Hun Lao Gui

Hun Lao Gui was loaded!

Xiao Yan did not doubt it, because according to the books in his Storage Ring, there were two most powerful organizations on the Dou Qi Continent. One was the Soul Hall, and the other was the Pill Tower, which had been established by all alchemists joining together to resist the Soul Hall's abduction of alchemists everywhere.

The Soul Hall was an organization so powerful that all alchemists had to unite just to protect themselves.

The Heavenly Flames that every alchemist on the entire Dou Qi Continent dreamed of might truly be nothing in the eyes of the Soul Hall's higher-ups.

There was no denying it: this was an evil organization, but one powerful to an outrageous degree.

Hearing the old man's words, Xiao Yan said nothing. He merely smiled faintly, thanked him politely, then turned and walked toward the wooden door, preparing to leave.

The old man looked at Xiao Yan, who was about to leave, and slowly said, "Ranked second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, the Nihility Devouring Flame is within my clan."

!!!!!

Xiao Yan's steps halted. The Nihility Devouring Flame, ranked second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, was actually within the Hun Clan?! The higher a Heavenly Flame ranked, the more mysterious it was. In particular, the top few Heavenly Flames only had a single picture and a scant few lines of description. The written introduction for the second-ranked Nihility Devouring Flame was even rarer than that of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

It merely said that this Heavenly Flame was born from the void and could devour all things in heaven and earth.

Forget finding it—even what it looked like was unknown.

As for the Heavenly Flame ranked first on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, it was even more mysterious. It did not even have a name, and even its entry on the Heavenly Flame Ranking was completely blank, mysterious to the extreme.

"Heh heh heh, boy, since you possess Hun Xuzi's Soul Token, there's no harm in telling you. As long as you have sufficient talent in alchemy, even if you are not one of my clan, you can still obtain a Sub-flame of the Nihility Devouring Flame." The old man dropped a bombshell.

Even though Xiao Yan knew that the Soul Hall was an evil and dangerous place, at this moment, the thought of joining the Soul Hall could not help but rise in his heart.

The second-ranked Nihility Devouring Flame—who could resist such temptation?!

Xiao Yan took a deep breath. After calming himself, he faced away from the old man and asked, "As far as I know, Heavenly Flames don't have any so-called Sub-flames."

"How vast is the world? How much could you possibly know? If you are willing to join the Soul Hall, you may come here again to seek me out. I am called Hun Lao Gui." The green light in Hun Lao Gui's eyes flashed once, then he slowly closed his eyes and said no more.

After Xiao Yan left Soul Offering Old Shop, Hun Lao Gui, his eyes closed, slowly muttered to himself, "That boy actually has an extremely faint scent of the Xiao Clan on him. If Xiao Xuan knew that one of his clansmen had joined the Soul Hall, I wonder what he would think. Heh heh heh. Interesting."

Early the next morning, Xiao Yan walked out of his room and just happened to see Xun Er also stepping out of her own room.

"Good morning, Xun Er. Did you kick off your blanket last night?" Xiao Yan walked up to Xun Er and teased her with a smile.

Xun Er gave a soft laugh and said, "Xiao Yan Gege, you're one to talk. Look, even your collar isn't straight."

The two of them chatted and laughed as they walked downstairs.

After all the new students finished breakfast, a formation of Jia Nan Academy griffin riders lined up neatly and came to escort the new students into Canaan City.

"Students, keep the badges that were just issued to you with you. Only those with badges may enter the academy." Ruo Lin Mentor took out a deep-blue badge. The outside of the academy was protected by a barrier, and without a badge, one could not pass through it.

What Xiao Yan had not expected was that Peace Town was so far from Canaan City. They flew for nearly half a day in total—of course, that included the two or three hours of rest along the way. It was only at dusk, when the sun was about to set, that they finally arrived.

Xiao Yan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly seemed to sense something. He opened his shut eyes and cast his gaze into the distance.

There, the outline of a city so vast it left one speechless slowly appeared within the dusk of the setting sun.

"So this is Canaan City?"

"It's huge."

"What a beautiful view."

