Chapter 1066: Heavenly Origin Ancient College

Chapter 1066: Heavenly Origin Ancient College

Ten days later, the flying ship that Li Luo was on finally arrived at the western side of the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent. His fifth Heavenly Pearl had condensed successfully during the journey.

After hurrying for a few more days, Li Luo rushed across the area and arrived at his destination. He stood at the front of the ship as he looked into the distance, eyes full of surprise.

Endless rows of mountains with steep peaks stood tall in front of him, shrouded in clouds and mist. From time to time, he spotted shadows of huge beasts as they swallowed up the dense worldly natural energy in the area.

However, this was not what caught his eye. Deep within the mountain range stood an ancient tree that stretched across the horizon. It was far bigger than he had always imagined. The ancient tree looked peculiar, with branches extending outwards like giant, wooden dragons, shrouding everything for thousands of miles.

The branches were shaped like lotuses. Right at the epicenter of the titanic organism, the trunk of the tree was surrounded by a dense web of leaves that gave it a bud-like appearance.

The scale of the tree was simply gigantic, extending way into the clouds above.

The surrounding mountain range was definitely awe-inspiring, but it paled in comparison to the ancient tree.

Gigantic amounts of condensed worldly natural energy gathered in the vicinity of the tree. It was so thick that an energy mist wafted in the areas around it.

The energy density was leagues above that of the Dragon's Fang Mountain Range.

"Tree of Resonant Power..."

Li Luo stared at the gigantic, ancient tree that he could easily identify with a glance. In the past, he thought that the Tree of Resonant Power in the Astral Sage college was considered massive! It was able to shelter the entire campus under it's shade. However, the Tree of Resonant Power in front of him was on a whole new level.

Despite looking from a distance, Li Luo could see the countless buildings on the Tree of Resonant Power that seemed to be places of study. The buildings stood tall like skyscrapers built on the branches of the tree.

In contrast, the Tree of Resonant Power back in the Astral Sage college was planted in the college grounds.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Origin Ancient College was built on the Tree of Resonant Power itself.

They were on completely different scales.

"This must be one of the Mother Trees of Resonant Power," Li Luo guessed in his heart. Its existence seemed to be a miracle in and of itself.

At this point, the ship continued to travel ahead. After two more hours, they finally approached the Heavenly Origin Ancient College.

There were a few cities in the surrounding area. They were all quite large, and the air was bustling with flying ships going in and out in all directions.The original content can be pinpointed to n0v3lbin•

Li Luo's ship landed on the bottom-most part of the Tree of Resonant Power. Upon stepping off, he found himself before a majestic gate. Dangerous energy undulations could be felt coming from the defensive wards set upon it.

This location was known as the Sky Gate, the main entrance to the Heavenly Origin Ancient College.

It was the only way for outsiders to enter the college. If they tried to enter from the sides, they would be attacked by defensive wards.

"Third Young Master, we will stop by the cities outside and wait for you over there. If there's a need, just break the communication dragon fang. We'll be able to sense it and rush over," one of the two Dukes that had escorted Li Luo said. It wasn't exactly courteous for Dukes from other powers to loiter around the Heavenly Origin Ancient College itself. As such, they were unable to follow Li Luo the whole way.

Jiang Wanyu stared at Li Luo with her beautiful eyes. Her red lips lifted slightly as she said, "It is our honor to play host for the invincible Dragon's Head Li Luo."

She was wearing the uniform of the Heavenly Origin Ancient College. The well-fitting uniform highlighted her exquisite figure with full curves. Her long hair was tied up and her charming face had a certain coolness to it that drew the gazes of many. As she chatted with Li Luo, the slight aloofness on her charming face grew warmer, and this made her seem even more attractive.

However, Li Luo did not pay much attention to any of this. As he chatted with her, he understood that the news of the Empyrean Chronicle had begun to spread.

"It must be Mu Yao's fault. What a shameless guy," Li Luo saidhelplessly.

Zong Sha and Jiang Wanyu smiled in response. They knew about the conflict between Li Luo and Mu Yao back in the Spiritual Resonance Cave. They had guessed that some of the words in the Empyrean Chronicle had been written due to Mu Yao's influence.

"Although he played a shameless trick, it's been pretty effective. The Empyrean Chronicle is very popular in our college, and many students pay attention to it. After being titled as one who is invincible amongst your peers, you've garnered the attention of many students here," Jiang Wanyu said.

Zong Sha nodded. "When you're in the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li, it's probably fine. But now that you're here in the Heavenly Origin Ancient College, there will be people looking for you."

A hint of a warning could be heard from Zong Sha's words. Li Luo grinned but did take it to heart. There were many prized geniuses in the Heavenly Origin Ancient College, and they were all prideful. It'd be hard for him to fit in, considering his background as a decedant of a Heavenly Emperor lineage.

However, that was fine. He was not planning to join the Heavenly Origin Ancient College. "Let's go, Brother Li Luo. I'll take you around the college for now. If there's anything you need later, we'll help you pass the message," Zong Sha said.

"I'll trouble you two, then." Li Luo nodded as he followed the two onto the jade-green leaf.

The leaf flew steadily towards the main trunk of the Tree of Resonant Power. Along the way, they passed various wide roads and tall buildings.

Zong Sha enthusiastically explained the ongoings of the college to Li Luo.

Li Luo listened attentively. After a while, he suddenly asked, "Senior Zong Sha, I've noticed many students from the other colleges."

"Oh, those are the teams from the sage colleges in the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent as well as some from the outer divine continents... they're here to participate in the bi-annual academic evaluation," Zong Sha explained.

"Academic evaluation?"

"Yep. To be honest, it's just an evaluation to see how much cultivation resources will be allocated to other colleges. Ordinarily speaking, the higher one's evaluation score, the more resources they'll be allocated. As such, it's of utmost importance for the sage colleges," Zong Sha said.

Li Luo understood him well and sighed immediately. If the Astral Sage college had not encountered that disaster, they would likely have been here for the evaluation as well.

"That's right, Brother Li Luo, you mentioned that you're from a sage college in the outer divine continent? Could you tell us its name?" Zong Sha suddenly asked.

"The Astral Sage college from the Xia Kingdom," Li Luo replied.

Zong Sha thought about it and smiled. "Haha. The reason I asked is because I happen to be helping out with hosting the teams from the sage colleges, so I've interacted with a few of them. There's a representative from the Astral Sage College, but it's only a mentor. I don't think they're here to participate in the evaluation."

Li Luo was surprised as he asked in a hurry, "There's a mentor from the Astral Sage college? Who is it? What's their name?"

Zong Sha scratched his head.

"It's a female mentor, and she's quite pretty. I think she's called... Chi Chan?"