Power Needed Bounds

After walking down a long corridor, Chen Chuan reached an inner area that only the principal of Wuyi Academy and a handful of others were permitted to enter.

The space was large and the view wide open. Mystic Palace Building was one of the tallest buildings in Wuding District, and looking out from here, he truly felt as though all the mountains lay small beneath him.

Red Dust's voice sounded again. "Teacher Chen, the area ahead is the Academy's restricted inner section. Please state the access code."

Chen Chuan gave him the code Principal Yao had provided. The light isolating the Domain Field ahead vanished, revealing an even larger space.

Once he entered, Red Dust's voice fell silent.

After a glance around, he turned left and walked a dozen meters to an office with its door open. Inside, a scholarly-looking man in his thirties was leafing through some documents.

Hearing someone approach, the man looked up and immediately came out from behind his desk. "Teacher Chen? I'm the telegraph operator responsible for contacting the Head Institute. Principal Yao asked me to wait for you here."

He turned, picked up a sheet of paper from the desk, and offered it with both hands. "This is the application. Just follow the instructions to fill it in, Teacher Chen. Once you've confirmed everything, I'll telegraph headquarters accordingly."

Chen Chuan took it and read through it, then filled in the requested details. For his choice of cultivation path, he wrote "Aspect of Man." When he was done, he handed it to the operator, who looked it over and said, "Please wait a moment, Teacher Chen."

The man took the document into the telegraph room next door. A little while later, the sound of a message being sent came from inside.

Chen Chuan stepped aside