The East Dragon Empire had once been the strongest empire on the Longqinus Continent. Later, it gradually declined, was supplanted by the West Dragon Empire, and vanished into history. Only the legacies of the eight sects-Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, Chrysanthemum, Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting-survived, collectively known as the Eight East Dragon Sects.
A hundred years ago, the Eight East Dragon Sects rebuilt the East Dragon Empire, establishing the empire that existed today.
The newly established East Dragon Empire was weaker overall than the empires and kingdoms on the continent that had inherited the West Dragon Empire's legacy, but it was no weaker than any individual empire.
The Eight East Dragon Sects, which had rebuilt the empire, also became its eight guardian sects, practically constituting the entire core of its power.
Naturally, the East Dragon Magic and Martial Arts Academy was inseparable from the Eight East Dragon Sects. In fact, it had initially served as their outer branch and only later became independent. Even so, its graduates still had opportunities to join the Eight East Dragon Sects.
The eight departments representing those sects had also become the academy's strongest departments, each possessing part of the sects' outer-branch legacies. When Qin Xiaoxiao said Jiang Hai could learn some of the Eight East Dragon Sects' secret techniques here, she meant the magic and martial techniques taught by these eight departments.
There were dedicated signposts throughout the East Dragon Magic and Martial Arts Academy. This clearly was not Jianan's first visit, and she knew her way around with practiced ease. Suddenly remembering something, she asked, "Right, Brother Jiang, are you applying to study magic or martial arts?"
"Both, I suppose!" Jiang Hai said after some thought.
"The East Dragon Magic and Martial Arts Academy doesn't offer a combined magic and martial arts program," Jianan