Nightmare Immortal Era

Chapter 19: Ocean Cloud City

"I've seen those deep blue eyes of Lin Tianheng's on Wei Daocheng as well. Is this some kind of standard technique of the Extreme Eternal Sect?" Yang Ning asked in the Spirit Realm.

"The Grotto-Heaven Eye, an Earth Level technique. It has the ability to perceive, break illusions, observe the minute, and measure spiritual energy," Deep Blue replied.

"What does 'measure spiritual energy' mean?"

"It means sensing soul fluctuations and calculating distances!" Deep Blue answered. "It's a perception technique that can differentiate between friend and foe based on soul fluctuations and sense their distance. However, the same technique can have different effects in different people's hands. Perhaps he can use this technique to sense the Dragon Ball in someone's Divine Sea."

"I think so too!" Tuobu Chuan said. Lin Tianheng doesn't know that the pearl is a Dragon Ball, but Yang Ning believes it.

Because Dragon Balls in their natural state are not gray. A gray Dragon Ball means it has been eroded by demonic energy, which is something from 300,000 years ago.

Dragon Balls eroded by demonic energy cannot be preserved for 300,000 years!

The Dragon Balls that still exist today are either ones that were obtained by humans before they were completely eroded and then had the demonic energy removed, or ones that have never been eroded by demonic energy.

Seeing a hazy gray pearl in a newly excavated relic, people's first impression naturally excludes the option of it being a Dragon Ball, and Lin Tianheng is no exception.

But Lin Tianheng still activated his Grotto-Heaven Eye and scanned everyone.

Clearly, he was being cautious, not taking any chances.

But unfortunately, after the Dragon Ball recognized its master, it hid in the Spirit Realm and not in Yang Ning's Divine Sea. Lin Tianheng's scan was in vain.

"Master, I have a question, may I ask you?"

"Go ahead!"

"Just now, did you deceive Miss Ning Rong?"

"Hmm?" Yang Ning was taken aback. "Deep Blue, are you speaking up for her?"

"No, your will is my will. I'm just curious why you did that. As Ning Rong thought, helping that girl shouldn't be difficult for you."

"It's true that it's not difficult. She killed the prince, but surely some maidservants died as well. She can just join another group of four!" Yang Ning said. "But if I open my mouth, that girl will hold this against me. If she's doing well in that team, she might not thank me, but if she's not doing well, she will definitely resent me!"

"Her gratitude means nothing to me, and I don't want her hatred. I'd rather have no connection with someone like her! So, the choice wasn't easy to make!" Deep Blue understood. It was a simple game theory problem.

Helping, there's a one in four chance the girl will be grateful, a one in four chance she won't be grateful, and a one in two chance she will resent.

Not helping, there's a one in four chance the girl will understand, a one in two chance she will be indifferent, and a one in four chance she will resent.

And Yang Ning's choice was not to help while also acting pitiful.

As a result, the girl's sympathy decreased to one in four, her disdain increased to one in four, her indifference became one in two, and the probability of resentment became negligible.

"As for Ning Rong, she doesn't have the ability to bear the consequences of helping, but she wants to pin this on me. I'll have to avoid her in the future. Of course, this is also the blame for me not knowing this is the Immortal Cultivation World and acting too ostentatiously before. It's a good thing for me to lie low, and she gave me an assist."

"After all, this is the world of cultivation, not the peaceful era of my previous life. In my previous life, no matter how many women you offended or how many people hated you, there were laws to protect you. At most, you would end up in court. But here, if you're not careful, it's a matter of life and death!"

He possessed the "Great Dragon's Image Technique" and had two Goldfinger abilities in the Spirit Realm. He didn't need to show off to gain the sect's attention. What was more important was to stabilize his growth and not be reckless!

Otherwise, if there is no development, people will die before they can grow, and that would be truly frustrating.

Laozi said: Saintly without cutting, honest without harming, upright without being arrogant, bright without being flashy.

In modern times, there is also a saying: "The protruding beam is the first to rot, the bird that sticks its head out gets shot, and the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind."

Great Dao理, Yang Ning understands so much.

Deep Blue understood, the first priority for cultivators is survival! Compared to survival, love and beautiful women are not worth mentioning at all.

Returning the Spirit Weapon chisel to the refining room, Yang Ning returned to the deck.

Now the flying boat is on its way to Immortal Ascension Academy, and everyone is on the deck, looking forward to the place where they will study and live in the future. It's not the time to work hard now.

"This speed, 1698m/s!" Feeling the silence around him, Yang Ning was speechless. A wooden boat that completely defies aerodynamics is flying at five times the speed of sound. This is incredible.

He clearly saw in "Universal Records" that the talismans and formations in the Immortal Cultivation World are not well developed, but they can bring such exaggerated changes to a wooden boat.

What would the more advanced refining and alchemy look like?

Also, if something that doesn't comply with aerodynamics can fly so fast, how fast could a wave-riding structure fighter that I build, with the same formation added to it, fly?

Three hours later, Yang Ning saw a vast blue sea and a bustling city by the sea. In his heart, he thought, Immortal Ascension Academy, I've arrived!

Extreme Eternal Sect used to not have this kind of pre-school Immortal Ascension Academy. After disciples were recruited, they became outer disciples, and then they had to work hard on their own to break through to the Qi Refining Stage and become inner disciples.

But later, Extreme Eternal Sect found that the inner disciples promoted in this way were all those who were obsessed with breaking through their cultivation realm. They didn't know anything other than cultivation and fighting.

So, before the outer disciples, Extreme Eternal Sect established an Immortal Ascension Academy, where they systematically taught knowledge of talismans, formations, alchemy, and refining, giving disciples with other interests an opportunity and opening up a new path for disciples with poor cultivation talent.

This is the official explanation from Extreme Eternal Sect.

Immortal Ascension Academy has been established for 18,000 years. The quota for accepting disciples includes not only the countries within the influence of Extreme Eternal Sect, but also the children of small sects and families, exchange students from some sects around Extreme Eternal, and in total, there are about 20,000 to 30,000 new students enrolled each year.

This boat of Yang Ning's is just one of the many boats ascending to immortality.

After graduation, some students will enter Extreme Eternal Sect, some will join other sects under Extreme Eternal, and a few will return to their hometowns, but the number is very small.

With a large number of students, along with the need for students to learn alchemy and refining techniques, the arrival of merchants, and the headquarters of the recruiting sects, the industries built by the students themselves, and the offspring born after marriage, all gather around Immortal Ascension Academy.

After generations of development, a Transcendent Level city centered around Immortal Ascension Academy has emerged.

Looking down at the city from the sky, this city's area doesn't seem to be any smaller than the Transcendent Level cities in my previous life.

Octagonal towers over a hundred meters high can be seen everywhere, with various Chinese-style buildings and courtyards. The city is covered in greenery, with smoke and clouds lingering. Nature and human architecture are perfectly integrated, but it is a scenery that cannot be seen on Earth.

There are both waterways and roads in the city, with boats on the ground and flying boats in the sky. Some are as simple as a few wooden boards, while others are so intricate and magnificent that even Yang Ning is amazed.

Tens of thousands of ships come and go at the outer harbor of Ocean Cloud City, and there are also horse-drawn carriages and trucks on land.

The whole city looks developed, but the architectural style, mainly made of wood, gives Yang Ning a feeling of returning to the Tang Dynasty.

In short, it is modern and antique, prosperous and declining, colorful, and magnificent.

(End of this chapter)