Chapter 164: Shrek Academy Only Accepts Monsters!
Just as Yu Yuanzhen said, a Soul Master can take at most one Foundation Establishment Pill; this is indeed a regulation set by Spirit Hall.
However, it never said that a second pill couldn't be taken.
After all, the raw materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill are refined from the essence of various Spiritual Plants combined with a semi-Immortal Herb as a medicinal guide; these herbs are harmless to Soul Masters.
But because the materials used are basically the same, the effect of taking a second pill would be greatly reduced.
Unless the medicinal efficacy is increased, it cannot have the same effect as the first Foundation Establishment Pill; after one pill, a corresponding drug resistance will develop.
Even Immortal Herbs are no exception.
Tang San, who was standing nearby, listened with great interest, never expecting that this world also had the existence of medicinal pills!
However, he had been cultivating with Yu Xiaogang for so long and hadn't heard anything about cultivation techniques, though he did learn about the meditation methods for Soul Master cultivation.
But this kind of meditation method only increases a Soul Master's soul power and has no other effects; compared to his Mysterious Heaven Skill, it was simply far inferior.
His Tang Sect ultimate technique, Mysterious Heaven Skill, was the foundation, while Tang Sect's ultimate techniques, like Mysterious Jade Hand, were performed using the internal skill derived from Mysterious Heaven Skill.
Furthermore, Mysterious Heaven Skill also recorded the human body's Eight Extraordinary Meridians; once opened, a person's potential would reach a higher level.
Also, those who cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill have endless internal skill, and their soul power is more condensed, which is something this world's meditation methods cannot achieve.
At this moment, Tang San's confidence reached an unprecedented peak; he felt that as long as he worked hard, he would definitely become a powerful expert in the future and rebuild the Tang Sect here!
Outside Suo Tuo City.
Shrek Academy.
Ever since Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong parted ways, Flender came here to establish an academy and recruit students.
However, his Shrek Academy was not recognized by the Balak Kingdom, making it a "three-no" academy.
And for such an academy to recruit students was very difficult — after all, which academy has nothing?
And he was the only teacher.
So he created a gimmick: Shrek Academy only accepts monsters!
And while recruiting students, he also recruited teachers.
Soon, this news spread throughout Suo Tuo City, and Flender would also ask Yu Xiaogang in Nuoding City and Liu Erlong in Heaven Dou City to secretly help promote it.
Just like that, even before the academy opened, several teachers came to apply, including Zhao Wuji, who was facing capture by Spirit Hall, and Li Yuesong, among others.
According to strength rankings, Zhao Wuji naturally became the vice dean of Shrek Academy.
Once the academy had a few teachers, Flender began recruiting students.
Conditions: Under twelve years old, a two-ring standard Soul Grandmaster, and a registration fee of ten gold coins.
There were four entrance tests; if all four were passed, one could stay.
Those under twelve with soul power above rank twenty-five could skip the second and third tests.
Of course, for those without self-awareness who didn't meet the above admission requirements, the registration fee was non-refundable.
When Zhao Wuji and the others heard Flender set such admission rules, they were stunned; could this really attract anyone?
Moreover, their academy's environment wasn't that great.
Flender, however, had a cunning smile: "It's fine. Our lowest strength is High-level Soul King, and there are several Soul Emperors; I'm even a Soul Saint, which is more than enough for this place."
"When the time comes, we'll showcase our faculty strength and promote it; parents will definitely bring their children over.
We'll explain the admission requirements and other details when there are few people, then just wait to collect money. We might not get money from the Soul Masters who register early, but we'll definitely get a lot later.
They didn't hear clearly, and our registration fee is non-refundable; this can keep us comfortable for a long time. And if a genius truly enrolls, we just need to teach them casually, hehehe."
Good heavens!
Zhao Wuji, Li Yuesong, and others couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when they heard Flender's plan to get rich.
They wondered why, if they truly wanted to focus on teaching, they would open an academy in such a dilapidated place and claim to only accept monsters?
However, they had no objection to Flender's proposal; Suo Tuo City originally didn't have many powerful Soul Masters, and their combined strength was sufficient to handle things.
Anyway, they'd get money and have less work — not bad!
Inside the academy.
Zhao Wuji said to Flender, "Dean, shouldn't you think of a solution? Ever since Spirit Hall made the rule that subsidies are only given if one joins Spirit Hall, the number of people registering at our academy has significantly decreased."
"Although the Two Great Empires later offered the same conditions as Spirit Hall to compete for these fresh talents, they also stipulated that one must join the academies under their jurisdiction to study, and in the future, they must serve the empire."
"The result is that even fewer Soul Masters are registering at our academy; most join Spirit Hall, and a small portion join the Two Great Empires and their affiliated duchies."
"And those unaffected are only academies with distinct personalities, such as the various elemental academies."
"Now that Spirit Hall has established a nation, its momentum is so great, and it's said there are many benefits; who would still want to come to our academy?"
Zhao Wuji was very helpless now.
Flender also sighed: "This Spirit Hall is truly detestable; it hinders my money-making! Why make such regulations for no reason? Are they not letting the grassroots Soul Master academies survive?"
In Flender's view, this was outright monopolization!
Not giving other Soul Master academies a way to survive!
The only way for those academies to survive was to join Spirit Hall, become an academy established by Spirit Hall, and only then could they continue to exist; otherwise, they would face closure.
But deep down, they all knew: was this about an education monopoly?
It wasn't!
It was because Spirit Hall had money, resources, and even provided free Martial Soul awakening for commoners. Spirit Hall's positive image had already deeply rooted itself in people's hearts, and that was the key!
If the Two Great Empires had the ability, they could also do better than Spirit Hall, but they couldn't; in fact, those nobles even treated commoner Soul Masters like dogs. Who would be happy with that?
Many local Soul Masters who initially couldn't see the situation clearly might have had the idea of serving their country, so they chose to join the empire instead of Spirit Hall.
But after joining, they discovered that the empire simply didn't treat them as humans.
Nobles were arrogant, domineering, and ordered them around; if they didn't get their way, they would be suppressed, and resources would instantly be halved or zeroed out.
This led to many Soul Masters being utterly disappointed with their own empire (duchy) imperial family, and they turned to the embrace of Spirit Hall instead.
And for such Soul Masters, Spirit Hall naturally did not refuse.
An enemy's enemy is a friend; they would work even harder.
Of course, it doesn't rule out the possibility of spies from the empire, so Spirit Hall doesn't accept just anyone; they conduct background checks, and if anything seems off, they refuse.
And even if they join, Spirit Hall will always know the whereabouts of their families; if they ever become traitors, then sorry, their families will have to be buried with them.
After all, they had already betrayed their own country once, and in Spirit Hall's view, they had a blemish; they had to be prepared!
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