It seemed the story of The Great Ruler hadn't even started yet.
No wonder the system was late.
He'd been planning to be a lazy bum, but now he was instantly transformed into an invincible cheat.
Mu Yuan had already forgotten how to happily laugh.
"Congratulations to the host for the first check-in, you have received a beginner's reward: Divine Vein!"
Surprises often came so suddenly.
"Divine Vein! Holy shit, this reward is way too overpowered. With it, isn't cultivation just like playing a game? So damn awesome!"
Mu Yuan knew that the most important reason Mu Chen was able to rise in just a few years, standing at the pinnacle of the Great Thousand World and entering the unprecedented Dominator realm, was because he possessed a Divine Vein.
Moreover, it was a Nine Divine Vein, rare for thousands of years.
Soon, Mu Yuan felt something extra in his body.
Furthermore, he could clearly sense the spiritual energy drifting between heaven and earth.
"Wow, I haven't even cultivated yet, and I'm about to break through to the Sense Stage?"
Mu Yuan was both surprised and amused.
For years, he had been unable to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but just after the implantation of the Divine Vein, he had broken through the shackles that had plagued him for years.
"The Divine Vein is indeed awesome, but I wonder if mine is a Seven Divine Vein, an Eight Divine Vein, or a Nine Divine Vein?"
A Divine Vein is graded from seven to nine, with those possessing a nine Divine Vein having the strongest cultivation talent. However, with Mu Yuan's current strength, he couldn't yet detect the specific details of his own Divine Vein.
"Haha, of course! Forget about our Eastern Academy, I don't think there are many people in Northern Spirit Academy of the same age who can compare to Brother Mu Chen. Don't you agree, Yuan?"
At this moment, a gray-clothed youth who was quite familiar with Mu Chen let out a hearty laugh.
Many youths immediately turned their gazes towards Mu Yuan.
"Su Ling, you're right. Little Mu is indeed very impressive among those of his age in our Northern Spirit Realm. After all, he's the only one in our entire Northern Spirit Realm who has participated in the 'Spirit Path'."
"Those who participate in the Spirit Path are all monsters. Those who come out of there are basically pre-booked by the five great academies."
Hearing Mu Yuan's evaluation, Su Ling was rather pleased, as if he was Mu Chen himself.
However, in the next second, Mu Yuan unexpectedly shook his head.
"Huh?"
The crowd of youths were taken aback by Mu Yuan's actions, and they couldn't help but look at each other.
"I heard that Mu Chen-ge was the first person to be expelled from the Spirit Path before it was over."
One youth hesitated for a moment before whispering.
After all, this matter was no secret in Northern Spirit Academy, or even the entire Northern Spirit Realm.
But then, he asked in disbelief:
"Even so, Mu Chen-ge's abilities are no less than the geniuses and monsters from all over the Great Thousand World."
"How could anyone in our Northern Spirit Academy be more outstanding than Mu Chen-ge?"
The young men nodded, and Su Ling subtly raised an eyebrow, sneering, "Exactly. Yuan-ge, don't listen to those rumors. It must be people from the Spirit Path who were jealous of Mu Chen-ge's cultivation talent and used underhanded methods to force Chen-ge out."
"I know Xiao Mu better than any of you. I naturally don't believe the rumors from outside."
Mu Yuan knew very well why Mu Chen had been expelled from the Spirit Path.
He was a notorious blood-soaked individual on the Spirit Path.
"It's just, I'm telling the truth. Before, in Northern Spirit Academy and even the Northern Spirit Realm, no one was truly more outstanding than Xiao Mu, but from now on, there really is."
Mu Yuan spoke the truth.
Hearing Mu Yuan's repeated emphasis, Su Ling and the others, although deeply skeptical, were still somewhat curious and asked:
"Who's that?"
"Far away, yet right before your eyes."
Mu Yuan pointed at himself, saying it seriously.
Cough, cough, cough!
Immediately, the sound of many young men coughing arose, and they couldn't help but roll their eyes.
As expected of the legend of Northern Spirit Academy.
Not only was he a lazybones, but he was also a drama queen.
If the many young men didn't know him so well, they would have been fooled.
Having trained at Northern Spirit Academy for several years, he still hadn't managed to reach the Sense Stage.
Even the least talented students at Northern Spirit Academy could sense the spiritual energy of the world and enter the Sense Stage within six months.
Mu Yuan had broken the record for the most untalented student in Northern Spirit Academy's history.
He had a gap, almost impossible to bridge, between him and his genius younger brother, Mu Chen.
Such a mediocre person, considered a complete waste, was actually claiming his talent was superior to Mu Chen's?
"Mu Yuan."
A cold voice echoed from the high platform not far away.
The young people looked up and saw several figures on the platform.
Among this group, there was a slender girl in red. Her skin was like snow, and her beautiful oval face seemed somewhat alluring.
"Can't you try harder?"
Her eyes were filled with a hint of anger as she glared at Mu Yuan.
Seeing the girl's inexplicable fury, Mu Yuan raised an eyebrow. He remembered when Hong Ling used to chase after him as a child, insisting on becoming his bride when they grew up.
His gaze couldn't help but drift towards her curvaceous figure, and his expression became strange.
The little girl had unknowingly grown up.
"Hong Ling, we're still young. Let's talk about marriage later."
Mu Yuan said with a serious tone.
And as soon as these words were spoken, the entire place fell silent.
The young people on the high platform were even more enraged.
This shameless bastard actually dared to openly provoke the pride of their Western Academy's Heaven Rank.
Northern Spirit Academy was not only divided into Eastern and Western Academies, but also into Heaven and Earth Ranks.
Mu Yuan and his peers were from the Eastern Academy's Earth Rank, while those on the high platform were from the Western Academy's Heaven Rank, and their strength was much greater than the Earth Rank.
Hong Ling was stunned.
Then, scenes from her childhood flashed through her mind.
Her father was one of the Northern Spirit Realm's domain masters, and he had some connection with the fathers of the Mu Yuan brothers.
When they were kids, the three of them used to play together.
Back then, Mu Chen liked to follow her around, while she liked to pester Mu Yuan, making him tell interesting stories.
She was deeply fascinated by those love stories, even imagining herself and Mu Yuan as the main characters.
When they were sent to Northern Spirit Academy for cultivation, their fathers met once and made a very inappropriate joke.
Thinking of this, Hong Ling's pretty face instantly turned red. Was this guy deliberately twisting her meaning?
"I mean, the Academy Exam is coming soon. You still haven't started cultivating. How can you pass?"
Hong Ling's chest heaved, a little exasperated. She lowered her head and glanced at Mu Chen, who was still sitting on the stone platform cultivating, and said:
"I hope you don't affect Mu Chen's future then."
Mu Chen was the only one in the Northern Spirit Realm who had obtained the qualifications to participate in the Spirit Path. Even though he was expelled from the Spirit Path, he was now beginning to make a name for himself as he entered Northern Spirit Academy.
"The Academy Exam is a piece of cake for me."
Mu Yuan said very calmly.
One should treat people with new eyes after three days apart. Moreover, he was a cheat with a system.
If he couldn't pass the Academy Exam with the invincible golden finger of the system, then he, Mu Yuan, would truly be a useless salted fish.
"It's been three years, and you still haven't been able to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, yet you are still bragging in the academy. I want to ask, Mu Yuan, do you even know how to write the words 'sense of shame'?"
A cold voice suddenly rang out, and many young people couldn't help but look up.
They saw several figures walking over in the distance, the leader being a young man with a proud look on his face.
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