The turmoil at the academies couldn’t reach Su Yu and the others at the moment.

The vehicle continued its journey.

Four powerful individuals acted as escorts, and the ride was peaceful.

The only incident involved a somewhat demonized mad cow, which Li Yunfeng casually dispatched with a single strike. After that, nothing else blocked their path.

Along the way, they passed through several cities.

The number of students in the vehicle gradually increased.

It was no longer just Su Yu and a few others. There were students from Yue City, Ning’an, and other places…

With more people, the atmosphere in the vehicle became livelier.

Su Yu spoke very little. Aside from a brief self-introduction at the beginning, he mostly listened silently to the others’ conversations.

Most of these top-tier geniuses came from influential families.

Rapid physical cultivation required Yuan Qi liquid.

Fast cultivation for Civilization Masters required willpower texts and the sketching of divine runes, none of which were affordable for impoverished families.

There were still many students from ordinary families among the mid- and lower-tier students.

Top-tier students were very rare.

That’s why, during the Nan Yuan assessment, Director Sun expressed his hope that Su Yu could break the monopoly of wealthy families and become a top-tier student.

…

“I heard from my sister that students from the Ten Thousand Races have already arrived at the academy. It’s scary, many of them have human bodies and demonic heads.”

“That’s to be expected. Except for some humanoid races, the other races from the Ten Thousand Races need to reach the Mountain and Sea Realm to fully transform into humans.”

“I don’t know what the academy is thinking, insisting on accepting these guys…”

“…”

Some students in the vehicle chatted in hushed tones.

It was already the second day, July 30th.

Tonight, the vehicle would arrive at Great Xia Prefecture.

After a day of getting acquainted, the students in the vehicle, although not very familiar with each other, at least knew some basic information.

They chatted, and Su Yu listened.

Among the students from the five cities, only Su Yu was from Nan Yuan. The other cities had a minimum of three and a maximum of five or six students, bringing the total number of students, including Su Yu, to exactly 20.

The majority of them were going to the War Academy, with only 8 going to the Civilization Academy.

In other words, among the students from these five cities, there were only 8 top-tier students going to the Civilization Academy.

Based on this ratio, there would only be around 50 top-tier students from the 28 cities, with Great Xia Prefecture likely having many more, possibly even more than the total from the 28 cities combined.

“One or two hundred top-tier students?”

Su Yu roughly estimated that this number wasn’t too high.

After all, students of the Civilization Academy already underwent rigorous assessments and eliminations. In the end, less than 2,000 would enter the Great Xia Civilization Academy, a ratio of less than one-tenth.

Moreover, a small portion of the top-tier students would choose academies like Nine Heavens and Quest Academy.

The Great Xia Civilization Academy likely had around a hundred top-tier students.

As Su Yu was listening and thinking, a boy sitting next to him smiled and said, “Su Yu, which path are you planning to study when you get to the academy?”

This student was from Ning’an, a city comparable to Tianshui City. His name was Tao Xing.

Hearing his question, Su Yu softly replied, “I don’t know yet. I’m not very familiar with these things. Tao Xing, can you give me a brief introduction?”

Tao Xing chuckled and said, “No problem, I can give you a simple explanation. Actually, someone will explain it to us when we get to the academy, but it’s good to know some things in advance.”

“The Civilization Academy cultivates Civilization Masters, that’s something everyone knows. But the Civilization Academy has many systems, and Civilization Master is just a general term.”

“Let me start with the Civilization Academy’s largest department, the Divine Rune Department!”

Tao Xing became enthusiastic. Giving a lecture in front of fellow top-tier students was a chance to showcase himself. He wouldn’t have been interested in doing this for mid- or lower-tier students.

“Within the Divine Rune Department, there are several smaller departments, but I won’t talk about that for now because I’m actually not very clear about it.”

“The second largest department is the Willpower Department, which mainly focuses on strengthening willpower. These people usually rarely sketch divine runes, or don’t sketch them at all. They are also very strong. Without sketching and nurturing divine runes, their willpower grows faster, and their realms are generally higher than those in the Divine Rune Department.”

