MTLNOVEL Chapter 564: The Great Dao Corridor is Going to Change
"What magical treasure do you plan to use?" Ji Luo inquired.
Ding Huan shook his head, "I don't know yet, let's cultivate first."
The realm of Immortal Venerate 1st Layer was really too low. Jie Kuangren had been severely injured by him and Zuo Shanyi working together, but this place had a complete set of rules, and another Jie Kuangren could appear at any moment.
Taking advantage that he still had some Divine Crystals on him, he swiftly needed to improve his strength.
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Fortune lies within misfortune, and misfortune lurks within fortune.
This phrase was truly too fitting in the context of the Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy's Competing Dao Class.
If the eight cultivator students of the Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy had not joined the Competing Dao Class, they would not have met Daoist Ding Huan.
If they hadn't met Daoist Ding Huan, let alone gaining a place, it would have been difficult for them to earn the normal cultivation certificates from Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy.
Because they joined the Competing Dao Class and received guidance from Daoist Ding Huan, they gained such great honors.
They became figures of envy, each of the eight students won two places, and each had the halo of being first in one of those places.
It could be said that after the grand competition of the Daoist Skills Academy in the Great Dao Corridor, the eight cultivator students from Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy became adored by many and reached the peak of their fame.
With their current glory, they would be the most welcomed existence in any Daoist Skills Academy they wished to join.
After reaching the peak, things usually start to decline swiftly.
These eight cultivator students from Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy were no exception.
Once they returned to the Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy, the situation suddenly reversed.
After achieving their positions, the eight students became arrogant. Not only did they disregard the academy's director, demanding to leave the academy, but they even disregarded Daoist Ding Huan.
Whether they disregarded their Daoist Ding Huan, outsiders did not know.
However, the announcement to leave the Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy was publicly made by Ji Xing, and there were quite a few people who heard it on the Great Dao Corridor square.
According to the announcement from Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy, Ji Xing, the first-place winner in fighting, publicly declared that their Daoist Ding Huan had merely been lucky, that's all.
Their excellent performance was because Ji Xing had acquired a volume of the Divine Skills Classic.
Because of this Divine Skills Classic, the eight students from the Competing Dao Class saw rapid improvement in their results.
Not only that but their Daoist Ding Huan also benefited from this.
Because this volume was so heaven-defying, Daoist Ding Huan took it for himself.
The principal of Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy, Yuan You, found Ji Xing's statements extremely absurd.
As the principal, Yuan You believed that not only did Ji Xing and the others disrespect their teacher, but they were also slandering him.
Yuan You addressed the entire academy, claiming that Ji Xing and the others' successes were ninety percent thanks to Daoist Ding Huan's teachings.
Even if their Daoist Ding Huan had taken Ji Xing's Divine Skills Classic, as disciples, Ji Xing and the other students had no right to blame their teacher.
They certainly could not attribute all their achievements to their efforts alone.
Ji Xing and the others violated the principle of respecting teachers and valuing their teachings.
Though Yuan You, as the principal, did not wish for his academy's students to be punished,
he also held the dual role of a monitor for the Immortal Supervising Department of the Great Dao Corridor, and he had to deal with these students who betrayed and defamed their teacher.
Finally, Yuan You, together with the ten thousand laws of the Great Dao Corridor and the verdict of the Immortal Supervising Department of the Eternal Day Immortal City,
stripped Ji Xing of his cultivation and expelled him from the Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy. After that, Ji Xing disappeared.
Qian Xun and Haoyi, Fan Qingsi, having defied the verdict, were set to be executed on the spot.
Fortunately, Vice Principal Gu Min pleaded, citing their first offense as excusable.
The Immortal Supervising Department then stripped them of their cultivation and expelled them from the academy, ultimately adopted by Vice Principal Gu Min.
Long Xiyue was taken away by the Long Family Immortal Clan, Lin Zhenruo, and Lei Zuocheng were taken away by their respective Immortal Clans.
Zhuo Qi and Li Yunmu also disappeared after being expelled from the academy.
As for the advancement spots they won, they naturally went to the Eternal Desolation Divine Power Academy.
This matter, true or false, would inevitably languish as long as no one stood up for these eight disciples.
Even if someone suspected there was an issue, they wouldn't take it seriously.
If this event brought a brief uproar to the Great Dao Corridor, another event caused the prestige of the Immortal Supervising Department to plummet.
That was the incident at the Great Dao Corridor Second Daoist Skills Academy, Tianxing Daoist Skills Academy.
In the Great Dao Corridor, there were three Divine Veins of Demigod level.
Anyone in the Great Dao Corridor would know about these three Divine Veins.
The first was in the Immortal Supervising Department, the second in the Western Ruins of the Immortal Horn, and the third in Tianxing Daoist Skills Academy.
A man in black, wielding a spear, barged into Tianxing Daoist Skills Academy by himself, then publicly extracted its Demigod Divine Vein.
At that time, Tianxing Daoist Skills Academy had nine Immortal Emperors besieging him, not to mention the addition of two Immortal Emperors from the Immortal Supervising Department.
This man in black killed four Immortal Emperors, sustaining only minor injuries before leaving effortlessly.
His whereabouts became unknown, as he vanished completely.
What's more peculiar was that after this incident, the head of the Immortal Supervising Department of the Great Dao Corridor, Jie Kuangren, did not make an appearance.
The strict laws and enforcement of the Great Dao Corridor were fundamental to maintaining order.
Not to mention extracting a Demigod Divine Vein from the Great Dao Corridor Second Daoist Skills Academy, even if someone dared to kill wantonly, Jie Kuangren would seek out the culprit personally.
