Small Mimicry Forest

"Ah—"

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, screams rang out intermittently from within the shadowy forest.

After lunch in the cafeteria, Ning Weiyang and Ye Lingling headed back to their dormitory, intending to take a nap during the midday break.

Hearing the screams, Ning Weiyang could not help stopping in her tracks.

The wind stirred, rustling through the trees.

Curiously, Ning Weiyang looked toward the small forest some distance away from her.

She seemed to sense something.

The Peony God Seal on her forehead began to glow faintly. She subconsciously raised a hand and touched the God's Mark.

Its patterns emerged. Without much thought, she understood—it was guiding her toward that small forest?

Ning Weiyang blinked softly.

But she had no idea what that place was.

Just as she hesitated.

Ye Lingling explained, "That forest was once a Mimetic Environment specially established by one of the Academy's teachers. Most students who cultivated inside could gain nearly double the improvement in Soul Power, but Mimetic resources were limited and were quickly exhausted. Now, it is just an ordinary forest. To commemorate that teacher, the Academy did not remove it.

"Later, it became a place for spirit duels. If students had private conflicts, they usually settled them inside. But over time, after the Academy built a new Spirit Arena Stage, the place gradually fell into disuse. Hardly anyone goes in anymore. But because of that, the Academy's teachers will not discover whatever happens there, making it an excellent place to settle private disputes."

After hearing that, Ning Weiyang instinctively thought of Goreya.

So those screams were most likely Goreya's?

Sister Yan sure was a woman of action!

But...

Ning Weiyang pondered.

She remembered that Heaven Dou Royal Academy had nothing particularly remarkable in the original text.

Where had this Mimetic Environment come from?

Had it simply not been specifically mentioned because its resources had been exhausted?

But if it had been exhausted, why was Peony's God's Mark still guiding her there?

Ning Weiyang instantly became a bundle of questions.

Only she could see and sense the Peony God Seal on her forehead. To Ye Lingling, Ning Weiyang currently showed no changes at all.

Ning Weiyang realized that as well.

So, she would have to do this in secret.

Thinking that Dugu Yan and the others were still inside beating up Goreya, Ning Weiyang returned to the dormitory with Ye Lingling first.

She could visit that forest later when she had a chance to be alone.

The midday break lasted around an hour.

Soon, it was time for afternoon classes.

The afternoon class was practical training. Ning Weiyang had not been assigned to a class, so she did not go with Ye Lingling and the others.

She headed to the Education Committee's office.

Because of Xue Qinghe, the Academy's three Education Committee members had made special arrangements for her.

They had nothing much to do anyway, so they could spare some time to teach Ning Weiyang.

All three Education Committee members unanimously approved the idea.

The three of them would take turns teaching Ning Weiyang and create a special cultivation manual suited to her current situation.

Meng Shenji was responsible for Ning Weiyang today.

He believed everything should be taken step by step, so today, he merely had Ning Weiyang familiarize herself with a series of exercises to strengthen her body.

Before long, Meng Shenji dismissed Ning Weiyang from class.

After all, her innate aptitude was not high. No matter how hard she worked, it would not be of much use.

Ning Weiyang did not pay it much mind. She politely bid Meng Shenji farewell, then, while everyone else was still in class, headed toward that abandoned Mimicry Forest.