Chapter 230: Wang Batian’s Fan

Chapter 230: Wang Batian’s Fan

One month.

The freshmen slowly got used to life at the academy.

They all settled into their own study routines.

There was one activity class each week, where they could go to various wild environments for field trips and collect different materials.

Sometimes they even got to interact with wild Soul Pets up close.

The outdoor activity class in the third week was in a nearby mine, observing a group of Rock Weasels in the mine.

Those Rock Weasels ate various ores as food, and around them grew a kind of Earthstone Grass that contained earth energy.

When Wang Che refined the main food containing earth life energy for the Little Caterpillar, he mixed in some of this Earthstone Grass.

He also collected a few plants, planning to transplant them into the Spirit Field.

Anyway, during every outdoor activity, Wang Che always gained something.

If there were rare Soul Plants, he would transplant one or two and store them in the first layer space of the Myriad Vault Dao Palace Martial Soul, to plant later when the Spirit Field expanded.

The activity classes gave Wang Che a lot of understanding about the wild environment points near the mountains.

Over this month, whether it was the Little Caterpillar, Magnetic Sword, or Wang Che himself, they all improved a lot.

Especially the Little Caterpillar.

Even though the Little Caterpillar seemed to be just farming all the time.

But every step of farming was actually training for it.

Using Nature’s Power to water and speed up crop growth, loosening soil, using the Art of Object Manipulation to harvest crops, refining main food pills, processing seeds, transplanting seedlings, and so on.

Under Wang Che’s guidance, its progress was huge.

Now, if the Little Caterpillar processed seeds on its own, out of twenty Water Orchid flower seeds, it could successfully process two or three.

Its control over its own life energy reached a very good level.

The Proficiency Level of Nature’s Power was already full.

It was just waiting for the Little Caterpillar to comprehend and advance to Awakening Power.

Also, the main food now included Water Blue Leaf and Earth Leaf, in addition to the original Floating Sky Feather Leaf and Spatial Leaf.

For other Soul Pets, eating so much main food containing different life energies would be very dangerous.

But the Little Caterpillar had the Gold-Devouring Art, so it could absorb everything.

Inside its body, it now truly had five different types of life energy.

And because it ate a lot of main food, especially the high-quality main food Wang Che refined himself all in one go!

The Little Caterpillar’s Soul Power Cultivation increased extremely quickly.

A week ago, it already had 999 years of Soul Power Cultivation.

Since starting the farming life, the Little Caterpillar ate better and better, and grew better and better.

Once it entered the True Caterpillar Form, or the True Dragon First Stage Form, its appearance became even more majestic and powerful, with very strong combat ability.

How strong exactly, Wang Che hadn’t tested it.

But there was no rush.

Besides breaking through the Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation, after gathering five different energies, the most important thing was to try to cultivate the five life energies and Soul Power inside its body into the Five Elements Soul Essence.

The Five Elements Soul Essence corresponded to the Five Elements True Essence in the Cultivation World.

With the Five Elements True Essence, the body would have its own internal system, and with every move, various spells could have earth-shaking power.

It wasn’t easy for the Little Caterpillar to cultivate the Five Elements Soul Essence. First, it needed five different attributes of life energy from nature.

Now that it had gathered all five, it could officially begin to condense the Five Elements Soul Essence.

But the condensation process wasn’t easy; it also required a large amount of life energy, which meant endless main food resources.

And the quality couldn’t be low either.

The path of farming was still long.

The Little Caterpillar got stuck at the thousand-year threshold for two weeks. Unlike the hundred-year threshold, which it broke through smoothly.

The Little Caterpillar was stuck at the thousand-year Soul Power Cultivation threshold for two weeks. It barely broke through just before Wang Che planned to go to the Thunderous Soul Earth for Magnetic Sword’s training.

A Little Caterpillar with one thousand years of Soul Power Cultivation was relatively rare in the wild.

But compared to the entire Soul Beast world, one thousand years of Soul Power Cultivation was just barely entering the starting stage.

However, the Little Caterpillar’s one thousand years of Soul Power Cultivation brought significant changes to the first layer of Wang Che’s Myriad Vault Dao Palace.

After all, a Soul Pet’s Soul Power Cultivation was related to the attached Soul Rings.

The stronger the Soul Power Cultivation, the stronger the attached Soul Ring, and the greater the boost it provided to the Soul Pact Master.

The Soul Skills also became stronger.

As the Soul Pet’s cultivation kept increasing, the Soul Pact Master’s abilities would keep improving.

With the Little Caterpillar at one thousand years, Wang Che’s first Soul Skill, Hand of Life, became more powerful.

