"You should consolidate your cultivation these next few days. In a few days, I will personally take you to obtain a Soul Ring, ensuring you get the most suitable one," Xuan Lao said happily.
Being personally escorted by him, the second most important figure in Shrek Academy, to obtain a Soul Ring was not a privilege everyone could enjoy.
"Then many thanks, Xuan Lao," Zhang Lexuan said with a slight smile to Xuan Lao.
"Xuan Lao, there are a few other disciples in the Inner Courtyard who are also at the time to obtain Soul Rings. How about you take them all together?" an elder in charge of student management in the Inner Courtyard seized the opportunity, saying with a smile.
"No problem," Xuan Lao readily agreed, also happy at the moment.
Shi Yu, who was listening as a little transparent figure in the distance, slightly frowned.
"Zhang Lexuan's eighth Soul Ring, Xuan Lao leading the team... this might be a prelude to something bad happening," Shi Yu thought of something mentioned in the original story.
Zhang Lexuan and other Inner Courtyard disciples encountered a Ten Thousand Year Phoenix in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Xuan Lao messed up at this time, causing heavy losses for the Inner Courtyard students. Zhang Lexuan ultimately killed the Ten Thousand Year Phoenix and absorbed its Soul Ring.
However, she was also severely injured as a result and took a year to recover.
It was likely what was about to happen next.
Shi Yu thought about going to remind Xuan Lao not to mess up, but it was just a fleeting thought.
Xuan Lao would definitely not like hearing that. If it were him, he wouldn't like hearing others say he was unreliable.
Even if he said it, it might not be useful. He was also insignificant, so a reminder wouldn't have much meaning.
Instead, it might cause him to be noticed, and he didn't want others to think he could foresee the future.
"Anyway, Zhang Lexuan didn't die in the end, so not reminding her is fine," Shi Yu thought this.
These teachers stayed here for a while and then left.
Shi Yu also planned to go back and rest.
"If anyone bullies you in the Inner Courtyard in the future, you can tell me. For Mu Lao's sake, I will help you," Zhang Lexuan called out to Shi Yu and said.
"Many thanks, Senior Apprentice Sister," Shi Yu expressed his gratitude. He had always had a good impression of Zhang Lexuan.
"En," Zhang Lexuan nodded and jumped onto the rooftop to consolidate her cultivation.
Her biological clock was the opposite of others; she usually cultivated at night and slept during the day.
Her Martial Soul was the moon, and nighttime was the best time for cultivation. She was dedicated to her cultivation and didn't want to waste a single moment.
"Senior Apprentice Sister," Shi Yu suddenly called out to Zhang Lexuan.
"What is it?" Zhang Lexuan had already sat down cross-legged and had not yet entered a cultivation state.
Shi Yu hesitated for a moment and then said, "Be careful when obtaining a Soul Ring. The Soul Ring you need will definitely be of a very high age. Your personal strength may not be enough to deal with it. Be sure to tell the teacher who takes you to obtain the Soul Ring to pay more attention."
Whether it was useful or not, it was better to remind her, so he could feel more at ease.
She had shown him goodwill, and he returned it with kindness.
"En," Zhang Lexuan didn't know if she had heard him, she just responded and stopped paying attention to Shi Yu, entering her cultivation state.
Shi Yu didn't say anything more and returned to his room.
The room he lived in had a layout of one bedroom, one living room, and one bathroom, covering an area of nearly seventy square meters, which was relatively spacious.
After sitting and resting for a while, he entered his cultivation state. This was something he had to do every day and couldn't be lazy about.
Early in the morning, Shi Yu woke up early. The next half month was a holiday period, and he was actually a little unaccustomed to not having classes.
Shrek Academy's academic year is divided into two semesters, upper and lower, with a relatively short holiday in between, only half a month.
This was also based on the length of the semester. The lower semester was more than half a month longer than the upper semester, so the holiday was also longer, usually a month long.
After getting up, he went to the Inner Courtyard cafeteria for breakfast and also to familiarize himself with the environment.
He coincidentally met Zhang Lexuan, but she had already finished breakfast and was returning.
"Good morning, Senior Apprentice Sister," Shi Yu said with a smile to Zhang Lexuan.
"En," Zhang Lexuan smiled and nodded, and pointed out the way to the cafeteria for Shi Yu.
"Senior Apprentice Sister, did you cultivate all night?" Shi Yu asked when he saw that Zhang Lexuan had dark circles under her eyes.
"Just planning to go back to sleep," Zhang Lexuan said, she had indeed cultivated all night.
This was something she was used to, but no matter how used to it she was, cultivating all night would still result in dark circles.
"Senior Apprentice Sister, you are too diligent. It makes me feel a little ashamed," Shi Yu said with some admiration.
Cultivators in this world still couldn't go without sleep under normal circumstances.
Every time he cultivated until the early morning, he would feel sleepy and too tired to continue cultivating.
"I just have a different cultivation time than you," Zhang Lexuan didn't think she was that diligent.
Shi Yu and Zhang Lexuan just met and exchanged a few pleasantries, without having a deep conversation.
Zhang Lexuan went back to sleep, while Shi Yu went to the cafeteria to eat.
The Inner Courtyard cafeteria was much smaller compared to the Outer Courtyard cafeteria, but the food was more advanced. Each dish was supplemented with a small amount of medicinal herbs, which helped with their cultivation and energy recovery.
Shrek Academy also used medicinal herbs to assist students in their cultivation.
However, their method was relatively gentle, and the slight side effects were offset by the students' hard cultivation.
After finishing breakfast, Shi Yu returned to his residence, closed the doors and windows, and hid under the covers before taking out a book about Soul Guidance Devices that he had brought back from ten thousand years in the future to read.
This was an introductory Soul Guidance Device tutorial book, and its content was very different from the introductory Soul Guidance Device tutorial books he had read from this era.
The content in this book was more extensive, of higher quality, and easy to understand, making it feel very relaxed to learn.
In the Dragon King Legend Era, technology had long entered ordinary people's homes, and the content about Soul Guidance technology had also become widespread.
In order to let more people access Soul Guidance technology, many of their data books were often written in a way that was easy to understand.
Shi Yu read with relish, just like he used to read novels, and he was a little immersed.
Unconsciously, he read for the entire morning, changing positions again and again while reading in bed.
No matter how he changed positions, he kept himself covered with the quilt.
He was still a little worried about being spied on, and hiding under the quilt was relatively more secretive.
He could only do this much, there was no other way.
He only hoped that those powerful Inner Courtyard teachers and elders would be virtuous and not pry into his privacy.
At noon, Shi Yu went to the Outer Courtyard area and sparred with Jiang Nannan after lunch.
Fighting with Jiang Nannan, Shi Yu felt relatively more pressure. She was a completely different type of Soul Master from Xu Sanshi.
Xu Sanshi was a defense-type Soul Grandmaster with offensive power, but he was not good at attacking.
Unlike Jiang Nannan, an agility-attack type Soul Grandmaster, who was extremely good at attacking, which made him dare not get close to her.
Once attacked by Jiang Nannan, he might not even have a chance to use Naruto's Instant Transmission to dodge.
Of course, if he was determined to dodge, he wouldn't be easily attacked by Jiang Nannan.