Do Instituto de Avaliação Espiritual à Ascensão Divina

Lin'an City, Spirit Appraisal Academy, Stone Drum Tower.

The morning sun filtered through the mist, casting a soft glow into the second-floor classroom of Stone Drum Tower. The air held a faint, lingering haze. A group of eight or nine-year-old students sat inside, shaking their heads as they chanted along with their tutor’s lecture.

In the corner of the room, a tall, well-built young man lay slumped in his seat, looking at the falling leaves outside the window with utter boredom.

Si Nanxi could never have imagined that just a year ago, he had been bathed in blood on the battlefield of the Other-Wilds, and yet, one year later, under the guidance of a "system," he would find himself in this small coastal city, living such a dull and mundane life.

Of course, that was far from the only thing that had taken him by surprise.

"In the lands of the Other-Wilds, there are not a few who can perceive the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and wield innate cultivation techniques. They are collectively known as Spirit Cultivators! Spirit Cultivation! It consists of four great realms: Spirit, Rank, Feather, and Relic. To reach the pinnacle, what can one achieve?"

After a brief pause, the female tutor on the platform answered in unison with the students.

"Correct—to shed the mortal coil and ascend to immortality, standing alone above the world."

"Ahem! You in the back row! Don't look at anyone else—I mean you."

The woman in the pink robe standing before the podium pointed at Si Nan