Disciples gathered at Kunmen Square.

The noise echoed between the five peaks, and disciples continued to emerge from their caves and head towards the plaza.

Qin Xin was naturally among these people. After finishing refining the pills, he rested for a while and then heard the melodious sound of bells coming from Kunmen Square.

Qin Xin wanted to see what exactly the pavilion masters taught during their weekly lectures.

He found a random spot, and like the other disciples, sat cross-legged and waited quietly.

"Brother Qin, you're here too."

A clear male voice suddenly rang out, and Qin Xin slowly opened his eyes to look in the direction of the voice.

The person who spoke up to greet him was Ye Langtian, whom Qin Xin had met in the spiritual realm. Qin Xin had a fairly good impression of this person.

"Oh, Brother Ye is here too. I left in such a hurry the other day that I didn't have time to say hello." Qin Xin said with a slight smile, somewhat politely.

Ye Langtian sat down cross-legged right next to Qin Xin, which seemed like an attempt to get closer to him.

"Hehe, Brother Qin, you truly amazed me in the Spirit Realm that day," Ye Langtian said in a somewhat flattering tone.

"Brother Ye, if you have something to say, please speak frankly."

Qin Xin noticed that Ye Langtian seemed a bit reserved in his speech compared to their first meeting, and guessed that the other party seemed to have something on his mind.

"That main peak is not a good place; it's rumored to be cursed... Why don't you come to our South Peak instead?"

Ye Langtian quickly lowered his voice and whispered, as if there were some taboos about the main peak that couldn't be mentioned.

"It's alright, thank you for your kindness, Brother Ye," Qin Xin politely declined.

Seeing that Qin Xin had made up his mind, Ye Langtian said no more.

As the two were talking, several people were already standing on the four suspended platforms in Kunmen Square, which were locked with iron chains as thick as an arm. They sat cross-legged, and their internal energy circulated, making whooshing sounds.

The entire Kunmen Square fell silent for a moment. Everyone began to calm their minds, adjust their martial spirits, and cultivate according to the true qi circulation routes of the people on the high platform.

Qin Xin looked up directly at the four high platforms. He recognized one of the figures; it was Yu Haoqian, one of the ten peak disciples of the Kun Sect, who had invited him at the Spirit Realm Pavilion.

“Those pavilion masters don’t have time to personally teach us, so every week it’s the peak masters from each peak who come.”

"The North Peak is Yu Haoqian, with strength at the fifth level of the Qi Sea Realm, a six-star Martial Spirit, the Crimson Thorn, and ranked forty-fifth on the Prodigy Ranking."

Then, Ye Langtian pointed to a woman on the high platform next to him. The woman was wearing a black robe, and on her bare arm was a fiery red mark that looked somewhat eerie.

"Xi Feng Rong Zhihe, strength of the fourth level of Qi Sea Realm, six-star Martial Spirit, Purple Shadow Spotted Cat, ranked fiftieth on the Prodigy Ranking."

On the high platform next to the woman was a young martial artist. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be much younger than Qin Xin, and the clothes he was wearing seemed to be ill-fitting.

"This is Lu Chen from the South Peak. He is at the fifth level of the Qi Sea Realm, a six-star Martial Spirit, an Iron-Eating Beast, and ranks forty-eighth on the Prodigy Ranking. Don't be fooled by his appearance. He looks like a child, but he is actually over thirty years old and has reached the age to leave the inner academy."

After listening, Qin Xin was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but glance at Lu Chen again out of curiosity. The latter seemed to sense something, but didn't seem to care, given the large number of disciples in the Kunmen Square.

"And this is Ji Ju from the East Peak. He is a disciple of Yun Lei, the Pavilion Master of Lei Pavilion, who took him in a year ago. He is only seventeen years old, and his talent and strength are top-notch in the inner courtyard. He is at the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm, a seven-star martial spirit, wields the Purple Thunder Star Cloud Fan, and is ranked thirty-sixth on the Prodigy Ranking."

"However, there are rumors that Ji Ju is Yun Lei's illegitimate son. Otherwise, all the resources of Dongfeng would not be used to cultivate this son. Even his own grandson Yun Yi does not receive such treatment."

Listening to Ye Langtian's quiet introduction, Qin Xin also glanced curiously at Ji Ju on the high platform. Looking at his features, he did indeed resemble Yun Yi, which explained the rumors.

