Recruiting younger brothers! Which elder broke the record of the Azure Dragon Stele?
“Congratulations, Senior Brother Lin!”
Shen Yun smiled, “It seems Senior Brother Lin has gained an unimaginable fortune.”
Lin Dong: “A small gain.”
Shen Yun exclaimed, “Your record will probably last for ages, becoming an insurmountable chasm for the Academy’s Disciples!”
Lin Dong smiled, neither confirming nor denying, and said, “Let’s go.”
This trip, Yang Dianfeng was dealt with, and there were unexpected gains. It was time to go to the Scripture Pavilion.
At this moment, Yang Dianfeng suddenly spoke, “Senior Brother Lin, wait a moment.”
Yang Dianfeng limped over, his gaze at Lin Dong somewhat fervent.
Lin Dong frowned, “Junior Brother Yang, is something wrong?”
He wasn't interested in men.
Yang Dianfeng knelt on one knee, his eyes full of hope, “Senior Brother Lin, I wonder if you still accept Junior Brothers? I want to learn the Dao of the Sword and Body Refining from you!”
Sword maniac.
He was very persistent about the Dao of the Sword.
Not only was he persistent about the Sword, but he was also very persistent about Cultivation.
He deeply understood the principle that the capable come first. As long as he could learn something, he would not hesitate to humble himself and seek guidance from Lin Dong.
“Hiss!”
“Senior Brother Yang knelt?”
This scene shocked everyone who witnessed it.
How arrogant was Yang Dianfeng, as a Sword Dao Prodigy of the Academy?
Even Dao Qingchen, who was ranked first, could not make him bow his head.
But now, Yang Dianfeng actually knelt on one knee before Lin Dong, asking Lin Dong to take him as a Junior Brother. It was incredibly unbelievable.
The crowd would not understand Yang Dianfeng's thoughts.
If Dao Qingchen's strength was visible and catchable for him,
Then Lin Dong's strength was too outrageous, making him unable to even see his back. There was no need to aim for such a Prodigy.
Even if he was given time to catch up, he would still be out of reach in the future.
As a Prodigy, with an unyielding spirit, kneeling before a fellow Cultivator of the same generation in front of so many people definitely required immense courage. Lin Dong even admired him a little.
“Get up!”
“Originally, I didn't plan to take any Junior Brothers.”
“But you are very sincere, so I can make an exception and take you as a Junior Brother.”
Lin Dong stepped forward, smiled slightly, and personally helped Yang Dianfeng up. Taking a Prodigy ranked tenth as a Junior Brother was quite a way to save Face.
“Thank you, Senior Brother Lin!”
Yang Dianfeng was overjoyed. Following Lin Dong, he believed his future was limitless.
Lin Dong nodded, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first. I still have some matters to attend to. You can come find me when you’re free!”
With that, Lin Dong and Shen Yun departed.
Everyone watched Lin Dong's retreating figure with awe, as if witnessing a legend rapidly rising.
One day, his name would resound throughout the entire Nine Provinces.
“Hiss! It hurts…”
As Lin Dong departed, Yang Dianfeng slowly lay on the ground, clutching his chest, grimacing, “Senior Brother Lin's attacks are really fierce!”
“I feel like my whole body is falling apart.”
He had endured for so long, and finally couldn't hold on anymore. He felt that this internal injury would keep him bedridden for at least ten to eight days.
“This Disciple, you can’t sleep here…”
At this moment, Elder Liu's voice came, “Hmm? You are Yang Feng? What happened? Who beat you into this state?”
He was patrolling nearby and heard a tremor from the Azure Dragon Stone Tablet.
It seemed someone had broken the Azure Dragon Stone Tablet's record, so he rushed over to check.
He then saw the scene before him and was somewhat shocked. Who could beat Yang Dianfeng, ranked tenth, into such a sorry state?
Yang Dianfeng, who was originally handsome and fierce,
Now had clear eyes and was as disheveled as a beggar. He almost didn't recognize him.
Yang Dianfeng didn't want to speak.
Elder Liu saw that Yang Dianfeng refused to speak, so he shifted his gaze elsewhere. But as if he saw something incredible, his pupils dilated.
“Hiss!”
“Which Elder broke the Azure Dragon Stone Tablet's Tiangang Realm record?”
