In the game "High Martial Arts," players start with the blessing of the Martial God.

Chapter 94 Moon Well, Ye Zhou's Excitement

"Seven days! Don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"

Yuan Xiao's heavy voice echoed in the corridor.

"Don't agree to him!" Xia Qiwen quickly whispered to stop him. There might still be a sliver of hope for Ji Ming in a month, but seven days is too short.

Yuan Xiao glanced at him. Although he had never seen him before, since his surname was Xia and he was in Tianyi Star Palace, he must be a member of the Xia family!

The Xia family, don't be afraid, but don't mess with them!

"No way! You have no chance of winning!" Xia Qiwen desperately pulled Ji Ming back.

The latter shook his head heavily, "Sigh! Teacher Ye Zhou has been good to me, I can't drag him down!"

"Yuan Xiao, is it? Good! I agree to the battle in seven days!"

"happy!"

Yuan Xiao's lips curled up. He knew that Ji Ming must have some confidence to agree, and it was unlikely that he was just there to deliver it.

But as a prodigy, he was confident enough that if he couldn't handle someone of a lower level than himself, he might as well go home and feed pigs!

Why not give him seven days?

Can it fly up into the sky?

He only needed to be careful not to give Ji Ming the opportunity to use his essence blood; that was the only thing he was wary of.

Yuan Xiao is gone, cleanly and decisively!

With so many people witnessing the duel, Ji Ming will have no room to back out after seven days.

Honesty is a very important quality.

Dishonest people will not be valued by the higher-ups of the academy. If Ji Ming becomes afraid after seven days, then he will have truly lost the big picture for a small gain.

The crowd quickly dispersed, and the news spread, immediately attracting a lot of attention.

Although it was just a duel between two freshmen, they were core students and martial arts prodigies. Yuan Xiao had also achieved the Ascension Technique on his own, rather than with the help of his family, which was why he looked down on Yuan Heng.

"hey-hey!"

After everyone had left, Xia Qiwen suddenly said with a grin, "How was it, Ji Ming? Was my cooperation perfect?"

Ji Ming looked puzzled; he hadn't asked Xia Qiwen to do that.

"Do you think I can win?" he asked curiously. Of all those classmates, 99% probably didn't think he could win.

There's a four-level difference in life strength, plus the mid-to-late game hurdles. Yuan Xiao's base strength is at least several times greater than his!

"Haha, I believe you!"

That's what he said, but Xia Qiwen was secretly wondering, "This guy might end up getting himself into trouble while trying to scam others!"

"Oh!"

Ji Ming chuckled, seeing through the guy's insincerity, and walked towards the classroom.

"No, tell me quickly, can you win or not?" Xia Qiwen hurriedly asked.

"have no idea!"

Ji Ming from the research institute found Ye Zhou.

"What? You've decided to go to the Moon Well?"

Ji Ming nodded seriously.

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"Alright!" Ye Zhou closed the research institute door, asked no further questions, and led him towards the curiosities section.

Ye Zhou felt a sense of anticipation; he was curious and eager to know how long Ji Ming could stay in the Moon Well.

"The Moon Well is different from the Tower of Babel; it doesn't have a time limit. If you're capable, you can stay there forever!" Ye Zhou laughed. "Keep it up and try to drain the Moon Well dry!"

Ji Ming smiled helplessly, "It's not that bad."

"The primordial energy in the Moon Well is extremely concentrated, almost equivalent to absorbing primordial liquid. The key is that the power in the well has a soul-stimulating property, which can greatly solidify the foundation of the divine sea. Go in and stay for a while now, and your cultivation will be much easier after you break through to the Divine Realm."

Ye Zhou spoke slowly, offering both an explanation and a reminder.

"But don't push yourself too hard. If you can't absorb it, get out quickly, or you'll explode and die!"

Hearing this and seeing Ye Zhou's serious expression, Ji Ming couldn't help but ask curiously, "Has this kind of case occurred before?"

"certainly!"

Ye Zhou chuckled, "There are always some fools in the world. If the concentration of their vital energy is too high, they might even try to drill into your Heavenly Meridian. If your cultivation level doesn't break through, there's always a limit to how much energy you can absorb, and then you'll burst."

Ji Ming clicked his tongue, his heart filled with anticipation. The more Yuan Qi the better! The power of transforming nothingness was a gold mine, and this time he could absorb as much as he wanted!

The Moon Well is located around the Tower of Babel in the Wonders Zone. As Ji Ming and his companion walked past the tower, Old Zhang, who was reclining on a chair, suddenly stood up when he saw the direction they were heading.

"Going to Moon Well?"

An interested look appeared in Old Zhang's eyes. He tossed aside his fan and followed. He didn't know what he was expecting. Anyway, he was just idling around, and he couldn't possibly lose the Tower of Babel.