What made Wang Che quite happy was that the space in the first layer of the Myriad Vault Dao Palace increased.

The space in the first layer of the Myriad Vault Dao Palace was opened because of the Little Caterpillar’s Soul Ring. The higher the Little Caterpillar’s Soul Power Cultivation, the larger the space became.

The space doubled in size.

Although there were still only two Spirit Fields, their area doubled.

The benefits were obviously numerous.

With the planting area increased, Wang Che usually used twenty Soul Plants as one cycle; now he could increase it to forty.

Or plant two more types of Soul Plants.

Considering food needs, Wang Che’s Floating Sky Feather Leaf could last a long time, but he needed Fire-Type main food and Plant-Type main food.

Before, because materials were scarce, Wang Che could only refine snacks for these two types.

Now, with the Spirit Field area increased, he had a source of raw materials, plus the Little Caterpillar’s speed in accelerating crop growth was getting faster and faster.

Processing seeds for ordinary crops was much easier than for Soul Plants. For the Little Caterpillar, it could reach the point of harvesting one batch and processing one batch.

They all required points to exchange, unless he needed some new crops.

So Wang Che used his remaining points to exchange for another Soul Plant containing a trace of fire life energy, Flame Fall Fruit.

And a Soul Plant containing plant life energy, Soul Scent Leaf.

These were all low-level Soul Plants containing slight life energy.

He didn’t exchange too many, only ten plants, planning to slowly cultivate them to maturity, and process the first batch of seeds himself.

The seed processing was then handed over to the Little Caterpillar.

With the two Spirit Fields doubled in size, their usual growth consumed even more of Wang Che’s Soul Power.

But over this month, Wang Che’s Hundred-Tempered Soul Force increased by a full seven strands, totaling twenty-eight strands of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force.

For normal growth, he could barely maintain a balanced state.

Incidentally, Wang Che also went to test his own Soul Power Level, which was only less than level 14.

This level surprised Wang Che a bit. Back when he had ten strands of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force, he felt he was around level 10.

Because that was when he condensed his first Soul Ring.

After reaching level ten, the required amount of Soul Power for each level increased rapidly!

However, Wang Che didn’t really care about the Soul Power Level. He had a clear understanding of his own strength, and that was enough.

Little Caterpillar had a lot of tasks, but he enjoyed them.

Even though he wasn’t very interested in processing and planting, he became patient and motivated in order to learn Sword-Riding Flying Insect.

Just like that, nearly another week passed.

After the first batch of Flame Fall Fruit and Soul Scent Leaves matured, the first set of five different flavored staple foods for Little Caterpillar was temporarily complete.

Among them, only the Floating Sky Feather Leaf was not refined by himself.

The other four—Fire Leaf, Water Leaf, Grass Leaf, and Earth Leaf—were all personally refined by Wang Che, from the raw materials to even the seeds.

The quality was excellent.

As for the three flavored snacks, Wang Che planned to switch them to others after Little Caterpillar finished eating them.

However, the main ingredients for the five flavored staple foods were all low-level Soul Plants.

So, Wang Che classified these five staple foods as the low-level Five Elements staples.

Later, when he encountered higher-level Soul Plants, he would upgrade the staple foods.

“It’s about time to set off.”

On the first weekend of the second month, Wang Che packed his bags and planned to go check out the Thunderous Soul Earth.

It was time to train Magnetic Sword a bit.

For over a month, ever since he heard about Thunderous Soul Earth from Instructor Qin Li, Wang Che had been keeping an eye on it.

As expected, the situation there was only being maintained, and the specific issues weren’t completely resolved.

Based on Wang Che’s guess, if it hadn’t been fully resolved for so long, either the higher-ups didn’t want to completely solve it, preferring to keep such an area, or there were some difficulties.

Wang Che leaned more toward the first possibility.

“Magnetic Sword, let’s go!”

Wang Che called out.

Magnetic Sword, who practiced swinging his sword a thousand times every day, had become very disciplined since having a goal. He started swinging his sword from morning until noon, took a break after eating, and continued in the afternoon.

In the evening, he would rest and play awhile with Little Caterpillar.

Magnetic Sword flew in from outside, with a faint red glow on his body, making him look like an ordinary sword.

Because during sword practice, Wang Che restricted him from using any energy, the red glow on his body temporarily disappeared.

The mature crops in the field outside were all collected last night.

Since they were going out, Little Caterpillar wouldn’t have time to water and speed up growth for the next couple of days, so nothing was planted for now.

“How do you feel?” Wang Che asked.

“Bzzzt.”

It seemed like he had gained some insight; Magnetic Sword’s reply was quite mysterious.