“The third largest department is the Beast Taming Department.”

Su Yu paused slightly and asked, “Beast Taming Department?”

“That’s right!” Tao Xing smiled and said, “They tame demon beasts, capture demon beasts, and use demon beasts in battle as Civilization Masters. Or, according to their own terminology, they call themselves Summoners?”

“Anyway, they are also very strong. They mainly cultivate the taming of demon beasts. You need to know that there are many demon races among the Ten Thousand Races, and even more powerful races. These Civilization Masters are taking a path of mutual support. The stronger the demon beasts, the stronger they can become…”

Su Yu learned something new. No one had ever told him about this before.

“Some people in the military ride demon beasts, and most of these demon beasts are cultivated by Beast Tamers. Therefore, Beast Tamers are very popular in the legions.”

Tao Xing briefly explained a few things and continued, “The fourth largest department is the Pill Alchemist Department. From the name, you can guess what it means, Civilization Masters who like to refine pills. The Research Academy also manufactures pills, but they generally manufacture standard pills. Pill Alchemists mainly manufacture non-standard pills, which is the Divine Pill Department of the Civilization Academy.”

“The fifth largest department is the Weapon Forging Department.”

“The sixth largest department is the Divine Symbol Department, which is actually a small branch of the Divine Rune Department… They master special divine runes and can create disposable divine rune seals, activating them in the form of talismans…”

Su Yu really learned a lot. Tao Xing said many things.

In addition to the above six common types of Civilization Masters, there were also some uncommon ones.

For example, the Modification Department, a type of Civilization Master who modifies themselves. These people are terrifying, similar to those students from the Ten Thousand Races. Some of them have modified themselves beyond recognition.

In addition, each major department also has some smaller branches.

There are multiple classifications within the Divine Rune Department alone.

Based on the characteristics of the divine runes, the number mastered, and the different combat styles, there are also different factions.

In the academy, there is also the Peace Department, which is solely responsible for studying cultivation techniques. They don’t focus on their own combat power, their main pursuit is to study various cultivation techniques. These people are generally found in the Willpower Department, and their willpower is very strong.

Finally, Tao Xing asked, “Su Yu, which one do you choose?”

Su Yu hesitated for a moment, then said, “Probably the Divine Literature Department.”

After listening for so long, it seemed that only the Divine Literature Department and the Willpower Department were suitable for him. However, he had already condensed his divine literature and tasted its sweetness. At this time, Su Yu probably wouldn’t simply cultivate willpower.

In front, Zhao Li raised his eyebrows slightly. This kid… as expected, divine literature is still more attractive?

What’s wrong with forging weapons? Forging weapons doesn’t mean you can’t cultivate divine literature!

Although there are divisions among civilized masters, most people cultivate in a mixed way, and only a few go to extremes and follow only one path.

Divine literature is the foundation of many factions, and all major factions know a little bit about it.

Tao Xing laughed when he heard this and said, “I also want to choose the Divine Literature Department. We’ll talk about the specifics when we get to the academy. Anyway, we are all top-tier, and we have a lot of choices. Unlike others, most of them are arranged by the academy.”

Some new students don’t have strong willpower now, and they haven’t outlined divine literature yet, so it’s almost the same which path they take.

In order to prevent some small factions from disappearing, the academy will also arrange for some people to study.

Su Yu nodded. Tao Xing was much more reliable than Hu Zongqi.

Although he also revealed some sense of superiority, it was a natural reaction, revealed unintentionally during the conversation, and he was still worth talking to.

Hu Zongqi that guy… there’s no way to talk to him.

This guy is not only like this to Su Yu, but also to students from other cities. He is not very popular and has been scolded by that researcher Hu several times, so he is more low-key now.

…

In casual conversation, time passed quickly.

The sky gradually darkened.

Before arriving at Da Xia Mansion, Su Yu already felt the difference and the prosperity.

