Volume 5: The Ancient Glorious Empire Chapter 37: Years of Cultivation and Signs of Recovery
The student exchange agreement agreed upon by Xinhuo Academy and various countries is that royal juniors from various countries can receive welfare benefits and teaching conditions at the academy that are completely comparable to those of formal students, and after completing three years of training, they can return to their own countries, and Xinhuo Academy shall not prevent them.
The latter was emphasized by the countries in the agreement.
They were worried that Xinhuo Academy would kidnap their outstanding juniors, even though the possibility was extremely small.
As a price, each country will pay a high exchange tuition fee.
This is different from the Blue Star period, when the training camp accepted Anna and other exchange students. At that time, the training camp aimed to cultivate a group of pioneers to spread the correct mystical path and reduce the very high awakening loss rate in the early days of the mystical era.
Today, Xinhuo Academy accepts exchange students purely as a business.
The operation of the academy requires sufficient funds, and the countries are also envious of the training system of Xinhuo Academy, so this is a perfect match. If we can influence the seven countries to pay more attention to the evil god disaster through the exchange students of high status, it will be a win-win situation.
"Although there is no screening, so the characters of these exchange students are mixed, but it doesn't matter, Miss Ru is watching these people 24 hours a day."
The college won't pamper them.
Three were fired on the first day, and two more on the second day.
Suddenly, everything became calm.
Some princes and princesses who boasted of their noble status still found it unbelievable, but their backers not only had no objection, but also scolded and warned them severely. These princes and princesses could only stare wide-eyed, and then... Or2 completely faced the reality.
In order to avoid gossip, the college refunded the high tuition fees of these five exchange students when it expelled them.
However, no country accepted it.
They couldn't afford to lose face... In their opinion, Xinhuo Academy was too strict, but all the rules and regulations were clearly written in the student handbook, and everyone else could abide by them, but their own descendants were expelled?
This is a disgrace to their royal family/family!
Some of the legendary figures angrily criticized their own useless descendants.
"However, apart from the few useless ones among them, the rest of the royal descendants are quite outstanding."
Fang Youdao.
Among the exchange students, many have achieved the sixth level of enlightenment at a young age and have a solid foundation. Not only that, these students are very hardworking, and most of them have a clear understanding of their exchange places.
They came to Xinhuo Academy not for fun or to make friends, but their most important and core task was to practice.
They need to consolidate their foundation and raise their combat power to a higher level. If they can get through the mythological catastrophe, they will truly soar into the sky!
The mythical world is an unattainable dream for these princes and princesses!
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Under the guidance of the veteran students, this group of new students quickly understood the essence of training at Xinhuo Academy—train until you die.
For students from ordinary backgrounds, it is extremely rare to have such an opportunity to cross classes, so they really risk their lives to practice. Within a few days, dozens or hundreds of Kings of Rolls appeared.
Chief Instructor Heidao, the creator of the cultivation volume, was very pleased.
Miss Ruo, who thought that this class was "the worst class of students she had ever taught", snorted coldly and her expression softened a lot.
Students of noble birth...they couldn't have been so diligent, and when they saw the "mud legs" practicing hard, they would only sneer.
But there was nothing they could do as some students with similar backgrounds were the first to roll up.
They may not care about the papers of ordinary students, but for the papers of noble students... even if they themselves don’t care, their elders will care about them - the elders think they must care.
Therefore, other students of noble birth had to throw themselves into the vast environment of cultivation.
Thanks to the significant feedback from cultivation, students can clearly feel their own improvement and gain the pleasure and sense of accomplishment from improvement. Their mentality has gradually changed. At first, they were forced to involute, but now, they have taken the initiative to devote themselves to cultivation.
There were only a very small number of people who were still lazy in this situation. They were disdainful, surprised, and grumbled, but when they came to their senses, they found that they were... excluded.
"???"
Their old friends no longer hang out with them. When they meet them on the street, they just say hello and then walk away. Even when they sit at the same table in a restaurant, they find that they can no longer keep up with other people’s conversations.
"How many of the sixteen variations of Blade Slash have you learned?"
"Look at this move of mine: my bones are made of steel and my whole body is made of gold and iron! Isn't it handsome and strong?"
