Zhu Yanyi contacted Gu Jun, asking her to take her to the Sage Academy for registration.
Gu Jun did not fully understand why Zhu Yanyi worked so hard, but that did not matter. What mattered most was her deep admiration for everything she had done. Seeing the physical constitution of the Chinese people gradually improve filled her with a special sense of pride. This was their little junior sister.
"Junior Sister Yanyi, have you thought about it? Which aspect do you plan to study after entering the Sage Academy?" Gu Jun asked casually.
"I want to learn everything, but mostly I want to read more books. Of course, I want to learn alchemy," Zhu Yanyi said seriously. "I actually understand alchemy a bit. I have read some basic books, but without a guide, I feel I might have problems or shortcomings when refining pills. So, I want to learn alchemy first."
"Then go to the Alchemy Department. However, the students in the Alchemy Department are very good. There is only one student now, our Third Senior Brother, Ouyang Tianyun. You will be the second in our department," Gu Jun said with a grin.
"Second?" Zhu Yanyi looked at Gu Jun suspiciously. "Why do I feel a bit weird when you say that?"
"There is nothing wrong. I am just reminding you. You will be the second in the Alchemy Department," Gu Jun said seriously. "Over the years, the teachers have found some good prospects among the people and brought them back. When you arrive, your ranking will be fifteenth."
Zhu Yanyi chuckled. "Such a large academy, yet only fifteen students. You really have the nerve to say that."
Gu Jun smiled slightly. "There is no way around it. Our Sage Academy values quality over quantity."
"I think your academy requirements are too high, so you can't find students," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.
Gu Jun sighed. "It cannot be helped. People like you are truly rare. Moreover, good healers do not need to be numerous; having enough is sufficient."
Zhu Yanyi agreed with this point. Indeed, good healers do not need to be too many, as they are hard to find.
Chatting and laughing, stopping and walking, Gu Jun and Zhu Yanyi walked on Kunlun Mountain for nearly half a month. Finally, they reached the edge of a cliff. The cliff was a very flat stone surface. Gu Jun looked at Zhu Yanyi and said, "Do you see any mystery here?"
Zhu Yanyi smiled slightly. "The naked eye cannot see anything, but I can feel that the spiritual energy at the end of the cliff is very abundant."
"This is the path to our Sage Academy. People from this plane cannot reach it," Gu Jun said. She casually took out a boat and threw it into the air. The palm-sized boat instantly transformed into a flying vessel large enough to hold three or four people. Then she said to Zhu Yanyi, "Let's go up." Gu Jun leaped up first, and Zhu Yanyi naturally followed.
After boarding the flying vessel, Gu Jun placed a transparent spirit stone into an empty slot at the front of the vessel.
"Spirit stone," Zhu Yanyi recognized it immediately.
"Have you seen spirit stones?" Gu Jun tilted her head, looking at Zhu Yanyi.
Zhu Yanyi smiled slightly. "I have seen them. Ao Han gave me some." In fact, it was not just "some." Not counting the spirit stones she had obtained from ancient civilizations, before Yan Ao Han went to the Underworld, she was worried about Zhu Yanyi. She gave her several spirit veins, fearing she would not have enough spirit stones at the Sage Academy. Besides, spirit stones could still be used even if Zhu Yanyi ascended to the Immortal Realm; they just needed to be exchanged. This was not the main point. The main point was that Yan Ao Han was worried, so she gave Zhu Yanyi plenty of spirit veins to spend freely.
Therefore, whether in the mortal realm or at the Sage Academy, Zhu Yanyi did not need to worry about money. Rich people do not understand the pain of those without money.
Seeing Zhu Yanyi’s reaction, Gu Jun asked, "How many spirit stones did Lord Yan give you?"
"Not many, not many. Enough for me to use is fine," Zhu Yanyi said. She would not tell Gu Jun. This was called keeping one's wealth hidden.
Seeing Zhu Yanyi’s attitude, Gu Jun knew her thoughts and laughed. "Although everyone in the Sage Academy is nice, keeping your wealth hidden is indeed important. It benefits you not to tell everyone."
Zhu Yanyi made a funny face. "Actually, I know you are trying to provoke me. But even if you provoke me, it is useless. It is not that I do not want to say, but I cannot say. Because I do not know how many she gave me. I never counted how many pieces there are. Anyway, there should be quite a lot." With several spirit veins, why would she do something as boring as counting spirit stones?
Hearing this, Gu Jun naturally guessed that Yan Ao Han had given her a lot of spirit stones.
"Our Sage Academy currently has fifteen students, including you. There are many teachers inside. Over the years, the teaching staff has been quite good. Including those in seclusion, there are probably hundreds of teachers," Gu Jun decided to introduce the Sage Academy to Zhu Yanyi.
Hearing Gu Jun’s words, Zhu Yanyi coughed repeatedly and looked at her with a strange expression. "Fifteen students and hundreds of teachers? What kind of academy is this? It is too bizarre."
"This is not our fault. You also run a school, so you should understand. It is not easy to find students with talent. In your school, even if you recruit nationwide, you may not even fill fifty university spots each year because it is too difficult. Even if many people volunteer to enter your school, you value quality over quantity. That is why your Traditional Chinese Medicine School has its stable status."
Gu Jun smiled bitterly. "The Sage Academy is the same. Most of the teachers in the Sage Academy are cultivators. Some are already hundreds of years old. Although they are teachers, they no longer teach. As for students, they value both character and talent. Otherwise, they would rather have none than have poor quality. Plus, the Sage Academy does not like to enter the mortal world. It only enters once every hundred years for recruitment. Unlike other academies, the number of students is naturally small."
Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi felt a sense of resonance. "You just mentioned other schools. Are there other schools here?"
"Not exactly. In our place, only our Sage Academy is the most famous. However, there are countless such plane secret realms. Each of these planes has its own schools. The most famous are five schools. Our Sage Academy is one of them. The others are the Divine Emperor School, Jingmei Girls' School, Yuanwu School, and Shangmo School," Gu Jun continued.
"Five schools. We have the fewest students. Jingmei Girls' School is purely for girls. However, the graduates all have, in your words, a very 'tomboy' vibe," Gu Jun said, laughing. Then he continued: