79: Good news!

Chu Yuan recalled that hearty man; carefree, spontaneous, it seemed there was always something worth being happy about every day.

Drafted into the Third Legion, he died in a war against an alien race...

Chu Yuan didn't actually know what Realm he was in, but it likely didn't exceed the Inner Breath Realm, or... perhaps even lower;

Because he hadn't left behind a substantial fortune, his mother supported the two of them relying on his pension, as well as Great Qin's care for the families of martyrs.

"Mom, I know what I'm doing."

"As long as you know what you're doing... eat."

...

The next morning, Chu Yuan received a message from Qi Da: "Chu Yuan, where are you right now?"

"At home."

"Come to school for a bit, I have something to discuss."

"Okay."

After hurriedly eating a few bites, he headed out. By the time he arrived at school, Qi Da was already waiting for him in the office;

Upon seeing Chu Yuan, he didn't waste any time and got straight to the point: "Two things;

First, the results of this trial have been uploaded. The participants of this trial will be recommended for admission to different martial academies based on their names, so there is no need to take the College Entrance Examination anymore.

I have already checked your ranking; it is first, and you will be recommended to Shendu Martial Academy!

Of course, if you want to choose another martial academy, that is also possible..."

Chu Yuan thought to himself, could this be compensation from the Great Qin authorities for the trial participants?

But those who entered Secret Realm No. 7 were already the top Geniuses in the country; even if they took the College Entrance Examination as planned, they would have been enough to enter a martial academy...

If this counts as compensation, it seems a bit better than nothing.

Compared to this, he was more concerned about another aspect: "Since I am first, when will you give me the Martial God Scroll?"

"Uh..." Qi Da paused for a moment, then looked somewhat helpless: "I don't know either; it should take a couple of days... but it definitely won't be too long."

"Alright, then what is the second thing?"

"The second thing... I heard that you used a boiling source pill during the trial?"

Chu Yuan didn't care where he heard it from and nodded in admission: "I did."

"Did no one tell you that the boiling source pill is a method of mutual destruction?"

"I had no choice..."

"Consider yourself lucky. My teacher told me that because you performed meritoriously in this Secret Realm;

not only did you save a large number of trial participants, but you also obtained the Legacy of the Blood Beast Clan... so the higher-ups have decided to invite a big shot to come personally and help you repair the backlash!"

There was a trace of lingering fear in Qi Da's tone; he dared not imagine if the higher-ups hadn't made this decision, would Chu Yuan have been truly crippled?

Chu Yuan was also secretly pleased, then asked curiously: "Isn't it said that the backlash from the boiling source pill cannot be repaired?"

"That depends on who you're talking about. For an ordinary Martial Artist, of course, it cannot be repaired; but for a truly top-tier powerhouse, it's just a little bit troublesome..."

"When?" Chu Yuan asked. The backlash from the Epiphyllum Lure was far more overbearing than the boiling source pill, and he didn't know if that big shot could handle it...

"It should also be within these few days, just wait patiently."

With the serious business finished, they could talk about other things; Qi Da complained a bit: "I heard that you replicated that Formation in the Secret Realm!?"

Chu Yuan laughed: "Principal, how do you hear about everything?"

"My teacher told me... Don't interrupt, do you know how much trouble this will bring us?

I can keep it hidden, and my teacher can't really do anything to me; but you... believe it or not, there must be many people suspecting the origin of the Formation right now?"

"I had no choice..."

"..." Qi Da sighed helplessly: "If you had no choice, you shouldn't have stood out! With so many Disciples from Martial Arts Families inside, didn't they have trump cards?"

"The opponent was a Sixth Realm Martial Artist, and a rather experienced one at that... their trump cards were useless." Chu Yuan paused and added helplessly: "Moreover, they were coming for me in the first place."

"What!? Sixth Realm!!" Qi Da nearly cracked his voice, shouting; Chu Yuan was surprised: "Principal, you didn't hear?"

Qi Da was silent. His teacher really hadn't told him...

"That's not right! Even if you took the boiling source pill, how could you deal with a Sixth Realm Martial Artist!? Aren't you only in the Inner Breath Realm!?"

Chu Yuan reminded him: "Principal, that Formation... Fifth Realm Martial Artists simply cannot block it; if the opponent wasn't so strong that the Formation couldn't cope with them, why would I take the boiling source pill? Was I craving it?"

Qi Da recalled the scene where Yan Xuan was directly disintegrated by the great Formation; the memory was fresh, as if it were yesterday; a Martial Artist with strength similar to his own was laughably fragile in the face of the great Formation's power...

Chu Yuan was right; Martial Artists at the Fifth Realm and below simply couldn't compare to that terrifying great Formation!

Therefore, the powerful enemy Chu Yuan dealt with after taking the boiling source pill... must have been Sixth Realm!

Then what exactly was his strength? Fifth Realm? Wouldn't that be the same as himself...

Qi Da was a bit dazed; he felt that all his years of Cultivation had gone to waste; clearly, he was considered a Genius too! Otherwise, he wouldn't have been taken as a Disciple by his teacher...

He couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that you have already stepped into the Divine Power Realm? Didn't you say you had no Cultivation Technique?"

"I exchanged for the 'Golden Essence Art' with someone in the Secret Realm, and now... I should be in the Yukong Realm." Chu Yuan said uncertainly;

The immortal cultivation and martial arts systems did not absolutely align; he was just dividing them based on his own feelings and guesses to determine his level.

After taking the Epiphyllum Lure, he could deal with Tong Han, but that didn't mean he was equivalent to the Sixth Realm at that time;

If the Realms were equal, with his Divine Sense, Riding the Wind Sword Control Art, and the essence of spiritual power that crushed Inner Breath... he should have insta-killed Tong Han, right!

If I were the same Realm and still had to fight you for three hundred rounds, wouldn't my immortal cultivation be for nothing?

Qi Da still couldn't understand; if Chu Yuan was now in the Yukong Realm, then even if he took the boiling source pill, he shouldn't be an opponent for a Sixth Realm Martial Artist;

But if he was in the Divine Power Realm, this progress of Cultivation was unacceptable...

"Forget it, I won't ask you anymore." Qi Da said sourly, his tone containing a trace of gratification: "No wonder the higher-ups were so generous this time!"

"It can also be considered a kind of compensation." Chu Yuan sighed: "I suspect this Secret Realm trial was the higher-ups using us as bait."

"How could that be, haha..." Seeing that Chu Yuan didn't seem to be joking, the smile on Qi Da's face stiffened, and he whispered: "Really?"

"Just a guess..." Chu Yuan said vaguely: "Let's not talk about this. Has Yang Yi returned?"

"There is still no news about him and Li Hong, though some people from No. 2 Middle School and No. 3 Middle School have returned."

"Li Hong will not be coming back."

"He died?"

"That's not it... He defected to the enemy."

"..." Qi Da's expression turned ugly. Although Li Hong couldn't be counted as his student, he had still gone to participate in the trial under the name of Chenyang No. 1 Middle School...

"That animal!"