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Teacher Li did not sit for long before leaving. After all, today was the day for recruitment, and she ultimately needed to return to preside over the order.
"Time! Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. Even you, girl, are about to catch up to your master."
Listening to Mu Xi recount her experiences over the years, and seeing her face, which was much more mature than before, Qingyun couldn't help but sigh at the passage of time.
"How could that be? Your Disciple doesn't know how long it will take to catch up to you! You are the 'Linghan Sword' whose blade suppresses the Northern Territory!"
Qingyun's strength was naturally formidable, having carved out a fearsome reputation in a place like the Northern Territory. He had already achieved a level eighty-seven Breakthrough many years ago, and coupled with the terrifying lethality of a swordsman, he was considered the foremost attacker among the Five Great Elemental Academies.
Although Mu Xi had received significant resource allocation in recent years, and her talent was extraordinary, she was only half a step away from becoming a Spirit Douluo, but she was still far behind Qingyun.
Listening to Qingyun's evaluation, Shui Qingmei also looked at Mu Xi. The two sisters' talents were not far apart, but Shui Qingmei was five years older than Mu Xi, so she had always surpassed Mu Xi in cultivation. However, even her own teacher wouldn't give such a high evaluation. It seemed her Junior Sister had made rapid progress these past few years!
Feeling her Senior Sister's surprised gaze, Mu Xi couldn't help but show a look of pride. She was younger and had always been suppressed by her Senior Sister. Now the tables had turned, and it was finally time for little Mu Xi to shine.
"Hehe, I have been cultivating diligently in the Sect these years without distractions, so naturally, my progress has been relatively fast. Of course, there was also some support from the Sect involved."
Hearing the latter part, Shui Qingmei immediately understood. She feared that the Body Sect had provided her Junior Sister with many resources over the years. Of course, just as her Junior Sister said, she had focused solely on cultivation during these years, speeding up her progress considerably. Unlike herself, who had been delayed by mundane affairs over the years, she had only recently achieved a level seventy-seven Breakthrough.
"It seems I have been slacking off these years!" Shui Qingmei sighed inwardly.
Knowing that her Junior Sister's cultivation had surpassed her own, even Shui Qingmei, with her temperament, felt a sense of urgency rise in her heart.
"I see that your Spirit is contained; I fear you can attempt it soon."
Mu Xi was originally a Genius. She achieved a Spirit Saint Breakthrough four years ago. After consuming many precious medicines and absorbing a Spirit Bone over the years, she had reached the Peak of level seventy-nine. In Qingyun's eyes, she could achieve a Breakthrough in at most a month.
Mu Xi smiled upon hearing this but did not reply, though the little pride in her eyes was very obvious, just like a child listening to her mother's praise.
Qingyun looked kindly at Mu Xi. Seeing that Chen Zhen was not by her side, he asked, "Why didn't that boy Chen Zhen come back with you?"
As far as she knew, Chen Zhen and Mu Xi had an extremely good relationship. Since Mu Xi had come to Skywater City, there was no reason why Chen Zhen wouldn't have followed.
"That guy went into secluded cultivation. He might not come out for another year or so!" Hearing her teacher ask about Chen Zhen, Mu Xi showed a happy smile. Chen Zhen was in seclusion, trying to reach level ninety. When he came out, he would be a quasi-Titled Douluo.
"So that's it." Qingyun understood. It seemed Chen Zhen's cultivation had progressed significantly, and he was probably about to catch up to this old man.
"A Titled Douluo is within reach!"
Back then, Mu Xi looked down on everyone, but how could her teacher, who had raised her since childhood, not worry? Fortunately, an old friend from the Body Sect had an amazingly talented young man who had completed his secondary Silver-rank Awakening before the age of forty. A Titled Douluo was within sight for him. This was a good match for Mu Xi, so she introduced them. Unexpectedly, the two hit it off and got married at lightning speed.
This left Qingyun quite stunned at the time, but he was still very happy. Now, hearing that Chen Zhen's cultivation had greatly improved, he felt proud.
Mu Xi glanced at Chen Yi, who was sitting upright but unable to interject. As someone who had once been a child, she understood exactly how a child felt when adults were talking. Thinking that Chen Yi wouldn't have anything else to do next, she softly said to Chen Yi, "The scenery at Skywater Academy is quite nice this time of year. Go out and walk around, relax your mind. If anyone blocks your way, just mention your mother's name."
Listening to adults talk didn't affect Chen Yi much, but he was very happy to be able to go out and look around.
"Then this child will take his leave first."
"Go on, go on!" Mu Xi waved her hand at Chen Yi, looking quite dismissive.
After greeting Qingyun and Shui Qingmei, Chen Yi turned and left without a word.
He had never visited a girls' academy in this life—oh, no, his previous life either. Since he had finally made the trip, he definitely had to go broaden his horizons and see what was different.
Stepping outside the door, he looked up at the sky. Hmm, it was still early. He suddenly remembered seeing a training ground on the way. It was the perfect time to go check out the quality of Skywater Academy's younger generation.
