Chapter 67: Human World's Fires, Heavenly Clouds

Wish Weiwu hasn't returned, but his fame has already spread.

The entire Maple Leaf City is buzzing with excitement, with both old and young feeling honored, and young women filled with longing.

It is said that Wish Weiwu went to Wangjiang City alone, armed with his spear, but Lin Zhengren avoided confrontation.

Wish Weiwu then directly challenged the Wangjiang City Dao Academy, defeating all the renowned experts on the Dao Merit Ranking.

Apart from Fu Baosong, who was deemed "barely passable" for his desperate struggle, Wish Weiwu dismissed the rest as "worthless rabble."

In the end, the Dean of Wangjiang City Dao Academy couldn't stand it any longer and personally stepped in.

He was a seasoned sixth-grade Soaring Dragon Realm cultivator, considered to be at the peak of the Soaring Dragon Realm.

Wish Weiwu fearlessly fought him, growing stronger as the battle progressed, and eventually defeated the Wangjiang City Dao Academy Dean, who was gradually running out of stamina!

Defeating a Dao Academy Dean-level expert while still a student is a feat that no one in Qinghe Prefecture has accomplished in nearly a century.

It is said that at that moment, Wish Weiwu laughed heartily with his spear, his voice echoing throughout the city, mocking Wangjiang City for having no worthy opponents, lamenting that he couldn't find a single defeat.

The Lord of Wangjiang City, enraged, attacked, but Wish Weiwu retreated gracefully after a single exchange.

Thus, he became famous throughout the State of Zhuang!

If his previous pursuit and slaying of the Heart-Devouring Demon still held some suspicion of being opportunistic, then this time, his direct defeat of a peak sixth-grade Soaring Dragon Realm expert and his unscathed retreat from a fifth-grade Internal Palace Realm expert undeniably demonstrated Wish Weiwu's strength.

The Deputy Dean of the National Dao Academy has personally issued an admission letter, and General Huangfu has specially invited him to join the Ministry of War, starting as a general with real power.

His spear's reputation spread throughout the world, and Wish Weiwu ascended to great heights in one step.

Regardless of Wish Weiwu's choice, the emergence of such a prestigious figure not only brings fame to Maple Leaf City Dao Academy.

Previously, during the Three-City Dao Debate, Wangjiang City won the most important five-year championship, overshadowing Maple Leaf City. But after Wish Weiwu's actions, Maple Leaf City is unmatched even in the entire Qinghe Prefecture. They will naturally take the lead in the resource allocation at the end of this year. This means more Opening Meridian Pills, better instructors...

Maple Leaf City Dao Academy only recruits ten inner disciples each year, not because there are only ten people in the entire Maple Leaf City area worthy of cultivation, but because resources are limited, and they simply cannot train more people. The situation next year may be very different.

As for the other protagonist in this incident, Lin Zhengren, he did not become discouraged.

It is said that he was on an important mission at the time and could not get away. That's why Wish Weiwu was able to rampage through the Dao Academy later.

After returning to the city and hearing about the situation, Lin Zhengren publicly burned his whip and swore an oath, stating that his current strength was insufficient, but he would work hard to overcome his resentment and vowed to avenge this great shame for Wangjiang City one day. This earned him the respect of some people.

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Jiang Wang asked curiously, "The Azure Python was burned?"

Zhao Rucheng laughed heartily, "No, he didn't bring the Azure Python Whip that day at all. The whip he burned was his brother's. It's clear he made a special change before appearing!"

Even Linghe couldn't help but laugh.

After the three brothers chatted for a while, Jiang Wang shared the Stellar Array Diagram of the Heavenly Circuit he used for his foundation. He didn't mention it before because he didn't know how effective it would be himself, and he was afraid it would be harmful.

But now that his foundation has been successfully established, he has felt the superiority of the Stellar Array Diagram of the Heavenly Circuit. He feels that sharpening the axe doesn't delay the work, and the extra time spent compared to the Returning Origin Array Diagram is nothing.

To say nothing else, the Daoyuan generated daily by the Returning Origin Array Diagram is only three. The Stellar Array Diagram of the Heavenly Circuit generates nine Daoyuan daily.

