In the main hall.
Shan Shenwen and his family were held accountable.
The students from other departments were all very dissatisfied. Firstly, the time was less than three days, and secondly, their willpower was drained many times during the course.
Although students who cultivate their nature only passively absorb willpower and the demand is not too great, many people come here to cultivate the divine text. Cultivating the divine text requires a large amount of willpower.
But this time, they did not achieve their goal.
Zhou Mingren and his companions have now stabilized the secret realm again. The explosion of the secret realm did not have much impact on the divine text. The divine text of the Sun and Moon Realm was not so easy to be destroyed. But now, the main problem was that the secret realm could not be opened again unless resources were burned again.
In fact, even if it didn't explode, it wouldn't last for a while, and the main reason was that the willpower was not enough.
The original budget was to last three days, but in reality it has not even lasted two days.
This is not what many people expected.
Hong Tan muttered, "We have to get a few Lingyun in there. If we only have Nurturing Nature and Soaring Sky, they won't be consumed so quickly."
That is true.
Several Lingyuns absorbed the energy too quickly, this was the key.
Of course, the most important thing is that someone absorbed more than several Ling Yuns.
If it wasn't for limiting the number of people, there would have been no need to reduce the number of places before. One Ling Yun would be used as three places because we were worried that these people would absorb the quota too quickly.
Zhou Mingren turned his head and looked at him, saying coldly: "There was only a trace of willpower left in the secret realm before, why didn't you stop the operation of the secret realm?"
Hong Tan said innocently: "When I left, there were still quite a few left. If Lingyun and Tengkong hadn't sucked them randomly, how could they collapse so quickly!"
After that, he continued, "You are strong enough. Even if your willpower is exhausted, you can still maintain the secret realm without any problems. You said you can maintain it for three days, so just add some natural treasures."
It’s easy to say!
It’s easier to talk while standing!
They have very few of these specific resources. If they wanted more, they would have opened a secret realm long ago.
Zhou Mingren looked at Hong Tan deeply, "We all know what your purpose is, and there is no need to pretend to be innocent!"
We are all smart people, do you really think that no one can see it
Hong Tan smiled faintly and said, "I don't have any purpose. I don't have enough resources and willpower. This is something you need to add resources to supplement. It has nothing to do with me. Did I deliberately exhaust the willpower? Isn't it because you sent a few Lingyuns in and absorbed willpower everywhere!"
Zhou Mingren said calmly: "Do you know that it was the Lingyuns who absorbed it? Maybe your people absorbed it randomly. I see that Su Yu is gifted. He absorbed willpower everywhere, causing the secret realm to collapse. Isn't it possible?"
Hong Tan shrugged and said with a strange smile: "Maybe it was really Su Yu who did it! He is so amazing, his absorption speed is comparable to those Lingyun Gaozhong, he must have opened at least 100 divine orifices, otherwise he can't compare, after all, he is just cultivating his nature!"
Hong Tan smiled strangely, "Su Yu is actually Ling Yun in disguise, are you satisfied with this answer? The same goes for Wu Jia, she is Shan Hai in disguise, are you satisfied with this answer?"
Zhou Mingren said nothing.
There's no way to respond to this.
Put the blame on Su Yu... It would be fine if Su Yu was vacant, but it doesn't make sense to put the blame on Yang Xing.
It would be a joke if such a huge secret realm was really destroyed by a person who was cultivating his nature.
Moreover, Su Yu was injured and retreated early.
Hong Tan didn't say much, and said directly: "Mr. Zhou, don't bother us at this time, just solve your own problems! This matter has nothing to do with most people. If you want to blame someone, blame that bastard who sucks willpower everywhere. He sucked a vacuum everywhere and had to consume willpower to maintain it. If he had known that he could suck so much, why did he put it in there?"
This is exactly what I said!
The secret realm ended early this time, which had nothing to do with other people, but mainly because of that bastard.
