The Great Ruler wanted to lie down but was thrown into the Spirit Road.

Chapter 90 So Close Yet So Far

Time flies, and a year has quietly passed.

Since Yun Mo returned from the Supreme Road, news of what happened there has spread, sending chills down the spines of the top powers on the Martial Arts Continent.

Afterwards, they conducted an in-depth investigation of Supreme Road and discovered that almost every city lord's mansion and the native inhabitants there showed signs of corruption.

These signs enraged them, and they thoroughly cleaned the Supreme Road, making it seem as if it had been reborn.

Of course, Wu Ling, Qing He, and the others told Yun Mo these things after they returned from the Supreme Road.

"What the eye sees is within reach; what the heart rejects is but a mirage. Could this technique be called 'so close yet so far'?"

Yun Mo sat cross-legged on the ninth floor of the Martial Arts Tower, holding the Heavenly Evolution Stone Book in his left hand and a faint glow emanating from his right, his face calm.

A year has passed, and he has grown up completely. Even when he is sitting cross-legged, you can see that his body has gradually become more imposing.

"Boy, your talent and comprehension are truly unbelievable. How could someone cultivate the spacetime technique to this level at such a weak level? Are you really not some reincarnation of a powerful being?"

As the guardian of the Martial Arts Tower, Elder Wu Zhang would sense Yun Mo's arrival. Sometimes, when he had free time, he would come here to drink spiritual tea with Yun Mo and explore some spacetime techniques.

He knew far more about other things than Yun Mo, but some of Yun Mo's words about the laws of time and space gave him a lot of insight.

Although there are countless paths to the same destination, some things are truly difficult to understand by analogy.

"Elder, I only benefited from this stone book. In fact, if you had studied it, you would have gained some insights." Yun Mo held the stone book and smiled slightly.

"It's not like I haven't come into contact with your stone book before, but I haven't had any reaction at all—my comprehension is not good enough to study such a treasure."

Wu Zhang took the fruit wine Yun Mo handed him, took a sip, and continued, "However, it's best not to let those who can't trust touch this stone book. Otherwise, it's easy for people to discover that it's a treasure of creation, which will arouse greed in their hearts, even if they don't know how to use it."

"Of course I know that."

Within the Martial Spirit Academy, only Elder Wu Zhang knew that Yun Mo possessed this stone book, as the stone book was necessary for long-term cultivation within the Martial Dao Tower.

"Just keep it in mind."

"Same as always, let's have a spar and see what's going on with your newly created technique. It seems to be called 'Close at Hand, Yet Far Apart,' right?" Wu Zhang nodded, swept his sleeve, and led Yun Mo to an open space.

This has been a long-standing habit. Every time Yun Mo finishes his cultivation on the ninth floor, Wu Zhang would suppress his own strength to test Yun Mo's gains.

"it is good."

Yun Mo also stood opposite Wu Zhang, nodding slightly as she looked at him.

Without further ado, he extended his right hand, and the mysteries of space and time immediately enveloped Wu Zhang.

"Hmm? Is this your 'so close yet so far'?"

Wu Zhang waved his hand to stop it, trying to keep the spatial and temporal meaning falling from the sky away from him, but he found that the meaning seemed to have escaped into the void, bypassing his obstruction and heading straight towards him.

Has this evolved into an unstoppable attack?

Wu Zhang frowned, stretched out his finger and touched the wisp of meaning, wanting to completely seal it and carefully sense it. However, the wisp of meaning still spread out and eventually came into contact with Elder Wu Zhang.

"Below the Supreme level, no one can withstand you—with time in one hand and space in the other, plus those terrifyingly powerful abilities, you are enough to become the strongest disciple in the Martial Spirit Academy at present."

Wu Zhang shook his head, finally restoring his power and dissipating the wisp of meaning.

He realized that as long as he and Yun Mo were in the same space-time, the area covered by Yun Mo's soul would basically become his domain, and his attacks would be difficult to avoid within his domain.

Yun Mo smiled, not paying much attention. Currently, the strongest among the new and old students of Martial Spirit Academy is only the first level of Divine Soul.

"Alright, you've spent enough time training in the Martial Arts Tower this time. Now get out of here. Remember, you already owe the Martial Arts Tower 30,000 Battle Spirit Points."

Wu Zhang nodded, then waved to Yun Mo, signaling that his time for cultivation was up.

"Thirty thousand—" Yun Mo felt a headache coming on when she thought about this.

Since his return, he has accumulated a lot of battle spirit points, and subsequently swept the rankings, obtaining very good rewards.

However, the Ancient Gold and the Battle Spirit Points consumed to enter the ninth floor of the Martial Arts Tower still dealt a heavy blow to his wallet.

Now, the only way to get in here is through my relationship with the elders of the Martial Arts Tower, without letting others know. However, every time, they give me a lecture, telling me that I have to get good results in the Spirit Academy Tournament.

He wanted to get good grades too, but he just couldn't beat them.

"You're finally back from the Martial Arts Tower. Tan Feng and Tan Yin have complained to me more than once that Brother Yun has never been there."

"I've managed the rooftop before." Wu Ling looked at Yun Mo in front of her and couldn't help but complain.

"Call those two to my yard so we can confront each other," Yun Mo said with a smile, tossing him a bottle of fruit wine.

He hadn't expected that Tan Feng and Tan Yin from Linglu would also come to Wuling Academy.

According to them, they had an opportunity on the Spirit Path, but were seriously injured and almost died. Afterwards, they had to hide in the Guardian Land and wait for the Spirit Path to end.

After the Spiritual Path ended, thanks to the opportunities and the support of resources behind them, their cultivation level improved rapidly. In the end, they participated in the selection of the five major academies and came to the Martial Spirit Academy.

However, as soon as the freshman assessment ended, Yun Mo went out to train and missed them. Yun Mo only found out about this after returning to the Spirit Academy.

"Forget it." Wu Ling took the fruit wine and continued, "The Spirit Academy has announced that a selection will be held on the fifth floor of the Martial Arts Tower in a while. Ten people will be selected to form two teams to represent the Spirit Academy in the Spirit Academy Tournament."

"Selection?" Yun Mo was somewhat surprised. He remembered that the Martial Spirit Academy had three teams, so how come there were only ten people?

"Yes, it's also a way to simulate the Spirit Academy Tournament in advance. The specific rules are not much different from the Spirit Academy Tournament. It seems to be a points system. The more points you get, the higher your ranking will be."

Both cohorts of students can participate, and the timing should be based on the return of the exchange students who went to the Myriad Phoenix Spiritual Academy. Wu Ling nodded and said.

"Are you confident now? I'd like to team up with you," Yun Mo said, sensing Wu Ling's current level.

After Wu Ling and Qing He returned from the Supreme Road, they also went to the Supreme Road for training. They gained great benefits there and are now at the peak of the Physical Body Trial, just one step away from entering the Spiritual Power Trial.

However, their combat strength cannot be simply judged from their cultivation level. They are also extremely terrifying. Having also cultivated the Witch Clan's Body Tempering Scripture, their physical strength is so great that even a first-level Divine Soul cultivator would not dare to directly confront them.

"You're overthinking it. Nearly a thousand people will enter the Martial Arts Tower, and then it's one person fighting from beginning to end. Only the top ten will be selected, and you can't team up." Wu Ling rolled her eyes. Yun Mo wanted to be a hands-off manager again.

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