After organizing his gains, Liu Bai found that among the seven Spiritual Arts he had newly obtained, two were cultivation methods, which were currently useless to him and could only be kept in reserve.
The remaining four were offensive Spiritual Arts, encompassing techniques for fists, palms, blades, and spears.
However, Liu Bai had no plans to study them for now. After all, he already possessed ample offensive means, especially since he now had two deity-grade offensive Spiritual Arts. These ordinary ones were of little significance to him.
What truly piqued Liu Bai's interest was the last one—"Rainbow Transformation Art". It was a high-level Spirit-grade movement art, which perfectly complemented Liu Bai's current need for faster long-distance travel.
To upgrade a high-level Spirit-grade Spiritual Art to the Perfect Level required only around seven thousand experience points, so Liu Bai didn't even blink before directly maxing it out.
Just like other Spirit-grade arts, upon reaching the Perfect Level, the Rainbow Transformation Art awakened a special ability corresponding to its nature—Rainbow Manifestation!
Rainbow Manifestation: Transform into radiant light, traversing infinite distance within an instant!
This was essentially a movement technique that pushed speed to its absolute limit. While it wasn't suited for close-range maneuvering, its straight-line speed rivaled deity-grade arts. For long-distance flight, it was even faster than Fan Tong's high-grade spiritual airship.
With this escape art, even if Liu Bai were surrounded by formidable foes in the future, he could easily retreat. Though, in his eyes, such a situation was unlikely to occur.
Next came the Emerald Serenity Palace's most treasured alchemy tome—the "Azure Ram Pill Codex", a high-grade text that was extremely profound and more than sufficient to support Liu Bai's advancement into a true Pill Master.
However, at present, Liu Bai did not lack alchemy comprehension; what he lacked was practical experience in pill refinement. Therefore, instead of increasing his alchemy realm, he focused on fully mastering all third-grade and lower pill formulas. Once his success rate improved, he would consider further advancement.
With the Rainbow Transformation Art in hand, the journey back became far easier. Liu Bai's return speed increased severalfold. What normally took several days, he completed in just a day and a half.
Of course, part of this was due to the immense spiritual power within him, but the terrifying speed of the Rainbow Transformation Art made Liu Bai exclaim in admiration. "I love it!" From now on, whenever he undertook missions, he would no longer waste so much time on travel.
Upon arriving back at Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy, Liu Bai was surprised to learn that he had actually missed the Academy Exchange Meet.
As everyone knew, within the Great Thousand World, there were countless spiritual academies. Although the Five Great Academies were the most renowned, that did not mean other academies were necessarily inferior in strength.
Some powerful academies rivaled the Five Great Academies in might, but because of their lesser fame, the general populace still regarded the Five as supreme.
Naturally, this disparity provoked those strong academies who had the ability to challenge the Five but lacked the renown.
Thus, those academies began recruiting talented students from across the lands, hoping that through their rise, the academies' reputations would soar alongside them.
Of course, the simplest way to gain fame was to find a stepping stone—and naturally, the Five Great Academies became their targets.
After all, what could bring more prestige than defeating one of the Five Great Academies?
And so, the so-called "Academy Exchange Meets" were born.
As for the content of the exchange meets, it was simple: at set intervals, powerful academies would send delegations to one of the Five Great Academies and request sparring matches under the pretext of "friendly exchanges."
Though the stated purpose seemed harmless, the underlying provocation was obvious.
They were openly declaring, "We've come to challenge you. Do you dare to accept?"
Even though the Five Great Academies understood the real intent behind these exchanges, they couldn't refuse. After all, the other side's reasoning was sound. As the leading academies, if they didn't even dare to accept a "friendly exchange," they might as well give up their title.
In the original story, the academy that came to Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy for an exchange was the formidable Tai Ding Spiritual Academy. At that time, both Li Xuantung and Shen Cangsheng were away, while Mu Chen was in seclusion. The challengers even managed to defeat nearly all of Northern Heaven's top ten Heaven Ranking students, sparing only the top three.
Among those defeated were He Yao, Su Xuan, and Xu Huang and it was known that He Yao was an actual powerhouse in the original work.
