You're Mine Now!

Bai Feng's words opened up a whole new world for Su Yu.

Su Yu had far too many questions to ask, far too much he wanted to say.

Yet Bai Feng did not wait for him to continue. He smiled and said, "Are you going to keep asking these questions? Senior Uncle sent you here to find me, not so you could ask such basic common-sense questions. You'll learn all that once you reach the academy."

Su Yu was slightly taken aback. True enough—an assistant researcher's classes cost five Merit Points per hour. Was he wasting it by asking these things?

Liu Yue, standing nearby, was a little excited. In a quiet voice, she asked, "Teacher Bai, then... can you teach us how to inscribe Divine Scripts with Willpower?"

Su Yu was somewhat lost. What did that mean?

Liu Wenyan had never mentioned any of this to him, so he had no idea what Liu Yue was talking about.

Bai Feng smiled.

"Looks like you know about it. Su Yu, didn't Senior Uncle tell you?"

"No."

Su Yu quietly asked, "Teacher Bai, inscribing Divine Scripts with Willpower... what does that mean?"

Bai Feng smiled faintly. "Divine Script is a general term. It does not mean the writing of the divine race, but rather certain words of the myriad races that possess immense might! People like us are also called Civilization Masters in the outside world."

"You've seen us fight before, but that is not our strongest method or state of combat."

"Of course, your teacher's Willpower has only just manifested, so he is not yet familiar with its applications."

That was why Liu Wenyan had chosen the crudest means of battle yesterday—using Willpower to control things.

"Inscribing Divine Scripts with Willpower is the most important and crucial course you will study at a Civilization Academy!"

"Use your Willpower to sketch the words you desire, control them, nurture them! When the day comes that your Willpower manifests and your Divine Scripts reach perfection, a single word can suppress all four directions!"

"There are many Divine Scripts. Or rather, any word may become a Divine Script. You must understand its meaning, comprehend it with your own heart, accept it, nurture it, embrace it—even if you may never use it in your entire life."

"A Civilization Master who has not sketched their own Divine Script is not a qualified Civilization Master. Among Civilization Masters, they are weak."

Bai Feng looked at Su Yu and chuckled. "Are you feeling rather lost now?"

"A little."

Su Yu felt awkward. He truly did not understand any of this.

"Once you enter a Civilization Academy, regular classes, including the study of some Myriad Races Languages, will be taught by other students."

"That is also one way for them to earn Merit Points. But the inscription and sketching of Divine Scripts must be taught by Civilization Masters whose Willpower has manifested!"

"Your teacher may have told you that our lessons are very expensive. The key lies precisely in this!"

With that, Bai Feng chuckled. "Let me show you, and you'll understand."

As soon as he spoke, Su Yu felt the air around them congeal.

The next instant, an invisible force erupted from Bai Feng's side.

In the air, a somewhat familiar character gradually took shape.

It was divine race writing!

Su Yu had studied the divine race's language. He recognized it.

It was as though someone invisible were writing, the character slowly forming stroke by stroke.

"Gather."

Su Yu recognized it. It was "Gather," though not in human writing.

The character formed in the air, giving off a faint glow.

This was not a Divine Script Bai Feng had been nurturing all along. He had sketched it on the spot. The next moment, a gale sprang up!

Buzz!

The air trembled. The furniture around them shook, as though they had been struck by an earthquake.

"Chu!"

Bai Feng gave a low shout. That was the divine race pronunciation of "Gather."

At that moment, Su Yu sensed something different.

Liu Yue might not have understood, but he did!

He could feel Qi gathering!

He had absorbed Qi before. Those in the Kaiyuan stage could not sense Qi's existence, but Su Yu had experienced it. That was why he sensed the difference now.

Buzz!

The space was still shaking!

The next instant, Liu Yue cried out in alarm!

The surrounding Qi was sucked dry. In the blink of an eye, a drop of milky-white liquid appeared before Bai Feng.