Zhou Mingren took a deep breath and looked at Zhan Hai, Zhang Hao, Xia Huyou and the others. He said in a deep voice, "The secret realm has only been maintained for two days, which is indeed shorter than expected. We have given away half of your places, and we have no intention of making a profit. You should all understand this!"
Although they were dissatisfied, Zhan Hai and the others nodded.
That’s true. The purpose of Dan Shenwen’s school is to do favors, so the fees are not high.
"We will return all your merit points in full later!"
Zhou Mingren regained his composure at this moment and said calmly, "I won't take a penny. Although this secret realm opportunity didn't last as long as expected, I believe everyone has gained something. Even if there have been some impacts, they shouldn't be too big. These merits will be regarded as gifts from the Divine Literature Academy to you to calm you down!"
He even mentioned that the full amount would be refunded, so naturally others had no objections.
Although it collapsed early, everyone still gained a lot.
Willpower has increased!
Now that we don't need money, how great it is. Including the elders of the mountains and seas, they all nodded. One elder smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, this matter... We didn't mean it that way. The opening of the secret realm of the Divine Literature Academy is a chance for everyone. It's just a little regrettable. Don't misunderstand, Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Mingren snorted in his heart!
Misunderstand
If the merits were not returned, these people would definitely not let it go. After all, it was agreed to last three days, but it ended up collapsing ahead of schedule.
Fortunately, the loss was not great.
There are not many places that actually require payment, only a few, and the price is not too high, only more than 10,000 merits in total.
With such a heavy loss already, losing more than 10,000 merit points would be acceptable.
Hong Tan smiled and said, "Should we return the 10,000 merits of the academy and reward them to the top five students?"
The school had previously subsidized 10,000 merits.
Zhou Mingren glanced at him and said calmly, "We didn't plan to give out those places. Since we have practiced for two days, it is enough. Don't ask for more! Besides, did we promise to practice for a few days? Hong Tan, I refunded the merits of others because the secret realm collapsed prematurely and caused harm to everyone, not because the secret realm did not work!"
Hong Tan shrugged and said with a smile: "Forget it, most of them are your own people anyway, and I only have Su Yu here, so forget it if you don't give it to me."
Zhou Mingren was too lazy to pay attention.
He ignored him and looked at everyone and said, "The secret realm is now closed. It was forced to close prematurely due to our mistakes. Everyone's willpower has also been shaken. We should go back early to stabilize our realm!"
He said this, obviously intending to kick people out.
Everyone looked at each other, and one of the elders quickly smiled and said, "Okay, Lao Zhou, we'll leave first, but you still have to clean up your side... It's not appropriate that you always stand up and take the blame!"
Everyone knew that it had nothing to do with him, so they didn't say much at this moment, just made a few comments.
Stop taking the blame for a few bad apples!
You are just a half-step away from the sun and the moon, and now you have been tormented into a state by these people.
They are all a problem. If it were them, they would have been furious!
Zhou Mingren smiled and didn't say much.
Watched everyone leave.
Seeing that Hong Tan was not leaving, he said coldly: "Hong Tan, are you ready for me to keep you for dinner?"
Hong Tan smiled and said indifferently: "Then I'm leaving. Mr. Zhou, take care of yourself and don't be too angry. You're worried about me. Hey! My apprentice is also worried about me. It's annoying. He has to go to the battlefield of the heavens soon..."
After expressing his feelings for a few times, Hong Tan walked away leisurely.
As soon as he left, Lord Sun and the others snorted!
So weird!
It sounds extremely unpleasant, but there is no way to refute it.
Everyone else left, but at this time, someone whispered, "Grandpa Zhou, I didn't pay, but I used all my belongings to buy a gift for Grandpa Qi, and I'm embarrassed to ask for it back..."
It was not until this moment that Zhou Mingren suddenly realized that someone had not left.
Seeing Ji Xiaomeng, he was slightly speechless.
Ji Xiaomeng hid behind Zhou Pingsheng, poked her head out, and said carefully: "Grandpa Zhou, please don't misunderstand me, I don't mean anything else, but... uh... I really don't have any money..."