As the number of Daoyuan increases, the contrast will be even greater, and in the end, it will be enough to offset the extra time spent in the early stages.

But Linghe just smiled wryly, "How can such a complex array diagram fit in the Palace of Heavenly Access?"

Zhao Rucheng explained from the side, "That's why my elder said your Opening Meridian is perfect."

Only then did Jiang Wang know where the special feature of his Palace of Heavenly Access was.

Although his Dao Meridian True Spirit is just an ordinary earthworm, the scale of his Palace of Heavenly Access far exceeds that of ordinary cultivators!

Ordinary cultivators can only slowly expand their Palace of Heavenly Access during the Heavenly Circuit circulation after establishing three Daoyuan and completing the first small Heavenly Circuit.

Taking Linghe's Palace of Heavenly Access as an example, he can only put down the foundation array diagram of a Stellar Array Diagram of the Heavenly Circuit at most. Before the Palace of Heavenly Access expands, he cannot put down the second one no matter what. This means that if he chooses the Stellar Array Diagram of the Heavenly Circuit, he can only be stuck after the first Daoyuan and before the second Daoyuan, in a dilemma.

And as soon as Jiang Wang opened his meridians, his Palace of Heavenly Access was vast and magnificent.

He finally deeply understood why Dong A said that the Returning Origin Array Diagram is the most widely applicable foundation array diagram. No wonder the three great Dao traditions all use the Returning Origin Array Diagram as the universal foundation array diagram.

As for Zhao Rucheng, there is naturally no problem with the scale of his Palace of Heavenly Access. But after comparing, he found that the Stellar Array Diagram of the Heavenly Circuit was only on par with the foundation array diagram he had just received last night, so he had no intention of changing it.

In terms of cultivation, in order to avoid conflicts, consumption, and even collapse of the entire Daoyuan system, unless he starts over, he generally will not change the foundation array diagram.

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Time passed quickly.

On the day of departure, the agreed-upon team gathered at the south gate.

As soon as he saw Jiang Wang, Li Jianqiu's eyes lit up: "Congratulations, Junior Brother, on successfully establishing your foundation!"

Jiang Wang was ashamed: "There's nothing to congratulate on establishing a foundation, Senior Brother Li, don't embarrass me."

Huang Azhan on the side also nodded in satisfaction, patted Zhao Rucheng on the shoulder, and indicated that he was very optimistic about him: "Congratulations, Junior Brother Zhao, on successfully opening your meridians!"

"...Get lost!"

The environment of Three Mountains City cannot be said to be good. The official road winds between hills and valleys, winding and long.

The cost of maintaining such an official road can be imagined. Even if the Zhuang court's expenditure on official roads in various places accounts for the majority, the remaining part is not easy for Three Mountains City to bear. Especially since Three Mountains City is resource-poor and has no outstanding specialties, it is not rich enough.

Even though Jiang Wang and others are all transcendent cultivators, they felt slightly tired after arriving at Three Mountains City.

He had made some friends in Three Mountains City before, but Jiang Wang did not contact them in advance.

He couldn't afford a Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Box, his cultivation was not enough for Flying Sword Transmission, and writing and sending letters might not be as fast as him coming himself. So he simply waited to bump into them before greeting them.

Yang Xingyong, Sun Xiaoman, and others, as local cultivators, would naturally not miss such a thing as clearing out fierce beasts.

Three Mountains City is built among the surrounding mountains. The city structure is very different from Maple Leaf City.

The entire city has only one city gate, facing the only extending official road.

And the first building encountered after entering the city gate is the rough-style City Lord's Mansion, which means that everyone entering Three Mountains City must bypass the City Lord's Mansion on both sides.

From this structure, it seems that the city is not very welcoming to outsiders.

But the people of Three Mountains City who come and go are all enthusiastic and have hearty laughter.

Judging from their attire, the living conditions of the people of Three Mountains City are generally not as good as those of Maple Leaf City, but their mental outlook is very full, and in their eyes, you can see confidence in life.

Although the beast disaster has caused great suffering to this city, the cries and laughter seem to have never stopped.

People come and go, people stay and leave. This is so-called, the human world.