Even back then in Lingxiao Hall, the energy absorption couldn’t compare to this time.

Helplessly, Lin Chen could only activate the "Medicine Jar Ill Body" once again. Here underwater, losing clarity due to pain could risk drowning.

With the "Medicine Jar Ill Body" activated, the pain in Lin Chen’s body lessened. He continued to operate his cultivation technique underwater, constantly absorbing the Canglan energy contained in the surrounding lake water. If someone were to look from above the lake at this moment, they would see a whirlpool has appeared above Lin Chen.

As time passed, the whirlpool grew larger and larger, but Lin Chen was still not satisfied.

This Canglan energy is still not enough, at least from his perspective, it’s insufficient to reach the Seventh Transformation.

After the Fifth Transformation, the energy absorbed with each transformation is comparable to the sum of the previous five. During the Sixth Transformation, he didn’t know how much Mother Tree Essence the Martial Arts Garden had prepared for him, but it was undoubtedly a terrifying amount.

From the Second to the Fifth Transformation, he stayed in Lingxiao Hall for more than two months, and now from the Sixth to the Seventh, the Canglan energy required is no less than the Lingxiao energy.

While operating his cultivation technique, Lin Chen continued towards the center of the lake, needing more Canglan energy.

On a nearby peak of Canglan Lake, several figures stood at this moment.

Every day during the tide of Canglan Lake, there would be instructors from Canglan Martial Arts Academy watching from the peak, though the disciples were unaware.

"There are three whirlpools all headed towards the lake’s center, the one on the left must be Li Yuan, but we don’t know who the other two belong to."

Standing at a height, observing the water surface of Canglan Lake, these instructors clearly saw over ten whirlpools on the lake. However, smaller whirlpools far from the lake center naturally didn’t concern them.

Only the three whirlpools moving towards the lake center caught their attention.

The whirlpool on the left was not only large in scope but also moving quickly. According to these instructors’ deductions, only Li Yuan could achieve this.

By comparison, the whirlpools in the middle and on the right were slightly smaller and slower, making them hard to identify.

Today, a total of five Grade-Entering Disciples had come to Canglan Lake from the academy, excluding Li Yuan. Any two of the remaining four could achieve this.

"Rather than wondering which two disciples these whirlpools belong to, I’m more curious about which whirlpool is Lin Chen’s, and how long he can remain during the tide."

Liu Ru smiled faintly. He came to Canglan Lake today after hearing from Qu Feng that Lin Chen arrived at the lake yesterday. He wanted to check it out.

Though Lin Chen ultimately chose Canglan Martial Arts Academy primarily due to the incredible terms offered, as the recruitment instructor, my role cannot be overlooked. The academy rewarded me well when I returned.

I’ve been in seclusion this time, using the academy’s resources to breakthrough. Although I didn’t break through the tier, my strength has significantly improved. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

What pleases Liu Ru more is that Lin Chen’s performance after joining the academy was already impressive, especially during his two battles in Lingxiao City.

The better Lin Chen performs, the more valuable Liu Ru’s recruitment becomes.

Now, which instructor in the academy isn’t envious of me?

The Martial Arts Garden has now also announced the Hidden Dragon List. It’s no exaggeration to say that if Lin Chen can enter the top three of the Celestial List, with this recruitment achievement, I could become the foremost instructor in the academy.

If Lin Chen were to take first on the Celestial List...

The future Vice Director of the Martial Arts Academy would surely have a place for him.

It’s so wonderful that I don’t dare to imagine.

Liu Ru suddenly somewhat understands Instructor Yu from Poyang County, who reportedly advanced from a Viscera-Refining Martial Artist to the Eighth Grade by the Jiangnan Dao Martial Affairs Hall due to teaching Lin Chen in the Martial Hall.

Although this method nearly eliminates any future growth in Martial Path strength, to be blunt, if Instructor Yu were to cultivate on his own, he most likely would only reach Ninth Grade at most.

This is like lying down to reach the Eighth Grade, cutting short ten years’ worth of work.

As an instructor at the academy, their cultivation resources come from the academy, and the resources they are given depend on their disciples’ strength progression.

Although he cannot compare with Instructor Yu, because of Lin Chen, he received abundant academy rewards, giving him a natural advantage in Martial Arts Realm breakthroughs over other instructors.

Half a two-hour period later, numerous disciples had already surfaced from the lake.

During Canglan Lake’s tide, it is nearly impossible for those below the Grade to stay underwater for half a two-hour period. Seeing that Lin Chen was not among those onshore, a gleam of anticipation appeared in Liu Ru’s eyes.

"Oh!"

Suddenly, an instructor let out a light cry, looking towards the lake center: "A whirlpool is heading towards the center of the lake."

"Is it Li Yuan?"

"No, it’s the whirlpool originally in the middle."

The instructor who had been watching the whirlpool in the middle explained, "This whirlpool started slow, but suddenly accelerated just a few moments ago..."

"Suddenly accelerated?"

An older instructor’s face changed instantly: "Could it be the Canglan Creek has appeared again!"

Swish!

Almost as the words were spoken, the instructors shot off from the peak towards the lake.

"All disciples, get to shore immediately!"

An instructor’s voice echoed around Canglan Lake, and some disciples who had already reached the shore looked up at the flying instructors in shock, not understanding what was happening.