Immortality from Taming Elephant-Chapter 521 - 235: The Six Northern Institutes, City of the Future, Blessed Lands! (3)
Xu Guang glanced at Yao Dong and, seeing him nod, chose to replace it.
"Demon Slaying Merits, in the North Pole Six Institutes, are extremely important. Whether it’s exchanging for Cultivation Techniques or Martial Techniques, listening to lectures from the Saints, or even exchanging for some treasures, you need Demon Slaying Merits."
Yao Dong explained, waiting for a moment, then a crystal-like crystal card emerged from the phantom of the Demon Reflection Mirror.
"This is the symbol of a Demon Hunter, containing a trace of the Demon Reflection Mirror’s energy inside. It must be held well, and when slaying demons, it can match the merits to you according to the demon’s strength, equivalent to carrying a Merit List with you."
Xu Guang looked grateful. Without Yao Dong, these complex rules would be unknown to him.
It seemed that when the phantom of the Demon Reflection Mirror recorded Xu Guang’s aura, it notified the people of the Six Institutes.
Soon, a woman arrived.
Dressed in a well-fitted, slightly tight black practice outfit that outlined an impressive figure, her gaze was sharp, with a touch of sweat at her temples.
"Who is Xu Guang?"
Xu Guang quickly stepped forward, "That would be me."
The woman took a glance at Xu Guang, "I am Lin Aoxue, Inspector of the Inner Court of Demon Hunters, follow me, I’ll explain the Six Institutes’ rules to you and take you to find a place to stay."
Xu Guang nodded vigorously.
The rules of the Six Institutes are numerous, namely the Northern Emperor, Demon Slaying, Penal Sacrifice, Zhongnan, Burial Darkness, and Xuan Zhen Institutes. The Northern Emperor Institute is considered a newbie zone, meeting the requirements allows one to join the other institutes, representing a Demon Hunter walking Hongze. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
The Demon Slaying Institute, Penal Sacrifice Institute, and Burial Darkness Institute focus on Martial Dao, just with different emphases. Demon Slaying focuses on attack, encompassing the physical body, Martial Techniques, and Divine Soul, all with focus on combat strength.
Penal Sacrifice Institute focuses on rules, with unimaginable numbers and complexities. It is rumored that these rules were those of ancient perfect men mentioned by the Northern Emperor when motivating disciples, emphasizing refining oneself within rules, emphasizing Divine Soul cultivation.
Burial Darkness Institute focuses on transition, transitioning others, oneself, and demons, but this transition... is different from what Xu Guang imagined. Transitioning demons means transferring the demons’ Divine Techniques onto oneself, in other words, compensating deficiencies with surplus.
Zhongnan Institute and Xuan Zhen Institute emphasize Qi Refining, Lin Aoxue didn’t explain in detail, only telling Xu Guang to stay longer in the Northern Emperor Institute, as these things will become known sooner or later.
She led Xu Guang and Jiang Zi Yun to a towering skyscraper.
This turned out to be a 900-story skyscraper!
"You came early, and were led by the ancient Shuo Inspection Envoy’s disciple personally, you can choose where to stay, but I must tell you first, staying on any floor requires annual payment of corresponding Demon Slaying Merits, if insufficient..."
Lin Aoxue didn’t finish the sentence, but Xu Guang knew, it probably wasn’t anything good.
"May I ask Inspector Lin, is there any difference in the accommodations on each floor?"
Lin Aoxue glanced at Xu Guang, looking at him with a half-smile, "The entire Northern Emperor Institute is a massive Feng Shui Array, gathering infinite Spirit Charm and Source Qi between heaven and earth. However, the Spirit Charm is heavy, and the Source Qi is light. The closer to the ground, the higher the Spirit Charm concentration, and the lower the Source Qi concentration.
Conversely, the higher you live, the lower the Spirit Charm concentration, and the higher the Source Qi concentration. The more middle, the more mediocre, and the less Demon Slaying Merits required each year."
Xu Guang frowned in thought.
Currently, his focus is still on Martial Dao, so choosing below should be best.
Additionally, he noticed, the entire building exceeded three thousand acres, each floor housing at most thirty people, with large accommodations for everyone.
Especially the first floor, with only ten residences and a small courtyard...
Xu Guang took a deep breath, "How many Demon Slaying Merits are needed annually for a room on the first floor?"
Lin Aoxue was not surprised, smiling and saying, "No cost."
"No cost? What do you mean?"
"The North Pole Six Institutes do not support idlers. Every three years, the institute holds a grand competition, and the residences on the first and the nine hundredth and first floors are rewards for the competition."
Lin Aoxue’s eyes held a playful look, "The owner of this residence on the east side has gone to the Burial Darkness Institute this year, and there’s a year until the grand competition. In consideration of the ancient Inspection Envoy’s favor, I can let you live here first, but..."
"If you cannot openly win this residence during the grand competition, you’ll need to make up for a year’s worth of Demon Slaying Merits, calculated at a hundred Demon Slaying Merits per day..."
Xu Guang: ...
Damn it.
A hundred Demon Slaying Merits per day?
According to the rules Lin Aoxue previously mentioned, slaying a Third Grade demon yields about five Merits.
If defeated in the grand competition, spending an entire day finding demons wouldn’t be enough to pay off the debt.
Lin Aoxue didn’t wait for Xu Guang’s answer and directly led them to that residence, in the already astounding concentration of Spirit Charm in the North Pole Six Institutes.
And the concentration of Spirit Charm here...
Aside from no extra gains of Spirit Charm light spheres, is nearly identical to the Fourth Sea’s!!!
What does that mean? A pig living in such a place for a year could become a spirit!
No exaggeration.
Xu Guang gritted his teeth, here it is!
"Inspector Lin, how is the grand competition conducted?"
His only worry is if the grand competition doesn’t follow usual procedures, with First Grade experts bullying a small Third Grade like him.
Imagine meeting Zhuge Wuliang in the grand competition... damn...
Better just surrender immediately.