At this moment, they had already entered the Da Xia Mansion city area, which could be considered the suburbs.

The wide avenue was lined with lush trees on both sides.

Some scattered houses were also very neat and tall.

Passing by some villages, he could see many people practicing martial arts, and there were more vehicles on the road.

The further they drove, the more prosperous it became.

Passing by some market towns, they even looked more prosperous than Nanyuan. Even at night, they were brightly lit and bustling with people.

“Almost to Da Xia Mansion…”

Li Yunfeng reminded him.

Su Yu looked at the night scene outside the window, a little lost in thought. Is this Da Xia Mansion?

Before entering the city, he felt the difference between it and Nanyuan.

There was a commotion outside the window.

He even saw someone riding the Benyun horse from the last assessment, galloping on the road!

Having opened multiple acupoints, he could vaguely feel that the vitality here was extremely rich, incomparable to when he was in Nanyuan, and almost comparable to when he absorbed vitality liquid.

And the feeling that some pedestrians on the road gave him was also very strong.

The surrounding vitality gathered, and Qianjun could still sense some, but the feeling that Wanshi gave him was scorching hot, and in his perception, there were many people who gave him this scorching feeling.

There are many Wanshi realm here!

And this is before entering the city, just on the road.

Not only Su Yu, but most of the students in the car were amazed at this moment, but not as obvious as Su Yu.

Among the 28 cities, there are many powerful cities.

But when it comes to it, none of them can compare to Da Xia Mansion, otherwise Da Xia Mansion wouldn’t be so powerful.

In front of the car, the three Lingyun realm powerhouses who hadn’t spoken much before also opened their eyes at this moment and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Safe!

They have arrived outside Da Xia Mansion city and are about to enter the city.

If it’s still not safe in this place, then Da Xia Mansion can be removed from the list. Unless the Ten Thousand Races Sect wants to be completely destroyed, they would never dare to make a move here.

Sun Xia, from the Nine Heavens Academy, said, “Da Xia Mansion is not just a city, but is divided into five major areas: four attached cities in the east, south, west, and north, and the main city in the central area!”

“Da Xia Mansion has a permanent population of 30 million. War Academies are generally distributed in the East City, and Civilization Academies are distributed in the West City.”

“After entering the city later, everyone will be separated. The distance between the Civilization Academy and the War Academy is quite far. Someone will come to pick you up.”

Sun Xia said again, “After entering the city, we will go to the academy first. Everyone should have a good rest at night and don’t run around. Da Xia Mansion is a city that never sleeps, and it is very prosperous outside at night. But even if you want to get familiar with the environment, it is best to wait until you have settled down before going for a walk.”

Su Yu was still listening, but the next moment, his attention shifted.

Amazement!

Prosperity!

Outside, it suddenly seemed like it was dawn!

Countless lights were flashing, and he saw a city lit up in the darkness.

Huge!

Boundless!

There are city walls, but the city walls are not very tall and cannot cover the prosperity inside the city.

This is inside the human realm, even if city walls are built, they will not be built too tall. Moreover, Da Xia Mansion has the strength and confidence that it does not need very tall city walls.

The entire field of vision was filled with lights.

Spreading all the way, there was no end in sight.

They were already very close to the city walls. There was no city gate as Su Yu had imagined, but a wide avenue nearly a hundred meters wide, leading directly into the city!

There was a checkpoint, and some soldiers were on duty at the moment.

Without detailed inspection, some vehicles showed their city entry permits and were quickly released.

The vehicle drove away, and Su Yu turned his head to take a look. Behind the car, a powerhouse descended from the sky and quickly landed.

In the “Cultivator Landing Area”, this powerhouse landed. Soon, this powerhouse got into a small car and left in another direction.

Seeing Su Yu turn his head to look, Tao Xing also glanced and smiled, “Powerhouses are more suitable for flying or walking in the wilderness. Driving is inconvenient. When they arrive in the city, they have to abide by the rules and cannot fly around.”

Su Yu smiled and did not respond.
He wasn’t surprised by this, but rather shocked that he could see powerhouses above the Soaring realm at any time here.

