Triggering a treasure chest in Douluo Continent

Chapter 36 Ning Fengzhi's Visit

Through testing Shi Quan's soul power, Zhi Lin also sensed that although Shi Quan's soul power was not as strong as his, it had a vibrant and upward-looking feeling. The greater the pressure he faced, the more powerful the soul power that Shi Quan's body unleashed became, just like a warrior who became more and more courageous in battle.

"As expected, his soul power is also quite special." Zhi Lin thought to himself. His robes began to move without wind. Although he was just sitting there, the pressure around Shi Quan was increasing little by little.

Shi Quan remained calm, his internal energy continuously circulating. As the pressure increased, he secretly began to use his internal force to activate the life attributes of the Blue Silver Grass.

A faint blue halo gradually appeared around his body, radiating vitality.

To outsiders, it looked as if the martial spirit was helping Shi Quan share the pressure brought by Zhi Lin's soul power.

At this moment, the pressure of Zhilin's released soul power had reached level 30.

"Such rich life energy! His physical condition is indeed amazing. At level twenty-one, he can withstand the pressure of level thirty soul power. It's no wonder he can absorb a thousand-year soul ring. But it seems he hasn't reached his limit yet!" Zhilin smiled faintly and released more soul power.

Thirty-one, thirty-two...

As the level of soul power pressure continued to increase, Shi Quan showed a pained expression. In order not to expose his true limit, he could only say to Xiaomeng in his mind, "Xiaomeng, wrap me up with Blue Silver Grass."

"No problem." A deep blue light burst forth from the Blue Silver Grass, and the next second, the Blue Silver Grass in Shi Quan's hand extended up his arm, directly enveloping him and protecting him in the middle.

Zhilin stared in astonishment at the scene before him, thinking that Shi Quan had finally reached his limit and had withdrawn his soul power pressure. Level 34 was already an astonishing level, a full thirteen levels higher than the previous level.

call!

Seeing that Zhilin Douluo was no longer releasing his soul power, Shi Quan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the Blue Silver Grass around his body slowly receded.

As the pressure dissipated, Shi Quan felt that the internal energy within his body had not stopped circulating; on the contrary, it was circulating faster and faster as the boulder that was Zhilin Douluo disappeared.

"This is... a breakthrough?" A hint of joy flashed in Shi Quan's eyes.

"Thank you for your help, teacher." Shi Quan stood up and bowed to Zhi Lin.

The three Soul Douluos, with their keen senses, immediately noticed that Shi Quan's soul power level had actually increased due to Zhi Lin's pressure.

Shi Quan's internal strength was about to break through to level 22, but the pressure from Zhilin Douluo became an opportunity for him to break through.

After breaking through to level 20, Shi Quan discovered that the difficulty of cultivation was much greater than that of going from level 10 to level 20.

The saying that if you can't break through level 30 before the age of 20, you'll never be able to break through again is not without merit.

The difficulty of cultivating from level 20 to level 30 is actually much greater than that of cultivating from level 30 to level 40. This is one of the reasons why Tang San only broke through from level 13 to level 29 in six years at Notting Academy.

The transition from level 20 to level 30 is actually the first bottleneck in a Soul Master's cultivation. The earlier this bottleneck is broken, the smoother the subsequent cultivation will be.

"You actually broke through with the help of Zhilin's released soul power pressure, hahaha, not bad, not bad, worthy of being a genius." Meng Shenji laughed loudly, "Shi Quan, let's talk about your enrollment. If you have any needs, you can just tell us."

"Teacher, I hope you can help me find a forest, preferably a quiet place with a good natural environment, because I don't like to be disturbed when I'm cultivating and studying."

Meng Shenji said directly, "Don't worry about that. We have the most plant-based simulated environments here. I can send someone to take you to see them in a bit. Just tell them which one you like, and I'll assign it to you separately."

"I hope the academy can provide information on martial spirits. Heaven Dou City should have more comprehensive and abundant knowledge and theories, right?"

"That's for sure. We don't want your martial spirit theory to go to waste either. Whatever information you need, just ask and we'll do our best to provide it."

"There's another thing I want to do: join the Heaven Dou Team and participate in the next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."

The three people present were stunned when they heard Shi Quan's request.

In their imagination, Shi Quan should be a bookworm. They never expected that he would want to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition.

After a pause, Meng Shenji finally spoke: "Shi Quan, the Tian Dou team is special. The team members are selected fairly and justly. If you want to participate, you can only rely on your own strength to participate in the selection."

"Selection?" Shi Quan looked at Meng Shenji with a puzzled expression.

"The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is held every five years. After the previous Tian Dou team finishes participating in the competition, the academy will begin internal selection for the next Tian Dou team members. In the first year, sixteen members will be initially selected, seven of whom will be for Tian Dou Team One, and the other nine will be for Tian Dou Team Two."

