Xiao Yan looked at Instructor Ruo Ling who had dropped her pen on the ground and fotten to pick it up. He could only spread his hands helplessly. He didn't io be so high-profile; it was just that his strength didn't allow him to be otherwise!

  With a gentle smile, Instructor Ruo Ling rolled up the scroll in her hand as she said, "This cludes today's enrollment. We will stay here for another seven days. gratutions to the udents who enrolled today, you will soon be a part of Jia Nan Academy. I hope you all get everything ready within these seven days. After that, Jia Nan Academy's flying squadron will arrive in Wu Tan City, and then we fly directly to the academy."

  Joy spread across the faces of everyone ient after hearing this.

  When Instructor Ruo Ling got up to leave, Xiao Yan stepped forward, scratched his nose in a somewhat embarrassed manner, and chuckled dryly, "Instructor Ruo Ling, I have something else I would like to ask you."

  "Oh? The little genius Xiao Yan already has something to ask the instructor? What is it?" Instructor Ruo Ling asked curiously.

  "It's like this. I heard from Xiao Yu that there is a Bzing Sky Qi Refining Tower in Jia Nan Academy. I heard that there is a Heavenly Fme there. Is that true?" Xiao Yan asked in a low voice.

  Slightly startled, Instructor Ruo Ling's eyebrows furrowed slightly as she softly replied, "Jia Nan Academy does have a Bzing Sky Qi Refining Tower, but the Heavenly Fme you mentioned is merely a rumor within the academy. I don't know if it's true or not."

  "Maybe it's because the effects of the Bzing Sky Qi Refining Tower are reted to fmes, that's why such rumors exist."

  Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed briefly, then he smiled gently and said, "If Instructor Ruo Ling doesn't mind, you stay with the Xiao for these seven days. There are many things I'd like to ask you abarding Jia Nan Academy."

  Instructor Ruo Ling's eyebrows curved as she lightly tapped Xiao Yan's head and chuckled, "You're quite the clever brat, aren't you? All right, since you have questions about the academy, as an instructor, it's only right that I introduce the academy to you."

  Jia Nan Academy was a highly renowned academy on the Dou Qi ti. It had immense influen the Jia Ma Empire. In terms of strength, eveeer Au House paled in parison.

  If they could have the recruiting team from Jia Nan Academy stay with the Xiao , even if Xiao Yan and the others left Wu Tan City to study, they would not have to worry about other forces targeting the Xiao .

  Upon hearing that a Jia Nan Academy instructor would be a guest of the Xiao , all the members were overjoyed and weled the Jia Nan Academy group with the highest level of hospitality.

  ...

  In the hall, Xiao Yan and several elite members of the Xiao who were about to ehe Jia Nan Academy were sitting together.

  Instructor Ruo Ling began to expiuation at Jia Nan Academy.

  "The Bzing Sky Qi Refining Tower you mentioned, student Xiao Yan, is fual to Jia Nan Academy. It's one of the reasons why our academy cultivate so many strong students."

  "Entering the Bzing Sky Qi Refining Tower allows oo draw out a kind of Heart Fme that purify and refine one's Dou Qi, thus speeding up the cultivation process."

  "However, the Bzing Sky Qi Refining Tower is located in the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy. Only Inner Academy students eo cultivate by spending a type of point called 'Fire Energy.'"

  "udents recruited by Jia Nan Academy are also called Outer Academy students, with a study period of three years. Once a year, there is an Inner Academy Qualifying petition, and passing it allows oo ehe Inner Academy and bee a true student of Jia Nan Academy."

  "Those who fail to pass the Inner Academy Qualifying petition within three years will graduate and leave Jia Nan Academy, hehe annual recruitment."

  Xiao Yan furrowed his brow and asked doubtfully, "Instructor, I remember that Xiao Yu is also an Outer Academy student. How could she have ehe Bzing Sky Qi Refining Tower?"

  Xiao Yu gred at Xiao Yan fiercely. Is this old dy being an Outer Academy student an eyesore to you?!

  Instructor Ruo Ling chuckled when she saw Xiao Yu's rea, "Hehe, that's because Xiao Yu once did the academy a favor. As an exception, the academy allowed her to ehe Inner Academy and experiehe effects of the Bzing Sky Qi Refining Tower once. Because of that, Yu Er was able to advance from a 2-star Dou Practitioo a 3-star Dou Practitioner."

