The First Academy in the Cultivation World

"At the moment, there's nothing wrong with either of them," Hua Qingfeng said.

Hua Qingfeng also understood Dongfang Zichu's concerns. Ling Ziye now had the highest level of cultivation, and had recently shown signs of a breakthrough.

If he had other ideas, I'm afraid no one could suppress him. It would be fine if it was just him alone. Although Hua Qingfeng could not be completely sure of stopping him, he would not allow himself to be slaughtered. But if Su Hongxiu, who was already familiar with Ling Ziye, was added, the situation would be different. He did not have the ability to fight against two Nascent Soul stage cultivators with higher cultivation than him.

Even though Su Hongxiu smiles at Ling Yan'er every day, if there is a conflict between Ling Yan'er and Ling Ziye, she will choose Ling Ziye without hesitation.

So when Ling Yan'er said that she wanted to go to Lingyun City alone with Ling Ziye, Hua Qingfeng and Dongfang Zichu quickly reached an agreement that one of them must go with Ling Yan'er.

"I hope everything will be fine for both of them." Dongfang Zichu said.

Hua Qingfeng looked towards the teaching building, where Lan Lian was teaching, while Ling Ziye and Su Hongxiu were in their offices.

It was already afternoon when Ling Yan'er woke up. She fumbled around for her phone for a long time but couldn't find it. She sat up suddenly and found herself sleeping in bed. And her last memory...

Ling Yan'er covered her face with the quilt, feeling very depressed when she thought about herself crying on the sofa and losing her image.

Some people are still alive, but she is dead.

Ling Yan'er didn't even look for her cell phone. She closed her eyes peacefully and said goodbye to this beautiful world.

Then hunger made her sit up again. Everyone has to die, but not from starvation.

She went to the bathroom to wash her face. Apart from her eyes being a little red, she felt fine. After waking up, she found her cell phone on the sofa. She looked around but didn't see Dongfang Zichu. She wondered if he had gone to the library again.

When Ling Yan'er returned to the dormitory after dinner, Dongfang Zichu was already in the living room, and he had indeed changed a book in his little hand.

The moment she saw Dongfang Zichu, the memory of the past came flooding back. Ling Yan'er said in advance, "Don't mention what happened at noon!"

Dongfang Zichu asked in confusion: "Why? Missing home is not something to be ashamed of, why can't I mention it?"

"But if you mention it, I'll want it even more." Ling Yan'er said.

After saying that, Ling Yan'er walked over to the sofa and hugged a soft pillow, sinking herself into the corner of the sofa. A full sense of security enveloped Ling Yan'er. After she nestled comfortably, Ling Yan'er asked Dongfang Zichu, "Don't you miss the demon clan when you're here?"

"No." Dongfang Zichu replied.

At his age, he has long been accustomed to separation.

His gaze towards Ling Yan'er softened considerably: "You are still young, and it's not shameful to be homesick."

Ling Yan'er didn't respond, but instead asked, "What is the demon world like? Can you tell me about it?"

"What kind of thing is it?" Dongfang Zichu could tell Ling Yan'er was trying to change the subject, but he still agreed and said, "Probably similar to what's in the storybooks, but not so bizarre, like immortals who can make ordinary plants and trees enlightened with a single breath."

"Awakening of wisdom is a process that takes time and effort. Those with a short growth cycle will hardly have the opportunity to awaken their wisdom. Those who are lucky enough to grow up near natural treasures and be immersed in spiritual energy and live longer will have an easier time."

"What about you?" Ling Yan'er asked.

"Me." Dongfang Zichu asked back, "Didn't you say you bought me? It doesn't say what kind of tree I am?"

"It's written there. It's the words 'Immortal Tree'." Ling Yan'er frowned. "You're not saying your species is an Immortal Tree, are you?"

Dongfang Zichu nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I am the immortal tree."

"You don't even know your own species, do you?" Ling Yan'er asked, "Don't demons have inherited techniques and so on? Didn't your inheritance tell you what species you are?"

Dongfang Zichu didn't feel guilty at all. Instead, he said, "Why would you open an academy if you already have a legacy? Just follow the legacy and learn."

Seeing Ling Yan'er's speechless expression, Dongfang Zichu said, "Only clans with strong bloodlines have inheritance, such as the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan. The more complete their bloodline, the more complete their inheritance. For a half-demon like Long Xuyao, although he has dragon bloodline, it is normal for him not to inherit any inheritance at all."

"You don't have any inheritance?" Ling Yan'er asked Dongfang Zichu.

If someone else had asked Dongfang Zichu the same question, the grass on his grave would have been three meters tall. But when Ling Yaner asked, Dongfang Zichu just cooperated and told the truth: "No, but my body grows slowly and I have a long lifespan, so I cultivate slowly."

Ling Yan'er looked out the window at the enormous tree, taller than a three-story building, and asked, "It's growing slowly. How many years does it take to grow this big?"

This tree does grow slowly as Dongfang Zichu said. Unlike those ornamental buildings that remain the same all year round, it does change. But it has been almost a year, and the only change is that the leaves have turned from withered yellow to slightly green.

I didn't see it growing any bigger, but it did get smaller after I cleared the branches.

Dongfang Zichu didn't answer, keeping his age mysterious.

Ling Yan'er didn't really want to ask how old Dongfang Zichu was. After all, anyone who had cultivated to this level couldn't be too young.

She was more curious about something else: "Were you the one who sent me back to bed at noon?"

"Yes." Dongfang Zichu replied.

Ling Yan'er looked at Dongfang Zichu, who showed no visible changes to the naked eye, and said, "I remember you couldn't drag me out of the secret realm before, but now you can even move me from the living room back to the bedroom. Has your cultivation increased?"

Dongfang Zichu felt that he had grown a little taller before, but he hasn't grown any taller in the past few months.

Dongfang Zichu nodded: "After a while, I should be able to break through the enlightenment stage."

When they just came out of the secret realm and everyone was in mid-air, he was indeed frightened. Ling Yan'er had no cultivation and would definitely not survive if she fell from mid-air.

After he came back, he tried hard to learn this first. When he encountered such a thing again, he could at least ensure that his spiritual power was enough to hold Ling Yan'er back.

"Is cultivation so fast nowadays?" Ling Yan'er was shocked and puzzled: "Half a year to build the foundation and a year to open the enlightenment?"

After half a month of winter vacation, Hua Qingfeng advanced two realms and his golden elixir turned into a primordial infant. A few months after school started, Dongfang Zichu was about to break through from the initial stage of foundation building to the enlightenment stage.

"I'm recovering my cultivation, not practicing," Dongfang Zichu explained. "This means my true body is getting better. Once it's fully healed, I should be able to recover my cultivation to its peak...right?"

Dongfang Zichu thought of his original body, which had been shrunk by Hua Qingfeng, and finally added a word with some uncertainty, "He should be able to restore his cultivation to its peak..."

However, even if your cultivation level cannot be restored to its peak, it is not a big problem. At worst, you can just continue to practice.