On the road, Su Yu’s head felt a little heavy.

Observing willpower texts, capturing divine runes, and studying the original version of the Thousand Jun Realm cultivation technique… all consumed willpower.

Especially capturing divine runes, Su Yu actually meditated for a long time. It was almost dark when he left the academy.

But the gains today were truly enormous!

Bai Feng had opened up another world for him, allowing him to see how high the sky was outside of Nan Yuan, how big the world was, and how wonderful the human realm was.

Divine runes, willpower, original copies of ten thousand clan cultivation techniques, nourishing nature, Soaring Clouds, Mountains and Seas…

Too many terms filled Su Yu’s mind.

So this was the real cultivation world, so this was the Civilization Academy.

What Thousand Jun, Ten Thousand Stone, realms that seemed unattainable in the past, now seemed nothing more than that!

One character, one world, divine runes suppress the heavens.

Civilization Masters could also be so powerful as to shake the heavens.

“So I’m very weak, with only 10% willpower accumulation.”

He always felt that he had some talent, and he was somewhat proud in his heart.

Teacher Liu Wenyan always wanted him to take the Civilization Academy entrance exam, giving him the illusion that if he didn’t go to the Civilization Academy, it would be the Civilization Academy’s loss.

But looking back on it today, it was a bit ridiculous.

“That genius from Da Zhou Prefecture should be top-notch, so he reached the third level of Soaring Clouds in half a year. Bai Feng probably wanted to intimidate me a little, but even so, Da Xia Prefecture definitely doesn’t lack Nourishing Nature stage students.”

Nourishing Nature, 50% accumulation.

Su Yu’s accumulation was only one-fifth of theirs, a big difference. Knowing that he had been chased in his dreams all these years, Su Yu actually thought his willpower wouldn’t be weak before.

While walking, he sensed the “Blood” character in his mind.

After erupting once before, the character now appeared somewhat dim.

Obviously, the previous eruption consumed a lot of the divine rune’s power.

“Divine runes need willpower to nurture…”

Su Yu thought of Bai Feng’s reminder, slowly feeling and trying to nurture the character with his heart.

…………

Back home, it was completely quiet.

Su Yu sat blankly for a while before feeling unbearably hungry. He hadn’t eaten lunch, and after going to the academy in the morning, meditating for a while made it afternoon. It was dark when he came back, and now he was almost starving.

Not in the mood to cook, he casually made some noodles, wolfing them down like a whirlwind, considering it dinner.

After eating the noodles, Su Yu quickly dove into his room.

“《Kaiyuan Art》, original Thousand Jun bone fragment, Yuan Qi liquid.”

These were today’s gains, and they were huge.

Willpower was greatly depleted today, so Su Yu didn’t plan to continue cultivating, but the 《Kaiyuan Art》 written by Bai Feng and the drop of Yuan Qi liquid could be used for body cultivation.

“After reading the 《Kaiyuan Art》 written by Bai Feng, I feel that even without relying on essence blood to open the illustration book, I can quickly cultivate to the fifth level of Kaiyuan!”

The Nayuan Art opened with essence blood was not very suitable for human cultivation after all.

“If I use essence blood to open the illustration book, actively absorb Yuan Qi, and then use Yuan Qi liquid, what will be the result?”

Su Yu thought of this point. When he opened the Nayuan Art, he could actively absorb Yuan Qi.

The Yuan Qi in Nan Yuan was actually not abundant. What if he placed himself in a place with abundant Yuan Qi?

Would cultivation be faster?

He still had two drops of Iron Winged Bird essence blood. After cultivating yesterday, he felt that he was almost at the fifth level of Kaiyuan.

“First cultivate to the fifth level of Kaiyuan, and then I’ll use Yuan Qi liquid to cultivate!”

Su Yu made a decision in his heart, not dragging his feet, he quickly swallowed a drop of Iron Winged Bird essence blood and opened the Nayuan Art.

…………

This time, when he opened the Nayuan Art and actively absorbed Yuan Qi to temper his acupoints, Su Yu had a completely different feeling.

In his mind, the 《Kaiyuan Art》 appeared. In his memory, Bai Feng transformed into a small person. Every move he made while cultivating the 《Kaiyuan Art》 was deeply ingrained in his memory, allowing Su Yu to understand the Kaiyuan Realm much more deeply.

