Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement

Chapter 584: Chapter 278: Academy Encounter_3

"There’s no time to lose, let’s go to the academy now."

After weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Feng felt that enhancing his strength should be the priority. At the very least, he needed to find a suitable cultivation technique to avoid his cultivation being stuck.

The library pavilion on Yagu Peak only contained books on the Talisman Master lineage and various basic essays but did not have cultivation techniques like those of the Cyan Cloud Sect.

To obtain such techniques, one would have to go to the academy of Cyan Cloud Sect.

"Junior Brother Jiang!"

Just after stepping out of the courtyard and walking a few steps in the direction of the academy, a familiar voice called out.

It was Bai Yang.

He had been working on Xiaolin Peak.

During the turmoil on Yagu Peak, he followed a group of official disciples to slay the wolf pack and earned some merit. There were rumors that many among them would be promoted by the sect, from outer disciples to official disciples, or directly enjoy the treatment of official disciples.

"Senior Brother Bai."

Jiang Feng nodded with a smile.

"It’s great, it’s really you."

Bai Yang was delighted.

During the turmoil on Yagu Peak, countless disciples from the Talisman Master Sect were injured or dead. Now that Yagu Peak was being rebuilt, Bai Yang learned that the surviving disciples had been transferred to Xiaolin Peak, and he had been inquiring diligently. He finally discovered a disciple with the surname Jiang had moved there, so he came to try his luck, not expecting this Jiang disciple to truly be Jiang Feng.

"It’s good to see you well, Senior Brother Bai. I heard that in this operation to eliminate the wolf pack, the brothers and sisters from Xiaolin Peak put in a lot of effort."

Jiang Feng approached to converse.

"Indeed! When I first heard something happened on Yagu Peak, I rushed over to rescue you. I couldn’t find you there and thought you... Luckily, you are blessed and protected by fate, allowing us to meet again."

Bai Yang patted Jiang Feng’s shoulder.

Though his feelings were tied to Jiang Feng’s identity, seeing Jiang Feng alive genuinely pleased him.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. On that day, Senior Brother Qu took me to a safe place, allowing me to escape unscathed. Just in time, I’m planning to go to the academy to look for cultivation techniques. Could you take me there? I’m not familiar with that area."

Although they were both named academies, Jiang Feng didn’t know what differences existed between the academy of Cyan Cloud Sect and Dragon Capital Academy.

Having Bai Yang take him there for the first time spared him a lot of trouble.

"Hahaha, sure! I earned merit this time, and like you, I can access the second layer to read books. What a coincidence!"

Bai Yang laughed heartily.

"Much obliged, Senior Brother Bai."

"Hey, don’t be so polite. We are brothers from now on."

Bai Yang hooked his arm around Jiang Feng’s shoulder, leading him to the academy.

The academy was located on Purple Mist Peak near the Martial Arts Arena.

The defenses here were comparable to Cyan Cloud Peak.

On Purple Mist Peak, besides the academy, there was the Alchemy Room, Talisman Room, and Divine Weapon Room, where every disciple who achieved meritorious deeds would come to receive rewards.

Or use spiritual sense to purchase elixirs from the Alchemy Room, or talismans, magical artifacts, etc.

Therefore, the entrance and exit of disciples on Purple Mist Peak were particularly lively.

Due to the recent Yagu Peak incident, most disciples realized that even within the sect, absolute safety could not be guaranteed. Those with a stash of spirit stones were purchasing large amounts of elixirs, talismans, magical artifacts during this stage.

Some who were short on spirit stones even requested advances from the sect, exchanging tasks for them.

When Bai Yang led Jiang Feng to the academy, they saw the first layer was crowded, filled with outer disciples, and even servant disciples mixed in, trading high-priced spirit stones for the chance to stay in the academy’s first layer for one or two hours.

Being a disciple of the Talisman Master lineage, the sect favored them, allowing Jiang Feng to use his identity token to access the second layer directly.

Bai Yang earned merit from eliminating the wolf pack, enjoying the treatment of official disciples, so he could also access the second layer.

If the first layer was like a marketplace,

then the second layer was the true library.

With significantly fewer people, it was relatively quiet and comfortable. Everyone held books while standing, squatting, or hiding in corners to read carefully.

"Junior Brother, the books in the academy are of higher levels the further up you go. Of course, the higher-level books have fewer pages. To complete them, you need to go to the higher layers to see them.

Some books need to be completed on the last layer, so consider carefully when choosing a cultivation technique. I suggest finding cultivation techniques with complete pages within the third or fourth layer for the best.

Otherwise, if your cultivation stagnates due to incomplete techniques, the sect won’t be lenient. You’ll have to complete various tasks desperately to have a chance to obtain complete techniques."

Bai Yang kindly advised.

"Alright, I’ll keep an eye out."

Jiang Feng nodded. He had reckoned the rules here would be like those of Dragon Capital Academy. After all, no sect or force would hand out all cultivation methods freely to disciples.

Such actions wouldn’t create more experts within the sect. Instead, due to the overabundance of techniques, it would cause all disciples to become perplexed, unable to concentrate on cultivating a single technique to its fullest, while lacking challenges would result in less rigorous cultivation.

Moreover, cultivating advanced techniques requires a certain talent.

Giving high-level techniques to ordinary disciples would only harm them, causing them to stray further.

Additionally, the most important point is this method best controls people’s hearts, compelling all talented and powerful disciples to strive endlessly for complete techniques through achieving merit.

"Then I won’t disturb you; I’ll go find some books to read."

Not wanting to miss the rare opportunity to enter the academy, Bai Yang said.

"Alright, I’ll do the same."

Jiang Feng was also eager to search.

He examined the books on the shelves that had been handled by numerous people, their covers creased and marked, believing the public’s eye is discerning, and genuinely powerful cultivation techniques would certainly be read by many.

Finding something in a corner covered in dust only reveals a heaven-defying technique is quite rare.

Back in Dragon Capital Academy, discovering Tai Chi Longevity Skill was pure luck due to its slow cultivation and its focus on health preservation, leading it to be overlooked.

Jiang Feng didn’t believe he would encounter such good fortune again in the academy of Cyan Cloud Sect.

After some searching, he found a thick tome on the shelves filled with oil stains, yellowed pages, a book with an estimated thousand pages of content.

Such a thick book had been read by so many people.

It should be a decent cultivation technique.

Jiang Feng reached out to take it.

Unexpectedly.

A fair, slender arm almost simultaneously grabbed the book with him.

Thinking it was a senior sister or junior sister, Jiang Feng turned to look, and he was petrified.

The person before him was Huang Li.

As their eyes met, Huang Li was also taken aback.