Chapter 119: Heavenly Secrets Pavilion

“Further observation? With your cultivation level, if you try to pry into the specifics of this kind of Genius, you’ll just be waiting for the backlash.”

“In the direction of the Ancient Domainthat is Hidden Dragon Academy holding the Autumn Examination. After every Autumn Examination, the heavenly pride ranking changes; this is normal. Your Senior Brother Tian Huihua has already personally gone to the Ancient Domain.”

A white-haired, white-bearded Elder walked out from the depths of the pavilion, looking at the changes in the celestial phenomena on the Astrolabe, slightly startled.

“It really is a ‘Wild Genius.’ They are barely tied to any Sect’s Luck. Are they the Disciple of some powerful Loose Cultivator?”

“Strange, why is the color of this Luck somewhat black? It couldn’t possibly be a spy for the Demon Sect, could it? Should we notify Hidden Dragon Academy?”

“Master, I’ll go notify them!” The young girl was eager to try.

“Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Disciples must undergo fifty years of astrology and thirty years of fortune-telling, totaling eighty years of arduous Cultivation, before they can emerge into the world. You are still far from being able to go out,” the Elder said in an unquestionable tone.

The Cang Mang Mountains were boundless. High above the extreme altitude, many powerful experts stood suspended in the air, their Divine Sense covering the mountain range.

These were the Cultivators from the Academy and Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Cultivators could know many things by prying into the Heavenly Secrets, such as which Prodigy’s Luck was about to suffer a setback, or which Prodigy’s fortune was about to reverse. However, “Heavenly Secrets must not be easily leaked,” nor would Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Cultivators deduce every possible future to the end.

In most cases, if there were no huge benefits, Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Cultivators would only observe a sign or an indication, then personally visit the scene, witness the outcome with their own eyes, and verify it.

If the real-world outcome matched the situation they observed, the skill of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Cultivator would increase somewhat.

Tian Huihua, a Disciple of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, was also the only representative from Heavenly Secrets Pavilion at this Academy Autumn Examination. Heavenly Secrets Pavilion had pitifully few True Disciples. Tianji Arts placed great importance on talent. For many years, the core personnel of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion had not exceeded ten people. More members were powerful Guest Elders who voluntarily joined Heavenly Secrets Pavilion after receiving its favor.

Although Tian Huihua was only at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivation level, all the Academy Sirs present, who were also Nascent Soul Cultivators, held him in great respect.

After all, Tian Huihua, despite being a Nascent Soul Cultivator, could genuinely invite the Soul Transformation Guest Elders of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion to take action at will.

“I observed that this time, a Genius Cultivator without a Sect will undergo a change in Luck and ascend the heavenly pride ranking.

Tian Huihua looked toward the Cang Mang Mountains and smiled slightly.

“A Genius without a Sect?” The Academy was naturally happy that another Prodigy from the heavenly pride ranking might appear.

When they heard it was a Genius without a Sect, they were even more pleasantly surprised.

Hidden Dragon Academy did indeed have a small portion of these Loose Cultivator Geniuses. Compared to Geniuses with established backgrounds, these Geniuses were more favored by the Academy, and even more favored by the Academy Sirs.

Loose Cultivators meant they could be more easily recruited as students and bring in the forces behind them!

Although Cultivators with Sects could also “change Sects,” it was overly troublesome. In comparison, Loose Cultivator Geniuses were like blank sheets of paper.

Even if they became officials, they could achieve faster promotions than Sect Cultivators.

“We’ll have to see who it is.” Cao Ziwei and the other Academy Sirs started recalling potential candidates, but after thinking for a long time,

they couldn’t think of any current Loose Cultivator Genius in the Academy who had hope of entering the heavenly pride ranking.

Loose Cultivators, in the end, lacked some foundation compared to Cultivators with Sect Legacies.

As one light spot after another was teleported to the Cang Mang Mountains, everyone looked toward one figure among them.

This person was the luckiest among the hundreds of teleporters, having been transported right next to a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Yao Beast.

“Changchun Valley’s Fang Shilin, Foundation Establishment Initial Stage cultivation.”

