"This is really quite comfortable."
Sometimes, watching a beautiful girl train is also a kind of enjoyment.
It's true, otherwise, why would so many people gather around and cheer... watching a game when girls are running long distances.
It's downright dirty.
But you need to have a good figure to be worth admiring, after all.
"What terrifying oppressive power, to think that even I am restricted by this Domain..."
Elder Su Qian and the vice dean of the outer court, Hu Qian, were both incredibly shocked.
Hu Qian is a Douhuang, but Su Qian is a true Douzong!
"Great Elder, you too?" Hu Qian swallowed hard, seeing that even Su Qian seemed a bit disheveled. He himself was a Douhuang and yet found himself somewhat in a sorry state under this oppressive force, with the Dou Qi in his body running incredibly slowly at this moment.
"I'm just like you, Xu Ran's strength is unfathomable! This gravity Domain must be acting according to everyone's strength. Training long-term in this kind of gravity environment will make the cultivated Dou Qi become purer and more robust, which is very beneficial. If I could have trained in such an environment when I was young to lay a solid foundation, perhaps I could have gone even further. The more you cultivate, the more you understand the importance of a strong foundation," Su Qian sighed.
Everyone has different opportunities, but if they could cultivate in this kind of environment, why worry about not being able to break through to Dou Zun?
"Most importantly, it's alarming that something Xu Ran does so effortlessly could affect us. Despite our strength being so formidable, we don't seem able to weaken this gravitational suppression at all."
"That's normal, Xu Ran's strength is at least that of a Dou Sheng!" Su Qian had no doubt about Xu Ran's strength. The ability to slay a Heavenly Venerate from the Soul Hall was an incredibly formidable feat.
"Let's go and take a look."
"Elder Xu Ran, this training method you've devised is quite excellent. I wonder if it's possible to create similar gravity training rooms and cultivation chambers using some method. If so, our Canaan Academy will have another cultivation Holy Land in the future," Su Qian said, approaching Xu Ran with a beaming smile.
"It's possible, there's nothing difficult about it," Xu Ran, who had sensed the arrival of Su Qian and Hu Qian early on, was not surprised at all.
"Really? Then, could Elder Xu Ran possibly..." Su Qian's smile grew even happier.
"Why do I always feel like you're scheming something? You're not planning to make me do all this for nothing, are you?" There was a mischievous glint in Su Qian's aged smile, giving Xu Ran an odd feeling.
Su Qian in the original work was not like this.
"The capable should do more work. Such a task should be a piece of cake for Elder Xu Ran."
"Besides, Xun Er and the others will be able to train in those chambers in the future. The conditions will be much better than here, so it's a win-win. As for compensation, whatever Elder Xu Ran desires from our accumulated treasures in Canaan Academy over the years, you're welcome to take it. I, Su Qian, am not a stingy man," Elder Su Qian declared firmly.
"Forget it, I have absolutely no interest in the things you've collected," Xu Ran shrugged. There wasn't much that could catch his eye now.
"By the way, Elder Xu Ran, do you also know some methods to attract Heavenly Energy? Hu Qian and I were quite startled as we passed by your quarters. Although we didn't go in to look, even from the outside, we could sense the tremendous energy within that courtyard. These past few days, even the quality of the Dou Qi in the air of our Canaan Academy seems to have improved a bit."
Su Qian looked at Xu Ran as if looking at a priceless treasure.
If things go well, besides the Burning Heaven Qi Tower, they might gain two more cultivation Holy Lands.
The overall strength of Canaan Academy would then take a huge leap forward.
Such conspicuous benefits were something even he, as the Great Elder, couldn't resist.
"Elder Su Qian, you really are shearing my wool again," Xu Ran's mouth twitched. He knew that after coming to Canaan Academy, he would certainly be sheared often.
Especially since he was an elder, he couldn't really do nothing at all.
"Hehe, Elder Xu Ran, we will definitely keep your contributions to our Canaan Academy in mind, and we will even record them and place them in our Library Pavilion. If Elder Xu Ran is willing, I can even organize many elders to propose you as the vice president of our Canaan Academy," Su Qian suggested, referring to the vice president of the entire Canaan Academy, not a minor one like the Outer Court.
In Canaan Academy, the status of an Outer Court vice president is about the same as that of an Inner Court elder.
Now, with the president absent, the vice president is equivalent to the president.
That is a great temptation for anyone.
Canaan Academy is a hegemonic power in the Black Corner Region.
Even if Xu Ran wanted to cultivate a power similar to Canaan Academy, it would not be possible in a short time. To cultivate such an atmosphere requires the tempering of time. However, Xu Ran is not interested in these matters.
Even with his own power, Xu Ran is accustomed to being a hands-off manager; there is no way he is going to help others expand and glorify their strength.
"Great Elder, you are really generous," said Hu Qian admiringly at Su Qian. In the absence of the president, Su Qian, the Great Elder, holds the real power, essentially the top authority.
Yet Su Qian is willing to give up his power, a breadth of spirit that not just anyone possesses.
Who in this world does not covet power and influence?
"Forget it, I'm used to being free and easy. Helping out the academy occasionally is no problem, but being a vice president, with so many endless affairs to deal with—no thanks," Xu Ran outright declined.
Helping the academy out of boredom was fine, but if it were treated like a job, that would be uncomfortable.
For someone like Xu Ran who values freedom, he wouldn't want too many grand responsibilities tied to him.
"I knew you wouldn't agree,"
Su Qian sighed wryly.
If it were anyone else, even a Dou Zun Expert, they would likely be tempted.
But Xu Ran...
He sincerely wished Xu Ran could become the leader of Canaan Academy, for with just a year or two of Xu Ran staying at Canaan Academy, it would completely transform and become another Holy Land beyond Zhongzhou.
Regrettably, Canaan Academy's chips were not enough.
"Cough cough, Elder Xu Ran is indeed open-minded. Anyone else would not be able to refuse with the enthusiasm that Elder Xu Ran has," at this point, Hu Qian could only lament that his status was not high enough.
A vice president!
In his life, he could only mix as an elder, whereas Elder Su Qian might still have a chance, but he definitely did not.
Xu Ran had just come to Canaan Academy and became an Inner Court elder, and now he even had the chance to be the vice president of Canaan Academy. What an honor?
But Xu Ran's strength was enough.
Even aside from Xu Ran's strength, just the things Xu Ran had invented could make a power shine brightly.