X-Dragon Era

Lost in thought, Xin Yun began to ponder for quite a while... Suddenly, Xin Yun looked up and said to Master Xi Ming, "Master Xi Ming, have you ever considered taking on two apprentices?"

"Apprentices?" Hearing Xin Yun's words, Master Xi Ming looked completely perplexed.

In Master Xi Ming's eyes, he was nothing more than an eccentric old man who liked to research some strange things, merely some phenomena of nature. Master Xi Ming was simply looking for rules that already existed; he himself didn't have any special abilities, let alone the possibility of teaching anyone.

Seeing the baffled look on Master Xi Ming's face, Xin Yun continued with a smile, "If you had apprentices, when you encountered problems like the one earlier, you could assign them to the students for research.

If you had more students, you could divide them into several groups to research different issues, while you could focus on the main research direction and gather the findings from all the groups. Doesn't that sound good?"

"Ah!" Smacked by the realization, Master Xi Ming suddenly slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Ah! How come I never thought of that? Yes... If I had a few more helpers to research with, wouldn't that be so much more convenient?"

In the midst of his excitement, Master Xi Ming suddenly remembered something and said with a wry smile, "Look at me, just an old fool researching nonsense, who would want to learn from me?"

Shaking his head with a smile, Xin Yun said, "You don't need to worry about that. We'll not look for adults but recruit some children for you to mentor. If you're interested, you could ask Mother Lan to take you to select them. This way, you can train them from a young age, infuse them with various ideas, and let them become professional researchers to assist you and carry on your legacy.

Isn't that great?"

Master Xi Ming had never married in his life due to his dedication to researching strange things. Therefore, he had never thought of passing on his research. But now, inspired by Xin Yun, he began to consider the idea…

Master Xi Ming was not a fool; he just didn't care for material things. He was well aware that the Formation was extraordinary, and once the research succeeded, it was bound to flourish. By then, he would be regarded as the founding master of Formation!

Taking a deep breath, Master Xi Ming resolutely said, "Alright, you've convinced me. Let me organize my research materials first, and then I'll make four sets of Formations for you. After that, I'll personally go pick the children suitable for research to bring back."

Smiling and nodding, Xin Yun cautioned, "I'll leave this aspect to you, but you must remember, we are looking for quality, not quantity. Make sure to find children suitable for research, those who are intelligent and have rich imaginations."

"Hehe..." Smiling at Xin Yun, Master Xi Ming confidently said, "Don't worry, this is my area of expertise, I naturally know what kind of children are most suited for this industry. I won't make the wrong choice."

Early the next morning, Master Xi Ming handed over a large bag of stones to Xin Yun. He also handed over a note and a ruler. The note recorded various parameters, while the ruler was for measuring.

After memorizing the parameters on the note, Xin Yun casually burned the note. It should be known... although developing this Formation was difficult, requiring not only a great deal of time and energy but also keen observation and curiosity, plus some luck to succeed, learning how to set up the Formation was a matter of a short while.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Moreover, under Xin Yun's reminder, Master Xi Ming ground all the rocks into powder and then mixed them with various substances to solidify them into form. With that done, even if someone wanted to analyze it, it would be very difficult to determine what materials were used to make it.

Originally, Xin Yun had also planned to give Ming Xuan a set of Formations, but regrettably, there was simply no private place to be found on Ming Xuan's end. It was absolutely out of the question to set up the Formation in the dormitory. Once it was leaked, the loss would be too great.

With no other choice, Xin Yun had to cancel this plan. The set intended for Ming Xuan was left in the Cultivation Room at home, and could only be used upon returning home.

Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying had not planned to go out for fun initially, although it was vacation. The rules of Combat Dragon Academy made them very tense and afraid to relax in the slightest.

If before it was only Xin Yun who was afraid of being left behind by the two girls, now, the two girls were also afraid of being surpassed by others. If their strength was insufficient, they would inevitably face challenges to their status as lead students. If they were successfully challenged, not only would they lose their status, but they might even be demoted to Red Two Class.

With less than a year left until the end of the challenge prohibition period, in about ten months, challenges in the First Year Section would be activated. By that time, if they did not have sufficient strength, they would surely be challenged.

Indeed, lead students had many privileges, and their status was even higher than that of instructors. But just as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. As lead students, they could be challenged at any time, and the failed challenger would not have to bear any punishment!

Of course... not everyone could qualify for the challenge. To challenge a lead student, one must have the corresponding qualifications; one must first become the lead student of their class before challenging the lead students of the entire grade.

The so-called class lead student position was not yet activated either, with activation set for a year later. From each class of a hundred students, the strongest would be selected as the lead student of the class. Only this lead student would have the qualification to challenge the grade-level lead students!

In order to maintain their status as lead students and not be eliminated, Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying dared not relax at all. Although both had amazing talent, aptitude, and potential, these attributes did not necessarily mean they were experts. Everyone knows that talent does not equate to strength.

Xin Yun also did not dare to relax. However, having experienced three lifetimes, he understood a principle very well, those who do not know how to rest, do not know how to work. The reason the academy scheduled vacations was not to let everyone go home to practice, but to allow them to relax.

With prolonged training, people develop various inertias, and their mood gradually becomes constrained. In such a state, it is difficult to speak of any efficiency. In short, when it's time to play, one must play happily; when it's time to work, one must focus entirely on the task at hand.

After Xin Yun's repeated persuasion, the two girls finally gave up their training plan for the vacation. Apart from their daily routine training after returning each evening, they spent their days following Xin Yun out of the city to have fun.

Since determining the direction and switching to the blue Origin Energy, Xin Yun had not tested various transformations of Yinglong—not that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't. (To be continued, for the rest of this story, please visit . More chapters are available, support the author, support genuine reading!) Explore new worlds at empire