Passport

After Shi Yi broke through to become a Flesh and Blood Realm Martial Scholar, he still mainly practiced Blood Essence Realm moves at Anyang Martial Arts School, supplementing them with full sets of the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist.

Shi Yi had done the same before. Or rather, other Blood Essence Realm cultivators also made such attempts to prepare for future cultivation, so it looked perfectly normal.

Only after returning to his rented place did Shi Yi focus on complete sets of practice.

He also adjusted the time allotted to both.

After breaking through to the Blood Essence Realm, he could arrange his cultivation matters himself.

As for martial arts school assignments, after Shi Yi had followed along on the previous search for the Buddhist treasure, Lu Feng had not assigned him any new tasks and had told him to focus on cultivation.

Thus, Shi Yi had nothing else to do during this period and spent most of his time cultivating.

Moreover, Lou Xuanming had already left to travel and study, so Shi Yi arranged his own studies as well.

Zhao Cheng had asked whether he needed to hire a new tutor for his elementary education, but Shi Yi politely declined.

He had long since learned every character in the Great Zhou Ten Thousand Character Classic and no longer needed an elementary tutor.

As for studying further, that would require more time and effort, and Shi Yi had no such plans for the moment.

"The cultivation speed of the Flesh and Blood Realm has slowed considerably."

"It takes me a month to complete Flesh and Blood Tempering and the Wood Skin Inscription."

"At this pace, completing the Copper Skin Inscription will take at least three months."

"If the Stone Skin Inscription, Copper Skin Inscription, and Flesh and Blood Tempering become more difficult later on, they may require even more time."

After Shi Yi began practicing complete sets of the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist, he knew every detail of his cultivation progress like the back of his hand.

His cultivation speed was already extremely fast, but it was not the limit of Shi Yi's cultivation progress.

"I'm not currently using cultivation resources that assist Flesh and Blood Realm cultivation, yet my progress has still slowed considerably. Although Hundred-Year Stone Milk can also assist cultivation somewhat, its effects aren't particularly pronounced."

"That is also related to the fact that I haven't revealed my Flesh and Blood Realm cultivation yet. Obtaining cultivation resources for this level is somewhat troublesome."

Shi Yi had learned from Zhao Cheng that, at the Flesh and Blood Realm, there were medicinal aids for cultivation that could be taken internally or applied externally.

Internal medicines included body-tempering medicines such as Essence-Gathering Body Tempering Fluid. They strengthened one's blood essence and assisted in tempering the skin and flesh, providing great help with inscriptions.

External medicines were ointments such as Three-Yang Skin Tempering Paste, applied to the skin and flesh to temper them.

With internal and external methods working together, cultivation results would increase dramatically.

Zhao Cheng had also mentioned a pill called the Body-Nourishing Grass Returning Pill, but pills were even more precious, and Zhao Cheng had never used one.

The Body-Nourishing Grass Returning Pill was an even more precious cultivation resource. Only masters of Daoist arts could refine it; ordinary people had no access to such circles and could not afford it anyway.

"Zhao Cheng's blood essence is growing very quickly. It probably won't be long before he breaks through to the Stone Skin Realm!"

"By then, I can also reveal that I've broken through to the Wood Skin Realm."

These past few days, Shi Yi had been able to clearly see the growth of Zhao Cheng's blood essence.

Clearly, consuming the Silver Wolf Spirit flesh and blood these past days had helped Zhao Cheng tremendously, which was why his blood essence had increased so quickly.

It also meant that Zhao Cheng was close to a breakthrough!

Blue Star.

"Xiao Yi, your passport has been processed. It'll be mailed home in a couple of days."

"Come pick it up then, and have a meal at home while you're at it!"

"School will be starting soon for you too. Mom wants to talk with you about applying to university."

When Shi Yi returned to Blue Star, he saw the messages sent through the chat app on his phone.

His mother sent him messages every two or three days.

For the passport application, he had also asked his mother to go through the process with him.

For convenience, he had chosen mail delivery, and Qin Wanqing had written Chaoyuan Villa Area as the final mailing address.

Shi Yi saw it but said nothing.

As for university applications, their homeroom teacher had already mentioned them in the class group before.

Qin Wanqing had asked him as well, but Shi Yi had said he was still considering it.

At the time, Shi Yi had been considering whether to attend university domestically or study abroad.

Now, Shi Yi had made up his mind and planned to study abroad.

It would be more convenient to handle certain matters overseas.

"Okay, Mom. I'll go home at noon on Saturday."

Shi Yi sent his reply, then closed the chat app.

If he wanted to study abroad, he would still need Qin Wanqing and the others to help handle matters, because the process for studying abroad was somewhat troublesome.

The recommendation letter in particular was even more crucial.

Excellent grades did not necessarily guarantee exceptional admission, but with a recommendation letter, the arrangements for studying abroad would become extraordinarily simple.

"Time flies; in the blink of an eye, school is about to begin!"

Summer vacation lasted a little over a month, and more than half of it had already passed.

This also meant that nearly two months had passed since Shi Yi first went to the Central Great World.

He had undergone earth-shaking changes during that time. He had gone from a cataract patient diagnosed by medicine to a Flesh and Blood Realm Martial Scholar.

With one hand, he could draw a seven-hundred-jin bow. On an ancient battlefield, he would have been regarded as an unrivaled fierce general.

And that was not even his limit. After some more days of Flesh and Blood Tempering, once he completely finished the Wood Skin Inscription, the strength of one arm could rise to more than eight hundred jin, making him even more terrifying.

"After school starts, I'll still need to go to school to register. After that, I can continue studying at home."

Shi Yi's circumstances were special. He did not need to attend school, but he still had to register in person at the beginning of term and pay miscellaneous school fees.

All of that could be completed in a single day, after which he could return home.

The first semester of his senior year would be fine. In the second semester, he estimated that he would still have to take several exams.

Of course, if he obtained a place to study abroad in advance or secured a guaranteed admission slot, he would not need to take those exams.

Shi Yi had already made his decision, so guaranteed admission could be disregarded.

What he needed to do next on Blue Star was obtain a place to study abroad in advance.

His family could help him with that.

"Phew!"

"Let's read for a while first!"

Shi Yi took a deep breath, cleared the distracting thoughts from his mind, and stopped thinking about those matters. Instead, he turned his attention to reading.

The books he read had all been copied from Lou Xuanming's collection through electronic transcription.

He had already finished the Four Books and Five Classics and was now reading other books.

He had gained something from reading, but for now, he had not discovered any connection to martial arts. As for any connection to Daoist cultivation, he could see even less clearly.

After all, he had not yet come into contact with Daoist cultivation.

But Shi Yi was not in a hurry. Just as Lou Xuanming had reminded him, he only needed to take it slowly and read more books; then he would understand.

Shi Yi did not read quickly. After reading every complete sentence, he would think it over and understand it. Otherwise, with his Eidetic Memory, he could have finished reading very quickly.

"Doing good only for others to see is not true goodness; fearing others will know of evil is the greatest evil. Harshness builds a household."

This was a maxim for governing a household, and also one of the books Lou Xuanming had told him to read beyond the Four Books and Five Classics.

Even if one had not yet formed a household, one still needed to read it, because the principles within were not only meant for building a family. Maxims for governing a household also contained methods for judging people, and that was extremely important.