Chapter 61: "Nirvana Divine Codex
The announcement of a level-two war alert within a day had caused a huge stir, prompting reinforcements to head to the Lob Sea. However, it did not significantly affect the daily lives of most citizens in Jiang City.
Watching the military video played by Teacher Xu Bo, Li Yuan felt a significant relief from his previously tense state, easing much of his worry.
At around nine in the evening, after consuming four boxes of nutritional meals and a bottle of basic blood and energy potion, Li Yuan finally felt his hunger subside and his physical fatigue recover substantially.
"It's true what they say," he thought. "When you're hungry, all you can think about is eating. Once you're full, all sorts of thoughts come flooding in."
Li Yuan's worry about his uncle grew stronger.
After tidying up, he said, "Teacher, I'm heading home now."
"Yes, go home and get everything ready," Xu Bo replied. "Tomorrow afternoon, we leave for Jiangbei Martial Arts University."
"Understood."
As Li Yuan walked out of the elite building, Xu Bo watched him leave the school gates, murmuring to himself, "I hope Li Yuan isn't too affected. His spear technique has reached the fourth level, and as long as he performs normally, he should make it into the special training list at Kunlun University."
"Once he passes this hurdle, the path ahead will be much smoother."
Xu Bo understood that Li Yuan's cultivation was different from that of ordinary people and required substantial resources. Getting into the core of one of the top five universities was essential.
...
By ten o'clock, Li Yuan returned home. His younger brother and sister were already asleep. His aunt, with a calm demeanor, comforted Li Yuan with a new set of reassuring words, telling him not to worry and to focus on preparing for the invitation event at Jiangbei Martial Arts University.
"Alright, as long as Uncle is fine, I will strive to make it onto the special training list," Li Yuan said, choosing not to expose his aunt's lie. He understood that she didn't want to tell him the truth to avoid affecting his performance in the upcoming assessment.
"Tomorrow," he thought, "we head to Jiangbei Martial Arts University." Returning to his room, he continued his regular training routine without a hint of complacency despite his spear technique reaching the fourth level.
On the contrary, having witnessed the power of the Sky Warrior and feeling his own powerlessness while his uncle was in danger, Li Yuan's drive to cultivate was stronger than ever. Persistence and gradual accumulation were the foundation of achieving great success.
[Your life level has increased from 8.8 to 8.9]
[Your fist technique has improved from...]
[Your speed has increased from...]
Three consecutive notifications appeared on his Divine Palace interface.
"Breaking through the fourth level of fist technique," he noted. "Today's breakthrough in spear technique to the fourth level has led to perfect control over my body's strength, significantly enhancing my basic cultivation method's efficiency." Li Yuan nodded to himself. His cultivation efficiency was already faster than most elite class students and would only continue to accelerate.
...
At around one in the morning, while Li Yuan was still training at home using the "Observing the Great Sun Starry Sky Scripture," in the Starry Sky South Lake Community of Guanshan District, the name of the community was ordinary, but it was one of the top communities in the district and even in Jiang City.
This community housed families of martial artists from the Starry Sky Martial Hall, and residents were at least level 15 martial artists. On the east side of the community, in an enormous, mansion-like standalone villa with tight security, there were not only guards but also combat robots patrolling, and a flying vehicle parked on the lawn.
In the villa's basement, an expansive martial arts hall over a thousand square meters in size was equipped with luxurious, state-of-the-art facilities, including a 60-meter-long speed testing track.
In the center of the martial arts room, a young girl in a Red Clouds practice uniform meditated with closed eyes.
"Boom~" Around her, fiery red lights, resembling dancing flames, continuously emerged and gathered behind her. Gradually, the shadow of a flaming phoenix tree formed behind her, with a flaming bird circling it, appearing both real and illusory.
"This... Little sister, she..." A young man in a blue martial arts uniform standing nearby was shocked at the sight. "Burning Phoenix Tree, Phoenix Soul Refining."
"My little sister has truly met the requirements to cultivate the 'Nirvana Divine Codex' before turning eighteen." The young man was dumbfounded. His father had hinted at this possibility before his return, but he had always been skeptical.
Since childhood, except for her perseverance in cultivation, his little sister had always been less talented compared to him and their elder brother.
"Dad is always right," the young man muttered.
Time passed slowly, and the young man patiently waited. Seeing his sister meet the requirements for cultivating the 'Nirvana Divine Codex' promised a bright future, which made him, as her brother, genuinely happy.
Another quarter of an hour passed.
As the red light gradually merged into Lin Lanyue's body, she showed signs of pain but endured it with gritted teeth. She could clearly feel the significant transformation occurring within her body, as if it was a leap in the level of life itself.
Finally, everything settled down.
"Phew!" Lin Lanyue gradually returned to normal. Her skin became more radiant, and a faint flame mark appeared on her forehead. When the mark slowly fused into her brow, she opened her eyes.
"My physical condition...?" Lin Lanyue clenched her fists, sensing the dramatic enhancement in her physical fitness, and couldn't help but look at the young man in the distance. "Second Brother?"
