39: Emperor Wu's legacy, the Crimson Dragon Pool!

In the outside world, news of Lin Yi suppressing the Disciples of Dongshan Martial Academy spread like a hurricane.

Inside the academy, Lin Yi had finished the admission procedures for his advanced studies at Dongshan Martial Academy with Vice Dean Zhao Haihong. Furthermore, as agreed, Wang Kai had also received three days of guidance from Zhao Haihong.

Now, the time for everyone to part ways had finally arrived... Outside the main gates of Dongshan Martial Academy.

Lin Yi, Wang Kai, Zhao Haishan, and several teachers from Guangling Martial Academy were all gathered here.

"Lin Yi, we're heading back!"

In front of Lin Yi, Zhao Haishan spoke kindly to him while leading his horse.

"Although there were some twists and regrets during this trip to Dongshan Martial Academy—for instance, Wang Kai was just one move short and couldn't enter the academy to Cultivate—the fact that you could enter makes this outcome acceptable."

"Child, your talent is very, very high. While I can't say it's the highest I've ever seen, you definitely rank in the top ten of all the geniuses I've encountered in my life."

"As long as you Cultivate diligently, there's a chance you'll achieve Martial Dao Third Rank, or even Martial Dao Second Rank in the future."

"Stay here at Dongshan Martial Academy and focus on your cultivation! I've already spoken to my elder brother; he will help me look after you."

"Yes! Thank you, Dean."

Moved, Lin Yi cupped his fists and bowed.

"Lin Yi, I also congratulate you on successfully entering Dongshan Martial Academy to Cultivate."

On the other side, Wang Kai smiled and spoke after the Dean finished.

"Your talent was already extraordinary after your Martial Dao Enlightenment. Even when our academy's resources were so scarce, you made such massive progress in just over a month."

"Now that you've entered Dongshan Martial Academy and have their nurturing, you will surely soar even higher!"

"It's just a pity. I originally said we would enter Dongshan Martial Academy together, but I didn't expect my strength to be insufficient. I was easily defeated by that Zhou Shan. In fact, if you hadn't stepped in, I probably would have lost all face for our Guangling Martial Academy."

At this point, a look of shame appeared on Wang Kai's face.

"Wang Kai, actually, you can't be blamed for this."

Hearing this, Lin Yi shook his head slightly and comforted him.

"That Zhou Shan is a Disciple of Dongshan Martial Academy, after all, and his Family's strength is much more formidable than the Wang Family's. He has received far more resources than you since childhood."

"The fact that you could fight him to that extent shows your talent is far higher than his. If your identities had been swapped since childhood, I guarantee he wouldn't even be able to take three moves from you."

"Haha! Lin Yi, you don't need to comfort me."

Wang Kai laughed at the remark.

"I know my talent is higher than his, of course, but a loss is a loss. There's no point in making excuses."

"I lost to him this time, but that doesn't mean I'll lose to him forever!"

"There's less than a year left until the Heavenly Mountain Sect holds its Disciple recruitment examination. I will definitely Cultivate harder during this time. When I go to take the Heavenly Mountain Sect's examination in the future, I will fight him again and defeat him fair and square!"

"Lin Yi, you should also Cultivate hard at Dongshan Martial Academy. When the time comes, we'll meet at the Heavenly Mountain Sect!"

After speaking, Wang Kai smiled and extended his right hand, holding his palm out in the air.

"Good! Then we shall meet at the Heavenly Mountain Sect next year!"

Seeing this, Lin Yi also laughed, immediately reaching out his right hand to give Wang Kai a heavy high-five.

The two then looked at each other and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha..."

...Time passed.

Outside Dongshan Martial Academy, after seeing off Dean Zhao Haishan, Wang Kai, and the others, Lin Yi immediately returned to the new Disciple dormitory arranged for him—a detached small courtyard where he could Cultivate.

Afterward, Lin Yi practiced his saber techniques in the courtyard for about half an hour.

Suddenly, Lin Yi felt a blur before his eyes.

