Lu Qianqian was suddenly a little impatient and wanted to go and see.
"Instructor Lu, what is a Fire Lotus?" a student quickly asked after hearing.
"The Fire Lotus is a very good spiritual medicine that aids in cultivation. For cultivators below the Spirit Awakening stage, it's practically a divine medicine. In the past, when the Fire Lotus bloomed, any student who managed to pick one and consume it could immediately level up. Of course, I'm referring to cultivators below the Spirit Awakening stage. I once had the good fortune to pick one myself. At that time, I had just reached the early stage of Spirit Awakening, and after consuming it, I broke through to the middle stage of Spirit Awakening on the spot."
"Is it that magical?" Zhou Hong was suddenly incredibly excited, wishing he could rush over immediately.
"Yes, the Fire Lotus is such a magical spiritual medicine. This type of spiritual medicine is only found in our Primordial Academy. It blooms once every ten years, and this Fire Lotus is also a unique cultivation resource of our Primordial Academy."
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go! Maybe we can pick one too," a student shouted.
"Heh heh." Lu Qianqian gave a wry smile.
"Instructor Lu, what are you smiling about?"
"This student, the Fire Lotus only blooms about thirty flowers each time, so it's impossible for ordinary people to have a chance. Only students at the Spirit Awakening stage can pick them. We, as instructors, cannot help you. If you want them, you can only rely on yourselves."
"Alright." Everyone suddenly became a little dejected, but the Fire Lotus, which could lead to an immediate upgrade by consuming one flower, was too enticing.
Zhou Hong stood up and said, "Whether we can snatch one or not, we should still go and join the excitement. What if we're lucky?"
Lu Qianqian nodded, "That's right, whether we can snatch one isn't the key. All the students in the entire Primordial Academy will go if they hear about it, so let's go too."
"Yay!" The students of Class 30 cheered excitedly. Even though they might not have a chance, it was still good to watch others scramble for it.
Soon, Zhou Hong and the others arrived at the Fire Lotus Lake.
However, by the time they arrived, the entire Fire Lotus Lake was crowded with people. Almost all the teachers and students of the Primordial Academy were already there.
The total number of teachers and students in the entire Primordial Academy reached one hundred and fifty to one hundred and sixty thousand.
Zhou Hong and the others found a corner, but unfortunately, this corner was at the edge of the lake, and they couldn't see very clearly. If they really wanted to go to the center of the lake to snatch the Fire Lotus, their journey would be longer, and their chances even slimmer.
"It seems we're really just here to watch," Zhou Hong's roommate Liao Yong chuckled.
"What else can we do? Those below the Spirit Awakening stage don't have a chance."
Zhou Hong also saw that in the center of the lake, dozens of fiery red plants were growing. These must be the Fire Lotuses. Currently, among these dozens of plants, there were about 30 buds, and flames were spewing around the buds. Su Dan Novel Network.
The students gathered around the lake were all restless, their eyes fixed on the 30 buds, as if they would pounce the moment the buds bloomed.
The reason they had to wait until they bloomed might be due to a long-standing rule that no student could approach before they flowered.
"Instructor Lu, you said you snatched one before. How did you manage to do it?" At this moment, a female student asked Lu Qianqian.
Lu Qianqian gave a wry smile and said, "Actually, the reason I managed to snatch one back then was not through my own strength. It was because there was a monstrously talented genius in my class at that time. I managed to snatch one with his help. Without his assistance, I definitely wouldn't have been able to."
"Oh, oh!" The students nodded. The more beautiful a female student was, the more likely she was to receive help from others.
Just then, an old man suddenly flew down from the sky.
Everyone immediately looked up.
Zhou Hong and the others didn't recognize him. Lu Qianqian introduced, "The old man in the sky is one of the vice-principals of our Primordial Academy."
At this moment, the old man spoke, "Esteemed students, the Fire Lotuses of our Primordial Academy bloom once every ten years, and it's time for them to bloom again. Everyone is aware of the effect of the Fire Lotus: immediate level breakthroughs for those below the Spirit Awakening stage, hence everyone is eager to obtain them. In the past, during the scramble for the Fire Lotus, there were inevitably some deaths. Therefore, this year, the academy has added a new rule. Anyone whose realm is below the mid-stage of Heart Movement is not allowed to participate in the snatching."
Hearing this, many students on the scene sighed dejectedly.
Zhou Hong, however, felt a surge of joy, as he was precisely at the mid-stage of Heart Movement.
"Alright, everyone, be ready. The Fire Lotus will completely bloom in about another hour."
After the old man in the sky finished speaking, he flew away. Whoever obtained it would depend on their own fortune; the academy would not interfere.
Zhou Hong secretly thought to himself, " I must find a way to see if I can pick one. To pick a Fire Lotus, the first thing is to be faster than others. Speed is the key."
"But, I'm currently at the mid-stage of Heart Movement. Even if my speed is faster, it's only comparable to the early stage of Spirit Awakening. To obtain it, I need to increase my speed, and at the same time, slow down others."
Zhou Hong continuously pondered in his mind how to maximize his chances of obtaining it.
To increase his speed, Zhou Hong could use formations, but at such a critical moment, Zhou Hong didn't have the energy to cast a formation to accelerate, so it was useless. Even if Zhou Hong's speed was faster, by the time he finished setting up the formation, others would have already covered half the distance.
"Then I'll find a way to slow down others," Zhou Hong thought to himself. "Using a Gravity Array can slow down others."
"But...!"
Zhou Hong shook his head again. Zhou Hong's Gravity Array was for a fixed space, not for moving space. From his current location to the center of the lake was at least a dozen kilometers. With so many people rushing out from the sides of the lake, Zhou Hong couldn't possibly set up Gravity Arrays in every spot, and it would also take time.
Therefore, relying on formations to slow down others was also not feasible.
"Then what should I do? How can I achieve the goal of slowing down others without hindering myself?"
Zhou Hong racked his brain, but couldn't come up with any good ideas. There were too many people on the scene, and the lake was too large. From any shore to the center of the lake was about ten kilometers. This meant that the diameter of the lake was at least twenty to thirty kilometers. With such a vast area, Zhou Hong's formations couldn't cover it at all. Even if Zhou Hong could set up a large formation now, it would only cover a few hundred meters, let alone 20 kilometers.
Even if he could successfully set it up, it would take a long time.