A handsome young man was sitting among them. He was dressed in a silver robe and had a flame mark between his eyebrows. He looked otherworldly and had an extraordinary temperament.
The mark is Zhou Yuan's third-grade red flame, but the person is Xiao Yang.
At this moment, he was holding a crumpled letter in his hand, with a calm expression.
A few days after the life-and-death contest against Zhou Yuan ended, Xiao Yang received this letter that was suddenly sent from Tianluo City. After being silent for a long time, he threw the letter on the table without any desire to open it.
Ever since he became a disciple of Seven Star Academy and followed Yun Zheng, Henry Zhang's mentality has changed.
He didn't open the letter, but still confidently guessed its contents.
He guessed that this letter must be from his father Xiao Batian asking him when he would go home.
Or they may tell him some family situations. It may be that the Xiao family has annexed the Zhou family, or it may have annexed some other family...
These things have become mundane matters for the now proud Henry Zhang.
He has lived in a pure place for a long time, so naturally he doesn't bother to care.
"It's strange, then Liu Kuang went to Tianluo City for so long to deliver a letter for me. Now that all the letters from home have been delivered, why hasn't he come back yet?" Xiao Yang was confused.
Before Zhou Yuan came to the imperial capital, Xiao Yang sent an outer disciple to deliver a letter to his home.
And this outer disciple was Liu Kuang.
At that time, Henry Zhang was practicing hard, breaking into the Seven Star Tower to be promoted to the core, and couldn't leave and go home.
He didn't know that the battle of the reserve camp had just ended when Xiao Batian teamed up with Zhuang Tianyi, the owner of the Xingyue Building branch, to deal with Zhou Yuan, but was killed by Zhou Yuan instead, and the Xiao family also fell.
After thinking about it, Henry Zhang picked up the letter thrown on the table.
However, he still did not take it apart.
"I don't think about it anymore, I'm just an outer disciple. Maybe I encountered danger on the way." Henry Zhang shook his head and threw the letter back on the table with an indifferent expression.
"My main goal now is to find an opportunity to kill Zhou Yuan first, and then find time to go home."
Zhou Yuan's performance in the life and death arena gave Henry Zhang a sense of crisis.
Although he is sure to kill Zhou Yuan now, this is Seven Star Academy. If he doesn't find a suitable opportunity, he might end up harming himself.
For Henry Zhang, it is not worth sacrificing his future for Zhou Yuan's life.
After several rounds of battles in the life and death arena, Zhou Yuan's name was completely spread throughout the Seven Stars Academy. Even some elders would talk about Zhou Yuan.
During this period of time, no one dared to trouble Zhou Yuan anymore, mainly because they were afraid of death.
Yun Zheng's side seems to have calmed down on the surface, but in fact, it is still plotting a bigger conspiracy secretly.
During this period, Elder Gu Lin, who was in charge of the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion, and inner disciple Nangong Shao suddenly disappeared.
This incident spread throughout the Seven Star Academy, and people had different opinions. Several elders and a group of disciples from Law Enforcement Peak were all ordered to go out and search for the whereabouts of the two people.
But the two of them seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, leaving no trace.
As time went by, this matter gradually faded away.
Within the exquisite realm.
Somewhere in Xuanyuan Immortal Courtyard.
There is a huge black tower thousands of feet high here.
According to what Huamei said, this tower is called the Endless Tower. From the outside, it seems to have only nine floors. In fact, there are layers upon layers inside, with multiple spaces. I don’t know how many floors it actually has. That’s why the Endless Tower got its name.
At this moment, on the seventy-second floor of the tower, Zhou Yuan walked out covered in sweat.
In addition to the sweat on his body, there were many holes in his clothes and a few superficial wounds on the surface of his skin. After taking a blood-clearing pill, the wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At the entrance to the seventy-second floor, Huamei stood quietly, his expression unchanged.
Seeing Zhou Yuan coming out, her bright eyes flashed slightly.
"It seems that you are already feeling a little strenuous." Huamei Qiao smiled sweetly, and her features were picturesque.
After Zhou Yuan took the blood-clearing pill, his breath gradually stabilized, and then he said with a tired face: "How is it? We have already reached the 72nd floor. Can we enter the Xuanyuan Cave to practice?"
This Endless Tower is similar to the Seven Star Tower, with many mechanisms inside and magic circles scattered throughout.
In each layer of space, there are virtual puppets with different strengths, each layer is stronger than the next.
The only difference is that the Endless Tower is thousands of times more powerful than the Seven-Star Tower. The puppets in the Endless Tower are virtual, but the puppets in the Seven-Star Tower are entities and are easily damaged.
