Seeing Xia Qiming's despondent look as if he had lost all hope, Chen Xu silently exited his office.
There was no helping it; a perfect person like himself would probably deal a fatal blow to anyone's confidence regardless of where he went.
Having learned about Daxia's future plans and the current situation of Blue Star from Xia Qiming, his next step was to visit Heavenly Crafts Academy to see what good things they had managed to get from the ultra-tier dungeon.
However, before that, Chen Xu intended to visit Linglong Academy first.
The time flow ratio between Blue Star and the Land of the Undead was roughly six to one; a month on Blue Star meant only five days had passed in the Land of the Undead.
He planned to have Bone Guard One and the Black Knights learn the remaining two military formations, and while he was at it, check if the modification of the Dragon-Nurturing Divine Art for the abominations had been completed.
Once outside the military base, Chen Xu summoned Sindragosa.
Chen Xu leisurely flew onto Sindragosa's head and then ordered Sindragosa to take off in an extremely flashy manner.
Ultimate Cold Power condensed on Sindragosa's wings, forming tiny ice crystals.
"Wooo~~~~"
Sindragosa let out a high-pitched cry and spread its wings wide as the ice crystals attached to them, extending along the wingtips to reveal a pair of magnificent, mysterious, and noble wings of ice.
Then, Sindragosa flapped its wings and took to the sky, flying slowly toward the academy at a speed that did not match its rank as a Dragon God.
This speed was inferior even to a common bone dragon, and Sindragosa did not understand why Chen Xu wanted it to fly so slowly, but since it was Chen Xu's command, it would not refuse.
Below, professionals who had not yet entered dungeons saw this scene and took out their recording equipment to point them toward the sky.
"Look! That's the number one mount on the list, Mythic Chen's Undead Bone Dragon!"
"What bone dragon? That's a Dragon God. A Dragon God, do you understand? A mythic-tier existence."
"But why is it flying so slowly? It seems even slower than my flight technique."
"What do you know? Mythic Chen must be doing this on purpose to restrain its power. Otherwise, the aura of a mythic-tier being would easily terrify the children below."
And so, Chen Xu leisurely sipped soda while scrolling through new posts on the professional forum, arriving at the academy in no time.
Outside Linglong Academy, Qin Yanxin had been waiting for a long time.
He happened to have nothing to do today and had also been browsing the professional forum earlier. Upon seeing the news about Sindragosa and checking the flight path, he knew Chen Xu was coming for him.
It was likely for the remaining two military formations and cultivation methods.
Qin Yanxin immediately arranged for the instructors under him to prepare the teaching tools for the 《Huangquan Sutra》, 《Soul-Reaping Origin-Tracing Arrow》, and 《Spirit Nest Dragon-Nurturing Divine Art》.
Due to time constraints, only a few had been prepared for the first two last time, which he assumed were not enough for Chen Xu's use. Therefore, over the past six months, Qin Yanxin had placed more orders with Heavenly Crafts Academy to manufacture a significant number of them.
As soon as Sindragosa landed, Qin Yanxin went up to meet him.
"Mythic Chen, long time no see."
"Master Qin, long time no see. I've come this time for..."
Before Chen Xu could finish, Qin Yanxin waved his hand behind him, and an instructor stepped forward to hand a storage cube to Chen Xu.
"Mythic Chen, this contains the teaching tools for the 《Huangquan Sutra》, 《Soul-Reaping Origin-Tracing Arrow》, and 《Spirit Nest Dragon-Nurturing Divine Art》. There are ten thousand of each, which should be enough for your use.
As for the military formation teaching classes, the personnel and venue are already prepared. May I ask how much time you have this time?"
Qin Yanxin's series of prepared moves left Chen Xu momentarily stunned.
"Uh, I have plenty of time this trip. I'll have to trouble Master Qin to finish teaching the remaining two military formations."
Afterward, Chen Xu summoned Xuan Chu, Bone Guard One, and the others, who followed the nearby instructor away.
