Kawent Institute

Even after leaving the valley for some distance, Linley still could not shake off the shock of the stone sculptures. Although he had used these unique sculptures to break through to the level of a sixth-rank mage, he still had no idea how they had been carved.

That feeling of wind was simply too extraordinary.

"Grandpa Doehring, what method was used to carve those sculptures?"

Linley asked aloud.

Back at the Stone Sculpture Valley, because of Prequet, Doehring Cowart had rarely communicated with Linley. After all, a Saint-level expert could perceive his existence.

For the sake of safety, the connection between him and Linley had been reduced somewhat.

Of course, he was still aware of the situation in the outside world. Over the past two days, his attention had been focused primarily on those sculptures.

Although he did not know how the other party had carved them, the fluidity of the lines bore a great similarity to the Pingdao School. It seemed as if they had all been carved with a single tool, but he could be certain that it was definitely not a flat blade.

"Perhaps this Fang Yun developed it himself," Doehring Cowart said directly. "I can be certain that such carving does not exist on the Yulan Continent. However, it is somewhat similar to the Pingdao School; one can tell from those lines that the tool was never changed during the carving process."

At this moment, Doehring Cowart was also filled with curiosity about Fang Yun. To think there was someone else capable of creating a carving method similar to the Pingdao School, and one that even seemed deeper than what he had researched.

"I really want to meet this Master Fang Yun."

Linley sighed with emotion.

Beibei, lying on Linley's shoulder, heard Linley speak and sent a mental message: "Then why don't we wait a while longer? Maybe we'll be able to see this Saint-level expert."

Beibei was also very curious about Fang Yun. Its intelligence was very high, and it understood the concept of a Saint-level expert being able to take on four opponents at once.

Linley smiled, patted Beibei's little head, and said, "Although I really want to meet Master Fang Yun, no one knows when he will return. Waiting in vain is not as good as continuing to train and improve my strength."

As he spoke, Linley looked into the distance. "Besides, since Master Fang Yun carved so many sculptures in this valley, he will definitely return. It will be fine to come back when there is an opportunity."

Yulan Empire, Temple of Life.

After Dixie reached the level of a sixth-rank mage, Kawent brought him back to the Temple of Life.

"Teacher, I want to establish a magic academy."

Kawent spoke to the High Priest.

Ever since the idea of teaching magic to adults had crossed his mind, it had become impossible to banish from his thoughts.

He had even conducted a special investigation for this purpose, confirming that there was no fixed age limit for learning magic.

It was just that talent manifested more accurately between the ages of six and twelve; if one had not discovered their talent beyond this age range, they would gradually become no different from an ordinary person.

For example, having spiritual energy three times that of one's peers was considered good talent, but there was a prerequisite: it had to be one's peers. In other words, as one aged, spiritual energy would naturally increase.

Regardless of whether one's spiritual energy was high or low, if there were no external influences, the gap would not be as large as it was at the beginning once they reached a certain age through natural growth.

Therefore, the limitation of spiritual energy was not particularly significant for ordinary adults, because as they grew, any ordinary adult with a normal constitution would basically possess enough spiritual energy to become a low-rank or even mid-rank mage.

Even for children, if they could master techniques to increase spiritual energy similar to meditation, they could improve their own. Just like Linley, who had increased his spiritual energy significantly under the guidance of Doehring Cowart.

Thus, although spiritual energy was the focus of testing, in Kawent's view, it was actually elemental affinity that limited most people's path to becoming mages.

Over the past few years, Kawent had witnessed many instances of the Radiant Church testing for talent.

Among them, many children lacked sufficient spiritual energy but had barely enough elemental affinity. This meant that if these children grew older or mastered methods for cultivating spiritual energy, they would also have a chance to become mages.

Of course, their achievements might not compare to those with higher talent.

After all, once cultivation began, the gap in talent was difficult to bridge.

But in Kawent's view, being able to allow these ordinary people to become mages was enough.

"Establish a magic academy?"

Hearing Kawent's words, the High Priest was slightly surprised.

She knew that Kawent had been researching magic, but she had not expected him to have such an idea.