"Your physical fitness was already at level 9.6, and now it should surpass level 10.0, meeting the baseline requirement for becoming a formal martial artist," the young man smiled.
"The improvement is so fast? Will it affect my future progress?" Lin Lanyue hesitated. She knew that many treasures that provided rapid enhancement often consumed life potential, limiting future achievements.
"No," the young man reassured her. "What you consumed was the 'Crimson Dawn Fire Essence Crystal' that Mother obtained from Fei Xing, which perfectly complements the 'Blazing Phoenix Blood Stone' Father helped you refine into your body years ago."
"Its main function is to promote your secondary spiritual awakening. In fact, most of these treasures' effects haven't even fully manifested yet. As you continue to cultivate, their benefits will unfold gradually."
Lin Lanyue nodded slightly. She had rarely taken auxiliary cultivation potions like basic blood and energy potions. However, as her body fully developed, her physical fitness improvement speed had significantly increased, primarily due to the foundational treasures left in her body by her father.
"Second Brother, did I succeed just now?" Lin Lanyue couldn't help but ask.
"You did," the young man said with emotion. "As Father predicted, you've met the requirements to cultivate the 'Nirvana Divine Codex.'"
"I don't get it. Both my elder brother and I attempted secondary spiritual awakenings back then but failed. We've been stuck cultivating the 'Flame Burning Heaven Cultivation Method' and are still only level 29 source martial artists," he chuckled, shaking his head. "If Mother knows you've reached the requirements for the 'Nirvana Divine Codex,' she'll be very happy."
"Mother?" Lin Lanyue's eyes dimmed slightly. She hadn't seen her mother in many years. Her father and elder brother were also busy. Only her second brother occasionally visited her.
"Where's Father? Why isn't he here today?" Lin Lanyue asked.
"He went to the Lou Bu Sea," the young man said solemnly. "The situation there is intense. The country predicts that the probability of the alien races expanding the entrance to the Lou Bu Sea Astral Realm to a level-three star boundary is very high."
"A level-three Astral Realm?" Lin Lanyue was shocked. She knew what this meant. There were many level-two Astral Realm on Blue Star, but only one level-three Astral Realm had ever appeared. Another level-three astral realm? And within China?
It would be catastrophic.
"No wonder the country issued a level-two war alert," Lin Lanyue thought.
"Therefore, the Martial Arts Bureau specifically communicated with Father, asking him to go," the young man explained. "If the situation becomes most dangerous, having a powerhouse like Father is essential to prevent the frontline from collapsing completely."
Lin Lanyue nodded lightly, understanding her father's importance to the country.
"Little sister," the young man continued, "I have to leave soon after this. You need to keep working hard in the coming months."
"Achieve good results in your exams. After the college entrance examination, the family's review team will come."
"Just arrived, and now leaving again?" Lin Lanyue frowned.
"I'm the head of the department, with many people waiting on me. I can't completely stop," the young man patted her head affectionately. "Don't worry, I'll come back to see you once the Penglai Star Boundary matter is resolved."
"If there's anything, we can also talk through the virtual network."
"Okay, I know. Don't worry," Lin Lanyue smiled.
Although she was reluctant to see her second brother leave, she knew the importance of priorities.
...
March 14, Saturday, 2 p.m.
First High School in Guanshan District.
While other students were training in the martial arts classroom, a vice principal, Xu Bo, and the senior year director were already standing on the playground with Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue, Gu Qianghan, and eight other students, waiting.
Li Yuan and Gu Qianghan both carried backpacks.
"Li Yuan, have you been to Jiangbei Martial Arts University before?" Gu Qianghan asked softly.
"No," Li Yuan shook his head slightly. The campus of Jiangbei Martial Arts University was over a hundred kilometers from Jiang City and strictly controlled.
"I've been there twice, both times with my sister," Gu Qianghan smiled. "She has a permanent pass and can bring people along."
"Oh?" Li Yuan was somewhat surprised, glancing at Lin Lanyue, who was meditating with her eyes closed. He knew her family was well-off, but having a permanent pass for Jiangbei Martial Arts University?
"They're here," Xu Bo suddenly said, looking at the sky.
Whoosh!
A large aircraft, resembling an airship, rapidly descended from high altitude and then slowed down quickly, gradually landing on the school playground.
It was a massive structure, over seventy meters long and more than twenty meters high, streamlined and emitting a blue glow.
Very beautiful.
"A level-two aircraft, RB9 general type, mostly used for short-distance passenger transport," Gu Qianghan recognized it at a glance and murmured, "As expected of Jiangbei Martial Arts University, very generous."
A level-two aircraft? Li Yuan was secretly amazed. He knew that the aircraft on Blue Star were classified into ordinary, level-one, level-two, and level-three... The classification was mainly based on flight speed and defense capability, with each level having multiple types based on their purpose.
For example, a level-two aircraft indicated that once it was sealed and fully accelerated, it could withstand attacks from level-two source martial artists without being destroyed.
Its flight speed? At full speed, it was at least supersonic, and several times the speed of sound was not uncommon.
Buzz~ The cabin door slowly opened.
"Prepare to board," Xu Bo said softly.