An Academy Sir recognized this person’s identity.

“He was the last place in the Freshman Assessment two terms ago, but facing a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Yao Beast, he should be fine, right?”

Fang Shilin, dressed in green robes, looked at the large python not far away, his expression calm.

“Just a mere snake Yao.” His expression was indifferent. The next instant, a red shadow flew out of his pocket, instantly piercing the python’s skull. The large python immediately died on the spot; it was an instant kill.

“Well done.” The Dragon Blood Woodpecker Yao flew over. Fang Shilin threw it a Spirit Fruit as a reward, the corner of his mouth turning up.

“I am Fang Shilin of Dragon Palace.”

This person was the first Academy student Lin Jing defeated after arriving at Hidden Dragon City. After being defeated by Lin Jing and having his reputation stepped upon, Fang Shilin did not resent Lin Jing. Instead, he became dissatisfied with his peers who mocked him for losing to a freshman.

What was so funny? Wasn’t it normal for a mishap to occur while Cultivating the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique?

Thus, he proactively joined Dragon Palace, intending to use the Way of Beast Controlling to teach a lesson to those seniors who mocked him.

“As expected of the Dragon Blood Bird Yao cultivated according to the Palace Master’s method.” Fang Shilin was incredibly excited and admired Lin Jing immensely. As expected of the Prodigy who defeated him across cultivation levels, with the assistance of this Pet Beast, he believed he would soon escape the lowest rank of the Academy and reverse his fortune.

“We both come from the barren Great Wilderness Region, but I am far inferior to the Palace Master.”

“What’s going on!”

“Isn’t this Changchun Valley Cultivator supposed to Cultivate the Wood Technique Eternal Spring Art? How is his Pet Beast so formidable?”

Tian Huihua spoke, puzzled. In his impression, most Changchun Valley Disciples relied on abundant True Essence to activate Magic Treasures against opponents across cultivation levels… “Hmmthis person joined a student organization established by a Beast Taming Sect Disciple, so” said an Academy Sir who understood the situation.

“A Beast Taming Sect DiscipleLin Jing?” Tian Huihua of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion had clearly heard of Lin Jing’s name. Geniuses who had entered a Cave Heaven were also their key targets for attention.

Having said that, their gaze fell in another direction, and their Divine Sense locked onto Lin Jing, who had just arrived.

After teleporting, Lin Jing landed at the base of a mountain, then immediately flew up, intending to first check for any rare resources himself.

“This youth is quite bold. Despite his low cultivation, he dares to fly like this within the Cang Mang Mountains. Doesn’t he fear being attacked by swarms of Vicious Beasts?” someone commented.

“After all, he is the Genius who gained the most in the Dragon Phoenix Cave Heavenboth he and his Pet Beast reached the Qi Refinement Extreme, right?”

“The projection in the Dragon Phoenix Cave Heaven was only at the Qi Condensation level, and the Vicious Beasts were dispersed, but the Cang Mang Mountains are different… ‘Everyone look, right ahead of where he is flying is a great ominous creature we captured from the Cloud Sea Mountain Range.'” An Academy Sir said, “‘Qin Yiran of Tianyin Pavilion, ranked ninety-second on the heavenly pride ranking, seems to be in trouble.'”

The Cloud Sea Mountain Range is located in the southernmost part outside the Ancient Kingdom. It is the largest mountain range on the Tian Yuan Continent, constantly shrouded in a sea of clouds. The sea of clouds blocks Divine Sense and is extremely dangerous. Only a small number of ancient tribal Cultivators practicing “Witchcraft” live there.

Furthermore, the fact that the Tian Yuan Ancient Kingdom has not been able to effectively eliminate the Gu God Sect is also because the Gu God Sect likes to hide in the Cloud Sea Mountain Range, making them impossible to track down.

“This isa Cloud Sea Mosquito Beast?!” Tian Huihua of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion looked at the beast mentioned by the Academy Sir, revealing a look of interest.

On a mountain path, hundreds of strange Yao Beasts, the size of fists and much larger than ordinary mosquitoes, were flying mightily through the air, attacking a woman in a white dress.