"Bai Xuanyang is dead!"
The ending of this fight had surpassed everyone's expectations.
No one had expected that Bai Xuanyang would actually be the one being killed in this battle.
The stunned gazes of everyone turned to the exquisite-looking young man on the platform.
After this fight, Lin Feng's rise to the top seemed no longer stoppable.
"Damn, damn! Xuanyang also died. This little bastard must die for sure!"
In a certain corner, there were over ten people gathered there. The deacon of the external court Song Canghai was among them as well. Right now, his eyes were filled with vengeful spirit and rancor.
Some of the people beside Song Canghai were young students. They were the descendants of the Bai Clan who had chosen to come to the Jialan Academy to cultivate. Other than these young students, the others were all middle-aged men that were deacons in the Jialan Academy.
"I will definitely tear Lin Feng into pieces!" The eyes of a young man were filled with killing intent.
He was very skinny but his gaze was sharp; he also gave off a sinister feeling.
His name was Bai Yilong from the direct line of descent of the Bai Clan. And he had already broken through to the Martial Master Realm.
Within the entire Jialan Academy, his strength could be ranked within the top hundred.
"Good. Yilong, if you personally act, there naturally wouldn't be any problems." Song Canghai and the others nodded.
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"Junior brother Lin, congratulations on your victory." Gongsun Changge and the others walked over.
"Senior sister Xiao, senior brother Gongsun." Lin Feng clasped his hands in greetings.
"There's no need to be so polite." Xiao Yafei nodded her head.
"Haha, Brother Gongsun, why don't you introduce me to him." Zhao Zixuan laughed.
Zhao Zixuan and the others had a not bad relationship with Xiao Yafei and Gongsun Changge. That was why they chose to gather and watch the battle together.
Although the inner court was split into four branch courts, there were still friendships among many of the disciples.
"Haha, let's go out to celebrate junior brother Lin's victory. At the celebratory banquet, I will formally introduce all of you to him." Gongsun Changge laughed as he spoke.
Lin Feng naturally wouldn't reject this. This was a good opportunity to get acquainted with the top-level geniuses of the Jialan Academy's inner court.
When Lin Feng returned to his residence, it was already very late at night.
"Junior brother, you are finally back. Haha, look there are 15 million taels of silver worth of banknotes here."
Zhang Qichu took out a large stack of banknotes excitedly.
Each banknote was worth 10,000 taels of silver. Hence, there were a total of 1,500 pieces of banknotes.
"Let's split it 50-50." Lin Feng smiled.
"Haha, no need for that. When I was helping you to buy, I've also staked all my fortune on you. I bet a total of 200,000 taels of silver and I've earned truckloads as well." Zhang Qichu laughed.
When he heard this, Lin Feng also didn't continue to insist.
A few moments later, Zhang Qichu spoke, "This time around, those fellows who set up the private betting ring are in for it."
Upon your victory, they had to pay out so much money due to the odds they placed on you. Initially with such odds, even if you won, they should be able to earn 10 million taels of silver. However, we directly bet a total of 1.2 million on you winning. This caused them to cash out 18 million for us. In addition to the others who bet on you to win, these people lost a total of 20 million plus. Even after deducting the bets they collected, they still had to suffer a loss of over 10 million taels of silver."
Lin Feng spoke, "Opening a betting ring comes with a certain risk. Most probably, these people also would have never imagined that I would be the one to win the life-and-death battle."
Zhang Qichu then spoke, "Junior brother, since we have so much silver, why don't we go train in the cultivation pagoda tomorrow?"
"Cultivation pagoda?" Lin Feng was puzzled.
This was the first time he heard of this.
"The cultivation pagoda is a building personally constructed by the first-generation overall headmaster using countless valuable materials. He spent a total of three years and engraved many formations in it, allowing the pagoda to be capable of absorbing the spiritual qi of heavens and earth. There are a total of twelve levels at the pagoda, starting from the bottom. The higher the level, the thicker the spiritual qi there would be. The spiritual qi at the first level is already ten times more than the outside world. It's said that at the twelfth level, the density of spiritual qi has reached sixty times more compared to the outside world," Zhang Qichu spoke.
"What? Sixty times that of the outside world? If one cultivates in the cultivation pagoda, wouldn't that be equal to divine aid?" Lin Feng was badly startled.
