Chapter 32 (continued)
The phoenix chariot paused in the air for a moment, then the Luan Bird circled back and flew away in the direction it had come from.
Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng landed.
The city gate, already large enough from the air, appears even more magnificent and solemn from the ground, and the silver-white array on it looks quite terrifying.
It's hard to imagine how such a city gate, hundreds of meters high, was made, installed, and maintained.
Shan Heyuan followed Shen Duheng in a daze to register and enter the city.
Registration is only required the first time. After that, you can simply channel your Spiritual Power into the city walls and enter directly once the formation recognizes it.
Sword Reverence Academy is located in the East City, and the accommodation arranged for Shan Heyuan by the Supreme Harmony Sect is also near the East City.
Once inside the city, Shan Heyuan instinctively looked for public transportation.
He was looking for the Brine Worm symbol, but found that the similar symbols didn't depict Brine Worm, but rather a beast that looked like a cat.
This is no longer Jingzhishan Town, and the animals used for public transportation are no longer Brine Worm.
Shan Heyuan stood on the road, a mixture of slight nervousness and curiosity typical of people in unfamiliar places.
Shen Duheng seemed very familiar with everything in Sword Reverence City.
A short while later, he called a cat from the roadside sign.
The orange cat with yellow and white markings darted to their feet, stopped abruptly, shook its whiskers, meowed, and looked up to ask, "Fellow Daoists, where are you going?"
Shen Duheng: "No. 7, Lane 4 Hanwu Street, Beiyan Road, East City."
Orange cat. "Meow, near the Sword Reverence Academy. Thirty spirit orbs, come on up."
Before the words were even finished, the orange cat suddenly grew a size larger, squatting in front of them like a horse.
Shen Duheng gave the spirit pearl and then led Shan Heyuan to sit on the orange cat's lap.
Shan Heyuan then noticed that the collar around the orange cat's neck had also become larger, with two small handles in the center, making it convenient for them to hold on.
Shan Heyuan gently reached out and grasped the handrail.
Shen Duheng sat behind him, not holding onto anything, but sitting very steadily.
The orange cat meowed and started running down the street, nimbly leaping over pedestrians and passing through buildings.
The people on the street were used to it and didn't even glance in their direction.
The orange cat runs very steadily and nimbly.
Shan Heyuan hardly needs to hold onto the handrail, and he won't be thrown off.
He turned to look at the buildings around him.
The buildings in the city are almost all stone houses, some two stories high and some three stories high, all covered with black tiles, and the stones are all grayish-white.
The round stones were used to build all sorts of walls, and they were all very beautiful.
The green branches extending from the courtyard are also very beautiful.
The buildings are arranged neatly, and all the alleys and main streets follow a certain width.
There were no street vendors, no protruding buildings, no large, colorful billboards on the walls, and no messy utility poles.
This makes everything look absolutely beautiful.
As the orange cat drew closer to the Sword Reverence Academy, Shan Heyuan noticed that the appearance and attire of pedestrians on the street were becoming increasingly younger.
They look like students from the Sword Reverence Academy.
Just as he was thinking this, the orange cat suddenly rushed forward and turned a corner.
A group of young people were walking out of the alley around the corner.
The elaborate, low-saturation colors of their clothing made them look like beauties who had stepped out of a mural. Their makeup, attire, figure, and appearance all brought Shan Heyuan an ultimate aesthetic impact.
Just as he was staring at that direction, the beauties glanced this way, and the oppressive aura unique to high-level cultivators made him almost unable to breathe.
Once the beauties saw his face clearly, their imposing aura vanished, and they smiled sweetly at him instead.
He was so overwhelmed by the intense visual spectacle that his head spun, and his face flushed red.
Shan Heyuan could react further, he felt a heat on the back of his neck.
Shen Duheng's large hand cupped the back of his head, forcing him to turn his head. His voice was deep. "Don't look around, it might cause trouble."
The beauties let out a clear, crisp laugh.
The orange cat, with all four paws on the ground, didn't slow down and quickly leaped past the beauties.
