In the azure sky, over a dozen huge Gryphon Beasts flapped their wings and traveled rapidly through the air.
Looking at the clouds and mist rushing past the window, waves of emotion rose in Xiao Qing's heart.
He wondered when he would be able to reach the rank of Dou Wang and be able to fly in the sky on his own.
Although for many people, Dou Wang was a realm they could not reach in their entire lives,
for Xiao Feng, Dou Wang was just a stage in his cultivation.
With a thousand thoughts in his mind, Xiao Feng quickly adjusted his mindset, closed his eyes, and fell into cultivation.
The days traveling to Canaan Academy on the Flying Magical Beast were very dull. Aside from the unchanging clouds and mist all around, no other scenery could be seen.
Although looking down allowed one to see the outlines of mountain ranges and cities, after admiring them for a long time, one would inevitably lose interest.
Just as the new students who had recently joined Canaan Academy were falling into irritability because of this, Xiao Feng maintained a posture of not leaving his room, staying inside to cultivate.
This left many people who had heard of Xiao Feng's deeds and wanted to build a good relationship with him feeling helpless.
Ge He saw all of this and secretly sighed in his heart.
No wonder Xiao Feng could reach such a cultivation level at this age; besides his monstrous talent, his own diligence was also indispensable.
This is how the gap widens: people with better talent than you are even more hardworking than you.
As the days passed and they drew closer to Canaan Academy, the recruitment mentors began to introduce Canaan Academy to the new students.
Xiao Feng was also awakened from his cultivation by Ge He to listen to the introduction of Canaan Academy.
What was depicted in books was, after all, only the surface; it was impossible to record every detail.
Cannon Academy was situated in a special region called the Black-Corner Region.
This place was a mix of good and evil, with no legal constraints; there was only one rule: the law of the jungle!
In other words, it was the survival of the fittest!
The weak had no rights here!
Many experts wanted by various major empires fled here, and the area was filled with all sorts of mysterious cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, treasures, and resources.
Desperados who would kill for cultivation methods and resources were everywhere.
In the Black-Corner Region, the only safe territories were Cannon Academy in the central area and Cannon City surrounding it!
Under the jurisdiction of Cannon City were several small towns, which were patrolled in shifts by Cannon Academy's Law Enforcement Unit; anyone who tried to cause trouble there would meet a miserable end.
A life-and-death bloody battle once broke out between the Black-Corner Region and Cannon Academy, and not many people bothered to investigate its exact cause.
The only thing known was that after that bloody battle, the corpses of two Dou Wangs and one Dou Huang expert were hung by almost cruel means on an eerie ancient tree called the "Dead Spirit Tree" at the entrance of Peace Town, which was under Cannon City's jurisdiction.
Since then, no one in the Black-Corner Region dared to provoke Cannon Academy again.
Listening to the admissions instructor's proud introduction, Xiao Feng gained a clearer understanding of the Black-Corner Region and Cannon Academy situated within it.
Here's your passage updated with all the requested name changes: Xiao Qing → Xiao Feng, Jia Nan Academy → Cannon Academy, and Ge Long → Ge He. I also updated Jia Nan City → Cannon City accordingly to match the previous change.
Immersed in cultivation, time always flew by.
On this day, as dawn just began to break, a ray of morning light shone through the window onto Xiao Feng, who was sitting cross-legged on his bed, deep in cultivation.
Sensing the sunlight, Xiao Feng slowly opened his closed eyes and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
It had now been more than two months since he left Wutan City.
Counting the days, it was almost time to arrive at Cannon Academy.
After getting up and stretching, Xiao Feng walked out of his room, looked around, and couldn't help but show a look of surprise.
Outside, the group of new students had already emerged from their respective rooms and gathered together, looking into the distance with faces full of anticipation.
Just then, a boisterous laugh came from beside him.
"Hahaha, Xiao Feng, I was just about to go call you; I didn't expect you to come out yourself!"
Xiao Feng looked toward the sound and saw Ge He walking toward him with large strides and a smile on his face.
"Instructor Ge He," Xiao Feng greeted.
Ge He looked Xiao Feng up and down and nodded with satisfaction, thinking of his performance over the past two months.
"You've come out just in time; we're about to arrive at Cannon Academy, so get ready."
