Soon, Chen Mobai arrived at the first stone platform.

There were two people, a man and a woman, responsible for receiving new students sitting behind a long table. Seeing Chen Mobai approach, they immediately waved him over.

Unlike Ma Xiaoming, they didn’t discriminate against him. After confirming his admission certificate and identity information, they arranged a dormitory for him and issued his student ID.

“Alright, your information has been entered into the school’s system.”

“You’ll need your student ID to access the Taoist Academy’s library and attend classes. Of course, you can also link your student ID to your phone. Most places support electronic student IDs, except for the Instrument Hall.”

“Only the physical student ID can be used to enter there. Also, the cultivation methods and secret books in the Taoist Academy’s library are free for all students. However, if you want to download them, you need the corresponding permissions.”

“Generally speaking, those who are Qi Refining can only download related materials.”

The senior sister in charge of reception gave an example, and Chen Mobai nodded lightly, understanding her meaning.

“Alright, your counselor is… huh… it’s actually Taoist Master Shaoyang…”

After entering Chen Mobai’s information, the senior sister looked at the academy’s allocation and was surprised.

“Could there be a mistake? This Taoist master has been in seclusion for ten years.”

The senior sister refreshed the page again. After confirming that there was no mistake, she looked at Chen Mobai with a pitiful gaze.

“Is there a problem with this Taoist Master Shaoyang?”

“Not really, it’s just that he’s been in seclusion for a long time. If you’re assigned to him, you probably won’t see him for ten years. But don’t worry, students of the Taoist Academy can freely choose the courses they are interested in. As long as you earn 10 credits by the end of the term and don’t fail any courses for three years, you won’t be advised to leave the academy.”

Chen Mobai immediately took the opportunity to ask more about which courses in the academy were easy to earn credits and how to get enough credits in the shortest time.

“That depends on you, I can’t say much more.”

The senior sister, with her ponytail and round glasses, looked quite delicate. She avoided discussing Chen Mobai’s question.

“Here, this is your student ID.”

At this time, a senior brother from the other side took out a freshly made rectangular badge from a small engraving machine on the table.

After Chen Mobai took it, he found that it was actually a magical artifact.

“Keep it safe. If you lose it, it will cost 100 Good Deeds to replace.”

After nodding his thanks, Chen Mobai continued up the steps with his backpack. He soon arrived at the new student dormitory building.

He walked in and, according to the information given by the senior sister, found his dormitory.

It was room 303 on the third floor!

Upon opening the door, Chen Mobai found that he was the first one to arrive.

It was a four-person room.

This wouldn’t do.

On the stone platform for new student reception, the senior brother and sister who had just sat down saw Chen Mobai coming down again.

“Eh, did you finish unpacking so quickly?”

“Is there a single room available here at the school?”

Chen Mobai shook his head and then asked a question that made the two look at each other.

“There are some better-conditioned double rooms. If you want a single room, that would only be in the teacher’s dormitory building, but you definitely can’t stay there.”

The senior brother thought Chen Mobai was from a wealthy family and wasn’t used to dormitory life, so he informed him in advance to shatter his illusion.

“That won’t do!”

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai couldn’t help but shake his head again and then asked another question that the two didn’t know how to answer.

“Can new students rent houses outside the school?”

“Well, there’s no rule against it, but the quality of the spiritual veins outside Chicheng Mountain is definitely not as good as inside the school. Are you sure you want to rent a house outside?”

Chen Mobai had too many secrets, and he had just joined the Shenmu Sect in the Tianhe Realm. He needed to frequently travel between the two realms during this period, so he definitely needed to live alone.

But what the senior sister said made sense. Chicheng Mountain was a fifth-order spiritual vein. If he left the school and couldn’t enjoy this benefit, it would indeed be putting the cart before the horse.

“Are there cultivation rooms in the school?”

However, Chen Mobai quickly realized.

The Taoist Academy would definitely not allow students to cultivate in the dormitory. There would certainly be a dedicated place for cultivation.

“Of course, there are. From the lowest second-order top-grade to the highest fourth-order top-grade, they are provided free of charge to students and teachers of the corresponding realm.”

“Do you not provide fifth-order ones?”

“You need a professor at the Taoist master level to apply, and the dean has to sign off on it before you can use a fifth-order spiritual land.”

After the senior sister finished speaking, she felt that she had said a bit too much. These things were too early for new students to know, and there was no need for them to know.

“If you really want to live outside the school, it’s best to tell your counselor and report it.”

“But my counselor is in seclusion, and I don’t have his contact information.”

Chen Mobai shrugged helplessly. The senior brother and sister looked at each other and agreed.

“Then I’ll go first.”

In the end, Chen Mobai left with his backpack.

He walked in the direction where Meng Huang’er had disappeared for about ten minutes and indeed saw a very modern small city district.After asking a few people, I quickly found a real estate agent.

“Young man, do you have any specific requirements for renting a house?”

“I prefer a quiet place, preferably a standalone house with few people around.”

“I see, you’re looking for a villa. However, the rent might be a bit expensive.”

The agent showed Chen Mobai several houses, but none of them satisfied him.

“Do you have any cave villas in the mountains here? Ideally, there should be only one within a few hundred meters. But it must have electricity, water, and spiritual energy.”

Chen Mobai further specified his requirements.

The agent looked troubled.

“We do have some, but most of them are rented by hermits who come to live in the Chicheng Mountain Range. The remaining ones are in less desirable locations.”

“Take me to see them.”

Half an hour later, the agent brought Chen Mobai to a two-story wooden house in a mountain valley.

“It’s nestled against the mountain and near the water, but the lighting isn’t very good.”

The agent, with an embarrassed look on his face, led Chen Mobai inside. The house was quite dusty and sparsely furnished, with only wooden beds, tables, and chairs, and no appliances.

Chen Mobai looked up and saw a luxurious wooden villa on the top of the mountain, occupying all the beautiful scenery and views.

“That’s the residence of the superstar Meng Huang’er. She often comes out to practice her singing in the morning. If you live here, you’ll be woken up every day by the beautiful voice of this human skylark. That’s the biggest advantage of this wooden house.”

Facing this shabby wooden house, the agent couldn’t think of any other advantages. After using a cleaning spell to remove the dust, he could only point to the villa on the top of the mountain and say this.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai remembered the dream that flashed in his heart the first time he heard Meng Huang’er’s singing. He immediately made a decision.

“I’ll take this one!”