Chapter 40: Divine Rainbow Academy 2

Chapter 40: Divine Rainbow Academy 2 "It’s not?" Shen Xu asked with an incredulous expression. Although he read the original book, the author didn’t take the Canglan continent seriously. As a result, she grossed over most of the details and only mentioned that studying in the academy was expensive. "The next few places are more expensive." Ruan Ning said and led the group away from the library. Half an hour later, they arrived at a remote area. "Why did you bring us here?" Shen Xu asked. "There is an isolation formation here." Zhen Yuan stated and Ruan Ning nodded in approval. "There are one thousand cultivation caves inside the formation." He said and quickly continued. "When you are ready to advance, you can go to the trading area to buy a cave pass." "How are the caves?" Song Wancheng asked. "There are four grades – low, middle, high, and peak. The caves are built on a spiritual vein so the qi concentration is higher than the outside world. Unfortunately, the peak grade caves are only available to elders and their core apprentices." "How much does it cost to rent a cave?" Zhen Yuan asked. "One hundred thousand spirit stones per month for a low-grade cave, two hundred thousand for a mid-grade, and three hundred thousand for a high grade." Hearing this, Shen Xu frowned. ’Fortunately, Ayuan and I have the Chaos Flame Space. Otherwise..." He shuddered at the thought of spending so many spirit stones to rent a cave. After leaving the seclusion area, the four went to the soul training tower. "The soul training tower is the most expensive place in the Divine Rainbow Academy." Ruan Ning said. "How much does it cost?" Shen Xu asked. "The soul training tower has three floors and each floor corresponds to a cultivation realm. It costs five million spirit stones per year." "Five million?" Shen Xu was shocked. He didn’t expect the soul training tower to be so ridiculously expensive. "It’s not easy to train soul power and soul resources are extremely rare." Ruan Ning sighed. "It seems you can’t do anything without spirit stones." Shen Xu said with a solemn expression. After Zhen Yuan sold some talismans in Dragon City, their net worth rose to more than fifty million spirit stones. However, this fifty million was needed to feed the Chaos Flame space, the egg, Shen Xu’s retreat and going about in the Divine Rainbow Academy. When he thought about it, Shen Xu felt it wasn’t enough. [Don’t worry.] Zhen Yuan transmitted and rubbed the double’s hair. After all, he had a trade agreement with manager Zhang. In the coming months, he would not only sell more goods but he would also receive payment for the talismans he had already consigned. After that, the four left the soul training tower and went to the academy square. This square had martial arts arenas and other competition stages. "All competitions are usually held here." Ruan Ning said and quickly continued. "The small arenas are for personal duels and matches. The big ones are for examinations, school competitions, and inter-academy competitions." "I heard the Demon Plants Forest will open in a few years. Will the qualification competition be held here?" Shen Xu asked. "Junior brother Shen is well informed." Ruan Ning praised and began to explain. "This time, the inter-academy competition will be held in our Divine Rainbow Academy. As you guessed, it will be held in this square." After walking around for an incense stick, the four left the square and soon arrived at the gravity tower. "The gravity tower has four floors." Ruan Ning introduced. "Four floors?" Yuan Zhen narrowed his eyes and continued to question. "Does each floor correspond to a cultivation realm?" "Junior brother Zhen is correct." Ruan Ning said with a yearning expression. As a martial artist, he naturally longed for a strong body. Unfortunately, the gravity tower was not something he could afford. "I heard the Academy dean and the martial arts dean have already refined their body to the fourth level." Song Wancheng stated. "It’s true." Ruan Ning nodded and then continued. "Our academy dean is the most powerful cultivator in the Canglan continent. On one hand, his qi cultivation is at the peak of the golden core realm and on the other, his body cultivation is at the fourth level. He is a rare qi and body cultivator." "How powerful." Shen Xu couldn’t help but say. However, in the original book, Xiao Weimin was even more powerful. Not only was he a qi and body cultivator, he was also a soul cultivator. Because of this, he could deal with most dangers that came his way. "How many spirit stones are required for the gravity tower?" Zhen Yuan asked. "It’s cheaper than the soul training tower but it still needs one hundred thousand spirit stones per year." After that, Ruan Ning led the four to the dormitories. There were four dormitory blocks – male block, female block, doubles block, and Taoist partners’ block. When they arrived in the area, Ruan Ning first took them to the male block. "Junior brother Song, your room is in that building." He said and pointed to a building. "Thank you, junior brother Ruan." Song Wancheng said and stuffed a storage bag into the double’s hands. Without waiting for Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu to protest, Song Wancheng waved his fan and walked away. "I will see you around." He shouted back. Hearing this, Shen Xu rolled his eyes and turned to Ruan Ning. "Senior brother Ruan, please take us to our dormitory." He said. "Okay." Ruan Ning nodded and led the way. An incense stick later, they arrived at the correct place and Ruan Ning pointed at a building. "It’s that one." He said. "Thank you, senior brother." Shen Xu said and gave the double some spirit stones. "But..." Ruan Ning started but Shen Xu stopped him. "It’s not much." He said and pulled Zhen Yuan to enter the building. Their room was the seventh room on the fourth floor. After they arrived, Shen Xu used his jade key and they soon entered the room. "We are finally here." He sighed. "Tired?" "Mmmmh." Shen Xu nodded. At the same time, he looked around the room. Unexpectedly, the suite had two rooms. At a glance, one was a training room and the other was for sleeping. However, there was only a wooden bed in the sleeping room and two cultivation mats in the training room. "This academy is too stingy." Shen Xu complained. "It doesn’t matter. We have a lot of furniture." Zhen Yuan soothed. "You are right." Shen Xu reluctantly agreed and pulled Zhen Yuan to sit on the bed. "Ayuan, what happened to your spiritual roots test? Why did the test show three spiritual roots?" The double asked.