For the next three years, selections for the Heavenly Dou Team will be held annually. The selection process will continue until the final year, after which the final team will be determined and further training and development will begin.

"Like this?" Shi Quan raised an eyebrow.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The Heavenly Dou Team represents the royal family's prestige, and it's not something you can just join at will. Even if you are strong and have great potential, it still depends on whether you fit into the team.

In those novels, you can add things as you please, but you need to have the ability to do so.

"No problem, I will join the Tian Dou team based on my own strength." Shi Quan nodded. With his strength, joining the Tian Dou team should not be a problem.

After discussing martial spirit theory with Shi Quan, Meng Shenji and the other two concluded their first meeting.

Led by Xue Qinghe, Shi Quancai arrived at his dormitory, which was fully equipped, indicating that it had been carefully furnished.

Xue Qinghe was busy with other government affairs and couldn't stay with him all the time. After sending Shi Quan to his dormitory, he gave Shi Quan a few more instructions, telling him that if he had any problems, he could go directly to the Education Commission or come to him, and that he didn't need to be polite.

After Xue Qinghe left, the servant arranged by the Education Commission to take Shi Quan to see the simulated environment also arrived. Under this person's guidance, they soon arrived at the first simulated environment.

Putting everything else aside, the simulated training environment set up by the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is indeed well done. Stepping into these specialized plant-based soul master simulated training grounds, Shi Quan could clearly feel that his Blue Silver Grass martial soul had become much more sensitive to its surroundings.

Shi Quan was not in a hurry to make a decision, because Meng Shenji said that the academy had many simulated training grounds, so he would take his time to look at them and then choose the one he liked best.

From the top of the mountain, walk down to the bottom, and then from the bottom to the lake.

Along the way, Shi Quan had looked at more than ten simulated training grounds, each of which was very well-designed. However, Shi Quan hesitated to make a decision until he saw a simulated training ground at the foot of the mountain. His eyes lit up and he immediately decided to choose this place.

Shi Quan chose a spot at the foot of the mountain, a clearing that was backed by the mountain but did not block the sunlight. The surrounding forest, though not dense, gave a feeling of vitality.

Beside the clearing is a pool, no more than twenty meters in diameter. A stream about two meters wide flows quietly into the pool from the other side of the woods, then flows back away, ensuring that the area around the pool always has flowing water.

The key feature is a simple house next to the pool, built of wooden planks, simple and clear, seemingly blending into the surrounding environment.

It's a miniature version of a place nestled by mountains and water, and it even has accommodation, so he doesn't have to travel back and forth between his training place and dormitory every day, which saves him a lot of trouble.

After finalizing the simulated cultivation environment, Shi Quan made a list of the items he needed and gave it to the servant.

The list mostly consists of documents.

The college is currently on holiday, and most students have gone home, with only a very small number remaining on campus.

Although there aren't many students, the college cafeteria always keeps a few windows open 24 hours a day, which can be said to maximize convenience for all students.

Shi Quan had long been used to cultivating alone and did not find it boring. He was quite happy to be alone.

It must be said that Tiandou Academy is quite efficient. On the second day, most of the items on his list were delivered, and a small number of other items were also notified that they would be delivered within two or three days at most.

Shi Quan maintained his previous habits: studying martial spirit theory in the morning, practicing martial arts in the afternoon, and cultivating the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Divine Skill in the evening.

Less than a week later, Xue Qinghe brought a middle-aged man to find Shi Quan.

The middle-aged man had a handsome face, a straight nose and a square mouth, and a refined and gentle appearance. He wore a spotless white robe. He looked to be in his forties, with soft eyes and smooth black hair cascading down his back. Everything about him seemed so casual and unpretentious.

"Brother Xue, who is this?" Shi Quan asked Xue Qinghe.

Xue Qinghe smiled and introduced, "Brother Shi, this is Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. He is my teacher, and he has come to visit you today."

"Junior Shi Quan greets Sect Master Ning." Shi Quan quickly stepped forward and bowed.

However, Ning Fengzhi stepped forward, supported her with one hand, and said with a smile, "No need to be polite. Now I am just Qinghe's teacher. You can call Qinghe 'Big Brother,' so you can call me Uncle Ning. I would like to hear you call me that too."

In response to Ning Fengzhi's overture, Shi Quan bowed again with neither arrogance nor servility, saying, "Hello, Uncle Ning."

Ning Fengzhi laughed and said, "Alright, alright, then I'll call you Xiao Quan from now on."

"Uncle Ning, please make yourself at home."

Xue Qinghe, who was standing nearby, said at the opportune moment, "Now that Teacher and Brother Shi have already met, why don't we go inside and talk further?"

"Uncle Ning, Brother Xue, please come this way. My little wooden house is rather simple, I hope you won't mind." Shi Quan smiled and led the two men into the wooden house.

(End of this chapter)