Ever since his Transmigration, Lu Qing only knew that his previous place was called the Liang Kingdom, and then following the news of Immortals he had inquired about along the way, after traveling countless distances, he finally arrived at Profound Heaven City.

He did not understand things in great detail, and the next day he participated in the assessment.

So to be honest, Lu Qing really did not understand the Xuantian Dao Academy very well. His understanding of this Dao Academy mainly came from the tavern waiter and Li Jiuming's motormouth along the way, which barely gave him a slight understanding of the Dao Academy.

It was simply a very powerful Cultivation force.

Now this Jade Slip booklet happened to clear up his previous confusion.

The Xuantian Dao Academy was the hegemonic Cultivation force within the Profound Heaven Domain.

Within it were countless Prodigies, countless Elders, and countless powerhouses.

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After Lu Qing finished reading, he only had one thought: coming to this Xuantian Dao Academy was indeed the right choice.

The place where he currently resided was called the Profound Heaven Domain, and outside the Profound Heaven Domain, there were several other large domains, which likewise possessed terrifying Cultivation forces within them.

"Cultivation is difficult, early tomorrow morning I have to attend an Elder's Cultivation class."

After Lu Qing swept through these contents, his gaze looked toward the Cultivation within the Dao Academy.

Cultivation in the Xuantian Dao Academy was divided into Meridian Opening, Qi Nourishment, and afterwards Foundation Establishment.

Anything further up was written in the booklet, but it appeared blurry in the eyes of a disciple; presumably, one needed Cultivation in order to see the subsequent Realm.

The courtyard of this Dao Peak had a vast area and a large internal space.

The only point Lu Qing needed to pay attention to was that the Jade Token's introduction showed that there was a Formation here.

Every Dao Peak on the outermost layer had a protective Formation, which was interlinked with the main peak.

As for the courtyard's Formation, it required the master to activate it.

Lu Qing was not Cultivating at the moment, so he had to wait until after starting Cultivation upon entry before he could activate it.

It was a good night's sleep.

He was not familiar with those people traveling with him; the only one he could consider a good acquaintance was Li Jiuming.

Following the Jade Token's guidance, countless snowy-white White Cranes were flying or playing in the water across a lake.

A White Crane flew over and landed in front of him.

The White Crane spoke with a crisp voice whose gender could not be distinguished, "I am the White Crane Boy. Going out once costs one Spirit Stone. Where are you going? I will take you there, just give me a Spirit Stone."

Lu Qing was stunned for a moment, and then saw that on the mountains elsewhere, accompanied by snowy-white clouds and mist, there were also figures as fluid as water; White Cranes were flying in the air, with disciples on their backs.

"Alright, thank you, White Crane Boy."

With a mount like the White Crane available, he was not stingy either. He took out a Spirit Stone from the Storage Pouch distributed yesterday. This Spirit Beast named the White Crane Boy picked up the Spirit Stone with its slender, sharp beak, scratched it against the feathers on its belly, and that Spirit Stone vanished right before his eyes.

Lu Qing saw clearly that one of its feathers was flashing with silver light, mixed among the snowy-White Crane feathers, and when the sunlight shone on it, it was slightly dazzling.

Noticing his gaze, the White Crane Boy said smugly, "Look, this is my Storage Pouch. Is it pretty?"

"Very pretty." Lu Qing spoke the truth. Such silver-flashing things looked exceptionally elegant just from the outside, not to mention blending seamlessly with the feathers all over its body.

"Hahaha, you have a good eye."

Hearing this, the White Crane Boy nodded in agreement, the crimson feathers on its head bobbing with the movement.

"You are a newly-entered disciple. I will take you to the Martial Practice Dao Peak; the place where you have class today is over there."

"Come on up."

Sitting cross-legged on the White Crane's back, the high-altitude airflow brushed past his skin, arousing a trace of coolness.

The White Crane Boy flew both fast and steadily.

Flossy white clouds drifted past the side. Flying at a high altitude, one could overlook most of the Dao Peaks, but there were also quite a few emitting white light or other glows, clearly isolated by Formations.

Some were simply blanketed in thick fog connecting with the sky, making it impossible to tell whether the summit of the Dao Peak was still on the mountain or had already entered the cloud beds.

Suddenly, Lu Qing saw intense flames appear on a Dao Peak, rumbling—

It sounded like an explosion.

He was taken aback.

The White Crane Boy was unfazed, "Elder Yu's Alchemy Furnace exploded. Normal, normal."

