Enrollment, Obtaining the Meditation Cultivation Method

In less than two hours, the old man and the child arrived at the academy gates.

Looking out, Vast Sea City Junior Soul Master Academy covered an enormous area, stretching beyond sight. Only a few scattered blue buildings shaped like seashells could be seen, yet they looked incredibly imposing.

Most of those enrolling were returning students. There were not many new students like Ji Wuming, though a few appeared now and then. The two approached the gatekeeper, and the Village Chief handed over the Martial Soul certificate, saying respectfully,

"This is a child from our village who awakened his Martial Soul this year. This is his Martial Soul certificate."

The gatekeeper took the certificate and glanced at it, a trace of disdain flashing through his eyes.

"A Rusty Spear Martial Soul, and you actually have level-three Soul Power! You're one lucky kid. Go in and turn right—the new student Registration Office is there."

Though the gatekeeper looked down on them, he did not make things difficult for Ji Wuming and the Village Chief like the well-connected gatekeeper at a certain academy. His conduct was fairly decent.

The Village Chief looked at Ji Wuming, patted his head, and urged, "Little Ji, once you're at the Junior Soul Master Academy, you must listen to your teachers, study Martial Soul knowledge diligently, and become a fine Soul Master in the future. The village will be proud of you."

"Village Chief, I will. Blue Fish Village will definitely become Douluo Village someday." At that moment, Ji Wuming uttered something rather chuunibyou-like.

He then waved farewell to the Village Chief and entered the academy. After taking only a few dozen steps forward, the gatekeeper hurried after him and stared at Ji Wuming seriously.

"Kid, carrying such a powerful spear is strictly forbidden inside the academy!"

"Sir, this spear is my Martial Soul!" Ji Wuming replied.

"Ah! This is your Martial Soul?"

Before the gatekeeper could react, Ji Wuming headed toward the new student Registration Office. After turning left around a corner, he saw a man seated behind a desk ahead, registering new students and handing out their uniforms.

Following behind a newly registered student, Ji Wuming stepped forward and said to the teacher before him,

"Hello, Teacher. This is my Martial Soul certificate. I only awakened my Martial Soul this year."

The man took the certificate and looked it over. His gaze paused, then shifted to the spear behind Ji Wuming.

"Not bad. This is the first time I've seen a Rusty Spear Martial Soul with level-three Soul Power!"

"Child, my surname is Lu. I'm responsible for arranging the studies of first-year students, so you may call me Director Lu! But why haven't you put away your Martial Soul?"

Director Lu was a Soul Master. From the fluctuations of Soul Power, he could tell that Ji Wuming was constantly supplying Soul Power to the spear behind him. Still, he was puzzled as to why Ji Wuming had not released the Martial Soul Detached State.

Ji Wuming found it troublesome to explain. After all, his circumstances were highly unusual. Once his Martial Soul was withdrawn, it would no longer look as it did now. Situations like today would inevitably lead to countless questions throughout his academy life.

However, this was his secret. For the time being, he could not explain it too clearly.

"Director Lu, my Martial Soul cultivation method is rather special. Only after my Martial Soul leaves my body can I have the ideal space to cultivate. But please rest assured, I won't harm my fellow students without reason."

Seeing Ji Wuming's sincere little eyes, Director Lu did not press the matter. After all, every Soul Master had their own unique cultivation method.

He then continued, "Judging by how you're dressed, you must be a work-study student sent here from some village! Later, there will be someone specially—"

"Sorry for interrupting, Director. I've chosen to pay for my own schooling. This is one year's tuition!"

Ji Wuming interrupted Director Zhao. After glancing at the self-funded tuition list on the left, he took four Gold Soul Coins from his clothes.

Based on all the savings accumulated by the Ji Family, they still had around thirteen Gold Soul Coins left. After deducting daily food and other expenses, that should support two to three years of academy life.

"All right. This is the key to the single room in Dormitory 301. Walk straight ahead for five hundred meters, then turn right. The round, three-story building is the dormitory!"

After receiving the key, Ji Wuming gave him a bow and left the Registration Office.

"What a polite child, though he does have an air of mystery about him." Watching Ji Wuming's departing back, Director Zhao thought highly of him. After all, level-three Soul Power made him quite a promising talent within the academy.

Not long afterward, Ji Wuming successfully arrived at Dormitory 301. Pushing open the door, he found the room neatly furnished. The bedding and light-blue academy uniform had already been prepared.

"Sigh, I have to be reforged in the furnace and go through school all over again!"

After sighing for a moment, Ji Wuming unpacked and cleaned the dormitory before carrying his spear Martial Soul to the cafeteria for a meal.

Meanwhile, after waiting for quite some time and seeing no more new students come to register, Director Lu took the registration forms to the Dean's Office.

"Dean, this is this year's enrollment information. There are fifty-two new students in total, including five with level-four Soul Power and ten with level-three Soul Power. Here is their basic information. Please review it."

A man with a broad scar across his face took the information sheet and immediately asked,

"Are there any promising seedlings among the new students?"

After scanning it, his eyes suddenly stopped on one name. He asked in confusion, "Ji Wuming, Rusty Spear Martial Soul, and he actually has level-three Soul Power?"

"Yes, Dean. I've seen his Martial Soul. The rust is located at the tip of his spear! It isn't the kind of broken spear, useless Martial Soul we imagined," Director Lu explained.

"I see. It's a pity his talent is still somewhat lacking," the Dean said disappointedly.

"You should look after this child with the Tool Martial Soul more in the future. After all, he is one of the rare Tool Martial Soul Soul Masters among Sea Soul Masters."

"Yes, Dean."

Director Lu strongly agreed with the Dean's suggestion. Among Sea Soul Masters, Tool Martial Soul Soul Masters were exceedingly rare. In the ocean, Beast Martial Soul Soul Masters clearly held a greater advantage, especially those with fish or flying-type Martial Souls.

If a Tool Martial Soul Soul Master were in the ocean without other Sea Soul Masters nearby to help, they would surely die.

At that moment, Ji Wuming was eating in the cafeteria. Because the spear on his back drew far too much attention, he felt quite helpless. After buying two or three large chicken legs, he swiftly moved away from the crowd in the cafeteria.

While eating a chicken leg, he headed toward the Library.

As it was the beginning of the school term, and most students at the Junior Soul Master Academy were still immature and at an age when they liked to play, not many people came to the Library to read. Looking at the neatly arranged bookshelves before him, he browsed through the books one by one.

"A systematic Meditation Cultivation Method. You'll do."

Ji Wuming stood on tiptoe, took down a book on meditation cultivation, found a corner, and sat down to read it carefully.

"So this is true meditation cultivation. The cultivation method I displayed over the past three months was merely superficial!" Seeing the systematic Meditation Cultivation Method before him, Ji Wuming suddenly understood.

The Meditation Method taught by the junior academy was only a basic version. To obtain higher-level Meditation Methods, one could only go to sects and great families. Their Meditation Methods had been specially adapted according to the Martial Souls they possessed.

In essence, this world did not have any proper cultivation techniques. A person's future cultivation progress still depended on their Innate Soul Power.

"No matter what, having a Meditation Method is better than having none."

Ji Wuming immediately followed the instructions in the meditation book. He crossed his legs, gradually relaxed his mind, and sensed the Soul Power within his body circulating rhythmically as it absorbed external Spiritual Energy. The Spiritual Energy gradually gathered and compressed in his Dantian, eventually turning into threads of Soul Power.

In that instant, it was as though Ji Wuming had opened the door to Soul Power cultivation. Though his current Soul Power cultivation speed was still slow, it was much faster than before.