Even though they were high in the air, they still could not take the entire city into view. From this, one could see just how enormous the city's area was.

Only Jia Nan Academy had the ability to occupy such a vast area in the heart of the Black-Corner Region.

At Canaan City's flying beast docking area, Xiao Yan slowly let out a breath and could not help stretching lazily. He swore that he had to hurry up and reach Dou Wang so he could gain the ability to fly. His butt had gone numb from sitting.

Following Ruo Lin Mentor, all the new students walked along the streets. The surging flow of people made Xiao Yan click his tongue inwardly. This level of popularity was something even the Jia Ma Empire's Imperial City could not match. As expected of the oldest academy on the continent; its name alone was enough to attract countless people here on a pilgrimage.

Canaan City had no city lord's manor. At the city center was Jia Nan Academy. Canaan City could basically satisfy the students' daily needs. If they needed to hunt Magical Beasts, they only had to leave the city to find a vast forest, which was rich in Natural Treasures. Students could freely hunt and gather medicinal herbs there.

"All right, everyone. From now on, you are members of Jia Nan Academy. The class you will be studying in is Yellow Rank Class Two. You may choose to live in the class dormitory, or you may live in Canaan City." Ruo Lin Mentor spoke gently to all the new students.

The new students recruited from Wutan City, including Xiao Yan, were naturally in the same class, while Xiao Yu was one grade above them. During last year's Inner Academy examination, Xiao Yu had only been a Two-Star Dou Zhe, so naturally, she had not made it into the Inner Academy.

"You are all tired as well. Report to Yellow Rank Class Two on time tomorrow. I will explain some of the Outer Academy's rules to everyone, as well as the academy's credit system."

Xiao Yan and the others had already heard Xiao Yu mention some of the Outer Academy's systems. In the Inner Academy, the most important thing was the fire energy used to enter the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower, but in the Outer Academy, the most important thing was credits.

These credits were different from university credits. These credits were used to exchange for cultivation methods and combat techniques. Even some Medicinal Pills, Magic Crystal Weapons, and the use of training rooms required credits.

On the Dou Qi Continent, a world where the strong were respected, there was no free lunch. If one wanted to obtain something, one had to pay a price.

Jia Nan Academy was not a charity hall either. The academy's combat techniques and cultivation methods could not possibly be opened for free. Completing the academy's missions would earn credits, and through credits, one could go to the Outer Academy Scripture Pavilion to exchange for Skill and Combat Technique to study.

Even sweeping the school every day could earn a small number of credits, but the fastest way to obtain credits was to enter Academy Forest to gather medicinal herbs, sell the herbs to the academy in exchange for credits, and then exchange those credits for Skill and Combat Technique.

"Ruo Lin Mentor, could I speak with you privately?" Xiao Yan asked softly.

"What is it, little genius?" Ruo Lin Mentor was in an excellent mood. With Xiao Yan and Xun Er, the two trump cards, this year's Yellow Rank Class Two was bound to be the most dazzling class.

"I want to enter the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower as soon as possible."

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Ruo Lin Mentor was not surprised in the slightest. If not for the fact that this year's Inner Academy examination had already ended, with Xiao Yan's current Cultivation Level, he would basically have had no problem passing the exam.

The Outer Academy's studies would not be of much use to him. It was normal that he wanted to enter the Inner Academy to cultivate.

Ruo Lin Mentor looked troubled. "Student Xiao Yan, with your Cultivation Level and strength, passing this year's Inner Academy examination would not have been difficult. Can't you wait one year?"

Xiao Yan shook his head. One year? Wasting a year at a time like this was impossible. Moreover, Xiao Yan's goal was not to study Jia Nan Academy's cultivation methods and combat techniques. His goal was the Heavenly Flame!

Even though he knew that his chances of devouring a Heavenly Flame were extremely slim, if he did not try, he would not be content! "Sigh." Ruo Lin Mentor sighed. As expected, geniuses were also troublemakers.

"All right. Your situation is indeed somewhat special. Tonight, I will discuss it with the Outer Academy's vice dean and see how to handle a case like yours."

Being a teacher was too hard! She could not even rest after just getting off the plane!