Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 1778 - That's Not A Problem

After Wen Yi collapsed to the ground, he still could not understand how a sixth-level True Immortal like himself had died at the hands of a mere High Immortal. Yet reality had always been cruel enough to shatter reason.

The surroundings sank into dead silence, and not a single person dared to speak.

The sun had already disappeared beyond the horizon, and the remaining alchemy assessment had lost all meaning.

"Liu Wuxie, I want you dead!" Wen Qi roared and charged toward Liu Wuxie.

"Get lost!" Ye Linghan swung her sword down, unleashing a terrifying blade ray that forced Wen Qi back.

Meanwhile, Liu Wuxie behaved as though nothing had happened and left the venue with Xiang Rulong and the other disciples.

Ye Linghan withdrew her sword and quickly followed after him. The crowd parted on its own, and no one dared to stand in their way as they left.

Several students immediately chased after Liu Wuxie. "He's too overbearing! I want to join his class!"

In the past, no one had wanted to join Ye Linghan's class, yet the situation had now completely reversed.

Others quickly overtook the students who had rushed out first, all afraid that arriving even a moment too late would cost them their chance.

"Don't fight with me for it! I was ahead!"

In the blink of an eye, more than a thousand students had gathered behind Liu Wuxie's group, forming an astonishing scene.

Even the most outstanding mentors in the Azure Flame Dao Hall only had around three hundred students under them. If Liu Wuxie accepted all these students, he would instantly set a new record.

"Mentor Ye, I have admired you for a long time. My name is Zhang Lan. Please accept me in your class!"

"Assistant Mentor Liu, you're my idol! My name is Li Hai, and you must accept me!"

"......" A chorus of voices filled the surroundings.

Seeing this, Xiang Rulong and the other students exchanged glances, secretly rejoicing that they had joined the class early and learned so much ahead of everyone else.

"We'll suspend classes for the next few days. If any of you want to join the class, come back in three days," Liu Wuxie said, his head aching slightly. A massive crowd had surrounded them, and these students clearly had no intention of leaving unless he agreed to accept them.

The student named Zhang Lan bowed respectfully. "Mentor Liu, I'll come to the class in three days!" He no longer called Liu Wuxie an assistant mentor but addressed him directly as a mentor.

As the crowd gradually dispersed, many students hurried back to their clans to seek approval from their elders and transfer into Liu Wuxie's class.

When the group returned to the courtyard and activated the spiritual array, everyone finally exhaled in relief.

"Wuxie, what do you plan to do next? The two of us can't teach all of them if so many students want to join our class," Ye Linghan asked with a frown. Previously, they had worried about having too few students, but now they worried about having too many.

"Don't worry about it. I'll give you a plan tonight, and you just have to follow it," Liu Wuxie said.

He then took out an interspatial ring and tossed it to Ye Linghan. They had won an enormous amount of resources during the class assessment, and naturally, he would not keep everything for himself.

He needed the Indigo Moon Essence, the Ancient Orchid Whale Brain, the Immortal Marrow, and the Heavenly Luo Fruit for his breakthrough. Even if he were to hand them to Ye Linghan, they wouldn't be as useful since she could not use them to break through her cultivation.

Instead, he gave her three hundred thousand immortal stones. After all, she had contributed greatly today by intercepting Wen Qi for him.

Ye Linghan did not stand on ceremony and accepted the immortal stones. Liu Wuxie had won nearly a million immortal stones, and even after giving her three hundred thousand, he still had close to seven hundred thousand left.

"You can all go back. Just come back for class in three days," Liu Wuxie said to Xiang Rulong and the other students.

Xiang Rulong's group left reluctantly. They had spent the past five days in this courtyard and had learned far too much to leave willingly. Even Xiao Qian and Shi Wa planned to return home for the night and come back the next morning.

Only Liu Wuxie and Ye Linghan remained in the courtyard, and the atmosphere quietly grew heavy.

After Liu Wuxie returned to his room, he took out paper and a brush, then wrote for a full hour before finally stopping. Holding the plan in his hand, he walked to Ye Linghan's room and knocked on the door.

When the door creaked open, Ye Linghan's hair was slightly disheveled, cascading loosely over her shoulders and making her delicate features appear even more captivating. She wore a fitted garment that accentuated her graceful figure. Beneath the thin fabric, her fair skin was faintly visible, while the fullness of her bosom strained against the cloth, as though it might burst free at any moment.

"Come in and talk," Ye Linghan said, inviting Liu Wuxie into her room.

Liu Wuxie hesitated briefly before stepping inside. After living in this courtyard for so long, this was the first time he had entered Ye Linghan's room.

The furnishings inside were rather luxurious, with snow-white fox fur covering the floor, soft and comfortable beneath the feet. The tables and chairs clearly came from special craftsmanship and released a faint fragrance.

A bed stood inside, veiled by pink curtains that gave the room a hazy, dreamlike atmosphere.

"Come, have a seat," Ye Linghan said, inviting Liu Wuxie to sit. She went in briefly and put on an outer robe, covering her graceful figure.

Picking up the teapot on the table, Ye Linghan poured Liu Wuxie a cup of tea before sitting opposite him.

"This is the plan I've prepared," Liu Wuxie said, placing the written plan before Ye Linghan and lifting the tea and taking a light sip.

Ye Linghan lowered her gaze and carefully read through the plan Liu Wuxie had prepared.

"You want to establish a new class? Leaving aside whether the two of us can handle so many students, there's no way this courtyard can fit so many people," Ye Linghan said, putting down the plan and looking at Liu Wuxie.

