This small town was established for the purpose of serving the Shenyuan Academy on the mountain top. It is naturally easy to get information about the Shenyuan Academy.

  However, when this completely idle day continued into the third day, Qin Tianyi had to start urging Shui Rou.

  After a series of urging for an afternoon, when night fell, the two stopped in a somewhat ancient courtyard very smoothly.

  "We've passed by here several times before..."

  At this point, even if he didn't think about it, Qin Tianji already knew what had happened.

  "I wasn't thinking of it at that time."

  "Alright, I'll go answer the door."

  Qin Tianji said, went forward and knocked on the door.

  A moment later, a woman in her fifties or sixties opened the door and looked at Qin Tianyi and Shui Rou with a puzzled expression, asking: "Two of you, who are you looking for?"

  "Is my sister here? I'm looking for my sister Han Yue."

  "Oh, looking for Big Sister... wait, is it Sister?"

  At first, the old woman still looked bewildered, but a moment later, she guessed her identity from the gentle tone of address and exclaimed in surprise: "Sister? Are you Miss Shui Rou?"

  Yes.

  "Miss Shui Rou, come in quickly, I'll have someone go and inform Miss right away."

  The old woman said, and hurriedly shouted inside: "Old companion, quickly go to Shenxu Mountain to inform the young lady that Shui Rou has arrived."

  Miss Shui Rou.

  Soon, an old man walked out of the courtyard. Although he was already in his fifties or sixties, his footsteps were brisk and his energy was abundant, clearly a powerful cultivator who had achieved great things. Based on Qin Tianji's keen sense of the cultivator's aura, this old man was probably a Great Swordsman-level expert.

  "Who are you?"

  "Miss Shui Rou, we two were fortunate to be rescued by the young lady back then and followed her, serving her before and after. As we grew older, we couldn't help the young lady anymore, so we settled down here to spend our twilight years. Miss Shui Rou, please wait a moment, the young lady had instructed earlier that you are the only relative she acknowledges in this world. If you have come, it's just like the master of the house has arrived, I'll go inform the young lady now."

  The old man finished speaking and respectfully bowed before quickly heading in the direction of the Divine Void Mountain Range.

  Shui Rou didn't think much of it, but Qin Tianyi gazed at the old man's departure, revealing his agility and footwork, his eyes slightly condensed...

  This old man's cultivation is probably not as simple as just being an ordinary great swordsman...

  A servant with such an extraordinary cultivation, and his master Han Yue...

  ……

  Soon, Qin Tianyi had seen the real master of this courtyard.

  A woman who looks like twenty-four or five.

  The woman was wearing a uniform from Shenxu Academy, which looked elegant and dignified, with an air of nobility.

  Although it had been four years since they last met, Shui Rou still exclaimed with joy at the first sight of her and ran over: "Yue Jie."

  "Ah, our little cutie has arrived."

  Han Yue smiled slightly and opened her arms, giving Shui Rou a gentle hug.

  "Yue sister, I've run away from home."

  "Huh?"

  As soon as these words came out, Han Yue's face, which still had a hint of a smile, suddenly turned cold. In an instant, even Qin Tianyi, who was able to unleash his full combat power and was not inferior to the strongest external masters, felt a chill run down his spine. A sense of unspeakable crisis suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart.

  "Tell sister, is it someone bullying you?"

  Han Yue loosened his arms and supported Shui Rou's shoulders, speaking calmly.

  But Qin Tianyi's spiritual power at the level of a great master could clearly sense the terrifying anger hidden behind this woman's calm appearance.

  "Father had instructed me before, not to complain to you, Elder Sister Yue, so I didn't say anything. But now that I've recovered, thanks to Qin Shixiong, otherwise I wouldn't have even made it to Shentong Town."

  "Shui Li Shu..."

  Han Yue slightly furrowed her brow: "As for the Water family's actions, I deeply despise them, but in any family there are naturally both good and bad people. As for Shui Li Shu, I have always had great respect for him. You all don't need to think that these matters will be a burden on me."

  "I knew it, now I'm here just to find you, Sister Yue."

  "Don't worry, I'm here, no one can bully you. The Waters family, considering they have the kindness of raising me, I won't take the initiative to attack them, but if they dare to chase us to Shentong Town, I absolutely won't show mercy."

  Han Yue's tone remained calm and peaceful, but behind this calmness was an unshakeable confidence and dominance.

  After she finished speaking, her gaze had already fallen on Qin Tianyi beside her: "The Qin Shixiong you mentioned is this person?"

  "Yes, after Father's misfortune, they sent me to Yunlai Sword Sect. Qin Shixiong, Yu Yan Jiejie, Xiao Shijie, Jiang Shijie and others from Yunlai Sword Sect were all very good to me. And also my adoptive father, he was also very good to me. I haven't seen him for almost a year now, don't know how his health is."

