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Chapter 44 - Chapter 44: Frightening Prices

Although this was a residential area for new students, it too was divided into different classes. The criteria for this division were naturally based on proximity to the core of the Spiritual-gathering Array.

The range of a Rank Four Spiritual-gathering Array was extremely vast, and the closer one was to the center, the denser the spiritual energy.

From the mouth of Instructor Qiu Zhongsheng, everyone learned that the new student living area was divided into three levels: A, B, and C. However, Liu Bai and the others could only live for free in the outermost C-grade area.

Of course, as long as it was within the Rank Four Spiritual-gathering Array, even the spiritual energy at the edge was far richer than that of the Spiritual Academies they had attended before. As for living in a better zone, they would need to pay using Spiritual Values…

"A-grade rooms cost two thousand Spiritual Valuess per month, while B-grade costs one thousand," Qiu Zhongsheng said with a cheerful smile.

All the new students were stunned on the spot…

Seriously? They even charged rent?

Even Liu Bai, who had mentally prepared himself, was speechless. In his previous life, he had struggled day after day for a place to live. Who would have thought that even after transmigrating, he still couldn't escape from such things?

"Little fellows, Spiritual Values are very important in the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy…"

Qiu Zhongsheng explained, "In fact, this is a form of motivation to cultivate. Our Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy has over a hundred Rank Four Spiritual-gathering Arrays; more than sixty Rank Five Arrays; twenty Rank Six Arrays; ten Rank Seven Arrays; and the sole Rank Eight Array!"

Hiss—

Even some new students who had seen the world couldn't help but suck in a cold breath. They were clearly shocked. So many high-Rank Spiritual-gathering Arrays—this was terrifying.

Liu Bai was also inwardly shaken. Based on his understanding of Spiritual Arrays, he knew that in the Great Thousand World, Spiritual Arrays were divided into nine Ranks. Rank One to Five were considered common arrays, used by those below the Sovereign Realm.

Rank Six Arrays marked a transformation. A single Rank Six Array could be hundreds of times more powerful than a Rank Five, a terrifying leap that was impossible in the previous levels.

Of course, Rank Six Arrays were also known as Human-tier Spiritual Arrays, and only a Spiritual Array GrandMaster could construct them.

Going upwards, Rank Seven Arrays were called Earth-tier Spiritual Arrays, Rank Eight were Heaven-tier Spiritual Arrays, and within each rank, arrays were further classified into lower, middle, and upper levels based on their power.

As for Rank Nine Spiritual Arrays, they were known as Saint-tier Spiritual Arrays!

Only those who had reached the level of Spiritual Array Saint could hope to master such terrifying formations. Their power could even rival Earth Sovereign-level experts!

As for the present Great Thousand World, the general classification of Spirit Arrays ended here. After all, Spiritual Array Saints were already incredibly rare, let alone those above them.

It was only because Liu Bai was a transmigrator and familiar with the original plot that he knew—beyond the Spiritual Array Saint, there was another level: Spiritual Array Ancestor.

This level of formation could already create a world of its own, transcending the mundane. In Liu Bai's memory, there was only one person in the story capable of controlling such arrays—Mu Chen's mother, Qing Yanjing.

Of course, this didn't mean Qing Yanjing was the only Spiritually Array Ancestor in the entire Great Thousand World, but the rarity of such existences could be seen from this example.

"Among these Spiritual Arrays, only the Rank Four Spiritual-gathering Arrays can be accessed freely. The rest all require Spiritual values. It's said that training in a Rank Seven Spiritual-gathering Array costs five thousand Spiritual Values per day."

Bang!

Everyone was shocked once again. Only now did they truly understand what kind of currency Spiritual Values were in the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy. Without Spiritual Values, one could hardly move forward here.

Liu Bai scratched his head. Compared to everyone else's concern, the choice was actually very easy for him.

After all, for him, no amount of Spiritual Values would be enough right now. Moreover, improving his strength didn't rely much on Spiritual Arrays. So his first thought wasn't to spend Spiritual Values for higher-tier Spiritual-gathering Arrays, but to use them to exchange for items he needed.

Although Instructor Qiu Zhongsheng was an instructor, he was kind and didn't have the cold, detached attitude of some other instructors. He also took his responsibilities very seriously.

Looking at the many frowning new students, he couldn't help but say again, "Actually, you don't need to worry too much. There's still a simple way to earn Spiritual Values…

Each month, as long as you inject your strongest Spiritual Energy into your Spiritual Values Token, if your strength has increased during that month, you will automatically be rewarded with a certain number of Spiritual Values. Furthermore, whenever you break through, you'll be rewarded as well. So the best path is to cultivate diligently."

