Invincible Divine Sword Chapter 2079: Accepting the Junior Academy Head Assessment

Governed by Yang Xiaotian’s Dao Heart Power, the Holy Land expanded relentlessly, pushing its boundaries into the territories of one empire after another.

Because Yang Xiaotian’s Holy Land had fused perfectly with the fabric of space, the vast masses remained unaware of its presence.

Previously, his fourteenth-level Holy Land spanned only a dozen or so imperial spaces. Now, however, it had swallowed more than twenty and continued its rapid surge, quickly reaching the scale of thirty empires!

Yet, the expansion did not cease!

Its momentum showed no signs of slowing.

Thirty-one, thirty-two...

Forty!

Forty-one, forty-two...

Fifty!

Even Yang Xiaotian felt a surge of astonishment. He had estimated that a fifteenth-level Holy Land would encompass thirty empires at most, but it had unexpectedly surpassed fifty and was still growing!

As his total Power of Earth, Wood, Water, Fire, and Metal merged entirely into the domain, the Holy Land erupted in a brilliant radiance, expanding at a staggering rate.

Incredibly, it reached a size equivalent to one thousand two hundred and ninety-six empires!

This was nearly a hundred times larger than a fourteenth-level domain!

From the unfathomable depths of this massive Holy Land, plumes of Xuanhuang Qi surged upward.

The potent Xuanhuang Qi crashed against Yang Xiaotian, instantly submerging him in a vast sea of the precious substance.

Breathing in deep draughts of the Xuanhuang Qi, Yang Xiaotian felt an overwhelming sense of comfort.

It felt as though every pore on his skin was on the verge of bursting with vitality.

His internal organs, his divine soul, and every fiber of his being were relishing this bath of Xuanhuang Qi.

Xuanhuang Qi was a legendary rarity, yet he was using it for nothing more than a bath.

Never before had he experienced such extravagance.

Master Ding even emerged, drifting in the ocean of Xuanhuang Qi while shouting, "It has been far too long since I last bathed in Xuanhuang Qi. This feeling is simply magnificent!"

Under the purifying influence of the Xuanhuang Qi, every rune etched upon the cauldron’s body began to glow with intense light.

Yang Xiaotian was stunned. Did Master Ding’s words imply it had experienced such a bath before?

"Once your Xuanhuang Qi crystallizes into a Xuanhuang Holy Vein, I may actually have a chance to reclaim the strength of the Six Strike of Epoch!" Master Ding howled with excitement.

Currently, its power was at the Five Strike of Epoch level. Ordinary Xuanhuang Holy Water and Qi were no longer sufficient to restore its strength; only a Xuanhuang Holy Vein would suffice!

Now that Yang Xiaotian’s Holy Land had ascended to the fifteenth level, there would be a limitless supply of Xuanhuang Holy Veins in the days to come!

Yang Xiaotian immediately sat cross-legged at the Holy Land’s epicenter. Using his Dao Heart, he manipulated the Xuanhuang Qi, forcing it to condense into veins.

Several days passed before the first Xuanhuang Holy Vein was successfully formed.

The ascension of his Holy Land had produced enough Xuanhuang Holy Energy to create a hundred such veins.

However, knowing it would take ten veins to push Master Ding back to the Six Strike of Epoch level, Yang Xiaotian continued the process. He stopped only after he had finished ten.

He then handed these ten Xuanhuang Holy Veins over to Master Ding.

These ten veins would be enough to sustain Master Ding for several decades.

With the task finished, Yang Xiaotian exited his cave mansion. He sent his formal acceptance of the examination to the ancestors of the World Academy, seeking to claim the position of Junior Academy Head.

The day following his application, every hall ancestor of the World Academy assembled at the Main Hall square.

Naturally, Bai Yan, the Academy Head, was also in attendance.

Watching Yang Xiaotian stand in the center of the square, Bai Yan’s eyes shone with pride and satisfaction for his pupil.

Over the years, he had often felt lucky—lucky that he had waited, and lucky that he had been the one to take Yang Xiaotian as his disciple.

He had originally assumed it would take Yang Xiaotian a millennium to qualify for the Junior Academy Head examination, but the youth’s growth had been swifter and more shocking than he ever dreamed.

The news of Yang Xiaotian’s examination spread like wildfire through the World Academy, drawing a massive crowd of disciples, Elders, and Supreme Elders to the square.

Everyone wanted to be a witness to this event.

Feng Zhong of the Phoenix Clan stood among the spectators, his gaze fixed on Yang Xiaotian just as intently as the others.

Though it was common knowledge that Yang Xiaotian’s Dao Heart, Sacred Body, and Holy Land met the requirements, Bai Yan and the ancestors still required a formal demonstration.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Yang Xiaotian first released the power of his Dao Heart, followed by the aura of his Fourteenth Defying Heaven’s Top Tier Sacred Body.

Finally, he revealed the Holy Land.

As the Holy Land manifested, Xin Lei, Xiao Zheng, and all the ancestors were struck with absolute disbelief.

They had expected to see a fourteenth-level Holy Land.

But what actually appeared before them?

"Xuanhuang Qi! That is Xuanhuang Qi!" Xiao Zheng cried out, his voice trembling with fervor.

The ancestors were overcome by a wave of uncontrollable excitement.

Even Bai Yan, the Academy Head, was not immune!

His disciple’s Holy Land was actually producing Xuanhuang Qi? Did that mean...?

"A fifteenth-level Holy Land! Xiaotian has actually reached the fifteenth level!" Teng Si’s voice shook with emotion.

A fifteenth-level Holy Land!

The entire World Academy instantly fell into a state of chaotic uproar.

Feng Zhong and the rest of the disciples stood paralyzed, staring at Yang Xiaotian in shock.

What kind of freak of nature could actually cultivate a fifteenth-level Holy Land?

Amidst the shouting and the disbelief, Yang Xiaotian allowed his Holy Land to stretch openly toward the horizon, blanketing empire after empire.

This time, he did not hide it. Experts across every empire on the World Continent looked up to see the seemingly infinite expanse of the Holy Land.

Everyone gazed upward in total awe.

Yang Xiaotian stood tall, the combined radiance of his Dao Heart, Sacred Body, and Holy Land weaving together in a magnificent display.

It took a long time for Bai Yan, Xin Lei, and the ancestors to regain their composure.

Finally, Bai Yan broke into a boisterous, happy laugh. "My disciple is truly peerless! Even his Holy Land has reached the fifteenth level!"

He then declared to the assembly that Yang Xiaotian had passed this segment of the test.

With his contribution points, Dao Heart, Sacred Body, and Holy Land verified, the individual hall examinations were next.

The first was the Medicine Hall.

The Medicine Hall was arguably the most vital, given how essential elixirs were to the path of Cultivation.

Since Yang Xiaotian was in the Holy Emperor Realm, Ancestor Teng Si instructed him to refine a Holy Emperor Pill. He was given total freedom, provided the quality of the pill satisfied Teng Si and the hall’s experts.

The World Academy provided the materials, all of which were of the highest grade.

Looking at the premium ingredients gathered before him, Yang Xiaotian summoned his Chaotic Holy Fire.

When the Seven Great Chaotic Holy Fires appeared, Teng Si and the other experts gasped in unison.

"The Seven Great Chaotic Holy Fires!"

Suddenly, the memory of the Thirteen Tribulation Heavenly Grade Saint Venerable Pills Yang Xiaotian possessed flashed through their minds!

Before, no one could fathom how he had obtained so many of those pills. But now, seeing the Seven Great Chaotic Holy Fires, the truth finally dawned on them.