As time flew by, after a few months, Yu Ziqing continued to cultivate diligently, solidifying his foundation without rushing for drastic improvements. His cultivation speed had already been quite rapid.
Besides constantly tempering his physical body and honing his Yin God, he was also busily occupied with other tasks.
He organized the records in An History Book, sorted through the immense amounts of complex data obtained from the Sealing, and had to continue initiating new projects.
It wasn't just about completing the hundred techniques of the Jinlan Secret Skill but also about initiating various random topics.
Like the Jinlan Secret Skill, Yu Ziqing would only initiate a topic and then leave it aside.
This was preparation; the more he knew and the more directions he had, the more he could slightly control the nature of the power he would gain when the time came for judgment.
If he left everything to fate, the power acquired might be like a skill button without a manual, known instinctively but without understanding its origin.
By leveraging the power of judgment, one could engage in side activities, acquiring a bizarre Secret Technique without affecting the ultimate outcome of defeating enemies.
So why not take the opportunity to get some side work done?
Yu Ziqing solely relied on his own knowledge to attempt the deduction of a new Secret Technique, only then realizing that one shouldn't overextend oneself.
He had only studied for a few years; compared to Yang's knowledge reserve, he was no different from an illiterate person.
Depending entirely on his deductions wasn't feasible either.
It was better to honestly act as the principal party, providing a direction and requirements, then lay back and wait for others to throw the results at him, responding with an awe-struck expression, calling it marvelous.
If the village chief could operate this way, then doing so by leveraging judgments was also justifiable.
Over a few months, the external world showed no signs of calming down; instead, it became more tumultuous.
Song Chengyue was frequently heard sighing, lamenting that the Daqian was restless.
The court was restless, and so was the Langya Institute.
Within the court, the Crown Prince and several Princes were constantly at odds, finding any trivial matter as a reason to quarrel.
Inside the Langya Institute, things were even more turbulent. The acting Dean Cheng Jing publicly killed another Dean within the Langya Institute.
This incident caused an uproar.
Previously, the Langya Institute had been embroiled in disputes over whether the Langya Incarnation Technique should be classified as an Evil Skill.
Everyone involved in its study and leadership was thoroughly unearthed.
However, the research data on the entire Langya Incarnation Technique itself was incomplete.
Previously, this could be blamed on the deceased Dean Wu, but ever since the death of the chief director in front of Cheng Jing, where they used the Divine Devil Substitute Death Skill, the nature of the issue changed.
The missing early research data was no longer considered simply lost but intentionally destroyed, annihilating the original source of this Evil Skill.
Cheng Jing, filled with murderous intent, not only publicly killed a Dean but also arrested everyone involved in the research.
To suggest a Dean, who had been involved from the beginning, could be unaware of the Evil Skill's origins was an insult to everyone's intelligence, including their own.
This incident stirred up such a commotion that even the Emperor Qian had to inquire about it. Without waiting for Cheng Jing to say anything, Jianzhen, who had been in seclusion, came out upon receiving the news, directly confronting Emperor Qian and subduing him.
Within the Langya Institute, factions roughly divided into three: one led by Cheng Jing, supported by Jianzhen, aimed at reforming the Langya Institute.
Some Deans gathered to oppose Cheng Jing's agitation and worry.
Others only cared about not being disturbed in their research, not having their funding interrupted, indifferent to any conflict outside their focus.
Furthermore, though nominally independent, the Langya Institute still had many funding sources reliant on appeals to Emperor Qian.
The people within couldn't be truly independent; from scholars to teachers, many had backing from various forces, and some might be core members of certain factions.
With Langya Institute in turmoil, various forces, including the Daqian Crown Prince and Princes, naturally tried to sneak in amidst the chaos, making the situation increasingly chaotic.
In just a few months, a Dean fell, followed by dozens of bloody incidents.
It was said that Cheng Jing had uncovered other issues, his fury unabated, unwilling to retreat even one step.
Such an opportunity provided a perfect moment for infiltration, placing people within the Langya Institute.
Song Chengyue cautiously refrained from intervening, secretly maintaining the situation outside the Langya Institute, ensuring problems stayed contained within.
Inside, he had no authority, but if it spread outside, it would become his problem.
Having just lost his rival with the chief director's death, Song Chengyue thought it best to remain low-key, avoiding arrogance, lest he too meet his downfall.
Yu Ziqing didn't concern himself much with these issues; he only cared if anyone from the Daqian court and Langya Institute ventured to the archway in the southern Wilderness.
Song Chengyue mentioned that neither the Daqian court nor the Langya Institute currently had the leisure to handle such matters, only sending spies.
Yu Ziqing understood.
He didn't care what was happening over in Daqian; he simply assumed that someone in the Langya Institute and the Daqian court knew or suspected that the archway concealed a significant trap.
So, without concrete information, they refrained from sending High Tier experts.
On the Dali court's side, also, nobody went, acting as if entirely unaware of the issue.