469: Chapter 469 The Treasure Beneath the Sea of ​​Dark Rocks!

This was unavoidable.

Because what Instructor Tai Fang said was truly of monumental importance!

And it was far too sudden!

Just a short while ago, they were all frantically cultivating inside their cloud cultivation pods, secretly competing against each other, hoping to stand out in the next trial mission.

Yet now, they were suddenly told that their Universe was about to enter an all-out war with the Alien Universe, and furthermore, they might have to go to the front lines in the Cosmic Abyss in the future, possibly even fighting against the prodigies from the Alien Universe!

Instructor Tai Fang saw the reaction of the crowd and had long anticipated it.

After all, this matter was indeed massive and extremely sudden.

If he were these prodigies, he would inevitably react the same way.

"I know that it might not be easy for everyone to completely accept these things right away, but actually, you don't need to think too far ahead for the time being.

The only thing you need to focus on right now is that grand gathering three months from now. Do your absolute best to raise your ranking as much as possible.

Although you are currently considered top-tier prodigies within the Supreme Seat Domain on the surface, when everything is laid out, you aren't quite that top-tier. You need to prepare yourselves psychologically to avoid a sense of disappointment later."

"Alright, everyone can dismiss now."

Instructor Tai Fang continued speaking.

With that, he left by himself first.

The entire Qingyun Venue was left with the stunned Students.

And soon after.

Following a period of silence, an uproar ensued.

"I can't believe it's something like this!"

"To go to war with the Alien Universe, isn't this too sudden?!"

"No wonder the elders of my clan have been subtly hinting things to me these past few days, urging me to return to the family quickly. I didn't expect it was about this!"

"Resisting foreign enemies is our duty! But this news came a bit too suddenly!"

"No wonder they even brought out the cloud cultivation pods. So that's why!"

"Forget it, Instructor Tai Fang is right. Perhaps we should first focus our efforts on the grand gathering three months from now."

"Yeah, I actually heard from the older generation in my family before that this grand gathering is equivalent to a mobilization and screening assembly. If one's ranking is higher, they can be assigned to better combat zones when heading to the Cosmic Abyss."

...

The Students one by one spoke out, expressing their feelings about the news.

When all was said and done, it boiled down to one sentence: it was too sudden.

However, since they all came from major powers, they had seen the world.

Very quickly, they adjusted their mindsets and began focusing their attention on the grand gathering three months away.

"Such a major event, and they only announce it with three months left. What can be done in three months? No matter how hard I try, the progress will be limited. I definitely can't hold out much hope for this gathering."

At this moment, the Golden Flash Bear couldn't help but complain to Li Fan and Jiang Yunxu beside him.

In response, Li Fan and Jiang Yunxu both nodded their heads.

Three months was indeed a bit short.

"It seems what Venerable Jiu Lu said earlier about unrest should refer to this matter," Li Fan thought to himself, recalling Venerable Jiu Lu's words about unrest.

He had wanted to press for details before, but Venerable Jiu Lu kicked him away.

The reason Venerable Jiu Lu didn't say it back then was likely because he considered the matter to be too significant.

"When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a way to cross it. Never mind, let's work hard for these three months. We'll see how far we can push it. Let's go."

After taking a deep breath, Li Fan spoke slowly, then turned and headed toward the exit of the venue.

Watching Li Fan's retreating back, the Golden Flash Bear and Jiang Yunxu exchanged a look.

Li Fan's mentality was quite optimistic.

But it made sense. Li Fan's strength was so terrifying; even if he stopped cultivating from now on, he would probably still achieve a decent ranking in three months. If they had Li Fan's strength, they would be optimistic too!

...

The day after the assembly ended.

The entire training area was now enveloped in an atmosphere of urgency.

In the past, Students who had the leisure to stroll around, wander about, or even leave the training area to listen to music in nearby great cities were nowhere to be seen now.

They were either in secluded cultivation or rushing to find their instructors for guidance; almost all of them were fully immersed in their cultivation.

Moreover, many prodigies were successively leaving this place, beginning their journeys back to their families.

For example, the top few, such as Han Luo, Yun Yang, Sang Yuening, and others.

This was completely understandable. Their family foundations were extremely profound, capable not only of enabling their strength to advance by leaps and bounds but also of passing down some inherited secret arts along the way.

This was undoubtedly better than staying at Cosmic Cloud Company.

For barefoot Students like Li Fan and those whose family foundations were not as deep, staying at Cosmic Cloud Company offered better value for money.

"Three months. Perhaps there's a chance to charge toward the Domain Lord level."

Inside Li Fan's manor, Li Fan was contemplating his plan for the next three months.

Since it was a competition, and a competition with rewards at that, his goal was naturally to strive for first place as much as possible.

However, this grand gathering would assemble nearly the strongest prodigies in the entire Universe. To be honest, the difficulty would not be small.

It could even be said to be the competition with the greatest intensity he would face so far.

Therefore, in his estimation, it would be difficult to suppress the competition without reaching the Domain Lord level.

But then again.

The further one progressed in cultivation, the harder it became to break through.

Entering secluded cultivation for three months to attempt to reach the Domain Lord level—to be honest, success was truly uncertain.

Just as Li Fan was pondering whether to fully commit to breaking through to the Domain Lord level.

A voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"What? I've only been asleep for how long, and you're already close to the Domain Lord level?"

Ming Yan let out a sharp roar at this moment.

Startling Li Fan so much that he nearly flinched.

"Senior Ming Yan, your awakening was rather sudden," Li Fan couldn't help but twitch his eye and complain.

Ming Yan understood the implication in his words and immediately let out an awkward laugh.

"Haha, my apologies. I slept for too long and couldn't quite control myself right away."

Then, Ming Yan continued, "Your progress speed is indeed quite significant. It seems the resources provided by Cosmic Cloud Company are quite decent."

"But I can see you look conflicted, so you must have run into some trouble. Come on, tell me about it. Maybe I can give you some advice."

Ming Yan's insight was extremely sharp; he saw Li Fan's distress at a glance.

Regarding this, Li Fan did not hide anything at all.

He recounted everything Instructor Tai Fang had explained yesterday, as well as his current dilemma about whether to enter secluded cultivation to attempt the breakthrough to the Domain Lord level.

After listening to Li Fan's narration.

Ming Yan also showed a look of surprise.

"An all-out war is starting so soon?"

"No, calculating the time, it does seem about right."

Ming Yan muttered softly.

Immediately after.

After a moment of silence, Ming Yan offered advice regarding the problem Li Fan was struggling with.

"Three months is highly unlikely to allow a breakthrough to the Domain Lord level just through secluded cultivation, unless Cosmic Cloud Company gives you special treatment and provides some rare, precious treasures to assist. But that probably won't happen. Given their style, all the truly good things will only be sent to the front lines."

"Here's what we'll do: go dig up the treasure I once buried beneath the starry sea. The contents inside will not only be enough for you to break through to the Domain Lord level, but they will also be of great use when you go to the Cosmic Abyss!"

"It's about time I went after delaying for so long."