Chapter 162: Starlight Treasure Tree

Chapter 162: Starlight Treasure Tree

Murong Daren rubbed his hands together, his eyes gleaming as he laughed, "The beauties of the Star Profound Martial Academy, your handsome and suave Brother Murong has arrived!"

Qin Yun smiled, "Meng Feiling is here, you should be careful!"

Sure enough, at the mention of Meng Feiling, Murong Daren's expression changed.

Hou Xingfeng led them to a three-story pavilion on the west side, the building closest to the main gate of the Star Profound Martial Academy.

On the first floor, there was a small reception hall.

"Wait for me in this hall while I arrange teachers for you," Hou Xingfeng instructed before leaving the hall.

Qin Yun and the others sat in the hall, looking around.

Xie Wufeng said, "It seems we won't be in the same class. The Star Profound Martial Academy will definitely assign suitable teachers for us."

Huo Zhong looked a bit worried and said, "Little Brother Yun, with your current situation, I'm not sure if the teachers here will accept you. If they don't want you, I'll make a fuss!"

Qin Yun smiled, "Don't worry about me. My condition isn't as bad as you think! My mental power is still very strong. By the way..."

He took out a green, circular jade pendant, the very "Soul Essence Jade" that Yue Kai had shown off.

He had picked it up when he severed Yue Kai's arm.

"Huo Laoer, this is your family heirloom, take it!" Qin Yun tossed the Soul Essence Jade to Huo Zhong.

Huo Zhong caught it, holding it tightly in his hand, then sighed, "Although it is our family heirloom, none of us in the Huo family can harness its power. We don't even know how to use it! Little Brother Yun, since you can cultivate a soul essence and your current situation isn't good, I'll give this jade to you."

He threw the Soul Essence Jade back to Qin Yun and added, "As long as it doesn't fall into the wrong hands, I believe you can make good use of it. You must accept it, don't be polite!"

Xie Wufeng and Murong Daren also urged Qin Yun to accept it.

Qin Yun had no choice but to accept it, thanking Huo Zhong. He then asked, "What specific uses does the Soul Essence Jade have? Xiao Yanglong seemed very concerned about it, but he thought Xie Lao Da had destroyed it."

Huo Zhong rubbed his bald head, thinking for a moment, and said, "My grandfather once said that one needs to cultivate a soul essence to use the Soul Essence Jade, but I don't know its exact functions... In any case, it helps with internal essence cultivation and soul essence."

Qin Yun decided to find time to study it.

Hou Xingfeng entered with two elders, one of whom Qin Yun recognized as Du Gui.

"Xie Wufeng, from now on, you will be my student, and I will guide you!" Hou Xingfeng said. As the vice-dean and a martial realm cultivator who specialized in swordsmanship, he was well-suited to mentor Xie Wufeng.

Xie Wufeng nodded, "Teacher Hou, hello!"

Hou Xingfeng smiled contentedly. Xie Wufeng was a sword cultivator, proud but not arrogant, and not as overbearing as many geniuses.

He pointed to an old man with a full beard and said, "This is Kang Hu, Teacher Kang. He specializes in beast martial souls. Huo Zhong, you have a Golden Bull martial soul, so you will follow him!"

"Um, and Murong Daren..." Hou Xingfeng always felt strange saying this name.

As a vice-dean, he had to call a young man "Lord," which he found somewhat ridiculous.

He continued, "You will also follow Teacher Kang. Although I don't know what your martial soul is, I can sense a hint of a beast martial soul. Your martial soul is likely a beast martial soul, right?"

Murong Daren chuckled and nodded.

Huo Zhong slapped Murong Daren's shoulder hard and laughed, "Murong Laoer, we've been together for so long, and I didn't know you also have a beast martial soul! What is your martial soul? Tell us, we'll keep it a secret!"

Murong Daren's face turned serious, "My martial soul is no ordinary matter, so it must remain confidential. I cannot disclose it for now, please understand!"

"Whatever!" Kang Hu stroked his beard and laughed, "As long as it's a beast martial soul, following me won't be a mistake."

Hou Xingfeng looked at Qin Yun and said, "You should recognize Teacher Du Gui, right? Although you have lost your martial soul and internal essence, your mental power is extremely strong. So, he will be your teacher. How does that sound?"

"Fine!" Qin Yun was secretly pleased. Du Gui was a master of mental power, and after reaching the martial realm, one would begin cultivating the soul and mental aspects.

If he could lay a solid foundation in mental power during the martial body realm, he could make rapid progress after breaking through to the martial realm.

"So, it's settled... Since each teacher has different teaching methods and often takes you out for training, you will live with your teachers," Hou Xingfeng said.

Although Hou Xingfeng was the vice-dean, he also taught swordsmanship.

"Don't worry, you will still see each other often... The issue now is that you need to earn crystals quickly. Don't forget the million crystal tuition fee you owe," Hou Xingfeng said.

For Qin Yun, this wasn't a problem; he could earn it quickly by selling talismans and spirit weapons. However, Murong Daren and the others were quite troubled.

Murong Daren forced a smile, "No worries, with this face of mine, many beauties will soon give me crystals."

"Let's go!" Du Gui smiled at Qin Yun, "Follow me!"

Qin Yun followed Du Gui out of the pavilion. Using some unknown force, Du Gui levitated and carried Qin Yun toward the eastern part of the Star Profound Martial Academy.

From the air, Qin Yun could see that the Star Profound Martial Academy was vast, like a small city.

Inside, there were several towering peaks, some with waterfalls cascading down, making a rushing sound.

Du Gui's residence was a small garden located in the far east of the Star Profound Martial Academy, far from the center.

The garden was filled with tall, straight trees, each over a hundred meters high. In the middle of the garden stood a massive tree.

This giant tree was over a thousand meters tall, with many small holes that, upon closer inspection, were windows.

The tree's crown was enormous, like a large umbrella, and its leaves were a pale white, very unique.

"This tree is where I live. Now, you will join me!" Du Gui smiled. Though hunched and short, he was very kind and easy to talk to.

"Teacher Du, will this tree blocking the sun affect the absorption of spiritual energy?" Qin Yun asked.

"Hehe, this tree is better than any qi-gathering array!" Du Gui said with a proud smile. "The giant tree is called the Starlight Treasure Tree, and it took thousands of years to grow so large. The Starlight Treasure Tree can absorb Nine Yang spiritual energy on its own, and we can sense it inside the tree."

Qin Yun thought of the "Starlight Heart Sutra" he had comprehended and secretly suspected that there might be more of Lan Xiao's Martial King legacy within the Star Profound Martial Academy.