Aftermath and seclusion

"Other forces will naturally not dare to provoke us anymore, but the relatives of these fallen powerhouses might retaliate against the Jia Nan Academy. We old guys are naturally not afraid, but those students are a different story. We must eradicate evil completely."

"Old Man Hu, Old Man Wu, you two each take a few elders, split into two groups, and raid those people's hometowns," Su Qian said thoughtfully.

"Especially those forces near our academy, don't let any of them get away."

"Alright, but this is going to be a tough job." Hu Gan smile.

Of the twenty-odd powerful individuals Han Feng brought, aside from a few lone wolves, most of the others belonged to a faction.

All told, there must be at least a dozen or so factions involved.

Although most of the top combatants of these forces have been killed, dealing with them is still quite troublesome.

Fortunately, it's just a hassle. This move can maximize the impact of this major battle, so even if it's troublesome, it's worth it.

Hu Gan and Su Qian were discussing which faction to target first, but Xiao Ming did not join in.

He took out the corpse that he had put into his Na Ring when he captured Han Feng's soul, for convenience.

Han Feng had a Na Ring with a faint blue luster on the index finger of his right hand.

Knowing that this was Han Feng's Abyssal Sea Storage Ring, Xiao Ming immediately took it without any hesitation.

Playing with the deep blue Na Ring in his hand, Xiao Ming tentatively probed with his Soul Power, but the Na Ring repelled his Soul Power the next second.

"Han Feng's Soul Imprint."

Advanced Storage Ring allow their owners to set Soul Imprint. This means that even if someone else manages to obtain the Na Ring, they must erase the Soul Imprint before they can take anything from it. The Na Ring's owner will then be aware of this. This near-autonomous protective ability is unique to Advanced Storage Ring.

Because of this function, Xiao Ming had even considered taking Han Feng's Abyssal Sea Storage Ring, but after he Simulated Draw the Star Ring, that idea disappeared.

Han Feng is practically dead now, so Xiao Ming is naturally not worried about being sensed by him.

Therefore, the moment it sensed the Soul Imprint, a fierce Soul Power surged forth, directly erasing the Soul Imprint left by Han Feng in the most ruthless way, and then leaving its own mark on it. In this way, the Advanced Storage Ring officially changed hands!

Satisfied, Xiao Ming put the deep blue Na Ring on his finger. With a thought, his Soul Power entered the Na Ring without any hindrance.

The investigation lasted only a short while before Xiao Ming slowly withdrew his attention from his Na Ring.

At this moment, a hint of undisguised joy appeared in his eyes. The things Han Feng had plundered in the Black Corner Region over the years were countless, and there was quite a lot of various medicinal herbs that were extremely rare in the outside world in that Na Ring.

Moreover, various kinds of Dou Skill scrolls were casually placed, clearly these were the items exchanged by those who came to him asking him to refine pills.

This time, killing Han Feng not only yielded the most precious "Sea Heart Flame," but also Han Feng's entire fortune. The treasures stored in this deep blue Advanced Storage Ring were enough to drive every powerful figure in the Black Corner Region mad.

Even with Xiao Ming's temperament, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

He wasn't happy about the Dou Skill Cultivation Method; he was happy about the Alchemist Heritage.

Although it was just a quick glance, he hadn't finished looking at the details yet.

However, Xiao Ming estimated that, apart from what Han Feng had amassed over the years, most of Old Man Yao was probably in the Na Ring.

After all, when Han Feng murdered his master, he took away the Na Ring containing most of Old Man Yao's savings.

The Old Man Yao master possessed a considerable amount of alchemy knowledge, and now that he had acquired it, his future path in alchemy would be much smoother.

"However, Han Feng probably doesn't have anything truly important. Let's go back and search this Na Ring carefully to see what treasures it contains." Now wasn't a good time for a thorough inspection, so Xiao Ming decided against it.

After the discussion, Hu Gan and Wu Tianlang, along with the elders from the Outer Academy, each carried one or two corpses back to the Outer Academy.

Xiao Ming also handed Han Feng's body over to Hu Gan.

Su Qian then left with the elders of the Inner Academy.

This also signifies that this clash between the Jia Nan Academy and Black Corner Region has Curtain Call with a complete victory for the Inner Academy!

Although the war has ended, its effects continue to reverberate.

In the following days, Hu Gan and Wu Tianlang, along with several elders, traveled to various places and easily wiped out more than a dozen forces of varying sizes.

However, this greatly shocked the outlaws of the Black Corner Region.

Some uninformed members of the public thought the people from the Jia Nan Academy had gone mad. Weren't they afraid of retaliation from the masters of these forces?

But when they learned that the masters of these forces had been hung on the Undead Tree, they were all incredulous.

Especially when they learned that eight of the ten strongest individuals on the Black Corner Region's Black Rankings were among them, and even the Gold and Silver Elders, who could rival Dou Zong, had not escaped their fate.

They were so shocked they couldn't speak.

From then on, the already formidable Jia Nan Academy was further amplified in danger by the people of the Black Corner Region.

Of course, as the incident spread, Xiao Ming's reputation, as the biggest contributor to Han Feng and his two companions' solo kill of the Gold and Silver Elders in this confrontation, also began to rise rapidly.

Because of his status Grade Six Alchemist, some busybodies even bestowed the title of Medicine Emperor, once held by the deceased Han Feng, upon Xiao Ming.

Some people call him "Emperor Ming" based on his name, which is a common way of giving nicknames in the Dou Qi Continent.

Of course, Xiao Ming was unaware of all this.

After returning to the Inner Academy, he first went into seclusion for a few days.

First, he needed to heal his injuries to completely eliminate the damage caused by the Secret Technique. Second, he felt that his Dou Qi Cultivation had improved somewhat after this battle.

He previously broke through to the Three Star Dou Huang level by using the energy fed back from the Spirit Devouring Green Lotus Core Flame. The leap was too large, and it was inevitable that he would lose some control.

In fact, compared to others, Xiao Ming already has a pretty good level of self-control, but Xiao Ming has even higher expectations for himself.

That's why Xiao Ming spends more time on this.

Thirdly, it was because of the "Sea Heart Flame." Keeping the Sea Heart Flame indefinitely was not a good idea, so Xiao Ming took the opportunity to refine it.

Perfect timing. First, he consolidated his cultivation, then refined the Heavenly Flames, and then consolidated his cultivation again. This whole process took Xiao Ming quite a bit of time.

"Squeak!" The sound of a door opening rang out, and Xiao Ming, who had been in seclusion for a long time, pushed open the door and walked out.

As soon as they stepped out of the room, they were greeted by dazzling sunlight, followed by Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian.