Harvest
There were no bookshelves inside the Library Pavilion. The spacious room had energy shields on all four walls, from which the Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills, and rare treasures were emitted.
Xiao Yan casually grabbed a red ball of light and extracted its contents with a little force.
"The High Profound Tier Dou Technique Blazing Flame Break, is pretty useless."
Xiao Yan loosened his grip, and the Dou Technique flew away again with the ball of light.
After noting down the energy fluctuations of the High Profound Tier Dou Technique, Xiao Yan lost interest in the randomly flying light clusters and began waiting for a more powerful energy fluctuation to appear.
Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin lost interest after catching a few orbs of light. Gu Xun'er didn't care much at first, so only Hu Jia was still searching for "good stuff" among the five.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Xiao Yan suddenly opened his narrowed eyes, and his Crystal Wings instantly popped out, making him look like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
Before the group could understand what was happening, a dark red streak of light flashed across the room and crashed straight into Xiao Yan's arms.
Even with Xiao Yan's powerful physique, he was still knocked back two steps by the Crystal Wings before he could regain his balance.
"This is a really good thing!" Xiao Yan grinned and reached out to grab the ball of light.
In Xiao Yan's perception, the energy fluctuations of this ball of light were at least ten times greater than those of the Blazing Flame Break.
Correspondingly, the resistance from this ball of light was also astonishing, forcing Xiao Yan to use the Molten Earth Splitting Body to forcefully break through the energy layer and retrieve the scroll inside.
This scene left Hu Jia speechless. Logically speaking, taking things depends on fate. If it's meant to be, there won't be any obstacles. If it's not meant to be... well, forcing it doesn't seem like a bad idea.
Hu Jia's eyes lit up. She was now a Dou Ling expert and perhaps she could learn from Xiao Yan and obtain a Di- Earth Grade Cultivation Method or Dou Technique.
As a result, Hu Jia's actions became even more drastic.
Xiao Yan hadn't expected his casual action to have such a huge impact; he had simply handed the scroll to Xiao Yi Xian—
That was a mid- Earth Tier Intermediate fire-attribute cultivation technique, the Meteor Fire Art. Unlike ordinary fire-attribute techniques that involve explosions and high temperatures, it cultivated a unique battle Dou Qi that was accompanied by Fire Toxin.
When fighting, the Fire Toxin contained in the Dou Qi can easily make the enemy dizzy and lose control of their Dou Qi.
Moreover, cultivating the Meteor Fire Art can greatly increase poison resistance, converting less potent poisons into Fire Toxin within one's Dou Qi.
It can be said that this cultivation technique is quite suitable for Xiao Yi Xian, and can complement his Woeful Poison Body.
The name "Meteor Fire Art" may have been chosen because this technique was initially developed to combat the problem of Fire Toxin that would occur from prolonged cultivation with the help of the Fallen Heart Flame.
Xiao Yan returned to the center of the room and continued to use his Soul Power to monitor all the bursting light orbs.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, Xiao Yan made another move and obtained a bottle of Monster Beast Essence Blood. This Monster Beast Essence Blood not only had a rich dragon aura, but also faintly involved spatial fluctuations.
If the energy layer hadn't blocked Xiao Yan probably wouldn't have been able to force his way through.
"Could this be the Essence Blood of the Ancient Void Dragon?" Feeling the surging Dragon Might might emanating from the Essence Blood, Xiao Yan swallowed hard, and this thought suddenly popped into his mind.
Xuan Yi's Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill used a dragon-type Magical Beast Magical Core with a trace of the Ancient Void Dragon Bloodline, allowing Xiao Yan to obtain a trace of dragon energy.
However, at this moment, Xiao Yan felt a sense of suppression. The fact that even a small amount of Essence Blood contained in the Jade Bottle could produce such a suppression was something Xiao Yan could not think of except for the Ancient Void Dragon.
"Coming to the Jia Nan Academy was definitely the right decision." Xiao Yan carefully collected the Essence Blood, closed his eyes again to sense it, and waited for the next gain.
Ten minutes later, Xiao Yan made his final move and successfully obtained a Sixth Grade Pill Recipe called "Green Maturation Pill". Only Dou Zhe under the age of sixteen could take it, which could broaden his meridians and condense his Dou Qi as he grew older.
Since each person could only take one item, Xiao Yan gave the Pill Recipe to Qing Lin.
An hour passed quickly. Hu Jia, looking disheveled, carried a scroll, presumably having found a Di Tier cultivation technique or Dou Technique; Gu Xun'er, on the other hand, carried a jade box, which likely contained rare and precious materials.
Xiao Yan also encountered the Xuan Tier Advanced sonic Dou Technique Lion Tiger Shattering Gold Chant along the way, but Xiao Yan had already obtained the Xuan Tier -rank sonic Dou Technique Lion's Roar Shakes the Eight Directions in the Xiao Clan, so he didn't have that much need for sonic Dou Technique.
Moreover, compared to other gains, the Lion Tiger Shattering Gold Chant was somewhat insignificant, so Xiao Yan gave it up.
After leaving the Library Pavilion, Hu Gan originally wanted to give some advice not to be arrogant, but after glancing at Xiao Yan, he could only swallow his words: "You should all rest well for the next seven days! Hu Jia, you stay, I have something to say to you!"
Xiao Yan didn't rest during these seven days. He used the Monster Beast Essence Blood he had harvested to ripen the Green Fate Fruit and then refined it. Not only did he break through to the Two-Star Dou Wang, but his physique also improved significantly. Even the meager dragon energy that he had inherited from the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill became much more powerful.
There must have been other benefits in the Netherworld, but the time was too short for Xiao Yan to discover them.
Seven days later, the top fifty contestants from the Inner Courtyard Competition gathered in front of Hu Gan's study, forming small groups in twos and threes.
Hu Gan encouraged everyone for a few words, counted the number of people, and then looked up at the distant sky.
Ten Griffin Beast flew in, casting huge shadows across the academy, and finally stopped above the students.
Hu Gan waved to the Griffin Beast in the sky, signaling them to land. Only then did everyone realize that there were two pilots on the back of each Griffin Beast.
"Alright, everyone, go up now, five people per group," Hu Gan said with a smile.
Large numbers of students scrambled onto the Griffin Beast's back, but struggled to maintain their balance on the slippery feathers. Some even slipped and fell, landing awkwardly on the stone slabs.
Xiao Yan glanced at the Griffin Beast in front of him, then at Xiao Yi Xian. Xiao Yi Xian understood and took out a flute, summoning Xiao Lan.
As soon as the terrifying Fifth Grade Magical Beast appeared, the excited students were suddenly dampened, and even the once proud and arrogant Griffin Beast became deflated.
"...Five people per group, the top five of you will be in one group." Hu Gan was silent for a moment, then decided to ignore it.
"The Griffin Beast is equipped with a seat, and only Da Dou Shi can stand on its back. You'd better sit properly."
Hu Gan gave the ordinary students another instruction. After everyone was ready, he exchanged a glance with the other elders, then conjured up Dou Qi Wings to escort the students into the back mountain.
The four Dou Emperors were positioned at the four corners, protecting the entire team in the center. If any mindless Magical Beast attempted to attack, they would tear them apart.
After flying for nearly an hour and passing through another spatial gate, the team finally arrived at the venue for the Fire Energy Hunting Competition.