209: Chapter 209 Crazy Cultivation, Backdoor Training?!

Half a month passed in a flash.

After several consecutive space jumps,

the spaceship was already approaching the edge of the Tianlan Star Domain.

And over this past half month,

Li Fan spent most of his time in the spaceship's gravity chamber and Cultivation Room.

That's right, as a super-sized S-class spaceship,

it also had a gravity chamber on board.

Though it couldn't compare to the gravity chamber on the Dark Star, it was more than enough for the current Li Fan.

Besides cultivating,

Li Fan spent the rest of his time in the common area with Peng Song and others, exchanging cultivation experiences and insights while picking up news about Huangchen Academy from the others.

Compared to people like Peng Song who had long been in contact with the universe, Li Fan knew very little about sources of information regarding Huangchen Academy.

Through these interactions,

everyone gradually became familiar with one another.

Among them, the one Li Fan got along with best was Peng Song.

Although Li Fan's initial impression of Peng Song was quite ordinary,

after spending time together during this period,

he had already gained an understanding of him.

Peng Song was indeed a simple and honest person, just as his stout appearance suggested.

Aside from not being very articulate, he basically didn't have a malicious bone in his body.

And Li Fan just happened to like making friends with straightforward people.

In the blink of an eye,

another three days passed.

On this day, Cang Hai, who hadn't appeared for a long time, gathered Li Fan and the others at the spaceship's large Martial Arts Arena.

"You are all very impressive geniuses of the Tianlan Star Domain."

"Since you're going to be Sparring Partners this time, I hope you can adjust your mindset. The term 'Sparring Partner' might not sound very pleasant, but in reality, it's no different from being a semi-official employee. As long as you work hard and cooperate, you definitely won't regret this trip."

"Next, I'll talk about the itinerary."

"We won't be heading directly to Huangchen Academy because we still need to pick up Sparring Partners from other star domains."

"Overall, it will take about another three months to arrive at Huangchen Academy."

"During these three months, you need to keep cultivating and improving. Otherwise, if your performance as a Sparring Partner doesn't meet the standards, you will be dismissed. Therefore, I highly recommend that you occasionally spar through the virtual network."

"Of course, there are only ten of you right now, so it might not be very exciting. But don't worry, there are a total of one hundred Sparring Partners in your batch. Once the rest of them come on board, it will get lively."

"By the way, let me add that if you spar internally, remember to do it on the spaceship's local area network. It can record your battle records. If you want to be chosen by stronger Students later, it's best if your records are ranked near the top."

"Also, during these three months, if you encounter any difficulties in your cultivation—including insufficient resources or being unable to comprehend a certain part of a cultivation method—you can come to me. Don't be shy."

...

What Cang Hai mainly talked about were the upcoming itinerary and some points to note.

After hearing this, Li Fan and the others were all slightly excited.

Because the benefits offered by Cang Hai were exceptionally good!

Not only were the cultivation resources free,

but even the cultivation guidance was free.

Especially the latter.

Cang Hai was a powerhouse at the Domain Lord level.

Having a Domain Lord level figure give them one-on-one guidance for three months was a treatment they could hardly have dreamed of before.

As for sparring,

that was also something they were looking forward to.

As Cang Hai said, they were all geniuses.

Even though they appeared harmonious and friendly on the surface, in reality, each of them was proud, and no one truly deferred to anyone else.

Furthermore, Cang Hai had mentioned

that their sparring rankings would likely serve as an important reference for those official employees when making their selections.

If they could be chosen by stronger Students, it would be more rewarding for them, both in terms of combat experience and networking.

Thus, they would take these sparring sessions very seriously.

As for Li Fan,

compared to what excited the others,

Li Fan was mainly excited about the cultivation resources.

He was basically uninterested in sparring or seeking guidance from Cang Hai.

So, after Cang Hai finished explaining the arrangements,

Li Fan had already prepared his plan for the next three months.

There was nothing else for these three months, just two tasks.

Frantic training plus frantic cultivation!

...

In the time that followed,

the group began their respective cultivation plans.

And as the remaining ninety Sparring Partners from different star domains arrived,

intensive sparring sessions began.

In the blink of an eye,

two months had passed.

Two months later,

almost all the Sparring Partners' eyes were fixed on the sparring rankings.

And it wasn't just the Sparring Partners.

Even Cang Hai and the accompanying staff were the same.

Whenever they had free time, they would go onto the spaceship's local network to watch the Sparring Partners' matches.

"The quality of this batch of Sparring Partners is really good. In just two months, almost all of them have made tremendous progress."

"Indeed. Given this situation, I expect quite a few of them will be able to stay at the academy after a year."

"Setting the others aside, I think this swordsmanship user has a high probability of staying. Don't be fooled by his current rank at fifteenth; his rate of improvement is actually the fastest. Moreover, it seems he hasn't gone all out yet. Many of his losses were because he voluntarily conceded, not intending to fight to the end."

"A swordsmanship user? You mean that simpleton? The one named Peng Song?"

"That's right, it's him."

"Hey, hey, look, has this guy ranked one hundredth already given up? He hasn't fought a single match?"

"Li Fan? I remember Lord Cang Hai mentioned him specifically before. He probably hasn't given up. There's still one month before we reach the academy; he's likely planning a final push in the last month."

"That's a possibility."

"Lord Cang Hai mentioned him specifically? Then I'll have to pay close attention to him later."

...

The accompanying staff were currently gathered in the lounge area, continuing to watch the sparring while chatting about their opinions on the Sparring Partners.

On the other side,

in a private lounge on the spaceship,

Cang Hai was frowning as he looked at the Sparring Partners' leaderboard.

His gaze was locked on Li Fan, who was ranked dead last.

"Strange, what exactly is going on with this Li Fan?"

Cang Hai couldn't help but mutter in confusion.

Over the past two months,

the other Contestants have either been asking him questions or sparring like crazy.

Li Fan was the only one who only asked for cultivation resources and then buried his head in his own cultivation.

"If you work behind closed doors like this, you're going to be left behind."

Cang Hai shook his head.

He actually had high hopes for Li Fan's talent.

During this three-month gap, his expectations for Li Fan were incredibly high.

However, the current situation was completely unexpected.

If Li Fan kept training in isolation like this, he would inevitably be overtaken by the others.

With such great conditions provided, it was truly a pity that Li Fan wasn't taking advantage of them.

And yet,

there didn't seem to be anything he could do about it.

Since Li Fan chose to work behind closed doors, he couldn't exactly drag him out of the Cultivation Room, could he?

"Sigh, let's see when you'll come to your senses."

Cang Hai sighed, shifting his gaze from Li Fan's name to those of the other Sparring Partners.