54: Third University

After returning home, before Xu Yan could share the good news he brought back, he received a loving lecture from his long-lost father.

After dealing with the troublemaker, Xu Du, feeling refreshed, successfully recharged his paternal love and began to inquire about Xu Yan's recent situation.

Facing his father's changing expression, Xu Yan shook his head helplessly, then began to recount his experiences during this period.

Compared to Zheng Hui and Feng Jie, Xu Du was not too surprised by Xu Yan's efficiency, knowing the effect of Xu Yan's Innate Talent.

After praising and congratulating Xu Yan, Xu Du continued to ask, "Since you've completed your research, what do you plan to do next? The college entrance examination is in a week. Do you want to stay and see who will claim the title of top scorer in Ning City after you withdrew?"

Facing Xu Du's question, Xu Yan pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Let's not. I plan to wait for news from President Zheng and the others. If there are any problems with the papers, I'll probably spend all my time until the college entrance examination revising them.

If there are no issues, I'll submit them and then head directly to the Third Academy, to avoid a large group of people coming to find me after the paper's content is published and disseminated."

Listening to Xu Yan's plan, Xu Du first expressed his approval.

When Xu Yan mentioned a large group of people coming to find him, remembering Xu Yan's experience during the time he hid in the secret realm, his mood, which had improved after giving Xu Yan some paternal care, darkened once again.

Xu Yan went to the Third Academy, but he and the Xu Family Farm were still stuck in Lingxi Town and couldn't leave. Those people who couldn't find Xu Yan would probably come to the farm again to bother him.

Thinking this, Xu Du felt his hands itching again.

However, the recently recharged paternal love ultimately prevailed. Looking at Xu Yan, who played dead after finishing his plan, Xu Du sighed, thinking 'out of sight, out of mind,' and got up to go to the kitchen to prepare food for Xu Yan, who had returned home weary from his journey.

For the next three days, Xu Yan completely relaxed, putting aside research, study, training, and other matters. He stayed at the farm wholeheartedly, living a decadent life where food was served to him and clothes were handed to him.

Just before Xu Du's paternal love was about to run out and he considered kicking Xu Yan out, Xu Yan finally received news from Zheng Hui and the others.

After their verification, it was finally confirmed that Xu Yan's papers had no fatal problems. Some minor issues with formatting and wording were also corrected by them during the inspection. Xu Yan's two papers were now ready for publication.

Finally, after discussions with Zheng Hui and Feng Jie, the three unanimously agreed to submit Xu Yan's two papers to "New Progress in Breeding," one of the four top journals for Breeders.

After submitting the two papers, Xu Yan spent a day recovering his state and accompanying Xu Du, who was about to become an empty-nest father, then left the farm and embarked on the journey to the Third Academy.

In Yuling City, the plane slowly descended. As soon as he got off the plane, Xu Yan saw Zhao Xuan holding a sign with his name.

Before heading to the Third Academy, Xu Yan had already sent a message to Qin Jue, asking if he could go to the Third Academy early.

He received an affirmative answer, and at the same time, the other party asked for Xu Yan's exact arrival time, stating that they would send someone to pick him up at the airport.

Zhao Xuan, who had previously interacted with Xu Yan and had already returned to the Third Academy some time ago, was naturally sent out to welcome this new student, Xu Yan, at the airport.

As Xu Yan looked at Zhao Xuan, the latter also spotted Xu Yan's location, put down the nameplate in his hand, and quickly walked over to Xu Yan.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the two left the airport together.

Arriving at an open space, Zhao Xuan took out a short flute. Under Xu Yan's somewhat strange gaze, the other party directly broke the flute into two pieces.

Afterward, Xu Yan felt the open space where they stood being covered by a huge shadow.

Looking up, he saw a giant bird with a wingspan of at least twenty to thirty meters rapidly descending from the sky towards their direction, finally folding its wings and landing in front of them.

Looking at the white giant bird in front of him, Zhao Xuan waved to Xu Yan, and the two climbed onto the giant bird's back. Then, the giant bird spread its wings and quickly flew towards the sky.

"This is a Flowing Cloud Falcon, a flying spirit beast raised by our Third Academy. After paying a certain fee, you can temporarily rent them as a mount. Next, the Flowing Cloud Falcon will take us to the secret realm where the Third Academy is located."

Yes, as one of the Eight Great Academies, the main campus of the Third Academy is not in Yuling City, but rather located within a super-large secret realm. The entire secret realm belongs to the Third Academy.

Yuling City was initially just the entrance to the Third Academy, but it gradually developed by relying on the Third Academy's resources, becoming one of China's top cities.

The Flowing Cloud Falcon carried the two of them swiftly. After passing through an invisible barrier, the scenery before their eyes began to change rapidly.

The city, originally filled with towering buildings, was replaced by endless mountains, forests, grasslands, and various other regions, with various spirit beasts active within them. Carried by the Flowing Cloud Falcon, the two soon arrived at the center of the secret realm.

Under Xu Yan's astonished gaze, the Flowing Cloud Falcon slowly landed on an open space at the school gate. After setting down the two on its back and letting out a cry, it flew into the clouds and disappeared.

Seeing Xu Yan, who was clearly distracted, Zhao Xuan chuckled, then said, "Junior Brother Xu Yan, welcome to the Third Academy."

Zhao Xuan's voice successfully roused Xu Yan from his reverie.

Looking at the now alert Xu Yan, Zhao Xuan continued, "Let's go, Junior Brother Xu Yan, I'll take you to get authenticated."

Saying this, he led Xu Yan to a stone sculpture of a sheep-shaped spirit beast with a single horn on its head, located at the entrance.

As soon as he approached, Xu Yan felt a majestic and upright force sweep over his body.

His admission notice, which Xu Yan had placed in his storage device, also appeared directly in front of him, drawn by a special force.

Then, under Xu Yan's gaze, the head of the stone sculpture slowly turned into points of light and dissipated.

At the same time, an emblem slowly formed and fell in front of Xu Yan, who reached out and caught it.