The Moon Well is located in a bamboo forest. A thatched hut stands in a clearing in the forest, with a well opening with a radius of nearly two meters in front of it.

Ji Ming leaned closer to take a look and saw that there was no water in the well, only moonlight. The silvery-white light was concentrated in it, shimmering, as if it were really a pool of dark water.

"Old Wang, come out and greet the guests!" Ye Zhou shouted into the thatched hut.

"If it weren't for Elder He, you would have been beaten to death on the road long ago!" An old man wearing a Taoist hat slowly walked out.

"Just wait! A Transcendent Realm expert went in about three hours ago!" Old Wang said calmly.

"Oh! Okay, that'll take about an hour!" Ye Zhou didn't say much more and pulled Ji Ming aside to wait.

During this time, Old Zhang, who was guarding the Tower of Babel, came over, and the two old men skillfully set up their chessboards and began playing chess in the bamboo forest.

Less than an hour later, just over forty minutes later, the wellhead began to shake, and a human figure was spat out like trash. The figure's aura surged, giving Ji Ming a powerful sense of oppression.

"Magic power? Is it from the Immortal Dao system?" Ji Ming glanced at it, not surprised at all. The Wonders Zone was shared by the entire Star Palace, and there were many spell inscriptions and magic models inside the Tower of Babel.

Even the Tianyi Star Palace couldn't possibly have several top-tier rare items in every system; these aren't like cabbages lying on the roadside.

The man bowed to Old Wang, a look of regret on his face, and said, "Old Wang, thank you for your trouble!"

Old Wang glanced at him and simply nodded.

The young man didn't mind and turned to walk out of the bamboo forest.

"Ji Ming, right?"

After making his move, Old Wang looked up and said, "It's your first time entering the game. Be careful not to overextend yourself. I don't want you to become another laughingstock in Moon Well."

Ji Ming smiled wryly to himself, and could only bow and agree, "Yes, Elder Wang!"

"Okay, go in! Just jump right in." Old Wang nodded without saying anything more.

Ji Ming walked to the well, took a deep breath, and then resolutely jumped in.

Old Zhang glanced at him and chuckled, "How long do you think he can stay?"

"Huh?" Old Wang was taken aback. Why ask such a pointless question? He replied irritably, "At most an hour!"

"Hey! You look down on my student?" Before Old Zhang could even speak, Ye Zhou was already displeased.

"A mere third level of Jade Purity, and you call that underestimating him after an hour?" Old Wang shook his head and said, "Unless he can break through to the fourth level of Jade Purity, I'm overestimating him!"

"That Liu Xin from earlier, a third-level Purple Mansion cultivator who had even cultivated a True Immortal Appearance, was no weaker than a martial artist at the same level who had just ascended to godhood, and he only stayed for less than four hours!"

While one can rely on comprehension to enter the Tower of Divine Power, the Moon Well truly depends entirely on one's cultivation level. The higher one's cultivation level, the more vital energy one can absorb, and naturally, the longer one can stay there.

"To be honest, I think it's a waste for someone to enter the Jade Purity Realm! Unless they can break through continuously!"

Old Wang sighed, "But the Moon Well doesn't have the ability to help break through bottlenecks. People who go in usually absorb the essence and then slowly refine it, which is much faster than their daily cultivation."

Ye Zhou's lips moved, but he didn't know how to argue. He could only grit his teeth in his heart and say, "You little brat, show some backbone and let this old man see you!"

Well, actually, Ji Ming's performance in the Tower of Babel was too unexpected. Although I know that we can't generalize, I can't help but feel hopeful.

That's the only reason he came along!

Seeing their argument, Old Zhang just smiled and casually said, "By the way, Ye Zhou, I heard your student challenged someone to a duel?"

"What?" Ye Zhou was stunned.

"You're a really unqualified teacher!" Old Zhang scolded upon seeing this.

Ye Zhou scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

After learning the situation from Elder Zhang, Ye Zhou coldly said, "Yuan Xiao? Does he really dare to target my student with just anyone?"

Old Zhang's expression turned serious. "Don't do anything reckless. This is normal competition between trainees. It's good for Ji Ming to gain experience. If you get involved, the nature of the competition changes!"

"Ha!" Ye Zhou shook his head. "I'm not a petty person who would do something like bullying the weak."

"but!"

"I remember Zhao Mingquan was his mentor, right?"

"Hmph!"

Upon hearing this, the two elderly men silently mourned for Zhao Mingquan for two seconds. "You still say you're not stingy?"

Although Zhao Mingquan is a junior instructor, his strength is not necessarily stronger. Ye Zhou has not been promoted to a full-fledged instructor not because of his strength, but because he lacks seniority. The number of junior instructors has always been strictly limited.

