The Tianhun Academy was the empire’s only institute for soul cultivators. Managed directly by the Royal Family in the Capital, the academy saw to recruiting any geniuses they could find and nurture them for the empire from Soul Apprentices to Soul Exalts.

Graduation from the academy meant being inducted into the Tianhun School and by extension, increasing the strength of the empire. This wasn’t always enforced, and there were many that decided to follow their own paths to explore and travel. But with every graduate that chose this option, they were without a doubt someone that every faction, school, or affiliation from the continent would try to recruit.

The sons and daughters of many influential families, clans, schools, and even commoners would have...