Time passed swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, the day of the Five-Year Agreement had arrived.
To welcome his students, Han Yu had been waiting at the academy gates since early morning.
Over the past year or so, he had made a trip to the Northern Icefield and obtained the Bone Spirit Cold Flame there. Then, not long ago, while scouting the terrain of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he had unexpectedly acquired the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame as well.
At this point, he had collected every Heavenly Flame ranked below tenth. During this year of cultivation, the dozen or so Heavenly Flames in his possession had already condensed into the embryonic form of the Emperor Flame. Once the Emperor Flame was truly fused, he might be able to attain the rank of a Divine Being.
He did not have to wait long before Tian Yue was the first to return to the academy.
Han Yu waved at her. "Yue Er, it's been a long time since I last saw you."
Tian Yue skipped over, muttering, "Teacher, you've gone to Spirit City several times over the past five years, but not once did you come to see me."
Han Yu smiled helplessly. Every time he went to Spirit City, it was for official business, not a vacation. Besides, Tian Yue had been in seclusion at the time, so it would not have been appropriate to disturb her.
"Oh, Sister Lingling, Sister Yanzi, and Zhuqing, you're all here too." Tian Yue smiled and waved, greeting them.
The three of them all treated the academy as their home. In the days before the Five-Year Agreement, none of them had left.
"Wow, I heard in Spirit City that the academy had changed tremendously. I never expected it to be even