Starting three weeks ago, Wang Che had him practice swinging his own sword a thousand times every day.

After three weeks, Magnetic Sword’s mental state and overall condition had improved.

As for what exactly he had comprehended, that depended on his own understanding.

At the same time, Magnetic Sword’s Soul Power Cultivation steadily increased, reaching about 750 years.

When Magnetic Sword first came to Forest Sea University, his Soul Power Cultivation was over 630 years.

In the more than five weeks since starting school, even though he hadn’t practiced the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Scripture even once, his Soul Power Cultivation still improved normally.

However, the speed wasn’t very fast.

Zhao Yixia’s Flying Frenzied Lizard already had over 800 years of Soul Power Cultivation.

University resources were far superior to those in high school, and there were special training grounds. Zhao Yixia’s improvement speed was considered slow.

Magnetic Sword’s slower cultivation progress was mainly due to lack of resources.

Mechanical Soul Pets had strict requirements for their staple food.

They needed Core Stones.

Core Stones were not only expensive but also difficult to mine, and they required post-processing and refinement.

Wang Che could refine them himself, but high-quality Core Stone raw materials were hard to obtain.

The Agricultural Plant Hall at the university actually had Core Stones available for exchange. Wang Che used his remaining points to get quite a few.

But it still wasn’t enough.

Buying online was too expensive, and there weren’t many channels for raw materials—mostly only finished Core Stones.

Wang Che initially planned to stockpile enough staple food for Little Caterpillar to last half a year. Then, he could sell excess Soul Plants grown in the Spirit Field or extra refined staple food online to accumulate a larger amount of funds.

After all, the Spirit Field grew plants quickly, and the quality was better.

The staple food Wang Che refined himself, even if done casually, was of very good quality.

He could definitely sell it at a higher price.

But stocking up for half a year was difficult; even stocking up for one month was tough.

No matter how fast the Spirit Field grew, Little Caterpillar ate very quickly.

Especially after reaching Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation, he needed to eat five different flavored staple foods at the same time!

The resource demand would be an astronomical number for other students.

The Five Elements Soul Essence wasn’t easy to cultivate.

This path, which could be considered a minor system in the later stages, was not only difficult to practice but also required vast resources. In the Cultivation World, without the support of a top-tier major sect, it would be impossible to cultivate.

If the first layer of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace didn’t have the Spirit Field, he wouldn’t have chosen this path for Little Caterpillar. He would have picked a slightly less demanding cultivation route.

Wang Che knew that the first layer of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace would have a Spirit Field, which was why he chose this path for Little Caterpillar.

Because the resources could be supported.

And the foundation had to be solid.

Even though the staple foods were all refined from low-level Soul Plants, they were crucial during the Five Elements Soul Essence cultivation stage.

Wang Che could certainly use the Soul Plants grown in the Spirit Field to sell externally, make a huge profit, and then directly buy large quantities of various pre-refined staple foods.

But aside from the quality of the purchased staple foods, the workload itself was significant. Growing in the Spirit Field also took time.

Moreover, it would be like buying the box but returning the pearl.

Selling carefully cultivated Soul Plants and then buying large quantities of average-quality finished staple foods or raw materials to refine himself was, in Wang Che’s view, a huge loss.

The staple foods and raw materials sold outside weren’t necessarily bad.

It was not good enough.

It was enough for normal Soul Pet cultivation.

But Little Caterpillar was not cultivating normally.

Cultivating the Five Elements Soul Essence required a very high amount of Life Energy, and the demand was also extremely large.

So Wang Che naturally did not choose to do that.

In the Agricultural Plant major, other students were not all-rounders. They might not choose subsidiary majors like Dietary Meal or medicine making.

Only those who were interested would take a few more subsidiary majors.

So after growing their Soul Plants, they usually handed over the planted Soul Plants to the Agricultural Plant Hall, commissioning Soul Masters who specialized in Dietary Meal or medicine making to process, brew, and refine them.

However, truly talented and capable students,

like Shen Mingluan, all majored deeply in Dietary Meal and medicine making.

They grew their own, brewed their own staple food, and refined their own potions.

Not only was their Agricultural Plant level high, they were also proficient in Dietary Meal and medicine making.

Their own Soul Pets were also raised better than other Soul Pets.

“This time, I hope to find some special Core Stones in the Thunderous Soul Earth.”

“Speaking of which, besides Spirit Fields, the first layer also has various large mountains and mineral sources…”

“But it doesn’t seem easy to make them appear…”

Wang Che sighed slightly.

The space of the first layer was a small world.

It basically had all the basic elements of a world, so naturally it lacked nothing.

