Reputation
Chapter 128 The Jia Nan Academy, renowned in the Black-Corner Region, has been peaceful for many years.
However, all of this depends on the strength of the Jia Nan Academy itself!
Such an academy might not seem like much in Central Plains.
But in the Northwest Continent, it is an absolute behemoth!
Even though the dean of the Jia Nan Academy, Mang Tianchi, is often absent from the academy, the strength of the Jia Nan Academy in the entire Northwest Continent is probably only matched by the hegemonic power, the Heavenly Serpent Empire.
With such strength, even though Jia Nan Academy was located in the most chaotic Black-Corner Region of the entire Northwest Continent, not many people dared to act recklessly.
Especially after the destruction of the ambitious Black Hell Alliance in the Black-Corner Region three years ago, no force dares to provoke Jia Nan Academy now.
Therefore, the number of students entering Jia Nan Academy has been increasing day by day over the years!
Even in the Central Plains, more and more forces are now choosing to send their descendants to the Jia Nan Academy for study.
After all, Jia Nan Academy's teaching philosophy aligns with the wishes of most people.
Moreover, Jia Nan Academy also has the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, a place that can help others cultivate, which naturally attracts more students to enroll.
Students at the Jia Nan Academy are very proud of this.
And so, it's that time of year again for the Jia Nan Academy to welcome new students.
At the same time, a group of students from the Outer Academy were promoted to the Inner Academy.
Meanwhile, the students of the Inner Academy were cultivating with the help of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower while striving to improve their ranking on the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking.
However, there is one thing that is very painful for the students of the Inner Academy.
That means that entering the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower for cultivation requires the consumption of Fire Energy.
This meant that many students who were not strong enough and did not have much Fire Energy to accompany them were unable to enter the training area at all.
Especially the freshmen who had just been promoted from the Outer Academy and had gone through a Fire Energy Hunting Competition, resulting in their Fire Energy being snatched away by senior students as soon as they were assigned it, were left with nothing!
Under these circumstances, it would be virtually impossible for them to enter the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Center for cultivation!
Normally, they would then begin performing various tasks to acquire Fire Energy.
Yes, this is the situation at the Jia Nan Academy in previous years.
But this year, things have changed somewhat.
The students of the Jia Nan Academy have been hearing a rumor for some time now!
That is, in the academy, besides the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, there is now a new and wonderful place.
The Trial Grounds!
This is the name that most students use.
As for who first spread this name, it is impossible to know.
The students of the Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy only know of this place and this name.
Most of the students don't even know what the Trial Grounds are for!
That's right. Although Xiao Lin spent a year building this Trial Grounds around his own Pavilion, he didn't actually publicize it.
As for First Elder Su Qian, seeing that Xiao Lin had no intention of promoting the Trial Grounds, he didn't bother to help with the promotion either.
Since Xiao Lin was in charge of this matter, he didn't choose to ask any further questions.
There are reasons why Xiao Lin didn't publicize the Trial Grounds after they were established.
Firstly, since he had just created this Trial Grounds, some minor problems were bound to arise.
If he were to promote it directly to the entire college, and everyone came and discovered a bunch of bugs, he would lose all face.
He was, after all, a powerful Seven-Star Dou Zong.
Xiao Lin was still very embarrassed to lose face in front of so many students.
Therefore, it is essential to let a small number of destined individuals venture into the Trial Grounds first, so that Xiao Lin can discover the problems in advance!
He didn't want the students to lose trust in the Trial Grounds because of too many bugs.
This is not something Xiao Lin wants to see.
The second reason is even simpler.
Students who come first to challenge the Trial Grounds should receive some reward.
Xiao Lin is now an elder of Canaan Academy.
He still has quite a few good things on him, including but not limited to various Cultivation Method, Dou Technique, Medicinal Pill, and so on.
Three years ago, after Xiao Lin orchestrated the destruction of the Black Hell Alliance, didn't he subsequently take half of the Black Hell Alliance's resources?
When he killed Kuang Feiyu, the leader of the Black Hell Alliance, he also directly stole the other party's Storage Ring.
First Elder Su Qian didn't want any of these things, leaving them for Xiao Lin to keep.
In the words of First Elder Su Qian, although Xiao Lin was a member of the Jia Nan Academy, this plan was his idea, and the destruction of the Black Hell Alliance was also his doing.
Jia Nan Academy only provided a trivial amount of information, so there was no reason for Xiao Lin to hand it over.
It must be said that the sensible management of the Jia Nan Academy administration is a very important factor in attracting so many students.
Therefore, Xiao Lin currently possesses many valuable qualities.
Although he wouldn't need most of these things, they were absolutely invaluable to the students at the academy!
Putting everything else aside, if Xiao Lin were to casually toss out a Tier 5 Medicinal Pill, or some Dou Technique and Cultivation Method, these students would all go crazy fighting over them.
In addition, as Elder of the Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Lin has received a sum of Fire Energy deposited into his Fire Crystal Card every year.
Xiao Lin had never used this Fire Energy.
Because his entry into the Heavenly Qi Refining Tower for cultivation is free!
So, to put it more directly, he could use all the Fire Energy he had as a reward for the students who ventured into the Trial Grounds!
That is why, even though Xiao Lin had already opened up the Trial Grounds, he didn't promote them at all.
Everything boils down to going with the flow.
If any student from the Jia Nan Academy accidentally wanders into the Trial Grounds and performs exceptionally well there, Xiao Lin will give them a small gift, regardless of whether they ultimately succeed in clearing the trial.
Of course, many times, Xiao Lin would simply place the rewards within those Formation, letting the students who entered them figure out how to get them themselves.
In this situation, even though initially only a few students discovered the existence of the Trial Grounds by chance.
However, as more and more students came to the Trial Grounds, the reputation of the Trial Grounds naturally spread.
These are things Xiao Lin doesn't need to worry about.
All he needs to do is observe the students as they navigate the various Formation in the Trial Grounds, identify and utilize Formation strengths, and correct their weaknesses.
Meanwhile, thanks to the students' challenges, Xiao Lin gradually fixed various minor issues in the Trial Grounds.
About half a year later, the existence of the Trial Grounds was known to almost everyone in the Jia Nan Academy.
This place was originally intended as a testing ground for students, but sometimes even some teachers from the academy would try to come and try it.
Unlike the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, which is specifically designed for human cultivation.
The Trial Grounds, as the name suggests, are all about "trials".
The various Formation set up by Xiao Lin were primarily designed to hone the combat skills of those who attempted to break through them!
It's important to understand that realm is not entirely equivalent to strength.
After all, even among people of the same level, there are still differences in strength.
The Trial Grounds exist primarily for this purpose.