Chapter 60: Six Spirit-Gathering Devices!

“Why is it gone again?”

Jiang Yan looked up at the holes above with disdain, his gaze like that of a ravenous wife eyeing her incompetent husband.

But soon, as if hearing Jiang Yan’s complaint, a massive influx of Geng Metal Primordial Qi surged down from above.

Jiang Yan settled back into his cultivation with relief.

“I hope this lasts a bit longer.”

As soon as Old Zhao switched on the surveillance feed, he saw Jiang Yan sitting cross-legged, his body like a miniature black hole. Vast amounts of golden Qi swirled around him before being violently sucked in.

“Hiss~ That speed!”

Old Zhao and his student stared dumbfounded at the scene, utterly baffled by Jiang Yan’s Qi absorption rate.

“Teacher Zhao, it doesn’t seem like he’s here to steal Qi.”

“Nonsense, I’m not blind.”

Old Zhao glared at his student before turning his gaze back to the screen, exclaiming in awe.

“Strange~ So strange~ What kind of breathing technique is this? Why have I never seen it before?”

The student also watched enviously as Jiang Yan devoured Qi like a whale. “Wow, if only my absorption speed were half as fast as his.”

Students who could get into Divine Capital Martial University were top-tier in both background and strength, and the breathing techniques they mastered were among the best. Even he envied Jiang Yan’s absorption speed, which spoke volumes about how absurdly efficient Jiang Yan’s current Qi absorption was.

“No wonder so many Spirit Gathering Devices aren’t enough for him. Not only is the Qi this kid needs unusual, but his absorption speed is also this outrageous.”

“Teacher Zhao, he’s already using five Spirit Gathering Devices by himself. Should we kick him out?”

Whack!

Old Zhao smacked the student on the forehead again.

“Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhang, think bigger! Think bigger! This student’s absorption speed is so strong—who knows where this prodigy came from—but since he’s in the Spirit Gathering Chamber, he must be a student of our Divine Capital Martial University. With such incredible Talent, why would you try to suppress him everywhere? Aren’t you afraid he’ll come after you later?”

Hearing this, the student’s face paled with fear, and he said bitterly, “Teacher Zhao, I won’t dare again.”

“Hmph, short-sighted.”

Old Zhao snorted coldly before turning back to watch Jiang Yan’s Qi absorption process with great interest. As he watched, he kept exclaiming in amazement, his cloudy eyes filled with admiration.

“Xiao Zhang, go to the back and print out the user information for the Spirit Gathering Chamber. I want to see which year this kid is in.”

“Yes!”

After the student left, Old Zhao gestured in the air with his fingers, his wrinkled face alternating between confusion and enlightenment.

“This Qi absorption method… Genius!”

“The person who created this Qi absorption method is absolutely a genius!”

“Tsk tsk, when did Divine Capital Martial University produce such a freak? Why don’t I remember him?”

…

“You are absorbing Qi. Your Qi absorption speed has slightly increased.”

“You are absorbing Qi. The quality of your ‘Geng Metal Qi Absorption Method’ has slightly improved.”

“You are absorbing Qi. The quality of your Geng Metal Primordial Qi has slightly improved.”

Countless streams of Geng Metal Primordial Qi converged and flowed through his limbs and bones, continuously tempering Jiang Yan’s physical body. The Primordial Qi expanded with each round of tempering, its color growing purer and more refined. The pristine gold seemed capable of purifying all evil.

Through repeated cultivation, the already high-quality Geng Metal Primordial Qi was evolving toward an extremely mysterious and powerful Domain.

Just a few days after breaking through to the Innate Late Stage, Jiang Yan once again felt his realm advancing, believing it wouldn’t be long before he achieved another breakthrough.

Although his realm progressed rapidly, it was all built step by step through Heaven Rewards Diligence, so it couldn’t be considered unstable.

The vent above him no longer malfunctioned as before, steadily providing him with Gengjin Congenital Qi from then on.

What Jiang Yan didn’t know was that Old Man Zhao in the control room was already starting to sweat.

“What’s going on? Why hasn’t his cultivation time ended yet?”

Running five Spirit Gathering Devices simultaneously was no small expense.

He picked up the information a student had just brought and examined it carefully.

Name: Jiang Yan

Student ID: 20233xxxx

…

Spirit Gathering Chamber Usage Duration: +∞

Old Man Zhao: ?

“Looks like I’m getting old, my eyesight’s failing.”

“Wait!”

He stared intently at the usage duration on the document.

“Unlimited time!?”

Good heavens, has a hacker invaded Divine Capital Martial University’s network system?

Watching Jiang Yan absorb Qi faster and faster, even five Spirit Gathering Devices might soon be insufficient for him. He had thought Jiang Yan would leave once his usage time was up, but who knew the guy had unlimited duration? Tsk, isn’t that infuriating?

“No, this is too important. I need to report it to the principal.”

Divine Capital Martial University’s network system concerned nearly ten thousand teachers and students. Resource allocation, task assignments, and credit calculations all relied on it. If something went wrong, even Divine Capital Martial University would likely suffer heavy losses.

Soon, Old Man Zhao dialed the principal’s number.

“Hello, Principal Qin.”

“Yes, it’s me, Zhao Gongming.”

“What? Jiang Yan’s data is normal, and all his requests must be met?”

“Oh, alright, alright.”

Zhao Gongming hung up the phone and sat dazed in his chair.

“Unlimited duration… Could he be the principal’s illegitimate son?”

As a technical expert, he spent almost every day in the lab with his students and rarely heard about outside events. Naturally, he hadn’t heard about Jiang Yan being the top scorer in the College Entrance Exam.

“Forget it, whoever he is, since the principal has spoken, I’ll just satisfy this monstrous kid.”

Seeing that even five Spirit Gathering Devices were barely enough for Jiang Yan, Zhao Gongming allocated another device to Chamber Six.

“I refuse to believe today that this much Qi still won’t be enough for you.”

Above, the previously sluggish vent once again surged with vigor.

Jiang Yan frowned in annoyance. “Is this thing broken? Why is it so inconsistent?”

Watching the surveillance, Zhao Gongming nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood upon hearing this.

“I’ve already allocated six Spirit Gathering Devices to you, kid, and you’re still not satisfied?”

The situation was like a man taking a whole bottle of little blue pills, only to have his wife look at him disappointedly afterward and say,

“Not in good form today?”

…

“This is infuriating! That brat has no respect for his elders.”

“You’re just lucky, kid, that I happened to be in the control room today. If it were any other teacher, they’d never allocate so many Spirit Gathering Devices to you.”

Old Man Zhao thought indignantly, his wrinkled face flushed red.

While fuming, he also recorded Jiang Yan’s Qi absorption process through the surveillance footage, occasionally letting out exclamations of amazement. His pen scribbled and revised repeatedly on the paper, never quite satisfied.

“How exactly does it circulate?”

As a technical expert, he usually spent his days idling away, but when something truly piqued his interest, he would stay up all night to uncover its underlying principles.