Chapter 106: Adaptation Phase

Ye Liuyun and the other newly admitted disciples, after hearing Steward Yue's words, instantly became unsettled!

"So even the outer‑gate disciples of the Holy Martial Academy have such a huge difference!"

"One month is essentially our transition period? After a month, our fate will be decided?"

"I'm going to cultivate! I don't want to finally get into the Holy Martial Academy only to become a menial disciple!"

In an instant, all the disciples went back to cultivate.

These disciples don't bother to call the branch "the branch"; they simply refer to this place as the Holy Martial Academy.

Li Mengxi asked with some worry, "Will Kong Wei's master come looking for trouble with us?"

Song Yi and Li Mengxi both felt uneasy.

"When the army comes we block, when water comes we bury with earth; anyway we have no good options now. Strengthening our power is the most important."

Saying that, Ye Liuyun turned and returned to his own room to cultivate.

He felt that the pressure here was no less than that in the Golden Armor Guard's preparatory camp. Everything still had to be earned by himself.

Song Yi and Li Mengxi also went back to their rooms to familiarize themselves with the booklet's contents.

But less than an hour after quiet settled, several newly admitted disciples clashed with senior disciples and started fighting. The combat noises stopped quickly; it was clear one side was overwhelmingly strong while the other was absurdly weak.

Ye Liuyun projected his Divine Sense to look, discovering three newly admitted disciples lying on the ground, covered in wounds.

"You new kids, be sensible and go wash my clothes right now, or I'll break your legs!"

A bald man with a scar across his head swaggered in front of them, looking pleased.

"Outer‑gate ranking sixty‑six, Hu Dahai! This guy is bullying the newcomers again!"

Some senior disciples peeked out from their rooms, saw it was Hu Dahai, and all pulled their heads back.

Both the outer‑gate and inner‑gate of the branch have a ranking list. Hu Dahai ranks sixty‑six among outer‑gate disciples, his cultivation having reached the peak of True Yuan eighth tier.

Even the outer‑gate disciples inside the academy possess real combat strength far higher than Martial Cultivators of the same realm outside. Even Long Yue is not his match.

Ye Liuyun estimated that if he can battle True Yuan ninth tier outside, here he should be able to handle a disciple of Hu Dahai's level; if the realm is higher, the outcome becomes uncertain.

So the unlucky ones who were beaten, under Hu Dahai's threat, silently swallowed their pride and went to wash his clothes.

Hu Dahai then, without lingering, left directly.

That night, the newly admitted disciples were all extremely excited and couldn't fall asleep.

Ye Liuyun, however, had no intention of sleeping at all. He swallowed a Condensing Yuan Pill and began cultivating.

The academy's interior forms its own system; the Heavenly Earth spiritual energy here is many times denser than outside. Coming here without cultivating is simply wasting one's life.

In recent days Ye Liuyun has met many masters, even saints, as if a new great door had opened before him.

He became even more thrilled, his yearning to become stronger intensifying.

The academy's dense spiritual energy, combined with the supplement of the Condensing Yuan Pill, gave him signs of a breakthrough.

The next moment he swallowed a Bloodline Pill, aiming to simultaneously trigger Bloodline Power and promote his realm breakthrough, boosting both.

The surrounding spiritual energy surged into Ye Liuyun's room; Song Yi and Li Mengxi, who lived next door, both felt the change.

"That guy's about to break through again, huh? What a monster! It hasn't been long since his last breakthrough!" Song Yi chuckled wryly at Ye Liuyun's rapid progress.

Li Mengxi was full of worry. "Junior brother's bloodline isn't as strong as those few geniuses; I wonder if he'll fall behind later!"

Both Song Yi and Li Mengxi were spurred, and they concentrated on cultivating. The three of them still faced threats, so they must seize time to raise strength for any upcoming challenges.

The spiritual energy rushed into Ye Liuyun's room for less than half an hour, then gradually eased.

Ye Liuyun's realm had broken through to True Yuan Fifth Tier, and his Bloodline Power also rose by one percent.

True Yuan Fifth Tier!

He felt the concentration of True Yuan in his body double, and the temperature of the Golden Crow Holy Fire rose considerably.

Extending his palm, eight golden‑red flames flickered in his palm.

He nodded with satisfaction. "Now facing Hu Dahai, I'm more confident! I wonder how strong those on the outer‑gate ranking list really are."

Those people are the targets he'll challenge sooner or later. Thinking of that, he immediately steadied his mind and consolidated his realm.

He didn't emerge from cultivation until dawn.

He decided to go out for a walk, to get familiar with the surroundings, especially the Library. The academy's outer‑gate Library is free to all disciples!

He first wandered around, familiarizing himself with the locations of the halls, then arrived at the outer‑gate Library.

Upon seeing the books inside, he was astonished.

"All the Mysterious Tier techniques are fully open to disciples. No restrictions, read at will, learn at will!"

Ye Liuyun found it somewhat unbelievable.

Back when he was at the Ye Clan, even the lower‑grade Mysterious Tier techniques were few and treasured. Even in places like the Royal Mansion, Mysterious Tier techniques weren't so freely studied.

It seems the academy's foundation is truly deep! He wondered if entering the inner gate would grant access to Earth Tier and Heaven Tier techniques. The thought made him even more eager.

At once, Ye Liuyun began flipping through and memorizing.

The books here are divided into two main categories: cultivation techniques and miscellaneous works such as history and geography.

Of course he was looking with purpose.

He focused on fist techniques and blade techniques. Not that he wants to switch to other techniques, but to study more and enrich and perfect his own fist techniques and blade techniques.

Unless he encounters a higher‑tier thunder‑electric power fist technique, he won't abandon Purple Lightning Frenzy.

Blade techniques are the same; he just wants to enrich some blade moves. His blade intent is already stronger than Earth Tier blade techniques, no need to revert.

He intends to fuse the advantages of other techniques into his own, thereby raising his technique's grade, rather than mindlessly learning new ones.

Through the Illusion Eye Technique's application of thunder‑electric power, he already knew that thunder‑electric power is merely a force that can be expressed with any move.

Blade intent follows the same principle, focusing on conception rather than specific moves.

He also read many miscellaneous books, learning a lot about the continent's history and odd tales, filling gaps in his general knowledge.

For example, the Great Zhou Dynasty occupies only a small northern region of the Cangyun Continent; the Heavenly Gang Realm, which is higher than the Yuan Dan Realm, truly exists—not myth; outer‑space realms are also recorded and appear real, but one cannot reach them without first attaining the Heavenly Gang Realm…

At the same time, he also saw a classic about the power of bloodlines. It recorded some rare bloodlines, and the Mo tribe bloodline possessed by Wei Zhen was also mentioned there.

However, according to the book's description, the Mo tribe bloodline is not very strong, and the book also says that there are many bloodlines not recorded in it.

These classics undoubtedly broadened Ye Liuyun's horizons, and he came to understand this world even better.

He lingered in the Library, reluctant to leave, almost forgetting the time. It was only when evening approached, feeling somewhat fatigued from using his Divine Sense, that he put the books down and returned to his lodging, unwilling to part.