Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 71 Hidden Dragon Secret Technique
The ancient country of Tianyuan has a total of nine domains, and the Ancient Domain is one of them.

In the ancient domain, Qianlong City and Qianlong Academy are known as the cradle of immortal officials.

Most of the cultivators who walked out from here can become immortal officials, gain the bonus of dragon luck, and their path to immortality will be smooth from then on.

In the center of Longcheng, in a corner of the academy, stands an antique pavilion quietly. The pavilion is based on bluestone and made of mahogany, with flying eaves and pointed corners. It looks like a phoenix spreading its wings to fly, elegant and solemn.

At this time, the pavilion was filled with fairy light, accompanied by space ripples, and a teacher in white clothes, accompanied by a young monk and his pet, were teleported in.

"Welcome to Qianlong Academy." The teacher took a few steps, looked at the blue sky and white clouds, and said, "I heard that the Beastmaster Sect is currently in the process of being sealed off, but this has nothing to do with you as a Qi training disciple. Since you have come to the academy, you should focus on studying first."

After the cultivator named Cao who worked at the academy led Lin Jing from the Great Wilderness to Qianlong Academy, he kindly advised him that he did not want Lin Jing to let the sect's affairs affect his mentality.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jing gave a bitter smile, he originally thought so...but who knew that the closure of the Beastmaster Sect was actually due to the strange changes in the Demon Suppression Tower!

Others may not know how the Demon-Suppressing Tower became loose, but how could he and the Pine Leaf Rat not know?

Lin Jing felt very guilty. He thought that if he couldn't make a name for himself in Qianlong Academy, he would be unworthy of the space magic weapon and 100,000 spirit stones that the sect master had given him before he left!

"Thank you, Senior Cao." Lin Jing and Songyeshu lowered their heads and said. Although Longli knew nothing, since he followed Lin Jing, he also took the blame.

"Excuse me, Senior Cao, when can I learn the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique?"

Although Longli also got blamed for some unknown reason, it had the greatest opportunity to study in Qianlong Academy!
So this pot will not suppress it and prevent it from growing.

Cao Ziwei looked back at the dragon carp stuck in the Zen staff and smiled slightly: "You came prepared. Are you in a hurry to cultivate the dragon blood monster with the secret technique of the latent dragon?"

"Yes! At that time, the senior said that the academy's Hidden Dragon Secret Technique is the best secret method for cultivating dragon-blooded monsters in the entire continent."

"Yes." Cao Ziwei nodded.

He stood in the pavilion with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance, and said, "The academy will recruit students every few years. Normally, only those who pass the assessment will have the opportunity to enter the academy."

"However, this is for ordinary cultivators. The fact that you were chosen by the cave heaven shows that you have a certain amount of luck. Therefore, Qianlong Academy personally invited you."

"In addition to you, the academy also invited several cultivators who entered the cave heaven with you. They all responded earlier than you and have now entered Qianlong Academy."

"As 'specially recruited students', you not only do not need to take the test, but you will also be able to obtain the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique the moment you enter the academy!"

Lin Jing didn't expect that the scholar from Wenyu in the cave, the female alchemist from Danding Sect, and the swordsman from Tianjian Sect had already arrived at the academy.

It seems that I have acquaintances in the academy!

However, these acquaintances may hate him very much...

Lin Jing didn’t care about these things. What made him happy was that the conditions for obtaining the Qianlong secret technique were so simple!
"You don't have to be too happy." Cao Ziwei said with a gentle expression: "Being exempted from the assessment is a privilege, but obtaining the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique is not. All students who successfully enter the academy can immediately obtain the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique."

"Because the Hidden Dragon Secret Art... is the prerequisite for listening to the teachers' teachings in the academy!"

"Students who enter the academy are only eligible to attend classes if they have mastered the secret art of Hidden Dragon!"

As he spoke, Cao Ziwei took out a stone seal, held it in his hand, and showed it to Lin Jing. On the stone seal was a hovering young dragon, which was extraordinary and magical.

