The name “Divine Ruins” alone made it clear that it wasn’t a place for those at the Qi Refining stage to venture into.
Moreover, even those at the Consolidation stage found it difficult to handle; it was definitely not a simple matter.
However…… Li Yunxian was not someone who was afraid of trouble.
“Alright.” Li Yunxian agreed almost without hesitation, then added, “But Teacher, since your cultivation is so high, it’s not like you can’t wait a few more years, or even a decade, before going there.”
“I’m currently at the Qi Refining stage. Even if you say you’ll protect me, judging by the name alone, it’s clear that even for you at your level, it wouldn’t be easy to get anything good from there. Asking me to go with you now is just unrealistic.”
Li Yunxian’s reasoning was sound, and Principal Wenwu indeed wasn’t in any rush at the moment.
Besides, judging from herself as a reference, Principal Wenwu believed that Li Yunxian’s cultivation progress would definitely be considerable.
“Then I’ll wait for you to reach Nascent Soul.” Principal Wenwu said straightforwardly.
The leap from Nascent Soul to Divine Consciousness was a huge hurdle; many geniuses had failed at this stage.
Li Yunxian blinked and took the initiative: “Wouldn’t that be too late? How about the Golden Core stage?”
Li Yunxian knew her biggest hurdle was the transition from Golden Core to Nascent Soul.
The Divine Ruins was a place where even Consolidation stage experts desired things, so naturally, Li Yunxian wanted to go too.
Agreeing to wait for the Consolidation stage meant getting a bodyguard for herself.
What a great thing.
Principal Wenwu, not wanting to refuse such a considerate student, said, “Alright, we’ll see once you’ve reached Golden Core.”
After speaking, Principal Wenwu noticed Li Yunxian extending her hand towards her.
Principal Wenwu: “?”
Li Yunxian smiled gently at her: “Before I reach Golden Core, nothing can go wrong, okay? Teacher, how about giving me something for self-defense?”
Saying that, Li Yunxian briefly showed the defensive magical tools given to her by her teacher, as well as the jade talisman from Su Wenjing.
Principal Wenwu’s gaze lingered on Su Wenjing’s jade talisman for a while.
Director Jin Chengwu could only sense that the talisman was at the Divine Consciousness level and thought it belonged to Li Tianying. But Principal Wenwu knew it was Su Wenjing’s.
She looked at Li Yunxian in surprise, raising her assessment of Li Yunxian’s ability to attract opportunities to a whole new level.
But…… why did Su Wenjing give Li Yunxian a jade talisman?
Wasn’t that item only used when a person caused trouble that could only be resolved by personally intervening?
Usually, it would be Li Tianying who gave magical tools or similar items.
After some thought, Principal Wenwu was a little puzzled, but she also took out a jade talisman and placed it in Li Yunxian’s palm.
“Within the boundaries of Shenzhou, I can sense anything with this.” After giving it, Principal Wenwu asked, “Is there anything else you want?”
The jade talisman was an unexpected surprise, but Principal Wenwu’s last question was the real reason Li Yunxian had approached her.
“I want ‘Mingnian.’” Li Yunxian said simply and straightforwardly.
Mingnian was a magical tool originally used by Principal Wenwu during her teaching days to test the students’ mindset and character. After testing Li Yunxian, it was severely damaged.
Li Yunxian had talked to her teacher about this, and since Li Tianying knew Li Yunxian was interested in it, she had given Li Yunxian a low-spec version of the tool on this trip.
It was basically just for the child’s amusement.
Later, this tool became the core of the killing array Li Yunxian set up against the outsiders from the city outskirts.
After use, it was recovered but also damaged.
It was genuinely a great item.
Items guarded exclusively by specialized teachers were definitely not common goods.
Even Principal Wenwu didn’t have many and certainly wouldn’t hand over something precious just because of her own matters.
But giving a lower-spec version, just like what Li Tianying had done, was not a problem.
Principal Wenwu handed it over without hesitation.
“There are also some materials I can’t buy.” Li Yunxian said with an apologetic expression.
Principal Wenwu continued to give without holding back.
After putting everything away, Li Yunxian looked bashful again: “Could you also give me a Heavenly Ladder pass? I want to go up again sometime in the future. I promise I won’t drag along any small Heavenly Ladders.”