"These two problems will soon disappear," Liu Wuxie replied with a mysterious smile.

After interacting with him over the past few days, Ye Linghan already understood Liu Wuxie's methods to some extent. Since he had written the plan down, he must already have a way to make it happen.

"You'll take a commission of fifty immortal stones for every student we recruit. We'll hold one major class and use the rest of the time cultivating," Ye Linghan said with a slight frown. Liu Wuxie was clearly planning to leave the work to others.

"Is there a problem?" Liu Wuxie asked, smiling as he placed the cup down.

"Most of the students have come because of you. Won't it affect the students if you don't teach?" Ye Linghan asked. She knew very well that ninety-nine percent of the students had come for Liu Wuxie, and they would surely cause trouble if he did not teach.

Liu Wuxie shook his head to dismiss Ye Linghan's concern and replied, "I'll prepare the teaching materials, and you just have to teach according to what I write. They will be able to gain something daily, and I'll provide unified guidance once a week.

In the past, Ye Linghan had promised Liu Wuxie a commission of two hundred immortal stones for every student he recruited. Now, Liu Wuxie had voluntarily lowered it to fifty, placing himself on the same level as an ordinary assistant. He had done this because he did not want to spend too much energy worrying about it later.

Liu Wuxie's true goal had always been to use the Azure Flame Dao Hall to earn resources, but he could not live like this forever. At this rate, how long would it take him to break through to the Immortal Emperor Realm?

The Heavenly Sealing Array could only last two decades at best, perhaps even less. That meant Liu Wuxie had to race against time with every passing moment.

Afterward, Liu Wuxie and Ye Linghan began discussing the details, and Liu Wuxie finally left deep into the night.

Watching Liu Wuxie's silhouette disappear, Ye Linghan felt a storm of complicated emotions churning within her. For the first time, she realized that the two of them did not live in the same world. As time passed, she would only discover that she understood him less and less.

If it had been anyone else, they would already be celebrating after what had happened today. Yet strangely enough, Ye Linghan could not see the slightest trace of excitement on Liu Wuxie's face, as though everything he had done was nothing more than an ordinary matter.

After returning to his room, Liu Wuxie activated the spiritual array. He planned to use the next three days to refine the four treasures. Among them, he had already refined the Ancient Orchid Whale Brain, which had dissolved into pure liquid hovering above the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron.

He sat cross-legged and circulated the Desolate Devouring Art, pouring the energy refined from the Ancient Orchid Whale Brain into the desolate world.

The moment the liquid energy entered, ancient laws began filling the surroundings. After all, the Ancient Orchid Whale was an ancient creature that had nearly gone extinct after years of reckless hunting.

Tu Zhengbao had spent a massive amount of immortal stones and relied on his connections to obtain the Ancient Orchid Whale Brain. He had purchased it from a distant place, only for it to benefit Liu Wuxie in the end.

The instant the liquid entered the desolate world, the entire world became restless.

Liu Wuxie had only recently broken through to the fifth-level High Immortal Realm, and now he was about to break through again. Since he no longer lacked immortal stones, he could break through without restraints.

The Desolate Devouring Art began circulating rapidly as thick liquid energy swirled above the courtyard. A massive vortex appeared above Liu Wuxie and devoured all that energy.

"After entering the celestial realm, the Desolate Devouring Art has changed," Liu Wuxie murmured.

After advancing to the Life and Death Transformation, the Desolate Devouring Art had also transformed in both refining and devouring speed. The liquid pouring in formed a galaxy that burrowed deep into the desolate world.

Under the nourishment of the liquid energy, the desolate world became even clearer and brighter than before.

Each realm within it also grew increasingly vivid.

Ariel had been living in the desolate world ever since Liu Wuxie had arrived in the celestial realm, but she never felt lonely because she ran around every day. When she grew tired, she would lie down to rest, and when she became dirty, she would go to the lake to bathe...

At daybreak the next morning, Zuo Yang finally arrived. However, since he could not pass through the spiritual array, he had no choice but to wait for Ye Linghan to come out and receive him.

"Greetings, Elder Zuo!" Ye Linghan invited Zuo Yang into the courtyard instead of her room.

When Zuo Yang glanced toward Liu Wuxie's room, a strange look flashed through his eyes. Since last night, all the immortal energy within a radius of ten thousand meters had gathered above Liu Wuxie's roof. This had naturally drawn complaints from many mentors, who had gone to look for him.

"Mentor Ye, I have come to discuss something with you," Zuo Yang said, looking at Ye Linghan.

"Elder Zuo, please speak," Ye Linghan replied, though she could already guess what Elder Zuo had come to say.

"After discussing the matter, the upper echelons have decided to clear out several large courtyards near the Southern Lake for you to use as teaching grounds," Zuo Yang said.

Ye Linghan couldn't help but feel shocked, though she maintained a calm expression on the surface. After all, everyone in the Azure Flame Dao Hall knew that the courtyards beside the Southern Lake were among the finest locations in the entire Azure Flame Dao Hall.

"I remember that other mentors have used those courtyards for classes. Wouldn't that violate the rules?" Ye Linghan asked after taking a deep breath.

"Mentor Ye, you don't have to worry about it. We have already discussed it with the mentors there, and you can move there in three days," Zuo Yang confirmed. He did not explain the details, but the upper echelons must have spent no small amount of effort.

After all, those who could occupy the courtyards there were among the top mentors of the Azure Flame Dao Hall and held extremely high status. Making them give up their places would not have been easy.

"To be honest, even if we move there, there's no way my assistant and I can teach that many students," Ye Linghan said, stating the second difficulty.