  "Qī Lǎo's body is very good, and recently he has even broken through to the Great Swordsman realm. His body has been re-conditioned, and the many hidden illnesses that were originally on his body will likely be cured soon."

  Shui Rouyi listened and a delighted smile appeared on her face: "Really? That's great."

  "You helped Shui Rou, I owe you one. If you have any requests, feel free to ask."

  Han Yue glanced at Qin Tianyi, her expression as calm as ever, but with a hint of condescension in her tone.

  Qin Tianyi slightly furrowed his brow, this woman's words seemed to imply that he had helped Shui Rou in order to come here and demand compensation from her.

  "No need, Shui Rou is my junior sister, helping her is what I should do."

  "Really?"

  Han Yue's gaze swept over Qin Tianyi, saying lightly: "If I'm not mistaken, you're around twenty years old, and your current cultivation should be at the Great Swordsman level. A twenty-year-old Great Swordsman can indeed enter the Shenvu Academy. However, the Shenvu Academy just had its latest recruitment not long ago, so if you want to enter now, you'll have to wait nine months. But if you speak up, I can offer you a special admission quota for the Shenvu Academy, allowing you to advance your studies there ahead of time."

  "Hmm..."

  Qin Tianyi smiled in his heart.

  What's going on? He used to try every means to get a spot in the Shenwu Academy, now... even the special admission quota of Shenwu Academy is within his grasp...

  "It doesn't matter."

  "Really no need?"

  Han Yue's expressionless face showed a slight ripple: "You should consider carefully, as a special student entering Shenyuan Academy, your status is slightly higher than that of ordinary students. If the resources provided by Shenyuan Academy each year are divided into ten parts, ordinary students can only get 20% of the cultivation resources, while special students like you can get 30%. Having this identity brings convenience, allowing you to cultivate at a speed half faster than ordinary students."

  The woman's words made Qin Tianyi feel somewhat disgusted, and he shook his head again before turning to Shui Rou: "Shui Rou, you should focus on your training from now on, strive to become a high-level swordswoman as soon as possible. I hope we can meet again in the Shenxu Academy."

  Su Jing's heart was pure and simple, she couldn't hear the hidden meaning in Han Yue's words. She nodded vigorously after hearing his words: "I will definitely work hard to cultivate, become a high-level swordsman as soon as possible, and then enter the Shenyuan Academy."

  "I await with bated breath."

  Qin Tianyi said, slightly nodding his head, and no longer spoke to Han Yue, directly turning around and walking out of the room.

  "Wait a minute!"

  As soon as Qin Tianyi left the house without any hesitation, a hint of solemnity finally appeared on Han Yue's calm and peaceful face.

  It was as if at this moment, she truly recognized Qin Tianyi's character.

  "What can I learn from you?"

  Han Yue nodded slightly at him and directly threw a token over, saying calmly: "In the future, if you have any difficulties in Shenxu Academy, find me."

  "Slap."

  Qin Tianyi reached out with one hand and caught it, and it turned out to be a special recruitment token from the Shenyuan Academy.

  He glanced at it and smiled calmly: "Special recruitment token? I have one." After finishing speaking, he had already returned the token.

  "What do you have?"

  Qin Tianyi nodded: "See you again at Shenxu Academy."

  After finishing speaking, he turned around and left the courtyard directly.

  Seeing Qin Tianyi leave the courtyard without hesitation, a faint smile appeared on Han Yue's face: "Qin Tianyi... has some potential."

  ……

  After leaving Han Yue's courtyard, Qin Tianyi felt a sense of relief in his heart.

  "That Han Yue's words just now were obviously a test of my character, otherwise there wouldn't have been the direct gift of the token later on. However, my goal is the Shenxu Sect, and the Shenxu Academy is destined to be just a transit station for me. If I encounter difficulties in the Shenxu Academy that cannot be resolved, how can I establish myself when I go to the Shenxu Sect later?"

  He soon put aside what happened with Han Yue.

  "Next, go directly to the Divine Communication Stage, where the resource allocation system in the Divine Void Academy is divided into ten parts. Ordinary students take up two parts, specially admitted students take up three parts, and the remaining five parts... even if the specially admitted students who have passed the Divine Communication Stage can't occupy all of it, four parts should be enough."

  With a decision made, Qin Tianyi quickly arrived at the Purple Air Inn, cancelled his room, packed up his belongings and headed straight to Shenxu Academy.

  Shenxu Academy is located on the Shenxu mountain range, from the foot of the mountain to the top, even the nearest gate is sixteen kilometers away, and the Divine Ascension Staircase is at a position ten kilometers up the mountain.

  As a result of frequent visits from enthusiasts collecting information about the Divine Stage, and learning about its various aspects, over time, a small square has formed below, where dozens or even hundreds of warriors are always waiting quietly, striving to obtain first-hand information about the Divine Stage. Therefore, the entrance to the Divine Stage appears to be quite lively.