Chapter 57: The Recruitment of the Botanical Academy
Qi Tian was unaware that Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong had already begun searching for him.
He has now returned to his body eight years in the future and is currently battling in the Silvis Grand Arena to earn gold soul coins!
In the stands, an elderly man with gray hair was staring intently at the ring below.
"Dean Lin, our academy's seven-person team isn't in this arena. Shall I take you there?"
The old man waved his hand and said, "Wait a little longer!"
The young teacher next to him was both amused and exasperated, thinking to himself, "You've already watched two matches in this arena! If the team matches hadn't been held later than the individual matches, you would have missed your own students' matches."
The next moment, the old man suddenly stood up and couldn't help but applaud.
"What an amazing young man! He actually used at least four soul skills with only the cultivation of a second-ring soul master. Incredible, truly incredible!"
"What? Four soul skills? How can a soul master of the same level fight against that?" the teacher exclaimed.
After finishing his work, Qi Tian collected his payment.
Then he went to a secluded corner, changed his appearance, and went to collect the money he had won from betting.
"Sigh, I've reached Silver Soul level. I won't be able to find opponents of the same level again!" Qi Tian said helplessly.
Just like playing ranked matches, it becomes harder to find opponents when you reach a higher rank.
According to the rules of the Great Soul Arena, he can participate in Soul Master battles at a higher level, matching a Silver Soul Master with a Bronze Soul Master.
But there's no need. He's already made a lot of money recently, so focusing on cultivating and improving his soul power is the most important thing.
In the past ten days or so, he has earned more than 12,000 gold soul coins, most of which were earned by betting on his own.
If the stakes in the singles battle weren't so low and there weren't so few bettors, he could have earned even more.
"Sigh, thank goodness I have the Gold Soul Coin Card, otherwise, without a storage soul tool, I don't know how I would carry all this money!"
Qi Tian put away the gold soul coin black card from the Continental Universal Bank and left the Great Soul Arena.
He had just left the Great Soul Arena when he was stopped by a withered old man.
Qi Tian's heart skipped a beat. Had he been discovered to have broken the rules by betting as a contestant?
Could it be that a master saw through his disguised soul skill when he went to collect the money?
"Young friend, please wait a moment. I am Lin Tianqing, the dean of the Botanical Academy!" the old man introduced himself.
"Dean Lin, what do you need me for?" Qi Tian breathed a sigh of relief; at least it wasn't someone from the Great Soul Arena.
Dean Lin stared intently at Qi Tian: "Young friend, is your spirit Blue Silver Grass?"
Qi Tian nodded, already guessing what Dean Lin was thinking.
"Young friend, I just watched your two Soul Battle matches. You fought exceptionally well; you're the strongest Blue Silver Grass Soul Master I've ever seen!"
"Would you be interested in joining the Botanical Academy for cultivation, young friend?"
Hearing the old man's invitation, Qi Tian finally felt relieved, knowing that he wasn't there to harm him.
"Thank you for your kind offer, Dean Lin, but I have my own cultivation plans and I'm afraid I cannot join the Botanical Academy!" Qi Tian refused.
Now that he has the ability to hunt for spirit rings on his own, his desire to join the academy is not as strong.
Moreover, now that his spirit has awakened to the Blue Silver King, the most suitable training environment for him is the Blue Silver Forest, not the Plant Academy.
Before the old man could speak, the middle-aged man next to him frowned.
"Kid, are you really not going to consider this? Our Plant Academy is the most suitable academy for cultivating plant-based spirits!"
"Your spirit is Blue Silver Grass, which doesn't have high potential to begin with. Joining the Plant Academy will allow you to develop your spirit's potential to the fullest extent!"
"By joining the Plant Academy, you'll also have the chance to participate in the Continental Soul Master Tournament the year after next!"
"Our Plant Academy is one of the two most powerful advanced Soul Master academies in the Kingdom of Silvis. We are guaranteed a spot to participate in the Soul Master Tournament in Spirit City every year!"
Qi Tian shook his head again: "Thank you for your kindness, teacher, but I still prefer to cultivate on my own!"
After saying his farewells, he turned and disappeared into the night.
"This kid doesn't know what's good for him. Blue Silver Grass is just a useless spirit!" the middle-aged teacher complained.
Dean Lin also sighed. He valued Qi Tian's comprehension of his self-created soul skills and didn't think much of the Blue Silver Grass spirit.
Under normal circumstances, their academy does not recruit Blue Silver Grass Spirit Masters.
Because such Soul Masters generally find it difficult to even break through to level 30, and cannot even meet the graduation requirements of the academy.
Their academy typically recruits spirits made of thorns, azure vines, and various mutated plant species.
"Dean, our academy's Soul Fighting Tournament is about to begin! Let's go check it out!"
The following day, Qi Tian returned from Qian Renxue's place after his soul had traveled back.
Silvis City Auction House.
Silvis City is the capital of the Kingdom of Silvis. Although it is not as prosperous as Heaven Dou City, it still has an auction house.
However, Qi Tian did not come to attend the auction, but to directly purchase whale glue.
These days, he occasionally wanders between the various merchant guilds in Silvis City, but he hasn't found any satisfactory whale glue.
Half an hour later, Qi Tian left the grand auction house with three pieces of translucent yellow ten-thousand-year whale glue.
"Tsk tsk, so expensive! Whale glue now costs three thousand gold soul coins a piece!" Qi Tian said helplessly.
However, ten thousand years later, this price will only buy the capsules of a thousand-year-old whale.
After buying the whale glue, Qi Tian left the city, preparing to head to the Blue Silver Forest for cultivation.
Just then, he seemed to sense something and immediately quickened his pace, heading towards the Blue Silver Forest.
Two middle-aged soul masters trailed far behind him. They looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
"Hehe, this fat sheep is really stupid, he actually went out of the city on his own initiative, saving us a lot of trouble!"
"Hurry up and follow them, don't lose them. It would be such a waste to lose a fat sheep who can come up with nine thousand gold soul coins."
"I know, I've memorized his scent, he can't escape!"
Once outside the city, one of the middle-aged Soul Masters actually used his Spirit Possession technique, and his body grew covered in dog hair.
His spirit is actually a hunting dog, which can track targets by scent.
"Boundless heavens and earth, a relentless pursuit across ten thousand miles! Here we are, let's chase!"
More than half an hour later, the two found themselves chasing each other into an unknown forest.
"This kid's got some nerve; he ran nearly a hundred miles in no time!"
"Watch out, the scent has disappeared, he's nearby!"
Both of them used their spirit possession abilities; one was a hunting dog, and the other was a porcupine.
Beneath their feet, three soul rings—one white, one yellow, and one yellow—pulsated rhythmically, clearly indicating that they were two Soul Masters.
"The scent disappeared over there!" the hound spirit master said, pointing to a bush.
"Chase!"
The two quickly ducked into the bushes, where they found a small package on the ground containing three pieces of yellow whale glue.
Where is that kid?
Just then, the surrounding blue silver grass seemed to come alive, transforming into blue spears that pierced towards the two.
Before they could react, they were shot through the heart!
"Phew~ Luckily, I was one step ahead!"
The soul power shone brightly, and a humanoid old vine not far away disappeared, transforming into the form of Qi Tian.
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