Chapter 2547: Opportunity

After Zi Jing left, He Ran cupped her chin with a hand and absentmindedly stared at the dancing flowers in front of her.

Before long, a voice echoed in the room, "Bai Qian went to the Sixverse Academy."

He Ran was surprised. "So, she actually went."

"Yes."

"Hmph, embarrassing me by associating with those filthy mortals! Just the thought of it makes me sick." He Ran sneered. "Leave her be. She just a failure anyway."

After pausing for a moment, He Ran asked, "Uncle Mo, do you think Zi Jing genuinely cares about Xuan Qi?"

"The fact that she didn't ask about his innate gift and was only concerned about his health should mean she does," Uncle Mo replied.

He Ran looked upwards. "Is that the case? But she never asked about his innate gift at all."

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In the Sixverse Academy, Xu Ji left the Arboreal School and transferred to the Lost Clan School.

Lu Yin was completely captivated by the graceful spatial lines that he had become able to observe, and he found himself unable to tear his gaze away. That is, until he was interrupted by someone mocking him. It was the individual who had initially placed a bet on which Wood Fruit Lu Yin would choose.

People had not only made bets on which Wood Fruit Xuan Qi would acquire, but also on which innate gift he would pick up in the Wood Spirit Realm.

Most people had bet that Xuan Qi would pick up a better innate gift than Xu Ji, but a few had placed bets on other individuals, hoping to reap massive profits if they won.

Ultimately, the vast majority of people suffered losses, which resulted in a great deal of discontentment. People actively sought out Lu Yin, just to be able to unload by mocking and ridiculing him. Some even went as far as trying to escalate the situation and trigger a physical confrontation.

Most people understood that Xuan Qi’s actual strength to be quite low, unlike Xu Ji and the other geniuses in the academy. Many were confident that they could defeat Xuan Qi in a fight, at least if they joined forces.

After suffering and enduring the mockery for some time, Lu Yin’s brow finally furrowed.

"Noisy," he muttered. Suddenly, a green bubble emerged from a branch before him, and then slowly drifted into the sky.

Abruptly, someone shot towards Lu Yin, practically brushing past him as they approached the bubble and absorbed the energy from it. The person then turned back and said, "Sorry about that, Brother Xuan Qi."

With that, the person left, howling with laughter.

Lu Yin remained calm, choosing not to make an argument of things.

Soon after, another green bubble appeared behind Lu Yin, and another person shot past him to absorb the bubble, just like before. They even taunted him, "Sorry about that, Brother Xuan Qi. Your reflexes are just too slow."

The same scene repeated again and again. "Sorry about that, Brother Xuan Qi. I heard that you picked up an innate gift related to speed, so why are your reactions so slow?"

"Brother Xuan Qi, you can’t be so careless when it comes to your cultivation." Another man laughed as he darted past Lu Yin.

"Brother Xuan Qi, cultivation is all about seizing opportunities," a man said with a laugh. He was about to make contact with another green bubble, but it suddenly disappeared. Bewildered, he glanced around for a moment before looking just behind himself to his right side. Xuan Qi had appeared there and was standing next to the green bubble.

The man was stunned.

Lu Yin looked at him, his lips curling up into a smile. "You're right, cultivation is about seizing opportunities."

With that, Lu Yin touched the green bubble and absorbed its energy.

The man returned to his senses and sneered. "Then try to seize it. I promise you that you won't be able to touch another bubble."

"Let's see," Lu Yin replied indifferently. He had originally not wanted to deal with the people who had been mocking him, and had instead planned to leave the Arboreal School and move on to the Cyclic School. However, the continuous provocations had grown annoying. If he allowed things to continue without any sort of retaliation, he would need to continuing dealing with trouble after entering the Cyclic School as well. Given the situation, he might as well resolve the matter sooner.

These people had forgotten what had happened in the Voidforce School. It was time that Lu Yin jogged their memory.

Another green bubble appeared, and the man shot towards it by using a battle technique. However, the bubble had already disappeared in an instant. By the time the man had arrived at where the bubble had been, the air was empty. Confused, he turned around, only to find Xuan Qi bouncing a green bubble in his hand.

"Come and get it," Lu Yin said.

