Kaiyuan Realm Fifth Level

Su Yu felt a bit groggy on the way.

Viewing the Willpower Script, capturing Divine Scripts, and observing the original Qianjun Realm cultivation techniques all consumed willpower.

Especially capturing the Divine Script; Su Yu had actually meditated for a long time. By the time he left the academy, it was almost dark.

But today's gains were truly immense!

Bai Feng had opened up a new world for him, showing him how high the sky was beyond Nanyuan, how vast the world was, and how wonderful the human realm was.

Divine Script, willpower, original Myriad Races cultivation techniques, Yangxing, Lingyun, Shanhai...

So many nouns filled Su Yu's mind.

So this was the true cultivation world, and this was what Civilization Academy was like.

What were Qianjun and Wanshi? Realms that had seemed unreachable before now seemed like nothing!

One word, one world; Divine Scripts suppress the heavens.

Civilization Masters could also be powerful enough to make the heavens tremble.

"So I was very weak, my willpower only at 10% capacity."

He had always felt he had talent and was somewhat proud.

Teacher Liu Wenyan had always wanted him to attend Civilization Academy, giving him the illusion that his absence was a loss for the academy.

But looking back now, it seemed a bit ridiculous.

"That genius from Great Zhou Prefecture should be top-tier, hence reaching Soaring Triple in half a year. Bai Feng probably wanted to awe me, but even so, Great Xia Prefecture surely has students in the Yangxing stage."

Yangxing, 50% capacity.

Su Yu's capacity was only one-fifth of theirs, a huge gap. He had always thought his willpower wouldn't be weak, given how he was chased in his dreams all these years.

As he walked, he sensed the "Blood" character in his mind.

After its previous burst of power, the character now appeared somewhat dim.

Clearly, that burst had consumed a significant portion of the Divine Script's power.

"Divine Scripts need willpower to nurture..."

Su Yu remembered Bai Feng's reminder and slowly began to feel it, trying to nurture the character with his heart.

Back home, it was quiet.

Su Yu sat blankly for a while before feeling an unbearable hunger. He hadn't eaten lunch. He went to the academy in the morning, meditated for a while, and it was already afternoon. By the time he got back, it was dark, and he was starving.

With no appetite to cook, he just made some noodles and wolfed them down, solving his dinner.

After eating, Su Yu quickly retreated to his room.

"Kaiyuan Jue, Qianjun bone fragment original, Qi Liquid."

These were today's gains, and they were substantial.

His willpower had been heavily depleted today, so Su Yu wasn't planning to cultivate further. However, the Kaiyuan Jue written by Bai Feng and that drop of Qi Liquid could be used for physical cultivation.

"After reading Bai Feng's Kaiyuan Jue, I think I can cultivate to Kaiyuan Fifth Stage very quickly, even without using essence blood to unlock the diagrams!"

The Essence Gathering Art, unlocked with essence blood, was not very suitable for human cultivation after all.

"What would happen if I unlocked the diagrams with essence blood, actively absorbed Qi, and then used the Qi Liquid?"

Su Yu considered this. When unlocking the Essence Gathering Art, he could actively absorb Qi.

Nanyuan's Qi wasn't particularly abundant. What if he placed himself in a place with abundant Qi?

Would cultivation be faster?

He still had two drops of Iron Winged Bird essence blood. After cultivating yesterday, he felt he was close to Kaiyuan Fifth Stage.

"I'll cultivate to Kaiyuan Fifth Stage first, and then I'll use the Qi Liquid to cultivate!"

Su Yu made up his mind and didn't delay, quickly consuming a drop of Iron Winged Bird essence blood and activating the Essence Gathering Art.

This time, activating the Essence Gathering Art and actively absorbing Qi to temper his acupoints, Su Yu felt a completely different sensation.

In his mind, the Kaiyuan Jue appeared. Bai Feng's every move as he cultivated the Kaiyuan Jue in his memory was deeply ingrained, giving Su Yu a much profounder understanding of the Kaiyuan Realm.

"The Essence Gathering Art is too crude compared to Kaiyuan Jue. Perhaps it's due to the physical differences between demons and humans."

