230: Chapter 230: What kind of medicine is being sold? Head deeper!

"Hey, hey, hey, did you all hear? Duan Ping actually went to the Academy's Discipline Department to beg for mercy for his Sparring Partner!"

"Ah? Is that Duan Ping from the Sword Abyss Sea? He actually went to beg a lowly Sparring Partner for mercy?"

"Yes, that's him! And he was kneeling while begging, even saying that if they didn't revoke the punishment for his Sparring Partner, he wouldn't get up!"

"He's gone mad! This guy must be completely insane!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. This was once the Young Sword Venerable of the Sword Abyss Sea. I didn't expect him to have such a lack of backbone now. Just for a Sparring Partner, he would humble himself?"

"I'm actually quite curious. What's the background of this Sparring Partner?"

"I don't know. It seems the only thing known is that he came from the Tianlan Star Domain; there's no other information."

"Tianlan Star Domain? Is his place of origin that barren?"

...

On the Academy Forum, discussions about Duan Ping were undoubtedly overwhelming at this moment.

The matter of a Formal Student begging for mercy for his own Sparring Partner was rare enough.

One who knelt down to beg for mercy was virtually unprecedented.

Not only could the crowd of New Students not understand it,

Even the crowd of Senior Students just shook their heads while watching, not saying much.

However, compared to the liveliness of the New Students, most of the Senior Students just glanced at it and didn't voice many opinions.

And soon,

The news of Duan Ping begging for Li Fan reached the ears of the Sparring Partners.

Upon learning of this,

Almost all the Sparring Partners were dumbfounded and completely unable to believe it.

Especially those veteran Sparring Partners.

They knew the attitudes of these Formal Students all too well.

Let alone begging for leniency, it would be good enough if they didn't torment them!

What kind of magic did Li Fan possess?

For a time,

The Sparring Partners felt both admiration and envy toward Li Fan, and some even started to feel jealous.

"I'm really curious, what exactly did Brother Fan do?" Peng Song's eyes were shining, and his reverence for Li Fan deepened.

Not only could he kick a Formal Student and not be expelled, but he could also make a Formal Student plead for him.

How was this a Sparring Partner?!

This was clearly someone who came here to exert authority!

Turning his gaze toward the entrance of the Discipline Department at this moment,

Quite a few people had already gathered there.

Looking up, at the front of the crowd, Duan Ping and Duan Linger were kneeling quietly, their expressions firm and solemn.

For the two of them, the various words from the onlookers seemed unable to affect them in any way.

Time flashed by.

Three days passed in a blink.

Duan Ping and Duan Linger were still kneeling outside the gate of the Discipline Department.

The discussion about the two of them and Li Fan became increasingly fervent throughout the Academy.

In a luxurious manor,

Duan Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, a look of extreme disdain on his face.

"What medicine is my younger brother selling?"

"To bend his back and kneel for a lowly Sparring Partner—when this news reaches the clan, the Clan Elders' impression of him will definitely worsen. Doesn't he know this principle?"

Although he hadn't personally gone to the entrance of the Discipline Department to see Duan Ping these past few days, he had been paying attention to the matter.

"Big Brother, is it possible you're overcomplicating things?"

"Maybe Duan Ping isn't playing any trick, but truly lost his spirit and his body can't handle it anymore?"

Fang Tong, who was beside him, suddenly spoke up.

As soon as he said this, Duan Xuan fell silent for a long time.

"We can't draw a conclusion this early. Let's wait for the New Student Competition."

"The ranking results of the New Student Competition will affect the Academy's resource allocation in the future. If he shows the same indifference in the competition and remains at the bottom, only then will it prove the issue."

"I won't pay attention to him for the time being. Let's focus on cultivation. I am determined to take the first place in this New Student Competition!"

...

Discipline Department.

"Director Liu, Duan Ping and Duan Linger are still kneeling at the door. What do you think about this...?"

A Law Enforcement Personnel reported the situation after arriving at an office.

And the Middle-aged Man in the office was none other than Director Liu, who had summoned Cang Hai that day.

"Outrageous!"

"The Academy's decision cannot be changed by anyone!"

"Find a few people and forcibly take them back to their dormitories. Forbid them from coming out before the New Student Competition!"

Director Liu roared sternly, his face gloomy.

Clearly, he was very dissatisfied with the behavior of the two.

And soon,

Under Director Liu's order, Duan Ping and Duan Linger were forcibly taken away by the Law Enforcement Personnel.

This matter thus came to a temporary close.

...

Meanwhile, on Li Fan's side.

Li Fan was completely unaware of the outside situation.

Currently, Li Fan was immersing his entire being in training and cultivation.

"Nine thousand five hundred and seventeen!"

"Nine thousand five hundred and eighteen!"

"Nine thousand five hundred and nineteen!"

With every repetition of his exercise, Li Fan could feel himself growing stronger with extreme clarity.

Especially in terms of Mental Energy.

After just three or four days of training,

He could no longer feel any corrosive interference in his spirit.

Even the gravity now was barely enough to reach his training limit.

If the gravity level remained the same,

His training effect would inevitably be greatly diminished after a few more days.

"Perhaps by then, I can go check out the deeper levels?!"

A thought suddenly struck Li Fan.

Not far from his location, there was a dark passage leading to the deeper levels.

Before he came in, Cang Hai and the Law Enforcement Personnel had all repeatedly warned him not to go to the deeper levels.

However, he had never been one to obey orders.

Once the surface could no longer satisfy his training needs, he would have no choice but to try the deeper levels.

As for the danger,

He didn't need to worry too much.

He could test it slowly. If the gravity and spiritual corrosion inside were too exaggerated, he could just retreat.

If it was absolutely necessary, he could enter the Dark Star and have Skin Bear bring him out.

...

In the blink of an eye, five days passed.

Just as Li Fan had predicted.

After five days of high-pressure training, his numbers had soared once again.

The gravity and spiritual corrosion on the surface had already met his limit for cultivation.

"It's time to check out the deeper levels."

Li Fan took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on the dark passage not far away.

Immediately, without any hesitation, he headed straight for the dark passage.

Upon reaching the dark passage,

Its general shape was actually similar to a subway entrance on Blue Star, except the space and slope were much larger, and it gave off a chilling sensation.

And Li Fan could clearly feel that,

With every step down the passage, the gravity, spiritual corrosion, and the concentration of cosmic primordial energy were continuously increasing.

This was undoubtedly very good news for Li Fan.

Because this way, he could test his limit step by step and stop in time, avoiding any life-threatening danger.

Taking one step after another,

When Li Fan reached the one thousand and third step,

Li Fan finally reached the limit of gravity his body could withstand.

Here, the concentration of cosmic primordial energy could be described as extremely dense.

Li Fan looked far ahead and clearly saw a massive platform connected below.

On that platform, there was also a scattering of buildings.

If nothing unexpected happened, those should be the small dark rooms on the second level, similar to the buildings he stayed in on the surface.

From a distance, he could even hear intermittent wails.

It seemed there were other people being confined there as well.

However, compared to Li Fan, their Mental Energy couldn't reach the level required to resist spiritual corrosion, so let alone cultivate like Li Fan,

They could only huddle in their small dark rooms, fully focusing on resisting the spiritual torment.

Naturally, Li Fan had no spare mind to pay attention to these people.

He directly started a new round of extreme training on the wide steps.