If someone hasn't made a mistake, you can't just ask them to step down and give way to someone more capable, can you?

"By the way, there might be some changes to this year's freshman monthly exams. Remember to remind Ji Ming, that kid," Old Zhang suddenly whispered.

Old Wang glanced at him in surprise, then shone his light into the well. The old man thinks this kid is so important?

"A monthly exam for new students?" Ye Zhou asked, puzzled. "Isn't it the same old thing? What's different?"

"I can't say, I can't say!" Old Zhang shook his head. "It's still uncertain what will happen, but I estimate we'll have results soon."

"What kind of riddle are they playing?" Ye Zhou muttered. Did those old guys want to start some kind of reform?

The moment Ji Ming jumped into the Moon Well and touched the moonlight, the void suddenly distorted. After a moment of dizziness, he found himself in a world shrouded in moonlight.

The night was thick, yet remarkably bright, solely due to the silver moon hanging high in the sky; otherwise, he could see nothing at all.

It was unclear; the view was completely blocked by the energy that had merged with the moonlight, and once the hand was stretched out, no shadow could be seen!

He took a deep breath, his vital energy being drawn in like a whirlwind, even producing a slight feeling of fullness.

"hiss!"

Ji Ming exclaimed in a low voice, "What incredibly rich vital energy! And it's so easy to absorb. It's just like me drilling into his body!"

Without hesitation, he quickly took out a small wooden box from his bulging chest, which contained 167 drops of second-tier early-stage ancient ruin beast essence blood and 9 drops of bright jade swan essence blood.

The former is used to open up the Heavenly Meridians with the power of nothingness, while the latter can be used to refine the Source Power with the power of flawlessness. In this way, even if you progress very quickly, you will not feel the slightest bit of emptiness.

As for the Heavenly Origin Fruit that he valued before, it seems to be of little use now, because opening the Heavenly Vein with the "Power of Nothingness" is very safe. The Ancient Ruins Beast can break through its realm while eating and sleeping, let alone if he intentionally controls it, it will hardly cause any damage to the Heavenly Vein.

"Hmm, we could keep it to create the eleventh Heavenly Vein."

Ji Ming had a plan in mind. It would be a good thing if the Tianlan Guiyuan Fruit could stay, as it would allow him to cultivate his Heavenly Vein even faster.

Of course, he can't use it now. He has to fulfill the bet he made with Yuan Xiao, and it would be terrible if he couldn't pay it back.

Ji Ming casually found a spot to sit cross-legged on the ground, opened the wooden box, and knew that no one would disturb him in the Moon Well, allowing him to cultivate in peace.

He glanced at his current progress in the cultivation technique.

[Cultivation Method: Yin-Yang Meridian Opening Method, Level 3 (30%)]

The source power of a Heaven-grade cultivation technique is transformed into a Divine-grade cultivation technique. Of course, there will be losses in the process. Fortunately, there is that Yuan Marrow, otherwise it would not be as simple as just a 7% reduction.

However, although the progress was slowed down, the strength was much greater, and the divine-grade source power was naturally far superior to the heavenly-grade.

Without much thought, he swallowed a drop of ancient Ruins Beast essence blood, and his dormant identity card suddenly lit up. The power of nothingness began to condense and then fiercely impacted the Heavenly Vein.

In the moonlight and spiritual energy, on the open ground, Ji Ming's entire body slowly lit up, and three clear celestial meridians appeared in his spine. Two of them were very bright, while the other was slightly dim, but it was also rapidly brightening.

When the Heavenly Meridian is fully open, it means that the breakthrough is complete and you can challenge the bottleneck of the next realm.

About half an hour later, the power of the drop of essence blood was exhausted, and Ji Ming withdrew from his cultivation state.

[Cultivation Method: Yin-Yang Meridian Opening Method, Level 3 (35%)]

"hiss!"

Ji Ming couldn't help but take a breath. He had improved by 5% in half an hour. Cultivating in the Moon Well was faster than using Yuan Liquid, mainly because the conversion rate of Void Power had greatly increased.

He looked thoughtfully at the moonlight energy enveloping his body. Sure enough, top-tier treasures are not so simple.

This experiment has shown that by using the full potential of the special ability, the blood essence of the early second-tier race can be maintained for half an hour. This is at least the case for the Ancient Ruins Beast race. Other races still need to be verified.

The consumption was rapid, but the results were gratifying.

Although the difficulty of breaking through to higher realms increases, he still has 166 drops of essence blood left. Just how far can he cultivate?

Moreover—Ji Ming touched his brow. The Profound Moon Essence had also contributed significantly to his improvement. He discovered that the activity level of this wondrous object in the Moon Well had increased considerably.

