A Chance Encounter with Mentor Ruo Lin, Conquering the Black-Corner Region!

Nalan Yanran was utterly distraught. Not wanting to see Xiao Chuan's smug expression any longer, she turned and left.

Yun Yun desperately wanted to chase after Nalan Yanran, but Xiao Chuan kept his arms around her and did not let her take even half a step forward.

"I'm preparing to leave for the Black-Corner Region. I don't know when I'll be back."

As soon as Xiao Chuan finished speaking, Yun Yun's struggling body went still. "Why are you suddenly going to the Black-Corner Region?"

"The Jia Ma Empire is still too small. My ambitions do not lie here." Xiao Chuan looked at the exceptionally charming Yun Yun before him. "I'm going to conquer territory for you all."

Us?

Yun Yun quickly recalled that Ya Fei of the Mite'er Family seemed to have also gotten involved with this guy.

"But before I leave, shouldn't we have some intimate time together?" Xiao Chuan instantly scooped Yun Yun into his arms. With a thought, the door shut at once.

"You went in the wrong place!"

"I didn't!"

"That wasn't the position last time!"

"You said it yourself, that was last time..."

After leaving the Jia Ma Empire, Xiao Chuan had already planned out his general course of action after entering the Black-Corner Region.

Han Feng was merely a Tier 6 Alchemist, yet he had done so well in the Black-Corner Region. As a Tier 7 Alchemist, wouldn't Xiao Chuan fare even better?

Xiao Chuan's status as a Tier 7 Alchemist was enough to suppress Han Feng. Wouldn't all those factions come flocking to him at the mere news?

Moreover, he had plenty of methods at his disposal. Even if his opponent were a Dou Ancestor Expert, though he could not defeat them, he could still avoid their edge.

Above the Black-Domain Great Plain, Xiao Chuan lay on the back of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, feeding it lofty promises. "Lao Wang, I'm already a Tier 7 Alchemist now. I'll definitely help you find the medicinal ingredients to refine a Humanoid Transformation Pill, so just wait. Once you take human form, have another litter of cubs, and I'll take care of all your future Humanoid Transformation Pills too."

The Amethyst Winged Lion King was moved to tears, and its flying speed increased even further.

Xiao Chuan tirelessly continued spinning his promises. "When conditions allow in the future, I'll catch you a woman from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan to be your wife and improve the bloodline of your Amethyst Winged Lion King clan!"

"Young Master, sob, sob! Lao Wang will follow you from now on. Please don't despise me!" The Amethyst Winged Lion King nearly stopped to kowtow twice to Xiao Chuan. All of a sudden, even its own son no longer seemed so appealing.

Just then, Xiao Chuan sensed another flying magical beast approaching from the opposite direction, though it posed no threat to him.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King asked, "Young Master, should I deal with it?"

Several people stood atop the flying magical beast opposite them. Upon seeing the Amethyst Winged Lion King, they were startled as well.

This was an adult Amethyst Winged Lion King!

And the aura emanating from it frightened even the Griffin Beast beneath them until its entire body trembled.

"What do we do, Mentor Ruo Lin? Are we done for?" Xue Ni, one of the students beside her, asked in panic.

At the very front stood a woman in green around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. Her figure was full and exquisite, her brows and eyes gentle. She possessed a charm tempered by time and exuded the air of a mature woman.

"There seems to be someone standing on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back!" Ruo Lin quickly spotted the figure.

"Is there?"

At that moment, the group looked up and truly saw a handsome youth standing atop the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back.

Before long, the Amethyst Winged Lion King arrived before them and looked down at them from above.

"Senior..." As soon as Ruo Lin spoke, she saw Xiao Chuan emerge. Suddenly, she felt that calling a youth Senior was somewhat strange, but in a world where strength reigned supreme, strength was the only hard truth.

"Who are you?" Xiao Chuan sized up the people on the griffin. The woman leading them had the makings of a fine young matron.

Ruo Lin immediately answered, "We are teachers and students from Jia Nan Academy, and we are heading to the Jia Ma Empire to recruit students."

