Linghai Dan?
Upon hearing those three words, Luo Mu's breath grew heavier. Linghai Dan was a Grade 3 Elixir!
It was a level above the Breaking Yuan Dan and Yuan Sui Dan!
Its purpose was to increase the success rate of True Aperture Realm warriors breaking through to the Spirit Sea Realm.
At least by 30%!
Thirty percent. While it might not sound like much, it was actually extraordinarily high!
Outside the academy, a single Linghai Dan could fetch an unimaginable price, and even within the academy, it would likely cost around 40-50 thousand contribution points to exchange for one!
"I completely forgot about this," Luo Mu sighed, taking a deep breath to calm himself before breaking into a smile.
In order to motivate students to cultivate, the academy had many reward systems.
For example, there were rewards for climbing various rankings.
But he hadn't expected that even simply making it onto the Hidden Dragon List would come with such a generous reward.
A Grade 3 Linghai Dan as a reward!
Of course, it might have also had something to do with his high ranking, considering he was 17th.
Now, Luo Mu understood why the steward had raised his head when he heard his name earlier.
It was all because of the Hidden Dragon List.
With the Wanxiang Pavilion in place, any updates about the rankings spread like wildfire.
The academy had already learned of his placement.
"I tried looking for you a few days ago, but you weren't at your residence."
The steward smiled.
"I've been outside. Just returned today," Luo Mu replied, collecting the three jade boxes.
"Keep up the good work. The grand event is approaching, and the Outer Academy is counting on you all."
"I will," Luo Mu smiled and said, then turned to leave.
"Steward, who exactly is he? Why did he get a Linghai Dan? Isn't it typically reserved for the top 20 on the Hidden Dragon List?"
The treasure vault disciple asked in confusion. "And most of those in the top 20 are from the Inner Academy."
The steward glanced at him and replied, "You'll find out soon enough."
He hadn't received this information long ago, so the news hadn't spread through the Outer Academy yet.
But it would, soon.
The Outer Academy had been in decline for so long.
In recent years, it had become increasingly difficult for students to make it into the top 100.
It was almost at the point of dropping below two digits.
Meanwhile, the Inner Academy had produced many prodigies this year.
The steward feared that they might not even hold onto a spot in the top 100.
If they dropped to the low ranks again, it would reflect poorly on the academy.
The resources given to the Outer Academy would undoubtedly decrease.
This was not a favorable trend.
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Upon returning to his residence, the place was a mess.
It wasn't because anyone had broken in; it had been like this before he left, caused by the destruction from his cultivation.
Luo Mu only cared about efficiency and cultivation.
He wasn't concerned about cleanliness or order.
Opening the window to let in some fresh air, he sat cross-legged on his bed.
He didn't open the items he exchanged for from the treasure vault immediately.
Instead, he took out the storage ring from the Demon Path Elder.
After death, the spiritual imprint in the storage ring would disappear, rendering it ownerless.
Luo Mu dropped a drop of blood to claim it as his own and his consciousness entered.
His eyebrows lifted slightly.
As expected, it was a storage ring from a Spirit Sea Realm Cultivator.
There were quite a few items inside.
He wondered if any of them were valuable.
"Yuan Stones, huh?"
In one corner of the ring, Luo Mu saw a pile of grayish-white stones.
Yuan Stones!
Minerals that contained Heaven and Earth's Yuan Qi!
For human Cultivators, once the nine apertures opened and merged, they could absorb Yuan Qi into their bodies.
The Yuan Qi would then merge with the Cultivator's blood essence in their dantian, forming the Spirit Sea, and creating True Qi.
True Qi's quality was far superior to mere blood essence.
The martial techniques powered by blood essence and those powered by True Qi were on entirely different levels.
The difference was vast.
So, unless there were other overwhelming advantages, a True Aperture Realm Cultivator would never defeat someone from the Spirit Sea Realm!
But Luo Mu was a rare exception!
"Not bad, thirty pieces."
Luo Mu nodded in satisfaction.
With this many, once he entered the Spirit Sea Realm, he wouldn't lack resources for cultivation in the short term.
He continued inspecting the other items.
There were many potion bottles, but most of them were empty, clearly having been used already.
The only one that wasn't empty seemed to be poison.
Luo Mu didn't open it.
Better to be cautious.
"[Nine Li Poison Canon: First Volume], [Human Puppet Secret Record], [Seven Killers Netherworld Palm]."
Luo Mu found three books.
He flipped through them briefly, and his interest was piqued.
[Nine Li Poison Canon] was as its name suggested—an extensive record of poisons, many of which Luo Mu had never even heard of before.
"No wonder the Demon Path is so adept with poison. They even have a manual on it!"
"Too bad this is just the first volume. I wonder what the second and third volumes contain?"
"Could it be the methods of creating poisons?"
Luo Mu mused.
He also decided to study it thoroughly when he had time and make sure to memorize everything.
It would be useful in the future, as he would inevitably encounter more Demon Path Cultivators.
Knowing oneself and the enemy would ensure victory in every battle!
[Human Puppet Secret Record] was, as its name suggested, a secret method for creating puppets.
But instead of ordinary materials like metals or minerals, it used... humans!
The method was extremely cruel.
Most non-Demon Path Cultivators couldn't accept it.
It also had a low success rate.
But once successful, the puppets would not only retain their previous strength but could even become slightly stronger.
Luo Mu rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
Though brutal and bloody, it wasn't entirely unacceptable to him.
He decided to keep it.
Who knew? Maybe it would come in handy later.
The final book, [Seven Killers Netherworld Palm], was just a low-level Mystic-tier martial technique of the Demon Path.
It wasn't worth cultivating, and probably couldn't even be sold.
Once he finished sorting through the storage ring, Luo Mu withdrew his consciousness and began preparing for his own cultivation.
Now, it was time to get serious and focus on advancing!
He had to push his cultivation to the Spirit Sea Realm as quickly as possible!
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