Calm Down!

Anping Calendar Year 350, May 18th.

It had been nearly a month since Su Yu and Liu Wenyan began studying alone. During this month, Su Yu was extremely tired, but he was tired and happy.

Su Yu's progress in cultivation was very noticeable.

After consuming a few more drops of vital blood, he still hadn't used that half-drop of Qi Liquid. Even so, Su Yu had opened the acupoint of his eyes, officially stepping into the seventh level of Kaiyuan.

Opening the eye acupoint in one month was very fast.

At this moment, even if placed in other major cities, Su Yu was a veritable cultivation prodigy.

As for the eighth level of Kaiyuan, it was rarely seen in other major cities. Under normal circumstances, only Great Xia Prefecture had it. Even in Great Xia Prefecture, the eighth level of Kaiyuan was considered a prodigy.

The eighth level involved opening the Shenque acupoint.

After this acupoint was opened, a cultivator could sense a trace of Qi and even mobilize some Qi.

At this point, the cultivator possessed combat power.

The eighth level of Kaiyuan was a watershed, the dividing line between cultivators with combat power and ordinary people without it.

His progress in physical body cultivation was significant, and his progress in willpower was also very noticeable.

According to Liu Wenyan, in just one month, Su Yu's willpower had reached about 15%. Although 5% might not seem like much, it was actually unimaginable. After all, Su Yu had only accumulated 10% over so many years.

If he continued at this pace, Su Yu had a chance of reaching 20% before the assessment.

By then, Su Yu would no longer be a novice. 20% willpower would allow him to directly view the Qianjun bone fragments. This stage was the start for a Civilization Master, marking his true entry onto the path of a Civilization Master.

Besides the progress in strength, Liu Wenyan had also taken him to many places and shown him many things over the past month. Some of these experiences might be even more important than the progress in strength.

"200,000 Anping Coins, 10 gold coins, two drops of vital blood, and 10 merit points."

Over the past month of cultivation, Su Yu had used a lot of vital blood, but he hadn't spent much money. Instead, his merit points had increased rather than decreased.

During this month, Liu Wenyan had rewarded him with vital blood three times, and Su Yu had chosen Iron Winged Bird vital blood each time.

As for the merit points, they were the reward from Chen Hao's previous report of achievements.

Su Yu had actually only spent 60,000 yuan, purchasing two drops of vital blood from the Xia Family Merchant Guild at an internal price. The internal price offered by the Xia Family Merchant Guild was because his teacher was Liu Wenyan.

"Seventh level of Kaiyuan!"

As he walked towards Liu Wenyan's office, Su Yu clenched his fist, feeling a little excited.

He had only broken through to the seventh level of Kaiyuan last night. The next step was the eighth level of Kaiyuan.

Opening the Shenque acupoint was relatively difficult. Once opened, Su Yu would be able to truly cultivate martial skills and possess combat power.

Today was supposed to be a rest day, but Su Yu couldn't wait.

The Divine Script "Blood" had been wanting to absorb blood recently, but Su Yu had stopped it. He had wanted to try it himself before, but the Divine Script "Blood" actually tried to absorb the vital blood in Su Yu's hand, which scared him.

He was only in the Kaiyuan Realm. The reason it could absorb vital blood now was because the vital blood was absorbed by the illustrated book, not by itself.

The Divine Script was in his sea of consciousness. This thing actually wanted to absorb vital blood. If he made a mistake, his head would explode, and who would he complain to?

Su Yu didn't dare to act rashly this time. He didn't even dare to let it absorb ordinary blood, fearing that he would be killed by his "Blood" subordinate.

After nurturing the "Blood" subordinate with willpower for a month, Su Yu had also broken through to the seventh level of Kaiyuan. At this moment, Su Yu felt that his strength had increased significantly, and his safety might be greater.

He came to find Liu Wenyan now to inquire about the Divine Script.

Liu Wenyan had not taught him how to sketch Divine Scripts during these days. With Bai Feng's previous guidance, Liu Wenyan felt that Su Yu didn't need any further instruction on Divine Scripts for this month; he should focus on reading the "Kaiyuan Jue."

Inside the office.

Even though it was a rest day, Liu Wenyan hadn't gone home to rest.

He had taken Su Yu around for the past month, and many matters concerning the academy had piled up. Taking advantage of the rest day, Liu Wenyan was working hard to catch up.

Before Su Yu even entered, he had sensed him.

When Su Yu knocked and entered, Liu Wenyan looked up at him and frowned slightly, saying, "Rest when you need to rest. A balance between work and rest is better. You've been very tired this past month; too much of a good thing is bad."