Xiao Chuan had not expected to encounter Ruo Lin and the others here, though it made sense. It seemed they were indeed heading out to recruit students around this time.

"I seem to have a cousin studying at Jia Nan Academy too."

"A cousin? Who is it?"

Xiao Chuan smiled. "Xiao Yu. You should have heard of her, right?"

"So it's that girl." Ruo Lin suddenly understood, but wasn't this seniority a little confusing?

This person before her called Xiao Yu his cousin, yet Ruo Lin knew Xiao Yu's strength better than anyone.

And this person had subdued the Tier 6 Magical Beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King. His strength had likely reached the Dou Emperor Realm, hadn't it?

She could not make sense of it.

Ruo Lin confirmed, "Xiao Yu of the Xiao Clan in Wutan City?"

"That's her."

"Then that's right." Xue Ni nodded. "I'm her mentor. This time, when we head to the Jia Ma Empire, she intended to recommend her family members to me as well."

"I have a younger brother named Xiao Yan. He is sixteen or seventeen this year and already a Six-star Dou Practitioner. He should meet Jia Nan Academy's requirements, right?"

Xiao Chuan knew that Xiao Yan had already left the Xiao Clan to gain experience and would certainly be unable to participate in this Jia Nan Academy assessment.

"He qualifies!"

Ruo Lin had come out this time to recruit all kinds of geniuses. In her eyes, Xiao Yan already counted as a genius.

"My younger brother has gone out to gain experience and may not make it back in time for the assessment, but you needn't worry about his cultivation."

Xiao Chuan took out several medicinal pills and distributed them among the people before him. "A small token of my regard. They are gifts for you."

How could Ruo Lin fail to understand Xiao Chuan's implication? Xiao Yan could not participate in Jia Nan Academy's assessment, and he wanted her to give him a pass directly.

"This is... a Three-Striped Green Spirit Pill!" Ruo Lin was shocked upon seeing the pill. This was a medicinal pill capable of allowing a Da Dou Shi to rise three stars in a row!

Something that could only be encountered by chance!

The others also visibly smiled after seeing the pills and thanked Xiao Chuan one after another.

"Thank you, Senior!!"

"Senior, this is far too precious!"

The Three-Striped Green Spirit Pill in Ruo Lin's hand felt like a scorching hot potato.

If Xiao Yan truly met the standards, she would certainly give him a pass.

"No need to decline. I may even become an elder of Jia Nan Academy in the future, so just accept it."

Xiao Chuan had two goals. The first was to conquer the Black-Corner Region and crush Han Feng, who was only a Tier 6 Alchemist.

The second was to become an elder and mentor at Jia Nan Academy. He greatly enjoyed teaching and nurturing students, especially when he saw those students willing to offer themselves for medicinal pills!

He would surely teach them everything he knew!!

Ruo Lin asked in surprise, "You wish to join Jia Nan Academy?"

"I do have that idea." Xiao Chuan nodded slowly. "So we're all on the same side. Don't stand on ceremony."

"Thank you, Senior."

Ruo Lin clasped her fists and bowed in gratitude.

"I can see that you've been stuck at Five-Star Da Dou Shi for quite some time. If you take this Three-Striped Green Spirit Pill that I refined, you can fully break through to Eight-Star Da Dou Shi."

Xiao Chuan coaxed her patiently. "If you can take another two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills, you will absolutely be able to enter the Dou Spirit Realm."

Ruo Lin understood this as well. Three-Striped Green Spirit Pills were already exceedingly rare, and Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills were even more so.

Furthermore, both types of pills were Tier 4, and their ingredients were difficult to obtain. As an Outer Court mentor, how could she possibly have such resources?

Xiao Chuan said meaningfully, "If you return to Jia Nan Academy and hear that I am there as well, you may come find me. I will help you break through to Dou Spirit."

"You are an alchemist?"

"The pills in your hands were all refined by me." Xiao Chuan smiled. "I'm in a hurry. We can talk another day!"

Watching Xiao Chuan depart, Ruo Lin knew that no one would help her for no reason.

Unless he...