The Heavenly Python Essence Blood contained the bloodline essence of the Heavenly Python race. It should be highly effective for cultivating the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art.
So that's why Ye Yunfei had chosen to comprehend those techniques and martial arts in the first place. Otherwise, he wouldn't have wasted his time.
"Ahem... Well, alright. The Heavenly Python Essence Blood truly is a very precious cultivation resource.
Fine. I will make an executive decision and award you an additional bottle of Heavenly Python Essence Blood.
This way, you will receive a total of three bottles."
The old man in the white robe said.
"My thanks, Dean Shangguan!"
Ye Yunfei, feeling pleasantly surprised, replied immediately.
This old man in white was Dean Shangguan; the one in the yellow robe was Dean Zhou.
"The Heavenly Python Essence Blood was left behind by our founder many years ago. Over the years, it has been used exclusively as a reward for students within the Academy who possess exceptionally outstanding talent and aptitude.
Ye Yunfei, your aptitude is considered top-tier among our student body.
Therefore, you are indeed qualified to possess three bottles of Heavenly Python Essence Blood."
Dean Shangguan stated.
"Ye Yunfei, do you remember all three hundred of those techniques and martial arts clearly?"
At that moment, Dean Zhou suddenly asked.
"I remember them very clearly."
Ye Yunfei nodded in response.
"Good, very good! Ye Yunfei, you have performed a great service for us!
Previously, less than two hundred techniques and martial arts within the Epiphany Stele had ever been comprehended.
Yet, you alone comprehended three hundred!
It's equivalent to you, by yourself, contributing over a hundred never-before-comprehended techniques and martial arts to our Academy!
I believe these hundred-plus techniques will elevate the Academy's overall strength by a significant notch!"
Dean Zhou exclaimed in approval repeatedly.
"Dean Zhou is right. With over a hundred new techniques and martial arts, the strength of our Hudao Academy will undoubtedly increase!"
The other high-ranking members of the Academy gathered around also nodded in agreement one after another.
"Ye Yunfei, you are a major contributor to Hudao Academy!
As an additional reward on behalf of the Academy, I am giving you these Spirit Pills."
Dean Shangguan said, taking out three jade bottles and handing them to Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Power swept over them, sensing that these three bottles contained over a dozen Spirit Pills, some of Seventh-Grade, some of Eighth-Grade.
For a student of Hudao Academy, Seventh and Eighth-Grade Spirit Pills were incredibly precious. This dozen or so pills constituted a massive fortune.
"What garbage. These Spirit Pills can't even compare," Ye Yunfei thought with disappointment, not reaching out to take them at all and showing not the slightest interest.
He needed to remember that Ye Yunfei could even refine Precious Pills. These Seventh and Eighth-Grade Spirit Pills were utterly beneath his notice.
"What... Ye Yunfei, you don't want these Spirit Pills?"
Dean Shangguan couldn't help but be taken aback.
An ordinary young person would likely be trembling with excitement upon receiving over a dozen high-grade Spirit Pills. Yet, Ye Yunfei's face was full of disdain.
"Dean Shangguan, in truth, I am in greater need of some body-tempering type Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Things similar to Heavenly Python Essence Blood would be best.
These Spirit Pills, I do not need."
Ye Yunfei said bluntly.
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Dean Shangguan, Dean Zhou, and the other Academy elders all glanced at each other, feeling rather shocked.
Someone was actually refusing Seventh and Eighth-Grade Spirit Pills!
"Alright.
Since you don't want them, I won't insist.
Our Academy indeed has quite a few body-tempering type Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. I can have someone bring you some.
However, there are no treasures comparable to the Heavenly Python Essence Blood.
Treasures like Heavenly Python Essence Blood are extremely rare; it's not something you can just get whenever you want.
The Academy's stock of Heavenly Python Essence Blood was left by our founder. Its supply is dwindling—every bottle used is one less bottle available. They are incomparably precious."
Dean Shangguan said as he retrieved the three bottles of pills.
Ye Yunfei couldn't hide his disappointment.
If there were more treasures similar to the Heavenly Python Essence Blood, it would be tremendously beneficial for cultivating the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art.
However, Ye Yunfei also knew that on a relatively weak continent like the Tianxuan Continent, treasures like Heavenly Python Essence Blood were incredibly hard to come by. It truly wasn't a matter of wanting them and getting them.
"Ye Yunfei, your act of comprehending three hundred techniques is no small matter.
Well then, come with me to my mountain peak. I need you to inscribe those three hundred techniques and martial arts and hand them over to me."
Dean Shangguan said to Ye Yunfei.
"Alright."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Dean Shangguan flicked his sleeves and soared into the sky, leaving the plaza.
Ye Yunfei also employed his movement technique, following behind Dean Shangguan.
Dean Zhou and several other Academy Elders with high status also shot into the air, following them.
It was clear that these Academy higher-ups attached great importance to the techniques Ye Yunfei had comprehended.
Among the three hundred techniques Ye Yunfei had obtained, over a hundred were newly comprehended and previously non-existent. For Hudao Academy, suddenly gaining over a hundred techniques was of monumental significance!
The other Academy elders in the plaza also gradually dispersed.
All these high-level Academy members understood that this new student named Ye Yunfei had already won the favor of the two Deans. His future within the Academy would be limitless!
Moments later.
Dean Shangguan led Ye Yunfei and landed on an extremely tall and majestic mountain.
At the summit was a large, open clearing with several thatched huts.
Stone tables, stone chairs, and other such furnishings stood before the huts.
"Alright, Ye Yunfei. You can begin inscribing the techniques you've comprehended right here."
Dean Shangguan said to Ye Yunfei.
With a flick of his sleeve, three hundred jade slips for technique recording flew out, landing on top of the stone table.
Dean Zhou and several Academy Elders also descended, standing in the clearing.
"Okay."
Ye Yunfei walked to the stone table and began inscribing the techniques and martial arts he had comprehended, imprinting them into the three hundred jade slips.
Roughly half an hour later.
Ye Yunfei had finished imprinting all three hundred techniques and martial arts into the jade slips.
The two Deans and the several Academy Elders were visibly excited. They surged forward, using their spiritual sense to probe the three hundred jade slips.
"Haha... Good, good, excellent!
The prophecy left by our founder is indeed correct!
Within the Epiphany Stele, the higher the grade and power of a technique or martial art, the harder it is to comprehend.
Therefore, the techniques comprehended later are bound to be of a higher grade than those understood earlier.
Ye Yunfei, this batch of over a hundred techniques you comprehended is of a far superior grade compared to those comprehended in the past!
Ye Yunfei, you have performed a great service!
With these new techniques, our Hudao Academy's overall strength will ascend to a whole new level!"
These few Academy higher-ups were all visibly excited.
"By the way, esteemed Seniors, I have a question.
Since there are so many techniques and martial arts within that Epiphany Stele, why don't you try to comprehend them instead of leaving it only to the students?
Your cultivation far surpasses that of the students. If you were to try, you could certainly comprehend a greater number of techniques."
Ye Yunfei inquired.
"Ye Yunfei, there is something you don't know.
Back when our founder left behind the Epiphany Stele, one of his intentions was to test the martial aptitude of students.
Only students below the age of twenty-five are qualified to attempt comprehension.
People over twenty-five cannot comprehend anything from the Epiphany Stele.
Forget about us old folks; even older students above the age of twenty-five are no longer eligible."
Dean Shangguan explained with a wry smile.
"So that's how it is."
In that instant, everything clicked into place for Ye Yunfei.