The Great Ruler: Reborn as Mu Chen, sweeping across the vast world!

The light of the Mirror of Judgment enveloped him, a gentle yet irresistible force.

Mu Chen felt a lightness all over his body, and his eyes were filled with endless starlight. His vision and senses were instantly stripped away.

This feeling is similar to when I first embarked on the spiritual path, but with an added sense of security, like returning home.

A feeling of solid ground came over me, and the starlight that enveloped me receded like a tide.

The familiar scene came into view again—

The square paved with bluestone, the ancient buildings, the lush spiritual trees in the distance, and the moist spiritual energy in the air that belongs to the Northern Spirit Realm!

Northern Spiritual Academy.

He is back!

The afternoon sun was shining brightly, casting a warm glow on the square's bluestone slabs.

A few students from the Northern Spirit Academy were scattered around the square. They all stopped cultivating and turned their gazes to the figure that had suddenly appeared in the center of the square.

Dressed in black, with an upright posture, his youthful innocence had faded from his eyes, replaced by an indescribable calmness and profundity.

It was Mu Chen.

A brief silence.

Immediately, a low murmur spread through the crowd like ripples.

"It's Mu Chen!"

"He's back! He's back from the Spirit Road!"

"I've heard that the Spirit Road is incredibly cruel, and only true geniuses return alive..."

Various gazes were cast upon him: some curious, some envious, some in awe, and some unable to conceal their jealousy.

Mu Chen seemed oblivious.

He stood quietly in the center of the square, tilted his head slightly, looked up at the familiar sky, and took a gentle breath.

The air in the Northern Spirit Realm seemed to have more of a lively atmosphere and less of a bloody and murderous feel compared to the Spirit Road.

Go home.

The thought arose in my heart, bringing an indescribable peace.

"Mu Chen?"

A voice filled with unbelievable surprise came from the edge of the square.

Mu Chen turned his head and saw Mo Shi walking quickly towards him, his usually calm face now filled with excitement.

"Master Mo." Mu Chen nodded in greeting, a smile on his face.

"Good! Good! It's good that you're back!" Master Mo looked Mu Chen up and down, and the more he looked, the more alarmed he became.

The boy in front of me, though standing there calmly, gave off a feeling of unfathomable depth.

Those eyes remained clear, yet their gaze seemed to hold an indescribable depth and power.

"If the Dean knew you were back, he would be overjoyed!" Master Mo suppressed his excitement and patted Mu Chen's shoulder. "Let's go see the Dean!"

Mu Chen nodded and followed Master Mo across the square.

As they passed by, all the trainees involuntarily made way, their eyes following the figure in black, whispering among themselves.

The title of "genius who returned from the Spiritual Path" is too dazzling in the Northern Spiritual Realm.

……

Inside the dean's office.

Dean Xiao was bowing his head before his desk, handling affairs within the hospital.

Suddenly, his hand holding the pen paused slightly, and he looked up at the courtyard gate.

"Dean, Mu Chen is back!" Mo Shi's voice, filled with barely suppressed excitement, drifted from afar.

Mu Chen is back?

Dean Xiao suddenly stood up, completely unaware that the ink and brush on the table had been knocked over by his sleeve.

Almost the instant he stood up, the courtyard gate was pushed open, and Master Mo led Mu Chen in.

With just one glance, the pupils of this Divine Soul Realm cultivator, who was considered a top expert in the Northern Spirit Realm, suddenly contracted!

He couldn't see through Mu Chen's strength!

This means that Mu Chen's cultivation level is above the Divine Soul Realm!

That is the realm of the three heavens!

Dean Xiao was filled with shock and disbelief.

He clearly remembered that when Mu Chen left the Northern Spiritual Academy and stepped onto the Spiritual Path, he was only at the late stage of the Sensing Realm.

The commotion this child has caused on the Spirit Road is probably far beyond imagination!

"Good! Good! Good!"

Dean Xiao said "good" three times in a row, and the shock on his face gradually turned into uncontrollable ecstasy.

He strode forward, came to Mu Chen's side, examined him carefully, and became more and more satisfied with what he saw.

"It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!" Dean Xiao patted Mu Chen's shoulder hard, feeling the solid, iron-like touch, and felt even more gratified.

He pulled Mu Chen to sit down on a chair next to him, his gaze intense. "Tell me quickly, what exactly happened on the Spiritual Road? Your cultivation level..."

Mu Chen smiled and recounted his experiences on the Spiritual Path, picking and choosing what to recount.

Dean Xiao and Teacher Mo were also deeply moved!

He single-handedly fought against numerous heroes, swept through the trial grounds, and slew the spirit beasts on the Earth Ranking with a single palm strike!

In the final battle, he overpowered all the other heroes and won the Spirit Crown.

During the initiation, he drew upon the celestial river of spiritual energy, his power overwhelming the entire arena...

Especially upon hearing that Mu Chen had won the Spirit Crown, which had attracted the personal invitations of the deans of the five academies, Dean Xiao was so excited that he stood up and paced back and forth in the room.

"A Spirit Crown! It's actually a Spirit Crown!" Dean Xiao's voice trembled slightly. "In the hundreds of years since the founding of the Northern Spirit Academy, never has a student achieved such brilliance!"

"Mu Chen, the Northern Spirit Academy is proud of you!"

Master Mo was also beaming with pride.

"You flatter me, Dean. It was just a stroke of luck," Mu Chen said modestly.

"Luck?" Dean Xiao stopped and looked at him intently. "In the Spiritual Path, there's no such thing as luck. Everything is determined by strength! Your ability to win the Spiritual Crown proves that you are undoubtedly the number one in this year's Spiritual Path!"

He took a deep breath to calm his excited emotions, sat down again, and became serious.

"Mu Chen, your cultivation has now reached the Fusion Realm. The Northern Spiritual Academy can no longer provide you with any more assistance. The only thing we can do is to fully open the library to you. We hope you will not find it unacceptable..."

"The Northern Cang Spiritual Academy is one of the five great academies, with a profound foundation and abundant resources. It is the perfect place for you to showcase your talents."

"Once you arrive there, remember to avoid arrogance and impetuosity, and focus on your cultivation. The five great academies are full of geniuses, and the competition is far more intense than in the Northern Spirit Realm."

Mu Chen nodded earnestly: "I will keep the Dean's teachings in mind."

Dean Xiao smiled with relief, then suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, your father doesn't know you've returned yet. Hurry back to the Pasture Domain."

"If your father knew that you had returned safely and achieved such success, he would be overjoyed. The past few months have been quite turbulent in Muyu."

Mu Chen's gaze sharpened slightly: "Is things not peaceful?"

Dean Xiao's smile faded, and he nodded: "The Willow Domain has been making frequent moves in recent months. If they weren't worried about potential intervention from the Northern Spirit Academy, they probably would have already gone to war!"

"Your return now is just what you need to share your father's burdens."

Liuyu.

A cold glint flashed in Mu Chen's eyes.

"I understand." Mu Chen stood up. "Then I will return to Mu Domain now."

"Thank you so much for the college's help during this time!"

Mu Chen bowed respectfully, then turned and left.

Watching that tall, receding figure disappear into the distance, Dean Xiao stood at the gate of the courtyard, motionless for a long time.

"Dean, Mu Chen's future is limitless," Master Mo said softly from the side.

"It's more than limitless." Dean Xiao exhaled slowly, his gaze distant. "The Three-Day Realm..."

"At the pinnacle of the Spiritual Path, our Northern Spiritual Academy is poised to produce a figure who will truly shake the world!"