Lu Qing looked over following the sound of the explosion. A white-haired old man was exasperated, "Wrong?!"

"How could this be wrong?"

"It is precisely this proportion! It must be a problem with the wind direction, there is something wrong with the feng shui!"

Rustle, rustle. The sound gradually faded into the distance. Separated by a long way, Lu Qing could almost see that Elder stomping his feet in anger.

He had to admit that he felt this somewhat shattered the imagery he had imagined yesterday.

"Heh, Elder Yu is obsessed with Alchemy, researching this and that every day. The last time I went over there, my feathers almost got burned off by the fire."

The White Crane Boy sounded aggrieved.

Lu Qing did not reply. Who knew what kind of personality that Elder had? The White Crane Boy could say such things, but as a newcomer, he naturally would not leave behind any handles for others to criticize.

"Alright, this is the Martial Practice Dao Peak. I will stop here; you can go in by yourself."

The White Crane Boy's voice promptly rang out.

"Thank you, Child, for carrying me here."

The White Crane Boy let out a heh, "Taking Spirit Stones to get things done, I am very reliable. The next time you go out, you can come find me again."

"Remember, I am the White Crane Boy. If you call out my name, I will hear it."

"Oh, almost forgot, I should still leave a wisp of my aura on your Jade Token. The Sect is too huge, and sometimes I even fly and lose my way; having the Jade Token makes things much more convenient."

The White Crane Boy spared no effort in soliciting customers.

In order to prevent these newly-entered disciples from failing to recognize which crane was which, the White Crane Boy also explained the method of summoning it.

Evidently, cases of mistaken identity had happened before.

Lu Qing felt slightly amused inwardly and agreed with its approach.

Feathers flashed, and the Jade Token moved gently at his waist.

Watching White Cranes fly, he actually couldn't tell them apart very well either, but naturally he wouldn't say that out loud. "Mm, if Lu Qing has any needs, I will definitely come find the Child."

The White Crane Boy flapped its wings and flew away, leaving this place.

Lu Qing was also prepared to attend the Dao Academy's Cultivation class here.

There was a cluster of palaces here, with various well-arranged buildings distributed starting from the mid-level of the mountain. This Dao Peak could no longer be considered a mere mountain peak, but a true massive mountain.

Vast in the true sense of the word.

Stepping onto this square, brilliant colors streamed everywhere around. Quite a few beams of light flew outward, and outside the mountain, many rays of spiritual light fled from afar, appearing in the square and revealing their figures.

"Lu Qing, here! Here!"

Living up to his gossipy nature, as soon as Lu Qing arrived here, Li Jiuming was already quite familiar with the place.

"I came early, and the Elder hasn't arrived yet. This is the place where we cultivation, and our first class is right here. After finishing the class here, the rest is up to our own Cultivation, but Elders will come to expound on the Dao and give lectures here on the Martial Practice Dao Peak every once in a while."

"This is the routine of our Outer Court. Generally speaking, if you have needs, you can also come here to claim tasks. After we officially enter the Sect, we can enter the Jade Token space and claim tasks in there. That is truly a wonderful place."

Li Jiuming chattered away about the news he had inquired about.

He looked rather curious about that mysterious Jade Token space.

"Lu Qing, are you not curious at all?"

"Curious, but haven't we not started Cultivating yet? We will know after a while."

"That's true."

"I'm going to take a look over there."

The relationship between the two of them was quite warm right now, largely because they came in together in the same batch and got along fairly well.

However, Lu Qing clearly knew that just because they played well together now, after they began Cultivation, things might not necessarily stay that way.

On the lecture square, a commotion broke out in a certain corner.

"Hey, have you guys heard? When I was coming here, I heard people on the road say that Earth Grade Geniuses are also coming to our place."

"What is going on? Didn't they say that as long as those Prodigies have sufficient Aptitude, they go directly into the Inner Sect Courtyard?"

"I don't know. I also heard that besides the area from our place, several other Prodigies have appeared in other prefectures of the Profound Heaven Domain. All of them are Earth Grade, and I heard a few are even Heaven Grade!"

"Holy cow, so terrifying, and they are joining us too!"

"You guys don't know about this. I'm from Xuan Prefecture over there. That monstrous talent is this generation's Qilin child of the Gu family, named Gu Xuantian. He has Heaven Grade Aptitude and startling Comprehension, and he didn't go straight into the Inner Sect Courtyard either."

The multitude of people sitting cross-legged on the rush cushions inside the hall wore expressions of shock.

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