"Of course, if you want something faster, you can go to the 'Thunder Domain'—that's a very popular place here at the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy."

As Qiu Zhongsheng spoke, everyone looked in that direction. They could see that the sky there was a bit darker, with vague distortions in space and flashes of lightning.

"The Thunder Domain is a cultivation ground developed by the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy. It contains endless Heavenly Lightning. This kind of lightning has the effect of tempering Spiritual Energy and strengthening the physical body. Any student who has reached the Divine Soul Realm can enter. Besides cultivation, you can also refine the lightning to create Thunder Spirit Pearls. These are extremely popular within the Academy, and it's said that each one can fetch a price of 200 Spiritual Values in the Spiritual Values Hall."

These words immediately made many people's eyes light up. A single Thunder Spirit Pearl was worth 200 Spiritual Values. If they could refine a dozen or so each month, wouldn't they easily be able to afford to live in the A-grade zone forever?

All at once, the new students' moods improved significantly.

However, Liu Bai was well aware that things were far from as easy as everyone imagined…

"Instructor, aside from the requirement of reaching the Divine Soul Realm, are there any other conditions to enter the Thunder Domain?" Liu Bai asked calmly.

The moment this question was raised, many of the new students were inwardly startled. Judging from the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy's previous "obsession with money," this really was quite likely!

Under everyone's tense gaze, Qiu Zhongsheng shrugged and said, "Of course there are."

"To enter the Thunder Domain, you must also pay Spiritual Values—though not too many. Five hundred Spiritual Values, and you may enter freely."

At that moment, everyone's expressions turned dark, and many even clenched their teeth…

This Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy was seriously black-hearted!

Qiu Zhongsheng had no better way to guide the new students. After all, wasn't he himself acting as a nanny for a group of brats just to earn Spiritual Values?

"Alright, next up, everyone should choose your residence. If anyone wants to transfer to the A- or B-grade zones, you can let me know."

At this point, Liu Bai had 8,000 Spiritual Values on hand. Su Xuan had a similar amount. The rest—Li Qing and the others—weren't as wealthy. Their Spiritual Values were barely enough to afford a month in the B-grade zone.

But that was already enough. With their strength, earning a thousand Spiritual Values in a month wasn't too difficult. They might even move into the A-grade zone later.

"Boss Liu Bai, which zone are you choosing?" Guo Xiong came over curiously.

This guy looked tall and brawny, with a straightforward personality, but he was actually quite inquisitive, especially when it came to his friends—he talked a lot.

"C-grade," Liu Bai answered without hesitation.

"Huh? C-grade?" Guo Xiong looked as though he had been struck by lightning, his voice rising uncontrollably.

Hearing his loud voice, Su Xuan and the other girls walked over too and asked in confusion, "Why would you choose the free C-grade zone? With your current Spiritual Values, you could afford to live in the A-grade zone for several months, right?"

Instructor Qiu had previously mentioned that each residence could house two people. So Su Xuan had already decided to choose an A-grade unit and live there with her younger sister Su Ling'er.

Although Su Ling'er was currently a burden, Su Xuan had the strength to provide the Spiritual Values for her sister's early-stage cultivation.

Besides, with Su Ling'er's talent, her future growth was guaranteed. It would be no problem for her to support herself later.

Liu Bai didn't explain much. He simply said he needed to use his Spiritual values to exchange for some items.

Seeing this, the others didn't ask further. But when it came time to choose their residential zones, what Liu Bai hadn't expected was that aside from the Su sisters, the remaining three Guo Xiong, An Ran, and even Li Qing—all chose the same C-grade zone as him.

"…What are you all doing?" Liu Bai asked, speechless as he looked at the group.

Guo Xiong gave a cheeky laugh and said, "Did you forget? Back in the Northern Heaven Realm, we said we would follow you as our boss."

An Ran and Li Qing, the two icy beauties, only glanced over coldly and didn't even bother coming up with an excuse.

Liu Bai could only shake his head in exasperation.

However, he could understand their choice.

After all, even if they picked a better place, they would only qualify for the Grade B zone, which wasn't much better than the Grade C zone. It would be more practical to save up some spiritual Values and then directly move into the Grade A zone later on.

Moreover, they had witnessed Liu Bai's strength and potential firsthand. He was by no means inferior to Su Xuan or the He Yao and even surpassed someone like Zhou Fan. For freshmen, finding a strong backer was a common strategy.

