This is a cultivation game, but its operation is terrible.

Jiang Liu: "......"

The truth was revealed, and upon hearing this, he understood why the principal had been so eager to persuade him to join the Taiyao Department.

So you want me to seize power?

Is it because the current leader of the sect graduated from No. 1 High School that they want to lure me there?

These former high school principals are really... you guys should really take a walk in the arena.

After leaving the principal's office, Jiang Liu went straight to the playground.

At this moment, the students of the Immortal Examination Class were having a practical lesson on the playground, practicing in pairs. Since there were originally pairs of students, but now that Jiang Liu was missing, one of them had to practice with Teacher Zhao Yi.

As soon as Jiang Liu stepped onto the playground, he saw Chang Wei beating up Lai Fu, and the scene was truly brutal.

"Aaaaaah, I can't take it anymore, teacher!"

Li Dongze was kicked more than ten meters away by Teacher Zhao Yi. After falling to the ground, he started rolling around on the ground, howling incessantly.

"It's only been a few rounds and you..."

Zhao Yi looked at Li Dongze with a helpless expression. Before he could finish speaking, he saw a figure running past quickly.

"Hey bro, are you alright?"

Jiang Liu rushed to Li Dongze's side, helped him up, and then grabbed a handful of Blood Recovery Pills from his storage bag and stuffed them into Li Dongze's mouth.

Seeing how concerned Jiang Liu was about him, Li Dongze was deeply moved and quickly waved his hand, saying, "That's enough, that's enough, the injury has healed."

"All right?"

Jiang Liu nodded, then pushed Li Dongze towards Teacher Zhao Yi: "Alright, let's continue the practice. Teacher Zhao, don't hold back, I have plenty of healing pills here."

"You son of a bitch!"

Zhao Yi's gaze towards Jiang Liu was filled with complex emotions. He was both shocked and amazed after hearing the news that Jiang Liu had successfully established his foundation.

Just over twenty days after the fourth server opened, Jiang Liu became the first player to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. This speed was astonishing, twice as fast as the first player to reach the Foundation Establishment stage in the third server!

To reach the Foundation Establishment stage in just over twenty days—at this rate, you'll probably catch up to me in a few months, right?

Thinking about this, he felt a pang of sadness.

"Teacher Zhao, how about we have a real sparring match?"

Jiang Liu enthusiastically challenged Zhao Yi, thinking he could take the opportunity to test whether his Five Elements One Line technique could defeat Zhao Yi, who was in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

However, seeing Jiang Liu's high spirits, Zhao Yi simply smiled and shook his head, decisively refusing.

When you were at the tenth level of Qi Refining, you were able to force me to use my magic. Now that you've reached the Foundation Establishment stage, your strength must have reached an even higher level.

If I win in a real-world sparring match, that's fine, but if I lose, how will I be able to continue teaching?

I'm here to teach and earn money, not to fight with students. There's no need for that.

Zhao Yi refused to help, so Jiang Liu could only sit down to the side, feeling disappointed. He looked forward to the next lightning tribulation simulation class, and the thought of experiencing the thrill of electric torture again filled him with a sense of anticipation.

I haven't been electrocuted for several days, and my skin is itching for it. I'm going to have some fun today.

After completing a series of courses, including practical training, lightning tribulation simulation, and VR inner demon training, Jiang Liu returned home feeling refreshed and continued to cultivate with his grandfather.

After consuming tens of thousands of Qi Refining Pills, Master Jiang's cultivation level was only one step away from the eighth level of Qi Refining. Coupled with his magical artifacts and a large number of spells, there were truly few people in the entire city who could defeat him.

The sect's pillar is being cultivated...

Jiang: I'm your grandpa, not your beast of burden!

The grandfather and grandson sat facing each other, practicing their meditation, until Jiang Liu returned to his room in the middle of the night.

It was early morning again. He had just switched into the Immortal Cultivation Era and was about to clear out his daily tasks when a page that filled the entire screen suddenly popped up, instantly making his eyes widen and his spirits soar.

After nearly half a month, the Immortal Cultivation Era has finally launched another event!

"You only released a new event after half a month; your production capacity needs to be improved!"

The pop-up event interface is beautifully designed, with a huge and pure white moon occupying the center of the screen. The hazy moonlight shines on the earth like a light veil, and the background is a vast blue sea with gentle waves, creating an atmosphere of "the moon rising over the sea".

To celebrate the one-month anniversary of the opening of the fourth server of the Immortal Cultivation Era, we are launching a special "Spiritual Qi Tide" one-month anniversary celebration event!

"A spiritual energy tide? Could it be an upgrade event?"

Jiang Liu guessed and clicked on the event introduction.

[Spiritual Energy Tide]

[Event Introduction]: Legend has it that every so often, the spiritual energy of Moon Spirit Island will experience large-scale fluctuations, appearing in the form of tides.

[Event Introduction]: Players will log in to Moon Spirit Island and, during the spiritual energy tide phase, their cultivation speed will be greatly increased, and they will automatically gain cultivation points every second.

[Event Details]: This spiritual energy tide is divided into three phases, with the first phase opening at 12:00 noon.

