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"Your Excellency Lin Xiao—no, Elder Lin, let us head into the Inner Academy to continue our discussion."
After forcibly suppressing his excitement, Su Qian's way of addressing Xiao Lin changed instantly!
Upon hearing Su Qian's new form of address, a smile curled at the corners of Xiao Lin's lips. He knew that his application for the position of Elder at Jia Nan Academy was now essentially a done deal.
Compared to before, when he didn't know Xiao Lin was a Formation Master, Su Qian had simply thought that hiring Xiao Lin would at most add another Dou Zong expert to the Academy, providing more deterrence against the outside world.
However, at this moment, his perspective had shifted.
He hadn't expected Xiao Lin to be a Formation Master as well!
This was entirely different from a simple Dou Zong joining the Academy.
The latter could actually provide a massive enhancement to the very foundation upon which Jia Nan Academy was built!
With the dual identity of a Dou Zong and a Formation Master, it was basically guaranteed that as long as Xiao Lin remained loyal to the Academy, his status would be high enough to rank within the top five of the entire institution.
Note that this "top five" included the Headmaster Mang Tianchi, as well as the two Elders, Elder Qian and Elder Bai.
"Grand Elder Su Qian, does this mean I am now officially a part of Jia Nan Academy?"
As they flew toward the Inner Academy together, Xiao Lin asked Su Qian with a smile.
"Naturally!" Su Qian replied with absolute certainty.
Just like that, it didn't take long for the two of them to fly into the Inner Academy.
The flight speed of Dou Zong experts was indeed quite fast.
At the same time, the sight of the two figures flying gracefully without the need for Dou Qi Wings fell into the eyes of all the students, teachers, and elders within Jia Nan Academy.
"Those are... two Dou Zong experts!"
"One of them looks like Grand Elder Su Qian. Who is the other one? Do you recognize him?"
"Never seen him before."
"Could it be the Outer Academy Headmaster who is always traveling abroad has returned?"
"You're overthinking it. Although the Outer Academy Headmaster is like the Headmaster often appearing and disappearing unpredictably I saw him once the year before last. At that time, he was only a Six-Star Dou Huang. It's impossible for him to have broken through to Dou Zong by now."
"Then who is that Dou Zong flying side-by-side with the Grand Elder?"
"I want to know too."
"Hey, I heard a rumor that a Dou Zong expert was planning to join our Jia Nan Academy. I wonder if it's true?"
"Really?"
"Kid, are you talking nonsense again?"
"I already said I don't know if it's true or not."
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Because Xiao Lin and the Grand Elder flew directly over the Academy, they naturally sparked a wave of discussion among the teachers, students, and elders.
After all, Dou Zong experts were very distant figures to them—beings they could look up to but not reach. Now that a never-before-seen Dou Zong had arrived at Jia Nan Academy, how could they not be curious?
As for Xiao Lin and Grand Elder Su Qian, they paid no mind to the chatter below. At this moment, Xiao Lin had already followed Su Qian into a pavilion. No one outside knew what the two discussed within.
However, by the time Xiao Lin stepped out of the pavilion again, he was wearing a moon-colored outer robe that represented the status of a Jia Nan Academy Elder!
This proved that from this day forward, Xiao Lin was a member of Jia Nan Academy, and an Elder at that!
Similarly, from then on, the teachers and students of Jia Nan Academy knew that their academy had gained an "Elder Lin." Furthermore, this Elder Lin was a Dou Zong expert just like Grand Elder Su Qian!
This news excited countless people.
After all, a Dou Zong expert joining their Academy was a matter of great collective pride. On that day, Xiao Lin and Su Qian had only done one thing inside that pavilion. After the Academy provided the materials, Xiao Lin immediately set up a Spirit Gathering Formation.
As for why he didn't use Spiritual Seals to set up the formation directly? The answer was simple: Xiao Lin didn't want to expose a legacy that might even tempt the Eight Ancient Clans to snatch it before he had the strength to protect himself.
Therefore, his identity as a Spiritual Array Master had to remain hidden for now!
All he could reveal to the world was that he was a Formation Master.
The biggest difference between a Spiritual Array Master and a standard Formation Master—aside from the ability to casually form formations with Spiritual Seals—is that a standard Formation Master requires physical materials to set up a formation.
For example, to set up the same formation, a Formation Master would need Monster Cores, whereas a Spiritual Array Master could directly use their own condensed Spiritual Seals to replace the function of those cores!
That is a Spiritual Array Master!
Since Xiao Lin could use Spiritual Seals to set up a Spirit Gathering Formation, he could naturally use materials to do the same. That day, using the materials prepared by Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Lin set up a Spirit Gathering Formation right in front of Grand Elder Su Qian.
After sensing the effects of the Spirit Gathering Formation, it was no longer a question of whether Xiao Lin wanted to work at Jia Nan Academy—it was Grand Elder Su Qian practically begging him to stay!
Thus, Xiao Lin successfully became an Elder of Jia Nan Academy without any suspense. Finally, before leaving the pavilion, Xiao Lin made an agreement with Su Qian.
The Academy would come forward to gather all the necessary materials, and one month later, Xiao Lin would set up a Spirit Gathering Formation within the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower!
Until then, Xiao Lin only needed to maintain his peak condition. Xiao Lin had no objections to this. After becoming an Elder of Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Lin naturally received a pavilion of his own.
"As expected, the treatment for a Jia Nan Academy Elder is much better than that of an ordinary student or teacher!"
Looking at the pavilion where he lived—which had no fewer than ten rooms and a courtyard outside—Xiao Lin felt very satisfied.
Even though he lived there alone, he liked having plenty of space.
"My goal for entering Jia Nan Academy can be considered achieved."
"According to what Grand Elder Su Qian said, as long as I can set up the Spirit Gathering Formation for the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower in a month, I won't even need to use Fire Energy to cultivate there in the future! That is some unexpectedly good news!"
Thinking about what Su Qian had promised him earlier, Xiao Lin couldn't stop smiling.
However, he could understand Su Qian's decision. After all, he was a person capable of setting up a Spirit Gathering Formation to improve the cultivation efficiency of the tower!
If Jia Nan Academy were still stingy with him, it would show a lack of vision. Besides, don't forget that in Su Qian's eyes, Xiao Lin was a Formation Master!
Who said a Formation Master could only set up Spirit Gathering Formations? Jia Nan Academy occupied such a large area; surely some places could use more defensive formations?
Although the Academy had a grand protective formation, certain local areas lacked specific formations—for instance, over in Peace Town. Therefore, as long as Xiao Lin showed off a few tricks, their security would be even better guaranteed.
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