Chapter 61

The Level 2 war alert caused a massive stir in less than a day, with reinforcements from all over rushing toward the Luo Bu Sea.

However, for most of the citizens in Jiangcheng, the impact on their daily lives was not that significant.

Watching the military video that Mr. Xu Bo played for him, Li Yuan’s originally tense heart relaxed quite a bit, and he was not as worried.

It was past nine in the evening.

After finishing four boxes of nutritional meals and taking a bottle of basic blood-Qi potion, Li Yuan finally felt the hunger dissipate for the most part, and the fatigue in his body had recovered significantly.

"I really wasn't wrong."

"When people are hungry, they only want to eat." Li Yuan sighed inwardly: "Once full, all sorts of distracting thoughts arise."

Li Yuan’s worry for his uncle grew even deeper.

He packed up his things.

"Teacher, I'm heading home now," Li Yuan said.

"Mm, go back and get everything ready," Xu Bo said. "Tomorrow afternoon, you're off to Jiangbei Martial Arts University."

"Yes."

...He walked out of the Elite Building with Li Yuan.

"I hope Li Yuan isn't too affected by this." Xu Bo watched Li Yuan walk out of the school gate: "With his spear technique breaking through to the fourth stage, as long as he performs normally, he should be able to make it onto the Kunlun University special training list."

"Once he clears this hurdle, his future path will be much easier to walk."

Xu Bo knew well that Li Yuan’s cultivation was different from ordinary people's and required a massive amount of cultivation resources to support.

He had to strive to enter the core tier of the five prestigious universities.

It was nearly ten o'clock when Li Yuan finally returned home; his younger brother and sister were already asleep.

His aunt’s expression was as usual, and she used a different set of excuses to comfort Li Yuan.

She told Li Yuan not to worry and to focus on preparing for the invitation event at Jiangbei Martial Arts University.

"Alright, as long as Uncle is fine, I will definitely strive to secure a spot on the special training list," Li Yuan said.

He did not expose his aunt’s lie.

Li Yuan knew deep down that his aunt did not want to tell him the truth because she was afraid it would affect his invitation assessment at Jiangbei Martial Arts University.

"Tomorrow."

"I head to Jiangbei Martial Arts University." Li Yuan returned to his room and cultivated according to his routine.

He was not the least bit complacent just because his spear technique had entered the fourth stage.

On the contrary.

Having witnessed the power of a flying martial artist and felt his own helplessness while his uncle was in danger.

Li Yuan’s motivation for cultivation was even stronger than before.

Persistence and accumulation bit by bit are the foundation for achieving great success.

[Your life level has increased from 8.8 to 8.9]

[Your fist technique has increased from...]

[Your speed has increased from...] The Divine Palace panel flashed three consecutive notifications.

"Fist technique breakthrough to the fourth stage."

"Today my spear technique also crossed into the fourth stage. My perfect control over my body's force and the excavation of my body's deeper potential have indeed increased the efficiency of practicing the basic cultivation method," Li Yuan nodded to himself.

Originally, his cultivation efficiency was already faster than the vast majority of students in the elite class.

From now on, it would only get faster.

Past one in the morning, while Li Yuan was still at home practicing the "Great Sun Starry Sky Scripture."

Guanshan District, Starry Sky Nanhu Residential Complex.

The complex’s name was very ordinary, but in reality, it was one of the top-tier residential areas in Guanshan District and even the entire Jiangcheng City.

Because those who could live here were all families of martial artists from the Starry Sky Martial Hall, and they were at least Level 15 martial artists.

On the east side of the complex, in an ultra-large detached villa that occupied the largest area and resembled a manor, security was extremely tight; not only were there security guards on duty, but there were also combat robots patrolling.

On the lawn nearby, there was even an aircraft parked.

Inside the villa’s basement was a large martial arts hall of over a thousand square meters, extremely luxurious, with all kinds of technological facilities, and even a 60-meter-long "speed-testing track."

In the center of the martial arts hall.

A young girl wearing a red cloud-patterned training suit had her eyes tightly closed.

"Boom~" Clusters of red light emitting a scorching aura, like dancing flames, were constantly being born around her and then condensing behind her.

Gradually, behind the girl, a faint phantom of a flaming phoenix tree formed.

And on the phoenix tree, there was a faint flaming bird circling and dancing, appearing both real and illusory.

"This?"

"My little sister?" Standing to the side, a young man wearing a blue martial arts suit looked at this scene in shock: "Burning Body Phoenix Tree, Phoenix Soul Refining."

"Little sister actually reached the requirements to practice the 'Nirvana Divine Canon' before the age of eighteen." The young man was dumbfounded.

Although before returning this time, his father had entrusted him, saying that his little sister had a hope of truly awakening.

However, before coming, the young man had never really believed it in his heart.

Because, from childhood to adulthood.

Aside from having good perseverance in cultivation, his little sister was not as good as him and his big brother back in the day.

"Dad is Dad, his judgment is truly accurate." The young man muttered to himself.

Time passed second by second.

The young man waited with great patience.

His little sister reaching the requirements to practice the "Nirvana Divine Canon" meant her future was destined to be smooth; as her brother, he was naturally happy.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

Whoosh~ A large amount of red light gradually merged into Lin Lanyue’s body, causing a trace of pain to appear on her face, but she gritted her teeth and endured it.

Lin Lanyue could clearly feel that a shocking transformation was taking place inside her body.

It was as if it were a leap in her life level.

Finally, everything calmed down.

"Phew!" Lin Lanyue gradually returned to normal, only her skin became more rosy, and there was a faint flame mark between her eyebrows.

As the flame mark slowly merged into her brow, she opened her eyes.

"Me? My physical fitness." Lin Lanyue lightly clenched her fists, feeling the massive transformation in her physical fitness, and couldn't help but look at the young man in the distance: "Second Brother?"

