73: Qin Ning's friendly gesture and the news from the Third Secretary

If Qin Ding’s goal were to be spoken, it would instantly shock many new students.

Their goal was just to enter the Holy Spirit Rankings, but Qin Ding was actually thinking of entering the top ten of the Holy Spirit Rankings.

Soon after, some instructors appeared, and their strength was roughly at the Rebuilding Realm.

Although their cultivation was not particularly high, it should be more than enough to teach these new students of the Dao Palace Realm.

After the instructors were assigned, the next step was to allocate new student dormitories.

Since these were all new students, they were naturally arranged in one area.

Their living quarters were also very good, situated in an environment with a lake, and there were various well-built houses within it.

“The Spiritual Qi is so dense,” many new students felt a subtle excitement.

The places they usually lived in did not have such dense Spiritual Qi.

“There should be a small Spiritual Vein underground.”

Qin Ding’s eyes were sharp; his discernment was naturally much stronger than that of these new students, and he could tell at a glance that there was a small Spiritual Vein beneath.

Moreover, the Saintly Way Academy used special means to ensure that the Spiritual Qi from the small Spiritual Vein could only supply this area, making the Spiritual Qi concentration here slightly higher.

When allocating dormitories, the Saintly Way Academy still gave Qin Ding a small special treatment, specifically arranging a courtyard for him and allowing him to set up a Formation independently within the courtyard.

When Qin Ding arrived at the courtyard, he directly took out a Formation Plate, and the Formation Plate transformed into a Formation that enveloped the courtyard.

This Formation Plate was naturally bestowed by the Qin Family; it could block outsiders from prying and also isolate some Spiritual Qi fluctuations within the courtyard.

Then, Qin Ding took out some Top-Grade Spirit Stones and a small piece of Immortal Source, placing them in the center of the Formation.

Not long after, the courtyard was filled with extremely dense Spiritual Qi, which was more than ten times denser than the new student area outside.

Soon after Qin Ding finished setting these up, someone outside began knocking on the door and shouted, “Qin Ning, a Qin Family collateral Disciple, has come to pay respects to the Saint.”

Qin Ning?

Qin Ding had heard this name from the Qin Family before he came; this Qin Ning had good talent and had the potential to contend for Quasi-Saint Child back then.

However, Qin Ning’s background was not good; although he had the potential to contend for Quasi-Saint Child, in reality, he belonged to the type where you could be a Quasi-Saint Child or not.

And because of his poor background, he naturally had no chance to become a Quasi-Saint Child.

So Qin Ning chose to enter the Saintly Way Academy, where he had several opportunities and his strength advanced by leaps and bounds; he is now ranked seventh on the Holy Spirit Rankings.

Such battle power and potential, among the younger generation of the Qin Family, were enough to make him a Quasi-Saint Child.

“Come in.” Qin Ding opened the Formation entrance, and Qin Ning followed him in.

“Greetings, Saint.” Qin Ning had entered the Saintly Way Academy earlier and had never seen Qin Ding before, but he confirmed it the moment he saw Qin Ding.

In his vision, Qin Ding was currently Cultivating within a golden light, his aura profound and restrained, and his presence was like a Reincarnation of a God King, making people involuntarily feel awe and submission.

He actually felt a sense of threat from Qin Ding.

This made Qin Ning’s heart tremble; he was already twenty-seven years old this year, a full thirteen years older than Qin Ding.

And how many years had Qin Ding Cultivated? He officially began Cultivating Spiritual Qi at six years old, so he had only Cultivated for eight years.

“Is there something?” Qin Ding asked.

“There is nothing particular, but when the Saint came, the Family sent me a message, instructing me to obey all of the Saint’s commands within the Saintly Way Academy.

Today, new students are entering the Academy, and I feared the Saint might have some arrangements, so I dared to disturb you.”

Qin Ning’s posture was quite humble; although his visit today was arranged by the Family, he also had his own intentions.

Qin Ning knew his background, merely a collateral branch of the Family; although his strength and potential met the Family’s Quasi-Saint Child standards.

However, to become a Quasi-Saint Child, another standard was contribution to the Family.

This was a weakness for him, because from the time he came to the Saintly Way Academy in his teens until now, he had only returned to the Qin Family twice, so he naturally couldn’t claim to have made any significant contributions to the Qin Family.

However, this contribution option had room for manipulation; for example, if Qin Ding were to say that Qin Ning had greatly helped him at the Saintly Way Academy, it would count as a contribution to the Family.

In other words, it was about attaching himself to Qin Ding, this high branch.

Qin Ding himself was the Saint of the Qin Family, and his father was the Qin Family Head; as long as Qin Ning became his person, becoming a Quasi-Saint Child was inevitable.

How intelligent was Qin Ding? Seeing Qin Ning’s posture, he instantly understood the underlying reasons and relationships.

However, becoming his follower was not so easy.

Qin Ding was not someone who accepted everyone; however, Qin Ning’s resume and first impression were not bad, so he could consider him later.

“For now, there are not many instructions or requests, but you should know that my purpose in coming to the Saintly Way Academy this time is definitely for the Three Secrets.

Do you know how to obtain the Three Secrets?”

Qin Ding also cut straight to the topic.

Qin Ning had already done his homework and knew that Qin Ding was here for the Three Secrets, so he had already thought through his research and what to say, and immediately replied, “The Three Secrets are obtained through comprehension, Saint, you should know this.

As for the specific points of comprehension for the Three Secrets, I do not know, but I know how to obtain the qualification to comprehend the Three Secrets.”

“Oh, tell me.” Qin Ding was a little interested.

“The comprehension qualification for the Three Secrets opens once every three years.

Each time it opens, only three spots are available, which are for the top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings.”

“Top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings?” Qin Ding frowned slightly; this goal was even bigger than the one he had set earlier.

“How long until the next opening?” Qin Ding also asked.

“The next opening should be in just one year.” Qin Ning answered truthfully.

“One year?” Qin Ding thought for a moment; that meant he had to challenge for the top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings within one year.

“Saint, I know you have extraordinary talent, but challenging the top three within a year is somewhat unrealistic, because the top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings are definitely peak Prodigies, extremely abnormal.”

When mentioning the top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings, Qin Ning’s expression also became solemn, and in his tone, Qin Ding could even sense a hint of despair.

“What is their strength?” Qin Ding immediately asked.

“The three of them are currently at Soulfire Realm Ninth Level and can Breakthrough to Rebuilding Realm at any time.

But to remain on the Holy Spirit Rankings, they cannot reach the Rebuilding Realm, which is why they have been suppressing themselves from Breakthrough.”

Qin Ning was also helpless; if these three were to Breakthrough to Rebuilding Realm, he might still have a chance to contend for the top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings.

Unfortunately, even if these three Breakthrough and leave their Academy status after a year, and he successfully enters the top three on the Holy Spirit Rankings, three years after that, he would already be over thirty years old and no longer a student.