Su Yu was very diligent; he knew this. However, after this past month, he found that Su Yu was even more diligent than he had initially observed.

Such a student was excellent!

But such a student also caused concern, worrying that he might work himself to death one day.

Moreover, Su Yu hadn't given up on cultivating the physical body path. His progress in the physical body path was also rapid, making Liu Wenyan suspect if this kid was more suited for the cultivation of the physical body path.

"Teacher, I'm not tired."

Su Yu quickly said, then immediately added, "Teacher, I came today to ask about the Divine Script..."

"I've said it before, your task at this stage is to lay the foundation for Divine Scripts, to sketch your own Divine Script! With the foundation laid by Bai Feng last time, you'll soon have hope of sketching your own Divine Script."

Liu Wenyan interrupted him. This wasn't the first time Su Yu had asked.

But he felt Su Yu was still too impatient.

If his willpower wasn't strong enough, obsessing over Divine Scripts now wouldn't be a good thing.

Liu Wenyan said in a deep voice, "Su Yu, cultivation must be gradual. You can't rush!"

"I've warned you about the Divine Script several times, why are you still not listening?"

"When your Willpower reaches 20%, I will write a Willpower Script for you, allowing you to capture a Divine Script and see if you can officially establish your foundation. Don't think about Divine Scripts for now."

Liu Wenyan was a little displeased.

However, the meaning in his words was clear: in a few more days, he would write a Willpower Script for Su Yu.

With his newly advanced strength, writing a Willpower Script would be difficult, even if Su Yu didn't know the price he had to pay.

Back then, Bai Feng was at the sixth level of Soaring, almost the seventh, and even writing a copy of the "Kaiyuan Jue" made him pale.

Su Yu gave a wry smile. He had wanted to ask his teacher a few times before... but each time he was lectured like this.

Liu Wenyan could be very stubborn. A teacher's duty was to impart knowledge, teach, and resolve doubts. Beyond that, Liu Wenyan felt a teacher should also guide students onto the right path, not a detour.

He felt that Su Yu's current obsession with Divine Scripts was a detour.

Willpower was the foundation, and Divine Scripts were for later. Grasping too much at once would easily lead him astray.

"Teacher..."

"No more questions!"

"Teacher!"

Su Yu had a headache. The old man was sometimes terrifyingly stubborn. "I've already learned how to sketch Divine Scripts..."

"Shut up!"

Liu Wenyan suddenly became angry!

Su Yu paused slightly, looking at the enraged Liu Wenyan, sensing something was wrong.

Liu Wenyan was also startled by his own outburst. Then, his expression shifted for a moment before he regained his composure and said in a deep voice, "I regret a little letting Bai Feng teach you. Divine Scripts... are a good thing, but I didn't expect you to be so obsessed with pursuing them!"

"Su Yu, Civilization Masters and Divine Scripts are inseparable, but you must remember, Willpower is the foundation!"

He hadn't listened to Su Yu's claim of learning to sketch Divine Scripts. Of course, he had also misunderstood; learning didn't mean he could actually sketch them.

Liu Wenyan took a deep breath and beckoned, "Sit down!"

Su Yu obediently sat down.

After he sat down, Liu Wenyan's eyes flickered for a moment before quickly returning to normal. He struggled for a bit before speaking, "Some Civilization Masters believe Divine Scripts are powerful, and when they are young and their Willpower is unstable, they focus entirely on pursuing Divine Scripts!"

"The Great Xia Civilization Academy has had several Academy Heads who left behind a Divine Script. Their profound uses are endless; each word is a world, inspiring awe."

"Fifty years ago, the fifth Academy Head of the Great Xia Civilization Academy perished, leaving behind a single character... that character changed many things, and many people."

A hint of bitterness appeared in Liu Wenyan's eyes. "Some Civilization Masters who pursued the power of Divine Scripts embarked on another path for Civilization Masters – the path of Divine Scripts! Not as a supplementary skill, but as their primary focus, with Divine Scripts as the main element and all else as secondary!"

"Some geniuses of that era, geniuses in the Nourishing Stage, who were on the verge of Manifestation, were also greatly influenced. They decided to sketch powerful Divine Scripts before Manifestation, even aiming to kill those in the Soaring Realm through Divine Scripts!"

"They were ambitious, believing they were exceptionally talented and capable of anything!"

"They were unwilling to become ordinary Civilization Masters, wanting to achieve sudden fame by sketching powerful Divine Scripts, even attempting to manifest truly eternal Divine Scripts and become prodigies among the Myriad Races!"