“Azure Dragon Stone Tablet? What the heck, who broke the Azure Dragon Stone Tablet?”
Elder Liu rubbed his eyes, speaking incredulously, somewhat stunned by the scene before him.
The Azure Dragon Stone Tablet, which had stood for thousands of years, had fallen?
A Disciple timidly said, “Elder, it wasn’t an Elder who broke the record, but a Disciple named Lin Dong…”
“Lin… Lin Dong?”
“What are you kidding?”
“Isn’t Lin Dong in the Hua Hai Realm? How did he break the Tiangang Realm record?”
“Don’t fool this old man! This old man is old, but not stupid. If you don’t tell me, this old man will see for himself…”
“Holy cow, it’s really Lin Dong?!”
Elder Liu was first startled, then quickly reacted, cursing, but he cast his gaze towards the Azure Dragon Stone Platform.
He clearly saw the name at the Peak of the Azure Dragon Stone Platform — Dong!
The first place had actually changed from Mu Xuan to Dong. He finally believed that all of this was true.
Elder Liu was silent for a long time before bitterly saying, “How long has it been? This kid Lin Dong has actually broken through to the Tiangang Realm?”
“A Prodigy, truly a Prodigy…”
Elder Liu was somewhat speechless. He had lived for so long and had never seen such a Prodigy.
Two days ago, when Lin Dong broke through to the Hua Hai Realm, he and another Elder felt that with perhaps two or three years, Lin Dong would surpass them.
But who knew that only a few days later, Lin Dong had broken through to the Tiangang Realm, and his Physical Body strength reached ten million Jin.
Perhaps their old bones were no longer a match for Lin Dong, right?
They had still underestimated Lin Dong.
Elder Liu suddenly glanced at Yang Dianfeng, “You little brat, you didn’t go looking for trouble with Lin Dong and get beaten up by him, did you?”
Yang Dianfeng glanced at him, knowing the answer but still asking.
Elder Liu stroked his beard and smiled, “Heh heh, that’s good too. You so-called Prodigies are too arrogant. A little setback is good.”
“Let you see that there are always people better than you, and there is always a Heaven beyond Heaven!”
“Lest you all be arrogant all day long, looking down on everyone. When you go to the main academy, you’ll be beaten up sooner or later.”
“It’s better to lose Face in the branch academy, where outsiders won’t see it.”
…
Meanwhile, at the Scripture Pavilion.
Lin Dong and Shen Yun arrived at the Inner Courtyard's Scripture Pavilion.
The Inner Courtyard's Scripture Pavilion was different from the Outer Courtyard's. The Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities here were more Advanced, representing the Academy's true foundation.
The Scripture Pavilion was divided into three floors.
On the first floor, Medium Grade Divine Abilities were commonplace.
Most Disciples were only eligible to receive Divine Abilities from the first floor, such as Stepping Snow Finger, Thunder Cloud Slash, etc.
But for Lin Dong, they were too low Rank. He had the System, Imperial Grade Divine Abilities, and talents, so he naturally looked down on Medium Grade Divine Abilities.
He simply glanced around and then walked up to the second floor.
The second floor mostly contained more valuable High Grade Divine Abilities, suitable for Hua Hai Realm and Tiangang Realm powerhouses.
He went straight to the third floor. Only the Divine Abilities here were barely worth his attention. The lowest were High Grade Divine Abilities, and there were even Divine Abilities above Supreme Grade.
Supreme Grade Divine Abilities were comparable to the Rank of Purple Palace Realm powerhouses.
Ordinary Disciples, upon becoming Inner Courtyard Disciples, could receive one Medium Grade Divine Ability.
But Lin Dong was different. He was the first place in the Outer Courtyard, so he could choose one Supreme Grade Divine Ability.
Lin Dong flipped through the various Divine Ability rubbings: Supreme Grade Divine Abilities like Heaven Punishing Sword Art, Thunder Cloud Palm, Dragon Elephant Fist, and so on.
He was not in a hurry to choose.
He remembered that the protagonist in novels often found overlooked treasures in the Scripture Pavilion, obtaining Heaven-Defying Cultivation Techniques, and then sweeping through everything undefeated.
He wondered if he would have a chance to find a hidden gem.
…