In the end, it was Luo Li who stepped up to save some of Northern Heaven's honor, but she too was defeated by a royal descendant of the Blood God Clan, the eternal enemies of the Luo God Clan.
Of course, that event served as a setup for Mu Chen's grand return, but it also proved one thing: among the countless spiritual academies, there indeed existed those capable of standing toe to toe with the Five Great Academies.
That was what gave the Exchange Meets their true significance.
The situation this time in Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy was not much better than that of the original event. The previous top three on the Heaven Ranking had just joined the Punishment Hall, while among the new top three, only Liu Bai was strong; the other two had risen to prominence only after the Hunting Battle, with unstable foundations.
Even if this visiting academy wasn't as fearsome as Tai Ding, and even without any Blood God Clan prodigy among their ranks, Northern Heaven still faced great difficulty in winning.
Since Liu Bai was away, the leading role fell to Chu Lin and Yue Qing, who had just broken through with the aid of a Spiritual King Crystal Core, along with Wei Fan, Luo Gu, and Xing Rui as the main fighters.
However, the results were dire. Wei Fan, Luo Gu, and Xing Rui were defeated one after another. Yue Qing fought desperately, defeating three opponents in a row to turn the tide slightly.
Finally, Chu Lin faced the enemy's strongest expert. Both went all out, neither holding back, and in the end, they both suffered serious injuries. Relying on sheer willpower, Chu Lin managed to stay standing one second longer, barely claiming victory.
Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantung also participated, both performing exceptionally and defeating one opponent each, greatly supporting Yue Qing's comeback effort.
After the exchange, both of them rose to eighth and ninth place on the Heaven Ranking, giving the academy's students a much-needed morale boost.
However, the battle had also impacted the two deeply. Shen Cangsheng immediately shut himself in the Spirit Gathering Array, while Li Xuantung, though less extreme, also increased his time spent in seclusion.
Clearly, both had been greatly motivated by their opponents' strength—especially after seeing Yue Qing, a woman, fight fiercely for the academy's honor.
Ever since Liu Bai's arrival, this entire generation of students had been caught in relentless competition. Their rate of improvement had far surpassed the pace of the original storyline.
Among them, Shen Cangsheng's change was the most drastic. In the original timeline, a year before the story began, he was only mid-ranked on the Heaven Ranking. But now, in just half a year, he had already entered the top ten.
"I didn't expect so much to happen while I was away. Had I known, I would have stayed a few more days," Liu Bai said with a hint of regret after hearing Su Ling'er's vivid retelling of the exchange event.
Though he wasn't fond of showy arrogance, if someone dared to flaunt their strength on his turf, Liu Bai wouldn't mind giving them a true traveler's shock.
"Mhm! If Big Brother Liu had been here, those Canghui Academy people would never have been so arrogant!" the little girl said confidently, clenching her small fists.
In her heart, Liu Bai was the strongest student of Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy—without equal.
"Canghui Academy… That name sounds familiar. I feel like I've heard it somewhere before," Liu Bai murmured, momentarily lost in thought.
However, he had read far too many novels and watched too many anime in his previous life. Perhaps one of them had mentioned an academy with that name.
But ever since he transmigrated into the Great Thousand World, he had focused entirely on his cultivation and growth in this new realm, setting aside all the memories from his previous life. As a result, he had forgotten most of them, and even what remained was vague and blurry. With time, those remnants of memory would likely fade away completely.
After all, the Great Thousand World was a realm of grand mysticism and immense power, where the truly strong could live for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. Compared to that, the fleeting memories of his past life were far too insignificant.
Perhaps when that day finally came, he would have truly and completely become a part of this Great Thousand World.
Upon returning to the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy, Liu Bai finally felt at ease to fuse the spirit essence of the Green Spirit Bird and complete the condensation of his Innate Five Spirits.
For the first two days of his seclusion, nothing unusual happened. But on the third day, above the floating island that housed the Willow God Association's headquarters, radiant five-colored light began to flicker in the sky.
At first, the brilliance wasn't very eye-catching, but as time passed, it grew increasingly resplendent, until it eventually shone so brightly that it rivaled the sun and moon.
