The Northern Spiritual Realm is divided into nine territories and each territory is controlled by a Lord. Moreover, the nine territories are either allied or opposed to each other. Thus, the Northern Spiritual Realm has always maintained the status of the nine territories.
Aside from the nine territories, there is another powerful force within the Northern Spiritual Realm that cannot be ignored. That is the Northern Spiritual Academy. However, compared to the nine territories, the Northern Spiritual Academy has always been neutral. They do not have the ambition to fight for territory. They only guard a corner and absorb students. Because of this, the Northern Spiritual Academy's position within the Northern Spiritual Realm has become more and more majestic.
Moreover, the Northern Spiritual Academy also holds the quota to enter the "Five Great Academies". This is something that the Lord of each territory covets. This is because they understand that although their position within the Northern Spiritual Realm is not low, it is nothing compared to the "Five Great Academies". Therefore, in order to obtain these quotas, they will immediately send their children to the Northern Spiritual Academy to cultivate once they reach the age limit.
Therefore, the force that cannot be offended within the Northern Spiritual Realm is the Northern Spiritual Academy.
Mu Territory, Mu City.
When Mu Chen walked out of the Transfer Spiritual Array, the bustling noise entered his ears. He smiled as he looked at the prosperous scene of the Mu City.
The Mu City is the main city of the Mu Territory and his father, Mu Feng, is the Lord of the Mu Territory.
"Young Master?"
"Young Master, you've returned from the Northern Spiritual Academy?"
"Hurry up and inform the Territory Lord!"
There were guards from the Mu Territory guarding the Transfer Spiritual Array. When they saw the boy walking out of the Spiritual Array, they were stunned for a moment and immediately surrounded him with joy.
"Sorry for troubling everyone. I can go back by myself."
Mu Chen smiled at the guards. He grew up here and many people were familiar with him. Although he is the son of the Territory Lord, he has a good personality. Therefore, he is very popular within the Mu City.
He said goodbye to the passionate guards and ran towards the center of the city. After a while, a huge mansion appeared in front of his eyes. In front of the mansion, there were two big words: "Mu Mansion".
It was obvious that there were heavy guards in front of the Mu Mansion. However, Mu Chen did not care about them and directly ran in. After the guards recognized him, they smiled gently and bowed from afar before ignoring him.
"Father!"
Mu Chen rushed into the mansion and headed straight for the living room. After which, he saw two figures there. Seated on the main seat was a man dressed in black robes. The man's body was tall and straight, his back was as straight as a spear and his face was filled with determination. Only the white hair on his head caused him to appear a little older. However, one could faintly tell that he was definitely a handsome man when he was young.
This person was Mu Chen's father, Mu Feng. At the same time, he was also the Lord of the Mu Territory.
Under Mu Feng's hand was a skinny middle-aged man. The man's eyes were sunken and he looked a bit sinister. He pursed his lips and gave off a cold aura. However, when he saw Mu Chen, who had rushed into the living room, the aura instantly dissipated. A gentle smile appeared between his eyebrows.
"If you're back, then you're back. Why are you making a fuss?"
Mu Feng put down the things in his hands and stared at the boy that entered the door. He could not help but scold him with a smile. However, deep within his eyes, there was a surge of warmth.
"Territory Lord, it's rare for Little Mu to return. Naturally, we should be happy." The skinny middle-aged man smiled and said.
"Uncle Zhou is still the most understanding."
Mu Chen sat down on the chair and smiled at the skinny man. His tone was quite intimate. Uncle Zhou's name was Zhou Ye and he was his father's best friend. Back then, he accompanied his father to fight within the Northern Spiritual Realm and finally helped him become the Lord of the Mu Territory. Moreover, he had watched Mu Chen grow up. Therefore, he had always treated Mu Chen as his own junior. Naturally, their relationship was very good.
"Eh?
You've advanced to the Spiritual Movement Stage? "Mu Feng smiled. Then, his gaze suddenly stopped on Mu Chen's body and he said with some surprise.
When Zhou Ye heard this, he also looked at Mu Chen in surprise. As expected, he felt a Spiritual Aura fluctuation emitting from the latter's body.
"I advanced a while ago." Mu Chen nodded his head. When he spoke about this matter, he was quite calm and did not seem to be too proud of himself.
"It seems that you've come back for a Spiritual Art."
Mu Feng smiled and said. Only after advancing to the Spiritual Movement Stage could one cultivate a Spiritual Art. Only by cultivating a Spiritual Art can one truly display the power of Spiritual Energy.
"I'm going to fight with someone ten days later. It might be a bit troublesome if I don't cultivate a Spiritual Art."
Mu Chen curled his lips. When he saw Mu Feng and Zhou Ye's confused gazes, he briefly explained about Liu Yang's challenge.
"None of the people from the Liu Family are good."