You know, in Nanyuan, there were only three Soaring realm experts: Xia Bing, Wu Wenhai, and Liu Wenyan.

But here, just arrived at the city wall, and he saw one.

The next moment, a roar came, and Su Yu turned his head again. More than a dozen Gale Horses were galloping, stirring up a cloud of dust. Although it was not clear in the night, Su Yu still saw the leader, soaring down from the horse and saying a few words to the on-duty guards.

Another Soaring Realm!

Maybe even stronger!

Su Yu took a deep breath. Sure enough, the sky in Daxia Mansion was much higher than that in Nanyuan.

Not counting those in the car, he had seen two powerhouses at or above the Soaring Realm.

While shocked, Su Yu was also a little excited.

This was what he wanted to see!

Here, the strong were as numerous as clouds, which was both pressure and motivation.

In Nanyuan, you don’t need to be too strong to stand out, just Myriad Stones is enough. That is the backbone of Nanyuan, but here, Soaring Realm is just the starting point.

…………

After entering the city, after a while, the bus and another car approached and stopped.

“Students of the War Academy, get on that car!”

On the bus, 12 students from the War Academy got off the bus one after another.

There were also a few people in that car to escort and arrange things.

Su Yu was not familiar with them and didn’t communicate much. At this moment, he watched silently as the students who came from the same city said goodbye one after another.

After a few minutes, the War Academy’s vehicle left.

The car door closed, and Sun Xia said again: “We are going to the West City. When we arrive, those from the Nine Heavens Academy follow me, those from the Asking Dao Academy follow Commander Li, and those from the Daxia Civilization Academy stay on the bus with Old Zhao and the others!”

There were 8 students left, 6 of whom were from the Daxia Civilization Academy.

The remaining two were one from Nine Heavens and one from Asking Dao.

These two chose other academies. It’s not right or wrong, it’s just a matter of personal choice. Perhaps they will achieve greater success in those two academies, because the treatment of top students there is much better than that of the Daxia Civilization Academy.

Hu Zongqi, who had been holding back for a day, opened his mouth again and said: “Third… Teacher Hu, when we arrive at the academy, can we move freely?”

He wanted to call him Third Grandfather, Su Yu knew this.

Along the way, he also figured out their relationship.

Hu Youhui is Hu Zongqi’s third grandfather, and Hu Youhui is also a Lingyun Seventh Realm powerhouse. Sun Xia, on the other hand, is only Lingyun Second Realm.

Therefore, Sun Xia is only a junior researcher, and those two are both intermediate researchers.

In terms of status, Zhao Li and Hu Youhui are about the same, but they don’t seem to talk much to each other.

Sun Xia is a bit lower. If something happened on the road, either Li Yunfeng or Sun Xia would take care of it.

Hearing Hu Zongqi’s words, Hu Youhui opened his eyes and looked at him, frowning and saying: “You can move freely, but those who are not familiar with the place are not allowed to run around! You…”

He didn’t hide anything, there was no need. Now that he had arrived, he felt much more at ease and shouted: “Where do you want to go? Your brother is already waiting for you at the academy. Leave with him later, and we’ll talk about the rest after tomorrow’s registration!”

Hu Zongqi was immediately a little disappointed and muttered: “I have friends waiting for me here. We agreed to get together tonight.”

Hu Youhui ignored him.

The vehicle continued to drive, and halfway there, Sun Xia and Li Yunfeng left with two students.

At this moment, there were only 6 students, Zhao Li, Hu Youhui, and the driver left in the car.

…………

After another half an hour, it was almost nine o’clock in the evening.

They had arrived!

Su Yu was stunned for a moment. When he was told to get off the bus, he thought they were still in the city.

But when he got off the bus, Zhao Li said: “The academy has arrived!”

Su Yu looked around, had they arrived?

Weren’t they still in the city?

Where’s the academy?

Where is it?