Shan Heyuan's face had subsided, a fragrant breeze wafted over, making his face even redder, almost as if it were about to bleed.
The orange cat was very fast, and soon arrived at the courtyard that Supreme Harmony Sect had assigned to Shan Heyuan.
The two got off the orange cat. Shen Duheng gave it ten more spirit orbs, and the orange cat rubbed against his legs affectionately. Then the orange cat shrank its size and ran away quickly.
A row of courtyards stood in front of Shan Heyuan and his group.
There must be quite a few people living inside; they were standing at the alley entrance, and you could smell the aroma of food.
This aroma is similar to that of Jingzhishan Town, and even to the aromas of the entire Earth—it's the smell of dinner.
Shan Heyuan's unease about arriving in an unfamiliar environment was immediately dispelled.
The two found the courtyard, took out a restriction talisman from their storage rings, and opened the courtyard gate.
This courtyard must have been uninhabited for quite some time.
The yard was overgrown with weeds, and the wooden frames of the doors and windows were somewhat faded.
However, this doesn't detract from the fact that it's a charming little courtyard.
Shan Heyuan fell in love with the courtyard almost instantly upon seeing it, and he and Shen Duheng pushed open the door and went inside.
The house has wooden floors and exquisitely crafted solid wood furniture.
He walked around the house; downstairs there was a kitchen, a workroom, a dining room, and a living room, while upstairs there were two suites with bathrooms on either side.
Perhaps the people at the Supreme Harmony Sect knew that he was living with Shen Duheng, so they specially chose this courtyard with two suites for him.
After settling in quickly, Shan Heyuan knocked on Shen Duheng's door. "Let's not cook today, let's go out to eat and take a walk around the neighborhood."
Shen Duheng: "What would you like to eat?"
Shan Heyuan leaned against the door. "Let's see what interests us later, and then we'll decide what to eat, okay?"
After enjoying a delicious dinner outside, they considered themselves settled in Sword Reverence City.
Shen Duheng went to take care of his own affairs, while Shan Heyuan tidied up the house, preparing to report to the Sword Reverence Academy.
Before reporting for duty, Shan Heyuan contacted Tong Liangji.
When Tong Liangji heard that he had arrived, he seemed quite surprised and told him to contact him directly upon arriving at the academy.
With Tong Liangji as an acquaintance, Shan Heyuan was somewhat looking forward to the work ahead.
On the day of the official report, Shan Heyuan specially wore a brand new blue robe and neatly tied his hair up on his head.
The two met at the entrance of the Sword Reverence Academy.
Upon seeing him, Tong Liangji's eyes revealed admiration. "As expected, we still need to recruit young talents like you, otherwise the Planting Institute will only have some old fogies left."
Shan Heyuan now fully understood the significance of a second-grade planter, and respectfully greeted him, "Senior Tong."
"You must have had a long journey from the Supreme Harmony Sect, right?" Tong Liangji asked with a smile, then handed him a jade token. "Here, this is your identity jade token. After the Blood-Drip Recognition, you will officially become a teaching assistant at the Sword Reverence Academy."
Shan Heyuan was surprised that he obtained the identity jade token so easily, and quickly nodded. "It's no trouble at all. We'll arrive in a day by carriage."
"The carriage is fast and convenient." Tong Liangji gestured for Shan Heyuan to follow on his sword. "Most of the area within the Sword Reverence Academy is a no-fly zone. Follow me for now, and check the precautions on the jade token when we get back."
The two flew towards the Planting Institute on their swords.
Sword Reverence Academy was extremely large; it took the two of them more than twenty minutes to fly to the Planting Institute.
Tong Liangji led Shan Heyuan inside, saying as they walked, "The Planting Institute now has four classes of disciples: Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Peach. Each class has eight subclasses: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. The teaching assistant who was in charge of the Orchid subclasses C and D has resigned. You will take over his class, overseeing the Spirit Plant in the Orchid subclasses C and D, and answering the disciples' questions."
Shan Heyuan understood. Sword Reverence Academy recruited him to manage the academy; no wonder he got in so easily.