With that thought, Chen Yi lifted his foot, walked around the stone lamp in front of him, and followed the path he remembered toward the training ground.
"In my previous life, I could only watch women fight on my phone. This time, I'm going to watch face-to-face!"
Mu Xi smiled slightly as she watched Chen Yi's receding figure, but Qingyun glanced thoughtfully at the latter. In his view, Chen Yi was mature for his age and not like an ordinary child. It seemed Mu Xi had something she needed to discuss.
"Tell me, did you send that little guy Chen Yi away because you have something to say?"
Hearing this, Mu Xi's expression turned serious. She had originally planned to wait a bit longer to speak, but since her teacher had already noticed something, she had no choice but to start.
"Teacher, Senior Sister, Mu Xi is indeed here to discuss an important matter."
On the other side, Chen Yi quickly arrived near the Skywater Platform by following the path. Looking at the building whose full structure was now visible, a smile finally appeared on Chen Yi's face.
"As expected of Skywater Academy. It took so long just to get from the dormitories to the teaching area. This area wouldn't be considered small even among universities in my previous life, right?"
What Chen Yi didn't know was that the Northern Territory was sparsely populated, and architecture here was usually characterized by its vastness. Although Skywater Academy was only one of the five Elemental Academies of the Heaven Dou Empire, in terms of area, it was considered the largest academy on the continent. The distance Chen Yi had just walked was already equivalent to one and a half Lanba Academies.
"Bing'er, when did our academy start recruiting male students?"
"He doesn't look like he belongs to our academy. He must be an outsider."
Just as Chen Yi was about to walk into the Skywater Platform to look around, two sweet female voices came over. Chen Yi turned his head and saw two girls looking at him with curiosity.
One had short, dark green hair, a delicate and lively face, and looked about eight or nine years old—she was the girl who had spoken first. Beside her was a girl with ice-blue hair tied in a bun. She appeared to be about the same age as Chen Yi but was much steadier than the girl next to her.
The girl who was talking to the blue-haired girl saw Chen Yi turn around. Seeing his rather heroic face, her cheeks instantly flushed, and she subconsciously looked at the blue-haired girl and said, "Bing'er, look quickly, he's a handsome guy!"
The girl called Bing'er looked helplessly at the other girl, then glanced at Chen Yi, who was slowly walking over, giving off a look that said, 'I don't know her.'
The girl was about to say something else when Chen Yi's voice came from behind her: "Excuse me, are you two students of Skywater Academy?"
Chen Yi's words were completely unnecessary; the two girls opposite him were wearing Skywater Academy uniforms, so they were definitely Skywater Academy students.
Looking at the two girls in front of him, and hearing the nickname the girl had just used for the blue-haired girl, Chen Yi confirmed the identities of the two: the members of Skywater Academy who would participate in the Spirit Master Tournament ten years later: Shui Yue'er and her younger sister, Shui Bing'er.
Chen Yi didn't care much about Shui Yue'er; even ten years later, she would only be a level thirty-six Spirit Elder, which wasn't outstanding among the younger generation. What truly interested Chen Yi was Shui Bing'er beside her.
In the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament ten years later, Shui Bing'er was only sixteen years old when she served as the captain of the Skywater Academy team. At that time, she had already reached level forty-four, ranking among the top of all participating contestants.
More importantly, her Spirit was the top-tier Beast Spirit, Ice Phoenix. Throughout the entire Douluo I era, setting aside Seraphim, her Spirit stood in the first echelon.
According to Chen Yi's speculation, Shui Bing'er was definitely a Genius with Innate Full Spirit Power. Unlike everyone else, among all the contestants, aside from the protagonists who used medicine, only Shui Bing'er reached the level forty-four stage at the age of sixteen.
She was absolutely the only character in the original work who displayed the talent of Innate Full Spirit Power. Feng Xiaotian was obsessed with self-created Spirit Abilities, only reaching level forty-five at age twenty-four.
Even Tang San would have found it difficult to achieve a level forty Breakthrough at sixteen without consuming medicine. One must know that even after consuming immortal herbs, he only reached level forty-two before the tournament. Dai Mubai, who had consumed the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, was already seventeen at the time and barely on par with her, which showed the terrifying nature of her talent.
As for Spirit Hall's Golden Generation? In Chen Yi's opinion, they were just a joke. Setting aside the protagonists, they had no advantage compared to the other participants at the time, except for their age.
Feng Xiaotian, who was at least six levels behind them at the time, reached the Spirit Emperor realm five years later, directly catching up to the so-called Golden Generation. Shui Bing'er even achieved a Breakthrough to level fifty-nine at the age of twenty-one, just one step away from becoming a Spirit Emperor.
It could be said that if Spirit Hall hadn't launched the war later, Shui Bing'er and Feng Xiaotian alone could have rubbed the Golden Generation into the dirt thousands of times over.
No wonder that idiot Qian Renxue looked down on the Golden Generation. If I were in her shoes, I wouldn't think highly of them either. They lacked strength yet were incredibly arrogant.
Chen Yi secretly complained in his heart.