Instructor Xiang guided Grim to a dormitory within the academy premise.

When Instructor Xiang and Grim entered, disciples in the corridor started peeking at him. He was a new face in the dorm, so they were curious.

They ran past various rooms and arrived at their destination.

The door had the number 100.

"This will be your room now. Go in and get familiar. If you have any questions, you can ask your seniors or me." Instructor Xiang handed him the key and left.

Grim unlocked the door and went in.

He was greeted by a clean and minimalist room.

The room had a wooden floor, a reading table with a chair, a tea set, a bed, and a window for the outside view.

Grim checked if there was anything else. But, he only found runes on the floor. The runes were engraved in a circular shape.

He inspected it carefully. He could feel the Qi being drawn towards the runes.

But, he couldn't understand the meaning behind those runes, no matter how many tries.

"Since it draws in Qi, it must be useful for cultivation. Let's give it a try."

"Moonlight Storm" Grim sat in the middle of the runes and started cultivating.

His skill 'moonlight storm' was already at a major level. Yet, his Qi gathering speed had doubled while he cultivated inside the runes.

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"This is just amazing. The difference in treatment between outer and inner disciple is night and day." Grim exclaimed

"I wonder who made these runes?" A question popped into his mind.

"Well, it doesn't matter to me anyway. Let's just focus on cultivating."

Grim cultivated for a whole day.

The next day he woke up hungry. But, he had never been to the cafeteria.

While he was an outer disciple, he would be on the mission most of the time. And, when he was not on the mission, he would visit an inn for food. So, it was safe to assume he had no idea about the cafeteria's location.

Grim reached the nearest disciple and asked, "Fellow disciple, can you tell me the direction of the cafeteria?"

The disciple replied, "You must be a new disciple. How about I guide you?"

"Thank you for your help."

The disciple took Grim and went toward the cafeteria.

Just when they were about to reach the cafeteria, they encountered a tall disciple with a handsome face. He had arrogance written all over his face.

The arrogant disciple asked, "Cui Bao, where are you going?"

Cui Bao nervously replied, "I am taking this new disciple to the cafeteria, Senior Yang."

"Oh. We have a new disciple." Shao Yang was amused.

Shao Yang scanned Grim. He found out Grim was only at the entry-level of the mutation realm.

Tch!

"Since when did the academy start accepting entry-level kids as an inner disciples?" Shao Yang ridiculed Grim.

Grim was pissed. However, he calmed himself. "He is just a kid. No need to get worked up."

Cui Bao didn't want it to escalate further. So, he took Grim and hurried toward the cafeteria while saying farewell to Shao Yang, "Take care, Senior Yang. We will be going to the cafeteria."

Cui Bao breathed a sigh of relief when they made their way into the cafeteria.

"Fellow disciple, don't get on the bad side of Shao Yang. He is at the peak of the mutation realm, and his brother ranks within the top 20 in the academy."

"As long as he doesn't bother me, I won't bother him." Grim wasn't afraid of him. But, his brother was another case.

"I will get going, fellow disciple."

Grim didn't forget to thank Cui Bao, "Thank you, fellow disciple. My name is Grim."

"You can also call me Bao, disciple Grim. Take your time." Cui Bao left

Grim took his time to fill his stomach and returned.

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