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The Hidden Dragon Advanced Academy Martial Meeting had ended. Xuanyuan Zilong had taken first place, becoming the first ranked student of the first grade in the Hidden Dragon Advanced Academy. The second place was actually Xuanyuan Wen Jing. She had actually defeated the Ji siblings. This caused Xuanyuan Zi Long to be a little surprised. At the same time, she also received a generous reward. The third place was Ji Haoming. Although he might not be Ji Ziyue's match in a real fight, why would his brother fight over the position of sister?

In the first year of the Hidden Dragon Institute's martial competition, the top ten ranked students received generous rewards, and the Hidden Dragon Institute was also wealthy. All the announced rewards had been redeemed one by one. But since Xuanyuan Zilong had obtained the first place prize: a top grade spirit weapon and a mid-grade saint rank skill, he directly threw it into his storage ring. To him, these things were truly not worthy of his attention.

This year's first year competition of the Hidden Dragon Advanced Academy could be said to be the most impressive one in a hundred years, and it could also be said to be the most awe-inspiring one. Xuanyuan Zilong, this dark horse that had appeared out of nowhere, had descended upon the world with absolute power and tyrannical and peerless might. In the end, he swept through the first year of the Hidden Dragon Advanced Academy and fought alone against a dozen or so profound practitioners of the first year of the Hidden Dragon Advanced Academy who were at least two stars higher than him. He challenged his opponent forcefully and brazenly took the initiative to attack. He defeated his opponent with absolute superiority.

He had stirred up tremors again and again in the Hidden Dragon Institute, and he had completely become the idol of all the first-year students of the academy, the target of their admiration. While Xuanyuan Zilong enjoyed this kind of praise, he was also prepared to continue his low profile lifestyle. Deep down, he still liked the life of pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. Being too eye-catching was not what he wanted.

"The competition of the Hidden Dragon Institute's martial arts competition has ended. What awaits us is the next test. This test is the same as the martial arts competition, there are a lot of tests every year, many students should have already heard of it. This year's First Year competition's top one thousand places will have the opportunity to enter the inner courtyard of the Hidden Dragon Institute, where a greater test will be held for all of you. But before that, you will have a test to prove whether or not you have the qualification to enter the inner courtyard. Alright, all of you should go back and rest. The test to enter the Inner Academy three days later has officially begun. After the end of the competition, the dean had called for the 1,000 students who were gathered before the First Year Martial Competition to give a speech.

Xuanyuan Zilong knew about the internal and external division of the high level Hidden Dragon Institute. This was also the reason why he decided to participate in this competition. It wasn't that Xuanyuan Zilong couldn't enter the inner courtyard without participating in the competition. Could it be that Xuanyuan Zilin couldn't enter the inner courtyard because she couldn't participate in the competition?

That was impossible. No matter where it was, status and position often determined many things, especially in a world where the strong were respected. Status and position often represented the strong.

As for the difference between the advanced Hidden Dragon Institute and the outer court, that was a heaven and earth difference. Although only one in a thousand was able to enter the outer court of the high level Hidden Dragon Institute, there were too many people in this universe. There were also countless people and races. However, the ones who could truly become a true hegemon of an entire region were the ones with trillions upon trillions of miles to go.

There were already over a hundred thousand students in the outer court of the Hidden Dragon Institute in the first year. Although their talents weren't bad, they were all relatively good. Although they could not compare to Xuanyuan Zi Long, Xuanyuan Zi Lin, and the others, there were still quite a few others who were on par with Fatty Tang Wen, Long Junhao, and the others. These people all had hopes of entering the sage realm in the future, and some of them even had hopes of becoming emperors.

Therefore, every five years, the advanced Hidden Dragon students would choose 1,000 talented students from the first grade to teach in the inner courtyard. In other words, the students who managed to enter the top thousand of the First Year Martial Competition. Of course, there were also some who were not chosen from the outside. For example, there were some seniors who did not place in the top 1000 for the tournament, but for those who had made great progress over the past five years, they would have a chance to enter the inner courtyard again after being tested by the teachers of the academy.

However, the facilities and resources within were tens or even a hundred times that of the outer courtyard. The speed of progress within the inner courtyard was naturally much faster than within the outer courtyard, so it could be said that the inner courtyard was the place that every student yearned for.

In these three days, Xuanyuan Zilong had simply gathered with Fatty and the others, celebrating the good results of the tournament. Because everyone had the chance to enter the inner courtyard, there were no signs of separation, which made everyone very happy. At the same time, Fatty and the others were very curious about the inner courtyard.

One thing that gave Xuanyuan Zilong a headache was that after the competition had ended, Ji Ziyue had approached Xuanyuan Zi Long and said that she would follow him in the future. Furthermore, her attitude was extremely resolute and even after Xuanyuan Zilin and Xuanyuan Wen Jing had advised for a long time, she still persisted.

Since you're so determined, then I'll give you a chance. In the future, you can learn from the guqin and get things done. Anything is fine. If I can't do it, then I'll either get lost or die. There won't be a third conclusion, and there will only be one chance. Don't ever think too highly of yourself and think that killing you isn't a big deal for me.

Xuanyuan Zi Lin didn't think much of this matter. Ji Ziyue was her friend, but Xuanyuan Zilong was her closest brother. She was the one who valued her the most. In addition, she didn't think that her brother's request was too excessive, because she felt that her brother's maids and maids had all done very well. Furthermore, she had to do this in order to have the qualifications to stay by her brother's side. In reality, in her heart, Xuan Yuan thought the same way as her brother. She felt that Ji Ziyue didn't have the qualifications to be her brother's maid, but she wouldn't say these things out loud. If others knew what they were thinking, they could only helplessly say, "Who are these people ?

