Chapter 61: Reshaping the True Self, Borrowing Lin Dong's Stone Talisman

Having suppressed the various factions, Shi Jian walked into the inner grounds of the Zhulu Academy.

The dean of Zhulu Academy, along with other elder scholars and masters, appeared before him one after another.

And the Goddess of War was there too!

At this moment, the Goddess of War looked at Shi Jian with a complex expression in her eyes.

"Never did I imagine that your strength had reached such heights..."

Within the Zhulu Academy, she was hailed as a peerless prodigy, and she was much older than Shi Jian.

Yet, as of now, she was merely at the Spirit Transformation realm.

Given the strength Shi Jian had just displayed, he could completely suppress her.

Ever since she first met Shi Jian in the Void God Realm, the Goddess of War had a premonition that his cultivation would sooner or later surpass her own.

However, she never expected this day to arrive so soon.

Scarcely a few months had passed...

"Your strength is truly terrifying. I am afraid it will not be long before you completely leave me in the dust!"

The dean of Zhulu Academy looked at Shi Jian with fiery enthusiasm.

"Seeing that your battle prowess is so terrifying, I wonder if what you have condensed is the legendary Ten Heavenly Passages?"

Hearing this, the other elders and masters of the academy perked up their ears as well.

They eagerly awaited Shi Jian's reply.

In the eyes of the people of the current era, nine Heavenly Passages were already considered the absolute limit of the Heavenly Passage realm.

The Ten Heavenly Passages were nothing short of a myth!

Yet now, there was a very high possibility that Shi Jian had condensed those legendary Ten Heavenly Passages.

Being able to witness a legend with one's own eyes was an unprecedented glory.

It was something one could boast about for a lifetime.

Catching the reactions of the crowd, Shi Jian smiled faintly.

Behind him, ten Heavenly Passages unfolded. The passages billowed with auspicious mists that nourished his physical body. Within the ten great Heavenly Passages, divine radiances filled the space like interwoven order runes, while the primordial essence of the void poured endlessly into Shi Jian's body!

The moment the ten Heavenly Passages appeared, they instantly revealed a terrifying and miraculous majesty!

"The Ten Heavenly Passages! It is actually the legendary Ten Heavenly Passages..."

The numerous elders and masters of Zhulu Academy watched this scene in utter shock.

The Ten Heavenly Passages, these were the Ten Heavenly Passages of legends.

Such a feat was unprecedented in the present world; even the ancient texts passed down by the human race avoided mentioning it directly, as if some kind of taboo surrounded it, and there had never been any specific record of anyone actually succeeding!

Yet now, a living, breathing example was displayed right before everyone's eyes.

Shi Jian!

The pioneer who opened the Ten Heavenly Passages.

"What terrifying Heavenly Passages! Each one is grand and magnificent, towering and majestic. All of my own Heavenly Passages combined wouldn't even equal a single one of these!"

A master at the Inscription realm cried out in trembling disbelief.

This master had condensed seven Heavenly Passages, making him a prodigy in his own right.

However, the quality of the passages he condensed was mediocre; added together, they paled in comparison to any single one of Shi Jian's ten Heavenly Passages.

"The Ten Heavenly Passages—this is an unprecedented legend. No wonder he was able to slay an Inscription realm powerhouse while still in the Spirit Transformation realm!"

Others felt a sense of sudden enlightenment, finally understanding why Shi Jian could defy the odds and slaughter his enemies.

"Splendid, splendid, splendid!"

The dean of Zhulu Academy shouted "splendid" three times in succession, his voice trembling with excitement.

To think that his Zhulu Academy had the fortune of taking in such a peerless supreme being who had forged the Ten Heavenly Passages.

It was destined that Zhulu Academy would flourish and reach new heights under his leadership.

"If you encounter any problems in your cultivation henceforth, feel free to come to us... There is nothing we will refuse!"

He made a passionate promise to Shi Jian.