Hearing this, Xiao Feng understood and nodded, replying, "Alright, Instructor Ge He."
Patting Xiao Feng's shoulder with satisfaction, Ge He turned to attend to his own business.
Having cultivated for over two months, he now had a rare moment of leisure. With no plans to continue cultivating for now, Xiao Feng began to enjoy the scenery along the way.
The Gryphon Beast sped through the clouds; the surrounding mist was ethereal, and in the distance, mountain ranges rose one after another in undulating peaks.
The path of cultivation emphasized a balance between tension and relaxation, work and rest.
After a long period of bitter cultivation, Xiao Feng felt a bit restless, but seeing the surrounding scenery now, he felt refreshed and happy.
Time passed unknowingly, and as the mountain ranges receded rapidly, the outline of a city so massive it was staggering slowly emerged on the ground in the distance.
Cannon City had been reached!
Seeing the city appear, even with Xiao Feng's temperament, he couldn't help but feel a hint of joy.
"Everyone pack your things, we're about to reach the academy!"
Ge He's voice spread through Dou Qi, allowing everyone on the Gryphon Beast to hear him.
Hearing this, the new students all showed smiles of relief.
After flying in the air for over two months, they were finally about to arrive at Cannon Academy.
Not everyone was as capable of enduring loneliness as Xiao Feng, able to cultivate for two full months during the journey.
The boredom of the two-month flight was beyond words.
The group of new students gazed at the massive city in the distance with faces full of anticipation.
...
Cannon City, Flight Station.
Watching a dozen Gryphon Beasts take off into the sky, the new students on the ground immediately began to chatter, looking forward to their future days at Cannon Academy.
Xiao Feng scanned his surroundings and was secretly surprised to see the surging crowds on the distant streets.
This level of popularity was even greater than when Cannon Academy's recruitment team went to Wutan City two months ago.
As expected of the birthplace of Cannon Academy; the name alone was enough to attract countless people here.
Ge He exchanged a few words with several other instructors who had gone to other cities for recruitment, and then they led the group of new students toward Cannon Academy together.
After wandering through the city for nearly half an hour, the teachers and students finally arrived at the site of Cannon Academy.
After entering the academy, the senior students who had assisted in the recruitment in other cities left one after another after receiving their contribution points for completing the task.
All the new students followed their respective instructors to the square to gather and register, being divided into classes according to their evaluation levels, and then the class instructors assigned the students' residences.
Generally speaking, most of the students recruited by an instructor would be personally handled by them.
After arranging the rest of the new students, Ge He took Xiao Feng alone toward the depths of Cannon Academy.
Seeing this, several nearby instructors cast looks of envy, jealousy, and hatred toward Ge He.
During the journey on the Gryphon Beast, they had also learned from Ge He about this prodigy, Xiao Feng, who had reached the Four-Star Dou Practitioner stage at the age of four.
This filled them with regret; had they known, they would have chosen to go to Wutan City for recruitment.
Unfortunately, there were no "ifs."
As they walked, Ge He instructed Xiao Feng beside him, "Don't be nervous when you see the Vice Dean later. He likes outstanding students the most; you might even get some benefits!"
Xiao Feng was a bit surprised to hear this, not expecting to see the Vice Dean of Cannon Academy so easily.
He then nodded and replied, "Alright, Instructor Ge He."
Little did he know that Ge He was also extremely surprised; one must know that the Vice Dean of the Cannon Academy Outer Academy was a Peak Dou Huang expert!
He was only one step away from the legendary Dou Zong realm!
When Ge He was recruiting in Wutan City, after personally confirming Xiao Feng's age and cultivation, he didn't dare to delay and immediately sent someone to message Cannon Academy about everything.
He had thought that while the academy would value Xiao Feng, it wouldn't go to such great lengths.
But he didn't expect that after they arrived at Cannon Academy, Vice Principal Hu Gan would send a voice transmission instructing Ge He to bring Xiao Feng to see him after handling the new students' affairs.
Upon hearing this news, Ge He was incredibly excited; he never expected that as a mere Great Dou Master, he would be able to personally meet a Peak Dou Huang expert!
Although he was riding on Xiao Feng's coattails, it was enough to fill him with excitement and honor.