"Qi Liquid!"

Liu Yue was shocked beyond measure.

Su Yu had never seen Qi Liquid before, but upon hearing those words, his face too went blank.

Qi Liquid!

Qi Liquid worth one hundred thousand per drop, said to require three days for a Soaring Realm expert to condense a single drop.

Yet in this brief moment, it had formed before his eyes!

"Nanyuan's Qi is too thin. This does not count as Qi Liquid—no, it does not count as a standard drop of Qi Liquid. It has roughly half the effect."

Bai Feng let out a slight breath and looked somewhat exhausted. "This is not a Divine Script I have nurtured. A person's energy is limited; it is impossible to nurture too many Divine Scripts. I only just sketched this for demonstration purposes."

"This is one of the wondrous uses of Divine Scripts. When you discover that a word possesses some mysterious function, you can attempt to sketch it."

"Of course, even if two people sketch the same word, its function may not be the same."

"I use this word to gather Qi. Someone else might use it to kill."

"This is what a Civilization Master is!"

Bai Feng smiled, drew the formed Qi Liquid into his hand, stored it in a jade vial, and casually tossed it to Su Yu.

Su Yu was at a complete loss, excited yet uneasy. "Teacher Bai, this... is too precious..."

Even if it was inferior to genuine Qi Liquid, it still had at least most of Qi Liquid's effects.

A genuine drop cost one hundred thousand. This one was still worth fifty or sixty thousand.

"Take it. I only made it casually."

Bai Feng did not care. He said faintly, "It was gathered at your Nanyuan Academy, consuming Nanyuan's Qi. If I took it away, would Senior Uncle not come looking to settle accounts with me?"

"It is a minor matter. It is only somewhat helpful to those in the Kaiyuan stage. At our level, a single drop of Qi Liquid cannot change anything."

With that, Bai Feng did not mention it again. He continued, "Liu Yue asked me to teach you how to inscribe Divine Scripts. That is actually somewhat beyond what you can take in, because you are not very familiar with the writing of the myriad races."

"Do not be fooled by the fact that you have mastered ten or twenty Myriad Races Languages. You have not seen the originals. You have never truly seen words written by the myriad races, nor words sketched by their own experts. Thus, your impressions are unclear, and it is difficult for you to make your own discoveries about which words possess might!"

"The same word, when written by different people or different experts, gives you a different feeling."

"Therefore, it also gives rise to different thoughts."

"When you look at an original from the Qianjun Realm, you may feel that there is nothing special about a certain word. But when you look at the writing of a Shanhai Realm expert, you may discover that it contains a vast amount of meaning and knowledge..."

Bai Feng looked at the two of them, his expression serious. "Divine Scripts sketched through Willpower, when nurtured to the utmost limit, may truly manifest in this world and become Divine Weapons!"

"At Daxia Civilization Academy, one hundred and eighty years ago, the Third Generation Academy Head fell. He left behind a devil race 'Battle' character, which formed one of Daxia Civilization Academy's special treasure realms—the Battle Demon Ground!"

"The Battle Demon Ground!"

Liu Yue gave a soft cry. This time, Su Yu truly felt useless. He was a little frustrated. He knew nothing at all.

Bai Feng said seriously, "That is right. It is a treasured land of the Civilization Academy. The War Academy has always greatly desired to enter it and temper themselves. A single word formed a small world, mainly suited for cultivation below the Soaring Realm."

"Practical combat training!"

"Within the Battle Demon Ground, countless devil race soldiers, military formations, experts, and more will form... You can experience a genuine environment of slaughter. You can treat them as real devils. Within it, you can use your wisdom and strength to fight, to engage in bloody battle, preparing for your future entry into the Battlefields of the Heavens."

"One hundred and fifteen years ago, the Fourth Generation Academy Head fell, leaving behind a divine race 'Origin' character. It formed another treasure realm—the Qi Secret Realm. Its effect is similar to my 'Gather' character just now, except that it exists eternally rather than temporarily like mine."

