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At the moment Xiao Lin stepped out of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, the crowd that had been waiting outside for an entire day turned their gazes toward him in unison.
As the Grand Elder of Jia Nan Academy, Su Qian walked forward to meet him, his excitement tinged with nervous anticipation.
In a Jia Nan Academy where the Headmaster Mang Tianchi was absent and the two elder; Elder Qian and Elder Bai didn't concern themselves with mundane affairs, Su Qian, as the actual manager of the academy, truly exhausted his heart and soul for its development!
With Xiao Lin's arrival and his claim that he could take the academy's foundation—the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower—to the next level, how could Su Qian not take it to heart? In fact, since Xiao Lin had entered the tower, Su Qian's heart hadn't known a moment of peace.
Now that Xiao Lin was out, he was naturally the first to greet him.
"Elder Lin, how is it?"
The meaning behind Su Qian's "how is it" was obvious to everyone else as well.
Consequently, the students and teachers outside the tower, including the other elders, were now looking at Xiao Lin with tense expressions. Since Xiao Lin had joined Jia Nan Academy a month ago, any well-informed student, teacher, or elder naturally knew that he was a Formation Master.
At the same time, they knew that this new Elder Lin could set up a formation capable of increasing their cultivation efficiency within the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
In other words, once the formation was complete, entering the tower to cultivate would be equivalent to stacking two buffs simultaneously.
This was good news for everyone!
After all, who wouldn't want to cultivate a bit faster? It was no wonder that as Xiao Lin stepped out, everyone looked at him with such fervent eyes. Feeling the expectations of the crowd, Xiao Lin had no intention of playing riddles.
Although he was exhausted and desperately wanted to lie down and rest for the night, he first had to give everyone a satisfactory answer.
"Grand Elder, I have fortunately fulfilled the mission; everything went smoothly! Everyone, if you wish to experience the new cultivation speed of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, you may enter now."
Xiao Lin first nodded to Grand Elder Su Qian in front of him, then turned to speak to the surrounding teachers, students, and elders. As Xiao Lin's voice fell, the heart that Su Qian had been holding in his throat finally settled.
At this moment, his face showed nothing but irrepressible excitement!
Simultaneously, the surrounding students and elders all let out excited cheers. Especially those elders; despite being middle-aged, their excited appearance was even more exaggerated than the ordinary students.
However, this was easy to understand. After all, to become an elder of Jia Nan Academy, the lowest cultivation required was the Dou Wang rank. The original assistance provided by the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to the Dou Wang realm was actually quite limited.
For those above that, the Dou Huang, the effect was even more negligible!
Now, Xiao Lin setting up the Spirit Gathering Formation was equivalent to giving the tower an upgrade.
Many of them had already heard from Grand Elder Su Qian that once Xiao Lin laid the formations, even Dou Zong powerhouses would benefit from cultivating inside, let alone elders at the Dou Wang and Dou Huang levels.
Facing such a temptation, wasn't it normal for these elders to be even more excited than the students?
"Elder Lin succeeded? No way, I have to go try the tower's current cultivation effect right now!"
"I'm going too!"
"Heh, then why aren't you moving yet? Don't you see the crowd already pushing through?"
"Damn, where are your manners!"
"I am an elder, make way for me!"
"Everyone is equal before cultivation; even an elder won't do!"
"Bastard, I want to be in the first batch to enter the tower!"
"The Fire Energy I've hoarded for so long finally has a place to be used."
"Ah, the last time I cultivated in the tower, I used up all my Fire Energy..."
"Then you should exit the stage!"
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At this moment, after Xiao Lin finished speaking, the students and elders scrambled and crowded each other, wanting to be the first to enter the tower.
Fortunately, Jia Nan Academy regulated that cultivating in the tower required Fire Energy; otherwise, the tower might have been burst open by the crowd today!
Furthermore, the deeper one went into the tower, the more Fire Energy was required. Within the same floor, the higher-ranked training rooms also consumed more Fire Energy.
In the past, floors one through three were basically for those at the Da Dou Shi rank and below. Floors four through six corresponded to the Dou Ling realm. Only floors seven through nine were for those at the Dou Wang rank and above.
Now, after Xiao Lin had laid the Spirit Gathering Formations, things were naturally different. Floors one through three were now suitable for those below the Dou Ling rank.
Essentially, the environment most students needed was within these three floors. Because Xiao Lin had placed Rank 2 Spirit Gathering Formations on floors four, five, and six, both the Dou Wang and Dou Huang realms could obtain significant improvements there.
The final floors seven, eight, and nine contained the strongest Rank 3 Spirit Gathering Formations he currently mastered. Thus, they corresponded to Low-level, Mid-level, and High-level Dou Zong!
Of course, if a Dou Ling wanted to go to floors four, five, or six, or if a Dou Wang or Dou Huang wanted to go to floors seven, eight, or nine, they could.
However, there was no need. Setting aside the consumption of Fire Energy, an excessively fast cultivation speed could easily lead to an unstable foundation.
Well, all of this applied—unless you were a genius!
At this time, countless students and elders had already flooded into the tower. Looking at his masterpiece, Xiao Lin also revealed a heartfelt smile.
"Elder Lin, on behalf of all the teachers and students of the academy, I express my gratitude to you!"
Amidst Xiao Lin's contemplation, Grand Elder Su Qian expressed his thanks with utmost solemnity.
"Grand Elder, there is no need for this. After all, I also need to use the tower for my own cultivation, don't I? Moreover, since I have chosen to join Jia Nan Academy, I will naturally act in the academy's best interests."
Xiao Lin supported Su Qian's bowing body with one hand and spoke with a smile.
"Good! Elder Lin will always be a part of our academy!"
Looking at Xiao Lin's sincere smile, Su Qian's words were equivalent to giving a promise. Afterward, the two chatted for a while longer before Xiao Lin took his leave and returned to his pavilion to rest.
His soul was exhausted to the extreme.
After Xiao Lin left, Grand Elder Su Qian couldn't resist entering the tower to cultivate for a bit. Feeling that the tower provided a cultivation boost even for his own Dou Zong strength, Su Qian's gratitude toward Xiao Lin became beyond words.
As for Xiao Lin, he had just returned to his pavilion and hadn't even lied down to rest yet when he broke through to the Two-Star Dou Zong realm.
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