, Qin Hao headed to the Treasure Vault, where high-quality spiritual artifacts were also very valuable and could sell for at least tens of millions of Spirit Stones.

Selecting treasures in the Treasure Vault was similar to the Scripture Pavilion; after verifying the jade plaque, one could enter and select. Qin Hao selected a high-quality spiritual artifact sword.

Since swords were universal weapons on the continent, and many cultivators used swords, they were easier to sell.

After leaving the Treasure Vault, Qin Hao proceeded to the rear mountains of Heaven and Earth Academy to exchange for a key to a high-quality Blessed Land.

The high-quality Blessed Land was located in the group of mountains behind Heaven and Earth Academy.

With the key to enter the Blessed Land, Qin Hao headed directly there.

This was a peak, with ten Blessed Lands at the summit, each cave entrance shimmering with light, containing powerful prohibitions and formations.

Without the key to enter the Blessed Land, entry was impossible.

Qin Hao held the key and entered his high-quality Blessed Land, which was a cave; inside, the spiritual energy was rich, pure, and vast.

Qin Hao felt the spiritual energy as if it were tangible, filling his entire body with comfort.

Top-grade heaven-grade caves are extremely rare, and only Heaven and Earth Academy dares to offer them as rewards to students.

The top-grade heaven-grade cave feels like being surrounded by countless veins of top-grade Spirit Stones. If Qin Hao had a large number of mid-grade Spirit Stones, he could also create a mid-grade heaven-grade cave, but once the mid-grade Spirit Stones are exhausted, it becomes useless.

In such heaven-grade caves, spiritual energy can be replenished after it's consumed, and after a while, the spiritual energy will return to a full state.

Qin Hao sat cross-legged in the top-grade heaven-grade cave, planning to cultivate. In his storage space, the millennium blood ginseng started to jump, "Big brother, can you let me out too? I need to replenish my spiritual energy."

Qin Hao took out the millennium blood ginseng and threw it to the side, "You should absorb it well too, I'm going to need you later."

The millennium blood ginseng trembled upon hearing this, "Big brother, I'm almost drained dry by you, can you spare me a bit?"

Qin Hao: "If you keep talking, I'll cook you right now."

The millennium blood ginseng dared not speak again, stood on the ground, with nearly a hundred roots piercing into the ground to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Qin Hao also sat cross-legged and began to cultivate, with the Immortal Burying Skill operating with all its might, the spiritual energy in the heaven-grade cave surged wildly.

The spiritual energy in this top-grade heaven-grade cave is incredibly pure and abundant, something Qin Hao had never experienced before. He felt that after a year of cultivation here, breaking through to the Peak Realm would be easy.

...

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Qin Hao, immersed in cultivation, was awakened by a voice from the jade plaque, pleasant and sweet, belonging to a young beauty: "I am Zhou Danqing, the instructor of Class Five of the Heavenly Character. All students of Class Five must arrive at the classroom before seven o'clock tomorrow morning. Latecomers will be severely punished."

Qin Hao opened his eyes, a gleam flashed across them. He looked at the time, "A month has passed already?"

He looked inward upon himself; his realm had reached the peak of the Early Stage of the Heavenly Human Realm, just half a step away from the mid-stage.

He glanced at the millennium blood ginseng next to him, and it was now stronger than it had been a month ago.

Qin Hao picked it up and put it back into the system space, then walked out of the top-grade heaven-grade cave.

As he emerged from the cave's entrance, he happened to see others coming out from their respective caves as well.

Green Cloud Sect's Mao Yunlong, Nan Zhou Dynasty's Zhou Liuxing, Jialan Temple's Hui Zhen, Leisurely Palace's Ren Jianxing, and so on.

"Qin Hao." Lan Manshuang also emerged from another heaven-grade cave at this time, and upon seeing Qin Hao, she approached with a smile.

Qin Hao smiled back when he saw her, "Man Shuang."

Lan Manshuang asked as she walked, "Qin Hao, which class were you assigned to?"

"Class Five, and you?"

Lan Manshuang: "I'm in Class One. If anything comes up, just come find me in Class One."

Qin Hao smiled and nodded: "Alright, I'll rely on you, Man Shuang, to cover me in the academy in the future."

Lan Manshuang looked at him speechlessly, "With your strength, you still need me to cover you?"

Nearby, Zhou Liuxing, Hui Zhen, and others glanced at the two, then turned and left.

Qin Hao and Lan Manshuang walked together until they reached the foot of the mountain where the new students lived, then parted ways.

Lan Manshuang looked at Hidden Dragon Peak and said, "Do you live at Hidden Dragon Hall on Hidden Dragon Peak?"

Qin Hao nodded slightly, "Yes, feel free to come by and play when you're free."

Lan Manshuang: "I'm on this mountain too, so we're close. I'll come find you when I'm free."

The two parted ways at the foot of the mountain. Qin Hao quickly ascended to the top of Hidden Dragon Peak. There were already many people on the peak by this time. Those new students had all gone through the elimination matches, those who should have advanced had done so, while the eliminated ones had already moved in here.

Inside the Hidden Dragon Hall.

Ye Lingyi, Dong Mengqi, Wu Yutong, Xian Yin, and Ling'er were chatting in the main hall.

Upon seeing Qin Hao return, smiles appeared on their faces, "Mr. Qin is back."

Qin Hao was a bit surprised when he looked at Xian Yin and Ling'er, "How did you two progress so quickly?"

Xian Yin had already broken through to the Early Stage of the Heavenly Human Realm, and Ling'er had cultivated to the Early Stage Grandmaster Realm.

Xian Yin: "We've used nearly three million mid-grade Spirit Stones."

Qin Hao nodded, understanding that consuming three million mid-grade Spirit Stones in a month explained their rapid progress.

This was equivalent to cultivating in a mid-grade heaven-grade cave for a month.

Ye Lingyi: "Class officially starts tomorrow, and I'm feeling a bit excited."

Dong Mengqi: "The instructors teaching us are all at least at the Extreme Realm. Their understanding of the world's rules is far superior to ours. Even slight insights and experiences they share during cultivation will benefit us immensely."

"I've heard that every month, an elder from the academy will also give a public lecture," Wu Yutong added.

"A public lecture by an elder? What realm is an elder of Heaven and Earth Academy?"