"I bought the opportunity to inherit the Thunder Bear Body Building Skills before, but unfortunately, I was not able to learn it. The content of the skill is too profound and my body can't bear it... Teacher Ming Deng told me not to aim too high and to raise my physical strength to 200 first."
In the restaurant's private room with low-key and elegant decoration, students from various countries were communicating enthusiastically. They all had noble births, and even if they were not from the royal families of the seven great kings, they were from the duke's family or descendants of myths.
It’s just that their eating manners were not very elegant. Some of them even started gesticulating while eating.
On one side of the round table, a little fat man seemed out of place. He could not get a word in no matter what others were talking about. Sometimes he brought up a few topics, but no one agreed with him.
His status clearly puts him in the top three at this table!
He is the prince of Yuntu Kingdom! How can this be possible!
Bang--
The fat boy slammed the table so hard that it shook and the soup spilled.
"Blade Slash is just a low-level inheritance. What's so good about it? There are dozens or even hundreds of such inheritances in our Shanyan Country!"
But what he got in response was not the usual agreement and flattery, but only surprised and strange looks.
The sting made the fat boy's face hurt.
Is he wrong?
Is he wrong?
Blade Slash is just a rubbish low-level ability!
The eighteenth prince of the Red Sand Country, Atura, looked at the fat boy and said, "Blade Slash is a basic ability, but it doesn't mean it is weak. There is an assistant teacher in our academy who killed a six-star Guixie with Blade Slash in one second. He is already a teacher in the myth realm. There are also many who are proficient in the ability of Blade Slash... Moreover, how many of the sixteen variations of Blade Slash can be used represents a person's ability understanding and energy control. If you can learn all the variations of Blade Slash, you can learn other abilities with twice the result with half the effort in the future."
After saying this, seeing that the fat prince of Yuntu still had an angry look in his eyes, Atula sighed and said disappointedly:
"Don't you understand yet?"
"It's been so long and you still haven't understood. To be honest, your study abroad spot is really wasted."
Atula envied the fat prince's place and his remaining credits, but was also resentful of the fat prince's waste.
It really is... a waste !
The next day,
The fat prince of Yuntu Kingdom dropped out of school directly, but this did not cause the slightest ripple in the academy and was not even worthy of being a topic of conversation.
The students who knew the Fat Prince vaguely heard about this matter, and then they went about discussing cultivation issues on their own.
No one cares.
Except for the royal elders who were beating the fat prince.
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As the recent focus of Yunhui Domain, Xinhuo Academy has been active in people's discussions for a long time.
But the academy had already gotten back on track, and except for those who were expelled or dropped out on their own, everyone else was practicing in pain and happiness.
Another place that doesn't care much and doesn't have much information about Xinhuo Academy is the Central Holy Court adjacent to the Yunhui Realm.
Yes,
The outside world generally links the Central Holy Court and the Yunhui Domain together, but the people of the Holy Court do not think so. They are the noble people of the Holy Court, and their Holy Court is a domain of its own.
The territory of the Holy See is indeed very vast.
Compared with a large domain, it is naturally far inferior, but compared with a super oasis, it is far superior, more than a hundred times.
The Central Holy Court is ruled by the noble and great Holy Lord, who holds the highest authority.
It has a cabinet with the Four Elders as the most respected...which is comparable to the Nine Pillars of the Kandra Empire.
The vast territory of the Holy See is divided into 13 provinces, with the provincial governors holding great power... This is comparable to the 50 provinces of the Kandra Empire.
At this time, Luoxia Province, known as the gateway to the Central Holy Court, welcomed a distinguished guest.
"Sir Xiguang, long time no see."
"It's been over a thousand years since we last met. Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, you and I have both become demigods..."
Inside Governor Luoxia’s mansion, the two respected demigods exchanged greetings for a while.
On the side, there were seven or eight legends from Luoxia Province and Guyue Dynasty sitting.
After the greetings, Demigod Xiguang quickly mentioned the purpose of his visit.
He mentioned as a test that the evil god might still be sleeping and would soon be revived.
Governor Luoxia's eyes seemed to change slightly, but it seemed as if it was just an illusion.
He pondered for a moment and then said, "The frequency of evil god disasters has indeed increased during this period, but that doesn't mean anything. There have been similar situations in history."
"In other words, this is a normal situation?" Demigod Xiguang said in a deep voice.
