The night fell, and the starlight shone brightly. On the Divine Martial Continent, in the Northern Wilderness, in the Southbright Academy.

In a shabby house, a young boy of 14 or 15 years old looked worried and sighed from time to time.

The young man's name was Ye Xie. He was only 15 years old this year and was a disciple at the bottom of the Southbright Academy.

Ye Xie was an orphan. He had been adopted by a strange old man since he was a child. When he was 12 years old, he had been sent to the Nanming Academy. Since then, the old man had disappeared.

Now, it had been three years since Ye Xie had entered the Southbright Academy. According to the rules of the Southbright Academy, disciples who could not enter the Qi Sea Realm within three years would be expelled from the Southbright Academy.

Now, there was only one month left before the third year.

"During these three years, the weakest person who entered the Southern Ming Academy with me is at the seventh level of the Refinement Realm. The highest one has already entered the Inner Academy. However, I am still at the first level of the Refinement Realm..." A soft voice was filled with bitterness and helplessness.

There were nine realms on the path of martial dao: the Refinement Realm, the Ocean of Qi Realm, the Pre-celestial Realm, the Divine Soul Realm, the Secluding Realm, the Heaven and Earth Realm, the Saint Realm, the Divine Realm, and the Dominant Realm.

Each realm was divided into nine levels. With the help of heart sutras and martial arts techniques, the strong could fly in the sky, chase the stars and the moon, and block the sky with one hand!

Ye Xie had cultivated for three years and had only reached the First Stage of the Body Refining Realm. His speed was no different from that of a cripple.

For some reason, every time Ye Xie cultivated, he was unable to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. He was unable to cleanse his bones and marrow. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth would always be scattered by an unknown force.

Now, there was only one month left. If he could not enter the Qi Sea Realm, he would be expelled from the Nanming Academy.

As an orphan, where else could he go if he left the Southbright Academy? Besides, no matter where a person at the first level of the Refinement Realm was, he was an inferior. He was oppressed, humiliated, and had no hope for the future.

"No! I can't give up!" Ye Xie said in a deep voice. He sat cross-legged and started cultivating again.

After entering the Southbright Court, Ye Xie did not cultivate the mental cultivation method of the Southbright Academy. Instead, he cultivated the mental cultivation method that the old man had given him before he left.

This mental cultivation method was very profound and seemed to be extraordinary.

However, Ye Xie was unable to condense the Spiritual Force of Heaven and Earth. No matter how profound and extraordinary his mental cultivation method was, it was useless.

Sitting cross-legged, a gust of strong wind shook his body, and the surrounding Spiritual Power of heaven and earth swarmed over.

However, when these Spiritual Power of Heaven and Earth approached Ye Xie, an obscure force appeared. In an instant, these Spiritual Power of Heaven and Earth were shaken away, and the Spiritual Power of Heaven and Earth disappeared!

This wasn't the first time Ye Xie had encountered such a situation. It was precisely because of this that his cultivation had remained at the first level of the Refinement Realm.

"Why exactly?" Ye Evil roared in his heart. He couldn't understand why he couldn't condense the spiritual power of heaven and earth.

The elder of the Nanming Academy had also checked Ye Xie's body. There was nothing unusual about him, so he shouldn't have done that.

Bang bang!

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the house, and some figures could be vaguely seen.

"Ye Xie, Outer Disciple, open the door!"

A cold voice came along with spiritual force, causing Ye Xie's ears to go numb and his qi and blood to churn.

Ye Xie's heart tightened. He was very familiar with this voice. It was Manager Mo!

"It's the middle of the night. What is Manager Mo doing here?" Ye Xie asked softly. He had a bad feeling about this.

Creak!

When he opened the door, Manager Mo appeared in front of Ye Xie, followed by a young man in splendid clothes.

Manager Mo was dressed in a black robe. As a deacon of the Southernbright Academy, he exuded a majestic aura. Just a single glance at Ye Xie made Ye Xie feel a chill run down his spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

The youth who followed behind Manager Mo was about the same age as Ye Xie. He could be considered handsome, but the sinister look in his eyes had destroyed his temperament.

"Qin Lie!"

Ye Xie knew this young man in splendid clothes. He was his sworn enemy in the outer court. He was also the Young City Lord of Youyang City, one thousand miles away from the Southbright Academy!

"Ye Xie, I'm here to inform you that your time is up. If you can't enter the Qi Sea Realm within half a month, you'll have to pack up and leave!" said Manager Mo, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

Hearing this, Ye Xie's heart sank to the bottom.

He knew that it wouldn't be a good thing for Manager Mo to come over in the middle of the night, but it wasn't the first time he'd come to inform him of his deadline!

Glancing at the sneering Qin Lie beside him, Ye Xie's heart was burning with rage.

Without even thinking about it, all of this must have been caused by Qin Lie!

As the Young City Lord of Youyang City, Qin Lie was very popular in the Southbright Academy. Even Manager Mo would give Qin Lie some face.

To him, expelling Ye Xie in advance was as easy as lifting a hand.

After all, Ye Xie had been at the First Stage of the Body Refining Realm for three years. Even if he was expelled half a month in advance, it wouldn't be a big deal.

"Ye Xie, where was your courage when you first entered the Southbright Academy? What about your courage when you threatened to be the number one person in the Southbright Academy? Look at you now, what's the difference between you and a useless country bumpkin!" Qin Lie said with a cold laugh.

Hearing this, Ye Xie felt bitter in his heart.

Ye Xie and Qin Lie entered the Southbright Academy at the same time. Back then, both of them hadn't cultivated, but a fight broke out between them.

The result was that Qin Lie was beaten black and blue by Ye Xie.

At that time, Ye Xie was also young and arrogant. He threatened to be the number one person in the Nanming Academy.

