Go to Caotang, old gentleman from Caotang!

For the next few days,

the Ancient Boat continued towards the Central Region of Qingzhou.

Along the way, there were no unexpected incidents like the provocation from the Lu Family experts.

On the Nine Provinces Continent, each province is vast and boundless.

The Southern Domain and the Central Region are separated by who knows how many tens of thousands of miles; even the Quasi-Saint level Ancient Boat flew for seven days.

Finally, they arrived at the Central Region of Qingzhou.

The Central Region might not be as vast as the Southern Domain, but its strength is formidable.

Lin Dong, with time on his hands, would occasionally come to the deck, surveying the mountains and rivers, and had sensed the soaring Auras of numerous King Realm great experts.

In some mountain ranges, ancient peaks, and other places, powerful Auras lay dormant, no weaker than the Emperor Realm great experts of the Lu Family.

One could say Purple Palace Cultivators were everywhere, and King Realm experts were as common as dogs!

Unlike the Southern Domain, where even a King Realm great expert like the Xueji Marquis could dominate a region and be revered by millions of commoners!

The closer they got to the Seven Stars Academy, the more curious Lin Dong became about the Thatched Cottage. What kind of place could nurture such prodigies?

Third Senior Brother looked to be only around two hundred years old, yet he was already a Quasi-Saint realm great expert.

And the never-met Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Apprentice Sister, and others had long since become supreme powerhouses in their own right.

What kind of magic did the Thatched Cottage possess? Why could it nurture so many prodigious freaks?

After another two and a half days of flight, they finally reached the territory of the Seven Stars Academy.

We're here!

Not long after, as Qi Daoyi's voice fell, the Ancient Boat tore through the void. Before Lin Dong's eyes, a scene unfolded as if they had arrived in a Paradise.

"Is this the Total Yard?"

Lin Dong gazed at the majestic mountain range below, feeling a stir in his heart.

A majestic mountain range wound and coiled across the land like a Reclining Dragon, magnificent and imposing, with Spiritual Qi so dense it had turned into mist.

Sea of clouds flowed, Celestial Rivers seemed to hang inverted.

Steep peaks stood tall between heaven and earth, imposing and majestic, like giant divine swords piercing the sky.

Various towers and pavilions were scattered all over the mountains.

Occasionally, Disciples of the Total Yard could be seen, either sitting cross-legged on mountain peaks, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, or shooting outwards like streaks of light.

Tiangang Realm Cultivators were everywhere, and there were also many Purple Palace Realm experts.

As the Ancient Boat flew past, many Disciples below looked up with reverence, watching it pass through the majestic Mountain Gate and vanish into the sky.

This was also the first time Lin Dong had witnessed such a scene, as if he had come to a fairyland on earth.

He was deeply shocked, and it took a long time for his heart to calm down.

Qi Daoyi seemed to see his past self in Lin Dong and smiled, "Back then, I was just a poor scholar. When I first came to the Total Yard with Eldest Senior Brother, I also looked like I had never seen the world."

"You'll get used to it soon."

"However, this place is different from the branch academy; it's more brutal."

"Disciples who want cultivation resources need to go on missions themselves, just like some of the Disciples you saw earlier who were heading out on missions."

Qi Daoyi explained to Lin Dong.

He made it clear that the academy was merely a platform. What one wanted to obtain, what kind of person one wanted to become, depended on one's own efforts.

The Ancient Boat continued for a while longer before slowly coming to a stop.

Qi Daoyi smiled, looking at this familiar place, and said, "Junior Brother, we've arrived at the Thatched Cottage!"

Qi Daoyi waved his hand, instantly storing the Ancient Boat, and the two landed on a grassy field.

The Thatched Cottage was different from what Lin Dong had imagined.

In Lin Dong's impression, the Thatched Cottage should have been golden holy temples, glorious palaces everywhere, a cultivation Holy Land that the world yearned for.

But everything before his eyes overturned his imagination.

It was as if he had returned to the fields of his childhood: flowers, grass, trees, a few small wooden huts standing in the field, and a small cluster of ancient buildings situated here.