She was crying as she spoke!
I also gave gifts to get the spot.
You wanted to refund my money, but you didn’t refund it to me.
I have given away the gifts, why do I want them back now
Zhou Mingren was speechless and forced a smile, "Xiao Meng, how much did you spend on the gift for Lao Qi?"
"30 points of merit."
Ji Xiaomeng said cautiously: "Really? I still have the receipt. How about I get it for you..."
"No!"
Zhou Mingren smiled and said, "Good boy, go back first. 30 points of merit, right? I'll have someone send it to you later."
"Thank you, Grandpa Zhou!"
Ji Xiaomeng was delighted. "Grandpa is so nice. Don't tell Grandpa Qi about that, or he will dislike me for being stingy."
"No!"
Zhou Mingren smiled, and Ji Xiaomeng was extremely happy and ran out skipping.
30 points of merit...
Zhou Mingren was also helpless. Ji Hong's daughter... he didn't know whether she was really naive or just pretending to be naive. He thought she was going to extort money from him, but it turned out she didn't.
After everyone else had left and they were all on the same team, he asked for 30 points of merit.
He has saved your face and didn't ask for more money from you. What else can he say
Zhou Mingren was able to solve this problem with 30 merit points. He had to thank Ji Hong's daughter for not being greedy.
…
Until this moment, all outsiders left.
There is only one Xia Yuwen left.
Zhou Mingren glanced at Xia Yuwen, smiled and said, "Yuwen, I'm sorry for making fun of you this time! It shouldn't have much of an impact on you, right?"
Xia Yuwen nodded slightly and said calmly, "It doesn't have much impact. Dean Zhou, although this matter has nothing to do with me, I still want to say one more thing, so as not to make some people laugh at me."
Zhou Mingren smiled and said, "Of course!"
"Then I'll take my leave now!"
Xia Yuwen walked away with a calm expression.
Behind him, Zhou Hao quickly caught up.
After they left, only people from the Shanshenwen Department were left in the hall.
Zhou Mingren looked calm, looking at everyone, especially Zhou Mingren, and said after a while: "Who is running around and sucking in the secret realm?"
No one said anything.
Zhou Mingren waited for a moment and looked at Hu Wensheng, "Wensheng, is that you?"
Hu Wensheng shook his head, "Master, I have been practicing since I entered. I only moved once, which was after Hong Tan took over, and I gathered in the area with the strongest willpower over there."
Zhou Mingren looked at Zhou Pingsheng, "Pingsheng, what about you?"
Zhou Pingsheng lowered his head and whispered, "Master, I didn't practice on the first day, but I practiced with Junior Brother Liu and the others on the second day."
Zhou Mingren frowned. Liu Hong beside him said hurriedly, "Yes, Senior Brother Zhou and I are together. It's not just us, there are also Senior Brother Wang and Senior Sister Chen..."
Zhou Mingren looked at the other people, all of whom were in the Soaring Realm.
Several people nodded at this moment, "At the end of the first day, we all gathered together to practice."
In other words, starting from the next day, they all practiced together.
Of course, the next day, the entire secret realm did not experience such a large-scale emptied incident.
The main focus is on the first day!
On the first day, Zhou Pingsheng ran around everywhere, while Hu Wensheng practiced in one place.
Obviously, if we talk about suspicion, Zhou Pingsheng is the biggest one.
Zhou Mingren smiled and said, "Opening the secret realm for everyone to practice is to allow everyone to go further. It can devour willpower for practice, which is a good thing, but it is best to concentrate on one place when practicing in the secret realm. Otherwise, running around everywhere will easily lead to uneven dispersion of willpower and consumption..."
He glanced at Zhou Pingsheng and said nothing, continuing: "Everyone has gained something, which is great! Although there were some problems, it's still good overall. I think everyone has gained something, which means we have achieved our goal!"
Elder Sun and his men glanced at him, and Yu Hong transmitted the message: "Old Zhou..."