"Although this is true, it isn't so easy to cultivate in the cultivation pagoda. Because, they would charge you for it, and the prices are always sky-high. For the first level, one needs to pay 100,000 taels of silver to cultivate a single day. If it is the twelfth level, one would need at least 1 or 2 million taels of silver per day." Zhang Qichu spoke.
Lin Feng clicked his tongue. Weren't the charges too exorbitant?
For ordinary students, they basically would never be able to afford the charges.
If it was Lin Feng in the past, he might not even be able to afford a single day's training at the first level of the cultivation pagoda.
However, during his time in the Desolate Forest, Lin Feng managed to obtain 1 million taels of silver from Duanmu Feiyang's hoarding ring as well as from the Wuji Cave.
Also, because he had asked Zhang Qichu to use his money to bet on himself for the life-and-death battle, he now had a total of 15 million taels of silver.
This was enough for him to enter the cultivation pagoda and cultivate for a while.
("It's good to be rich.") Lin Feng couldn't help but muse.
"Understood, let's go tomorrow," Lin Feng spoke.
"Right." Zhang Qichu nodded his head.
The next day, Lin Feng and Zhang Qichu arrived at the cultivation pagoda.
The cultivation pagoda was located in the depths of the inner court. It was a gigantic pagoda that looked simple and unadorned on the outside. Many students were entering and exiting it in streams.
Lin Feng and Zhang Qichu came to the registration area outside. They had to register their names and exchange for a token that contained points.
The point tokens would record how much points there were within.
Lin Feng didn't hesitate to change all 15 million into points, storing it in the token. After that, he entered the cultivation pagoda together with Zhang Qichu.
The moment he entered, Lin Feng could feel abundant spiritual energy in his surroundings. The density was so thick that it seemed the spiritual qi in the air would condense into fog or mist at any moment.
"What thick spiritual qi." Lin Feng was startled.
This cultivation pagoda was as expected of a holy ground for cultivation.
"Junior brother Lin, do you see those stone chambers? They are places for people to cultivate in. We can activate and open them up using the point token in our hands. After that, we can place the point token in the formation inside the chamber. When we leave, the points will automatically be deducted," Zhang Qichu explained.
"Mhm." Lin Feng nodded.
In the great hall, many students were milling about. Clearly, they were waiting for people to exit the stone chambers.
Although the spiritual qi was abundant in the great hall, no one cultivated here.
Because, if one cultivated out in the open, their concentration might be easily disrupted. If they were not careful, they might suffer from a fire deviation.
"It's really tough to get a stone chamber." Zhang Qichu clicked his tongue.
Lin Feng and Zhang Qichu continued ascending the pagoda.
Zhang Qichu planned to wait for a stone chamber on the fifth-level. The charge here was 300,000 taels of silver for a day, and Zhang Qichu was able to stay in here and cultivate for ten days. As for Lin Feng, he went to the twelfth level. The charge here was 1 million taels of silver per day. Lin Feng's points were enough for him to cultivate here for fifteen days.
There were only a total of four cultivation chambers on the twelfth level. It was the level with the least number of cultivation chambers.
One million taels of silver per day, this was a sky-high price. However, the density of spiritual qi here was 60 times that of the outside world. If one cultivated here, their cultivation would definitely have a great improvement.
Lin Feng waited a total of six hours before someone exited one of the stone chambers.
After that student left, Lin Feng headed toward that stone chamber.
He took out his point token and just when he was about to open the door, a cold voice rang out. "Hold it."
Lin Feng stopped and turned to look at the person who spoke. It was a young man about seventeen to eighteen years of age. This young man was clad in black and had a cold look on his face.
"Is there a problem?" Lin Feng asked.
"I want this cultivation chamber," Yu Zihao spoke in a voice of unquestionable authority.
Lin Feng calmly replied, "I've waited six hours before a chamber is freed up. If you want to cultivate here, you can simply wait patiently."
Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Yu Zihao's countenance grew heavy. He coldly spoke, "Brat, who the hell do you think you are? How dare you speak to me like this? Do you know who this young master is? Scram out for me now and I will spare your life. If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame this young master from tossing you out of the cultivation pagoda like how one would toss a dead dog."