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Lin Yuan left the Virtual Universe and arrived at the reception room from earlier, only to find the uniformed woman gone and a figure in red robes standing in her place.

"A World Lord."

Lin Yuan was startled, stepping forward to offer a salute.

"Greetings, my lord."

The expression on the red-robed man's face had lost its earlier irritation, replaced instead by a smile.

"Are you Lin Yuan, the young disciple of Marquis Yuankun?"

Lin Yuan nodded respectfully.

"I am Fenyu, an ordinary mentor here at the Sacred Land. Your teacher, Marquis Yuankun, has already informed the Sacred Land in advance that his young disciple would be joining us as a student."

"Normally, there would be no need for any assessment; that staff member was simply negligent, and so..."

Fenyu felt a bit uneasy; in truth, he was the one who should have been responsible for receiving Lin Yuan. Marquis Yuankun was a figure of immense stature, ranking among the top few even among all the Marquises in the entire Nine Flames Universe Kingdom. As an ordinary World Lord, he did not want to offend such an existence over a minor mistake.

"It is fine, my lord. I was actually quite curious about what the trials of the Sacred Land were like."

Lin Yuan replied with continued respect.

"Then let me first introduce you to the situation regarding our students in the Sacred Land."

Fenyu breathed a sigh of relief, paused, and said:

"The Nine Flame Sacred Land has over one million official students, including one million Star Level, one hundred thousand Universe Level, one thousand Domain Lord Level, and one hundred World Lord Level students."

"Naturally, the resources the Sacred Land can provide are limited, so they are obtained by those with the ability. The Star Level students hold a ranking tournament every ten years, with the top 1,000 entering the core layer; the Universe Level students hold a ranking tournament every 100 years, with the top 200 entering the core layer; the Domain Lord Level has ten core layer spots, while the World Lord Level has only two who receive core-level cultivation."

"The cultivation resources available to the core layer versus ordinary students are as different as heaven and earth. For instance, core layer students can regularly attend public lectures by Immortal mentors, and the top-ranked students in the core layer can even receive individual guidance from Immortal mentors. Furthermore, some of the top geniuses in the core layer have the chance to be taken on directly as disciples by Immortals."

"Lin Yuan, since you were able to gain the appreciation of Marquis Yuankun and be taken on as his disciple, your talent goes without saying. You may enter the Universe Level core layer of the Sacred Land directly."

Lin Yuan understood. He had many areas that needed improvement, and being able to enter the core layer directly would save him some trouble.

Lin Yuan asked Fenyu:

"Lord Fenyu, the weapon I specialize in is the axe, and I practice axe techniques. Does the Sacred Land have any mentors who specialize in axe techniques?"

Fenyu smiled and replied:

"Of course. There are two World Lord Level mentors who specialize in using the axe. As for Immortal mentors, Lord Moke, a Military Lord, uses a giant axe. It just so happens that in seven days, Lord Moke will be giving a Universe Level public lecture on the Law of Fire Origin. Although the lecture itself may not be useful to you, you can ask Lord Moke about axe techniques after the class concludes."

"There are many cultivation towers in the Sacred Land, including those dedicated to axe-type weapons. Once you enter the interior of the Sacred Land, you will naturally discover the wonders of the various cultivation towers."

Lin Yuan bowed his head:

"Thank you for informing me of this, Lord Fenyu."

"Hmm, this is part of my duties. There are various courses in the Sacred Land; you can look into them in detail later."

Fenyu pondered for a moment.

"By the way, Lin Yuan, I just watched your C-Rank Assessment battle. You are indeed still some distance away from passing the C-Rank Assessment, but your comprehension of the laws is quite good. With study and cultivation in the Sacred Land, combined with the guidance of your teacher, Marquis Yuankun, I believe you will pass the C-Rank Assessment sooner or later."

"You will likely participate in the Peak Warrior Tournament in two hundred years, right? If you pass the C-Rank Assessment before then, there will be a great benefit."

"Before the Peak Warrior Tournament begins, the Kingdom Lord will personally come to the Sacred Land. Students who have passed the C-Rank Assessment will have the opportunity to receive guidance on one move from the Kingdom Lord."

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up. To pass the C-Rank Assessment and receive guidance from the Nine Flame Kingdom Lord—that was a high-level Universe Venerable.

"Currently, in the entire Universe Level of the Nine Flame Sacred Land, only one person has passed the C-Rank Assessment. That person is Brian, who is currently ranked first among the Universe Level students in the Sacred Land."

"The mentors of the Sacred Land all believe that Brian has the strength to challenge for the top ten in the entire universe during the Peak Warrior Tournament."

"Additionally, the students ranked second and third among the Universe Level students also have the potential to pass the C-Rank Assessment."

Lin Yuan gained a rough understanding of the strength of the top students in the Sacred Land.

In fact, most of these Universe Level students had been studying and cultivating in the Sacred Land since they were at the Star Level. Some of these Star Level students were geniuses discovered within the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom, while others had participated in the Genius Battle and were admitted to the Sacred Land after their strength was recognized.

In short, these people had received far more cultivation resources from a very early age than Lin Yuan, who had spent his time as a slave. Even under such harsh conditions, Lin Yuan had managed to break through to the eighth stage of the Universe Level and reach a level of eight or nine hundred victories in the Great Axe Life-Death Battle. With Lin Yuan's talent, if he had received systematic training from the beginning, he would not have been any worse than these people, even without the help of his Golden Finger.

"Lin Yuan, what level is your bloodline?"

Fenyu asked.

"Bloodline? It should be a sixth-grade bloodline."

"A sixth-grade bloodline?"

Lin Yuan had not considered this issue before, because the highest-level bloodline evolution agent was the Domain Lord Level bloodline evolution agent, a resource strictly controlled by the Virtual Universe Company and generally only given to the core geniuses of the five giants. Therefore, Lin Yuan intended to work hard to enter the core layer of the Great Axe Arena and go straight to the top by using a Domain Lord Level bloodline evolution agent.

The World Lord Fenyu was somewhat surprised, as geniuses with the talent to enter the Nine Flame Sacred Land usually did not have poor bloodlines; Lin Yuan's sixth-grade bloodline was considered quite low. Fenyu continued:

"That works out well. Core layer members of the Sacred Land can receive one free S-Rank Bloodline Evolution Agent. You can collect it in a moment."

"Go and familiarize yourself with the Sacred Land first; you can collect your bloodline evolution agent here afterward. Give me your Virtual Universe account; during this time you have just arrived at the Sacred Land, I will be responsible for answering any questions you may have."

"Thank you, Lord Fenyu."

Lin Yuan felt a bit puzzled; this World Lord Fenyu was being remarkably humble.

It seemed that the status gap between an ordinary World Lord and a peak World Lord who had been recognized by the laws of origin was indeed vast, for an ordinary World Lord to be sent to receive the disciple of an Immortal Marquis.

In reality, this was the case. Ordinary World Lords had basically no hope of breaking through to become Immortals, so the Sacred Land did not value them at all. However, World Lords recognized by the laws of origin had a certain probability of breaking through to become Immortals.

If a peak World Lord recognized by the laws of origin could obtain the opportunity to go to Chaos City for enlightenment, they would have a fifty percent chance of breaking through to become an Immortal. However, such enlightenment opportunities were prohibitively expensive; even the entire net worth of an ordinary Immortal could not afford one, let alone a World Lord.

Lin Yuan left the reception room and walked into the interior of the Sacred Land.