Pick up the leak, the secret of the word! !

Lin Dong walked around for an hour or two.

He witnessed too many profound Divine Abilities, and even King Rank Divine Abilities, which made Lin Dong exclaim, "Seven Stars Academy is indeed a major power with deep foundations."

"My Lin family's Legacy spans several hundred years, yet we only have one High Grade Divine Ability, which we treat like a treasure."

"But Seven Stars Academy has so many High Grade Divine Abilities, placed here for Disciples to Cultivate!"

What disappointed Lin Dong was that after looking for so long, he still hadn't stumbled upon any truly good Divine Abilities; these Divine Abilities were good, but not astonishing.

It seems novels are all lies.

Just as Lin Dong was about to casually pick a Cultivation Technique that looked impressive, a rubbing in a corner caught his attention.

It was covered in a thick layer of dust, indicating it hadn't been opened in a long time.

Lin Dong picked up the rubbing, gently wiped away the dust, revealing a few characters: Tianxing Step!

Lin Dong instinctively opened it to examine, but upon seeing the characters before him, his pupils constricted: "Holy crap! Did I really stumble upon it?"

First page, Nine Secrets — Tianxing Step.

Lin Dong was somewhat shocked; an inconspicuous corner of the Seven Stars Academy's Scripture Pavilion actually held the legendary Nine Secrets!

The Nine Secrets are renowned throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands: Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Shu, Zu, Qian, Xing!

They are the supreme secret arts created by the Nine Heavens Emperor, and each secret art possesses unparalleled power, representing the ultimate strength in a specific Domain.

The Nine Secrets combined are comparable to Immortal Rank Divine Abilities!

Tianxing Step is undoubtedly the legendary Line Character Secret!

The Line Character Secret is known as the ultimate speed in the world, possessing speed that transcends time, ignoring all Formations and Restrictions; reaching its Peak of Comprehension Ability, it can even reverse time!

"Eh, Senior Brother Lin, why are you looking at this incomplete technique?"

Before Lin Dong could rejoice, he heard Shen Yun's voice beside him.

Shen Yun had originally thought Lin Dong had chosen a Divine Ability and came to see, but found Senior Brother Lin staring blankly and smiling foolishly at the Tianxing Step.

"Ah? Junior Brother Shen also knows about Tianxing Step?"

Lin Dong was startled and asked, seeing that Shen Yun was not surprised at all.

Shen Yun smiled and nodded, "Of course I know. Tianxing Step is one of the Nine Secrets; who doesn't know it? As for the Tianxing Step in the Scripture Pavilion, not only do I know it, but all Inner Courtyard Disciples know it."

Lin Dong frowned.

All Inner Courtyard Disciples know it? But why is it left here to gather dust?

Shen Yun smiled and said, "I know Senior Brother Lin's confusion. Senior Brother Lin might not know this, but Tianxing Step is actually just an incomplete Nine Secrets, not the complete Nine Secrets."

"Incomplete technique?"

"That's right. When Tianxing Step first appeared, quite a few Disciples claimed it to Cultivate."

"But after Cultivating, they found that Tianxing Step is extremely difficult to comprehend, and it's not a complete Nine Secrets; no one can comprehend its inner Profound Truth."

"Even if Cultivated to Major Achievement, at most it's only comparable to a High Grade movement Divine Ability!"

"But the difficulty of comprehending Tianxing Step is comparable to a King Rank Divine Ability, and it requires a large amount of time!"

"Many Disciples feel that with that much time, it's better to comprehend an ordinary movement Divine Ability; it's more worthwhile.

It requires high Comprehension Ability and a significant time investment.

It is because of these reasons that, over time, Disciples became unwilling to Cultivate Tianxing Step.

Tianxing Step was abandoned in the Scripture Pavilion, with no one paying attention to it.

Lin Dong was speechless. He had been happy for nothing. He thought he had stumbled upon the legendary Nine Secrets, but it turned out to be just an incomplete technique.

"Senior Brother Lin, I advise you not to Cultivate Tianxing Step; it's not worth it." At the end, Shen Yun kindly advised him that it would be better to choose a High Grade Divine Ability rubbing.

"Thank you for your kindness, Junior Brother!"

"I want to try Tianxing Step!"

Lin Dong did not put down the Tianxing Step rubbing.

He had looked around, and he truly didn't care for the other Divine Abilities, so he might as well keep this one.

It being difficult for others to Cultivate doesn't mean it's difficult for him, Lin Dong; he is a man with a System.

Others need time to Cultivate.

But he, Lin Dong, only needs to add points to quickly comprehend Tianxing Step.

Perhaps, he can even use the System's enhancement function to strengthen Tianxing Step and ultimately make it the Line Character Secret, one of the Nine Secrets!

"Okay."

Shen Yun did not try to persuade him further. He knew that the thoughts of a Prodigy were different from ordinary people.