"Could there be some connection between them?" Ji Ming wondered, but unable to verify it, he closed his eyes and continued his cultivation.

Ye Zhou, looking at the bracelet in the bamboo forest, burst into laughter and launched into a tirade against Old Wang, "Haha, two hours have passed! Still not admitting you underestimated my student?"

Old Wang chuckled. "Not bad, not bad talent! He must have a high level of body-refining martial arts, I heard he cultivates the Star King Body? He's certainly resilient!"

As Old Zhang placed his pieces, he glanced at the Moon Well out of the corner of his eye. Sure enough, there was something fishy going on. It was worth the old man's special trip.

"Just keep waiting, it'll be out soon," Old Wang said with a calm smile, confident of success.

Ye Zhou didn't refute it. He had already done enough to last this long. It was worth the price of admission. He could go back and focus on his cultivation for a few days. Breaking through to the fourth level of the Jade Purity Realm would be no problem.

After an unknown amount of time, the bamboo forest remained silent. Ye Zhou, Old Zhang, and Old Wang exchanged a silent glance. Then, someone spoke up, "How long has it been?"

The three of them looked up at the sky at the same time. There was no sun in the astral plane; it was always a circle of stars shining, but the time could be judged by the brightness of the light.

"Six hours, right?" Old Wang asked with a hint of uncertainty.

"It's 6 hours and 38 minutes!" Ye Zhou glanced at his bracelet, his tone already numb.

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Even Old Zhang, who had only come to watch the spectacle, was speechless; the "surprise" was simply too great!

"He broke through, didn't he?"

"Definitely!"

The three spoke at the same time, and Old Wang suddenly smiled, "Good news! Breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water. I'm reminded of someone!"

"Who?" Ye Zhou asked curiously.

"You mean Luo Zhao?" A spirited figure flashed through Old Zhang's mind.

Old Wang nodded, "That's right! When Luo Zhao first entered the Moon Well, he was also at the Jade Purity Realm, but he broke through two realms in one go!"

"This kid's got the guts to break this record!" Old Wang snorted.

"Tsk!" Ye Zhou clicked his tongue. He had also come from listening to Senior Brother Luo's legendary stories. Did Ji Ming want to surpass his master?

difficult!

"Just wait and see!" Upon hearing this, Old Zhang's interest was greatly piqued. He lost all interest in playing chess and focused intently on the Moon Well.

Old Wang also put down his chess pieces and closed his eyes to rest, as if he were locked in a battle with the person in the Moon Well.

Ye Zhou sat down on the ground, not in a hurry to return to the research institute.

After an unknown amount of time, the stars shone and then dimmed, just like the alternation of the sun and moon.

The three of them were getting parched from waiting, and finally Ye Zhou couldn't hold back any longer. "Damn! It's been almost a whole day! How long did Senior Brother Luo stay in there back then?"

"One hour!"

Old Wang remembers it clearly; he was also the caretaker of the Moon Well back then.

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhou immediately panicked, "Quick! Elder Wang, is Ji Ming alright inside?"

"impossible!"

Old Wang shook his head decisively, "If a cultivator reaches their limit, the Moon Well will automatically spit them out!"

Realizing he had let something slip, Old Wang quickly fell silent.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Ye Zhou's face darkened. "Those negative examples—"

"It was all made up by Old Wang!"

Now that things had come to this, Elder Zhang began to expose them, "How could the academy's wondrous artifacts really kill people during cultivation? This old guy deliberately made it up to scare you, just so he could get rid of you sooner; he's so lazy!"

"Hey! Old Zhang, you're completely wrong!" Old Wang said, very dissatisfied. "I'm just trying to teach them what it means to act within their capabilities. Besides, can they blame me for not being able to grasp the limits of absorbing vital energy?"

"Isn't it because you were exaggerating?" Old Zhang continued to undermine him. "So many people have died from the news that got out. Ask around and see who would dare to challenge the limits?"

"Oh no! What a huge loss!"

The penniless Ye Zhou was in agony. "Old Wang, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"Hey! What's hurting me?"

Old Wang, on the contrary, became smug. "Stop messing around. What's the deal with this student of yours?"

"What's going on?" Ye Zhou was completely bewildered. "Isn't this normal? If his talent couldn't surpass Senior Brother Luo's, would I have taken him on as a student?"

The two elders rolled their eyes in unison. If you're so capable, then don't be so shocked just now!

"Honestly, Ye Zhou, you can't handle this student!" Old Zhang suddenly said earnestly.

Ye Zhou looked wary. "This old geezer wants to steal my student too?"

no way!

He's definitely going to be one of the first to be promoted this year. He said before that it would take Ji Ming a year to get into the Star Ranking, but now it seems like it might only take half a year. By then, his ability to "mentor students" will be beyond doubt, and who can compete with him?