The five-colored light gradually began to blend; first two colors merged, then three, then four, and finally all five fused into one dazzling stream of divine radiance.
In that moment, the heavens seemed painted with a breathtaking aurora that stretched across the sky like an otherworldly masterpiece.
During this time, more and more members of the Willow God Association returned from their missions. One by one, they stopped their cultivation to gaze up at the magnificent light in the heavens, excitement flashing in their eyes as they whispered among themselves.
They all knew that such a celestial phenomenon could only have been caused by their president. It meant that their leader had once again achieved a new breakthrough.
This was a tremendous cause for celebration among the members. The stronger their president became, the greater their standing and privileges within the academy would be. His power directly influenced their cultivation progress—such tangible benefits were something everyone cherished.
This was precisely why, even though Liu Bai had never personally managed the Willow God Association, every member still recognized and revered him as their rightful leader.
Finally, after forty-nine days, the five-colored brilliance that had illuminated the sky underwent a dramatic transformation.
A palm-sized, five-colored disk slowly rose from above Liu Bai's head, ascending into the heavens to merge with the divine radiance.
As the onlookers watched in awe, five distinct cries echoed across the heavens—the roars of dragons, the cries of phoenixes, the howls of tigers, and the bellows of lions—shaking the very air itself.
Five enormous beasts appeared, their colossal forms towering across the sky. Each one raised its head and let out an earth-shaking roar. From their bodies burst streams of radiant light that intertwined and connected, forming a gigantic divine wheel thousands of feet wide.
Within the wheel, four Spiritual beasts representing Metal, Wood, Water, and Fire occupied the four directions, while a terrifying four-winged flood dragon stood at the very center, its divine aura suppressing the heavens and earth.
The five beasts together unleashed a tide of power so overwhelming that the entire world seemed to tremble beneath it.
At that instant, every member of the Willow God Association felt as though a mountain had descended upon their shoulders. The immense pressure made even breathing difficult.
However, what they didn't realize was that the suffocating sensation wasn't just caused by the beasts' might—it was also due to the terrifying power within the light wheel, which had forced the surrounding spiritual energy to scatter. The abrupt depletion of spiritual energy in the air created the illusion of suffocation.
Soon, the five beasts vanished, and the five-colored light wheel along with the divine brilliance in the heavens faded away. The world gradually returned to its natural state.
With the aid of the Rank Five Spirit Converging Array, the Willow God Association's headquarters quickly restored its spiritual energy to normal levels, leaving everyone feeling as though they had just awakened from a vivid dream.
Deep beneath the lake, inside the pavilion where Liu Bai sat cross-legged, his eyes remained closed, his full attention focused within his Spiritual Sea.
There, the massive five-colored wheel that had vanished from the outside world now hovered silently in his Spiritual Sea, rotating slowly. Upon its surface, five divine Spiritual beasts rested in their respective places, quietly slumbering.
Liu Bai's tiny Divine Soul stood above the wheel, gazing down with a radiant smile upon his face.
"I wonder how my Innate Five-Spirit Disk compares to Mu Chen's Pagoda of the Great Thousand."
In that moment, Liu Bai's confidence surged, and a bold thought rose in his heart—a desire to challenge the so-called favored son of the Great Thousand World himself.
Of course, in terms of sheer might, his current Innate Five-Spirit Disk couldn't compare to Mu Chen's Pagoda of the Great Thousand of the same realm. After all, the difference in their cultivation arts was significant.
Not to mention, Mu Chen's Pagoda was further empowered by the Yin and Yang Volumes of the Great Pagoda Art, evolving into the Saint Pagoda—a sacred divine artifact of immense power.
Yet Liu Bai felt no discouragement. The Great Pagoda Art might be one of the highest-ranked cultivation methods, but he believed he would one day obtain a technique of equal caliber.
Moreover, his Innate Five-Spirit Disk could continue to evolve alongside his Five Spirits. With the aid of his system's mysterious power, Liu Bai had full confidence that once he advanced all his Innate Spirits to the level of Supreme Divine Beasts, even Mu Chen's Saint Pagoda would no longer outshine him.
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