At the same time, in Black Crow Mountain outside Baruch City.
Ever since deciding to establish a kingdom, Linley had remained in Black Crow Mountain, cultivating in seclusion.
At that moment, Linley wore a simple sky-blue robe, his long hair hanging loose. He held a violet longsword as he practiced beside a lake. Wherever the violet sword shadow passed, even space seemed to fold and distort, blurring Linley's figure.
Not far away, a black rat lay leisurely on the lake's surface, squinting as it basked in the sunlight. It was Beibei, the divine beast God Devouring Rat whom Linley had kidnapped when he was little.
But in the next moment, Beibei suddenly rose, a very humanlike suspicious look appearing on his face. He swiftly flew toward the area near the lake, where a mage-like figure was approaching Black Crow Mountain.
"Who are you?" Beibei floated over to the man and asked.
"Lord Beibei, I am an instructor from Baruch Academy. I have an urgent matter to report to Lord Linley!" the mage immediately said.
"Beibei, who has come?" At that moment, Linley, who had been cultivating, sheathed his sword and looked over.
"Boss, a teacher from Baruch Academy says he has something to discuss with you!" Beibei called back.
"Baruch Academy... I nearly forgot." Linley froze for a moment before recalling that he held the nominal title of headmaster of Baruch Academy.
With a single step, Linley instantly transformed into a gust of wind and appeared before the mage.
"What is it?" Linley asked.
"It is like this. Just now, a peerless genius appeared at the magic testing site. We do not know how to handle it..." The man succinctly explained everything that had happened to Linley.
"Six years old, with spiritual energy at least at the level of a