186: Upgrade successful

"Abandoning the dark for the light?"

The Dark Attribute students from the other Four Great Top Academies could no longer contain themselves.

They knew that the 'abandoning the dark for the light' that Lu Yuan spoke of needed to be taken with a grain of salt.

"Good afternoon, Principal!" the students said in unison, quickly changing into their Pengcheng University uniforms.

From this day forth, they were students of Pengcheng University!

Lao Qiyuan's face flushed red, and he rubbed his hands in excitement.

"Just you wait, we are going to rise up in next year's grand competition!" Lao Qiyuan said.

Among the Five Great Top Academies, Imperial Capital University was universally acknowledged as number one.

Pengcheng University's ranking was neither high nor low, hovering between third and fourth.

Lao Qiyuan had a very good personal relationship with the other four principals, but they were all putting in their best effort to prove that they managed their schools the best!

Now, because of Lu Yuan, the Dark Attribute students had no concerns.

Plus, there were so many Domain Realm, and even Saint Realm instructors joining.

For next year's grand competition of the Five Great Top Academies, Lao Qiyuan was confident they would take at least three championships!

"Cultivate well."

Lu Yuan didn't give a long speech; he simply left those two words and departed.

"Teacher, I am about to break through."

Inside the independent villa, Lu Yuan, who was sitting on the sofa, said.

Tang Jinghui: "???"

"Didn't you just break through this morning?" Tang Jinghui asked, astonished.

This speed was simply too fast, fast to the point of being unimaginable!

Lu Yuan shrugged.

"When your realm surpasses mine, will you still call me teacher?" Tang Jinghui teased.

"That's probably a long way off."

Lu Yuan nodded at first, then changed his posture to lie down.

His teacher was a Saint Realm Expert; after the Transcendent Realm came the Domain Realm, and only after that was the Saint Realm.

"At your current rate of breakthrough, I estimate that in at most two or three years, your realm will surpass mine," Tang Jinghui said, feeling genuinely happy for Lu Yuan.

Although it was a bit embarrassing for a teacher to be less powerful than their student.

According to his judgment, there were two key points to Lu Yuan's cultivation via Dark Attribute Professionals.

Quantity and realm!

Quantity was unquestionable; the key lay in the realm.

Take Xiang Xianrong, who was at the Saint Realm six-star, for example; the demon crystals and monster cores he absorbed for cultivation were at least of the same realm.

Therefore, the energy Xiang Xianrong fed back to Lu Yuan was very substantial, leading to Lu Yuan breaking through in the morning and being on the verge of breaking through again in the afternoon.

"The Saint Realm is still too low; if only I had a God Emperor Realm Expert to help me cultivate," Lu Yuan was gradually becoming unsatisfied.

Tang Jinghui's mouth twitched.

"Not to mention that God Emperor Realm Experts are few and far between in China, or even across the entire Blue Star."

"According to records, no Dark Attribute Practitioner has ever broken through to the God Emperor Realm; most of them just died of old age," Tang Jinghui explained.

If there really were any, they might even submit to Lu Yuan.

"Such an expert would be even more terrifying than God Emperor Realm Experts of other attributes; on the battlefield, they could turn the tide with a wave of their hand!"

Tang Jinghui's eyes were filled with longing.

In time, Lu Yuan would be able to do just that!

Law Realm eight-star, Law Realm peak!

In the blink of an eye, three days passed. Lu Yuan's realm changed every day, making Tang Jinghui doubt reality.

He had broken through to the Saint Realm for quite some time, and he was still at Saint Realm one-star.

Imperial Capital, headquarters of the Seven Alliances and One Hall.

The warm sun was blinding. Fu Jingjie, dressed immaculately and wearing white gloves, stood at the entrance.

"Law Realm peak?"

Seeing Lu Yuan step out of the car, Fu Jingjie blinked hard.

He confirmed he hadn't misjudged Lu Yuan's realm!

"If I recall correctly, Junior Brother Lu Yuan was at Law Realm seven-star three days ago, right?" Fu Jingjie appeared even more shocked than Tang Jinghui.

Who isn't a genius?

Fu Jingjie considered himself a dragon among men, having broken through to the Transcendent Realm at twenty-six.

In contrast, Lu Yuan, who had just awakened as an adult, was already about to surpass him in realm!

"Senior Fu." Lu Yuan greeted him with a smile.

"There's nothing to be surprised about; it's just the Law Realm peak."

Lu Yuan's tone was calm.

Fu Jingjie: "..."