However, as time passed, Qin Lie's realm rose, while Ye Xie's realm remained the same. The gap between the two of them grew larger and larger.

Qin Lie bore grudges. Ever since his cultivation realm had risen, he had frequently come looking for trouble with Ye Xie. He had thought of a way to get Ye Xie out of the Southbright Academy.

Now that the three year deadline was about to arrive, Qin Lie couldn't help but want Ye Xie to get out of the Southbright Academy as soon as possible. Only then did he find Manager Mo, smooth out the relationship, and advance Ye Xie's deadline by half a month!

Ye Xie remained silent as he clenched his fists. He was no match for Qin Lie. Even if he was burning with rage, he couldn't do anything to Qin Lie. Furthermore, there was still Manager Mo.

After mocking him for a while, Qin Lie left with Manager Mo. The contempt in his eyes when he left was something that even Ye Xie's generation could not forget.

Plop!

Ye Xie was paralyzed on the ground. He didn't know what to do at this moment. There was only half a month left before the deadline. Could it be that he could reach the ninth level of the Refinement Realm within half a month and enter the Qi Sea Realm?

It was impossible!

Anger, unwillingness, and complex emotions spread all over his body.

Unconsciously, a layer of golden light spread out from Ye Xie's body, which was very weak.

Following the appearance of the golden light, the blood in Ye Xie's body began to flow at an even faster speed. A layer of golden light enveloped the entire area, and divine light began to shine.

In the end, a surge of vigorous qi and blood erupted from Ye Xie's body. It was as if endless lava was spewing out, causing Ye Xie's entire body to tremble.

"What's going on?" Ye Xie was shocked and did not know what was going on in his body.

However, at this moment, Ye Xie could feel that his physical body was becoming stronger!

His Qi and blood were vigorous, his meridians were open, and his bones were filled with golden light, as if they were made of steel.

This feeling was clearly at the Lv 2 Body Refining Realm!

Moreover, this change continued, the golden light becoming more and more resplendent, ultimately turning scarlet gold.

At this moment, Ye Xie was shocked. His physical body changed again. The blood in his body changed from red to gold, and then from gold to gold!

An unprecedented force filled his previous body, and his blood flowed faster like a raging river.

Like a dragon, his meridians were intertwined in his body. His bones were shaking, and there seemed to be the sound of drums.

"Oh my god! What's wrong with my body?" Ye Xie was shocked. In a short moment, he felt that his strength was soaring. He had reached the third level of the Refinement Realm!

A thousand meters away from the Southern Ming Academy, an old man stood on a mountain peak and looked at the Southern Ming Academy.

His gaze seemed to have seen through layers of obstacles and saw through Ye Xie's changes.

"The unyielding will, the undying anger, and the unyielding will. When all of this is condensed together, the blood of the War God will be revived, and the Imperishable Saint Being will be awakened!" This elder said softly.

If Ye Xie had seen this old man, he would have cried out in surprise. Wasn't this old man the mysterious old man who had adopted him since he was a child?

Ever since Ye Xie entered the Southbright Court, he had never seen this old man. He had never thought that he would always be by Ye Xie's side, silently paying attention to Ye Xie!

"Spirit Sealing Art, open!"

A Taoist seal was formed from the old man's hand and turned into a hazy rain of light. It flew down from the top of the mountain and entered the Nanming Academy. Finally, it landed on Ye Xie's body.

"Clang, clang, clang."

A soft sound came out, and Ye Xie suddenly felt that his body was light, as if something had broken inside his body.

At this moment, the surrounding Spiritual Force of Heaven and Earth crazily poured into Ye Xie's body.

Shock! Surprise! An indescribable emotion filled Ye Xie's heart.

He never thought that he would be able to absorb the spiritual power of heaven and earth after his body changed!

Ye Xie didn't have the time to think about it. He adjusted his mindset and entered cultivation.

The Spiritual Force of Heaven and Earth swarmed in and turned into a vortex of Spiritual Force beside Ye Xie.

Sitting cross-legged in it, his body was washed by the spiritual force, washed the dirt, and re- what was left of his flesh and blood.

The flesh and blood were washed by the spiritual power again and again, and the golden light in his body became more and more brilliant.

It wasn't until dawn that Ye Xie woke up from his cultivation that he was shocked to find that he had reached the fifth level of the Refinement Realm overnight!

His speed was as fast as a meteor chasing the moon. It was too fast!

Although he didn't know what had happened to him, it was a good thing for Ye Xie to be able to cultivate now!

"There's only half a month left. I must enter the Qi Sea Realm before the time limit!" Ye Xie thought to himself.

Ye Xie got up and prepared to enter the Nanming Academy's cultivation room.

There was a Spirit Gathering Array in the cultivation room. It had a rich Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth for people to cultivate. Cultivating in it for one day was equivalent to cultivating in the outside world for three days!

However, the moment Ye Xie opened the door, a youth walked over with a sneer on his face.

"Xie Ting!"

Seeing this young man, Ye Xie's face darkened.

Xie Ting had entered the Southbright Academy a year later than him, but his cultivation had already reached the fourth level of the Refinement Realm, and he was also Qin Lie's lackey. Thanks to Qin Lie's arrogance in the Southbright Academy, he had stirred up quite a bit of trouble.

"Ye Xie, Brother Qin wants you to see him." Xie Ting sneered and looked at Ye Xie with contempt.

"I don't have time," Ye Xie said coldly. He turned around and was about to leave.

However, it seemed that Xie Ting was unwilling to let go of Ye Xie. He took a step forward and stood in front of Ye Xie.

"Yo, you're quite brave. You don't even listen to Brother Qin's words?" Xie Ting said. He even slapped Ye Xie in the face, wanting to teach him a lesson.