In the next moment, a White-Haired Elder wearing a white robe appeared in his courtyard.

"Dean Haihong!"

Startled by the visitor's appearance, Lin Yi immediately cupped his hands in greeting.

"No need for such formalities!"

Zhao Haihong waved his hand with a smile and then asked,

"Have Haishan and the others left?"

"Reporting to the Dean, they left half an hour ago," Lin Yi replied.

"Good!"

Zhao Haihong nodded.

"Since they have left, from this moment on, you are truly a Disciple of my Dongshan Martial Academy."

"As a Disciple of our academy, you enjoy many privileges. For example, you can obtain one Fifth-Grade Martial Art and one Fifth-Grade Breathing Technique from the Library Pavilion for free. You can also purchase weapons, Medicinal Pills, and so on at a thirty percent discount compared to the outside world, and you get certain discounts on various other resources."

"Of course, those are just minor things. Most importantly, by joining Dongshan Martial Academy, you are now qualified to enter our academy's two great sacred lands!"

"Two great sacred lands?"

Hearing this, various vague legends about Dongshan Martial Academy that he had heard before flashed through Lin Yi's mind. His heart grew warm with excitement as he hastily asked,

"May I ask the Dean, which two sacred lands are they?"

"The two great sacred lands, also known as the Two Treasures of Dongshan, are the most important and useful places for Dongshan Martial Academy to nurture its Disciples."

Seeing Lin Yi's expectant look, Zhao Haihong explained with a smile,

"It is precisely because of these two sacred lands that the strength of Dongshan Martial Academy's Disciples can crush those of other commanderies and stay far ahead. The first treasure is called the Scribble Tower."

"Scribble Tower?"

Hearing this name, Lin Yi pondered for a moment and then guessed,

"Dean, could this Scribble Tower be a collection of notes and scribbles recorded by powerful Martial Artists while they were practicing their martial arts?"

"Smart!"

Zhao Haihong chuckled and continued,

"As the most powerful martial academy in Dongshan Prefecture, both the history of the academy and the number of powerhouses born here far exceed those of the martial academies in other commanderies."

"Over these long years, the number of Third Rank powerhouses born in the academy is simply countless. There have also been many Second Rank powerhouses, and even a few First Rank powerhouses have appeared."

"Some of these Martial Artists were teachers, and some were Disciples."

"Among them, any who were teachers would definitely record their notes and insights from cultivating martial arts and place them in the Scribble Tower."

"As for the Disciples, some would leave notes, while others would not."

"However, even if we only count the teachers' notes, every single Fourth-Grade or lower martial art in my Dongshan Martial Academy corresponds to at least a thousand volumes of notes."

"These notes are insights carefully written by those powerful Martial Artists, analyzing the martial arts they cultivated from every possible angle. Some of these notes even provide me with inspiration."

"As for the Disciples cultivating these martial arts, they can find the answers to almost any problem they encounter during their cultivation within these notes."

"They can then directly copy the answers of their predecessors to solve their own problems, or they can choose to solve and understand them from other perspectives."

"In short, with these notes available, the difficulty of cultivating martial arts for them is truly much, much lower than for Disciples of your Commandery martial academies."

"What! This Scribble Tower is actually so incredible!"

Listening to Zhao Haihong's introduction, Lin Yi's eyes shone with excitement, and his heart surged with heat.

A single martial art has at least a thousand volumes of analysis—how is that different from being given the answers to copy?

If he had come to Dongshan Martial Academy a month and a half ago, he might not have reached the Perfection Realm of the Full Moon Star Saber, but he would definitely have progressed quite a distance within the Major Achievement Realm.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi became even more curious about the second of the Two Treasures of Dongshan.

"May I ask the Dean, I already know about the first treasure, so what is the second treasure?"

"The second treasure?"

At this point, Zhao Haihong paused slightly. The smile on his face quickly vanished, replaced by a look of reverence in his eyes. Finally, he spoke slowly, emphasizing each word.

"This second treasure is the Martial God's Relic—"

The! Red! Dragon! Pool!