Time flew by after returning from the Black冥 Abyss. The Willow Territory had quieted down after their actions in the Black冥 Abyss were thwarted.
However, everyone knew that behind the silence, undercurrents were swirling.
To defend Mu Territory, Mu Feng recruited a group of Spirit Array Masters to set up Second Grade Spirit Gathering Arrays.
After all, successfully setting up a Second Grade Spirit Gathering Array would undoubtedly greatly increase Mu Territory's appeal to some powerful individuals.
The benefits of a Spirit Gathering Array for cultivation were self-evident.
The day before returning to Northern Spirit Academy, the Second Grade Spirit Gathering Array was finally completed.
During the array's construction, Mu Chen fully displayed his Spirit Array talent and, through a stroke of luck, entered a mysterious state known as the Heart Array State, a state only attainable by Third Grade Spirit Array Masters.
The Heart Array State allows the array creator to break free from the constraints of the physical eye, observing the array directly with the heart. The spirit array's trajectory moves according to the creator's will within their mind.
"Dad, has Brother Yuan woken up yet?"
Tomorrow was the day Mu Chen would return to Northern Spirit Academy.
Since his coma in the Black冥 Abyss, Brother Yuan had remained in a deep sleep, showing no signs of waking up.
Mu Chen felt deeply guilty.
Later, he carefully reviewed the events of that day.
The target of that black flame's attack should have been him, but Brother Yuan had shielded him.
"You feathered beast, it's all your fault!"
Mu Chen stared coldly at the Nine Netherbird, trapped within the dark purple Mandala Flower in his Sea of Qi.
Perhaps no one would have expected that the Nine Netherbird, which was thought to have perished in its self-explosion, was actually still alive. Moreover, it was trapped within Mu Chen's Sea of Qi in such a peculiar way.
It turned out that the ball of fire was the Nine Netherbird transformed.
Seemingly aware of Mu Chen's icy gaze, the Nine Netherbird awoke. It also stared at Mu Chen, its eyes cold and fierce.
It watched for a moment, then slowly rose up. Its black wings, burning with black flames, suddenly slammed fiercely against the prison that enveloped it.
Buzz!
However, facing its impact, the light screen prison formed by the Mandala Flower only rippled slightly, showing no signs of breaking. This caused a hint of resentment to flash across its eyes.
"You're courting death!"
"If you kill me, you won't benefit either, so you'd better behave yourself!"
Mu Chen spoke coldly.
"With your cultivation at the early Spiritual Wheel Stage, you are no better than an ant in my eyes, and you dare to scold me?"
The Nine Netherbird's intent surged, and cold killing intent was churning.
That's right.
After Mu Chen returned from the Black冥 Abyss, he had successfully entered the Spiritual Wheel Stage.
"If Brother Yuan remains unconscious, I'll sacrifice you in the future!"
Mu Chen secretly vowed, also not bothering to waste words with the Nine Netherbird.
Now, he really couldn't do anything about the Nine Netherbird, nor could he control the prison formed by the Mandala Flower.
But, as his cultivation improved, he would one day gain control of the Mandala Flower.
"He's still unconscious, fortunately, he's still out of danger."
Mu Feng was also baffled by Mu Chen's condition.
He had also brought in the best pharmacist from the Northern Spirit Academy, but they were also helpless.
As the pharmacist said, he would have to wake up on his own.
Maybe a day, maybe half a year, or even a lifetime...
There was also another way, which was to invite a true supreme expert; they would have a way to forcefully awaken Mu Chen.
"You don't need to worry about your big brother, Da Mu. Maybe one day he'll wake up on his own."
Mu Feng ruffled Mu Chen's hair, sighed, and said:
"If Da Mu remains unconscious, you must get into the Five Great Academies for me. After all, our Northern Spirit Realm seems vast, but in the end, we're just a bunch of frogs in a well, a group of people without ability or vision."
"Your talent is far superior to mine, your father. Only by obtaining the resources and education found in the Five Great Academies can you go further, and only then can you invite true experts to help Da Mu."
"You can do what your father isn't qualified to do."
Mu Feng muttered to himself.
Mu Chen looked at Mu Feng's gentle eyes, filled with comfort and hope, and smiled slightly, saying:
"Don't worry, Dad!"
"I'll be returning to the Northern Spirit Academy tomorrow. Considering the timing, the quotas for the Five Great Academies should be announced soon. I wonder how many spots our Northern Spirit Academy will get this time."
The next day, after saying goodbye to Mu Feng, Mu Chen left Mu City and headed towards Northern Spirit City using the Teleportation Spirit Array.
Not long after Mu Chen left, a familiar and joyful voice reached Mu Feng's ears.
"Territory Lord, Da Mu has woken up!"
Mu Feng immediately put aside his work and hurried to Mu Yuan's room with Zhou Ye.
"Da Mu, you've finally woken up."
Seeing Mu Yuan safely awake, Mu Feng's heart finally relaxed.
Otherwise, he would have truly failed his brother.
"Dad... what's going on?"
Mu Yuan patted his dazed head. His memory was still stuck on the scene of the Nine Netherbird being forced out of his body.
Then, Mu Feng explained the situation in a few words.
"I've been out for so many days?"
Mu Yuan was startled.
After everyone left, Mu Yuan was slightly dazed for a moment, then stretched lazily. He then crossed his legs, closed his eyes slightly, and quickly entered a state of cultivation.
"Sure enough, that piece of mysterious bone has become ordinary again, with no reaction at all."
Mu Yuan immediately examined the piece of bone that was lying quietly in his Sea of Qi.
It didn't respond no matter how he stimulated it.
"I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse?"
Mu Yuan gave a wry smile.
That bone fragment had clearly taken his Sea of Qi as a home.
"Forget it, I should focus on cultivation."
Mu Yuan already knew that the selection for the Five Great Academies would be in a little over a month.
He had to reach the Spiritual Wheel Stage in the remaining month.
Otherwise, even if he could fight above his level, he wouldn't meet the requirements to enter the Five Great Academies.
Running the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Art, wisps of spiritual energy from the surroundings were drawn in, finally entering his body.
After practicing like this for about half an hour, Mu Yuan suddenly opened his eyes. His dark eyes were filled with surprise and some barely concealed joy.
Because he had already condensed the sixth Dragon-Elephant Phantom.
"Every cloud has a silver lining!"
Mu Yuan was overjoyed. He had originally thought it would take another half a month or so to saturate the spiritual energy storage of the sixth void aperture. He hadn't expected it to be so quick. It seemed this trip to the Black冥 Abyss had also benefited him greatly.
"Next, it's time to enter the Spiritual Wheel Stage."
The spiritual power in his Sea of Qi had reached the peak of the late Spirit Movement Stage, which also meant he had the qualifications to冲击 the Spiritual Wheel Stage.
Mu Yuan prepared to make a concerted effort to enter the Spiritual Wheel Stage.
Now, the Sea of Qi had undergone considerable changes as well. The spiritual power, which had previously resembled a nebula, began to slowly contract, eventually shrinking to the size of an egg.
However, the edges of the spiritual power mass began to round out, and the already golden-hued spiritual power became even more dazzling.
This process continued for about a few minutes.
Then, Mu Yuan saw a dove-egg-sized, golden-colored spiritual power light wheel slowly hovering.
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