"In the Qi Secret Realm, you can sense dense Qi and accelerate your cultivation."

"There are many such treasure realms at the Civilization Academy. Some were given to the War Academy of Great Xia Prefecture, while some were kept for itself."

At that moment, Bai Feng looked somewhat wistful. He said softly, "A person's energy is limited. Generally, one will focus on a Divine Script most suited to oneself. The ultimate goal is for it to truly manifest and be passed down eternally!"

"Of course, you may sketch many Divine Scripts. Those for battle and those for support are both fine."

"You will understand all of this once you reach the Civilization Academy."

Bai Feng paused, then continued, "Since you brought it up, I cannot very well hide anything from you. After all, I said earlier that you could ask anything. Today, I will teach you how to sketch a Divine Script. It is not as though you can sketch a character simply because you know how to write it."

"Before Willpower manifests, sketching Divine Scripts is not so simple. It requires meditative sketching, not actual writing..."

Su Yu's eyes shone brightly!

Sketching Divine Scripts!

No wonder his teacher had said Bai Feng's lessons were worth the money and so precious. So that was why!

Even without Bai Feng saying it, he understood the difficulty involved. It consumed Willpower, and the consumption was immense. Bai Feng had merely demonstrated once, yet his face was still somewhat pale. Clearly, it was not as simple as it looked.

"Your Willpower is weak. At present, you cannot fully sketch a Divine Script. You can only sketch part of one, then meditate on it and refine it..."

"You have learned many Myriad Races Languages. Of course, the most important remains the human language! Myriad Races Languages naturally include human writing as well. You are not too familiar with other scripts, but human writing is what you know best. So first, we will begin with human writing!"

"You have never seen writing produced by human experts. Today, I will write some for you!"

With that, Bai Feng made a gesture through the air, and a sheet of white paper appeared.

Without taking up a pen, Bai Feng looked at the paper and exhaled. "Words that truly possess might are all imbued with Willpower. Thus, not just anyone can write them. Even some human Soaring Realm experts cannot do so."

"What you are most familiar with is the Kaiyuan Jue. Today, I shall write the Kaiyuan Jue!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Feng extended his hand. He did not touch the paper, but moved through the air.

Golden light flickered at his fingertips.

Su Yu once again sensed Qi gathering, and he also sensed the existence of Willpower.

Bai Feng wore a solemn expression. His finger was like a sword as it danced through the air.

"Open Nine Apertures in Kaiyuan..."

As soon as the first sentence was written, the paper showed signs of shattering, as though it could not withstand the power of the words.

Golden light flickered in Bai Feng's hand, spreading across the paper and stabilizing it.

"The medium is not strong enough to record powerful Willpower Script. But this is only a demonstration, so I will reduce the power. In the future, if you wish to record powerful cultivation arts or writing, you will need special media. You will learn that yourselves later."

He continued writing. Sweat began to bead on his forehead, and wisps of white smoke rose from his head, as though he were burning.

"Do not look at me. Look at the words I am writing!"

Beside him, Liu Yue hurriedly nodded and quickly said to Su Yu, "Willpower Script written by a Civilization Master is worth a thousand gold for every word!"

Su Yu nodded hurriedly as well. There was no need for her to say more. He understood how precious it was.

Character after character appeared. Sentence after sentence was written.

Su Yu fixed his eyes upon them and felt heaven and earth spin.

It was different!

Completely different from the Kaiyuan Jue he saw every day!

It was as though he was not seeing words, but a person—a person cultivating the Kaiyuan Jue. That person was Bai Feng!

He was opening nine apertures!

Outside the door.

Liu Wenyan wore a smile as he murmured softly, "That kid... is really putting in the effort."

Writing Willpower Script, and such a lengthy one at that—he... could not do it.

If he could, he would have taught them himself.