After Zhou Ye heard this, his eyes became a bit colder and he said: "These years, the Liu Family has become more and more arrogant. Although the Liu Territory is the number one in the Northern Spiritual Realm, do they really think that the Mu Territory is a pushover?"
Mu Feng smiled without caring and said: "I never thought that Liu Yang would also possess a Spiritual Pulse. The Liu Family is indeed blessed by the heavens."
"It's only a Human Level Spiritual Pulse."
Zhou Ye said. However, as he said this, he slightly frowned. He looked at Mu Chen and said: "That Liu Yang is also at the Spiritual Movement Stage Initial Phase. With the help of a Spiritual Pulse, even a person at the Spiritual Movement Stage Middle Phase would have a hard time dealing with him. Little Mu, are you confident?"
Mu Chen smiled. He had even fought against a person with a Heaven Level Spiritual Pulse. So what if he had a Human Level Spiritual Pulse?
Compared to the perverts from the Spiritual Road, Liu Yang was still a bit inexperienced.
Mu Feng stared at Mu Chen's childish face. He could feel that his son seemed to have changed ever since he returned from the Spiritual Road. Although this little guy usually seemed gentle, Mu Feng was a person who had experienced too many killings. Therefore, he could feel that under the gentleness, there seemed to be a cold sharpness hidden within his son's gentleness.
This sharpness was like a hidden dragon. Once it explodes, it would definitely be like thunder.
This change surprised Mu Feng, but at the same time, he felt gratified. He cared a lot about his only son. As for why Mu Chen was expelled from the Spiritual Road, although he was confused, he did not ask much since Mu Chen did not say anything. He believed that his son would not do anything that would disappoint him.
"Let's go. I'll bring you to choose a Spiritual Art."
Mu Feng stood up and waved his hand towards Mu Chen. Then, he walked towards the back of the courtyard. Mu Chen greeted Zhou Ye and quickly followed.
He followed Mu Feng through the back of the courtyard and finally stopped in front of a heavily guarded stone door. Mu Feng's palm pressed down and a dense Spiritual Energy spread out. It turned into rays of light and filled the stone door.
Mu Chen stood behind Mu Feng and could feel the dense Spiritual Energy fluctuation. He could not help but lick his lips. As expected of a Spirit Stage powerhouse, his dad's Spiritual Energy fluctuation was actually powerful to this extent.
Within cultivation, the beginning was the Perception Stage. You can sense the Spiritual Aura within the world. Then, it would be the Spiritual Movement Stage. Once you reach this level, you would be able to absorb Spiritual Aura into your body. After the Spiritual Movement Stage, it would be the Spiritual Rotation Stage. The Spiritual Aura within your body would condense into a wheel. The degree of condensation of Spiritual Energy was not something that a Spiritual Movement Stage could compare with.
After the Spiritual Rotation Stage, it would be the Spirit Stage. This was considered a watershed stage. Mu Feng was at this stage. Once he advanced into the Spirit Stage, he would be considered as a true powerhouse even within the Northern Spiritual Realm. Moreover, the strength of a powerhouse at this stage far surpassed that of a Spiritual Rotation Stage. This was because after advancing into the Spirit Stage, one would obtain a special ability, which was to refine a Beast's Soul.
The so-called Beast's Soul was the Soul Essence of a myriad of beasts within the world. Once it was refined, one would be able to obtain a bit of the Spiritual Beast's power. Combined with one's own Spiritual Energy, one's combat strength would naturally soar.
Within the world, there was a "Myriad Beast Record". This record was divided into the Heaven and Earth Rankings. It recorded the countless Spiritual Beasts within the world. The Spiritual Beast's Soul that Mu Feng had refined was something that he had obtained by chance in the past. It was called the Dragonfire Eagle and was ranked 85th on the Myriad Beast Record's Earth Ranking. During these years, Mu Feng had dominated the Northern Spiritual Realm and became the Mu Territory's Lord. The Dragonfire Eagle's Soul had played a huge role in this.
"Creak."
While Mu Chen was slightly distracted, the heavy stone door slowly opened at this moment. A heavy creaking sound echoed out.
When the stone door opened, a dusty aura rushed out. Mu Feng waved his hand and walked in. Mu Chen also hurriedly followed behind him.
Behind the stone door was a secret room. Within the secret room, there was a dim firelight. Rows of stone shelves appeared in front of his eyes. On the stone shelves, there were many scrolls of jades that were faintly flickering.
Mu Chen's eyes lit up as he stared at the numerous jades in the secret room. It was evident that all of these were Spiritual Arts.
Mu Feng clapped his hands and looked at the secret room. His gaze inadvertently glanced at the depths of the room and immediately smiled faintly: "All of your father's stock is here. You can choose as you please. I want to see what you can choose."
(There's actually someone who didn't vote or collect a book. My friends and I were shocked.)