Star Sky Professional
Chapter 336 - 274: Cultivation Room (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 336: Chapter 274: Cultivation Room (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Deep within the Nine Swords Academy.

An obelisk, whose tip seemed to be stained with blood, stood proudly on the horizon.

As Fang Xing drew closer, he realized the towering horror of the obelisk—it was at least ten thousand meters tall, resembling a massive mountain range.

Moreover, the closer he got to the pitch-black body of the obelisk, the more he could feel a growing, intense pressure.

Fang Xing glanced at Nangong Xue beside him and noticed that this Seventh Realm doctoral student kept up with him with ease, regardless of how much he accelerated.

"I wonder if Nangong Xue, are you a doctoral student who passed the exam from society... or are you a direct-track student?"

He didn’t know why this woman was interested in him and tentatively asked.

"I was originally a graduate student at the Nine Swords Academy and was lucky enough to get into the doctoral program in my last year..."

Nangong Xue replied with a slight smile.

Although she looked somewhat rustic in her attire, she too was once the favored child of heaven.

Like Gu Zhen, she had no confidence in breaking through to the Vajra Realm during her graduate studies.

Only after graduating could she continue to hone her skills in society or the military, hoping to break through to the Seventh Realm before the age of fifty.

This way, there was still an opportunity to apply for the doctoral recruitment of the Nine Swords Academy.

In other words, Nangong Xue’s talent was even stronger than Gu Zhen’s!

With the Federation’s annual college entrance exams, geniuses were simply not valuable.

After a few casual exchanges, the two reached the base of the obelisk.

Before them lay an endless expanse of blackness.

[Ding, access permissions confirmed, passage authorized!]

A sense of danger immediately followed but quickly dissipated.

Fang Xing moved his hand and touched the somewhat cool body of the obelisk.

A rough sensation came through.

Cool and slippery... as if touching the skin of scaled creatures, with a strange vibrancy and life at his fingertips.

Through Fang Xing’s senses, this black obelisk with a blood-red top seemed to be ’alive.’

’No! It’s more than that...’

His mind stirred as he looked at the attribute panel.

He suddenly found the rune representing the Gate of All Heavens began to quiver gently!

’The Gate of All Heavens is reacting!’

’This obelisk... can it be used as ’energy’ absorbed by the Gate of All Heavens?’

Waves of shock surged in Fang Xing’s heart: ’Could it be... does the obelisk have something to do with the Gate of Nothingness?’

His ’Great Sun Tathagata Mantra’ was impartial towards anything related to the Evil Gods.

But the Gate of All Heavens was picky, only showing interest in objects related to the Gate of Nothingness.

This prompted Fang Xing to speculate further.

’That’s right, the alien race from that distant star was said to be connected to the Evil Gods, perhaps worshiping an incarnation or aspect of the Gate of Nothingness...’

’Apart from that... it’s also possible the items I encountered before were too low-level to interest the Gate of All Heavens... could this ’obelisk’ be related to a particular Evil God? One of the other two pillars?’

...

His thoughts spun rapidly while his face displayed shock.

Nangong Xue just watched him with a smile, seemingly accustomed to the astonishment of newcomers.

"Let’s go... the Cultivation Room is inside the obelisk, and the time spent there requires the exchange of learning credits..."

She explained with a smile, revealing a dark, gleaming card in her hand.

After she traced the surface of the obelisk with the card, a gateway automatically opened.

"Learning credits?!"

Fang Xing nodded and immediately called Han Chunfeng: "Professor Han... I’ve encountered a little trouble here..."

After about fifteen minutes, a streak of golden light arrived—it was Gu Zhen rushing over using his Golden Core Domain.

He handed Fang Xing a dark card: "The teacher said he originally planned to bring you here in three days. I didn’t expect you to arrive early, so go ahead and try cultivating... The Cultivation Room inside can only be entered by Vajra Realm Martial Artists and carries certain risks... Also, one learning credit allows for one day of cultivation. This is a special temporary card with a limit of one thousand credits, which can only be used within the obelisk..."

"Thank you."

Fang Xing took the card and politely thanked him.

Gu Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to Nangong Xue: "Nangong senior..."

"Oh? You two know each other?"

Fang Xing smiled.

"After all, we are from the same academy."

Gu Zhen seemed hesitant to say more.

Despite Nangong Xue’s frail and rustic appearance, she was famously zealous within the Nine Swords Academy.

She also pursued the "Sword Saint" profession and had passed through the Seven Swords trials. Even during her Golden Core stage, she had taken the initiative to replace her own bloodline with that of an Evil God’s Child, almost mutating into a monstrous being.

Furthermore... she even proposed several experiments to domesticate Evil God’s Children, all of which were rejected, yet she made quite a name for herself within the Nine Swords Academy.

She was particularly keen on research into ancient Evil Gods, with similar interests. It was rumored that the ones she previously took a liking to all had deep connections with Evil Gods.

The academy even caught some deeply hidden devotees of the Evil Gods thanks to her!

"Well then... I’ll be leaving."

Feeling awkward in front of his senior, he promptly took his leave.

...

"Quite peculiar."

As Fang Xing watched Gu Zhen leave, he stepped into the obelisk.

Thud thud!

His heavy footsteps echoed back and forth in the spacious corridor.

