While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

In the spacious city center square, nine enormous flying magical beasts stood side by side, looking like small fighter jets from a distance.

Teacher Xiwen stood at the front of the crowd, occasionally standing on tiptoe to look towards the Xiao family's direction.

Finally, as she eagerly awaited, the figure she had been longing for appeared in her sight and soon came close.

"Professor Xiwen, I'm not late, am I?"

"No, we were scheduled to leave at 9:00 AM, and there's still a while before that. I just can't rest easy until I see you."

The female tutor answered with a smile.

These past few days, she's been living like a lucky person who suddenly won the lottery. Before she cashes in the prize money, she can't calm down at all; it feels like she's dreaming.

"Now that you're here, we're all together. Shall we set off immediately?"

Glancing at Xun'er and Qinglin behind Chen Xiao, the female instructor asked a question, as if she had forgotten that she was the instructor.

Chen Xiao nodded, then turned to look at the two women behind him.

"Xun'er, Qinglin, see you again at Canaan Academy."

The farewell words have already been spoken, so there's no need to repeat them.

Xun'er nodded slightly, waved goodbye, and concealed her emotions very well.

Qinglin's reluctance was palpable; she waved her little hands incessantly, almost shaking the brains of the two-headed fire spirit snake hidden in her sleeve. The snake's brains crawled out along her arm, hissing and flicking its tongue at Chen Xiao, expressing its dissatisfaction.

Seeing this, Qinglin reacted quickly, grabbing the two small heads of the Fire Spirit Snake and stuffing them into his left sleeve.

Chen Xiao chuckled to himself, then, without further hesitation, strode towards the crowd.

"For this recruitment, forty-nine students passed the assessment. Including the senior students in the recruitment team and myself, there are a total of sixty-two people. You can form groups of seven as you like. Now, board the griffins and get ready to set off."

As soon as Instructor Xiwen finished speaking, everyone sprang into action. Those who knew each other formed teams, while those who didn't randomly choose a griffin and leaped onto it.

Each movement was graceful, but unfortunately, the griffin's back was also slippery.

For a moment, many people were embarrassed and blushed before even seeing their sweethearts.

Having learned from these past mistakes, those who followed were much more careful and thankfully avoided making a fool of themselves again.

Chen Xiao had no acquaintances and was about to set off when he was stopped by his mentor, Xiwen.

"You're with us."

Once all the new students had boarded their griffins, the senior students finally set off.

Chen Xiao and Instructor Xiwen were at the back. With a slight push of their feet, they sprang up and landed steadily on the back of the griffin without the slightest stumble, as if walking on flat ground.

Riding on the same griffin were four female students whom I had met once seven days ago.

Seeing Chen Xiao land beside them, they all smiled and scrutinized him with very bold eyes.

"Chen Xiao is indeed a Dou Ling. He was able to remain completely still the first time he stepped onto the back of the griffin."

"Xue Dai, you're disappointed, aren't you? I saw it just now, you even rolled up your sleeves, ready to risk your life to save her."

"Cao Sui, you sly fox, stop spreading rumors, or I'll kill you when we get back to the academy!"

"I'm afraid you won't dare to come!"

Hearing the two joking around, the other two female students burst into laughter and started teasing each other.

This scene left Chen Xiao speechless for a moment.

Those who know you clearly understand that you are from Canaan Academy; those who don't might think this is a recruitment event for the Hehuan Sect.

"Ignore them. These cowards are only good at talking. You'll get used to it."

Instructor Xiwen glared at the four of them helplessly before straightening up and proclaiming in a loud voice.

"Hold on tight."

"Let's go!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the nine-headed griffins flapped their wings, and a sudden gust of wind arose, stirring up dust that blinded many onlookers.

When they opened their eyes again, they saw that the nine-headed griffins had already taken to the sky, forming a 'V' formation, and were flying away towards the distant horizon.

The wind sang in my ears, and the city of Wutan grew smaller and smaller in my view, while the mountains surged past my feet like green waves...

Looking down at the various scenes rushing by, Chen Xiao remained silent.

He has lived on this land below for twelve years, and now he is finally going to a wider stage.

"Gama Empire, Wutan City, I will return!"

Chen Xiao was certain of this.

It wasn't that he was particularly reluctant to leave the Gama Empire; it was just that he had some things to do that he needed to return to complete later.

For example, there's Little Fairy Doctor.

For example, the fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame Diagram on his body also needs to be put to good use.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we will need to travel for a month to reach the academy. It will be difficult to concentrate on cultivation during the flight. If you feel bored, you can try this. It is very effective in training your mind. When you can enter a state of cultivation without being affected while on the back of a griffin, you will be able to enter a state of meditation anywhere in the future."

The words of his mentor, Xiwen, carried on the wind and reached Chen Xiao's ears.

Chen Xiao nodded slightly; he really hadn't expected this method of cultivating one's mental state.

However, the novelty of riding flying magical beasts hadn't worn off yet, so Chen Xiao wasn't in a hurry to try it.

This novelty only lasted for half a day before Chen Xiao lost interest. It was simply too rushed to appreciate much of the scenery.

It's better not to look at it at all than to just glance at it!

Immediately, Chen Xiao sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and formed cultivation hand seals to try his hand at cultivation.

At the beginning, the whistling wind made it difficult to concentrate, which greatly increased the time it took for Chen Xiao's cultivation technique to complete a full cycle, resulting in extremely poor cultivation effects.

But as time went by and he adapted day by day, Chen Xiao eventually became able to enter a state of cultivation completely unaffected, just like the senior students.

Unfortunately, he couldn't take a medicinal bath during the flight; otherwise, Chen Xiao was confident he could have taken a big step towards becoming a five-star Dou Ling.

When immersed in cultivation, the sense of time can easily become blurred.

Until this day, Xiwen's relaxed voice rang out.

"Looks like we're lucky; we didn't encounter the Black Storm in this Black Plains."

The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, and the signboard of Canaan Academy ensure that the many empires in the Northwest will not antagonize the recruitment team. However, there are two risks on the way to and from the recruitment team.

One of them is the unpredictable black storm that can appear at any time on this vast black plain.

This is a natural disaster.

Secondly, there are certain powerful individuals in the Black Corner Region who are arrogant and oppose Canaan Academy.

If they encounter these kinds of people, the recruitment team may be completely wiped out.

This is a man-made disaster.

It was precisely because of this that Instructor Xiwen was able to smoothly traverse the Black Plains and enter the Black Corner Region, allowing him to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Natural disasters are unpredictable, but man-made disasters offer a great deal of room for manipulation.

This wasn't the first time Instructor Xiwen had led a team, and she was very experienced in how to avoid those infamous powerhouses from the Black Corner Region.

Under her guidance, the griffin team made a brief stop in a small town on the edge of the Black Corner Region. A middle-aged man with a stern face and the rank of Battle Master quickly approached.

Instructor Xiwen leaped down from the griffin to greet him, whispered something to him, and then returned satisfied.

"Those powerful figures with the worst reputations in the Black Corner Domain aren't active outside. Our trip is a sure thing!"

Beneath her carefree personality lies a delicate mind.

Many mentors said she was too cautious, but this female mentor felt that it was better to be safe than sorry, and that spending more time and effort would ensure a safe journey and would be a win-win situation!

The griffin procession took off again, heading north.

Chen Xiao continued cultivating, and after an unknown amount of time, he felt the wind in his ears subside, and then he opened his eyes.

Looking into the distance, one can see a solemn and imposing gate, made of an unknown material, standing quietly and gleaming in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Welcome to Canaan Academy, everyone!"