Otherwise, why would Li Xuantong go through the trouble of creating the "Xuan Gang" or even Shen Cangsheng establish the "Judgment Hall" faction?

Thinking this through, Liu Bai didn't say anything else and directly chose a small two-story pavilion closest to the lake as his residence.

As for Guo Xiong and the other two, they chose a spot to Liu Bai's left. An Ran and Li Jing took the right side… Their chosen area was a bit further away from the rest of the buildings. When the new students who couldn't qualify for the Grade A or Grade B zones saw this, they immediately started competing for the nearby spots.

There was no helping it. The admiration of strength was human nature, and seeking protection was instinct. Now that someone as powerful as Liu Bai had chosen to stay in the same area as them, they naturally wanted to get closer.

Su Xuan could only sigh internally at this and then led Su Linger to the place she had chosen.

After entering his room, Liu Bai lay on the soft bedding and let out a long sigh of relief. However, he quickly sat cross-legged, and with a flip of his palm, the crystal-like spiritual values token appeared in his hand.

Channeling a sliver of spiritual power into it, the spiritual Values token immediately emitted a glow, which then transformed into a light screen under Liu Bai's gaze. On the screen were a dazzling array of images and information.

"Furious Python Spear"

Forged from the horn of a Golden-Horned Spirit Python. When spiritual power is activated in battle, the spear's aura surges like a furious serpent. A mid-grade spirit artifact. Price: 8000 spiritual values.

"Golden Crow Explosive Flame Art"

A spirit-grade mid-level cultivation art. Price: 19000 spiritual Values.

"Phantom Demon Body Technique"

A spirit-grade mid-level movement technique. Price: 8600 spiritual Values.

"Wailing Yinwind Array"

A Rank-three array diagram. When activated, the array generates an environment of ghostly wails and sinister winds, creating a demonic realm. Its power is enough to tear even a Heavenly Fusion Realm expert to shreds. Price: 15000 spiritual valuess.

"Heavenly Thunder Orb"

Contains the essence of heavenly thunder. Possesses the effect of tempering spiritual energy and enhancing the physical body. Price: 200 spiritual values per orb.

A vast number of items flashed before Liu Bai's eyes. When he saw a mid-level spirit-grade art called Golden Crow Explosive Flame Art, his expression paused slightly.

"Golden Crow Explosive Flame Art… this does go very well with the essence of the Ancient Golden Crow Spirit Beast housed within the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy."

Liu Bai had already decided to fuse the Ancient Golden Crow essence into his Fire Acupuncture Channel, so choosing a suitable fire-element cultivation art was essential.

As for high-level spirit-grade arts, he didn't even consider them. Just moments ago, while flipping through the Spiritual Values Hall's catalog, he came across one such art:

"Three-Light Reincarnation Art"

A spirit-grade high-level cultivation art created by a Sovereign-level expert. Contains secrets of Life, Death, and Ultimate Light Reincarnation. Price: 1.3 million spirit points. Exclusive to Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

One point three million!

Who knows when he would ever be able to earn that many spiritual values?

After going through a significant amount of data, Liu Bai began to get a general sense of the price ranges within the catalog.

Spirit-grade low-level techniques range from a minimum of 1000 to a maximum of 10000 spiritual values.

Low-level spirit artifacts range from 1000 to 5000 spirit points.

Spirit-grade mid-level techniques start at 5000 and go up to 50000 spiritual values.

Mid-tier spirit artifacts range from 5000 to 100000 spiritual values.

Spirit-grade high-level techniques all cost more than 500000 spiritual values. Liu Bai even saw one priced at over 2 million spiritual values.

As for high-tier spirit artifacts, each and every one was easily worth over a million spiritual values.

With a headache, Liu Bai rubbed his temples. Although he had mentally prepared himself, he was still stunned by the exorbitant prices.

Especially the cultivation arts — their cost could far surpass even offensive or movement techniques of the same tier.

"Ancient Golden Crow Essence"

A Heaven-grade mid-tier spiritual beast. Ranked 34th on the Earth Rank of the Myriad Beast Record. Price: 4 million spiritual values.

Tsk tsk, now that was truly a heavyweight item. No wonder it had remained unredeemed for so many years, even when the main plot of the original story began.

Given the astronomical cost, those who could afford it were likely already at the Three Heavens Realm. And at that level, none of them would be interested in an Ancient Golden Crow that ranked only 34th on the Earth Ranking of the Myriad Beast Record.

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