"Your physical fitness was already 9.6 before, now it should exceed 10.0, reaching the baseline requirement for an initiated martial artist," the young man smiled.

"Improving so fast? It won't affect my future, right?" Lin Lanyue hesitated slightly.

She knew that many treasures, while providing rapid short-term improvement, were actually consuming life potential and would limit future achievements.

"It won't."

"What you consumed was the 'Red Firmament Fire Marrow Crystal' that Mother entrusted someone to send from Flying Star, and it perfectly promoted the 'Scorching Sun Phoenix Blood Stone' that Father helped you refine into your body a few years ago," the young man smiled. "Its main function is to promote the secondary awakening of your spirituality."

"In fact, the vast majority of the efficacy of these two treasures has not been unleashed; as you continue to cultivate, they will naturally continue to take effect."

Lin Lanyue nodded slightly.

All along, she had rarely taken auxiliary cultivation drugs like basic blood-Qi potions.

But as her body fully developed, the speed of her physical fitness improvement had been getting faster and faster.

The most important reason was the foundation-building treasures her father had left in her body.

"Second Brother, did I just succeed?" Lin Lanyue couldn't help but ask.

"You succeeded."

The young man said with emotion: "Just as Father predicted, you have reached the requirements to practice the 'Nirvana Divine Canon'."

"I really don't understand."

"Big brother and I both tried to awaken our spirituality a second time back then, but neither of us succeeded, and we could only keep practicing the 'Blazing Fire Burning Heaven Cultivation Method,' and we are still only Level 29 Source Martial Artists," the young man shook his head and laughed: "If Mother knew you reached the requirements to practice the 'Nirvana Divine Canon,' she would be very happy."

"Mother?" Lin Lanyue’s eyes dimmed; she hadn't seen her mother for many years.

Her father and big brother were also busy.

Only her second brother would occasionally come to see her.

"What about Father? Why didn't he come today?" Lin Lanyue couldn't help but ask.

"He went to the Luo Bu Sea," the young man said solemnly. "The war situation there is intense, and the country speculates that with the aliens being so crazy, the probability of the Luo Bu Sea Star Realm entrance expanding into a 'Level 3 Star Realm' is very high."

Level 3 Star Realm?

Lin Lanyue was shocked; she knew what this meant.

In the entire Blue Star, there were quite a few Level 2 Star Realms, but only one Level 3 Star Realm had appeared.

Another Level 3 Star Realm? And still within the borders of the Xia Country?

It would be absolutely catastrophic.

"No wonder the country directly issued a Level 2 war alert," Lin Lanyue thought to herself.

"Therefore, the Martial Arts Department specifically contacted Father and asked him to go over," the young man said. "If it truly reaches the most dangerous moment."

"There must be a powerhouse like Father present to prevent the front-line situation from completely collapsing."

Lin Lanyue nodded gently; she knew what her father meant to the country.

"Little sister."

"Now that you’ve handled this, I have to leave in a bit," the young man smiled. "In the next few months, you have to keep working hard."

"Get a good score."

"After the college entrance exam ends, the family’s audit team will be coming," the young man instructed.

"You just arrived, and you're leaving again?" Lin Lanyue frowned.

"I’m the head of the department, with so many people waiting for me and revolving around me, how can I stop completely?" The young man dotingly touched the girl’s head: "Don't worry, once the Penglai Star Realm matter is handled, I’ll come back to see you."

"If there’s anything, we can also talk via virtual network."

"Mm, I know, don't worry," Lin Lanyue smiled.

She was indeed reluctant to see her second brother leave, but she knew the priorities.

March 14th, Saturday, 2:00 PM.

Guanshan District No. 1 High School.

Other students were cultivating in the martial arts classroom.

A vice-principal, Xu Bo, and the senior grade director had already brought ten students, including Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue, and Gu Qianghan, to stand on the playground and wait.

Li Yuan, Gu Qianghan, and the others all had backpacks on.

"Li Yuan, have you been to Jiangbei Martial Arts University?" Gu Qianghan asked in a low voice.

"No," Li Yuan shook his head slightly.

The campus of Jiangbei Martial Arts University was over a hundred kilometers away from Jiangcheng City, and it was strictly controlled.

"I’ve been there twice, both times following my sister," Gu Qianghan smiled. "She has a permanent pass and can bring people."

"Oh?" Li Yuan looked quite surprised at Lin Lanyue, who was closing her eyes to rest.

He knew Lin Lanyue’s family conditions were good, but they even had a permanent pass for Jiangbei Martial Arts University?

"It’s here," Xu Bo suddenly spoke, looking at the sky.

Whoosh!

A large aircraft similar to an airship descended rapidly from high altitude, then quickly decelerated and slowly landed on the school playground.

This was an absolute behemoth, over seventy meters long and over twenty meters high.

Its body was streamlined, emitting a blue light.

It was very beautiful.

"A Tier 2 aircraft, RB9 general-purpose model, mostly used for short-distance passenger transport," Gu Qianghan recognized it at a glance and muttered: "As expected of Jiangbei Martial Arts University, bold enough."

A Tier 2 aircraft? Li Yuan was secretly surprised.

According to what Li Yuan knew, aircraft on the entire Blue Star were divided into ordinary, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3... The classification standard mainly depended on flight speed and defensive capability, and each tier was divided into many types according to purpose.

For example, a Tier 2 aircraft meant that once the entire aircraft was sealed, from startup to full acceleration, it could withstand the frantic attacks and destruction of a Tier 2 Source Martial Artist.

Flight speed? At full speed, it was at least supersonic; several times the speed of sound was not strange.

Hum~ The cabin door slowly opened.

"Prepare to board," Xu Bo said in a low voice.