173 Advancing to Mystic General
After the Star Gathering Banquet, Gu Tiange, through his subordinates, once again expressed his desire to spar with Yan Zhen.
Yan Zhen scoffed inwardly, knowing that he just coveted his sword. The “sparring” was just an excuse. He casually brushed them off and left the banquet hall with the three girls.
The Star Picking Ceremony was at the end of the school year, only four months away. Within these four months, he had to advance to the Mystic General realm, trick Long Ying into becoming his mount, obtain a drop of her divine blood to learn the Dragon Blood Scale Transformation technique, and counter the Wen family’s Crystallization Palm.
And after refining the Dragon God’s divine blood, the power of his Heavenly Dragon’s Eight Tones would be further enhanced.
Advancement wasn’t something that happened overnight. Going from eight-star to nine-star Mystic Master was relatively easy, but advancing from Mystic Master to Mystic General was a significant step.
For Mystic One, Mystic Scholar, and Mystic Master, the first three realms, it was simply a matter of accumulating Mystic Power. With sufficient pills, the process could be greatly accelerated. From Mystic General onwards, however, it was different.
A Mystic General’s Mystic Power would gain a spiritual nature, allowing for remote manipulation even after being released and enabling the creation of lifelike constructs.
Like Bai Ao, who could manifest a lightning wolf.
To unlock this spiritual nature, one had to compress and refine the Mystic Power crystals within their dantian to their utmost limit, forming a crystalline sphere, like a miniature planet.
Through continued cultivation, the sphere would compress further, its spiritual nature intensifying, until it collapsed into a small black hole, allowing one to connect with the power of heaven and earth.
Then, they would become a Mystic King!
Yan Zhen planned to advance to Mystic General first, then make a contract with Long Ying, obtaining her dragon blood. After all, refining Dragon God divine blood was a risky endeavor, potentially causing a transformation into a dragon.
—Although Beautiful Master could help him refine the divine blood, he wanted to try it himself this time.
Three months later, within a single-person cultivation room on the sixth level of the Celestial Dome Pagoda, Yan Zhen successfully advanced to one-star Mystic General.
After ten days of secluded cultivation, he finally achieved his goal. The still-upgrading system automatically rewarded him with a Tier 4 trump card.
He had used his previous Tier 3 trump card against the Tier 6 Magma Fox.
With this Tier 4 trump card, he could handle Cloud Heaven Palace’s pursuit… Hmm, he wasn’t even sure if they would pursue him anymore. Something felt off.
Unfortunately, no longer a newbie, he didn’t receive a level-up gift package.
Sigh…
Glancing at the deducted points on his academy card, Yan Zhen realized he had been cultivating for ten days. He tidied himself up, entered the Fire Refining Starry Sky, reported his advancement to Beautiful Master, received his customary milk pill and head pat rewards, then, satisfied, returned to reality and his residence. After taking a bath, he went to Grand Elder Yu Yan’s office.
He had to report to her as well.
Grand Elder Yu Yan was naturally pleased. “Excellent, Little Yan Zhen. Now that you’ve reached Mystic General, you can truly compete for the top three spots on the Rising Star List.”
Yan Zhen grinned. “It’s all thanks to your guidance, Great Aunt.”
“Oh, I haven’t taught you anything. It’s all due to your own hard work, Little Yan Zhen.”
“The Vice Dean hasn’t caused me any trouble these past three months. You must have been… dealing with him, right, Great Aunt?”
“That’s just an elder’s duty…”
Grand Elder Yu Yan smiled and took out a new storage ring, handing it to Yan Zhen. “As an alchemist, you’ll need a storage ring specifically for materials. This high-grade storage ring is for you. I’ve also included some useful herbs and Mystic Crystals for Mystic Generals.”
Storage rings were divided into three tiers: low, medium, and high. Low-grade rings had a capacity of one cubic meter, medium-grade ten cubic meters, and high-grade one hundred cubic meters. Above that were “storage spaces,” used by Mystic Venerables and above, more convenient and secure than storage rings.
Yan Zhen had three storage rings: one medium-grade and two low-grade. He stored his materials in the low-grade rings. Now, with this high-grade ring, he could free up the two lower-grade ones.
“Thank you, Great Aunt.”
“Good boy~”
Grand Elder Yu Yan patted his head affectionately.
During these three months, Yan Zhen had also visited Yu Tian Island to treat the three sisters. Grand Elder Yu Yan and Dean Yu Qing had mostly recovered, while Clan Head Yu Lu still had some minor symptoms, which she could manage herself.
These rewards were personally prepared by Clan Head Yu Lu.
Looking at Yan Zhen’s handsome, smiling face, Grand Elder Yu Yan sighed inwardly, thinking that Xiao Lu had truly made up her mind.
Leaving the Grand Elder’s office, Yan Zhen hurried to the cliffside building. As soon as he landed on the balcony, the mature Zi Xunyi opened the French window to greet him. “Husband, you’re back… Congratulations on your advancement.”
Yan Zhen smiled faintly, put his arm around her waist, and entered the room.
The feel of a soul avatar was indeed different from a physical body, lacking the… tangible quality of flesh and blood. However, in the dreamscape, it was the opposite. Soul avatars were more vivid and sensitive.
Come to think of it, he hadn’t… had any meat in three months. He had spent two days with the four girls in the Outer Academy, but it was purely platonic, just hugs and kisses. Younger Aunt Dean and Aunt Head Instructor’s sudden appearance had prevented him from going any further.
Inside the room, Zi Xunyi and Huangfu Wenqing were playing a board game, while Long Ying lay sprawled on the bed, fast asleep.
Huangfu Wenqing had already advanced to Mystic General two months ago and was now a three-star Mystic General, her progress incredibly fast.
Yan Zhen suspected she also had some kind of cheat.
As for Zi Xunyi, she was also growing stronger as the fetus developed. According to Beautiful Master, it was because Ling’er herself was a Mystic Saint. Even as a consciousness, she was incredibly powerful, and her power was influencing her mother.
Yan Zhen remembered the script mentioning that when he reached the Emperor Realm, Yan Yan would awaken her Yan Emperor bloodline and instantly become a nine-star Mystic Saint. As for their second child, Yan Lingji, she would be born a Demigod, reaching the Saint realm after just one month.
Although it was difficult for Celestial Sovereigns to have children, their offspring, even the weakest, would be at least a Mystic Venerable.
—Even for my daughters’ sake, I have to reach the Celestial Sovereign realm!
When Yan Zhen entered, Zi Xunyi and Huangfu Wenqing looked up simultaneously, smiling when they sensed his Mystic General aura.
“Zi Ji, how are you feeling?”
“I’m fine. It’s just that Ling’er keeps asking me to read to her. I’ve almost finished all the books in the room.”
“I’ll borrow some from the library later… Wenqing, is your forehead still hurting?”
“It stopped hurting after I took the pills you refined. I didn’t realize soul cultivation was so dangerous. I almost suffered Qi deviation.”
“That’s good. Soul cultivation requires careful attention. If you have any questions, ask me or Zi Ji. Don’t try to figure it out on your own. It’s better to discuss it with others.”
“I understand.”
“…”
Yan Zhen gestured for them to continue their game and walked over to the bed, sitting down and gently pinching the little Dragon Girl’s nose.
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