Although he was a Saint-level expert, his level as a mage had only just reached the seventh rank, which could only be described as barely enough to teach magic. With such strength, it was impossible to compare to other magic academies.

Especially since the Yulan Empire already possessed a magic academy, which was the second-best magic academy on the Yulan Continent after the Ernst Institute. Opening another magic academy was almost meaningless.

Even the High Priest could not fathom the point of Kawent opening a magic academy.

"Teacher, I want to open a magic academy that teaches adults."

Kawent's voice was very gentle as he proceeded to explain his thoughts.

After listening to Kawent, the High Priest fell silent.

On the Yulan Continent, or rather the entire Coiling Dragon World, the philosophy was that the weak are prey to the strong. No one would specially open a path for the weak. Her own disciple truly had unique ideas.

Kawent waited respectfully for the High Priest to speak.

The High Priest kept looking at Kawent, and after a moment, she said, her tone devoid of much fluctuation: "There is no meaning in teaching magic to ordinary people. It is almost impossible for any experts to emerge."

In the eyes of the High Priest, or any expert for that matter, if one could not become an expert, then such teaching had no significance.

Even if ordinary people could become third or fourth-rank mages, to them, it was not as practical as training as warriors. Moreover, physical training for warriors was much easier for them.

"Emerging as some low-rank mages is also a good thing."

Kawent's voice remained calm.

The High Priest said nothing. Seeing that Kawent seemed to have made up his mind, her voice remained devoid of fluctuation. "Then you may try."

"Thank you, Teacher."

Kawent bowed respectfully.

"Where do you intend to open it?"

The High Priest looked at Kawent and asked.

For this disciple from Blue Star, the High Priest was relatively "indulgent." However, this fellow's ideas were indeed different from most people's.

Still, regarding many things, the High Priest was not particularly optimistic.

"Do you have any suggestions, Teacher?"

Kawent asked.

Although the High Priest was a god-level powerhouse, she was, after all, the founding empress of the Yulan Empire.

"The Rhine Empire, perhaps."

The High Priest said casually. The Yulan Empire was known for producing mages, and in the Yulan Empire, children were basically all tested for talent. Kawent's ideas would be hard to implement effectively in the Yulan Empire.

The Rhine Empire bordered the Yulan Empire, so it could be considered a decent choice.

Although the Rhine Empire was one of the four great empires alongside the Yulan Empire, as long as it concerned the Temple of Life, the Rhine Empire would not dare to refuse easily.

It could be said that the reason the Rhine Empire and the Luo'ao Empire existed was mainly because the High Priest and the War God wanted to maintain a balance. Otherwise, the two empires would have been annexed long ago.

Rhine Empire.

Dolan Prefecture City, a prefecture city close to the Yulan Empire.

Kawent and a muscular man with bulging muscles stood before a somewhat dilapidated, large courtyard.

The courtyard was not like an ordinary residence; it was very spacious inside, with many high-rise buildings on both sides, and even some ordinary people living within them.

"Lord Kawent, this is the former site of the Duolin Institute. It has been vacant ever since the Duolin Institute relocated to another region."

Keli said cautiously.

As the city lord of Dolan Prefecture City, his power was immense. However, even so, he was extremely respectful when facing the strong, even though he himself was a seventh-rank warrior.

After all, the old man in front of him was a genuine Saint-level powerhouse.

Even in the Rhine Empire, Saint-level powerhouses held the highest status. Even the royal family treated Saint-level powerhouses with extreme courtesy.

Especially this Saint-level powerhouse before him, who came from the Temple of Life!

That was the seat of the god-level powerhouse, the High Priest, and was practically a holy land in the eyes of all mages on the Yulan Continent.

"If you need it, my lord, I can help you acquire the ownership of this old site."

Keli added.

Kawent looked over the place and nodded in satisfaction, then said, "Then I will trouble you, City Lord Keli."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all."

Keli hurriedly said, "I can have it sorted out in a few days."

Being able to establish a connection with a Saint-level powerhouse was a good thing for him.

With City Lord Keli stepping in, the former site of the Duolin Institute was cleaned and renovated, and a new sign was hung up—Kawent Institute.