  "As for the Heavenly Fme you're ied in, student Xiao Yan, I'm afraid that's a misception. The effect of the Bzing Sky Qi Refining Tower is to draw out a strand of Heart Fme withiower, which be used to rapidly refine Dou Qi by burning it with the Heart Fme. Perhaps that's why there are rumors that the Heart Fme from the Bzing Sky Qi Refining Tower is a Heavenly Fme. However, since every entrant obtains a Heart Fme, how could it possibly be a Heavenly Fme?"

  Xiao Yan's eyes fshed with a strange light when he heard this. There really were Heavenly Fmes whose abilities matched what Instructor Ruo Ling had described.

  The first was the Falle Fme, which ranked 14th in the Heavenly Fme Ranking. It was born from the heart and could temper one's Qi and refine one's bohe Falle Fme tinuously geed a kind of wisp fme that could ie the Dou Qi within one's body, thus accelerating cultivation.

  Another was the Purifying Demonic Lotus Fme, which ranked 3rd in the Heavenly Fme Ranking. Even in this mysterious Heavenly Fme Ranking, there was very little information about it, just a few sentences. It said that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Fme had the ability to purify all things in the world, naturally including the impurities within Dou Qi.

  Of course, this assumed that the effects of the Bzing Sky Qi Refining Tower were brought about by a Heavenly Fme. If it was due to some other reason, that would be another matter.

  "By the way, little genius, why are you so ied in Heavenly Fmes?" Instructor Ruo Ling looked at Xiao Yan, who seemed lost in thought, and asked curiously.

  Xun Er, who was at the side, saw that Xiao Yan was a little embarrassed and helped him answer with a smile, "Because Xiao Yan ge-ge is also an alchemist."

  "Ah?!" Instructor Ruo Ling couldn't sit still and pinched Xiao Yan's cheek as if she were examining a rare spe. "What exactly are you made of? You 't possibly be a hundred-year-old magical beast that turned into a human, you?"

  Everyone in the hall began to chuckle. The irls felt the same way. Xiao Yan was too mature, not at all like a teenager of fifteen or sixteen.

  "..."

  What could Xiao Yan possibly say? Whatever makes you all happy.

  ...

  Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Xiao Yan rexed his cultivation routine. In addition to apanying his father, Xiao Zhan, he began to refine a rge amount of 1st-tier medial pills. Sihe other two major s had gone bankrupt, no one dared to arbitrarily raise the prices of low-grade medial ingredients.

  Xiao Yan handed several ste rings filled with medial pills to Xiao Zhan as he said, "Father, your son is unfilial for not being able to stay by your side."

  Xiao Zhan's aged hand stroked Xiao Yan's cheek, the ers of his eyes brimming with tears as he said in a pleased manner, "It's alright, Father is fine. You've grown up. It's time for you to ve into the outside world. You 't stay at home forever."

  Xun Er came over and forted him, "Uncle Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan ge-ge and I will e back to visit you during the vacation."

  "Xun Er is a good child. It's the thought that ts the most. Don't let it hinder your cultivation."

  After a few farewells, Xiao Yan and his group boarded the flying squadron of Jia Nan Academy. This so-called flying squadron sisted of tamed flying magical beasts.

  "Jia Nan Academy is truly the highest-ranking academy in the Dou Qi ti. That's a Rank 4 Magical Beast, the Steel Winged Giant Eagle!" Xiao Ning excimed in amazement at the sight of the massive creature in front of him.

  "Students, we will ride the flying magical beasts, leave the empire from Da Ling City, and theer the Bck-er region. Jia Nan Academy is located in the ter of the Bck-er Region, and it will take us about half a day to get there," Instructor Ruo Ling expihe route to all the udents.

  "Bck-er Region!"

  "That wless nd!"

  Many people were filled with worry and even fear when they heard the words "Bck er Region". Xiao Yan had also seen descriptions of the Bck-er Region in the books stored within his mysterious ste ring.

  Simply put, it was akin to the Golden Triangle, filled with numerous sects and powers, and wlessness, where burning, killing, and looting were o was a world where the w of the jungle governed human society.