The man became furious. "You're courting death!"

As he yelled, he took a step forward. He was not reaching for the green bubble, but was instead attacking Lu Yin with a palm strike that exuded a terrible coldness. Clearly, the man was using a battle technique.

Xuan Qi disappeared.

The man’s palm strike landed, but it froze a branch of a tree. He turned around, searching for his opponent. "Xuan Qi, don't run."

Lu Yin was no longer anywhere in sight.

Strange events started playing out in the Arboreal School. Green bubbles started to disappear one by one.

As soon as anyone was about to touch a green bubble, it would vanish. This phenomenon spread until it encompassed the entire Arboreal School.

"Who is it? Who dares steal my bubbles?"

"It's Xuan Qi, I saw him. He's the one stealing the bubbles."

"He’s that fast?"

Lu Yin spread his voidforce energy out so that he could search for the green bubbles. Any time he found one, he would rush towards it.

His speed was equal to that of an Envoy, which surpassed Xu Ji and the others. As long as he could find a green bubble that was not too far away, he could take it. Given his speed, he was able to cover the entire Arboreal School.

Eventually, every last student in the Arboreal School had a bubble stolen. They then started to track Xuan Qi, and they used all kinds of methods to try to surround him, but Lu Yin was simply too fast, and none of the youths could react in time. This meant that for half a month, only barely anyone at all in the Arboreal School was able to cultivate. All of the green bubbles were stolen by Lu Yin.

News of what was happening soon spread to the other schools, and the students reveled in a sense of schadenfreude.

When news reached the Voidforce School, Xie Wu felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

If Xuan Qi was being bullied, then what did that make the people who had been suppressed by him?

With Xuan Qi sweeping through the Arboreal School, things had changed. It had become clear that Xu Wie and the others were not weak, but rather that their opponent was simply too strong.

Luo Lao'er cheered, "Brother-in-law is mighty!"

Jiang Xiaodao rolled his eyes when he heard the news. "He managed to defeat even Grandpa Dao with deception, so how can ordinary people hope to compare to him?"

In the Lost Clan School, Little Lian exclaimed, "He’s stealing all of the cultivation resources from the entire Arboreal School? Brother Xuan Qi is amazing!"

Mu Duo's reaction was also admiration. He thought back to the first time he had met Xuan Qi. The man had pretended to be bullied, yet the reality was that he had been showing kindness by not bullying others.

In the Cyclic School, Shi Hong did not reveal any reaction at all. She had attacked only once, and yet Xuan Qi had destroyed her Dragon Flash. There was no doubt that he was quite formidable.

Mu Sanye knew of what was happening, but did not intervene. After all, Xuan Qi was using his own strength to gather the Arboreal School’s cultivation resources. Besides, there was no prohibition against fighting in the Sixverse Academy. Even so, the older man went to take a look for himself, only to be astonished by Xuan Qi’s speed. "He truly is fast, but it's just such a pity."

For an entire whole month and a half, Lu Yin plundered all of the resources of the Arboreal School. More than half of the resources intended for over a thousand people were seized by a single person. As a result, his cultivation with the Arboreal Realm's power had already reached the equivalent of the Fifth Mainland's Enlighters.

In the system within his chest, the little green sprout had grown a bit stronger.

It was important that he continue. The strength of an Enlighter was far from sufficient. He wanted to cultivate until he reached the same level as an Envoy.

Unfortunately, he had no idea how much longer he would need to reach that level if he only used the resources of the Arboreal School.

One day, the Arboreal School dispatched a representative to negotiate with Xuan Qi. The students sincerely apologized for their previous behavior, and begged that Xuan Qi would stop stealing all of the green bubbles.

Despite having reached the Arboreal School’s minimum requirements, the students had loftier goals than merely picking a Wood Fruits. Most of the students had picked Monochromatic Fruits or di-chromatic fruits, which was not enough to qualify them to enter the Arboreal Sanctuary. Their only option was to enter the Arboreal Realm to search for a after achieving a certain level of cultivation.

Lu Yin’s actions meant that the other students had lost more than a month that they could have been cultivating. They could not afford to squander their time on such things, and there was no telling how long Xuan Qi would remain in the Arboreal School.