“The Nayuan Art is too crude and not as refined as the 《Kaiyuan Art》, perhaps because of the physical differences between the demon race and the human race.”

Previously, Su Yu let the Nayuan Art operate on its own. Today, after thinking about it, he took the initiative to guide the Yuan Qi. He didn’t dare before, fearing damage to his body, but now he had no such concerns.

The Yuan Qi began to lean towards the tempering of the acupoint in his right ear. Su Yu’s right ear began to roar.

Rumble!

A series of sounds that only he could hear spread out, and the Yuan Qi vibrated in his right ear acupoint. The fifth acupoint was about to open.

At this time, the “Blood” character in his mind also trembled slightly, and Su Yu quickly noticed the abnormality. The “Blood” little brother was actually also drawing in Yuan Qi.

“Hmm? Divine runes also need Yuan Qi to temper?”

Su Yu was stunned for a moment. He thought he only needed willpower to temper it, but he didn’t expect that divine runes also needed Yuan Qi to temper.

He didn’t care about the “Blood” character stealing Yuan Qi. Anyway, Su Yu’s demand for Yuan Qi at this stage was not too high.

After about 20 minutes, the roar in Su Yu’s right ear was like thunder.

Boom!

A loud noise came from his ear, which outsiders could not hear. Su Yu’s body trembled slightly from the shock, but he was overjoyed!

“The fifth acupoint is open!”

Fifth level of Kaiyuan!

He was at the fifth level of Kaiyuan!

From the time his father went to the Battlefield of the Heavens until today, it had been exactly 10 days.

In 10 days, he had gone from the third level of Kaiyuan to the fifth level of Kaiyuan, which was too fast.

Su Yu was delighted. The fifth level of Kaiyuan was insignificant to others, but in Nan Yuan Academy, it was considered top-notch. Bai Feng and others were knowledgeable and had seen middle school students at the ninth level of Kaiyuan, but that was Bai Feng.

If the news of Su Yu reaching the fifth level of Kaiyuan spread, it would at least cause a small sensation in Nan Yuan Middle School.

Hearing was strengthened again, and Su Yu felt completely different.

Before, opening his left ear had made him slightly uncomfortable. Hearing was strong on one side and weak on the other, causing a sense of error in many cases. Now that feeling had disappeared.

“So good!”

“Fifth level of Kaiyuan!”

Su Yu couldn’t help but rejoice, he hadn’t even used the Yuan Qi liquid yet.
Today is April 19th. The entrance exams for higher education institutions are generally around June 25th, with results released at the end of June, admissions finalized in early July, and the school year starting in early August.

That’s the process going forward.

Right now, there are just over two months until the exams. While the Civilization Academy doesn’t care about what stage of Kaiyuan one is at, Su Yu himself does.

Without being at the Ten Thousand Jin stage, the Kaiyuan stage doesn’t provide much combat strength.

Having killed members of the Ten Thousand Clans Sect, Su Yu has high demands for combat power. He doesn’t want to die in humiliation at the hands of those sect members. The deaths of over ten students from the academy previously are a lesson.

Even if he can activate martial skills with essence blood, it’s only temporary power. Su Yu hopes to have that kind of power on his own.

…

After breaking through to the fifth level of Kaiyuan, Su Yu didn’t rest.

He resumed his previous study plan: cultivation, reading, and sleep.

This time, he wasn’t reading ordinary books, but rather the *Kaiyuan Manual* that Bai Feng gave him.

As for the original Ten Thousand Jin bone fragment, Su Yu didn’t read that. Not because it was stronger than the *Kaiyuan Manual*, but because the *Kaiyuan Manual* was more suitable for Su Yu’s current state.

Reading to become familiar with the entire Kaiyuan realm, using willpower to resist distractions.

Reading was truly difficult at this point.

Su Yu experienced how Chen Hao and the others felt when reading: wanting to drop the book and sleep after reading a single line.

The battle of wills felt like a poor student trying to read a massive scholarly text.

He read until almost 12 o’clock at night, took a quick wash, and went to sleep, preparing to wait for the dream realm. He was now somewhat eager for the dream to arrive, because it was also a kind of willpower battle.

“If one day, my willpower is strong enough to kill the monsters in my dreams, perhaps… there will be a different reward!”

The Ten Thousand Clans Illustrated Handbook is opened using essence blood.

Su Yu often wondered, if he hadn’t thought of using essence blood, how would he have opened the handbook and ended the dream?

