Upheaval at Skywater Academy

Xiao Yun could not be bothered to waste time on the road.

After leaving Heaven Dou City, he rode for roughly half an hour. Once a dense forest appeared on either side of the Imperial Road, he reined in his horse and stored the white steed in the Pagoda Space. Then, concealing himself, he used the Cloud Soaring Art, transforming into a drifting cloud as he shot into the sky.

Riding the clouds and mist, he crossed a hundred li in an instant.

This speed was more than ten times faster than riding a horse.

In only half a day, he crossed half of the Heaven Dou Empire and arrived above Snow Spirit Province.

Above the clouds, Xiao Yun stood with his hands behind his back and looked down upon the land below.

In the distance stood a majestic city built against the mountains, grand and imposing. It was Snow Spirit City, the capital of Snow Spirit Province. Its streets crisscrossed the city, its houses stood in orderly rows, and carriages and pedestrians flowed endlessly through them, exuding prosperity.

Xiao Yun's gaze lingered on Snow Spirit City for a moment before turning north.

There lay a vast lake of rippling blue waters, clear as a mirror and reflecting the blue sky and white clouds. It was Phoenix Creek Lake.

On the lake's northern shore stood a gracefully arranged cluster of buildings nestled between the mountains and water. White walls, black tiles, upturned flying eaves—it looked especially elegant amid the green mountains and clear waters.

That was Skywater Academy.

One of the Five Elements Academy, it admitted only female students and was famed throughout the land for its water-element Martial Souls.

This time, Xiao Yun did not head to the Sheng Family. His first stop was Skywater Academy, where he had