"This is the Hidden Dragon Seal. If you have it on your body, you will have the opportunity to learn the Hidden Dragon secret technique."

"Do you know what is the core of practicing the secret art of Qianlong?" Cao Ziwei looked at Lin Jing, Songyeshu and Longli and asked.

Without waiting for Lin Jing and the others to answer, he continued, "It's not the spiritual energy that is the foundation of cultivation! It's reputation and fame!"

"squeak???"

Reputation, fame?
Songyeshu immediately poked his head out, what did he mean. "It's very simple, it's you, in this Qianlong Academy, in this Qianlong City, in this ancient domain, in this Tianyuan Ancient Country, in this world of immortal cultivation... the more famous you are, the deeper the realm of the Qianlong secret technique you practice!"

“Isn’t it a magical secret method?”

"Yes!" Lin Jing nodded. It was indeed a secret method derived from the True Dragon's Secret Art. As an immortal, he liked this special method the most that did not require him to practice by himself.

But... if you want fame, you have to stir up trouble. Lin Jing is in a bit of a dilemma because everyone knows that he is an honest man.

"Senior, that is to say, I need to gain a certain degree of fame and learn the secret art of the Hidden Dragon before I am qualified to attend classes in the academy."

"Yes." Cao Ziwei said: "Next, I will print the Hidden Dragon Seal on your body. It is the seed of the Hidden Dragon Secret Art. When your reputation accumulates to a certain level, the Hidden Dragon Seal printed on your body will have a hint of luster. When the luster covers the entire Hidden Dragon Seal, you will be officially initiated into the Hidden Dragon Secret Art."

"After this, all the wonderful uses of the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique will emerge in your mind, including the secret method of cultivating the Dragon Blood Monster you want!"

"In addition, after the cultivator has just started to learn the Hidden Dragon Secret Art, the Hidden Dragon Secret Art will also transform into an illusory young dragon of luck that lurks in the cultivator's body based on the cultivator's own cultivation, reputation, and luck."

"The colors of the lucky young dragons that are born first are different. They are divided into four colors: white, blue, purple, and gold! The later the color, the stronger your dragon luck is!"

"The color is determined by your reputation and cultivation. Generally speaking, the lower the cultivation and the higher the reputation, the further back the color will be."

"In the academy, the teachers basically set the threshold for attending classes based on the color of the young dragon's luck."

"For example, Senior Meng, who practices Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, only allows students with golden latent dragon luck to listen to his teachings."

"Also, although some of the foundation-building and elixir-forming methods in the academy are theoretically provided to students for free, they also require students to reach a certain level in the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique!"

"So, how much you can learn in Qianlong Academy depends on your attainments in Qianlong Secret Arts."

Senior Cao smiled slightly, looked at Lin Jing and the others and said, "You have just experienced training in the Great Wilderness, and I think you have gained some confidence in your own strength."

"Although fighting is not taught in Qianlong Academy, the simplest and most direct way to gain prestige is to trample on the geniuses of other sects, publicize them, and use them as stepping stones to improve your own Qianlong secret technique!"

"That's what's called... Dragon Luck Plunder!"

"This is the most brutal way for you college students."

"However, if you are not careful, you may become a stepping stone for others, causing your reputation to plummet and your level of Hidden Dragon Mystic Art to decline instead of improve! As for how to improve the level of Hidden Dragon Mystic Art, it depends on your own choice."

"By the way, there's more..."

He said: "The academy does not prepare caves for students to practice. Although there are places for practice, students need to rent them with spirit stones."

"Do you need it?"

Lin Jing: ???
what?
There’s not even a cave for cultivation?

Lin Jing was slightly stunned.

Isn't this even worse than the Beast Taming Sect?
Lin Jing suddenly understood why Sect Master Xu gave him an extra 100,000 spirit stones.

Without spirit stones, you might not even be qualified to live in the academy.

Lin Jing felt pained when he thought about how he had used a lot of spirit stones during the three months of hard training.

"Senior, are there no preferential treatments for special admissions students?" It's not too much to waive the accommodation fee!

(End of this chapter)