Even though his Willpower had now manifested, he still could not do it. He was inferior to Bai Feng. Bai Feng could write the Kaiyuan Jue, but he would probably run out of strength after writing the first section. He would be unable to continue, unable to fully write an entire Kaiyuan Jue.

Even though the Kaiyuan Jue did not contain many words, it was still not something he could accomplish. Even though the Willpower he had nurtured over the years was powerful and no weaker than that of an ordinary Soaring Third Level expert, he still could not do it.

Bai Feng was at the Soaring Sixth Level, and he even seemed to be on the verge of advancing to the Soaring Seventh Level.

There were not many people like him even at Daxia Civilization Academy—among the younger generation, those under forty years old.

Liu Wenyan had merely intended to try. He had not expected Bai Feng to truly expend such a great amount of Willpower teaching two little geniuses from a small city.

He had not brought that up himself.

He could shamelessly make Bai Feng give up admission slots and teach students, but he had not asked him to copy Willpower Script or teach Divine Script sketching. That was because it required paying a certain price.

"Su Yu, Liu Yue, cherish such an opportunity well!"

Liu Wenyan silently said this, then soon departed.

Inside the room.

Su Yu was excited beyond measure. For the first time, he clearly saw someone cultivating the Kaiyuan Jue, a fully analyzed version of it. From inside to out, he could see it with utter clarity.

This was true instruction!

Compared to this, the guidance at the academy now felt far too crude.

Was this the power of a Civilization Master?

At this moment, Su Yu felt that if he used essence blood to activate the Essence Gathering Art again, its efficiency might be thirty percent greater than before!

No wonder Civilization Academies could analyze the cultivation arts of the myriad races. If they were all written this way for experts to study, it was simply too direct, too clear.

"Do not merely watch the cultivation. Look at the words, look at the power within the words! If you can sense words suited to you, you may imagine them, sketch them, and find the first Divine Script that suits you!"

"I am writing on the spot, and my Willpower is at its most active. At this moment, your senses are at their clearest!"

Bai Feng did not say that even at the Civilization Academy, not everyone had such an opportunity to watch an expert transcribe Willpower Script on the spot.

Most of the time, they merely observed original cultivation arts of the myriad races and searched within them.

Under normal circumstances, sketching Divine Scripts was something done during the Nurturing Nature stage. If Su Yu and the others enrolled, their first priority would not be cultivation, but mastering more Myriad Races Languages. Therefore, they would need several years before coming into contact with Divine Script sketching.

Su Yu no longer let his thoughts run wild and focused on the writing.

Character after character leaped before his eyes.

They all seemed filled with power, yet he could not grasp any of them.

Su Yu's vision swam, and he felt as though his head were splitting apart. He forced himself to keep watching.

Beside him, Liu Yue was already drenched in sweat, her face pale.

A moment later, Liu Yue looked dejected as she withdrew from observing the Willpower Script.

When she looked again, she could still sense that the passage was brimming with power, but she no longer felt that immersive sensation from before.

"I... failed."

Liu Yue sighed inwardly. She was not too disappointed; her Willpower was too weak, so it was normal for her first attempt at sensing to fail.

Turning her head, she saw that Su Yu was also drenched in sweat, yet he was still reading. Liu Yue was slightly stunned.

He was actually still looking?

Bai Feng was still writing. His face was pale as well, but he revealed a smile.

What tenacity!

To be honest, he was writing the "Kaiyuan Jue" on the spot not because of Liu Yue, but because of Su Yu.

This kid—he suddenly felt as though he had discovered a true genius.

Talent was not the key. The key was that drive, that tenacity!

"Quickly find the character that feels closest to you. Hurry, seize it! Use your will to seize it!"

Liu Yue's body trembled at those words.

This... Teacher Bai was laying a foundation for Su Yu, the foundation of a divine script!

Did he think Su Yu could do it?

This was still Su Yu's first contact with it. Could he lay the foundation on his very first try?

Impossible!

The first time was only for familiarization. How could he...