Previously, Su Yu had let the Essence Gathering Art run on its own. Today, after some thought, he actively guided the Qi. He hadn't dared to do so before, fearing physical damage, but now he had fewer reservations.

The Qi began to flow towards the tempering of the acupoints in his right ear, and his right ear started to rumble.

Rumble!

Waves of sound, audible only to him, reverberated. The Qi vibrated within the acupoints of his right ear; the fifth acupoint was close to opening.

At this moment, the "Blood" character in his mind also trembled slightly. Su Yu quickly noticed the anomaly. The "Blood" character was actually drawing in Qi.

"Huh? Divine Scripts also need Qi to be tempered?"

Su Yu was stunned. He thought he only needed to temper his willpower, but he hadn't expected the Divine Script to require Qi tempering as well.

He ignored the "Blood" character stealing his Qi. Su Yu's Qi demand wasn't too high at this stage anyway.

After about 20 minutes, a thunderous roar echoed in Su Yu's right ear.

BOOM!

A deafening sound came from his ear, inaudible to outsiders. Su Yu's body trembled slightly from the impact, but he was overjoyed!

"The fifth acupoint is open!"

Kaiyuan Fifth Level!

He was at Kaiyuan Fifth Level!

It had been exactly 10 days since his father left for the Battlefields of the Heavens.

In 10 days, he had gone from Kaiyuan Third Level to Kaiyuan Fifth Level. It was too fast.

Su Yu was delighted. Kaiyuan Fifth Level was nothing to others, but at Nanyuan Academy, it was considered top-tier. Bai Feng and the others, being well-informed, had seen students at Kaiyuan Ninth Level in middle academies, but that was Bai Feng.

If the news of Su Yu reaching Kaiyuan Fifth Level spread, it would at least cause a small stir at Nanyuan Middle Academy.

His hearing was further enhanced, and Su Yu felt completely different.

Previously, with his left ear open, he felt a slight discomfort. His hearing was uneven, one side stronger than the other, often causing a sense of error. Now, that feeling was gone.

"This is great!"

"Kaiyuan Fifth Level!"

Su Yu couldn't help but feel joyful. He hadn't even used the Qi Liquid yet.

Today was April 19th. The higher academy assessments were generally around June 25th, with results released at the end of June, quotas confirmed at the beginning of July, and enrollment at the beginning of August.

This was the upcoming schedule.

There were still just over two months until the assessment. The Civilization Academy didn't care about the specific Kaiyuan level, but Su Yu himself did.

Without reaching Qianjun, Kaiyuan had very little combat power.

Having killed members of the Ten Thousand Races Cult, Su Yu pursued combat power with great intensity. He didn't want to die miserably at the hands of those cult members. The previous deaths of over a dozen academy students served as a lesson.

Even with essence blood to activate martial skills, that was still borrowed power. Su Yu wished he could possess such strength himself.

Having broken through to Kaiyuan Fifth Level, Su Yu didn't rest.

He resumed his previous study plan: cultivate, read, sleep.

This time, he wasn't reading ordinary books but the Kaiyuan Jue that Bai Feng had given him.

As for the original bone fragment for Qianjun, Su Yu didn't look at it. It wasn't that the fragment was stronger than Kaiyuan Jue, but rather that Kaiyuan Jue was more suitable for Su Yu's current state.

Reading, familiarizing himself with the entire Kaiyuan Realm, and engaging in willpower duels.

Reading at this stage was truly difficult.

Su Yu understood how Chen Hao and the others felt when reading; they'd want to put down the book and sleep after reading one line.

The willpower duel felt the same as a slacker trying to read a massive academic paper.

He read until nearly midnight. After a simple wash, Su Yu went to sleep, anticipating the dream. He was now somewhat eager for the dream to arrive, as it was also a form of willpower duel.

"If one day, my willpower becomes so strong that I can kill the monsters in my dreams, perhaps... I'll gain different rewards!"

The Myriad Races Illustrated Tome was activated by essence blood.

Su Yu often wondered, if he hadn't thought of the essence blood, how would he have activated the tome and ended the dream?

Killing them back!

He had some speculation: if he killed the dream monsters, would there be a different outcome, different rewards?

The dream that night was somewhat special.

It was so special that Su Yu had never expected it!