The reason why Zhou Yuan fought hard to break into the Endless Tower was to get a chance to enter the Xuanyuan Cave.
"No, Xuanyuan Cave Mansion is the supreme cave paradise opened by the ancient emperor. If you want to enter cultivation, you must at least reach the 100th floor. This is the rule set by the ancient emperor." Huamei said.
The Linglong World is a world opened up by Ancient Emperor Xuanyuan, and the rules of operation in it are naturally defined by Ancient Emperor Xuanyuan.
As for Xuanyuan Cave, the spiritual energy is overflowing inside, and the flow of time is slower, making it more suitable for long-term retreat.
"One hundred levels? Are you going to exhaust me to death?" Zhou Yuan was speechless.
He did feel a little strenuous when he reached the seventy-second floor of the Endless Tower. The higher you go, the more difficult it becomes.
However, Huamei spread his hands and said: "I can't help it, this is the ancient emperor's rule."
"Hmph, this old man sets so many rules..." Zhou Yuan was dissatisfied.
Huamei frowned and said, "You dare to say that the ancient emperor is an old man. You deserve a beating."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yuan disappeared in an instant. He had already reached the seventy-third floor.
Each floor of the Endless Tower is boundless void, but the puppets inside are different. At this moment, on the seventy-third floor, there are three black figures holding spears.
"kill!"
Zhou Yuan held a long sword, roared, and instantly turned into an afterimage and rushed forward.
After a moment, all three black figures were killed, and Zhou Yuan walked out again.
The seventy-fourth floor...
The seventy-fifth floor...
Seventy-sixth floor...
Zhou Yuan climbed up one level after another, and the endless battles refined his fighting skills, sharpened his fighting will, and improved his actual combat capabilities.
Sure enough, if you want to reach the 100th floor, it will be impossible for a while.
At this time, Zhou Yuan had reached the eightieth floor.
The combat power of the puppets on the eightyth floor is enough to match the combined combat power of the puppets on the first twenty floors.
It took Zhou Yuan a long time to pass with difficulty.
When he walked out of the space, his strength had bottomed out. It was impossible to continue taking Qingxue Dan to recover and he needed to rest.
However, Zhou Yuan did not leave the Endless Tower. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the floor, took out the spirit stones, and practiced on the spot to recover.
"It's useless. Even if you recover, as long as you get to one more level, you will still hit the bottom. If you want to get to the 100th level, it will probably be the end of the year of the monkey."
Huamei walked up the stairs, his face full of gloating.
Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, "You are right, recovery is useless, I need to strengthen my strength."
From the first level all the way to the eightieth level, Zhou Yuan had a deep understanding of it, and at the same time, he had an unprecedented desire to become stronger.
The Nine Kills sword technique is very powerful, but it is very difficult to master.
Dabaimai Body Fighting Technique also has certain limitations...
As for breakthrough cultivation, your strength may increase by leaps and bounds, but it is not recommended to break through quickly in the foundation-building realm. You need to lay a solid foundation and slowly settle down.
Suddenly, Zhou Yuan raised his head and looked at Huamei.
"I understand, what I lack now is not a certain trick or a certain level of improvement, but the overall growth."
Huamei covered her mouth and chuckled, "You have a good understanding, you can find the key to the problem so quickly."
As he spoke, Huamei flipped his hands, and a pile of books, scrolls, and bamboo slips suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Yuan.
This pile contains all kinds of martial arts and martial arts ranging from the ordinary level to the mysterious level. Zhou Yuan looked through them one by one, including "Vajra Fist", "Five Elements Palm", "Shadow Fire Body Technique", "Dragon-Shaped Legs" and "Mingyue Sword".
Method" "Mantis Knife Method"...
There are hundreds of books on various techniques.
Moreover, these techniques are not very difficult to practice, and can even be said to be very easy.
It's just that they are very diverse, just like a hodgepodge like the Great Baimai Body Fighting Technique, and even Zhou Yuan is not good at some of them.
Huamei said: "If you are proficient in one technique, you can only take one path. If you are proficient in two techniques, you can take four paths. Only by mastering everything and becoming omnipotent can the road be smooth. The so-called precipitation lies in this."
Huamei spoke from the bottom of his heart, which was actually a summary of Zhou Yuan's current situation.
Zhou Yuan seemed to be awakened, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Although these martial arts techniques are very simple, there are still some things Zhou Yuan doesn't understand. Only by understanding these contents can we truly master them and practice makes perfect.
It's like a schoolboy who is very partial to subjects and only excels in one subject, but will eventually be dragged down by other subjects.
