This time, Long Chen chose a bookshelf for basic cultivation to start absorbing experience, which was equally important for him.
Although Long Chen had his own cultivation methods, he knew nothing about others' paths, not even the divisions of realms.
Moreover, the cultivation sects in the Immortal Realm are thousands of times more complex than those on the Tianwu Continent. Various clans and cultivation methods have cultivated countless branches.
If you don't understand these things, you'll inevitably suffer a big loss when facing them in the future. Just like history knowledge, these are essential learning.
And the cultivation category is no less than the history one. After absorbing one cultivation bookshelf, Long Chen replenishes his soul power, then goes to the history category to absorb another, cycling back and forth.
As soon as Long Chen recovered, he immediately went to absorb knowledge. After several consecutive attempts, the disciples and servants who came to study were all stunned.
"Mentor Long Chen, if you keep going like this, can your spirit endure it?" A disciple exclaimed in shock.
Usually, they study one book at a time, which means less soul impact and relatively safer.
Long Chen's cultivation on a bookshelf made up a single bookshelf for cultivation. Although efficiency improved, it also had significant drawbacks: the runes on books were different, sometimes clashing with each other.
It indirectly consumes a large amount of soul power, and because the runes rush in, it causes a soul-shattering pain, like torture. Ordinary people can't even hold out for a few breaths.
Absorbing the knowledge on a bookshelf usually takes half an hour, but Long Chen only took the time it takes to burn an incense stick. Clearly, such rapid absorption had an even greater impact on the soul and greater depletion of it. It was a kind of mental torture, something ordinary people could not endure.
Although in history, some ruthless people absorbed the knowledge from an entire bookshelf at a time, after absorbing it, they regained their soul power and left, often waiting at least a few days before coming back to study.
Because soul injuries heal easily, but the mental impact is hard to bear, because rune imprinting memories is practically a form of torture.
To ensure the contents of the book were completely imprinted in memory, the runes stimulated the soul nerves, causing intense pain and stimulating memory—a pain that ordinary people simply couldn't endure.
After one absorption, it's like enduring a torture; no matter how determined you are, you won't dare absorb it twice, because for normal people, two consecutive times can easily lead to a mental breakdown.
And Long Chen absorbed five or six times in a row, leaving everyone stunned. Isn't that just too ruthless? Long Chen's face was always pale, clearly a sign of excessive soul consumption, not an act.
Moreover, Long Chen is quite a well-known figure in the Divine Academy, so there's no need to resort to such petty tricks to fake and make a name for himself.
"It's nothing. This little pain is nothing to me." Long Chen shook his head. After recovering, he continued studying.
Going back and forth like this, people felt their scalps tingle. Some were stunned, wondering if the bookshelf formation in the academy had been changed? It's easier than before.
Someone tried to do it, but after just a few breaths, he fainted and was carried out.
His soul power still had some strength left, but he couldn't endure the pain. His body activated its self-protection ability, causing him to faint and unable to absorb further.
After running more than a dozen times in a row, Long Chen finally stopped. Through more than a dozen absorptions, he felt his soul power being continuously stimulated and beginning to grow.
Previously, it took ninety percent of his soul power to absorb a bookshef, but now only seventy percent was enough. He hadn't expected this to be another way of soul cultivation.
The knowledge from the dozen or so bookshelves gave Long Chen a preliminary understanding of some knowledge, especially in cultivation. He was no longer a rookie and felt much more at ease.
However, through his studies, Long Chen became increasingly obsessed with everything about the Immortal Realm. It was an unknown world waiting for him to explore and uncover. Every additional knowledge he accumulated gave him a greater survival ability.
Moreover, Long Chen believed that as his cultivation increased, his soul power would rise accordingly, making learning faster and faster in the future.
As long as he persisted, he would surely be able to uncover clues to the Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique and find out the locations of Great Brahma Heaven and Luo Tian Ye.
Long Chen returned to his residence and rested for a while, when people from the Xiaoyao Alliance arrived. Since the three days were up, it was time for class.
"Hello, Third Master."
When Long Chen arrived at the hall, he was startled by the chorus of greetings. The usual class hall usually only holds three hundred people, but here it was packed with over two thousand.
"What's going on?" Long Chen was taken aback.
"Third Brother, to save time, I called all the members of the Xiaoyao Alliance here.
But don't worry, the tuition is still charged per person, so you won't lose out. Mu Qingyun said hurriedly.
According to college regulations, mentors can teach up to 300 students at a time, which is also to prevent instructors from lowering the quality of their teaching for profit.
But if you don't mind the number of students who buy the course, you can ignore this rule—as many as you want, but two thousand is still too much.
Based on the fifty Immortal Crystals per lesson per disciple, that's one hundred thousand Immortal Crystals. For Long Chen, this was an astonishing fortune. You could say the mentoring profession was incredibly lucrative.
However, most instructors only have a few dozen students per class, at most around a hundred, so it's almost impossible to be fully booked. For Long Chen to have two thousand people per class, this is definitely the first time in years.
Mu Qingyun was unwilling to waste any time and was determined to fully enhance the strength of the Xiaoyao Alliance, gathering all the elites.
Long Chen was speechless. Glancing at Mu Qingyun's burning gaze, he knew she had seen herself as an all-powerful being.
Mu Qingyun had bet all his chips on this round, which put great pressure on Long Chen. Although he hadn't spent much time with Mu Qingyun, Long Chen's judgment was sharp, and he could tell Mu Qingyun was either going all out or going to extremes.
"Alright, because there are so many people, starting today, one lesson period will be changed from two hours to one day.
But let me be clear: I don't like teaching theory; I prefer teaching through hands-on practice.
So you need to be mentally prepared. If you can't endure it, don't blame me. Long Chen reminded them. If you want to train properly, with so many people, you need even more time.
But this was also a way to take care of them. One class was like six lessons, and Long Chen didn't want to take advantage of them.
"If we fail, we'll die for justice. We're going to fight the Supreme Alliance to the death." These disciples shouted in unison, their fighting spirit high and their morale soaring.
Perhaps influenced by their morale, Long Chen's blood, which had been cold for a long time, suddenly felt a stirring sensation.
"Alright, if you can withstand my training, I guarantee you can defeat the Supreme Alliance." Long Chen, in his excitement, spoke fiercely, and as soon as he spoke, all the disciples of the Xiaoyao Alliance erupted in cheers.