Being at Hogwarts, something's not right with this system.

Finally, the first-year students followed Hagrid and, after climbing a few steps, arrived at the gates of Hogwarts Castle.

Hagrid raised his enormous fist and knocked on the door, which immediately opened in front of the children.

Suddenly, bright firelight illuminated the children's vision, and a huge foyer appeared before them.

Harry thought to himself that the place was big enough to fit the entire Dursleys' house and still have room to spare.

Hogwarts is clearly more magnificent than Gringotts.

Just then, a tall, black-haired witch wearing a bright green robe walked over.

Hagrid introduced her to the children, saying, "Children, this is Professor McGonagall."

Professor McGonagall nodded reservedly to Hagrid and said, "Thank you, Hagrid. Leave the rest to me. Children, come with me."

Professor McGonagall turned and walked in another direction.

The children naturally followed closely behind.

As Lin Yu passed by a large gate, he heard a noisy buzzing sound coming from behind it, as if hundreds of people were talking.

Students of other grades must have already arrived.

Professor McGonagall, however, did not rush to take the children there immediately. Instead, she led the new students to another small, empty room.

The room was really cramped, and it was very uncomfortable to have dozens of children crammed together, shoulder to shoulder.

Professor McGonagall stood at the far end of the room, turned to face the children, and said with a serious expression in the room's light, "First of all, welcome to Hogwarts. The opening banquet is about to begin, but before you all take your seats in the dining hall, you must first decide which house you will be choosing. The Sorting Ceremony is a very important ceremony because during your time at Hogwarts, your house will be like your home. You will attend classes with your classmates, live in your house dormitories, and spend your free time together in your house's common rooms."

"Hogwarts has four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own glorious history and has produced outstanding wizards and witches. During your time at Hogwarts, your excellent performance will earn points for your house, while any misconduct will deduct points. At the end of the year, the house with the highest score will receive the House Cup, a very high honor. I hope that whichever house you are sorted into, you will bring glory to your house."

"In a few minutes, the college sorting ceremony will be held in front of the entire school. I suggest you take some time to tidy yourselves up and look your best while you wait."

As she said this, Professor McGonagall glanced at Neville and Ron respectively.

It turned out that Neville's cloak belt was tied below his left ear, and Ron seemed to have something dirty on his nose.

Harry nervously kept trying to smooth his hair, even though it wasn't that messy.

Even Hermione was nervously clenching her little hands.

Professor McGonagall added, "I'll come to pick you up once they're ready. Please keep quiet while you wait."

She then left the room, and the children breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Yu was in a daze when the system's voice rang in his mind again: "Triggering a mission, choose a sect. Joining Gryffindor of Canaan Academy will reward you with the Eight Desolate Fist Fist; joining Hufflepuff of Canaan Academy will reward you with the Great Evolution Heaven-Reaching Technique of Divine Sense; joining Ravenclaw of Canaan Academy will reward you with the Great Compassion Hand Palm Technique; joining Slytherin of Canaan Academy will reward you with the Nine Forms of Cloud Abyss Sword Technique."

Lin Yu was lost in thought because he was considering how to proceed with the upcoming college selection ceremony.

If he wants to continue following the main characters, joining Gryffindor is naturally the best choice, since the main trio is definitely going to Gryffindor.

If he wants to keep a low profile in the early stages and avoid getting into trouble, then Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw would be good choices.

But what about spiritual cultivation techniques and palm techniques?

Lin Yu quietly immersed himself in the system space, where there was a spirit sword that exuded an extraordinary aura.

That was a reward from his newbie gift pack.

He hesitated because of this sword.

If Lin Yu hadn't acquired the first level of Qi Refining cultivation on his way here, he definitely wouldn't have hesitated at all.

But things are different now. He has now officially become a monk, not just a wizard.

Moreover, Lin Yu actually yearns for cultivating immortality more than magic.

Now we need to seriously consider the future.

What may seem like a mere choice at the academy is actually a choice concerning one's path to immortality.

Should one choose sword cultivation, fist techniques, palm techniques, or even spiritual cultivation methods?

Every path has a significant impact, especially now that the only way to cultivate oneself can be obtained through the system.

In the end, Lin Yu seemed to have made a choice, muttering to himself, "Actually, the Sorting Ceremony is conducted through the Sorting Hat. Even if I want to go somewhere, it depends on the Sorting Hat's decision. So, I guess I don't need to worry unnecessarily?"

Even if he wanted to become a swordsman and obtain the Nine Styles of Cloud Abyss Sword Technique, if the Sorting Hat thought he was not worthy of going to Slytherin, a house that valued pure blood, then there was nothing he could do, right?

Thinking of this, Lin Yu finally snapped out of his reverie.

At the same time, he heard the people around him discussing the Sorting Ceremony in hushed tones.

For example, Harry asked Ron, "What are they going to do?"

Ron tentatively said, "I think it's some kind of test? Fred said it would hurt us a lot, but I think he was joking."

Even he himself wasn't sure, but there was no doubt that his words startled Harry.

Take a test?

Harry thought to himself, "In front of the whole school?" But he still didn't know any magic.

Even Hermione seemed to believe Ron's nonsense, muttering to herself as if reciting the magic books she had read before.

Lin Yu couldn't help but laugh. It was just a simple matter of wearing a hat, but they were making it sound so mysterious.

Just as Harry was about to ask Lin Yu if he was confident and if he knew any magic...

A sudden argument broke out, and at the same time, under the children's gaze, a semi-transparent, mysterious object suddenly floated in through the wall of the room.

"Wow!" Some children were startled and screamed.

Lin Yu's eyes widened as well. Although he had seen it in the movies and knew that there was a kind of spirit in Hogwarts Castle, the souls left behind by dead wizards, which were commonly known as ghosts.

But seeing it with my own eyes now still sends chills down my spine.

Not to mention, when the first ghost passed through the wall, there was a whole string of more than twenty ghosts following closely behind.

Now, whether they were young wizards from Muggle families, half-bloods, or so-called pure-blood wizards, the children stared at "them" in disbelief, completely bewildered.