Chapter 2096: Chapter 2051: Arrival at the Mystic Realm
Feeling the surging Spiritual Energy, everyone couldn’t help exclaiming in amazement.
They were like men who had walked out of a slum, who had never eaten their fill, suddenly seeing a table full of rare delicacies from the mountains and seas.
Some were so excited that they couldn’t help immediately operating their Cultivation Technique, starting to absorb the Spiritual Energy on the spot.
Only a small number of people could maintain their image and not lose their composure.
"Every place in the Mystic Realm has such abundant Spiritual Energy. Some blessed lands and caves are even far denser than this. You don’t need to rush into cultivating right away, you’ll have plenty of time later." Elder Xu smiled and said calmly.
Hearing this, those who were absorbing Spiritual Energy instantly pulled a wry face, realizing they had lost their composure.
They hurriedly stopped cultivating.
Outside the pass was a stretch of open space, while inside, it was peaceful and harmonious.
Forest, grassland, blue sky, birdsong and the fragrance of flowers.
"What’s that up ahead?" Someone noticed that about a kilometer away, there was a large complex of buildings built against the mountain.
Elder Xu smiled and said, "That is Cangnan Academy."
Cangnan Academy? The destination of this trip?
Everyone was instantly roused!
"Let’s go, it’s getting late, and there are still many things you need to take care of." Elder Xu didn’t explain too much and directly walked toward Cangnan Academy.
The rest immediately followed.
This dense Spiritual Energy made everyone full of longing for Cangnan Academy!
That included Chen Yang; he was also full of expectation.
At the same time, he was curious.
In such a world where heaven and earth were this rich in Spiritual Energy, just how monstrous would the geniuses of the Mystic Realm be?
A distance of one kilometer wasn’t far. Even though they didn’t use Spiritual Power and just walked over, it didn’t take much time.
In a little over ten minutes, everyone formally entered Cangnan Academy.
The architectural style of Cangnan Academy was entirely antique and classical.
It was built along the mountain; the higher up the buildings were, the more exquisite they became.
However, after Elder Xu led them into the academy, he stopped directly at the lower section and did not continue upward.
According to his explanation, there was a ranking system within Cangnan Academy.
If you wanted to live further up, you had to raise your position on the rankings.
Otherwise, you could only stay down here.
"In addition, let me tell you this: our Cangnan Academy’s Spirit Gathering Array only takes effect above the fourth sector. Below the fourth sector, there is no effect from the Spirit Gathering Array." Elder Xu said with a smile.
Spirit Gathering Arrays existed in the original world as well; they were special Formations that could condense the Spiritual Energy in the air, making the Spiritual Energy in a region denser.
So everyone was familiar with them.
But what did he mean by ’below the fourth sector’?
Someone asked curiously.
And Elder Xu wasn’t impatient; he patiently explained.
"Cangnan Academy is divided into five regions."
"Namely Region One through Region Five."
"Region Five is the weakest region, which is where we are right now. As long as you’re from Cangnan Academy, you can live here and cultivate in this place."
"Starting from Region Four, things are different."
"Each region can only hold five hundred people; they’re all on that region’s roster!"
"If you want to go up, you must challenge someone on that region’s ranking list!"
"If you win, you can take the loser’s place and go cultivate in Region Four."
Elder Xu’s explanation was very detailed, and everyone quickly understood.
So Cangnan Academy also had its own hierarchy.
Those with strong combat power and high talent could keep challenging upward, going to the best regions and enjoying the best resources.
The weak could only remain in Region Five, enjoying the worst resources!
"May I ask, Elder Xu, how many students does Cangnan Academy have, and what is the approximate cultivation of those on the rankings?"
Wang Youdong was still full of confidence in his own strength.
From the start, he was already planning to get on the rankings.
Elder Xu heard the meaning in his words and immediately smiled. "Young man, your talent is decent, but after all, you grew up in the original world; your cultivation still needs improvement."
"I won’t speak of the other regions, but the students of the Fourth Region are at least at the mid-stage of the Gathering Spirit Realm at the very worst. If you want to challenge them, you’ll have to work hard."
Hiss!
These words from Elder Xu made Wang Youdong and the others suck in a cold breath.
The weakest were all at mid-stage Gathering Spirit; then for the upper ranks in the Fourth Region, wouldn’t they have reached Gathering Spirit Great Perfection?
Even more terrifying was that if the people on the Fourth Region’s list were already that powerful, then what about the Third Region, and the First and Second Regions? Wouldn’t they be even more frightening?
Now everyone had truly witnessed how formidable the Mystic Realm was.
This was only a single academy, and it already had so many young Gathering Spirit experts, and even stronger ones.
How could the original world possibly compare?
"Hehe, let’s go. It’s not early anymore. I’ll settle you down first. The rest can wait until tomorrow." Seeing the shock on everyone’s faces, Elder Xu couldn’t help but smile.
Then he led them to a place called the Registration Hall.
If one were to describe this place figuratively, it was like the dormitory management office in a university.
The elders inside were the dorm managers.
They were in charge of registering new residents and maintaining overall order and harmony throughout the entire Fifth Region.
In short, within the Fifth Region, the elder of the Registration Hall held the greatest authority.
After Elder Xu brought them here, he handed them over to the Registration Hall elder, Cao Ji!
Cao Ji looked about fifty or sixty years old, with a long beard on his face, wearing a cyan long robe, looking every bit the upright type!
"You’re all students from the original world?" Cao Ji swept his gaze over everyone, neither cold nor warm.
"Yes."
Everyone answered in unison.
"Mm, good." Cao Ji nodded, then immediately started lecturing them on the spot.
What he said was mostly useless nonsense.
For the most part, it was just him establishing his authority.
From his appearance, Chen Yang had originally had a decent impression of him.
But seeing him flaunt his power like this in front of new students really made one feel disgusted.
"This old guy is definitely not a good person."
Beside him, Nangong Zheng suddenly muttered in a low voice.
"Yeah." Chen Yang nodded in agreement, but didn’t say anything more, simply watching Cao Ji’s lecture silently.
After about ten minutes, he finally closed his mouth.
Someone brought out a number of exquisite Jade Tokens and distributed them to everyone.
"On these are the numbers of your respective caves. Rest for tonight for now. There are still many things about the academy, many rules you need to learn! Tomorrow at nine in the morning, change into your uniforms and report to the Registration Hall on time!" Cao Ji said loudly.
Some of the more timid people from the original world had already been scared stiff by Cao Ji’s show of authority and immediately responded with expressions full of awe!
"Yes, Elder Cao!"
Cao Ji was very satisfied with their reaction and nodded proudly, then instructed the disciple beside him, "Xu Ming, take these people to their caves."
"Yes, Elder Cao!" Xu Ming cupped his hands at once, then smiled at everyone and said, "Junior brothers, this way please!"
Xu Ming was thin and bony and full of smiles, but the moment Chen Yang saw him, he felt an intense sense of disgust in his heart!
He had a gut feeling this guy was definitely not some harmless good person!
