In contrast to the cheers and jubilation of the new students, the older students looked dejected.
Those senior students who didn't participate in the Fire Energy Hunting Competition had their eyes redden after hearing about Xiao Yao's reward.
They didn't know how much Fire Energy Xiao Yao had plundered from the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, but Elder Su's reward was undeniably presented before their eyes.
Compared to the Azure Fire Crystal Card, 100 Heavenly Fire Energy is almost insignificant.
Among the new students, seeing Xiao Yao remain calm and silent, some of the more outgoing students couldn't help but ask Elder Su a question.
"Elder, I understand the reward Senior Xiao Yao received: 100 Heavenly Fire Energy. But what is the Azure Fire Crystal Card?"
Elder Su said with a smile, "The Fire Crystal Cards in the Inner Academy are also graded. As you should know, Fire Energy is an important credential for entering the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower."
"The Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower also has different levels; the higher the level, the better the aid to cultivation."
"To access the deeper levels of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, you'll need to upgrade your Fire Crystal Card."
"Fire Crystal Cards are divided into five levels: black, blue, cyan, red, and purple. It takes 100 Heavenly Fire Energy of Heavenly Fire Energy to upgrade a black card to a blue card, and 200 days of fire energy to upgrade a blue card to a cyan card. This means Xiao Yao directly saved 300 Heavenly Fire Energy."
After the elder finished explaining, many of the new students looked at Xiao Yao with envy.
However, because they had also benefited greatly from Xiao Yao, they did not feel jealous; instead, they were genuinely happy for Xiao Yao.
After Elder Su finished explaining, he tossed an Azure Fire Crystal Card containing 100 Heavenly Fire Energy to Xiao Yao and said.
"Xiao Yao, transfer the Fire Energy from your Black Fire Crystal Card to your Azure Fire Crystal Card, then return the Black Fire Crystal Card to me."
Xiao Yao did as instructed. The two Fire Crystal Cards came into contact and were suddenly rubbed together. The amount of Fire Energy on the Azure Fire Crystal Card officially exceeded 500. Then he returned the Black Fire Crystal Card to Elder Su.
Seeing that Elder Su had almost finished handling the matter, Elder Qing clapped his hands and said.
"Alright, now that the Fire Energy Hunting Competition is over, freshmen, please follow me. I'll take you into the Inner Academy to familiarize yourself with the environment."
Elder Su nodded, his kind expression fading as he looked at the senior students.
"Now that the Fire Energy Hunting Competition is over, we should also address some of your rule-breaking actions during the Fire Energy Hunting Competition."
As soon as Elder Su finished speaking, a female student in the senior student group trembled slightly, her pretty face turning pale.
She was none other than Leng Shuang, who had still launched a sneak attack on Han Yue, who had already admitted defeat!
Upon hearing Elder Su's words, many of the new students showed expressions of great satisfaction.
They were already disgusted by Leng Shuang's despicable behavior, so they were naturally overjoyed to see that Leng Shuang was finally going to be punished by the elders.
Even Han Yue couldn't help but glance at Leng Shuang; the corners of her usually icy face couldn't help but curl up slightly.
After all, seeing someone you hate being punished is something few people could resist.
Led by the elders, the new students climbed the rocks, and when they finally passed over a pile of boulders, a bright and open view suddenly appeared before them.
Xiao Yao looked at the enormous sunken basin in front of him, which looked as if it had been created by a huge meteorite.
Within the basin, numerous towering buildings stand tall. Looking down from the edge of the basin, one can see small black dots, like fleas leaping and darting between the buildings.
Xiao Yao continued to look into the distance and found that the basin was unbelievably vast. At the edge of his vision, the outlines of buildings and a lush green expanse were still visible.
"This is the Inner Academy, where you will be living from now on."
Elder Qing said with a smile.
All the new students looked at this unfamiliar place with curiosity and anticipation, their hearts filled with longing and excitement.
Here, they will grow even more.
Perhaps through the Inner Academy, they can get closer to Senior Xiao Yao.
After Elder Qing gave the new students a general overview, he asked the instructors to lead the students to choose their dormitories, while he left Xiao Yao behind.
Elder Qing said with a kind expression, "Xiao Yao, as the first place winner in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, you also demonstrated exceptional performance in the Fire Energy Hunting Competition."
"Therefore, the Inner Academy will treat you preferentially. Do you have any requirements regarding accommodation? The Inner Academy will try its best to meet them."
Xiao Yao thought for a moment, then spoke.
"I want a quiet place, preferably where there are no people around. Sometimes I practice Dou Technique, which makes a lot of noise."
Xiao Yao looked at the basin's terrain again, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Ideally, there should be tall buildings; I want to get more sun."
After listening to Xiao Yao's request, Elder Qing nodded slightly and said with considerable ease.
"That's no problem. Your requirements are simple; there are plenty of buildings to choose from in the Inner Academy. You can pick whatever you like."
Just as Xiao Yao was following Elder Qing to choose his accommodation, the senior students in the Inner Academy were already in an uproar.
When they learned that the towering golden beam of light was actually triggered by a freshman, everyone was stunned.
After learning the details from the senior students present, all of them were filled with curiosity about Xiao Yao.
Everyone marveled at how incredibly strong this new student was; having only just entered the Inner Academy, he already possessed the formidable strength to break into the Strong Rankings.
Most importantly, it is said that he is only Four-Star Da Dou Shi.
It's almost unbelievable that Four-Star Da Dou Shi could unleash such terrifying combat power.
The competition for the Strong Ranking is extremely fierce.
To climb the Strong Rankings, one must at least possess the strength of Dou Ling; otherwise, they can easily be defeated.
Under such circumstances, if Xiao Yao were to actually defeat a Strong Ranking student and ascend to the Strong Rankings with the strength of Four-Star Da Dou Shi, it would definitely cause a huge uproar.
After the senior students in the Inner Academy finished watching the excitement and left the hillside, a simply dressed, elderly figure slowly descended from mid-air.
The old man had white hair and beard, and his eyes were incredibly deep. If anyone dared to look him in the eye, it was as if their very soul would be swallowed up by his gaze.
This is a manifestation of Soul Power reaching a certain level.
This white-haired old man was none other than one of the four elders who had once stood in the center of the stands during the Inner Academy Selection Tournament.
Moreover, the most peculiar one is Elder Huo from the Alchemy Department.
He landed in the pit, his feet resting on the bottom, which had been melted into crystals by the intense heat. He felt the terrifying residual high-temperature energy within and nodded slightly.
"A truly unique attribute, possessing both the terrifying heat to incinerate everything and the vitality to nourish all things; in terms of attributes, it's practically the perfect attribute for an alchemist."
"Moreover, Xiao Yao's Soul Power seems to be extremely strong. Not bad, not bad. I'm actually looking forward to seeing if his special attribute can truly make him an alchemist."
The Elder Huo of the Alchemy Department finally made up his mind to want Xiao Yao to join the Alchemy Department.