Zhou Mingren sent a message: "Don't make a big fuss! We have finally built up some confidence, but you have to cause internal strife in the Shan Shenwen faction? I know what you mean. You think it was Pingsheng who did it, but although Pingsheng is a little confused, he is not so unwise... I will pay for the merit points for compensation. There may be some misunderstandings..."
After he said this, several ministers were somewhat dissatisfied, but they did not mention the matter again.
Just as Zhou Mingren said, the situation is already in a mess, and if we have to get to the bottom of it now, it will be a blow to the confidence of others. Dan Shenwen's team always has bad teammates, which will disappoint others.
“Old Sun, you take the other students back first. Those who need to break through should break through, those who need to heal should heal, and those who need to retreat should retreat. During this trip to the secret realm, everyone’s strength will improve. That’s great. I hope everyone can continue to develop better!”
Zhou Mingren said a few polite words, and when the others were about to leave, he said, "Pingsheng, Wensheng, Liu Hong, the rest of you stay for a while!"
The three of them were called and had to stay quietly.
After the others left under the leadership of Elder Sun, Zhou Mingren first looked at Liu Hong and said with a smile: "Liu Hong, Ling Yun is almost there, right?"
Liu Hong said with gratitude: "Thank you for the support, Dean. It will be soon. After I go back to retreat this time, I will be able to break through to Lingyun!"
"good!"
Zhou Mingren nodded and said with a smile: "Very good, our department has gained another great general!"
After that, Zhou Mingren chuckled and said, "Liu Hong, Yu Ming is about to go to the battlefield of the heavens, and the position of the pulse master must be given up. You are about to enter Lingyun, who do you think is more suitable to be the pulse master?"
Liu Hong hurriedly said: "Dean, this is the choice of you and the other elders. I don't have any opinions. No matter who becomes the leader of the pulse, I will seriously carry out the instructions of the leader..."
“You!”
Zhou Mingren chuckled and said, "Sly! Now that you have joined Lingyun, in fact... it may not be impossible for you to..."
"Dean, please stop joking with me!"
Liu Hong said in panic: "I am still in the air, I have never thought about this, and I will never think about it. I can't bear this responsibility! Dean, please don't say that..."
"Hahaha!"
Zhou Mingren smiled and said, "You look so scared, go ahead, it's okay!"
"Thank you, Dean!"
Liu Hong was terrified and left in a hurry, cursing in his heart!
Damn you, Master of the Pulse!
You haven't thought about this at all. You're using me to appoint your two apprentices. You're not a good person.
You want me to be the neutralizer between the two
As expected, Zhou Mingren was cunning and sly. He probably saw that his two apprentices were fighting overtly and secretly and wanted to make him a target. What a bastard.
He ran as fast as he could, cursing.
…
After he left, Zhou Mingren's face turned cold.
He looked at the two of them for a long time, then asked coldly, "Who did it?"
Neither of them said anything.
"Pingsheng, you say!"
Zhou Pingsheng lowered his head and gritted his teeth. "I know the teacher is suspicious of me, but it really wasn't me! I didn't expect to practice when I went in this time. My purpose was to prevent Su Yu from getting any benefits. So I looked for Su Yu everywhere on the first day and had no intention of absorbing willpower to practice..."
"Wensheng, what about you?"
Hu Wensheng said calmly: "Teacher, it's not me! I just entered Lingyun, and I need to proceed step by step. It will not do me any good to rashly absorb a large amount of willpower."
"If it's not you, could it be Xia Yuwen?"
Zhou Mingren said coldly: "Don't tell me that Xia Yuwen did this just to cause you to quarrel among yourselves!"
Zhou Pingsheng was silent for a while, then said, "Teacher, when I was walking around that day, I'm afraid everyone thought it was me who did it. But if it was really me, I wouldn't have done it so obviously. Obviously, someone was deliberately framing me. Teacher, you can see clearly!"
