The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 471: Endurance

At this moment, on the ninth floor of the Demon Suppressing Pagoda.

“What’s going on? Why has the spiritual energy density inside the Demon Suppressing Pagoda suddenly dropped so drastically? It's been reduced by at least half! What on earth happened?!”

The bearded Gu cultivator suddenly opened his eyes and stood up swiftly. His face darkened as he roared in fury.

Though about half of the spiritual energy remained in the tower, using up a precious opportunity to cultivate here, only to face such poor energy quality, was a tremendous loss—he was naturally dissatisfied.

At the same time, Gu cultivators on every floor of the tower stood up. Sensing the massive drop in spiritual energy, all their faces turned ugly. Every floor became filled with clamorous voices.

Once the anomaly in the Demon Suppressing Pagoda was detected, the academy's upper management was immediately alerted. The Dean, along with several instructors, hurriedly entered the tower and ascended to the ninth floor.

A large number of students, who had been cultivating inside the tower, followed behind, curious to see what was going on.

Upon reaching the ninth floor, the Dean’s gaze went straight to the tightly shut Room One. When he saw the sign on the door that read “Occupied”, he frowned slightly.

“Dean, someone accidentally entered Room One! They’re probably in grave danger. If we don’t open the door now, it might be too late,” a young girl said anxiously, pointing at the door.

“Grave danger? Hmph! That kid inside is about to suck the entire tower dry of spiritual energy, and you're still worried about him being in danger?”

“I’ve figured out why the spiritual energy in the tower has dropped—it’s because some glutton entered Room One!”

“Most of the spiritual energy has already been devoured by that glutton. With him blocking the source, the rest of us can’t even get a taste.”

The Dean stared at Room One in stunned disbelief. His elderly face twitched involuntarily, clearly shaken by what he had just heard.

Even someone as knowledgeable and experienced as the Dean couldn’t help but be moved. One person had consumed nearly all the spiritual energy in the Demon Suppressing Pagoda—was that boy even human?

Upon hearing this, everyone present widened their eyes, no longer able to remain calm.

“What?! The drop in spiritual energy inside the tower was caused by a single person?”

“No way! Are you kidding me? This is the energy of an entire tower! Is he even human?!”

“How is this possible? Someone actually managed to hog all the spiritual energy in there? Are you pulling my leg?”

The crowd erupted into disbelief and chaos.

“Dean, that can’t be right! How could someone have such a monstrous appetite? Forget the fact that the spiritual energy here isn’t something normal people can even withstand—no one should be able to consume that much, even if it were ordinary spiritual energy.”

A student among the crowd asked incredulously.

“I am absolutely not mistaken,” the Dean replied with a grave expression, still staring at Room One. “This person has no sense of martial ethics—he even released multiple clones to jointly absorb the spiritual energy.”

“And these are no ordinary clones—each one is capable of cultivating. Worse yet, every single one possesses the Ten Absolute Physique!”

“The Ten Absolute Physique’s Spiritual Sea is vast and boundless, requiring an enormous amount of spiritual energy. On top of that, he’s cultivating mutated spirit energy of extremely high quality, which is why we’re seeing such a terrifying phenomenon.”

“Now do you all understand why the Ten Absolute Physique isn’t suited for cultivation in this era? The spiritual energy available now is simply too thin to sustain such a physique.”

“For this young man to cultivate to his current level with a Ten Absolute Physique is nothing short of extraordinary.”

An old woman stepped forward with a solemn expression.

“Clones that can cultivate? That’s unheard of. It’s probably due to these five cultivatable clones that he has five times the cultivation speed. That’s how he managed to reach this stage despite having such a demanding physique.”

The bearded Gu cultivator looked extremely displeased and protested:

“So what do we do now? With him in there, none of us can cultivate.”

“I suggest we kick him out. After all, he’s an outsider.”

“Nonsense!” the Dean snapped, turning to glare at him. “The academy's rules are not to be broken at will. As long as he hasn't violated any rules, the academy can’t take action against him. Rules must be upheld.”

“If you want to cultivate in the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, you’ll just have to wait for him to come out.”

“As long as none of you lend him a Black Card, he won’t have another opportunity to enter the tower.”

“Take a break from cultivation for now. A few days won’t make a difference. That’s the end of it—no one is to stir up trouble!”

With those final words, the Dean turned and left, followed by the respectful instructors.

Once he was gone, whispers and murmurs broke out among the crowd.

“Damn! Who the hell is this guy? He dares to train in Room One and even drained the entire tower of its energy? I don’t admire anyone, but I admire him!”

“No idea. His face is unfamiliar—probably not from our country. I heard Xiong Zhan lent him a Black Card. That card really screwed us over.”

“Welp, with him here, forget cultivation. Let’s just wait it out. How long do you think he’ll stay in Room One? I bet one day.”

“One day? He drained the whole tower! No way it’s just one day. I bet ten days.”

“Ten days? He entered Room One, which no one has ever dared enter. Just surviving in there is a miracle. Ten days? No chance. I bet three days!”

A heated gambling pool was formed, with everyone placing bets on how long Long Xuan could hold out.

Time passed quickly, and a month later, the area around the Demon Suppressing Tower was completely surrounded by people.

Everyone stared blankly at the tower, eyes bloodshot and faces fatigued—as if they hadn’t slept in days.

“What the hell! He’s still not out?! Ten days after ten days—it's been thirty days now! How long is this guy planning to stay in there?!”

Someone finally broke down and roared in frustration.

He had been waiting bitterly outside the tower for a month, nearly withering from the wait. His patience had been completely worn down.

“Damn it! He’s been in there so long... he must’ve died inside!” the bearded Gu cultivator snarled, face twisted with rage.

“How is this possible? How can someone be this... enduring?!” Xiong Zhan stared blankly at the tower, completely dumbfounded.

He had thought the newcomer would last only a short time with the Black Card. But things had gone far beyond his expectations. The guy entered and never came out.

Because of him, Xiong Zhan hadn’t had a chance to cultivate in the tower for an entire month. Had he known this, he never would’ve traded that card. At this point, he was drowning in regret.

Just then, the bearded man suddenly turned his head and glared furiously at Xiong Zhan: 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

“Xiong Zhan! Look what you’ve done! You brought that monster here, and now none of us can cultivate. Beat him up!”

The scene turned to chaos…