Each to Their Own Future
Mo Simin didn't enjoy the meal.
Qing Nü's expression also looked a bit strange.
Only Chen Mobai and Yan Bingxuan were unaware of what was happening; they were enjoying their meal immensely.
This is Spirit Fish that Chen Mobai specially caught from Cloud Dream Marsh. Its flesh is delicious, and with the boss's secret recipe, the taste is outstanding.
"By the way, when are you planning to leave?"
Chen Mobai naturally asked about the time to go to the Daoist Academy. The Chicheng Cave Heaven he was going to was not too far from Vermilion Cloud City. If he took the express train, it would only take about a day and a night.
"I might have to go there early because I was directly admitted and need to go through some procedures."
As Qing Nü ate and talked, she glanced at Chen Mobai, but the latter didn't notice at all.
"Me too, I'm going early."
Yan Bingxuan was also recommended to the Natural Academy by her great-aunt.
"I might be a little late, since it's nearby."
Class monitor Mo Simin was very lucky. Although her entrance exam scores were average, she was still admitted to the Heavenly Script Academy.
Chen Mobai then inquired about the situation of the other people.
Unfortunately, Song Zheng did not receive an admission notice from the Supreme Origin Academy and ended up going to the Heavenly Script Academy as Mo Simin.
Shi Jingjing and Cao Yaling went to the Spirit Treasure Academy together. It is said that Cao Yaling originally received an admission notice from the Star Gazing Academy, but she made this choice in order not to be separated from Shi Jingjing.
Xu Yuan He and Shi Yuanqing were also mentioned. The latter originally wanted to go to the same academy as Xu Yuan, but Xu Yuan refused.
Ultimately, after repeated persuasion from family and friends, Shi Yuanqing went to the Supreme Origin Academy, achieving the best result among the graduating class of Fifth High School, second only to Chen Mobai.
"Can my sister come with you? It would be good to have someone to keep her company."
Qing Nü suddenly spoke up and asked Yan Bingxuan a question, which startled the latter.
Chen Mobai immediately explained that Qing Nü sister was Yang Jing.
Yan Bingxuan and Mo Simin's expressions upon hearing this were exactly the same as Chen Mobai's back then—utterly shocked.
"No problem. My master originally asked me to take her with me when she left."
Upon hearing this, Qing Nü nodded her thanks to Yan Bingxuan.
Originally, Qing Nü wanted Yang Jing to go to the Imperial Medical Academy, but on the stage, Ning Anning said, "A doctor cannot heal himself."
After careful consideration, the three decided to send Yang Jing to the Natural Academy to find a solution to his problem through cultivation techniques. Kong Feichen, on the other hand, chose the Imperial Medical Academy, and with his superior grades, he quickly received an acceptance letter.
Yan Qiongzhi of the Natural Academy felt sorry for Kong Feichen's choice, but she understood because he did it for his sister.
In addition, Chen Mobai's two rivals, Gong Xiangyu and Yan Feng, went to the True Spirit Academy and the Mountain Sea Academy, respectively.
The two of them had already chosen their own paths. Unable to go to the Four Great Dao Academies, they did not go to the most famous Taiyuan Yuan He Pure Yang, but instead chose the academy that was most suitable for their own progress in cultivation.
They are all people with firm beliefs in the Dao! It is said that they are extremely unwilling to accept their defeat at the hands of someone.
"I hope that when we meet again, we will both have Foundation Establishment."
When they parted ways, Chen Mobai offered a heartfelt blessing.
"Good."
Qing Nü spoke with a smile.
"Then it might be ten or twenty years before we see each other again."
Yan Bingxuan wiped her mouth expressionlessly and uttered a lame joke. It would take her at least several more years to improve her Ice Spirit Root, and by the time she attempted to break through to the Foundation Establishment, that would truly be the time.
Squad leader Mo Simin, though lacking confidence, still nodded.
No one wants to not want to Foundation Establishment.
Even if it's as difficult as climbing to the heavens.
After chatting for a while, the four of them went home.
In the days that followed, Chen Mobai had a get-together with his deskmate Lu Hongsheng, his deskmate Yu Shu Pu Jiangxue, Song Zheng, and other classmates before saying goodbye.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Sky River Realm, after three days of wandering, he finally arrived at the island South Stream Market was located.
The traces of the Demon Beast attack are clearly visible here, but thankfully there are still signs of human activity.
Chen Mobai's raft had just approached when it was stopped by two cultivators.
After some negotiation and explanation of the situation, they were finally allowed to go ashore.
"Brother, you are really lucky. Of the sixty-six markets on the outskirts of Cloud Dream Marsh, twenty-four were breached by Demon Beast. Very few were able to escape alive after the island was destroyed. You are the third one we have encountered here."
After confirming that Chen Mobai was human and not a transformed Demon Beast, a cultivator sighed with regret.
"I never imagined the situation would deteriorate to this extent. To my shame, after Green Light Island was breached, I hid in the tunnel I dug for a full six months, only daring to come out when my supplies ran out."
"Oh, it seems that among the Demon Beast that breached Green Light Island, there were no Spirit-Seeking Bird."
This cultivator's surname is Liu, and he is from the Cultivating Family in South Stream Market.
Chen Mobai asked what the Spirit-Seeking Bird was.
"This kind of Demon Beast, like the Treasure-Hunting Rat, is extremely sensitive to spiritual energy."
"Second Grade and above Demon Beast already possess intelligence and know that only powerful spiritual creatures can bring about their transformation. Therefore, powerful Demon Beast usually capture a Spirit-Seeking Bird and keep it by their side."
"Every time Demon Beast breaches our cultivators' market, it takes the Spirit-Seeking Bird with it to every corner, sweeping away all objects imbued with Spiritual Mechanism. We cultivators are like mobile sources of spiritual power, and we cannot escape the Spirit-Seeking Bird's capture."
It was for this reason that the cultivator surnamed Liu believed that Chen Mobai was able to escape the calamity after the destruction of Green Light Island because none of the Demon Beast had raised Spirit-Seeking Bird.
Chen Mobai really didn't know this. No wonder he searched Green Light Island for half a year before finding so few things. It turned out that the group of Demon Beast had already scavenged the entire island.
The Magic Artifact he found had all slipped through the claws of Demon Beast.
"Are the Teleportation Array in the market still usable?"
Chen Mobai dared not continue speaking, fearing that he would reveal another flaw, and immediately changed the subject.
"It's unusable. It's been destroyed by the Demon Beast. The Formation Master will repair the Teleportation Array won't be available for another year. If you want to return to South Stream Market, you can only take our Liu Family's boat, then transfer to the Luo Family's Spirit Camel after landing, or you can walk on your own."
The cultivator surnamed Liu shook his head.
Unlike the Seven Great Sects, these Cultivating Family were not tough. Upon realizing that the Demon Beast were about to attack the island, they immediately gathered Spirit Stone and used Teleportation Array array to tactically transfer to the mainland, handing over the island to the mainland without hesitation.
After the Demon Beast landed on the island, they could only destroy the buildings; they left no spiritual objects for the monsters.
The Teleportation Array was the only valuable thing, but the Demon Beast didn't understand Array Formation and dared not use it to reach Teleportation Array cultivators' base camp on land, so they could only destroy it.
Chen Mobai was quite lucky; the team that returned from South Stream Market only arrived this month.
If he had come sooner, he would have only seen a desolate, ruined island.
"Has the Wind Rain Dock in the center of Cloud Dream Marsh fallen? Otherwise, how could the Demon Beast be so rampant?"
Chen Mobai's words made the cultivator surnamed Liu shake his head and sigh.
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