Seeing his bewildered look, Zhao Li laughed and said: “This is the Daxia Civilization Academy, this is the welcoming area. When we came just now, didn’t we pass through an iron gate? That’s the West Gate of the academy…”

Su Yu was really a little dazed.

They had just entered the academy, and after entering, they drove for more than ten minutes before arriving at the welcoming area!

And here, there was a lot of traffic and people. He thought he was on some commercial street, but in the end… they had arrived at the academy?

Zhao Li added: “These are all the outer areas. The real teaching area of the academy is not here. It’s a few kilometers further ahead. Everyone will rest here tonight, and go to the academy to complete the admission procedures tomorrow. Only then will you truly enter the Daxia Civilization Academy.”

At this moment, vehicles kept stopping by the road.

Some people were dragging suitcases, obviously they were likely to be new students, many of whom were sent by their parents, probably new students from Daxia Mansion.

And some, like Su Yu and the others, were brought by buses, probably students from other cities.

At this moment, many people were as confused as Su Yu.

Zhao Li had already walked together with several old men, chatting for a while. After a while, more people came, young people.

More than one!

“Hello, freshmen! Those whose names are called, follow me!”

“Line up here, everyone listen carefully to the name information. If you don’t keep up, find a place to stay tonight!”

“…”

These young people who had just arrived were all veterans of the Civilization Academy, and at this moment they began to call out the names on the list in their hands.

Soon, Su Yu heard his name.

“Nanyuan Middle School, Su Yu!”

“Here!”

Su Yu hurriedly responded in a daze and quickly walked to a girl. The girl glanced at him, smiled, and continued to call the names.

After a while, more than a dozen people came to Su Yu’s side.

“Okay, that’s all of you!”

The girl smiled and said, “My name is Zhou Hui, your senior sister, a student of the Yangxing class. Follow me, have something to eat, and then prepare to rest. I will pick you up tomorrow morning. Don’t run around. There are a lot of people in the welcoming area these two days, and it’s also very chaotic. Don’t blame me for not reminding you if you get lost and miss the registration time!”

With that, she led the way forward.
Su Yu turned his head and glanced at Zhao Li’s side. Zhao Li was also looking at him, smiling and nodding, but he didn’t come forward to speak.

Once they arrived at the academy, there would be plenty of time to communicate with Su Yu.

He would let this kid familiarize himself with the environment first.

Su Yu felt a little flustered. At this moment, he didn’t see any familiar faces on the bus. Even if that guy Hu Zongqi was here, he would feel more comforted.

But around him, there wasn’t a single familiar face!

Su Yu subconsciously tightened his grip on the knife in his hand. He was a little nervous.

Zhou Hui, who was leading the way, laughed and said, “Don’t be nervous, everyone. We’re not going to eat you. Once I’ve delivered you to your destination, my mission is complete! You’re all new here, so you’re not familiar with each other. You’ll get used to it in a few days.”

“Also, you newcomers should be careful at night. A group of hungry wolves are waiting for you at the academy. Be careful that your senior sisters and brothers don’t come looking for you in the middle of the night to talk about life. Don’t open the door…”

Su Yu felt a chill run down his spine. Was it really that scary here?

It felt like he had entered a den of wolves!

The outside world was wonderful, but it also felt very dangerous.

After scaring the newcomers for a while, Zhou Hui chuckled. A moment later, they arrived at their destination.

A bright, large building!

“You’ll be staying on the fifth floor, one person per room. The luggage will be sent up. The doors are open, so choose a room and move in. Come down for dinner after you’ve settled in…”

Zhou Hui gave a few instructions, and Su Yu and the others silently began to go upstairs to move in.

…………

After choosing a room and closing the door, Su Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been very nervous just now!

Really nervous, even more nervous than when the Myriad Races Sect attacked.

Unfamiliarity, bewilderment, incomprehension, curiosity…

It wasn’t until now that he was alone that he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Su Yu exhaled, trying to calm himself down. Now that he was here, he had to overcome his feelings immediately.

Don’t panic, stay calm, Su Yu, you can do it!

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