A New Spirit at the Academy, the Ceremony Begins

Time flew by, and amid the Li Family's intensive reorganization and construction efforts, the opening day of Heavenly Phoenix Academy arrived as scheduled.

Early in the morning, sunlight fell upon the newly renovated gates of Heavenly Phoenix Academy, making the gilded plaque gleam brilliantly. The academy was divided into the Junior, Intermediate, and Advanced Divisions. The Junior Division admitted children at the age of six and lasted four years, after which they advanced to the Intermediate Division at ten. The Intermediate Division likewise lasted four years, ending at fourteen. The Advanced Division also lasted four years, until graduation at eighteen, after which students would enter the various departments of the family according to their talents and wishes, becoming the new backbone of the Li Clan. Li Xuansheng was fourteen this year and was currently in the fourth year of the Intermediate Division. In another two months, once the semester ended, he would enter the Advanced Division. Ye Qi, only ten years old, would enter the fourth year of the Junior Division today and would advance to the first year of the Intermediate Division in half a year.

The academy entrance was bustling with voices. Countless parents led their children by the hand into this Soul Master Academy of the Heavenly Phoenix City main branch, their hearts filled with anticipation and a touch of unease. Ye Qi's parents, a simple-looking and somewhat reserved couple, stared at the grand, ornately constructed academy buildings before them in such shock that they could barely speak.

"Dad, Mom, look! It's so big and beautiful!" Ye Qi raised his little face and excitedly pointed at the tall teaching buildings and broad martial grounds faintly visible within the academy, his eyes shining brightly. At last, he could systematically learn the knowledge of Soul Masters here.

"Good, good...