Yan Sea was highly efficient. In less than two days, a dedicated staff member arrived to meet with Yu Fei.

"I’ll introduce myself. My name is Shen Tuli. I’m an agent with the Special Talent Management Bureau, under the Ministry of Education."

"Hello! I’m Yu Fei."

Across a simple dining table, Yu Fei sat opposite a capable-looking woman in professional attire.

"Let me briefly explain. ’Special talents’ are Martial Artists who can master both the Ox Subduing Pile Skill and the Six Harmonies Killing Fist to the point of perfection while in the First Realm. They are also known as Celestial Prides. There are government support policies for these Martial Artists. After they break through to the Second Realm, they are given priority access to supreme-grade or high-grade Cultivation Techniques..."

"I’ve received feedback from ’Pacify the World’ regarding your special talent designation. However, I still need to record a few things for data collection purposes."

Shen Tuli’s tone was calm. In her line of work, she dealt with all sorts of Celestial Pride Martial Artists and had long grown indifferent to genius.

"Go ahead," Yu Fei said, sitting up straight.

"At which stage of the First Realm did you master the two foundational Cultivation Techniques?"

"The Blood Gate."

"Ah... that’s alright. The average for Celestial Pride Martial Artists to achieve mastery is at the Tendon Gate. But as long as you mastered them within the First Realm, you still qualify as a special talent. Don’t be discouraged."

Shen Tuli’s tone was gentle as she offered her comfort.

’I can’t believe this.’ Yu Fei fought to keep a straight face. ’I’m a Celestial Pride who killed a bandit chief overflowing with Inner Qi, and she’s telling me not to be discouraged? This is...’

Shen Tuli asked many more questions, all very detailed.

"Have you ever taken any medicinal elixirs?"

"Does the Vitality Elixir count?"

"Yes. Anything else?"

After a moment’s hesitation, Yu Fei answered, "The Celestial King Wisdom Elixir."

Shen Tuli’s head snapped up, and she stared at him in surprise. "Were your foundations damaged?"

"Yes. After my teacher discovered it, he gave me this elixir."

Her expression shifted to one of sudden understanding. "No wonder you didn’t master the foundational Cultivation Techniques until the Blood Gate. But your teacher treats you well. The Celestial King Wisdom Elixir is not cheap, you know. It costs over ten thousand points to redeem in ’Pacify the World’."

Shen Tuli pushed her glasses up her nose, continuing nonchalantly.

"By the way, since you’re a Celestial Pride Martial Artist, you can register an account in ’Pacify the World’ ahead of time. It’s a nationwide task and merit system for Martial Arts University students that was developed eight years ago. It supports intelligence sharing, material procurement, Cultivation Technique exchanges, and more. However, since you haven’t been admitted to a Martial Arts University yet, some functions will be restricted. Would you like to register and start using it early?"

Yu Fei’s eyes lit up. His access to information about the martial arts world was usually limited. He never understood why he couldn’t find any real information online—it was either nothing or just a bunch of vague, unreliable junk.

"Yes, please! Could you help me..."

"Please take out your phone."

"It was confiscated..."

"Alright, then. I’ll help you complete the registration now. Later, you can download the app and link your number to use it."

Shen Tuli guided Yu Fei through the registration process step by step, having him sign several user agreements. Finally, she warned him, "According to the rules, you can share information about martial arts with family and close friends, but do not disseminate it on public networks. It will cause trouble. The Cultivation Techniques I’m about to give you are also forbidden to be shared. Even though it wouldn’t have much of an impact if you did, rules are rules. Understand?"

Yu Fei nodded repeatedly. When there’s nothing to be gained, it’s best not to challenge established conventions.

He opened the app and found that his personal profile page had already been automatically generated.

His user ID was simply "Yu Fei," and the tag below it read "Third-Year High School Student." Clicking on it revealed his detailed birth date and other information.

He then heard Shen Tuli explain.

"Everyone in ’Pacify the World’ uses their real names. To differentiate users, everyone is required to use their official ID photo as their profile picture, along with personal tags. So, be careful what you say and do in here. It’s not like the public civilian internet.

You haven’t started at a Martial Arts University yet, so your permissions aren’t fully unlocked. But there’s a ’Newbie Celestial Prides’ section you can check out. It’s full of Celestial Pride Martial Artists like you who haven’t started university yet. You can communicate with them ahead of time."

"You can explore the other functions on your own. I’m giving you six Cultivation Techniques in total: one supreme-grade and five high-grade. This storage device has special restrictions. It cannot be copied or transferred, and it will self-destruct in three months. Also, it’s compatible with the Holographic Mirror Helmet that was released last year. You can decide if you want to use it. Any other questions?"

"No more questions. Thank you." Yu Fei was eager to see the new Cultivation Techniques.

Shen Tuli quickly stood and gathered her things. "Well then, Student Yu Fei, I wish you great success on your martial path and a bright future. Let’s say our goodbyes here."

"Oh, right. If the storage device self-destructs after three months and you still haven’t managed to get started with your cultivation method, you can find me on the ’Pacify the World’ system and request the Cultivation Techniques again."

Just before leaving, Shen Tuli thought of some special circumstances, gave him this one last instruction, and then departed in a hurry.

She was very busy. There were quite a few Celestial Pride Martial Artists across the country, and that number even included Quasi-Celestial Pride Martial Artists who had only mastered the Ox Subduing Pile Skill. She was so overwhelmed that she had to delegate the initial confirmation and assessment tasks to students from the seven major universities via the ’Pacify the World’ platform, which saved a lot of time.

After Shen Tuli left, Yu Fei excitedly went to ask Yan Sea for his phone back, only to be rejected.

"Rules are rules. They must be followed."

Yu Fei was getting frustrated. "But how am I supposed to view the Cultivation Technique data then? Mr. Kong also gave me a basic Swordsmanship manual."

Yan Sea took a small, folded device out of a drawer in the hospital room. When unfolded, it looked like a simple helmet with a single, curved, black lens that covered the bridge of the nose.

"This is the Holographic Mirror Helmet. It can connect to the hospital’s exclusive special network channel. Give it a try."