Setting off with Little Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword, Wang Che arrived at the flight point and coincidentally saw Counselor Qin Li, who was working a side job in air transport again.

He looked somewhat surprised to see Wang Che.

“Student Wang, are you heading out?”

Qin Li said with a laugh.

“Yes, I want to go check outside Raging River City,” Wang Che nodded. “Counselor Qin, could you give me a ride?”

“Of course, no problem,” Qin Li laughed heartily. “But you’ll have to wait a bit, because there are quite a few students going to Raging River City. Are you planning to explore the outer area of the Thunderous Soul Earth? Or just go for fun?”

“Fun? Can that place be for fun?” Wang Che asked.

“Of course it can. It’s been a month since the situation at the Thunderous Soul Earth. The outer areas of that place have temporarily stabilized,” Qin Li said. “It has also attracted a large number of wild Thunder-Element Soul Beasts to migrate there. I heard it might form a new wild environment. The scenery in the outer area is quite interesting — rolling thunderclouds giving a feeling of the end of the world, but it’s not dangerous.”

“This has made many students quite interested. Some internet celebrities have even turned that place into a popular spot for checking in…”

“But the inner areas near the Thunderous Soul Earth are very dangerous. In the inner areas, there are many Thunder-Element Soul Beasts that escaped from the Thunderous Soul Earth, and they are also frenzied. Their strength and aggression are very high.”

“The inner areas, I heard, were affected by the evolution of that powerful Thunder-Element Soul Pet. Many plants and mountains have mutated, and resources have undergone special changes. So the inner areas are also a good place for exploration.”

Qin Li finished with a smile, “But it’s very dangerous to go alone.”

“What about the Thunderous Soul Earth itself?”

Wang Che asked.

This Counselor Qin Li had traveled extensively and knew quite a lot.

“I heard the Thunderous Soul Earth was sealed off by the Military Department of North River Continent. Entry into the interior is temporarily forbidden.”

Qin Li frowned. “I don’t know the specific details.”

Wang Che nodded and waited a while. Soon, about seven or eight students came to share the ride.

This trip wasn’t easy for Qin Li either. Raging River City wasn’t far. Flying there directly was much faster than the maglev train.

A half-hour trip for just one student would be a loss for him.

Moreover, Qin Li’s Sky-Speed Bird had over five thousand years of Soul Power Cultivation, and its speed was very fast.

This was his first Soul Pet, and he had raised it very well.

Naturally, he needed to take more students.

These students were all freshmen.

Generally, second and third-year students mostly had their own Sky Element Soul Pets. The diligent ones even got their pilot’s licenses and could fly there directly.

Actually, Magnetic Sword could also fly there.

But currently, Magnetic Sword’s Soul Power Cultivation wasn’t high, so it would be quite time-consuming and draining for the journey.

To save time, taking this kind of air transport was the fastest.

“Eh, aren’t you Wang Che from Agricultural Plant Class Four?”

Among the several students, someone recognized Wang Che.

This past month, Wang Che had lived quietly.

But the other students were not so calm.

Many freshmen remembered Wang Che deeply from the Opening Ceremony.

Some, who were more curious, even looked into his background.

Naturally, they found out about Wang Che’s origins.

“You’re going to Raging River City too.”

Wang Che smiled and looked at these classmates.

Four boys and four girls, seemingly couples, traveling together for fun.

Tsk, the scent of romance, slowly fermenting since freshman year.

“Yes, yes!”

A female student said with some excitement, “I know you! You’re the Qihang Cup champion from Xiyue Continent, right? The one who used a Green Caterpillar to defeat Senior Shen’s Glazed Azure Luan at the Opening Ceremony!!”

This excitement made the male student beside her somewhat displeased.

“Champion? That’s impressive.”

The male student, feeling extremely uncomfortable with his girlfriend’s somewhat admiring gaze toward another guy, felt too embarrassed to say anything, as it would make him seem petty and insecure. Seeming to remember something, he continued, “Speaking of Xiyue Continent, among the younger generation, there’s only one person I really admire.”

The male student’s words immediately caught his girlfriend’s attention.

“Who do you admire? How come I haven’t heard about this?” the female student asked curiously.

“I’m from Chaotic Sea Prefecture, which is close to Xiyue Continent. And the city I’m from is also near Xiyue Continent,” Having his girlfriend’s attention drawn back to him made him feel quite satisfied. “I don’t know much about Xiyue Continent. The Qihang Cup champion is impressive, sure, but I’m not very familiar with him. The only one I know about is that Young Hero, Wang Batian.”

“I know about him, I know!” the female student’s eyes lit up. “I’ve heard of him even in Yunjiang Province!”

