"Are you tired, Tony Clark?"

A heavy elderly tone came from Tony’s right side.

Tony was startled for a second as he abruptly stopped and turned toward the voice.

As he opened his eyes wide, Tony saw the elderly face of Academy Master Da Vinci, who was casually smiling.

"How... how can you fly at this height?!" Tony asked with a surprised look.

Da Vinci’s smile became wider after hearing Tony’s question.

"A Supreme Warrior can do many things. Flying is one of many such things. You will know these secrets once you become a Supreme Warrior," Da Vinci replied.

Tony realized his mistake. The person standing before him was a Supreme Warrior.

Every Supreme Warrior would get several abilities when they gained enlightenment.

"Seems like Academy Master Da Vinci got the power to fly for a short time," Tony thought.

"Are you looking for me?" Da Vinci asked again as Tony silently stared at him.

"Yes," Tony replied immediately. "I need some rare herbs and potions urgently. I think only you can open the Academy Treasury at this time. That’s why I came looking for you."

"Oh..." Da Vinci gave a thoughtful look. "First, let’s go to my residence. We need to talk a bit," Da Vinci said, and he snapped his fingers.

Tony felt his body become light like a feather. He directly began floating along with his snow leopard.

No, no, no... it’s not flying... He didn’t feel any force or wind element around him, but he was actually floating like a feather in the air.

They reached the top of Night Pool Mountain within moments.

Tony breathed loudly after stepping onto the peak. He expected a grand residence or at least lavish decorations for the Academy Master’s home.

But he was surprised for a second after seeing only a thatched wooden hut, which even had some holes in it.

"Is this your residence?" Tony asked with a confused look.

"Ha ha ha ha ha...!" Da Vinci laughed heartily. "This is not my first time seeing people’s reactions," he said as he continued to laugh. "I don’t know why people are always so shocked to see my home."

"Elder, why are you living in such a shabby place? If you want, there will be a milkstone house built solely for you," Tony asked Da Vinci.

"It’s not so simple, Tony. This place has a peculiar strategic position."

"The natural elemental gathering will be disturbed if I build a house here. This wooden thatched house is enough for me. When I was born, I was raised in a similar house like this."

"All my years and youth were spent in cultivation, and now I lost my prime but became a powerful person. What’s the use? My age can’t be reversed."

"I won’t find peace in those lavish milkstone houses. That’s why I chose this place, to remember my childhood and my mother," Da Vinci said emotionally as he offered a seat to Tony, which was made of thick rock.

Tony sat while listening to Da Vinci’s reply.

"Elder, I can see the difference in life energy in this place. This is definitely heaven for cultivators."

"I also have a little doubt," Tony said, waiting for Da Vinci’s reply.

"What is it, Tony? Don’t tell me you want to stay here from now onwards?" Da Vinci joked as he prepared a fire stove at the center.

"No, no. My Clark family has better places to stay. More than that, I am leaving this academy soon."

"I’m just wondering why this mountain is called Night Pool Mountain while its color is clearly red? Usually people call it Red Mountain, right?" Tony asked with a questioning glance.

Da Vinci was silent for a second as he prepared the heat boiling on the fire pit.

Tony silently waited for Da Vinci’s response.

While Tony watched silently, Da Vinci boiled the water and added some rare tea leaves from his personal collection.

The strong aroma filled the air between them. Tony felt refreshed just from the smell of the tea.

"I have personally collected these tea leaves from the Himalayas. They are definitely worth my struggle," Academy Master Da Vinci said proudly as he stirred the pot skillfully with one hand.

But Tony didn’t respond to his statement. He silently watched as the old man casually picked up the red-hot teapot with his bare hand and poured tea into two jade glasses.

Da Vinci picked up the two glasses and offered one to Tony Clark.

"You still have not answered my question," Tony said without receiving the jade glass."The answer lies in your own question, Tony Clark," Da Vinci said as he placed the teacup in Tony’s hands.

Tony held the tea glass and stared at Da Vinci with a confused look.

"Why do you think this mountain is red unlike all those white snow mountains?" Da Vinci stared with a questioning look.

"I don’t know exactly. My guess is that the color might be due to a chemical reaction, or there might be an active volcano inside this mountain. Is there any other secret?" Tony asked as he slightly raised his eyebrow and watched Da Vinci’s reaction.

"You guessed it correctly, Tony Clark. It was a chemical reaction. In fact, this mountain is hollow inside, and only one particular tree has been growing inside this mountain for thousands of years. That tree is the reason for this abundant life energy on this mountain."

"The tree was surviving just because of one pool at the base of the mountain. It was called the Night Pool."

"This Night Pool has some special ability. It can improve your comprehension by a hundredfold. But it can only be useful for Grandmaster-rank cultivators. Once you experience the World Tree Blessing, you have no use for this Night Pool," Da Vinci explained patiently.

"Wait... you said only one tree has been growing for thousands of years?" Tony paused as he began analysing.

"Those lifespan-increasing fruits!!! I heard only the Nine Lotus Academy has a source to produce lifespan-increasing fruits, which increase old people’s lifespan by ten years after consuming one fruit. Is that it?! That tree is inside this mountain?!!!" Tony asked eagerly, as he felt like he had cracked the secret of the Nine Lotus Academy.

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