Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1537: Fifth True Immortal, Eighth Elysium

"After discussing the Seven Suns Big Dipper, which Shang Xia had been thinking about for a long time, He left the Elysium feeling much lighter than before.

Returning to the institution after several years, Shang Xia spread his divine soul and felt a sense of gratification as he felt the students brimming with vitality. It was as though he had watched his juniors grow up.

Shang Xia remembered when he was a student. Those in the Martial Intent Realm were the backbone of the institution, be it the instructors from the Teaching Division, the Guards Division, or the Outreach Division...

After 3 to 6 years of training, students in the institution would mostly be in the Martial Extremity Realm. Only the very exceptional ones would be able to reach the late stage of the Martial Extremity Realm or higher. @@novelbin@@

After so many years, the Tongyou Institution grew much stronger. In order to be an instructor of the institution, one had to be in the Martial Extermination Realm. Even teachers of the Teaching Division might be Martial Extermination Realm experts.

Currently, the backbone of the institution is experts in the Martial Extermination Realm.

In fact, that was still the result of the institution deliberately suppressing the advancement of their disciples. Otherwise, there would most likely be a bunch of Martial Dipper Realm experts.

After all... There wasn’t a difference between Martial Extermination Realm experts and those in the Martial Dipper Realm for teaching new students.

As for training students... There has been quite an improvement since Shang Xia’s time. The scale was one, but the overall cultivation of the students after their time in the institution was another factor.

Thanks to the abundant nourishment from the dense heaven and earth qi, along with an ample supply of resources, most students would be able to reach the late stage of the Martial Extremity Realm. A bunch would even break through to the Martial Intent Realm.

As for the newest batch of Martial Dipper Realm experts who had been nurtured by the institution after they graduated as students... Most had already begun to stand on their own and have been sent out to the various territories of the institution like the Jiao Continent or the Bing Continent. There were some who had been sent to patrol the sea of stars, the Star Origin Dao Field, and even other worlds.

If the Tongyou Institution was said to possess their current status in the Spirit Luxuriant World solely because of Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia and were lacking in the abilities to nurture their future disciples compared to the Northern Sea Mystic Sect or the Eternal Palace, things had completely turned around. With the continuous expansion and growth of the institution, along with sufficient cultivation resources, they didn’t just catch up to the various factions. There were even signs they had surpassed the traditional powers.

In terms of both high-level experts and ordinary cultivators, the Tongyou Institution truly stood at the top of the Spirit Luxuriant World, with their position unassailable.

In the next few days, Shang Xia started to wander around the institution and the city without being discovered. He was interested in the changes that had happened over the years.

He would return to the Shang Clan every few days, and he would spend the rest of his time in Hai Min’s courtyard.

His leisurely days were only disrupted when Chu Jia, who had been in the Jiao Continent the entire time, barged into Hai Min’s courtyard to drag him out.

“Wha-... Is this... Is the Elysium in the Jiao Continent nearing completion?” Shang Xia gasped in shock when he saw Chu Jia. However, he quickly realized she had been the person in charge of the Elysium’s formation and understood her job was done now that she was back.

“Hmph! I knew you would head over to that courtyard the moment you came back...” Chu Jia snorted with discontent. “Do you know how many years I remained in the Five Pillars City in order to prepare for the establishment of the Elysium?! You didn’t even think of coming to look for me!”

“Ahem...” Shang Xia didn’t know what to say and he stuttered softly before he mumbled, “I just came back... Don’t I need some time to catch up with the changes? From Instructor Ge, I also heard that Dou Zhong should be trying to advance these few days. It wasn’t a good time for me to leave...”

Chu Jia rolled her eyes in response. "Oh yeah? He’s trying to advance to the Martial Void Realm?! Doesn't he need to wait for my Elysium to be completed before trying so that he will have a safety net?”

“Haaa

"Don’t try to butter me up, I won't fall for that!" That was what Chu Jia said, but her tone clearly became a lot softer.

Shang Xia quickly continued, "Speaking of which, the rank six Formation Grandmaster of the Azure Oddity World managed to integrate a formation into his world. With his technique, he was able to resist an invasion against multiple True Immortals. When I was returning, I saw True Immortal Guan Ziqing of the Spirit Tip World also drawing the power of his world through a massive grand formation. He was able to fight against a Sage with his newfound strength.”

"Do you think our world is capable of creating a grand formation that encompasses our heavenly screen?” As soon as Shang Xia finished speaking, he noticed that Chu Jia’s expression was a bit off.

"I rushed back thousands of miles to see you, and this is what you talk to me about?" Chu Jia's expression changed at a terrifying speed.

Seeing how things were going south really quickly, Shang Xia quickly started to throw praises her way. God knew how much he said before she finally looked a little better.

In the following days, Shang Xia stayed by Chu Jia’s side and refrained from mentioning anything about creating a grand formation that covered the world.

It wasn’t until 3 days later that extreme turbulence in the World Origin Source was felt in the southern part of the world. World origin was swallowed at a terrifying speed and the source of everything was the Jiao Continent!

The eighth Elysium of the Spirit Luxuriant World took shape right beneath the noses of the experts of the Spirit Luxuriant World. Other than the core members of the Tongyou Institution, no one else was aware of its establishment!

Naturally, the impact it had on the ambitious factions of the Spirit Luxuriant World was huge. Because the Jianmen Gate received the support of many factions, their progress in establishing an Elysium was going really smoothly. There was no doubt they would be able to create it soon.

Since a Spirit World could only support 9 Elysiums, that would mean that no other factions would be able to grow stronger!

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Despite the establishment of the Elysium in Five Pillars City causing widespread dissatisfaction among the various factions of the Spirit Luxuriant World, with many Elysiums even secretly grumbling about their actions, not a single person dared to step out to criticize the Tongyou Institution openly.

The news of Shang Xia's return to the Spirit Luxuriant World and his appearance in the You Continent had long since reached the ears of every single respectable expert.

Just a few days after the disturbance caused by the establishment of the Elysium, the various factions were still trying to figure out the implications of the changes, another disturbance came from the World Origin Source connected to the Bing Continent. It quickly caught the attention of the experts of the various factions.

Unlike the signs where terrifying amounts of world origin was swallowed, the disturbance was different. It looked like someone threw a rock into the tranquil World Origin Source, causing massive waves. It was a clear sign someone was attempting an advancement to the Martial Void Realm!

Since the Bing Continent was known by everyone to be under the Tongyou Institution’s control, the expert who dared to break through using the spirituality of the Bing Continent had to be a member of the institution!