“…” Wang Che.

The other students also chimed in, seemingly having heard the name as well.

Compared to the Young Hero Wang Batian, who was broadcast across the entire War Zone and even appeared on the official War Zone news, the Qihang Cup champion wasn’t as famous.

Moreover, the Young Hero Wang Batian had a greater sense of mystery and heroism.

You could still find videos of Wang Che’s Qihang Cup matches online.

But you absolutely couldn’t find detailed information about Wang Batian.

If it weren’t for the later resolution of the Floating Forest incident, which involved the Empty God Dragon…

It had to be kept a secret.

Otherwise, with the incident in the Floating Forest, the fame of the Young Hero Wang Batian would have spread even more widely.

Especially the Azure Dragon Merit Badge. If it had not been awarded secretly,

the entire War Zone would have been shaken.

“Student Wang, as the champion of the Qihang Cup, do you know Wang Batian?” a male student asked.

Wang Che smiled and said,

“Of course I know. He is the true hero of the Xiyue Continent. How could I, a mere champion of the Qihang Cup, compare to him? I’m far beneath his level. Besides, he didn’t even participate in the Qihang Cup and had no intention of competing with us.”

“Otherwise, the championship would definitely have been his.”

Hearing this, several students immediately brightened up.

The male student immediately saw Wang Che in a new light.

He really was the champion. Unexpectedly, he was very generous and could say such things.

But on the other hand, wasn’t it also because the Young Hero Wang Batian had such great charisma?

“Have you met him?” the male student quickly asked.

“I was lucky to meet him once,” Wang Che replied. “He gave me some guidance. The reason he didn’t participate in the Qihang Cup was that he was too strong. For students like us, he was completely overpowering. That’s why he chose not to join… But I only met him once.”

This made the male student very excited.

Even more excited than his girlfriend.

“Are you his fan?”

Wang Che asked.

“Yes, yes!” the male student exclaimed excitedly. “Because my city is relatively close to the Floating Forest. If something had happened in the Floating Forest back then, our city would definitely have been in danger as well.”

“Oh, I see,” Wang Che nodded. “That’s a pity. I don’t know which academy he went to either. But for someone like him, it probably doesn’t matter which academy he chooses. He’s like an unclimbable mountain in our Xiyue Continent.”

“Student Wang, you really don’t need to compare yourself to Wang Batian,” the male student said as he approached. “You becoming the champion of the Qihang Cup already puts you far ahead of most of our peers. In the entire War Zone, only nine high school students can be mentioned in the same breath as you.”

“But after high school, it’s hard to say,” Wang Che said with a smile. “Being strong in high school doesn’t necessarily mean being strong in college… Many Soul Pact Masters bloom late. Champions can be surpassed at any time.”

“Still, it’s unlikely. Your potential and talent as a champion are evident. Few can surpass you,” the male student insisted.

The two of them started chatting.

A female student nearby watched them, her mind full of question marks.

She had only just started to admire Wang Che, but instead of feeling jealous, her boyfriend was having a warm and friendly conversation with him.

And look how serious he was being—he never put this much effort into comforting her.

Soon, everyone was getting along well.

Nearby, Qin Li looked at Wang Che with great astonishment.

Wow, he’s impressive.

Winning over both guys and girls.

Not long after, they arrived at Raging River City.

“Let’s exchange contact info. We can chat again next time!”

the male student said enthusiastically to Wang Che.

“No problem.”

Wang Che nodded. These freshmen were in the pharmaceutical program, and this male student’s family specialized in making potions.

Along the way, the male student had been very open and shared everything he knew. He and Wang Che hit it off immediately.

After saying goodbye to these students, Wang Che planned to head to the Wild Soul Land outside Raging River City.

“There are quite a lot of people in Raging River City.”

Wang Che glanced around. It was the weekend, and this border town of the North River Continent was unexpectedly crowded.

“Once you leave Raging River City, about a hundred miles outside the city, you’ll reach the outer area,”

Qin Li explained. “But that area is a bit complicated. Even in the outermost regions, Sky Element Soul Pets lose control as soon as they get close. So, you can only rent a vehicle or go on foot. It takes about half an hour if you’re fast.”

“If you want to go to the inner areas, I suggest you find a few companions. That way, if you run into danger, you can look out for each other.”

“Of course, it’s best not to go at all. Just enjoy the scenery from the outside.”

Wang Che nodded. Since he was well-prepared, he didn’t need to buy supplies in Raging River City, nor did he rent a vehicle.

Instead, he set off on foot directly.

Wang Che had a feeling that this trip would yield plentiful rewards…