[Event Rewards]: Each stage will have unique event content and rewards, so stay tuned.

[Event Duration]: Seven days.

"Increased training speed and AFK experience points within the event map... It feels like the official team has finally intervened!"

Jiang Liu glanced at the event introduction and a question arose in his mind.

Could it be that the official team saw that the gap between me and other players was too big, so they specially launched an upgrade event to adjust things?

It's not that he's narcissistic; it's just that it's a real possibility.

He is currently in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, while the second-ranked player on the level list is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Even the second-ranked player on the level list is a major realm and a minor realm behind him, let alone the other players.

If this trend continues unchecked, the game's ecosystem could very well be destroyed.

Therefore, at this point, an upgrade event is needed to regulate the game and forcefully raise the skill level of other players, so that the gap cannot be too large.

It's fine to have upgrade events, as long as you don't lock the realm cap...

Jiang Liu thought to himself, "I don't want to be told one day that my cultivation level has reached the limit of this region and I need to wait patiently for the new realm to be unlocked. That would be a real pain."

"A seven-day mega-event?"

After watching the entire event, his eyes lit up, and he became somewhat expectant.

Full moon, benefits, three stages, seven days.

Could the rewards for this event be Xuan-tier items?

Please, brother, give me a magical artifact! The kids are dying to have one.

Chapter 93, Phase One: A Surge in Spiritual Energy

12 o'clock noon.

[The first phase of the Spiritual Tide event is now open. Would you like to enter the event map?]

【Yes】

In an instant, my gaze shifted, and my consciousness sank in like a wisp of smoke.

Jiang Liu slowly opened his eyes and found himself in the event map—Moon Spirit Island.

Looking around, it is a floating island shrouded in a faint mist. The mist is thick and dynamic, shimmering with five-colored light. From your feet to the sky, it feels as if you are floating in the clouds.

Jiang Liu stepped onto Moon Spirit Island and took a deep breath, only to discover that the mist radiating five-colored light was actually all spiritual energy!

The spiritual energy on the entire island is so concentrated...it's unbelievable!

Excuse me, how much does the Spirit Island cost this month? I'd like to buy it.

As he was still observing his surroundings, the system's voice sounded in his mind.

[You have entered the event map: Moon Spirit Island, Line 95]

The first phase of the Spiritual Energy Tide event, 'Spiritual Energy Surge', is now open.

[Spiritual Energy Surge]: During the 'Spiritual Energy Surge' phase, the cultivation speed while meditating in place will be greatly increased, with the increase depending on the spiritual energy concentration of the area. At the same time, the character will automatically absorb spiritual energy and gain cultivation points.

[Phase Event]: As the tide of spiritual energy surges in, some mysterious caves and rare spiritual objects that were originally hidden in the shadows of Moon Spirit Island will be activated one by one. The activated areas are full of unknown opportunities and hidden dangers. All players are welcome to explore.

[Period Duration]: Three days.

When the system sound disappeared, Jiang Liu noticed a brand new icon appearing in the upper right corner of his view, below the minimap.

[Current area spiritual energy concentration]: 400% (Special note: There are surprises in areas with extremely high spiritual energy concentration)

"A 400% spiritual energy concentration, doesn't that mean a 400% cultivation speed?"

Jiang Liu's heart skipped a beat. This phase lasted for three whole days, which was equivalent to twelve days of cultivation time. Even he was tempted and even wanted to cultivate for three days straight.

Should one meditate and cultivate in place, or seek out mysterious caves and spiritual objects activated by the tide of spiritual energy?

Need I say more?

Treasure hunting, of course!

In this first phase, there are two activities for players to choose from: leveling up and treasure hunting.

To level up, you must give up opportunities; to have opportunities, you must give up leveling up. You can't have both.

He has no shortage of cultivation level now; what attracts him more are the mysterious caves and spiritual objects on Moon Spirit Island.

Since it's a mysterious cave, it's quite normal for it to have a sword-wielding lineage, right?

"Sword Spirit Root Opportunities Up, it's time for you to shine!"

Jiang Liu flicked his wrist, and the Water-Splitting Sword spun around like a nimble dragon, landing steadily with its tip pointing precisely south.

"The sword path to enlightenment on Moon Spirit Island lies in the south!"

He had complete faith in his divination results, picked up the Water-Splitting Sword without hesitation, and strode towards the south of Moon Spirit Island.

This Moon Spirit Island is vast and boundless, its area even comparable to that of a city in reality.

Along the way, everywhere you looked, there were players sitting in meditation. For ordinary players, compared to the ethereal and elusive mysterious caves, the real experience points were obviously more attractive and reliable.

On the uniquely shaped reefs, on the soft sandy beach of the coastline, and on the branches of the lush and verdant sacred tree...

Players were sitting everywhere, eyes closed, meditating intently. They were immersed in the rich spiritual energy, enjoying this rare cultivation feast.

As Jiang Liu sped along, his gaze unconsciously kept glancing at the spiritual energy concentration displayed below the minimap.

The system's special prompt stated that places with extremely high spiritual energy concentrations are sure to hold surprises, which is almost tantamount to explicitly indicating that mysterious caves and spiritual beings will appear in such areas.