Zhou Mingren pondered for a moment. Zhou Pingsheng was actually right. Everyone thought it was you, so it must be him
Is he really that stupid
If that were the case, he would not be able to cultivate to the seventh level of Lingyun.
Of course, it is not ruled out that he used this mentality to exonerate himself.
"Who do you think it is?"
He asked again.
Zhou Pingsheng said in a low voice: "I don't know, maybe... it's Su Yu!"
What he said was quite meaningful.
Maybe it’s Su Yu!
Regardless of whether it is true or not, there is no point in talking about Hu Wensheng now.
Hu Wensheng also said: "Brother, what you said is right. This time, there are many doubts! Maybe someone is deliberately confusing us. Master, the secret realm suddenly collapsed after Hong Tan took over. Su Yu may not have this ability, but Hong Tan... It's hard to say! He is a strong man of the Polyshenwen school, and the Sea of Consciousness Secret Realm was left by a strong man of the Polyshenwen school. He may have a way to dissipate the willpower."
After hearing this, Zhou Mingren nodded slightly in thought, "Well, let's put it this way! This matter was caused by Hong Tan and Su Yu, who combined internal and external forces to deliberately dispel the strong willpower in the secret realm!"
That’s all I can say!
Whether it is them or not, it is them now. Believe it or not, it is like this!
…
Shan Shenwen and his faction made a decision and passed the blame to Hong Tan and Su Yu.
In fact, Hong Tan didn't have the heart to care about those things at the moment.
At this time, he looked at Su Yu in front of him with confusion in his eyes.
After a long while, he asked, "Are you awake?"
Su Yu wished he could hit himself a few more times with the hammer!
Why is Master looking at me like that
Somewhat helpless, he laughed dryly and said, "Master, you're awake."
"Not a bad harvest, eh?"
"good!"
"good?"
Hong Tan smiled and said, "It's okay, but it caused the secret realm to collapse?"
"That... Grandmaster... I..."
Hong Tan was helpless. He glanced at him and asked after a long while, "How many divine orifices have you opened?"
"A lot..."
"A lot?"
Hong Tan smiled, not honest!
Anyway, there are definitely more than 36!
Su Yu didn't want to talk about it, and he was too lazy to ask. He regained his composure and said, "Don't expose it, otherwise everyone will know that it was you who did it! Now, everyone thinks it was Zhou Pingsheng, but those who really understand the situation know that Zhou Pingsheng would not do this unless he is crazy. I guess many people speculate that it was my doing. Forget it, let them do it."
The secret realm collapsed, it might be his doing.
On the first day, his willpower was constantly being absorbed by others. It couldn't be him, after all, he hadn't taken over at that time.
Some people might suspect that there was an internal conflict between Zhou Mingren's two disciples, but Hong Tan was too lazy to care about it.
"Keep a low profile!"
Hong Tan exhaled and said, "In a few days, I will also have to go into seclusion! As for you... I see that your willpower is incredibly strong, your spiritual orifices have opened up a lot, and your energy is almost full. Are you ready to break through and soar into the air?"
"Not ready."
Su Yu shook his head. "I plan to merge my physical body first and enter the Wanshi Realm! Then I will draw some divine texts and advance both ways. It would be best if my physical body and willpower could be lifted off at the same time!"
"Besides, if I don't enter Tengkong, I won't pose much of a threat to others. After all, the students of Yangxing are only at the bottom level and can't affect the overall situation. If I go to Tengkong, there will definitely be more trouble."
It’s better not to take off!
Even if he wants to fly into the air, it's not the right time. It will take time to continue outlining the divine text and for all the stones to merge.
Su Yu had also figured it out. The next step was to combine the acupoints and outline the divine text.
When Wan Shi reaches the ninth level, his divine text should be almost finished, and his divine orifice should be almost opened. At that time, he can enter the levitation stage. Perhaps Su Yu can reach the ninth level in one day!
Enter the air and become the top powerhouse among them!
This can catch some people off guard.
