Chapter 1716 - 1715: A Gathering Place for Geniuses

Ye Wenjun decided to head home first for now, to see his father. And that older brother who practically never comes home.

And there were still a lot of friends. After being gone for so long, he had no idea whether they’d started Cultivation, or whether they were even still alive.

All of that had to be checked in person.

Fang Yu, on the other hand, went straight toward Wanxian University.

Many of the iconic buildings on Earth hadn’t really changed much at this point.

But he could feel the passage of time.

Earth’s technological civilization had made a huge leap forward.

He didn’t even know what time it was now.

But he could roughly estimate by comparing it to the time flow on the Divine Race’s territory. Back then, Fang Yu had stayed on the Divine Race’s turf for about a month.

A month there was roughly equivalent to thirty years on Earth.

Thirty years was enough to slowly birth a new technology, and step into a new stage.

There were all kinds of lights on the streets that he couldn’t make sense of. And lots of craft flying back and forth in the air.

Clearly, plenty of new tech had appeared right before his eyes, and Fang Yu didn’t recognize much of it.

Fang Yu couldn’t help letting out a sigh.

Looked like Earth had managed to decode those technological civilizations. Some of the buildings even resembled the architectural style on the Divine Race’s grounds.

This should be a type of architecture that Earth’s tech workers had deliberately picked out. It fit Earth’s needs very well, so they went with it.

But Fang Yu hadn’t come here for that, so he didn’t care much.

Technology wasn’t the main point.

What Fang Yu cared about was Cultivators.

He didn’t spend much time before arriving at Wanxian University.

The gate still preserved the architectural style from long ago. There were still Gatekeepers.

Only the Gatekeeping method had changed. It wasn’t the old pavilion anymore, but electronic cards paired with electronic barriers.

Fang Yu walked up.

"I’m looking for your principal."

Fang Yu could have gone straight into Wanxian University relying on his own power. But that would cause fluctuations. Forcibly breaking Wanxian University’s Array and its rules and such would count as damage, and wasn’t really worth it.

If he could walk in, he’d rather walk in.

The Gatekeeper was a very capable-looking young man.

Though he looked young on the surface, in reality his age probably wasn’t small.

"Excuse me, do you have a student card, or some sort of Identity Card for verification?"

"Will an Identity Card do?"

Fang Yu took out his Identity Card.

The young Gatekeeper saw Fang Yu’s Identity Card and couldn’t help freezing for a moment.

It was like he thought he’d just seen a weird creature. His eyes were the kind you get when you discover something novel.

"Sir, this type of Identity Card was phased out twenty years ago. Nobody uses this kind of card anymore. Do you have a newer Identity Card that can prove who you are?"

"This old Identity Card doesn’t count as proof?"

"It’s not that it doesn’t count. It’s that our machines have all been upgraded. We can’t scan the data on old Identity Cards anymore. And we’ve been adding a huge number of people every year these past years, so management has gotten stricter."

"Oh, that’s a shame. My Identity Card carries First Level treatment." Fang Yu directly stated his status, thinking to himself that this young guy should be absolutely shocked, then worship him like crazy, and immediately escort him in to meet that so-called principal, Ding Chunqiu, right?

Too bad Fang Yu guessed wrong.

The young man just gave a slight smile.

"Sorry. These days, those with First Level treatment aren’t allowed to enter campus. And First Level treatment was a title from twenty years ago. It no longer exists."

"That title doesn’t exist anymore?"

"Correct. There are too many people with high Cultivation now. The old standard was really a bit low. So the Cultivator Association reworked the standards and introduced new titles based on the new criteria."

"What titles?"

"First Level treatment was downgraded to ’normal treatment’. Any Cultivator who reaches the Heavenly Master Realm earns a Special Medal and enjoys special treatment. All benefits are now granted through medals."

"Oh, then I should be the top tier kind of medal."

"..."

Fang Yu wasn’t trying to show off with that line; he was just stating the truth. Based on his Cultivation and contributions, getting the highest-level medal would be perfectly natural. But the young man simply thought he was bragging.

After all, very few people had ever reached that level.

It’s like a guy making five thousand a month, whose friends and classmates all earn three to five thousand. Suddenly someone appears and tells him he makes a million a month—he’s not going to believe it at all.

This was exactly that kind of situation.

Fang Yu looked at his completely baffled expression.

He smiled faintly.

"Alright, I won’t mess with you. I’ll just go in myself. No need to reenact that tired old ’dog eyes look down on people’ melodrama. I’ve been through that routine way too many times. It’s pointless."

"..."

This act of showing off was truly pure and refined.

He’d already said that much.

Let’s see how you ’just go in’.

Just as the young man decided he wasn’t going to bother with Fang Yu anymore...

Fang Yu’s figure suddenly vanished.

As if he’d disappeared into thin air.

The young man hurriedly rubbed his eyes. There was nothing around. It was like nobody had ever been there in the first place.

...

At the same time...

Fang Yu appeared inside an office.

The reason he could lock onto the office’s location was because he could sense Ding Chunqiu’s aura.

After all, Ding Chunqiu had once personally delivered his Energy Mantra. That Energy Mantra still carried Ding Chunqiu’s Energy, very distinctive. At such close range, he could easily sense it.

Right now Ding Chunqiu was sprawled across his desk, resting.

He hadn’t noticed at all that someone was already standing in front of his desk.

It was that silent.

Fang Yu glanced over calmly.

"Sleeping like this, huh?"

"Who?"

Ding Chunqiu jolted all over and shot to his feet, staring in shock at the young man before him. He thought he was dreaming, hurriedly rubbed his eyes, and looked again at the person.

If this wasn’t Fang Yu, who else could it be?

"Mr. Fang?"

"It’s me." Fang Yu gave a slight smile.

"How did you come back? How is this even possible?"

"There’s nothing impossible about it. But now’s not the time to explain that. Where are Chen Daotian and the others?"

"They’re all Cultivating right now. After they got that dossier from you, they’ve all been seeking a breakthrough to the Great God Lord Realm. They’re probably all at critical junctures."

"Still haven’t broken through?"

"It’s not as easy as you make it sound. We only got your material not that long ago."

"Then have them all come over first. I’ve got something important to discuss with everyone."

"Something important? If it’s about breakthroughs in Cultivation, I don’t think it’s necessary. They’re all at crucial moments right now—if we interrupt them, they’ll basically have to start from scratch. It’s not worth it. Plus, there are lots of genius students in Wanxian University, and they’re all seeking breakthroughs as well."

Fang Yu said in some surprise,

"Genius students of Wanxian University?"