Senior Brother Lin daring to take it meant he had his own ideas.

Lin Dong nodded, holding the rubbing, and walked down from the Scripture Pavilion to the Elder guarding it.

Lin Dong said, "Elder, Disciple Lin Dong, I choose this Divine Ability."

The Elder of the Scripture Pavilion looked at the Tianxing Step, then looked at it again, somewhat surprised: "Haha, another stubborn little fellow?"

"How can the Nine Secrets of the world be so easily obtained..."

"Youngster, are you sure you want to claim Tianxing Step? Once chosen, it cannot be changed."

The Elder looked up and confirmed repeatedly. To be honest, he had seen too many so-called Prodigies, arrogant and overbearing, thinking they could comprehend the Line Character Secret.

Unfortunately, in the end, they wasted a lot of time, not only did their Cultivation fall behind, but they also failed to comprehend the Tianxing Step, gradually fading into the crowd. He felt that Lin Dong would be no exception.

"Disciple is certain!"

Lin Dong's eyes were firm.

The Scripture Pavilion Elder nodded, forming an arcane hand seal to unlock the Restriction on the rubbing that prevented others from peeking and secretly learning how to Cultivate.

"Take it. Return it within three months!"

"Buzz!"

The Tianxing Step rubbing floated before Lin Dong. Lin Dong took the rubbing with both hands, thanked the Elder, and then bid farewell and left.

"Hmm? What is this?"

Just as he exited the Scripture Pavilion, Lin Dong noticed his token vibrating, and a light screen message popped up, causing him to exclaim in surprise.

Prodigy List Tenth Place — Lin Dong!

Shen Yun exclaimed, "Senior Brother Lin, you must be the first new Disciple to enter the Inner Courtyard and immediately ascend to the top ten of the Prodigy List in history."

Lin Dong looked at Shen Yun and asked, "What's the use of being in the top ten of the Prodigy List?"

Shen Yun said, "There are many benefits to being in the top ten of the Prodigy List. You get an independent Immortal Cave, and you also receive resources from the Academy every month, and you can go to Cultivation facilities that ordinary Disciples are not qualified to enter."

"Besides that, there's one most important thing..."

"The top ten on the Prodigy List are eligible to participate in the Top Ten Core Disciple Competition."

"As long as you become one of the Top Ten Core Disciples, you are eligible to go to the Qingzhou Main Academy for Cultivation!"

Shen Yun's eyes were full of longing. If Outer Courtyard Disciples longed for the Inner Courtyard, then Inner Courtyard Disciples longed for the Main Academy.

"Main Academy?"

As an Academy Disciple, Lin Dong had naturally heard of the Main Academy.

It had to be said, Yang Dianfeng was truly his good Junior Brother. Not only did he give him jinpu fruit, but he also sent him into the top ten of the Prodigy List.

"Yes, I heard that the Core Disciple assessment will begin in the next few days!"

"In a while, Prodigies from the Qingzhou Main Academy will arrive at the Academy!"

"As for what the assessment is, we don't know yet. Only by passing the assessment can one go to the Main Academy."

Shen Yun said.

Lin Dong's lips curved slightly, "Interesting! Prodigies from the Qingzhou Main Academy, eh?"

For Lin Dong, as someone in the Tiangang Realm, the Disciples of the Yun Lan Branch were no longer worthy of being his opponents.

He heard that the central part of Qingzhou was a land of outstanding people, with Prodigies emerging in large numbers.

The top ten Prodigies of the Branch, when they went to the Main Academy, would at most be ordinary Prodigies.

There were even Peerless Prodigies in the Tiangang Realm and Purple Palace Realm at a young age.

Lin Dong was somewhat looking forward to it. Only these so-called Prodigies from the Main Academy were worthy of being his opponents.

"Senior Brother Lin, this is your Immortal Cave!"

As they chatted, the two arrived at Lin Dong's Immortal Cave. Shen Yun said, "The small mountain peak in front of you is all your Domain."

Shen Yun left, and Lin Dong walked into the Immortal Cave, a rich Spiritual Qi assailing his nostrils.

The small mountain peak in front of him was considered a small courtyard.

Inside the Immortal Cave, there were tables, chairs, benches, and all sorts of things.

There was also a High Grade Spirit Gathering Formation set up by a powerful figure of the Academy, which had a multiplying effect on the Disciples' Cultivation.

"The Spiritual Qi concentration is at least two or three times that of the Inner Courtyard."

"As expected, this is the treatment only the top ten of the Inner Courtyard are worthy of."

Lin Dong said. He understood that the Academy's purpose was to motivate Disciples to strive to become one of the top ten, and to make them understand that only the strong were worthy of better treatment.

Lin Dong tidied up a bit, then stepped out of the Immortal Cave and found that it was already dark.

Remembering that Elder Hu was still waiting for him, Lin Dong quickly walked towards Elder Hu's residence.

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