There are still 80 divine orifices that have not been opened and 91 divine texts that have not been outlined. Even if there are enough resources, it will take at least half a year.
And the Wanshi Realm... Su Yu felt that it might also take that long.
There is no point in comparing yourself with the fellow in the Great Zhou Palace who has been levitating for half a year. After half a year, you will succeed in getting promoted, and maybe you can reach the ninth level instantly. That fellow may not be able to reach the ninth level.
Seeing that Su Yu had his own plans, Hong Tan said no more. He nodded slightly and said, "After entering Tengkong, you need to build a physical foundation. This foundation is mainly related to the future physical body proving invincibility. The stronger the foundation blood, the better... I don't know when I will come out of seclusion. Before I come out, if you enter Tengkong, then go find Lord Xiahou and buy some gods and demons blood on credit!"
Su Yu was in a daze.
On credit
Is this ok
Hong Tan smiled and said, "It's okay, just use something as collateral. Just use the Wen Tan Research Center. A little blood of gods and demons should be no problem! If you advance again after I come out of retreat, I will see if I can go to the battlefield of the heavens and get some blood of the original gods to build the foundation!"
He said, "Looking for Lord Xiahou, it would be best to use the essence and blood of the original God Clan, or the essence and blood of the original Demon Clan. These are the two strongest races in the Ten Thousand Worlds! The physical body will be promoted to invincible, and the stronger the essence and blood used when building the foundation, the better!"
Su Yu nodded, "Thank you, Master. I understand."
"besides… "
Hong Tan thought about it, and was silent for a while before saying, "Once I am in seclusion, I will not come out unless I break through the Sun and Moon. Your uncle-in-law is... a dull person, and he keeps some thoughts to himself. Please help me keep an eye on him. If he goes out one day... please notify Lord Xiahou or Mayor Wan. I don't want my apprentice to be gone when I come out."
Su Yu's eyes moved slightly, and he said, "Master, what you mean is..."
"Your uncle... has a lot on his shoulders and is worried. In our department, your uncle is more talented than me and your master. He should have entered the mountains and seas a long time ago, but he insisted on holding it back. I understood his thoughts a few years ago. Your uncle seems calm, but I'm afraid he will do anything at the critical moment."
Hong Tan sighed and said, "Also, go out as little as possible. It's best not to go to the battlefield of the heavens. That's all I have to say. We have few people in our faction, and we can't control you. You have your own ideas..."
At this point, Hong Tan pondered for a while before saying, "We are really in big trouble and need help. Go to the detention area, enter the secret room at the back, and release those mountain and sea monsters! I have reached an agreement with them. Once you release them, they will be free. You are responsible for escorting them out of the human realm and back to the battlefield of the heavens. In the future, if these monsters commit crimes or kill people, it will be the responsibility of our department. You know the severity of the crime and when to release them and when not to release them. You have a number."
"Master..."
Su Yu was shocked. Release the mountain and sea monster
"Then can the Human Realm release them for us and let them return to the battlefield of the heavens?"
Hong Tan said calmly, "Give them to me, because they are all my mounts! I am a half-step Sun and Moon, and I am about to reach the Sun and Moon realm. You should still give me this face! But, I said, in the battlefield of the heavens, if these big monsters commit trouble, it is our responsibility. You have to think carefully before letting them go!"
"There are guys targeting us, and we might deliberately provoke them, understand?"
"knew!"
Su Yu nodded seriously!
Hong Tan stopped talking, stood up, and walked out, saying as he walked: "You should stay in seclusion for a few days, and come to see your master off in a few days. Your willpower is too strong now, and it is easy to be seen through at a glance, so restrain yourself a little."
"good!"
Su Yu nodded and took a deep breath.
All the pleasure I had from cheating people in the secret realm disappeared completely.
Master and his friends are leaving, and Grandmaster is also going to retreat. From what Grandmaster has said, Uncle might get into trouble after he retreats...
There is a whole family and no one is worry-free!
I am so young, but I have to carry such a heavy burden. It’s so hard!