"Junior Brother Lu Yuan really knows how to act cool." Fu Jingjie was full of admiration.

Today, Lu Yuan had come to the Imperial Capital headquarters to collect the heavenly punishment token that had been upgraded to a top-grade spirit artifact.

Upon learning that Lu Yuan was coming, the idle Fu Jingjie had come to the main entrance to welcome him.

The two walked side by side into the headquarters and headed straight for the Crimson Flame Hall.

"Law Realm peak?!"

Elders they encountered on the way stopped in their tracks, pausing to observe Lu Yuan.

Although Lu Yuan was not an Elder of the Seven Alliances and One Hall, he was a frequent visitor to the headquarters.

Many Elders still had vivid memories of Lu Yuan.

"Junior Brother Lu Yuan, you broke my record for simulated beast kills at Pengcheng University, and now you're about to break my record for the youngest Elder."

Fu Jingjie sighed with emotion.

"What do you mean?"

"Recently, there's been a lot of buzz at headquarters; the Alliance Leaders have decided to make an exception and appoint you as an Elder!" Fu Jingjie said.

The sun was bright, and the snow on both sides of the road was thick.

Hearing Fu Jingjie's words, Lu Yuan was somewhat surprised.

An Elder of the Seven Alliances and One Hall?

Elders were divided into many types: Reserve Elders, Elders, and Core Elders.

Fu Jingjie was a Core Elder, with very high status and authority.

This had to do with Fu Jingjie being highly valued by the Leader of the Wind Rending Alliance.

If nothing went wrong, he would be the next Leader of the Wind Rending Alliance.

He himself was second-tier, not belonging to the Reserve or Core categories.

"Which Alliance would I be an Elder for?" Lu Yuan asked the key question.

The Seven Alliances and One Hall didn't have anything related to Puppet Masters.

"This..." Fu Jingjie was stumped.

"Yeah, which Alliance or Hall would you be an Elder for?"

Fu Jingjie muttered to himself.

"Senior Fu, your intelligence-gathering ability still needs improvement," Lu Yuan said with a smile.

Strictly speaking, he and Fu Jingjie were peers, so there wasn't much restraint in their conversation.

Basically, they could say whatever they wanted; after all, they had been through life and death together.

"My bad." Fu Jingjie felt a bit awkward.

When they arrived at the Crimson Flame Hall, Lu Yuan clearly felt the temperature soar.

Bang, bang, bang—

The sound of hammers striking iron rang out, and sparks flew!

Fu Jingjie led Lu Yuan into a courtyard named the Divine Craftsman Mansion.

"Divine Craftsman Mansion, what an imposing name!" Lu Yuan looked at the three large, calligraphy-style characters.

"That it is; this place gathers the top Artifact Refiners in China."

Fu Jingjie said.

"Is Lu Yuan here to pick up the heavenly punishment token?"

Walking into the courtyard, Lu Yuan discovered that the space inside was even larger than he had imagined.

Colorful flames were burning fiercely, and these Artifact Refiners were all bigger than the next.

Especially their well-defined arm muscles, which looked like works of art; they held hammers of various shapes in their hands.

Three old men were panting heavily, sitting on the ground without regard for their image, wiping away sweat.

"Hello, Elder." Lu Yuan said to the old man who had spoken.

"Mm, to help you upgrade the heavenly punishment token, us three old guys have really suffered!"

Zheng Dinghan habitually wiped the sweat from his face.

However, no matter how much he wiped, sweat always covered his cheeks.

Zheng Dinghan, Core Elder of the Crimson Flame Alliance.

Compared to the title of Core Elder, the words "Master Artifact Refiner" were even more famous.

"Elder Zheng, please sign here." Fu Jingjie took out the documents to begin the process.

Lu Yuan realized that taking the heavenly punishment token would still take some time.

After all, it was a top-grade spirit artifact. After Zheng Dinghan and the other two Elders finished signing.

Fu Jingjie went to find the Alliance Leaders to sign as well.

After tossing back and forth for over half an hour, watching the busy Fu Jingjie, Lu Yuan stroked the Jiemie he was wearing.

No wonder when he received the reward for first place in the Martial Examination, Hall Master Shen Duanhong of the Tribunal Hall said they had discussed it all night.

"Here, Junior Brother Lu Yuan." Fu Jingjie carefully held an exquisite black wooden box with both hands.

Opening the wooden box, it was exactly the heavenly punishment token that Lu Yuan had been longing for, upgraded to a top-grade spirit artifact!