That night, monsters chased Su Yu in his dream, and he was quickly killed. However, he discovered that in the dream, he could actually sketch Divine Script!

Yes, Divine Script!

The "Blood" character appeared in the dream!

Su Yu sketched out the "Blood" character, and a phantom Iron Winged Bird lunged at him in the dream. Su Yu was a bit confused why it was an Iron Winged Bird attacking, though it might have been related to his subconscious.

But regardless, he had actually mastered the use of Divine Script in his dream. This was a completely different beginning.

The next day, Su Yu woke up and fell into deep thought.

He was pondering a question: was the Divine Script in the dream real, or was it a fabrication?

Did the "Blood" character in his mind run into the dream, or was it a "Blood" character that came with the dream itself?

The phrasing was a bit awkward, but Su Yu still wanted to understand it because it was very important.

If the character "Blood" had truly entered his mind, it would mean his dream wasn't just a dream but a special space, perhaps one that could be used in conjunction with Divine Script. This would imply that the Myriad Races Atlas had deeper functions he hadn't yet discovered.

Sensing the character "Blood" in his mind, Su Yu noticed that the dim characters from yesterday had begun to emit a faint glow again today.

He wasn't sure if it was because he had slept, or because he had spent the night in his dream.

Su Yu quickly got up and washed himself, deciding not to study it further for now.

He was going to the academy today.

Although Bai Feng had said yesterday that he didn't have much to teach him today, and that trying to learn too much too quickly would be detrimental, Su Yu still planned to go to the academy.

Nanyuan Middle Academy.

At the academy entrance.

Su Yu rushed over, not even waiting for Chen Hao.

A few more people were present at the entrance today.

It was still very early, and most of the students hadn't arrived yet.

Bai Feng, dressed in a white robe, stood out from the crowd with his exceptional demeanor and a smile on his face, looking like a crane among chickens and drawing everyone's attention.

Beside him were the old academy head, the commander of the city guard, the head of Jifeng Hall, and Liu Wenyan.

Bai Feng was chatting with them when he saw Su Yu rushing over and couldn't help but smile.

"Didn't I say I wasn't going to teach you today? Why are you here?"

Su Yu, slightly out of breath, greeted the teachers before saying, "I came to see you off, Teacher Bai. Thank you for your guidance yesterday."

Bai Feng was leaving today. Although he hadn't said it, Su Yu had understood it yesterday.

With the matters in Nanyuan concluded, Bai Feng naturally wouldn't linger here.

Yesterday, he had taught everything he could. Su Yu and the others couldn't learn anything more at the moment, so there was little point in Bai Feng staying.

Bai Feng chuckled and stopped paying attention to him.

He turned to Liu Wenyan and said again, "Senior Uncle, your Willpower has manifested, and the gates of Civilization Academy are always open to you! Your physical body has not yet established a foundation. If you don't want to retrieve the essence blood of the Flying Tiger yourself, I will bring it to you later."

Liu Wenyan frowned slightly. "No need. I'm old, and there's no need to consume precious essence blood. I'll just use some ordinary essence blood to temper my body. As for the Flying Tiger's essence blood..."

Liu Wenyan glanced at Su Yu out of the corner of his eye and didn't finish his sentence. He said in a low voice, "Let it be for those who need it in the future."

Bai Feng smiled, understanding Liu Wenyan's intention.

Since Su Yu was going to Civilization Academy, even if it was unknown how many years it would take for his Willpower to manifest, he would still need powerful essence blood to forge his body then.

The Flying Tiger's essence blood was very potent.

It was essence blood from a top fifty strong race!

Even if the academy had such powerful essence blood, how many people were in the academy?

Would everyone get a share?

Impossible!

Su Yu came from an ordinary family. His father was only a Qianjun Realm cultivator. Where would he get powerful essence blood for him?

He could only rely on the academy and his teachers.

Even if Bai Feng took him as a student, it didn't mean Bai Feng would prepare body-forging essence blood for him.

The Flying Tiger's essence blood belonged to Bai Feng's teacher, and it was currently being offered to Liu Wenyan. If Liu Wenyan didn't want it, Bai Feng's teacher likely wouldn't refuse to give it to Su Yu if Liu Wenyan passed it on.