Counterattack!

He had a few guesses. If he counterattacked and killed the monster in the dream, would there be a different result, a different reward?

…

This night’s dream was a bit special.

So special that Su Yu had never expected it!

This night, Su Yu was chased by a monster in his dream. He was quickly killed, but he discovered that in the dream, he could actually outline divine runes!

Yes, divine runes!

The character for “blood” appeared in the dream!

Su Yu outlined the character for “blood,” and a phantom Ironwing Bird lunged out in the dream. Su Yu was a little confused why it was an Ironwing Bird that attacked. Of course, it might be related to his own subconscious.

But regardless, he had actually mastered the use of divine runes in the dream. This was a completely different beginning.

…

The next day, Su Yu woke up and fell into contemplation.

He was thinking about a question: Was the divine rune in the dream real or fictional?

Did the “blood” character from his mind run into the dream, or was the “blood” character inherent in the dream?

It sounds convoluted, but Su Yu wanted to understand, because it was important.

Because if the real “blood” character entered the dream, that meant his dream wasn’t just a dream, but a special space, perhaps a space that could be used in conjunction with divine runes. This meant that the Ten Thousand Clans Illustrated Handbook had deeper functions that he hadn’t discovered yet.

Sensing the “blood” character in his mind, Su Yu found that the dim character from yesterday was beginning to glow faintly again today.

He didn’t know if it was because he had slept, or because he had spent the night in the dream.

…

After quickly getting up and washing, Su Yu didn’t continue to investigate.

Today he was going to the academy.

Although Bai Feng had said yesterday that he didn’t really have anything to teach today, that it was better to digest what he had already learned, Su Yu was still planning to go to the academy.

…

Nanyuan Secondary Academy.

At the entrance of the academy.

Su Yu hurried over, not even waiting for Chen Hao.

There were a few more people at the entrance today.

It was still early, and most of the students hadn’t arrived yet.

Bai Feng, dressed in a white robe, stood out among the crowd with his elegant demeanor. He was smiling and stood head and shoulders above everyone else, attracting attention.

The old dean was beside him, along with the city guard’s centurion, the chief of the Wind Chasing Hall, and Liu Wenyan.

Bai Feng was chatting with them. When he saw Su Yu running over, he couldn’t help but smile.

“Didn’t I say I wasn’t going to give you a lesson today? Why did you come?”

Su Yu was slightly out of breath. He greeted the teachers and then said, “I came to see Teacher Bai off and thank him for yesterday’s guidance.”

Bai Feng was leaving today. Although he didn’t say it, Su Yu had sensed it yesterday.

Now that the matter in Nanyuan was over, Bai Feng naturally wouldn’t stay here long.

Yesterday, he had taught everything he could. Su Yu and the others couldn’t learn anything else right now. There was no point in Bai Feng staying.

Bai Feng smiled and ignored him.

He turned to Liu Wenyan and said again, “Senior Uncle, you have already manifested your will. The doors of the Civilization Academy are always open for you! Your physical body hasn’t been built, if you don’t want to get the Flying Tiger’s essence blood yourself, then I’ll bring it to you when I get back.”

Liu Wenyan frowned slightly, “No need, I’m getting old, there’s no need to waste precious essence blood. I can just temper my body with some ordinary essence blood. As for the Flying Tiger’s essence blood…”

Liu Wenyan glanced at Su Yu out of the corner of his eye, without saying it out loud, and said in a low voice, “Leave it for those who need it in the future.”

Bai Feng smiled. He understood what Liu Wenyan meant.

Since Su Yu was going to enter the Civilization Academy, although he didn’t know how many years it would take to manifest his will, he would also need powerful essence blood to build his body at that time.

Flying Tiger essence blood was very strong.

Essence blood from a top 50 powerful clan!

Even if the academy had these powerful essence bloods, how many people were in the academy?

Could everyone get some?

Impossible!

Su Yu’s family was ordinary, and his father was only a Ten Thousand Jin realm cultivator. Where would he get powerful essence blood?

He could only rely on the academy, on his teachers.

Even if Bai Feng accepted him as a student, it didn’t mean that Bai Feng would prepare essence blood for his body building.
The essence blood of the Flying Tiger was originally Teacher Bai Feng’s, then it was Junior Brother Liu Wenyuan’s. Now, it was meant to be given to Liu Wenyuan, but Liu Wenyuan didn’t want it and passed it on to Su Yu. Bai Feng’s teacher probably wouldn’t refuse this arrangement.

