CHAPTER 179: CHAPTER 132: SPIRIT ACADEMY ENTRANCE EXAM: PATH TO IMMORTALITY (PART 2)

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"Do you have any planned Spirit Beasts for the future?"

Lin Chen pointed at the Little Fox, which immediately perked up.

The mentor glanced at it and sighed inwardly.

The second Spirit Beast was just average; its future was not promising...

Such a person in the Spirit Academy could at most "survive" for two months.

Then the mentor had the senior brother on duty take Lin Chen to find a dormitory.

On the way, Lin Chen inquired about whether there was a fee and learned that accommodation here was free, and meals were also very cheap.

"The Spirit Academy is really a good place."

Lin Chen looked at the Spirit Academy’s dormitory, much better than the Inner Courtyard.

However, this was only possible due to the recent reforms of the Spirit Academy.

Now the Spirit Academy is entirely supported by funds from powerful forces...

"Finally, I also get to enjoy the benefits of the times." Lin Chen was very satisfied.

"Junior brother, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now."

That senior brother was nice, not looking down on people.

"Wait."

Lin Chen stopped him, asking if he knew Ning Tian.

"A little impression..." The senior brother recalled, finally saying, "Isn’t he a second-year student?"

"Yes."

"Then it should be him, Level 5 in the Combat Institute..."

"Level 5?" Lin Chen was surprised, although he didn’t understand, Ning Tian seemed to be doing well.

That made it even more worthwhile to meet him...

"Can I go see him?"

"No." The senior brother said, "You’re not yet an official student, you need to pass the Entry-Level test first."

"Understood."

Lin Chen cupped his hands in thanks.

After settling down, they started washing up, the dormitory was large, well-equipped, and even had a private courtyard, offering excellent conditions.

After a long journey, Xiaobai simply decided not to cultivate and would sleep instead.

One person and Three Beasts washed up and went to bed, Xiaobai and Xiao Hong fell asleep as soon as they lay down, but the Iron Palm Bear stared wide-eyed at the ceiling...

Today, coming here, it had seen many powerful Spirit Beasts.

It was thinking, could its future really be like this?

After failing evolution, the Iron Palm Bear had lost not only its Beastmaster, strength, but also confidence.

So, it was a bit self-abased.

Just as it was deep in thought, a hand patted its belly, and looking over, it saw Lin Chen’s face and heard him say softly:

"Sleep, stop overthinking."

"Since it is what it is, why think so much, live each day as it comes."

"...."

The Iron Palm Bear thought, it made sense.

It closed its eyes, but with a smile on its face...

It seemed Lin Chen was really different from Lee Zaiqing.

Lee Zaiqing was strict with it, but Lin Chen was different.

He seemed to have confidence in everything he did, even when faced with a failure like it.

Thinking and thinking, even the bear fell asleep.

However, it started to snore...

In its memory, it had been a long time since it had slept so well.

...

The next day, Lin Chen adapted slightly to life in the Spirit Academy and began to adjust his mindset.

Coming to a new place, mindset was very important.

Five hundred meters from Lin Chen was another student’s dormitory, the other party proactively came to him, with a friendly attitude.

He told Lin Chen, he was also from a Southern City, not far from Jiuxing City and also affected by the recent Beast Tide.

"Many people died, I was lucky to be in the Inner Courtyard, otherwise with my personality, fear I might not have survived."

The student’s name was Zhao Li, quite talkative.

He said he admired Jiuxing City for having a Divine Venerable who could keep the city safe.

After some chatting, Lin Chen probed, "Do you know what the Spirit Academy’s entry test involves?"

Zhao Li shook his head, saying, "I’ve heard it’s one of the academy’s secrets, not something they reveal."

They agreed to head over together in seven days.

After the meal, Lin Chen started clearing land to plant crops, he bought some high-quality Spirit Grass Seeds and planned on planting them.

Xiaobai, upon hearing, had already tilled the ground that very day.

Seeing the seeds sown, they instantly felt like this place was starting to feel like home.

This feeling was strange, it always seemed like you needed a plot of land to grow something for it to feel like home.

The Iron Palm Bear couldn’t understand this idea, but it could feel the warmth of a home, and so, thinking and thinking, it felt a bit anxious again...

It became a bit fond of this kind of life, but it feared being abandoned by Lin Chen.

Forget it.

Why think so much, live each day as it comes.

The Iron Palm Bear’s mindset began to improve gradually, becoming more positive.

In terms of age, it was the oldest, but it became the third.

Lin Chen also spent half a day crafting a Bear Sandalwood Pendant for it, which really set the Iron Palm Bear’s mind at ease.

It felt this was an acknowledgment.

...

Seven days later, Lin Chen and Zhao Li traveled together, guided by the senior brothers, they arrived in front of a towering mountain.

Lin Chen looked up and was stunned.

Here, the peak could not be seen.

In front of the crowd, there was a stone staircase, counting carefully, about a hundred steps.

Before long, a mentor arrived riding a crane, wearing a Spirit Robe specially made by the Spirit Academy, looking not too old, he said to Lin Chen and the others:

"Dear students, welcome to the Spirit Academy."

"I am Daoist Zhang, your assessment mentor."

"The Spirit Academy upholds a last-place elimination system, with diverse assessment models that change every year and month, but one thing has always remained unchanged, it’s a founding principle of our academy since its inception, a path all entry-level students must undertake."

"This is the Hundred-Step Staircase before you: the Path to Immortality."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone’s gaze immediately shifted to the Path to Immortality, to be honest, even Lin Chen was ready for a fight.