Wang Li was leaving again, and this time the entire village came to see him off. They had originally wanted to give Wang Li some gifts, but Wang Li politely declined them all.
Wang Li needed to travel far this time, and since he didn't have a storage spirit tool or anything similar, it wasn't suitable for him to carry too many things. He only needed to bring enough Spirit coins and travel light.
After bidding farewell to everyone, Wang Li directly used Instant Step to hurry on his way, covering ten meters with each step, moving at a rapid pace. It didn't take long for him to return to Notting Academy.
There were still three days until the graduation ceremony. By then, parents of the graduates and esteemed guests from Nuoding City would personally attend.
So recently, the academy had been doing a thorough cleaning and also setting up the venue, striving to make the graduation ceremony grand and splendid.
None of this concerned Wang Li. As one of the soon-to-be graduates, Wang Li used this free time to go to the academic affairs office to inquire about Intermediate Spirit Master Academies.
He didn't know until he checked, and when he did, he was surprised to find so many connections between Junior Spirit Master Academies, Intermediate Spirit Master Academies, and Advanced Spirit Master Academies.
The best Intermediate Spirit Master Academy in Fasinuo Province was naturally the Fasinuo Intermediate Spirit Master Academy in Fasinuo City.
Its admission requirements were extremely strict: spirit power had to reach level thirteen or above, and the first spirit ring had to be a hundred-year spirit ring; otherwise, one simply couldn't get in.
However, its graduation prospects were very broad. Various Advanced Spirit Master Academies eagerly competed to recruit its students, and excellent graduates could even enter the Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy.
For example, if you graduated from this academy, you would have a certain probability of entering a high-level institution like Qingbei.
The Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy was indeed a noble academy; as long as one had noble status, they could easily enter this academy to cultivate. However, it didn't solely rely on nobles coming to them; it also had fixed channels for recruiting students.
Theoretically speaking, all Intermediate Spirit Master Academies within the Heaven Dou Empire that were registered and officially authorized were qualified to recommend their outstanding graduates to the Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy for assessment.
However, the number of spots varied among these academies. Good academies had three to five spots, while less prominent ones had one or two.
Recommendations from these Intermediate Spirit Master Academies, whose deans were Spirit Kings or even Spirit Emperors, were also taken seriously by the Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy. The strength of these deans was comparable to that of nobles, and as deans, the teacher teams and various social resources they commanded far surpassed those of ordinary nobles.
The seemingly strict rule of only accepting nobles still ultimately relied on strength, and exceptions had been made more than once or twice.
"Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy…"
Light shimmered in Wang Li's eyes. He didn't care at all about the academy's faculty, simulated environment, or free room and board. What he cared about was being able to meet Dugu Yan at this academy, and her grandfather was the famous big sucker Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo's herb garden, that was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Having come to the Douluo Continent, he felt it would be a huge loss if he didn't find a way to get a few immortal-grade herbs from it.
Perhaps eating a few immortal-grade herbs could even promote Spirit evolution, or at the very least, he could gain ice immunity and fire immunity. It was a win-win situation no matter how he looked at it.
But speaking of these things was still too far off. He first needed to enter an Intermediate Spirit Master Academy, and the Fasinuo Intermediate Spirit Master Academy was out of the question.
It was too far from Nuoding City, with the Fasinuo Wasteland in between, fraught with danger. Notting Academy wouldn't actively recommend students to the Fasinuo Intermediate Spirit Master Academy; if he wanted to go, he would have to go by himself.
Not far from Nuoding City, the Intermediate Spirit Master Academies primarily recommended by Notting Academy were three: Gete Intermediate Spirit Master Academy, Liejia Intermediate Spirit Master Academy, and Leihe Intermediate Spirit Master Academy. Wang Li reviewed the academy's information, and after comparing them one by one, he had made his decision:
He would go to Liejia Intermediate Spirit Master Academy!
The reason Wang Li made up his mind to choose this Intermediate Spirit Master Academy was that the dean of Liejia Intermediate Spirit Master Academy, Gorefa, had a Blazing Leopard as his Spirit, a very powerful fire-attribute Beast Spirit, and he was also a fifty-fourth-level Battle Spirit King.
Wang Li's second spirit ring would ideally come from a plant-type Spirit Beast, and fire-attribute Spirits often dealt explosive damage against plant-type Spirit Beasts.
Therefore, Wang Li's idea was that if he could persuade the dean to take action, he might be able to hunt a very high-quality plant-type Spirit Beast for his second spirit ring.
Unconsciously, an afternoon passed, and Wang Li returned to the work-study student dormitory. He would continue to live there until he officially graduated.
He no longer attended classes, but Wang Li didn't waste these three days. Instead, he found an secluded place and continued to train his Heart Separation Control.
Three days later, the academy was bustling with activity. It was another graduation season. In the venue, besides the sixth-grade graduates, there were also students from other grades, and the graduates' parents and esteemed guests from Nuoding City had all arrived.
The various procedures of the graduation ceremony will not be detailed one by one. In short, it involved the dean speaking, the director speaking, and then all the graduates going on stage for the dean to personally present their graduation certificates.
Wang Li blended in. His application to graduate in the first grade had caused quite a stir among the students, as well as among the parents and distinguished guests.
However, it wasn't delved into too deeply. The most brilliant twin stars of Notting Academy now were Tang San and Xiao Wu, who were also in the first grade, had also become Spirit Masters, and both possessed innate full spirit power.
After the graduation ceremony concluded, Su Mo re-gathered all the graduates and said gently to them:
"Alright, students, you are all now outstanding graduates of Notting Academy. If you wish to go to an Intermediate Spirit Master Academy recommended by the academy, then a teacher will take you there. If you have other plans, the academy will also issue a letter of introduction and do its utmost to ensure you all have a destination."
As his voice fell, Wang Sheng leaned close to Wang Li and whispered:
"Wang Li, which academy are you going to?"
Wang Li had already made up his mind, so he naturally replied without hesitation:
"Liejia Intermediate Spirit Master Academy!"
Wang Sheng's face broke into a smile when he heard this, saying:
"Then I'll go too!"
Wang Li glanced at Wang Sheng, but said nothing, though he thought to himself, this Wang Sheng, his path has widened.
A moment later, everyone had made their decisions, including Xiao Chenyu, the city lord's son, all deciding to go to the Intermediate Spirit Master Academy recommended by the academy.
Su Mo nodded, then said:
"Tomorrow morning at nine, no tardiness allowed!"
Everyone replied in unison:
"Yes!"
The next day, early morning!
Wang Li and Wang Sheng packed up all their belongings. Wang Li turned back, glanced at Tang San and Xiao Wu, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face. He thought to himself:
"Next time we meet, you'll definitely be surprised!"