The students were not merely competing with the others in the Sixverse Academy, but also with their peers from their own universes. The competition was intense.

After the people apologized, Lu Yin no longer stole resources from them. Instead, he submitted an application to Mu Sanye, requesting to transfer to the Cyclic School.

Mu Sanye was surprised. "You still want to go to the Cyclic School? But you can already enter the Central School."

Xuan Qi was supposed to have come from the Transcendent Universe, and on top of that, he had already met the requirements of the Voidforce School, the Lost Clan School, and the Arboreal School. He was fully qualified to enter the Central School.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior, but I still want to visit the Cyclic School to see if I can cultivate the Cyclic Universe’s power as well," Lu Yin replied.

Mu Sanye nodded. "That is also fine. I will reach out to You Teng and have him escort you to the Cyclic School."

Almost all of the Sixverse Academy’s students, aside from the natives of the Cyclic Universe themselves, would visit the Cyclic School at some point in time. This was because the Cyclic Universe was the leader of the Sixverse Association, and the students wanted to cultivate that power. Additionally, there was also an even more important reason.

The Cyclic School offered two techniques to its students. One was called the Stone Cudgel, and the other was the Eight Hands of the Stone Gate. Both of the battle techniques belonged to the Cyclic Universe’s Sage Stone. According to the rumors, Sage Stone had already lived a very long time, and had received severe injuries during a battle with Aeternus. Supposedly, the sage was not far from death. Once Sage Stone passed away, another would need to inherit his position. Whoever that was would obtain the power of one of the Cyclic Universe’s Nine Sages. That person would be bestowed power by the Great Sovereign himself, which meant instantly becoming a peak powerhouse. It was the opportunity to ascend the heavens with but a single step.

This opportunity had been announced publicly when the Sixverse Academy had first been established. In other words, anyone who met the Cyclic School’s minimum requirements could potentially obtain the opportunity. The position of Sage Stone was not limited to only the people of the Cyclic Universe itself.

This was the primary reason that countless people were eager to enter the Cyclic School. After all, Sage Stone would continue to live for a bit longer, and that gave them time to improve their cultivation.

Within the Sixverse Academy, the Lost Clan School had the fewest students, while the Cyclic School boasted the most. There were over 3,000 students in the Cyclic School.

If one reviewed all of the academy’s students, they would find that most people visited the Cyclic School at least once. He Shu, Mu Mu, Luo Zang, Xu Ji, and the other top geniuses in the academy all cultivated the power of the Cyclic Universe, hoping to receive the opportunity, even if they knew it was only a one-in-a-billion chance.

When Lu Yin submitted a request to attend the Cyclic School, Mu Sanye believed he also wanted to try for the opportunity.

The man sighed as he watched You Teng escort Xuan Qi away. "What a waste. Such a promising seedling."

The man shook his head. Despite his age, he had put up a fierce competition against Xu Xiangyin, and had even managed to get the Arboreal Sanctuary opened ahead of schedule. Even so, the results were rather pathetic. It was such a pity.

As You Teng escorted Lu Yin to the Cyclic School, he asked, "Do you hope to inherit Sage Stone's position?"

Lu Yin replied, "If this junior were to say no, I would not even believe myself."

You Teng chuckled. "That's only normal. No one can refuse such an opportunity. Even if Xu Xiangyin learned of what you are doing, he would not blame you. This opportunity guarantees that you can become a peak existence within the Cyclic Universe, while the opportunity he offers you only promises the chance of becoming a peak powerhouse. Anyone would choose the first."

Lu Yin said, "However, this junior does not expect to receive that opportunity. It is too difficult, and too arduous. Instead, this junior merely hopes to be able to witness the strength of the Cyclic Universe so that I can firmly take a seat at the top of the Sixverse Academy."

Yu Teng glanced over at Lu Yin, but said nothing.

Soon, Lu Yin arrived at the Cyclic School.

The Cyclic School had a quite normal appearance. The continent had mountains, dense forests, and even a city. This made sense, considering that nearly half of the Sixverse Academy’s students studied in the Cyclic School at any given time. While the city had not been established by the Sixverse Association, it had been built by people from the Cyclic School.