The Sovereign’s Ascension

own as one of the five quasi-overlord forces.
They might not be comparable to the Profound Yang Palace, but they were still famous.

The academy was proficient in nurturing spiritualists.
So they were more proficient in spiritual runes compared to other sects.
Those who wanted to learn spiritual runes would naturally view the academy as their first pick.

Compared to the other quasi-overlord forces, the Heavenly Province Academy might be slightly weaker, but their foundation wasn ’t any inferior compared to the other quasi-overlord forces.
The academy was proficient in creating arrays, refining artifacts, and refining pellets.
They had a wide connection, so no one dared to casually offend the academy.
After all, no one knew if they might provoke a gigantic existence upon them.

When the group reached the academy, the buildings were a lot different from what Lin Yun had imagined.
The Sword Firmament Pavilion might be more majestic than the academy, but the academy looked more elegant.
The academy looked simple, but anyone could sense the profundity of its architecture.

When Lin Yun probed the academy by reaching out with his aura over, he could sense a suffocating aura coming towards him.
At the entrance of the academy was a stone tablet engraved with many spiritual runes that formed a painting.
With Lin Yun’s attainment in spiritual runes, he could tell that they were all third grade spiritual runes.

This alone showed the academy’s confidence in spiritual runes.
Most importantly, there was a faint spiritual rune at the tablet’s core that looked bizarre.
This piqued Lin Yun’s interest even more as his eyes lit up.
He knew that he didn’t come to the wrong place.
Perhaps this place could aid him decipher the secrets in the rose painting.
Now, he was determined to become a guest deacon.

“Yunyan, you’ve finally returned.” A group of disciples led by an elderly woman walked over.

“Elder Yu,” greeted Liu Yunyan as she cupped her hands together.

Nodding her head, Elder Yu smiled, “Have you completed your mission.”

“Yes.
I have obtained three Indigoflame Goldlotuses as ordered.”

“It wasn’t easy for you.
I heard that the Shattered Sword Pavilion, Bloodwing Pavilion, and Threesolute Manor all participated this time.
Not to mention that there were many wandering cultivators as well.” Elder Yu had joy on her face.
Liu Yunyan was a disciple she took pride in, so he was naturally proud that Liu Yunyan completed the mission.

“This youth looks rather unfamiliar.
Who is he?” Elder Yu asked as he looked at Lin Yun.

“This is my friend, Lin Yun.
He’s the reason why I was able to obtain the lotuses.
I intend to recommend him as a guest elder after becoming a core disciple,” replied Liu Yunyan as Lin Yun took a step forward and cupped his hands together.

“Since you have received the importance of Yunyan, you must be extraordinary.
Bai Yi, lead him to an empty residence,” smiled Elder Yu as she was briefly shocked.

“Okay,” smiled Bai Yi.
But Lin Yun fell into deep thought because he could sense that something was unusual with Elder Yu’s reaction.

“Elder Yu, is there a problem with Lin Yun?” Liu Yunyan long discovered the abnormality in Elder Yu’s expression.

“Guest deacons of the academy are the same as inner disciples.
The competition has always been intense.
Normally when a core disciple makes a recommendation, we’ll just go through the formalities.
But coincidentally, Mo Ling, that lass, has also recommended someone.
It’s her elder cousin from her clan,” sighed Elder Yu.

“Senior Sister Mo Ling.” Liu Yunyan frowned her brows the moment this name was mentioned.
Mo Ling was ranked at the forefront of the disciples, not to mention that she was also a direct descendant of the Mo Clan.

The Nether Prefectural City had many clans and the Mo Clan was a clan that wasn’t any inferior to the Heavenly Province Academy in terms of their foundation.
So Mo Ling’s words naturally hdld a lot more weight than hers did.

“This will be difficult…” said Liu Yunyan.

“Let’s just forget it if it’s not possible.
We can compensate him through other means,” probed Elder Yu.

“No way.” Liu Yunyan refused, “I can’t just ignore this matter.
I’ll hand in my recommendation and I’ll leave it to the sect’s decision.”

Elder Yu smiled bitterly, but she didn’t say anything more.
She naturally understood Liu Yunyan’s personality well and knew that she wouldn’t change her decision once she made up her mind.
However, she was quite curious about Lin Yun’s origin since he could make her disciple go as far as offending Mo Ling.