Middle-Earth

## Description

This place was Middle-Earth. There were nine provinces and tens of countries in this world, and each of them was the capital of learning and education. Regardless of which country, great teachers were the most respectable of all occupations.

However, it wasn't easy to be a great teacher. One had to have a moment of enlightenment, possess the great teacher halo, be proficient in several types of occupations, and pass a strict test by the Saint Gate.

A great teacher could transmit the dao and dispel the students' doubts. The great teacher halo was a unique talent all great teachers had. The halos could help the students relax, allowing them to comprehend the teaching with higher efficiency.

This 'Priceless Advice' was able to let the logic of the great teacher influence the students. It would allow them to not forget this for several days and maintain the same state of heart.

If a student hated studying and the great teacher used 'Priceless Advice' to persuade the student, the student would be infused with 'fighting spirit' and work hard in their studies for several days.

### Cultivation

* the cultivation arts in Middle-Earth were divided into three tiers - Saint, Heaven, and Earth. Each tier was further divided into inferior, average, superior, and peerless grades.
* Peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art was considered a pinnacle cultivation art in Middle-Earth.

### History

* There were nine provinces on Middle-Earth namely, Liang Province, Xia Province, Barbarian Province, Jing Province, Central Province, Serene Province, Cloud Province, and Sea Province.
* Sun Mo was part of the Tang People in Central Province. He was now living in Jinling, a place that was close to China's ancient eras. There were emperors and concubines, subjects and generals, and also bandits and refugees. However, the greatest difference was that this world was filled with dense amounts of spirit qi.
* Breathing spirit qi in and out could strengthen one's physique. Hence, cultivators were born. The weak ones had punching strength reaching 500kg, and they could break stone and iron easily. The strong ones could even shift mountains and overturn seas, including summoning the wind and rain.
* Who didn't wish to be immune to a hundred diseases or have a longevity of 1,000 years? Hence, during this golden period, these cultivation academies were growing like the spring bamboo after the rain, popping up one after another.
* Each province had a peak-level academy. The Central Province Academy had once been the top-ranked academy in Central Province, and this was why it managed to have the words 'Central Province' in its name, indicating the school's glory and honor. However, right now, it had fallen from one of the top nine ranks to the 'D' grade. If it wasn't able to pass the league tournament at the end of the year, it would be removed from the system and forced to become an abandoned school.

### Academies

* The schools in Middle-Earth's nine provinces were all managed by the Saint Gate, and they could be classified into five grades.
* There were only nine Supreme Academies, and they were known as the Nine Greats, as well as the Aristocratic Schools.
* Below them, there were 18 'A' grade schools, 36 'B' grade schools, 72 'C' grade schools, and 108 'D' Grade schools.
* These 5 grades were followed by over 1,000 schools that weren't included in the grading.
* All in all, a total of 243 schools were listed in these five grades, and they could be given the title of famous schools.
* Every year, all schools of the same grade would head to the Darkness Continent and participate in a league tournament. Then, based on their rankings, the top five schools would rise to participate in the higher grade tournament. Respectively, the five schools ranked at the bottom would go down by one grade.
* Over 1,000 schools that weren't included in the five grades would compete for ten positions. Then, after passing the Saint Gate's test, they would get the qualification rights and could advance to the 'D' Grade league tournament to obtain the title of a famous school.
* At the same time, the ten schools that were ranked at the bottom of the 'D' Grade would be downgraded and lose their title.
* The two most renowned schools in Tang Country's Jinling City were firstly the Central Province Academy and secondly the Myriad Daos Academy that had risen in the recent ten years.
* In the past, the Central Province Academy would be the first target of many students, but things had completely reversed in the past few years. However, compared to the other non-graded schools, the Central Province Academy still retained its title as a 'famous school' at least. It had a glorious history and was situated in the flourishing Jinling City. These added bonus points, and thus it was the second option of some students.
* Schools that wished to advance to a higher grade would have to obtain good results in the league tournament and be ranked in the top five.
* How could they raise the rankings?
* Of course, it was through having outstanding students represent the school to take part in the competition. For this, it was necessary to have a supply of students with outstanding aptitude.

## Nine Great Academies

* Skyraise Academy (#1 Academy)
* Dragon Subduing Academy
* Heavenly Mystery Academy
* Jixia Learning Palace
* Westshore Military School
* Black-White Academy
* White Deer Academy
* Myriad Spirits Academy
* Neptune Palace

## Nine Provinces

* Cloud Province
* Liang Province
* Xia Province
* Serene Province
* Yue Province
* Nanyue Province
* Sea Province