"They wanted to rely on Divine Scripts to fight gods and demons, conquer the heavens, and sweep through their peers!"

"But..."

Liu Wenyan looked at Su Yu and said calmly, "They failed! Many of them died, and many remained stuck in the Nourishing Stage for their entire lives! They were all geniuses with better futures, capable of making greater contributions to humanity, but they chose the wrong path."

"Nowadays, if you go to the Great Xia Civilization Academy, they will teach you about Divine Scripts. However, before teaching, they will tell you not to excessively pursue the power of Divine Scripts; that is for later."

"They will cite examples, telling you how someone back then, with extraordinary talent, was ruined because they pursued the power of Divine Scripts too much before Manifestation!"

"And that 'someone'... perhaps... was Liu Wenyan himself!"

Su Yu's heart churned. When Liu Wenyan spoke the earlier words, he had already made a judgment, but the final words confirmed it.

Liu Wenyan's mood became somber. He said in a low voice, "Fifty years ago, Bai Feng and I had the same teacher. Back then, we were both in the Nourishing Stage. My Willpower was at 80%, not too far from Manifestation. He had just entered the Nourishing Stage."

"At that time, the fifth Academy Head perished, leaving behind a single character... which changed my life, and the lives of many others!"

"Fifty years later, I am a newly Manifested, useless Civilization Master, while my junior, who is a Civilization Master in the Shanhai Realm, suppresses one region, fights across the heavens, and kills gods and demons!"

Liu Wenyan said with some bitterness, "Su Yu, don't pursue this excessively anymore. Teacher regrets not telling you earlier. I worry you'll take the wrong path. Divine Scripts are supplementary, not fundamental."

"Even if you want to strengthen your Divine Scripts, do it after Manifestation."

"One is at the first level of Soaring, the other is in the Shanhai Realm... this is the result of choosing different paths, a difference as vast as the sky and the earth."

Su Yu's throat felt dry, and he softly asked, "Teacher, will Divine Scripts... interfere with Willpower Manifestation?"

"Yes and no."

"Under normal circumstances, no. But nourishing Divine Scripts consumes too much Willpower. Of course, normal nourishment is fine, but our group back then... went mad."

When Liu Wenyan said "mad," there was a hint of pain in his voice.

"We, back then, wanted to truly nourish Divine Scripts that could manifest in reality before Manifestation, not just in the sea of Willpower, but to become tangible, to form divine weapons or even eternal inheritances... do you think that wasn't madness?"

Liu Wenyan scoffed at himself, "We were only in the Nourishing Stage! How strong could our Willpower be? Consuming so much Willpower on this even damaged our foundation. If we weren't mad, what were we?"

"A bunch of ignorant fools who didn't know their limits. They deserved to die, they deserved to be crippled, they deserved to be... banished!"

He said he was expelled from the Civilization Academy... that's true.

That group back then were all geniuses of the era, but they were too influenced by the fifth Academy Head, and as a result, that generation was almost ruined!

But these people had a great influence, even affecting the entire inheritance of the Civilization Academy at the time.

At that time, the sixth generation, who is now the Academy Head, made a choice.

Expel these people!

Fire them!

Let them leave the Civilization Academy and fend for themselves, so as not to influence the choices of those who came after. Otherwise, it would be terrifying, and perhaps the Great Xia Civilization Academy would lose its inheritance because of it.

Liu Wenyan hadn't planned to tell Su Yu, but today, Su Yu was still struggling with the matter of Divine Script, so he had to remind him.

Don't go down the wrong path again!

Liu Wenyan said with deep emotion, using his own experience to prove that this was a wrong path.

But Su Yu... Su Yu was conflicted!

Looking at his teacher's expectant gaze, hoping he would realize his mistake, but... Su Yu scratched his head and said dryly, "Teacher, is it okay to cultivate Divine Script normally?"

"Normal cultivation is certainly fine, but your Willpower is too weak now. It's not too late to start when you reach the Nourishing Nature stage."

"Teacher... but I've already outlined it."

Su Yu said with a headache, "It's been almost a month. The day Teacher Bai Feng guided me, I successfully outlined it, and he even told me to capture more Divine Script."

"..."

Liu Wenyan looked at him calmly and asked, "You successfully outlined it?"

"Yes."

"The day Bai Feng taught you?"

"Mhm."

Liu Wenyan nodded, his expression still calm, but inwardly he was cursing!

You succeeded, and you didn't say anything!

Su Yu, you idiot, and Bai Feng, you scoundrel, neither of you told me!

