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"Three Great Academies!" Lin Han muttered to himself.

"Bro, what do you mean by 'three academies'?" Lin Han asked one of the warriors standing in front of him.

Upon hearing Lin Han's question, the man did not answer first. Instead, he stared at Lin Han with a strange expression on his face.

Feeling the gaze of that person, Lin Han felt goosebumps all over his body. Could he have asked the wrong question?

"This is the first time you've come to Qing He City, right?" The warrior asked Lin Han as if he had seen through him.

"Yes sir!" Doubt appeared in Lin Han's eyes.

"Then it's no wonder!"

"…"

"It's like this! From today onwards, the three academies will only recruit students for a week, so everyone in the city will pay close attention to this matter. " A trace of envy flashed in that warrior's eyes as he looked in a certain direction.

After roughly understanding the situation, Lin Han thought about it and said, "Since the three academies are recruiting, in a while, regardless of whether the Mayor is willing to admit to it or not, I still have to go meet him."

At this time, the martial artist that had been reported to the Lin Family walked over, "Sir Lin, the City Lord has invited you!"

Lin Han nodded his head. He then followed the warrior and slowly walked inside.

The warrior kept silent all the way. Lin Han did not want to cause trouble, but instead observed the decorations of the City Lord's Mansion.

Passing through the gate, he came face to face with several courtyards where workers of all kinds were busy.

After passing through the workers' courtyard, Lin Han finally saw the appearance of the City Lord's Mansion.

Looking around, there were many pavilions, pavilions, strange rocks, and flowers blooming everywhere.

Lin Han looked around in surprise as he saw a group of maids holding a tray in front of him. The tray was filled with appetite, and as they passed each other, a strong surge of spiritual power gushed towards them.

Lin Han's eyes twitched slightly. This food contained plenty of spiritual energy, and its precious ingredients could be described as golden soup and jade juice.

"Hurry up, the two misses are waiting in the front hall!" The head maid slightly urged, and the whole team sped up.

Lin Han looked around, bored. At this moment, the sound of a zither drifted into Lin Han's ears, causing his mind to tremble. This melody seemed somehow familiar.

As Lin Han walked, he kept listening to the zither music as if he was intoxicated by it.

"Sir Lin!" This way! " A voice broke Lin Han's state, causing him to be slightly stunned. He then realised that he was at a fork in the road, and that martial artist was at another intersection.

Lin Han looked at the other side of the path doubtfully and followed behind the warriors.

Feeling the sound of the zither getting further and further away, Lin Han did not know why, but he felt a sense of loss.

On the other side of the path, in a small hall, a few youths were sitting around. A girl was playing a zither as a melody was emitted from her hands, causing the youths around to be intoxicated by it.

As the sound of the zither slowly approached the end of the chapter, a sorrowful and plaintive feeling rose involuntarily from within the small hall, and the sound of the zither slowly stopped.

"Elder sister's zither arts has increased! I feel so touched listening to it! " A girl beside him was eating an orange with teary eyes as he spoke to the woman who was playing the zither.

"Miss Meng Han's zither skills are amazing. I'm truly impressed. The zither music is sad and gentle, as if it can bring someone into the situation. I wonder if I can ask Miss for some advice in the future!" A youth below stood up. He shook his head and looked at Lin Meng Han with a burning gaze.

"White Cloud Sky!" Don't use this method, you're the only one who knows the zither arts! It's more like your brother Bai Yun Fei is here! " Lin Meng Han suddenly jumped up and said to the young man before she could say anything.

Hearing the young girl's words, Bai Yuntian bitterly sat back down. It was obvious that he had been exposed.

"Shuang Er, why are you talking to Master Bai? After all, Master Bai is a young genius of Qing He County!" Lin Meng Han said to the young girl beside her. Then, she looked at Bai Yuntian with a trace of apology in her eyes.

Hearing Lin Menghan's words, Bai Yuntian's complexion slightly improved.

"Humph!" Shuang'er was clearly not convinced. The corners of her lips curled up as she looked down at the white clouds in the sky.

"Alright, alright!" Lady Shuang'er, is Brother Bai gathering together today for the fun of it!? Don't be so depressing! "Say, do you think it's Cousin Meng Han?" At this time, a young man next to Bai Yuntian stood up, and smiled as he tried to smooth things over. When he looked at Lin Meng Han, a trace of an imperceptible desire appeared in his eyes.

"Elder Cousin Sheng Wen is right! The two of you can't not quarrel, you two are always the ones making the most noise! " Lin Meng Han smiled and then looked at the two men beside her.