Chen Xu then bid farewell to Qin Yanxin and mounted Sindragosa once more to fly toward Heavenly Crafts Academy.
This time, Chen Xu let Sindragosa fly at its normal speed, and they arrived at Heavenly Crafts Academy in the blink of an eye.
Upon arriving, Chen Xu remembered that Xia Qiming only told him the item was at Heavenly Crafts Academy but didn't specify the exact location.
With no other choice, Chen Xu pulled out his smart terminal and contacted Xia Deliang.
"Hello!"
"Hello, Elder Xia, it's me, Chen Xu."
"Oh, it's you, kid. Why is Lord Mythic not busy clearing dungeons and instead has time to look for this old man? Do you need some equipment crafted?"
"No, Teacher Xia Qiming told me that you obtained an interesting item from an ultra-tier dungeon that might be useful to me, so he told me to come to Heavenly Crafts Academy."
"An ultra-tier dungeon? Useful to you?" Xia Deliang pondered for a moment. "Oh, Qiming couldn't be talking about that thing, could he?"
"What thing?"
"How about this, I'll send you a location. Just follow it and head over."
After hanging up, Chen Xu followed the location sent by Xia Deliang and arrived at an outdoor venue.
It was a lush forest containing many strange-looking animals, most of which Chen Xu had never seen before.
Chen Xu turned his head to look at the sign on the side.
【Heavenly Crafts Academy's Dungeon Animal Observation and Breeding Base】
There was also a small paragraph of text below the sign.
【Unauthorized external personnel are strictly prohibited from entering. Dungeon animals possess a certain level of danger and can easily cause unrest. Intruders will be targeted by the base's defense facilities; failure to exit within 3 seconds will result in an attack.】
"Hello, Mythic Chen!"
Chen Xu shifted his gaze from the sign as a young man wearing a thick protective suit ran over from within the base.
"I am Liu Zhi. Professor Xia asked me to bring you inside."
"Hello, sorry for the trouble."
"Mythic Chen, you are too polite."
Subsequently, Chen Xu followed Liu Zhi into the base.
Perhaps because of the dense necrotic power on Chen Xu's body, or perhaps because of the lingering mythic-tier bone dragon aura from Sindragosa, all the dungeon animals they passed hid far away.
They looked as if they were facing a great enemy.
Only a few small creatures resembling felines arched their backs and hissed at Chen Xu.
But with a single look from Chen Xu, they immediately turned and fled in panic.
Watching this, Liu Zhi explained to Chen Xu apologetically, "Please forgive them. Those few are the descendants of a certain summoner's beasts; they are quite bold and hiss at everyone they see."
Chen Xu waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind.
The two walked on, passing through a forest before reaching an open area. In the center of the area stood a solitary tree.
"What you want is right there."
Liu Zhi raised his hand and pointed ahead.
"A tree? Is there something unique about this tree? It couldn't be another Heaven-Earth Spiritual Root, could it?"
Chen Xu was puzzled.
"A Heaven-Earth Spiritual Root?"
Liu Zhi was also confused by Chen Xu's words. The matter of the Ginseng Fruit Tree was only known to those present that day and had not spread.
"It's nothing, Researcher Liu. Is there anything special about this tree?"
"The tree itself isn't special; it's just a mutated tree. The worms on the tree are what you're after."
"Worms?"
"Tree-Born Worms, a companion species that can promote the growth of its companion plant and even cause it to undergo Wild Beastification."
As he spoke, Liu Zhi pulled up a panel and shared the information with Chen Xu.
【Tree-Born Worms: A miraculous species from the Continent of Wild Beasts. These magical worms can form a soul symbiosis with a plant. Once in symbiosis, they will accelerate the plant's growth speed and have a chance to trigger Wild Beastification.】
【Wild Beastification: Increase in size and strength, along with the random awakening of a type of wild beast power.】
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