Wudang: Legends Of Qi Earth

The Shaolin temple was the place of study for monks of the Buddhist path, many would say they"re the birth place of martial arts, or at the very least Earthen martial arts. As such the monks viewed themselves above worldly affairs and weren"t too interested in sharing their sacred knowledge with the world or allowing their students experience a world when it"s all too possible for them to be corrupted by the sins of society. So while four spots have been offered to them every year ever since the Academy was created, the Shaolin temple has never had a single student enter or graduate from it.

Normally with how greedy and self serving the cultivation world is, this should have been a problem, but the Shaolin sect we"re recluse, they only came out when it"s absolutely necessary, like during Emperor"s birthday, but apart from that, they stayed in their valley and mountains seeking enlightenment in the way of the Dao.

Either way the entire trip has been silent, though everyone had taken their fair share of glances at Alex much to his horror and annoyance. No introductions were made, so everyone had stuck with people from their own sect, which meant Alex had no other choice but to hand around his b.l.o.o.d.y step brother who for some reason (obviously a lot of reasons) was ignoring him (thank G.o.d for that). Honestly Alex thought that he was being a drama queen, but he didn"t care either way, as long as Lu Wan stayed out of his way, then he would consider not burning the fool to cinders.

With nothing else to do, Alex discuss to shift his focus to the book about the Kingdom of Australia. Of all the places in the world where the Academy could be placed, the kingdom of Australia was chosen because it was entirely neutral in whatsoever conflict of interest were in existence between the two empires and the other smaller powers vying for supremacy on the planet. The Earth Alliance Defense Academy was the product of a team of mercenaries lucky enough to travel to higher realms of existence, gaining knowledge before coming back to earth and making a deal with the Wraith Rose organization; the power responsible for the colonization of Australia and also it"s truly dulling power.

Basically while the two great empires were spoken off in history, the truth was that the earth was practically split between the strongest forces during the colonial war thousands of years ago.

The Wraith Rose was a mercenary organization that were mostly known for a.s.sa.s.sinations and subterfuge, basically they made the best spies and were feared and respected across countless Dimensions. Australia was the piece of the earth they managed to carve from themselves, and they f.u.c.ked it up.

Much of the kingdom was practically desert, places where life couldn"t grow, they actually attempted to terraform the land and in some ways they were successful. There kilometers of green forests, mountains with caves, deep lakes, and underground cave systems that stretcher across the entire continent like Kingdom. But even with all of these changes, the dead part of the land still remained, and excluding the cities, the part of it that showed life; the forests the mountains, all had one thing in common...…..Snakes and poisons!

Which was what made this place the ideal area for an Academy, snakes changed and evolved from the twisted terraforming of the Wraith Rose organization, turning into ferocious demonic beasts, and evolving into new races. Nagas, gorgons, Lamias, t.i.tan Boas, and so many that just by their existence alone, they exuded poison wherever they went unless for the cities protected by fearsome magic and Qi. Students of the Academy take missions and use these evolved monsters for training and experiments, there by culling their numbers and keeping it manageable, all in exchange for a place to learn completely unaffected by the influence of the world at large; The Earth Alliance Defense Academy.

There was a brochure describing much about the academy and it"s history, and a whole bunch of propaganda about the achievements of it"s Alumni and what they"ve achieved since graduation. Alex had to admit it"s impressive, it was the Squads from the academy going about the world and through different Dimensions taking care not missions that had given the academy great popularity and also given the normal people of earth, celebrity like figures to look up to. Dangerous as it might seem, the academy had much to offer, and being responsible for training so many young cultivators and mages from different forces around the world has given the academy a lot of clout and influence in matters that had to deal with much of the world"s governance.

"You really shouldn"t put too much focus on that brochure, the academy is a lot more amazing when you experience it for yourself, but then again it"s also quite dangerous, but I"m sure you"re more than prepared for it." Xiao Mei said to Alex as she smiled at him.

The others were all asleep, the Airship was fast, but it was still going to take them a little more than eight hours to get to the academy, so most of them were using this opportunity to get a rest.

"What do I have to expect Xiao Mei, I"m going there to learn, but based on everything I"ve heard, the academy is no different from the imperial court. There are too many snakes hiding there." Alex muttered as he looked out the window besides him.

"True, but since when where you scared of a few snakes, you just have to make your place, a place for all of us, and study and train, and be strong. And make friends, because you"ll need it, friends that benefit you, there"s no less politics in the academy as there is in the imperial court, but that shouldn"t stop you from living your life and chasing your goals. There are a lot of good things about the academy, it will be fun."

Alex felt as if Xiao Mei was being a bit biased about her school, but then again a lot of the students who have left the school have a severe amount of loyalty to it. And it couldn"t be for no reason, so maybe she"s right, and there"s really a lot of good things to be experienced in the school. If that was the case Alex was willing to do everything in his power to enjoy it, these days it"s hard to find things that.....

*BOOOM*

The Airship tilted to the left, throwing everyone and everything not tied down all-over the cabin they were in. The movement was so sudden that neither Alex not Xiao Mei could muster up any sort of defense before Alex"s head smacked against the steel support of one of the seats, busting his head open even with all of his cultivation prowess.

The sudden movements of the Airship and the probable bruises they all had, forced everyone awake as they tried to regain their balance, Alex felt a bit woozy from the rush of blood flowing down his head, but he was able to look ok out on my enough to notice that the airship"s engine had been damaged severely. Thick plumes of smoke and fire spread out from the engine, covering the entire left side of the Airship, causing a serious amount of panic to spread through the Airship.

"Ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking, I regret to inform you stuck spoilt brats that the ship has been hijacked and sabotaged Hehehehehe! You"re all going to die before you get to that accursed academy! This is the way forward! For freedom, for our future! These are the deeds of a true son of earth! Let it be remembered!"

The communication cut of just a suddenly as it had come on, and in no time at all the engine on the right side of the Airship also went up in smoke, forcing the already unstable airship to get even more unstable. Everyone grabbed onto whatever it was they could grab to keep them stable as someone yelled out.

"We have to get off this Airship!"

And they were right, however Alex with his bloodied head had no idea what to do, and no one here had the confidence of being able to save themselves from such a bright, much less others.

Everyone here was still within the mortal gate of cultivation, it was guaranteed that without proper skill and technique, a fall from a 200 feet would leave them Injured, not to talk of 30,000. They were all at a dead end, or at least Alex thought so until someone offer to help.

(I can save all of them, but I need control!)

Alex didn"t hesitate, as seconds later all he saw was red and blood, and all everyone else saw in his place, was a woman so beautiful she made their bloods rooms and shake, and then…..she smiled.