Three days later, the day to head to the inner courtyard arrived, and over a thousand students gathered in the plaza. The dean stood in mid-air as his gaze slowly swept across the thousand over students. He said in a clear voice, "Students." Today is the day you will enter the Inner Academy. Here I congratulate you all on your efforts which have finally paid off. I believe it. After entering the Inner Academy ? You may not be able to adapt to the cultivation methods there for the time being.

However, I am certain of one thing: that you will be able to maximize your potential and progress there. Ke ke, I am not boasting. As long as you stay in the Inner Academy for a decade, you will receive a change akin to being reborn. There may be some people among you who are acquainted with the students of the Inner Academy. However, they will occasionally also come out of the Inner Academy on holidays. The students who came out of that place were just before they entered. "What a huge difference in power."

A few students nodded slightly when they heard the Headmaster's words. Clearly, they were those who had once interacted with the students coming out from the academy. Even more people had excitement and anticipation written all over their faces. What the Headmaster said was the reason they had entered the Inner Academy. Wasn't it all to pursue greater power?

They believed that no matter how harsh the inner courtyard's training methods were, they would persevere. Being able to stand out in the first year of Hidden Dragon Institute proved their talent and hard work. Those who were able to stand here were not the kind of people who would think that their strength was mediocre.

"Inner court." It's the core of the Hidden Dragon Institute, but it's a little far away, so we'll send you to a certain place where you can conduct a test. " The dean smiled as he looked up at the blue sky. Then, he tossed out an item from his hand. The item slowly grew larger in the air before finally transforming into a gigantic drone.

"Aircraft? Is the Inner Academy really that far away from here? " Staring at the drone above them, many of the academies were flabbergasted.

The dean waved at the drone in the sky. "Soon after, the shadow pressed down on their faces, and in the end, a flight of stairs extended down from the flying machine in the midst of a fierce wind." Alright, students, let's go. He will bring us to our destination. " The dean pointed to the stairs and said.

Listen to the dean. The students immediately turned around, before they immediately swarmed over like a swarm of bees. After which, it was just like a jump, and one could only hear a stomping sound. These impatient fellows boarded the aircraft.

"Let's go." As he spoke to his sister, Zi Lin, Xuanyuan Zilong's figure flashed and he immediately stepped onto the flight of steps leading up to the top of the aircraft. Step by step, he slowly climbed upwards, forming a stark contrast with the impatient students.

After Xuanyuan Zi Long. Xuanyuan Zilin and the others also rushed up at the same time, directly standing on the stairs. Then, they followed behind Xuanyuan Zilong as they walked forward, one step at a time.

Seeing the performance of Xuanyuan Zilong and the others, the dean and the few elders beside him looked around the plaza, only to see that everyone had boarded a flying machine. He looked at each other and nodded slightly. With a wave of the former's hand, the headmaster and a few old men's bodies moved and rushed into the flying machine. After which, the flying machine's stairs were slowly withdrawn and they began their journey.

Above the blue sky, a huge flying machine flew towards the endless mountain behind the academy. "So the Inner Academy is really not in the advanced Hidden Dragon Institute. Could it be that it is in this endless rear mountain?" He gazed at the end of the line of sight where the Southern Academy disappeared. Some of the students muttered in a low voice, "It's said that the inner courtyard's location is very secretive. Even some students who have come from the inner courtyard would not be able to find their way there without a special pilot leading the way."

"Do you know what's special about the Inner Academy?" "Xuanyuan Zilong turned his head and directed his gaze to Xuanyuan Wen Jing and the others." There are very few people who mentioned the matter of the Inner Academy to me. Hence, I am not too clear about it. However, every time I see students who come out of the Inner Academy, they are much stronger than before. Don't you know? " Xuanyuan Wenjing glanced at Xuanyuan Zilong with a bit of astonishment in her eyes. She didn't know what to say, but it was a bit strange for Xuanyuan Zilong, a direct descendant of the Divine Dragon Palace, to actually ask someone else.

"Don't look at me like that. I don't have the time to understand it. I'm just asking out of boredom." Looking at Xuanyuan Wen Jing's gaze, Xuanyuan Zi Long casually said, and at the same time, looked at Fatty. Boss, I want to know when the time comes, but no one told me. Tang Wen saw his boss looking at him and made a small joke.

"I'm not too sure either ?"

"I don't know either ?"

This was the reply given by Ji Haoyue, Long Junhao, and the others.

Xuanyuan Zilong shook his head. It was just an inner courtyard of a high level Hidden Dragon Institute, even if it was a Sacred Ground of the younger generation, there was no need to keep it a secret, right? It wasn't as if anyone was worried about it, the inner courtyard was just so boring, it didn't even have a single place to draw attention to.

In the end, Xuanyuan Zi Long could only look at his sister. Seeing that her brother wanted to look at her, Xuanyuan Zi Lin lightly smiled and said to him, "Big Brother, actually, there's nothing special about the inner courtyard, and it's also very ordinary. There's nothing that's worth your attention, so that's why they said that."

Xuanyuan Zilong shook his head once again upon hearing what Xuanyuan Zi Lin had said. It seemed like there was nothing special about the inner courtyard. He had even stayed in the Divine Dragon Palace's Holy Land, Heavenly Dragon Star, but what's with the inner courtyard of the Hidden Dragon Institute? How could they be comparable to Heavenly Dragon Star? Where did this get so special ?