Liu Wenyuan didn’t mention this matter, and Bai Feng knew it in his heart, so he didn’t mention it either.

Body forging wasn’t urgent, some things could wait until Su Yu entered the academy.

“Then, as Senior Uncle wishes,” Bai Feng said, then looked at Su Yu again, and said faintly, “Su Yu, fate and the future, are changed by yourself!”

“Although Nan Yuan is small, it doesn’t mean that strong people can’t emerge from here!”

“Background, family, talent, these things only provide some initial advantages. The road is still long, the mountains are high and the roads are far. Who can reach the end, who can laugh at the heavens, who can compete with all races, that remains to be seen!”

“I’ll wait for you in the Civilization Academy. Nan Yuan is too small, the outside world is more exciting!”

“I’m leaving!”

Bai Feng laughed heartily, took a step, and was already dozens of meters away, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

How unrestrained and free!

The several strong people of Nan Yuan who were present watched with envy.

Bai Feng, a genius of the Civilization Academy, may soon step into the Lingyun realm. Such a prodigy is rare even in the Great Xia Prefecture.

Zhang Yun, the commander of the city guards, sighed a few words, turned his head to look at Su Yu, and smiled, “This is Su Long’s son?”

The old prefect laughed and said, “It is him.”

“Like father, like son! The words that Researcher Bai said before leaving show that he has high expectations for you.” Zhang Yun looked at Su Yu and smiled, “Work hard, Nan Yuan is small, but a small place doesn’t mean that strong people can’t emerge from here!”

“I know about your father, don’t worry too much. On the battlefield of the heavens, although the human race has many enemies, it is still invincible wherever its blade points!”

“Soldiers from Nan Yuan will have news from time to time. When the news from the battlefield of the heavens is sent back in a few days, if there is any news about your father, I will have someone send you a copy.”

After Zhang Yun finished speaking, Su Yu hurriedly thanked him and said gratefully, “Thank you, Lord Zhang!”

“Don’t be polite.”

Zhang Yun smiled heartily, “Speaking of which, we are all one family. Your father is an upright person, unwilling to scheme, so even when he went to the battlefield of the heavens, he stayed in the transportation office and refused to leave.”

“A few years ago, I invited your father to the city guards to serve as a centurion, but your father refused. Otherwise, if he came to the city guards, he would probably be able to break through to the Ten Thousand Stone realm. With his bravery, he would probably be the deputy commander of the city guards.”

“Although it’s a pity, your father’s choice was right, I admire him!”

Zhang Yun spoke very directly, and then said sternly, “You have a good teacher, Instructor Liu is the civilization guardian of Nan Yuan! You have a good prefect, Prefect Wang is not strong, but for the past forty years, he has worked hard for the Nan Yuan Academy.”

“Nan Yuan is small, but Nan Yuan is simple! I have seen many geniuses from Nan Yuan, they went to the Great Xia Prefecture, or even other large prefectures, but in the end… they were lost halfway!”

“I hope you can be different, because you are the descendant of a soldier! Your father is not strong, but he is worthy of your learning, maintain your original intention, don’t forget who you are, don’t overestimate yourself, but don’t underestimate yourself, and do your best!”

Zhang Yun laughed and said, “We Nan Yuan people are not afraid of being weak, we are only afraid of being cowards! Don’t be a coward, speak with strength and bravery when you go out. If you really can’t make it, if you think there is no way out, come back, the city guards will reserve a place for you!”

Su Yu thanked him again. Liu Wenyuan said unhappily from the side, “Stop talking nonsense! If you can’t make it after leaving Nan Yuan, then come back… I can’t afford to lose this face! Also, teaching students is our business, is it your turn to instill chicken soup?”

“…”

Zhang Yun smiled awkwardly, then laughed loudly, and left quickly without saying anything else.

Beside him, the head of the Wind Catching Hall also smiled, greeted a few people, and left quickly.

Su Yu couldn’t help but chuckle as he watched the exchanges between the few people.

As Zhang Yun said, although Nan Yuan is small, the atmosphere in Nan Yuan is very good.

The teachers here are not indifferent, the generals here are not fierce, the prefect here… is really weak.

The old prefect was already so angry that his beard was upturned, Zhang Yun was just now looking down on him.