If you study hard in every subject and read a lot of books, you can be knowledgeable.
Youdao is a book that after reading it a hundred times, its meaning will become apparent to you. This is what it says.
No matter what situation you are in, as long as you are concerned with learning, you must always remain modest.
"Some people feel that this life is difficult, usually because they don't know enough about themselves and don't learn much, so they become ignorant." Zhou Yuan's eyes flashed.
He does not want to become an ignorant person, he must study hard.
Having said that, Zhou Yuan opened a book at random and carefully understood the contents. Even though he could understand it at a glance, he read it with great interest and tried hard to absorb the contents that he did not know.
After watching it, just practice. When you are tired, continue watching.
Time passes quickly.
In fact, not only Zhou Yuan's true self is working hard, but his two consciousness clones are also working hard. Even the second consciousness clone that has been in the Soul Palace for many years has come out at this moment.
There are two consciousness clones, one in Jianming Palace and one in Danyuan Palace.
Both of them were reading through various classics, including the swordsmanship of Jianming Palace, the elixir prescriptions of Danyuan Palace, and various pharmacology. When they got tired of reading, they went to fight virtual swordsmen and simulate alchemy in the alchemy room.
With his current soul strength, his ability to focus on three tasks will not be affected at all.
Of course, during this period, the two consciousness avatars were not only in Jianming Palace and Danyuan Palace, but also in Forging Weapon Pavilion, Divine Formation Pavilion, Martial Palace, Soul Palace, Mechanism Building, Divine Body Pavilion, and Beast Control Workshop.
There are thousands of classics in the nine major areas of Xuanyuan Immortal Court. Zhou Yuan did not read them all, but just flipped through them at will, absorbing the contents that he did not know, and settling himself.
In this way, more than a month has passed in the outside world, but several months have passed in the Linglong world.
The stairway to the 80th floor of the Endless Tower.
Zhou Yuan slowly opened his eyes from sitting cross-legged in meditation.
It can be seen that after these days of precipitation, Zhou Yuan's entire temperament has undergone earth-shaking changes. This temperament has both a bookish temperament and a majestic temperament. His soul has been completely sublimated.
"I feel that with my current strength, it will not be a problem to reach the 100th floor of the Endless Tower."
Zhou Yuan looked at Huamei and said.
He is now confident. Although he has not made much progress in cultivation in the past few months, his overall strength has been greatly improved. This is the effect achieved after settling.
Huamei nodded slightly, "In that case, then you can continue to explore. If your current accumulation is only a small part, then when you reach the 100th floor and enter the Xuanyuan Cave, the rewards will be even greater."
"Really?" Zhou Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but look forward to the Xuanyuan Cave that Huamei mentioned.
He immediately stood up and walked up the stairs to the eighty-first floor.
Entering the space, Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and looked at the several puppet figures standing in the void in front of him. Then he suddenly flashed and rushed forward with his sword.
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!
The entire space echoed with the sound of charging and killing.
Soon, Zhou Yuan effortlessly eliminated the puppets in this layer of space, walked out of it, and continued on to the 82nd floor.
Eighty-three floors.
Eighty-fourth floor.
Eighty-fifth floor...
After some preparation, Zhou Yuan's strength has made great progress, and even the pressure of entering the Endless Tower has been reduced a lot.
It wasn't until the ninety-seventh floor that Zhou Yuan felt the pressure again.
However, this did not stop Zhou Yuan at all. After he passed the ninety-seventh floor, he went to the ninety-eighth floor, and then the ninety-ninth floor.
Finally, Zhou Yuan reached the 100th floor.
The hundred-level puppets are more than a dozen giant beasts as big as mountains. They are not fast, but they are extremely powerful.
Fortunately, we are in this endless void, otherwise the mountains and seas would collapse if we step on it.
"kill!"
Zhou Yuan still let out a loud roar, then rushed out with his sword.
On the 100th floor, Zhou Yuan fought with more than a dozen giant beasts for two hours.
Two hours later, Zhou Yuan walked out of it in a state of embarrassment. He finally succeeded in breaking through.
"Now...can we go to Xuanyuan Cave?" Zhou Yuan panted and looked at Huamei.
Huamei nodded slightly, then pointed at the top of his head and said: "The top is where the Xuanyuan Cave is, and further up is the 101st floor of the Endless Tower."
Only then did Zhou Yuan understand.
It turned out that he wanted to enter the Xuanyuan Cave to practice, but Huamei didn't have to agree. The Xuanyuan Cave existed in the Endless Tower, and every time he passed a hundred floors, he could get a chance to enter.