It's fine if Su Yu is an idiot, this kid doesn't understand the implications at all. But Bai Feng, you scoundrel... No wonder, no wonder that scoundrel wanted to take Su Yu as a student in advance. Does that scoundrel have any shame?

He cursed inwardly but maintained a calm facade, "Since you've outlined the Divine Script, just continue to outline the complete Divine Script. Why are you still asking endlessly?"

"No, Teacher, I outlined the complete Divine Script that day. The main thing is that this Divine Script has been restless recently and keeps trying to absorb blood..."

"Bang!"

The pen in Liu Wenyan's hand pierced through the desk. He frowned and said, "This desk has poor quality! I know the academy's funds are insufficient, but Old Wang is too thrifty. You shouldn't learn from him and be stingy everywhere."

Su Yu blinked. Teacher, I'm talking about the Divine Script.

"What a lousy desk!"

Liu Wenyan angrily put down his pen, turned his head to look at Su Yu, and frowned, "You outlined the complete Divine Script on the very first day?"

"Yes, it's the character 'Blood'," Su Yu quickly said. "A few days ago, I wanted to tell you about this situation, but... it wasn't too urgent anyway. Teacher told me to build a solid foundation, so I didn't ask further."

He had wanted to ask a few days ago, but just like today, Liu Wenyan had interrupted him.

Su Yu respected Liu Wenyan greatly. Since his teacher interrupted him and told him to lay a solid foundation, he naturally had no objections and didn't dare to argue with his teacher.

But today, he couldn't wait any longer.

His teacher had even told him about his own past, acting as if he would sever their teacher-student relationship if he dared to pursue Divine Script anymore... Su Yu had no choice but to brace himself and tell him everything.

Would there be any problem if he outlined the Divine Script in advance?

Bai Feng hadn't said anything, but who knew if Bai Feng was reliable.

"The character 'Blood'..." Liu Wenyan nodded. "Someone has outlined this character before. Absorbing blood... is normal."

"As long as it's not absorbing your own, then it's not a big problem."

"A month ago, the first day, complete outline..."

Liu Wenyan murmured, then nodded slightly. "Then I misunderstood you. That's not bad. So you had already succeeded in outlining it. No wonder you've been bringing this up these past few days."

After saying that, Liu Wenyan stood up and said, "I'll go communicate with Bai Feng and check the information to see the characteristics of the 'Blood' Divine Script."

"You wait here, I'll be back shortly."

Liu Wenyan said as he walked away, "Don't leave. Oh, right, don't spread this matter further. Nanyuan is too small. Be careful that the Ten Thousand Races Cult finds out and targets you..."

The reason was the same as what Bai Feng had said.

As he spoke, Liu Wenyan didn't care that the office door had already closed. With a bang, he smashed through the door and walked out, saying as he went, "Old Wang, that guy buys everything of inferior quality!"

"It's one thing that the office desk is of poor quality, but even the door is a defective product!"

"If this academy falls under his control, it will go bankrupt sooner or later. Saving money shouldn't be done like this!"

"..."

Liu Wenyan grumbled as he walked, while not far away, the old Academy Head tugged at his beard, looking rather wronged.

Was it that bad?

No way!

Old Liu's office supplies weren't bad, they were the best the academy had.

Outside, Liu Wenyan continued to curse and walk, and as he walked... he flew away!

The next moment, he crashed headfirst into a pillar in a deserted area. The pain made him twitch, and he muttered, "Inscribe Divine Script in a day, inscribe Divine Script in a day! I... damn it! This is so embarrassing. Nobody told me! Bai Feng, I'm not done with you!"

"You want to take on students? Dream on!"

"I'm not done with you!"

"This is too embarrassing. What did I just say?"

Liu Wenyan seemed to sober up a bit. He realized he had exposed his own embarrassing past and then lectured Su Yu... telling him not to pursue Divine Script at this time, to not aim too high!

But... it was truly humiliating!

His lifelong reputation was ruined today.

That kid was also a scoundrel. He'd only start something and then stop. Would it kill him to say a few more words!

"When a teacher is wrong, you should bravely refute them... Didn't I teach him that? I don't think so?"

Liu Wenyan mumbled, then let out a few low roars, deciding to just curse.

"Calm down!"

"Su Yu is just a kid, he doesn't understand anything. If I don't say anything... what would he know? Inscribing Divine Script in a day... as if anyone could do it!" Liu Wenyan rubbed his old face. Calm down, this is nothing. I, Liu Wenyan, am experienced and have seen it all! What kind of storms haven't I weathered!