Chapter 23: Royal Cultivators Academy... The Descent Begins.
The journey from the royal palace to the Royal Academy took only a day. After receiving farewell gifts from his parents, Kranos followed his father to a teleportation portal stationed near the castle gates.
Raphael exchanged a few words with the guards and paid the necessary mana stones after confirming their destination.
I must say, these teleportation portals are pretty convenient. Kranos couldn't help but mutter, With spatial portals, the need for long-distance transportation had been reduced greatly. As soon as he and his father stepped through the silvery portal, it only took a few moments before they appeared in a large building.
Before them stood an enormous black gate with bold golden letters inscribed at the top: Royal Cultivators Academy
The huge gate towered over everything. Kranos felt insignificant just standing before it. I wonder, what sort of strength is required to open this gate?
Kranos couldn't help staring at the gate; after a few moments, he tore his gaze away and glanced around. To his surprise, the area was packed with youths around his age. There had to be at least five hundred people—and this was likely just a fraction of those present.
Kranos looked at his father and noticed that his expression was calm. Raphael's calm expression helped ease his nerves. While waiting, Kranos decided to ask his father a few questions: "Dad, how many worlds are in the lower realm?"
"3000 worlds," Raphael replied after a moment of thought. Kranos was immediately shocked; he didn't think there would be so many worlds in the lower realm.
"In those worlds... is the cultivation system the same as ours?" Kranos asked; this question had been weighing down on him. Kranos felt that