The Endless Tower was created by Ancient Emperor Xuanyuan, and the rules were naturally formulated by Ancient Emperor Xuanyuan.
"Thank you." Zhou Yuan responded, and then stepped forward.
Sure enough, the floor one hundred floors up was different from the other floors. It was a stone door. When Zhou Yuan approached, the stone door opened with a bang.
On the other side of the stone gate is the void on the other side.
It's just that the flow of time seems to be different on both sides, and even the space at the connection between the stone gates is distorted.
"Is this Xuanyuan Cave Mansion?" Zhou Yuan frowned.
It seemed that there was nothing special about Xuanyuan Cave, except that time flowed faster inside. Zhou Yuan instantly felt that he had suffered a little after working so hard to get through the 100th floor.
But since you have paid, you must enjoy it, otherwise you will regret your own misfortune.
Zhou Yuan immediately stepped in.
As soon as I entered, I felt the difference in the speed of time. The speed of time in Xuanyuan Cave was at least ten times faster than that in the outside world. One year outside may be ten years here.
Then, Zhou Yuan noticed another strange feeling.
This feeling was somewhat similar to when he held the tiger jade before. The excitement he originally had due to the battle quickly calmed down at this moment, just like the originally rough sea became calm and calm.
This ethereal state of mind is very helpful for cultivation.
Zhou Yuan was overjoyed, the Xuanyuan Cave gave him a better feeling than when he held the tiger jade.
Feeling again, in addition to these two differences, there is also a very rich spiritual energy in Xuanyuan Cave, which is at least 50% richer than the outside world.
It is indeed an extraordinary paradise. Half a year of cultivation here is equivalent to ten years of cultivation in the outside world.
"Hurry up and practice. Don't waste time. Xuanyuan Cave has a time limit. You will be kicked out in two months at the latest." At this moment, Huamei appeared at the door of Xuanyuan Cave and said suddenly.
Zhou Yuan turned around and responded, then immediately sat cross-legged and silently started the Nirvana Controlling Thunder Technique.
The two months Huamei mentioned are outside time. In Xuanyuan Cave, almost two years have passed.
For Zhou Yuan, spending two years in solitary confinement in a place like this is already very generous. You must know that none of the direct disciples of Seven Star Academy receive such treatment.
Seeing that Zhou Yuan was immersed in it, Huamei left immediately and the stone door closed suddenly.
During the two years of seclusion, what Zhou Yuan did most was to accumulate. Before, he only accumulated his skills, cognition and other reserves, but now he naturally accumulated cultivation.
The foundation-building realm is the most important stage in a warrior's entire life. Only by laying a solid foundation at this stage can we go further in the future.
If the foundation is not strong, the building will collapse.
Therefore, during the cultivation process, Zhou Yuan continuously ran the Nirvana Controlling Thunder Technique to circulate around the sky. The accumulated spiritual power was not stored in the Dantian spiritual sea, but was replenished to the three foundation-building Taoist platforms in the Dantian.
According to records in the classics, the worst foundation-building platform has cracks on it, like a broken mirror.
The worse the quality of the platform, the more cracks it will have.
On the other hand, the better the quality of the platform, the more complete it is. When the integrity reaches a certain level, there will be no cracks on the surface of the platform. Furthermore, the platform will become more solid, and in the end it will become extremely strong and solid.
During Zhou Yuan's cultivation process, he repeatedly repaired his Taoist platform.
His original Taoist platform had many cracks, but after a little repair, the three Taoist platforms gradually became crystal clear.
This is the Nirvana Controlling Thunder Technique, which can achieve the repair effect.
If it is other external cultivation methods, once the Taoist platform is formed, it cannot be repaired.
Cultivation is irreversible unless you start over.
Practice does not keep track of years, and it feels like only a moment has passed, but two years have passed in Xuanyuan Cave.
Zhou Yuan also relied on his feelings to perform his exercises and then woke up.
When he was about to get up and walk out, it was too late. He saw a distortion of time and space around him. In the blink of an eye, he had appeared outside Xuanyuan Cave Mansion. He had been kicked out of Xuanyuan Cave Mansion.
"You have changed a lot in these fifty days."
As if he noticed Zhou Yuan coming out, Huamei immediately appeared next to Zhou Yuan.
As soon as he appeared, Huamei began to look Zhou Yuan up and down.
Zhou Yuan was also stunned, and then he understood that time is unstable. Two months in the outside world is not necessarily sixty days, maybe only fifty days.
But he actually spent two years in seclusion in Xuanyuan Cave.