Parting

While Aisafu was personally teaching Mu Yang the qi cultivation inheritance, on Meixia's side, Yula and the other elders were telling her about the Superpower Academy in the southern region.

When she learned that she would soon be going to a place called the "Superpower Academy" to study, Meixia's small mouth opened and closed. Aside from feeling anticipation for the future, she didn't know what to say.

Soon, the rising sun had already climbed above the mountaintop, and the sunlight shining on people began to generate heat.

After the qi cultivation method was fully taught, the group quickly dispersed. Next, due to insufficient stockpiled materials, Xis and Cal would team up to venture deep into the Primeval Mountains to find resources. This was a very dangerous operation, and Aisafu and the others needed to prepare around this matter.

On the way back, Mu Yang and Meixia walked side by side. Perhaps because she had been greatly impacted today, Meixia, usually so lively, seemed a bit subdued.

When they reached the fork in the road, Meixia suddenly stopped. Her two lake-green eyes gazed at Mu Yang.

"Senior Brother, Aunt Yula said I'm going to the Superpower Academy in the southern region to study soon. I'll be away for a very, very long time."

"Superpower Academy... what kind of place is that?"

Mu Yang was startled and stopped walking.

"I don't know. I heard it's a place specifically for training superpowers."

Mu Yang nodded slightly, confirming he had never heard that name before. He asked, "About how long will you be gone?"

"I don't know either." Meixia shook her head, her expression a little downcast.

For Meixia, who had never left the nearby villages since childhood, suddenly going to the unfamiliar southern region clearly made her feel apprehensive.

"..."

Mu Yang didn't know what to say at this moment. Although he wasn't clear on exactly what this Superpower Academy was, since it was a place for training superpowers... it did stir some of his memories. In the original story, it seemed Oolong and the others had also studied at some Superpower Academy when they were young, but later, whether due to insufficient qualifications or some other reason, they never entered the main branch. Instead, they graduated directly from the affiliated Transformation Kindergarten and left.

The decision to send Meixia to the Superpower Academy was made by Teacher Aisafu. Mu Yang had no right to question it. Perhaps for Meixia, who possessed superpowers, studying there would be the best way to strengthen her abilities.

But this meant Meixia would be away for a long time, suddenly disrupting Mu Yang's established training plans.

"Slap!" A crisp clap suddenly rang out, snapping the dejected Meixia back to reality.

Mu Yang had forcefully clapped his hands together, then placed his hand on Meixia's dark green hair and patted her head:

"This is a rare opportunity. I just got the method for cultivating qi, and you're about to enter the Superpower Academy to study. How about we make a bet and see who ends up stronger in the future! If you can't beat me then, don't go crying."

"As if!"

Meixia shot Mu Yang a glare and knocked his hand off her head. "I'll definitely become stronger than you, Senior Brother."

"That's not certain!"

Looking at the little girl's cute face, Mu Yang shook his head confidently.

"I'll definitely win. Like right now, if I used my superpower, you wouldn't be a match for me at all, Senior Brother." As she spoke, Meixia proudly waved her fist.

Mu Yang was momentarily speechless. What she said made perfect sense, and he had no rebuttal.

It was true... during their usual sparring sessions, Meixia was no match for him, but once she used her superpower, Mu Yang was helpless against her.

Meixia's superpower was just like Chiaotzu's telekinesis—at this stage, he simply couldn't break free.

This topic was a bit embarrassing, so Mu Yang simply dropped it.

Over the next few days, Mu Yang kept a low profile. Aside from paying attention to news about Xis and Cal venturing deep into the Primeval Mountains, he ignored everything else, focusing entirely on condensing the energy within his body on his own small hilltop.

Finally, heaven rewards the diligent. On the seventh day of training, Mu Yang faintly sensed a warm current of energy generating within his chest.

This was more than twenty days earlier than the one month Aisafu had predicted.

"Looks like I'm not bad either. The first step is preliminarily complete. Next, I just need to follow the training principles to gradually strengthen this energy." Thinking happily to himself, Mu Yang closed his eyes to sense that energy.

"Pfft!"

Like a hollow tremor sounding within his body, the newly generated energy suddenly began to flow chaotically out of control. Mu Yang's face suddenly turned pale, and he nearly couldn't catch his breath. It took great effort to suppress that energy.

"Hiss... this energy is really hard to control. Good thing nothing went wrong. It seems it will take some time to master it. Maybe this is the difficulty of qi cultivation!"

Mu Yang sat cross-legged, slowly adapting to the sudden heat rising within his body. Then he stood up, leaped, and dashed down the mountain.

Today was the day Meixia would leave Da Qingshan to study at the Superpower Academy in the southern region. Among the six elders, Aunt Clarissa would personally escort her to the academy.

Meixia was usually very close to him, and Mu Yang felt he should see her off.

That day, at the mountainside of Da Qingshan, all the disciples of the Tianxin Style had gathered. Looking at everyone seeing her off, Meixia turned back every few steps, like a kitten being abandoned, reluctantly waving goodbye. Then, pulled along by Aunt Clarissa, she left Da Qingshan.

Watching her figure grow increasingly blurry, Mu Yang let out a somewhat melancholy sigh.

Meixia's departure meant one of the little ones who had accompanied him in training was suddenly gone. Without the constant chattering in his ears, Mu Yang felt a bit unaccustomed. Mainly, he had lost a sparring partner.

On ordinary days, because Meixia's superpower had the effect of increasing pressure, Mu Yang didn't need to wear weights to train. Now that Meixia was gone, he had to find another way.

But soon he discovered that even if he tied sandbags to his arms and legs, it was hard to achieve the full-body effect he had before. After several training sessions, the results were far from ideal.

Untying the weights from his body, thump thump thump, several sandbags fell to the ground, and Mu Yang was left feeling troubled.