When Shi Jian previously handed over so many pristine primordial divine bones to him, it was a sign of absolute trust in Zhulu Academy.

And now, Shi Jian had stepped forward to protect Zhulu Academy, which showed that he had truly developed a sense of belonging toward the institution.

Based on these two points alone, the dean of Zhulu Academy was willing to place all his chips on Shi Jian.

"If I truly have need of it, I won't stand on ceremony."

Shi Jian nodded in response. Should a situation arise where he needed to utilize Zhulu Academy, he certainly wouldn't act overly polite with the dean.

After witnessing Shi Jian's Ten Heavenly Passages, the various elders and masters of Zhulu Academy stepped forward one after another to introduce themselves and befriend him.

Shi Jian thus gained a general understanding of the upper echelon of Zhulu Academy.

Afterwards, guided by the Goddess of War, he took a tour around the inner grounds of the Zhulu Academy to familiarize himself with the environment.

Come to think of it, this Zhulu Academy bore some similarities to the Heavenly Academy in Yang Qi's world.

It was divided into an inner court and an outer court.

Furthermore, as a sacred ground, the scale of Zhulu Academy was much larger than that of the Heaven-Mending Pavilion.

After all, bearing the name of an academy, the scope of its recruitment was naturally far broader than that of the Heaven-Mending Pavilion.

Having spent a few days wandering outside, Shi Jian returned once more to his peak to enter closed-door cultivation.

[Shi Jian: "Lin Dong, are you using the Ancestral Stone recently? If you aren't using it, could you lend it to me for a couple of days? I need to use the Mental Grinding Mill inside it to temper my spiritual power!"]

Shi Jian tagged Lin Dong in the group chat.

The Spirit Transformation realm was divided into three stages: transforming the flesh into a spirit, remolding the true self, and nurturing the spirit within the Heavenly Passages.

Now that Shi Jian had completed the first stage of nurturing the spirit in his physical body, he was about to proceed to the second stage of cultivation.

Namely, the spiritual remolding of the true self.

This was a realm dedicated to spiritual metamorphosis.

And when it came to cultivating spiritual power, Lin Dong's Ancestral Stone was the most suitable auxiliary tool imaginable.

Especially the Mental Grinding Mill contained within it.

That was truly a peerless weapon for forging and tempering spiritual strength.

[Lin Dong: "If you need to use it, just take it!"]

In the world of Martial Universe, Lin Dong, who was currently in the middle of cultivation, felt his heart stir when he saw the message in the group.

He had received numerous benefits from the group chat, yet he had long been unable to offer any substantial returns to the other members.

Although he had mentioned many times that he possessed a treasure called the "Ancestral Stone," no one had ever actually asked to borrow it from him.

Now seeing that Shi Jian wanted to borrow this item, Lin Dong was more than eager to oblige.

Reciprocity was what made them brothers.

[Lin Dong: "Using the Mental Grinding Mill to temper spiritual power is an extremely painful process. You must prepare yourself well, and it's best to gather some medicinal herbs capable of nourishing the mind and spirit, so you can achieve twice the result with half the effort!"]

Lin Dong offered a few words of caution regarding the precautions for using the Ancestral Stone.

With that, he chased Sable out of the Ancestral Stone and sent the artifact to Shi Jian in the form of a red envelope.

"Hey, where is my home? Where did my huge home go?!"

Sable was utterly bewildered. He lived inside the Ancestral Stone, and the Ancestral Stone was his home.

Now that the Ancestral Stone was gone, his home was gone too.

"Lin Dong, where on earth did you put my Ancestral Stone? Why can't I sense its aura anymore?"

Sable searched up and down over Lin Dong's body, even reaching out to tug at Lin Dong's trousers.

With a dark face, Lin Dong pushed him away.

"Why are you pulling at my pants? Do you really think I could hide the Ancestral Stone down there? I lent the Ancestral Stone to someone else..."

"What?! Are you out of your damn mind?! Is that kind of thing something you just lend out?!"

Sable flew into a furious rage...