The incident at Tianxing Daoist Skills Academy cast a shadow over the entire Great Dao Corridor, with many wondering if the ten thousand laws of the Great Dao Corridor were not as formidable if one possessed enough strength.
Everyone understood that, given such an occurrence, if Jie Kuangren stood out, it would suffice.
Even if he couldn't capture the culprit who extracted the Demigod Divine Vein from Tianxing Daoist Skills Academy, it would stabilize the Great Dao Corridor and its ten thousand laws.
Yet, Jie Kuangren remained absent.
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Ding Huan ended his seclusion.
In a year and a half, he had advanced from Immortal Venerate 1st Layer to Immortal Venerate 6th Layer.
His exit was prompted by having exhausted Ji Luo's Divine Crystals.
"Lao Ji, cultivation holds no further meaning for now. I'll find an Immortal City to help gather body-shaping materials for you first."
Ding Huan knew Ji Luo had long been hoping he'd help with this. Otherwise, besides refining his Divine Will, Ji Luo had nothing to do.
"Thank you, little brother. I've reviewed some data, let's go to Wan Shi Immortal City in the Great Dao Corridor. It's the primary Immortal City there, and has everything one might need."
Ji Luo promptly responded.
During the years of Ding Huan's seclusion, Ji Luo focused on figuring out which spot in the Great Dao Immortal City was most likely to have body-shaping treasures.
"Let's go; Wan Shi Immortal City it is." This outing was mainly to find body-shaping materials for Ji Luo, so Ding Huan naturally followed Ji Luo's advice.
Without Ji Luo's assistance, he'd still be stuck at Immortal Venerate 1st Layer at best.
"No shape-shifting?" Ji Luo asked curiously, seeing Ding Huan neither shape-shifted nor concealed his cultivation.
"No need." Ding Huan waved his hand.
He had also read extensively about the Great Dao Corridor, where Jie Kuangren was the top leader.
Jie Kuangren, injured severely by him and Shi Keling teaming up, wouldn't be back anytime soon.
With injuries like his, it would take centuries to recover.
As for the other Immortal Emperors, if they dared to come after him, he'd just fight back.
He was at Immortal Venerate 6th Layer, not fearing the Immortal Emperors here.
In the Great Dao Corridor's primary Immortal City, Wan Shi Immortal City, Ding Huan had no difficulty finding it using the maps he purchased.
"Are they hunting Shi Keling here?" Even from outside, Ding Huan's Divine Will fell upon the wanted poster outside the Great Dao Immortal City.
Though Zuo Shanyi wore a black scarf and dressed in black, even an image without facial features couldn't fool Ding Huan. He recognized it as Shi Keling, Zuo Shanyi at a glance.
The Great Dao Corridor was hunting Zuo Shanyi because he extracted the Demigod Divine Vein from Tianxing Daoist Skills Academy.
Tianxing Daoist Skills Academy was part of the Great Dao Corridor's Cultivation Alliance, and the Alliance Hierarch Dong Jie was an honorary leader for the Immortal Supervising Department.
To leave the Demigod Divine Vein unsearched would be absurd.
Ji Luo's Divine Will also scanned the wanted poster, prompting him to chuckle, "This young man is quite clever. I bet when he comes out, he'll surely be at Immortal Emperor level."
"Lao Ji, hold on. I need to handle something before heading to Wan Shi Immortal City." Ding Huan said.
"You also want to snatch a Demigod Divine Vein?" Ji Luo instantly grasped Ding Huan's intention.
"Of course, or else Shi Keling, upon reaching Immortal Emperor, would be coming after me first." Ding Huan declared without hesitation.
He didn't care about anyone else reaching Immortal Emperor.
Shi Keling was different; he'd received the leather scroll's legacy. The higher his cultivation, the stronger he'd be compared to peers.
Even cultivating the Great Universe Technique, Ding Huan wouldn't underestimate Shi Keling.
"There are three Demigod Divine Veins in the Great Dao Corridor. The easiest to snatch is Tianxing Daoist Skills Academy's, next is Xi Xu Daoist Skills Academy's, and the hardest is with the Immortal Supervising Department.
You likely aim to snatch Xi Xu Daoist Skills Academy's, right?" Ji Luo discerned Ding Huan's plan.
Ding Huan chuckled, "Of course, but it's not I who will snatch, Shi Keling will. I'll draw those Immortal Emperors away while you help me extract the Demigod Divine Vein. How about it?"
Ji Luo laughed heartily, "No problem, let's go. Xi Xu Daoist Skills Academy isn't too far. With your Cosmic Pot, we can reach it within half a day.
With my Array skills, if we're discovered while extracting a Divine Vein from an academy, it's my incompetence."
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Xi Xu Daoist Skills Academy.
Since the Tianxing Daoist Skills Academy's Divine Vein got extracted, Xi Xu Daoist Skills Academy had its Demigod Divine Vein under constant vigilance.
As for the defense arrays, they were layered one after another.
Ding Huan arrived at Xi Xu Daoist Skills Academy, unconcerned about the top-tier 9th-level Immortal Arrays and 9th-level Killing Trap Arrays before him.
He was nearly a second-level Divine Array Emperor, and Ji Luo, given sufficient power, could even set up arrays surpassing fourth-level Divine Arrays.
Against these 9th-level Immortal Arrays, what was there to worry about?
Ji Luo perhaps was right; they might extract the Demigod Divine Vein without alerting the guarding Immortal Emperors of Xi Xu Daoist Skills Academy.