Inside the Obelisk, the space was vast and even the very fabric of space had a sense of haziness and distortion.

He felt that with one step, he could potentially traverse a kilometer, or he might just end up stepping behind himself.

At the same time, a strange force descended, carrying with it a flavor of sealing and suppression.

"Suppression... contamination from the Evil God?!"

Fang Xing was somewhat astonished.

He turned around and saw scales of pitch black surfacing on Nangong Xue’s body, her pupils turning to slits, making her resemble the legendary Snake Woman.

But in the next moment, everything returned to normal.

’Sure enough... the professionals from the Nine Swords Academy, many of them are not normal, especially those from the "Sword Saint" lineage...’

Fang Xing criticized in his heart, but his face showed a serious expression, "Are you alright?"

"It’s nothing, just some passive stimulation of the Evil God’s bloodline within my body..."

Nangong Xue adjusted her glasses and revealed a big smile, "Every time I come here, I feel quite relaxed..."

The profession of the "Sword Saint" lineage involves refining the Evil God’s essence into one’s body, thoroughly accommodating and digesting it...

It could be said that they were constantly struggling against the contamination of the Evil God.

Whether it was on the level of spiritual will or within the bloodline of their bodies, it was the same!

In this Obelisk capable of suppressing the pollution of the Evil God, they indeed could find some tranquility.

Even those professionals who were on the verge of madness could temporarily maintain their sanity.

But within Fang Xing’s Sea of Consciousness, the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra slowly circulated, and a crimson sun rose behind him.

He touched the Great Sun Relic on his forehead and felt that everything was normal.

’Either this Obelisk is abnormal, or I am... Obviously, there’s something wrong with the Obelisk.’

Fang Xing muttered in his belly and followed Nangong Xue into an elevator.

"This is just the inside of the Obelisk; we haven’t reached the Cultivation Room yet..."

Nangong Xue explained to Fang Xing, "There are nine levels of Cultivation Rooms here, divided into nine floors... Generally speaking, for Vajra Realm Martial Artists from outside, my recommendation is to start from the First Level..."

"Hmm, I do want to see that."

Fang Xing stepped out of the elevator and saw a spacious corridor.

Every few kilometers, there was a massive gate.

The gate, too, was carved from black stone and emitted an ancient and mysterious air.

The corridor was dimly lit, but each line on the gates was clear and perfect.

’The feel of Evil God architecture...’

Fang Xing took out his temporary black card and lightly traced it across a gate.

Clatter!

The gate thunderously opened, revealing a Cultivation Room behind it.

The Cultivation Room was small, about ten-odd square meters only, and was completely disjointed from the grand appearance of its exterior door, with a sense of misalignment.

’More spatial chaos...’

Fang Xing turned around to see Nangong Xue waiting outside; she did not come in.

Then, the pitch-black gate slowly closed.

In an instant, the Cultivation Room was plunged into darkness.

Endless darkness swept over, and to Fang Xing, it felt like he was experiencing the attack of the Moon God, where an all-consuming darkness had descended!

’No...’

’This isn’t an illusion; this is actually it!’

’Only the degree has been controlled, and the danger has significantly reduced... Could it be that the corpse of the Moon God is beneath the Obelisk?’

Within Fang Xing’s dantian, a point of golden light emerged, transforming into a golden sun, rising from behind him.

Then, like a fierce sun amidst the darkness, it illuminated everything!

Within the void, countless darkness flared up and continued to surge endlessly.

The ’darkness’ here seemed to possess life itself, rushing forward like the tide, trying to drown out this spot of golden light.

’If it was a normal Martial Arts Golden Core, perhaps it would not be able to hold out at this point...’

’No matter how strong the Golden Core is, facing this weakened version of the Evil God’s contamination, it would be like a flickering candle in the wind...’

Fang Xing sat cross-legged, his face not betraying a single emotion.

Countless darkness ignited and eroded by the golden radiance... none could come within three meters of him.

His heart stirred, and he retracted his Golden Core Domain.

Crack! Crack!

The darkness fell upon him, emitting a terrifying gnawing sound.

It was as if countless hellish demons were nibbling away at his limbs and bones!

Fang Xing was enveloped in golden light, resembling a Golden Arhat, immovable even if he fell into hell.

"Indeed..."

After a moment, a realization dawned on his face, "The principle of the Obelisk aiding Body Refinement... is destruction! By controlling the intensity of the contamination, it erodes the Martial Arts Golden Body..."

"Do those lower-level Golden Bodies continually erode under such darkness... like polishing Rough Jade, revealing the gold after blowing away the sand?"

"But for me, this level of contamination is too weak... at least Eighth Level contamination is needed to have some effect."

"For better results, it should be the Ninth Level, to temper the Great Vajra Physique..."

"This Nine Swords Academy has indeed thoroughly researched the contamination of the Evil God."

Fang Xing reflected in his mind.

For him, this was a decent place for cultivation.

But for a common Vajra Realm Martial Artist, a small slip could potentially lead to the fate of Pan Xiong and Wei Shentong!

’No, Wei Shentong is of the Great Vajra Realm, he should have no issues even at the Ninth Level...’

’On the other hand, Teacher Pan Xiong probably wouldn’t survive the Eighth Level...’