Liu Wenyan didn't bring it up, and Bai Feng understood. He didn't bring it up either.

There was no rush to forge his body. Some things could be discussed after Su Yu entered the academy.

"As you wish, Senior Uncle," Bai Feng said. He then looked at Su Yu again and said calmly, "Su Yu, destiny and the future are things you must change yourself!"

"Nanyuan may be small, but it's not impossible for strong individuals to emerge from here!"

"Background, family, and talent are just initial advantages. The road ahead is long, the mountains are high and the journey is far. Who can reach the end, who can soar among the heavens, who can contend with the Myriad Races, we'll have to wait and see!"

"I'll be waiting for you at Civilization Academy. Nanyuan is too small; the world outside is much more exciting!"

"I'm leaving!"

Bai Feng let out a hearty laugh, took a step forward, and was already dozens of meters away. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from everyone's sight.

So dashing and unrestrained!

The strong individuals of Nanyuan watched with envy.

Bai Feng, a genius from Civilization Academy, might soon reach the Lingyun Realm. Such a prodigy was rare even in Great Xia Prefecture.

Zhang Yun, the commander of the city guard, sighed a few times and then turned to Su Yu with a smile. "Is this Su Long's son?"

The old academy head chuckled. "It is."

"A father's fame doesn't mean his son is a dog! Researcher Bai's words before he left showed he had high expectations for you," Zhang Yun said, looking at Su Yu with a smile. "Work hard. Nanyuan might be small, but small places don't mean strong people can't emerge from them!"

"I know about your father's situation, so don't worry too much. On the Battlefields of the Heavens, although our human race has many enemies, our blades are always pointed forward, and we are invincible!"

"We receive news from the soldiers in Nanyuan periodically. When news from the Battlefields of the Heavens arrives in a few days, and if there's any news about your father, I'll have someone send you a copy."

After Zhang Yun finished speaking, Su Yu quickly thanked him, saying gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Zhang!"

"Don't mention it."

Zhang Yun laughed heartily. "Speaking of which, we're all family. Your father is a straightforward person who doesn't like to scheme. That's why, even when he went to the Battlefields of the Heavens, he stayed in the Supervisory Department and refused to leave."

"A few years ago, I invited your father to the City Guard to serve as a Centurion, but he refused. Otherwise, if he had joined the City Guard, he probably could have broken through to the Wanshi Realm. With his bravery, the position of Deputy General in the City Guard would likely have been his."

"It's a pity, but your father's choice was correct. I admire him greatly!"

Zhang Yun spoke frankly. Then, he turned serious again. "You have a good teacher. Instructor Liu is a guardian of civilization in Nanyuan! You have a good Academy Head. Director Wang's strength isn't great, but he has poured his heart and soul into Nanyuan Academy for the past forty years."

"Nanyuan is small, but Nanyuan is simple and honest! I've seen many geniuses from Nanyuan who went to Great Xia Prefecture, or even other major prefectures, but in the end... they got lost along the way!"

"I hope you can be different, because you are the descendant of a soldier! Your father isn't strong, but he is worthy of your learning. Stay true to your original intentions, don't forget who you are, don't overestimate yourself, but don't underestimate yourself either. Just do your best!"

Zhang Yun laughed heartily. "We people of Nanyuan aren't afraid of being weak, we're afraid of being cowardly! Don't be cowardly. When you go out, let your strength speak, let your bravery speak. If you really can't make it and feel there's no way forward, come back. The City Guard will keep a place for you!"

Su Yu thanked him again. Beside him, Liu Wenyan said irritably, "Stop talking nonsense! If you can't make it after leaving Nanyuan, then come back... that's too embarrassing! Also, teaching students is our business. Is it your place to feed him chicken soup?"

"..."

Zhang Yun chuckled awkwardly, then burst into laughter and left quickly without saying anything further.

Beside him, the Hall Master of Jifeng Hall also let out a laugh and quickly departed after greeting a few people.

Su Yu watched their exchange and couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

Just as Zhang Yun said, although Nanyuan was small, the atmosphere here was very good.

The teachers here weren't indifferent, the generals weren't fierce, and the Academy Head... was genuinely weak.

The old Academy Head's beard had already bristled with anger. Zhang Yun had just insulted him.