"I heard that the recruitment for this year's three great academies has already begun! Why don't we go take a look! Maybe there is a genius that we should get to know! " At this time, another young man stood up and said to everyone!

"Good idea, Brother Wu!" At this moment, Bai Yuntian quickly spoke up!

"I'll listen to Brother Wu Lei's suggestion!" Lin Meng Han also chimed in.

Immediately, a group of people rushed towards the registration area of the three academies!

Jin, Bai, Wu, Sun, and Qing He City. The Jin Clan was the strongest power in the City Lord's Mansion and had the most authority in Qing He City.

In the Bai Clan, the Patriarch was the Vice Principal of the Ivy Pavilion. Relying on the influence of Ye Qingteng, he slowly built up a deeply rooted great clan in the city.

The Wu Clan had operated the trading market of the "First Pin Hall" for a hundred years in Qing He City and could not help but take control of eighty percent of the trading of medicinal pills in Qing He City. Moreover, their auction house was a big machine for collecting gold.

Finally, the current head of the Sun family acted as an advisor for the prefecture overseer! His wrist was quite tough! Moreover, his sister had married the second master of the Jin family! In the local area, the Jin Clan was in the same boat as the powerful clans that had risen to prominence in the last twenty years.

"..."

Lin Han followed the rest of the warriors into a courtyard, and the warrior slowly retreated.

Staring at the courtyard, for some reason, a strong sense of majesty welled up from the bottom of his heart. Lin Han slowly walked towards the courtyard.

Just as he stepped onto the stairs, he saw a figure standing in the middle of the courtyard, bent over the table with a brush in his hand. The figure was silently writing a piece of ink paper.

At this moment, Lin Han took a step forward, his legs felt as though they were filled with lead, causing them to feel incomparably heavy.

Lin Han took a look at the nine steps beneath him, his heart thumping in his chest.

He raised his head and glanced at the figure that was still writing. He did not even glance at Lin Han.

Lin Han gritted his teeth and placed his leg on the second step. Lin Han lowered his body slightly and found it hard to breathe. At this moment, Lin Han was panting heavily, and sweat was rolling down his forehead like his life was on the line.

At this moment, the figure in the courtyard glanced at Lin Han before lowering his head.

Glancing at the other party in silence, Lin Han started to madly channel all the spiritual energy in his body. Rays of Spiritual Energy fluctuations were emitted from Lin Han's body.

Sensing Lin Han's movements, the figure in the courtyard smiled, a hint of praise could be seen in his eyes. It was unknown whether he was praising the works below or the young man outside the door!

Following the circulation of the spiritual energy, the burden on his shoulders became lighter. He looked at the remaining threshold with a burning gaze.

The third path was slightly heavy.

The fourth, his chest felt a bit heavy.

After a few breaths of time, he was finally able to adjust to the situation. Just as he was about to lift up the sixth layer of his leg, he stopped in mid-air.

Lin Han's pupils constricted, as if the sixth level was a boundless hell, as if as soon as his foot landed, he would die in the next moment.

At this moment, the silhouette was standing in front of the desk, quietly staring at Lin Han.

A myriad of thoughts ran through Lin Han's mind, before he finally closed his eyes and stomped on the sixth level.

After the kick, some of them seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

"Dong!" The muffled sound of shoes on stone echoed.

Lin Han opened his eyes doubtfully, feeling that the pressure around him had disappeared. Letting out a sigh of relief, he walked up the last three steps into the courtyard.

Just as Lin Han stepped into the courtyard, at the southeast corner of Qing He City, a purple bamboo forest stood in a bustling city.

There was a wooden house in the Violet Bamboo Forest. It looked very unique from the outside, but there seemed to be some sort of mystery hidden within the structure. If one looked at it for a long time, they would feel drowsy.

There were a few people entering and exiting the wooden house. If anyone observed carefully, they would discover that the ones with the lowest cultivation level were at least in the Spirit Realm. Occasionally, there were even some warriors with huge auras.

The spacious room on the third floor of the wooden house was arranged in an orderly manner. There were all sorts of portraits of people hung on the walls, and the room was filled with a captivating fragrance.

At the end of the two rows of paintings, a large painting took up half of the wall, and the painting was filled with the word "Dao."

Beneath the "Dao" picture, an old man wearing a Daoist robe sat upright. He said to a boy, "After the recruitment of the three academies is over, head to the City Lord's Mansion to find a young man called Lin Han!"

"Yes!" "Yes, Master!" The child replied respectfully before heading out!

In the room, there was only one Heavenly Master sitting upright on the prayer mat!

"The Dao is the Dao. The Dao is the Dao!" The Heavenly Master murmured softly before closing his eyes …