Hundred Spirits Continent, Northern Spiritual Realm.
Northern Spiritual Academy, East Courtyard.
Within a bamboo grove courtyard, a white-robed youth holding an Azure Bamboo Sword was tirelessly practicing his swordsmanship.
Strands of Spiritual Energy stirred between heaven and earth, flowing into his body.
Yesterday, he had left the Spiritual Road and returned to Northern Spiritual Academy.
Zhao Chen opened his eyes, his expression calm.
"Spiritual Movement Realm Early Stage—sense the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth, then draw it into the body."
A clump of spiritual power had already formed within his dantian.
Under Dean Xiao's arrangements after learning the general situation of the Spiritual Road, he had moved into this courtyard amid the tranquil bamboo forest of Northern Spiritual Academy's East Courtyard.
Mu Chen, meanwhile, had chosen to return first to Mu Territory in the Northern Spiritual Realm and tell his father about what had happened.
After all, father and son had made certain agreements.
With such an unforeseen change, an explanation was inevitable.
A trace of killing intent flashed through Zhao Chen's indifferent gaze.
He would return to Saint Spiritual Academy and slaughter his way through it sooner or later.
After leaving the Spiritual Road, his Seventh-Grade Spirit Body cultivation had dissipated.
Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with the first level of his Nine Revolutions Nirvana Golden Body. It still remained.
With his physique strengthened, he had sensed the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth and begun drawing it into his body on the very day he returned.
Now, he had successfully broken through to the Spiritual Movement Realm Early Stage.
Though it could not compare to the final reward of the Spiritual Road, Spiritual Energy Empowerment, it was still fairly good.
Only spiritual power cultivated by oneself could lay the firmest foundation.
A towering building rose from