This time, Principal Wenwu hesitated slightly but eventually gave it.
Li Yunxian stored it once more and looked at Principal Wenwu with innocent eyes: “When my teacher comes here to cultivate and repairs the Wenwu Tower, can I enter with your students too?”
After all…
Seeing Li Yunxian’s sheepish face but relentless requests, Principal Wenwu recalled how Li Yunxian had earlier refused the Dragonblood Fruit and twitched at the corner of her mouth.
She stared silently at Li Yunxian for a while, finally understanding the greed that had stirred when Li Yunxian reached the 30th floor of the Heavenly Ladder.
This person believed that if something was not meant for her, no matter how tempting it was, she wouldn’t be enticed.
But if she considered it rightfully hers, she never asked half-heartedly.
“Alright.” Principal Wenwu resignedly agreed.
Without paying attention to Principal Wenwu’s thoughts, Li Yunxian made several more requests until Principal Wenwu said enough was enough, and then she obediently closed her mouth.
Li Yunxian, having scored a big haul, respectfully sent off her important client, then began to estimate the difficulty of her entering the Divine Ruins at Golden Core stage based on the value of the items Principal Wenwu had given her.
It seemed that even with protection, the level of danger was still extremely high.
The loot she had opportunistically obtained was almost equivalent to more than half of her current net worth.
A place like this… surely there must be items capable of repairing her soul? After all, it was called Divine Ruins.
Li Yunxian thought uncertainly.
But all of this was a matter for after she reached Golden Core. She made a note of the relevant information, then glanced at her phone messages.
Neither Yu Anle nor Pei Dongyuan seemed to be looking for her.
— The Wenwu teachers and students were either at the Balding Library or the Balding Heavenly Ladder, all busy to the point of exhaustion due to Li Yunxian, and no one was focused on how to help Li Yunxian get into the academy.
So, Li Yunxian lay down again and entered “All Things.”
***
Four days later, when she opened her eyes, a letter immediately flew in front of her, stating that the function she had applied for last time had been activated.
Setting off.
Li Yunxian clicked on the rental function and quickly found the option to rent the entire Silver Sea City.
One million game coins per day.
Thanks to the diligent work of authorized merchants, Li Yunxian’s account had long since surpassed ten million game coins, heading toward a billion.
Then… rent it!
Four days was plenty of time for Li Yunxian to accomplish many things in the real world, but for most cultivation-based worlds, this short span rarely brought about major changes.
At least, that was true for “All Things” without Li Yunxian’s presence.
The entire Silver Sea City remained as sparsely populated as it had been during Li Yunxian’s last login, with only the shops in the trading market staffed by clerks who were bored as they looked at empty counters.
Of course, their boredom didn’t last long.
They suddenly felt their buildings tremble slightly.
People in the interstellar world were highly sensitive to anomalies, immediately becoming alert and looking around.
Then, as they looked out toward the storefront, they rubbed their eyes.
“Hmm??”
Why did they remember the scene outside their shops differently?!
What’s going on?
Confused, the clerks came out of their shops, only to find the entire trading center transformed.
What was this widened street? What were the patterns on it?
Where had their neighboring shops gone? Wasn’t the clerk across the street supposed to be just next door?
What was that plaza at the end of the street?
And when had a towering spire appeared in the center of Silver Sea City??
“What happened?” everyone was shocked.
After a round of discussion, everyone was at a loss, with no one knowing the news.
So…
After pondering, they sent messages to their bosses and the interstellar network.
People in the star system were always protective of their homes and were passionate about their territories.
Upon hearing about the anomaly in Silver Sea City, many in other cities quickly took transport arrays, and those offline logged into “All Things” immediately upon receiving the news.
Some players logging into “All Things” suddenly went black right where they logged in, then a popup appeared.
“You have died. Please log in again after three days.”
A huge shock!!
What kind of city disaster could cause players to die instantly the moment they log in, before even opening their eyes?!
Impossible!!
Unless the city had been breached, theoretically, no player deaths should occur inside the city!!
They frantically messaged “All Things” official support and quickly got the answer.
They “accidentally” logged in underneath houses in the city, so after logging in, they were crushed to death by those houses.
The confused players who died without understanding:
“……???”