Governor Luoxia paused for a moment and said, "It's hard to say. The unspeakable evil god is too mysterious and terrifying. None of us dare to say that we understand it. This matter needs to be investigated."
The Governor's Mansion fell into silence again.
After a while, the demigod Xiguang asked to see the elder.
"The elders are always elusive, and I can't guarantee that I can contact them."
"That's okay. I can wait."
So, the demigod Xiguang stayed in Luoxia Province and waited.
One month, two months, three months...
There is no sign of the elder.
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While the Central Holy Court was calm, within the seven great nations, there were also myths discussing the "evil god disaster".
"According to investigations, the frequency of evil god disasters has increased significantly over the past hundred years, especially in the past seven years... And this is not only happening in our Yunhui Region, but also in the East Weird Realm, West Weird Realm, and North Weird Realm."
"I have also investigated and excavated many ancient ruins. Unfortunately, I have to tell you that the news given by Xinhuo Academy is very likely to be true!"
The evil god is still sleeping and may wake up soon .
Everyone present knew what this meant.
The indescribable evil gods had brought countless disasters to the strange world while they were still sleepwalking. What would happen after they woke up? No matter which direction they deduced, the results they came up with were depressing.
"No wonder Xinhuo Academy suddenly appeared and spent a lot of resources to train new people, but... this is just a drop in the bucket!"
"Yes, even if a genius can be promoted to a myth, it will take at least several decades. If he is promoted to a demigod, it will take hundreds of years... This is based on the premise that he can get through the tribulation of promotion."
"Normally, this process requires" dozens or hundreds of geniuses.
"It takes a huge amount of resources and a lot of time to create a demigod, but even a demigod..."
Demigods are already quite great beings, but their power is not enough and their numbers are even rarer.
What's more, Xinhuo Academy has just started large-scale training, so talking about demigods is too far-fetched. If the academy can train two or three myths in the next ten years, it will be a huge success.
But this is far from enough.
"The idea of Xinhuo Academy is not feasible."
"We humans have never been able to confront the evil camp head-on. That would be like hitting a rock with an egg. We need to find a safer and more reliable path."
However, this is easier said than done.
Over the past thousands or tens of thousands of years, countless heroes have tried, but ultimately it was proven to be a dead end. The heroes who made the attempt also died tragically, along with the forces they ruled.
"Perhaps, we can ask the Central Holy Court for its opinion."
"I have visited several governors of the Holy See and asked them what they think. So far, it seems that the Holy See... doesn't care much."
"Don't care? Is it that the evil god's awakening doesn't exist, or has the Holy Court already come up with a plan to deal with it?"
"It's not clear yet. However, if the sky collapses, there are tall people to hold it up. Since the Central Holy Court is as stable as Mount Tai, we don't need to worry too much."
"That's true..."
Having said this, everyone present looked much more relaxed.
That's right. Over tens of thousands of years, they have experienced several devastating disasters, but they have survived them all. Being in the strange world, disasters are the norm, but they have the confidence to deal with them. They were able to do so before and they will be able to do so in the future.
Boom——
There was a loud thunder like the sky falling.
The myths looked at each other in astonishment, and saw confusion in each of their eyes. When they looked outside the palace, they found that the sky of the oasis had cracked.
No, not just the sky of the Oasis.
The sky of the entire Yunhui Region was cracked, forming a black river that could not be described in words. From within, a strong ominous smell spread.
"Another evil god disaster?"
After investigation, it was found that this disaster scene was not only visible in the entire Yunhui region, but also in the neighboring Luofeng and other regions, which were all shrouded in the terrifying black river.
Senior officials from various countries were somewhat surprised, but not too panicked.
Similar disasters have occurred over the years and decades. All they need to do is sound the alarm and wait for the evil god's disaster to expire and then it will disperse on its own.
"It won't take too long. According to experience, it may take two or three days."
There is a myth.
He looked up at the sky.
Two days, three days, ten days...
The terrifying black river still stretched across the sky, and the expressions of the myths gradually changed from relaxed to solemn.
At the same time,
The Luofeng Realm and Xinhuo Academy are also under the shroud of the evil god's disaster.
Dean Fang walked out of the Time Pavilion, with a look of vicissitudes in his eyes.
"Nine times. Nine years of Secret Realm of Time. All of them have been used up."