As Liu Yue was thinking, Su Yu also sensed Bai Feng's urgency. It seemed he could not hold on much longer.

Su Yu had no time to think further. Countless characters danced before his eyes. He fixed his gaze on one of them, gritted his teeth, and swiftly tried to seize it according to Bai Feng's instructions!

Put simply, he imagined grabbing hold of it out of thin air!

Grab that dancing character!

"Grab it!"

"Hurry!"

"Who knows whether there'll ever be another chance like this, but this one is free! The next time you go to the Civilization Academy, you might have to pay!"

"Grab it, now!"

Sweat poured from Su Yu's entire body. He did not know it himself, nor did he feel it. He had only one thought: seize a character, or it would be far too regrettable.

Just as Bai Feng was about to finish writing the final character and lower his brush, the white paper trembled with a hum.

Bai Feng looked closely, and his expression changed!

"Strengthen one's qi and blood, temper one's tendons and bones..."

Within that sentence, the character "blood" dimmed, no longer carrying the radiance of the other characters.

"He... succeeded?"

Bai Feng was somewhat dazed. Turning to look at Su Yu, he saw that he had succeeded on his first try!

He admitted that he had come with a mind to test him, as well as a desire to cherish talent. That was why he had paid no small price to write out the "Kaiyuan Jue" once.

He had held onto the faintest hope that Su Yu might succeed.

But he had never expected the other party to actually succeed!

Heavens, were you messing with me?

He himself had been a genius. On his first day of school, his Willpower had reached 20%, allowing him to directly study fragments of Thousand Jun originals.

Yet it had taken him half a year to first outline the foundation of a divine script.

His teacher had personally written Willpower Scripts for him six times before he succeeded. Even so, he had been considered a genius.

But this kid before him, on his first try, with his Willpower filled to 10%...

Was this even fucking human?

How could a freak like this appear in a backwater like Nanyuan?

"Fuck!"

Bai Feng cursed inwardly, then his gaze turned somewhat strange. A genius I discovered!

No, a genius I personally nurtured!

"Holy shit, nobody knows! His Willpower is only 10% full—once he gets to Great Xia Prefecture, he won't be worth mentioning! But nobody knows that he has already seized a divine script and laid the foundation for one!"

Bai Feng's eyes flickered. At that moment, Su Yu had already fallen into an inner struggle between heaven and man, deep in meditation.

After pondering for a moment, Bai Feng looked at Liu Yue and smiled. "You should head back first. You must be very tired today. Rest and recover your mental energy. You can come again tomorrow."

"Thank you, Teacher Bai."

Liu Yue truly was tired, but she could not help glancing at Su Yu. Bai Feng smiled. "It's his first time encountering this. He hasn't recovered yet. A little rest will do him good."

Liu Yue could not tell that Su Yu had already seized a divine script, so she did not think much of it. She only felt that Su Yu truly had no sense of pain. After thanking Bai Feng a few more times, she left.

Once she was gone, Bai Feng looked at Su Yu, who was immersed in meditation, and grinned from ear to ear!

"I... struck it rich!"

"Holy shit!"

"Teacher, in a backwater like Nanyuan, I actually found a genius who seized a divine script on his first try!"

"Let Teacher take him in early?"

"No, I discovered him. I'm a researcher too... holy shit, what if I take him as my student?"

"Could I become a full researcher?"

"Of course, provided this kid can truly reach Nurturing Nature quickly, or even Manifestation!"

"I'm a Civilization Master at the Soaring Sixth Level. If I take in an ordinary student with 10% Willpower, nobody will object, right?"

"Of course nobody will!"

"Holy shit, I'm such a genius. I've struck it rich!"

Bai Feng grinned from ear to ear. Su Yu could not see him anyway. At that moment, Bai Feng was smiling like a flower in full bloom.

What an utterly unexpected windfall. Kid, you're mine!

Whether I can become a full researcher depends entirely on you, kid!

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