It was too rustic, just like a farmer's home one might find anywhere in the mountains and wilds.

Qi Daoyi smiled and asked, "So? Is it different from what you imagined?"

Lin Dong nodded.

Although it was different from his imagination,

in truth, the Thatched Cottage lived up to its name, with flowers, grass, and trees covering the ground.

It's just that Lin Dong felt the scene before him was really like something from the novels he read in his previous life, where great Revered Masters liked to live in Thatched Huts.

"After you've lived in the Thatched Cottage for a while, you'll discover its benefits!"

Qi Daoyi smiled, "Things like golden holy temples are all illusory... Only returning to simplicity and authenticity brings one closest to the Great Dao!"

Lin Dong trembled all over. Qi Daoyi's words seemed to enlighten him in an instant!

He stopped, closed his eyes, and carefully comprehended the various Great Daos of heaven and earth. Comprehending heaven and earth was never about pursuing a gorgeous exterior.

It was about careful perception, returning to the ordinary, perceiving the most primitive, most Origin Laws!

Boom!

Lin Dong gained new insights.

The next moment, the Aura on Lin Dong's body surged violently, his mastery of Laws and Dao becoming increasingly formidable as he stepped into the Second Level of the Purple Palace Realm.

"Not bad Comprehension Ability!"

Qi Daoyi looked at Lin Dong with surprise.

Lin Dong said, "I still have to thank Third Senior Brother for the guidance."

Ever since Qi Daoyi spoke those words, Lin Dong felt the world before his eyes had undergone a dramatic transformation.

"Such dense Heaven and Earth Laws!"

The Great Dao between heaven and earth was now visible, appearing before his eyes for him to grasp at will!

He could even sense that this small world was different from the outside world. The Laws here were several times denser than those outside.

"Can you feel it?"

"This is a small world casually created by Revered Master."

"The Laws operate, forming a self-contained world. Moreover, some of Revered Master's cultivation insights are sealed within this heaven and earth."

"Whether one can obtain them depends entirely on our fortune."

Qi Daoyi was surprised by Lin Dong's Comprehension Ability. The Heaven and Earth Laws here were different. Even he had only gained a different level of insight after breaking through to the King Realm.

He never expected this newly admitted Junior Brother to be such a Prodigy, comprehending it at the Purple Palace Realm.

Lin Dong was shocked. This place was actually the handiwork of his never-met Revered Master.

Only by being in this small world would one understand its divine and extraordinary nature.

Even without cultivating, simply being in this small world for a long time, its Heaven and Earth Laws would imperceptibly cleanse one, and the body would receive endless benefits.

Even a pig could become a Purple Palace Cultivator.

Was this the heritage of the Thatched Cottage?

Lin Dong was speechless, "Just how strong is Revered Master?"

Third Senior Brother shook his head, "I don't know. Probably invincible across the Nine Provinces. As for exactly how strong, no one knows. He, the Old Master, wandered off into the starry sky long ago."

"My Junior Brothers, sisters, and I were all raised by the two Senior Brothers and sisters."

A trace of bitter smile appeared on Qi Daoyi's usually gentle face, "We only had the chance to see him, the Old Master, a few times occasionally, but not many."

"Come on, I'll take you to see him, the Old Master."

Saying this, Qi Daoyi strode forward, passing through a long corridor.

Boom!

As they passed by a house, a sudden loud boom made Lin Dong jump.

Qi Daoyi, however, was used to it and smiled, "That's your Fourth Senior Apprentice Sister. Her Alchemy cauldron exploded again. You'll get used to it."

Lin Dong nodded. So Fourth Senior Apprentice Sister was an Alchemist?

Soon, the two arrived in front of a great hall. The hall was spacious, with only a large stone statue placed inside.

The old man had white hair and white eyebrows, a kind and benevolent appearance, stroking his beard. He looked very ordinary, yet possessed an indescribable, elusive temperament.

It was unmistakably the stone statue of the Old Master of the Thatched Cottage...