477: Chapter 477: Discussion and Ridicule!

Qin Yan leaped into the air and landed atop the lotus platform.

The lotus platform was not large, just enough for one person to sit cross-legged.

Upon sitting down, he immediately felt a dense surge of Spiritual Qi rising from beneath the lotus platform, permeating his body and flooding into his interior.

The density of that Spiritual Qi was several times stronger than outside, enough to make one feel intoxicated.

At this moment, the surrounding Prodigies saw Qin Yan sitting atop the golden lotus platform, and their gazes instantly shifted.

There was envy, jealousy, indignation, and some even gritted their teeth in secret.

Though they were all lotus platforms, the conversion rate of Spiritual Qi was worlds apart!

The white lotus platforms could only convert thirty percent of the Spiritual Qi, making them the least efficient.

The purple lotus platforms could convert sixty percent, doubling the effect.

But the golden lotus platforms could convert over ninety percent of the Spiritual Qi!

Cultivating for one hour on a golden lotus platform was equivalent to three hours on a white one!

With such a gap, who wouldn't be envious?

For these New Students, there was only one way to Cultivate on a golden lotus platform—

Become a Special Grade Disciple.

Only a Special Grade Disciple could possess an exclusive golden lotus platform.

Others? No matter how many taixuan points you had, you could only go to the purple or white lotus platforms.

A golden lotus platform was out of the question.

This was the privilege of a Special Grade Disciple.

On the golden lotus platform, Qin Yan sat with his eyes closed, preparing to Cultivate.

However, the undisguised voices of discussion from the surroundings drifted into his ears intermittently, like the buzzing of flies.

“Is that kid the Qin Yan from Blue Star?”

A burly young man pointed at Qin Yan, his voice showing no restraint.

“That's right, it's him.”

A sharp-featured young man beside him nodded, holding a token in his hand. “I just checked the roster. Qin Yan, from Blue Star's Modu University of Martial Arts.”

“His introduction doesn't mention any brilliant combat records. On what basis did he obtain the status of a Special Grade Disciple?”

“He’s nothing like Lin Ruoxi, who reportedly began practicing the sword at age three, comprehended Sword Qi at ten, and stepped into the Fifth-Rank at sixteen!”

“Long Aotian goes without saying. He has the royal Bloodline of the Dragon Clan, a powerful Physical Body, and is at the Fifth-Rank Peak! It's said he once tore apart a Sixth-Rank Yao Beast with his bare hands!”

“And then there’s Huang Jiuli, a direct descendant of the Phoenix Divine Mountain. She possesses the Phoenix True Fire, which is said to be capable of incinerating all things in a single breath!”

“Compared to these people, this Qin Yan... tsk tsk, he's simply a country bumpkin.”

“Haha, you can't put it like that. He is a Special Grade Disciple after all; he must have some skill.”

“What skill? He's only at the Fifth-Rank Mid-stage. In our group, Fifth-Rank Late Stages are everywhere, and there are plenty of Fifth-Rank Peaks. Why does a Fifth-Rank Mid-stage like him get to sit on a golden lotus platform?”

“Exactly! During the end-of-month examination, let's all challenge him! We'll drag him down from that Special Grade Disciple position!”

“Right, right! Whoever grabs it then, it belongs to them!”

“Indeed, an opportunity like this cannot be missed!”

These Prodigies did not lower their voices; instead, they spoke louder and louder.

In their eyes, a Fifth-Rank Mid-stage Martial Artist from a remote world simply didn't deserve respect.

Bestowing the status of a Special Grade Disciple on such a person was a complete waste.

Hearing this, Qin Yan’s expression remained calm.

He heard those words clearly, but he didn't even lift an eyelid.

It was as if they weren't discussing him, but some irrelevant passerby.

He might only be at the Fifth-Rank Mid-stage now, but that wouldn't be the case by the time of the end-of-month assessment.

When the time came, if they wanted to use him as a stepping stone, they would have to see if they were qualified!

He didn't argue or pay them any mind; he simply committed their faces to memory.

On the path of Martial Arts, speaking with strength was more powerful than anything else.

“Now, let me test the effects of this golden lotus platform.”

With a thought, Qin Yan withdrew his attention from the chatter and focused on the Cultivation before him.

Even without the golden lotus platform being active, his efficiency in absorbing Spiritual Qi was decent.

The dense Spiritual Qi swirled around him; even just sitting in ordinary meditation was several times faster than in the outside world.

But this was far from the intended way to use the golden lotus platform.

True Cultivation required activating the lotus platform's Spirit Gathering Array.

Promptly, with a wave of Qin Yan's hand, a token appeared.

The token was silver-white all over, currently emitting a faint glow.

He aimed the token at the golden lotus platform beneath him. With a thought, a profound light radiated from the token and fell upon the platform.

“Buzz—”

The golden lotus platform immediately began to spin rapidly, as if injected with life.

The golden light on the platform's surface grew brighter and more intense, as complex array patterns emerged from the platform and began to flow slowly.

Those array patterns were like living creatures, wandering across the lotus platform and emitting a profound aura.

Immediately after, a massive suction force rose from the platform, surging toward the surroundings.

The suction was so strong it felt like an invisible vortex, hungrily devouring the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

Visibly, the surrounding Spiritual Qi converged like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, overwhelming the area as it surged toward the golden lotus platform beneath Qin Yan.

The density of the Spiritual Qi instantly increased several times over once again.

“What majestic Spiritual Qi!”

Qin Yan couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

The density of this Spiritual Qi far exceeded his expectations.

If he was previously bathing in an ocean of Spiritual Qi, he was now completely submerged in it.

With every breath, he could feel massive amounts of Spiritual Qi flooding into his body through his nasal passages;

Every pore was greedily absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

Retracting the token into his hand, Qin Yan immediately checked it.

“Did it consume 5 taixuan points?”

The token clearly displayed his balance of taixuan points—45 points.

As a Special Grade Disciple, the Taixuan Holy Land had given him a total of 50 taixuan points as an initial benefit for New Students.

Now only 45 points remained; clearly, activating the golden lotus platform had cost 5 points.

5 taixuan points were only enough to Cultivate on the golden lotus platform for half a quarter-hour.

“Time is precious, I cannot waste it.”

Half a quarter-hour converted to seven and a half minutes.

After seven and a half minutes, the lotus platform would stop operating. To continue, he would have to spend another 5 points.

Every second wasted was a disrespect to money!

Qin Yan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and operated the Five Elements Primordial Scripture with all his might.

The Cultivation Technique suddenly kicked into gear, its speed pushed to the limit.

The majestic Spiritual Qi from the outside world instantly found an outlet, frantically surging into Qin Yan's body!

That Spiritual Qi converged from all directions, passing through his skin, his pores, and his Meridians, continuously flooding into his body.

Once inside his body, guided by the technique, the Spiritual Qi flowed slowly along the path of the Five Elements Meridians.

They were decomposed, converted, and purified, finally turning into streams of pure Five Elements True Qi.

Ultimately, they all flooded into the small Five Elements twigs above his five internal organs.