However, Qin Xin didn't care about these things. He glanced briefly at the cultivation paths of the four people on the high platform and a smile appeared on his lips.

The disciples on Kunmen Square were mostly at the Opening Aperture Realm, so these four could easily teach them. After all, they only needed to tell them the location of the True Aperture and then refine it, which saved them a lot of trouble in finding the location of the next True Aperture in their bodies.

"Brother Ye, you go ahead and listen to the lecture, I have some things to attend to."

Qin Xin already knew the location of the next true acupoint in his body, so listening to the lecture here was just a waste of time.

After bidding farewell to Ye Langtian beside him, Qin Xin headed towards the location of the East Peak.

Qin Xin has now become a third-grade alchemist, but he has not yet passed the alchemist assessment. Now that he has joined the inner academy, anyone who wants to leave needs the permission of the pavilion master or peak master. However, he is the only one on the main peak, so he can only seek help from Hua Jin.

As they climbed the steps to the summit of East Peak, many eyes were cast upon them from the surrounding caves. It was clear that after Qin Xin's last visit to East Peak and his clash with Han Yao, Qin Xue had taken Qin Xin's arm, while Qin Xin had his arm around her waist, leading many to speculate about Qin Xin's identity.

After all, Qin Xue was known as one of the top ten beauties in the Eastern Wilderness Academy, so it was normal for her to be envied, but Qin Xin didn't care about it.

Upon reaching the summit, Qin Xin intended to enter the Fan Hua Pavilion, but the maids informed him that Pavilion Master Hua Jin and Qin Xue had all left the inner courtyard to go into seclusion for cultivation, though they did not know where.

However, Qin Xin was given a token, which allowed him to freely enter and exit the inner courtyard.

The maids also relayed Hua Jin's instructions: there are many powerful demonic beasts outside the inner courtyard, which is very dangerous. Unless there is something urgent, do not leave the inner courtyard easily, unless you have the protection of a Qi Sea Realm martial artist.

Qin Xin took the token and found that it was exactly the same as the one Hua Jin had given him before. He put it directly into his Qiankun bag and then turned around and left Fan Hua Pavilion.

However, Qin Xin did not choose to return to the main peak, but instead headed directly towards the inner courtyard's mountain gate.

When Qin Xin saw several neatly arranged Wind-Riding Eagles lying prostrate on the ground, he smiled. He was not familiar with this inner courtyard and had asked many people along the way before he finally found the way out of the inner courtyard.

This place was also where the Wind-Riding Eagle landed when Qin Xin entered the inner courtyard.

"Elder Wu, this junior wishes to leave the inner courtyard and head to Black Dragon City."

Walking up to the old man who was dozing off, Qin Xin bowed and spoke softly.

The old man before him was Elder Wu Yi, whom Qin Xin had come to greet when he entered the inner courtyard. Elder Wu Yi was in charge of the interactions between the disciples from the mainland and the outside world.

"Oh, didn't you just join the inner courtyard not long ago? Going out will interfere with your cultivation."

Wu Yi looked at the token Qin Xin handed over with some doubt on his face. After all, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the inner courtyard was several times higher than that outside, and most disciples were unwilling to leave easily, so as not to delay their cultivation progress.

"This junior is preparing to travel to Black Dragon City to participate in the alchemist assessment."

Qin Xin also directly stated his intention to leave. After all, the alchemist's status was noble, so revealing it would also be a form of protection for him.

"Are you an alchemist?" Wu Yi asked with a questioning look. "In that case, go over there. For Hua Jin's sake, I won't charge you any spiritual energy."

After saying that, Wu Yi pointed to one of the Wind-Riding Eagles and lightly leaped onto its back.

According to the rules of the inner courtyard, each use of the Wind-Riding Eagle would cost ten spiritual energy points, but Wu Yi was exempted from this charge, which suggests that he is quite familiar with Hua Jin.

"The Wind-Riding Eagles in the outer courtyard of Black Dragon City can all return to the inner courtyard. Just go early and come back early."

After Wu Yi finished speaking, he gently patted the Wind-Riding Eagle. With its massive wings flapping and taking flight, Qin Xin felt a cool breeze blowing on his face.

In the blink of an eye, they left the inner courtyard.