The Great Elder's Reward

"Uh... sorry, Great Elder, I didn't know these flowers were planted by you."

Wu Yong felt a bit awkward; he hadn't expected the flowers to belong to the Great Elder. What made it even more awkward was being caught red-handed.

"Forget it. If you want to pick these flowers, go ahead. They aren't worth much anyway. Just show some restraint and don't pick them all clean for me."

Su Qian waved his hand, feeling quite gratified as he looked at the three youngsters before him.

Especially Wu Yong; the kid had already broken through to the Dou Huang realm, a level few elders in the academy had even reached.

Such talent for cultivation was truly terrifying.

The only thing that left him speechless was this kid's habit of using his flowers to woo girls.

He had specifically planted some worthless flowers to cultivate his character and keep Zi Yan away.

Who would have thought...

"Thank you, Great Elder. The flowers you grow are truly beautiful." Little Fairy Doctor held two fresh flowers in her hand, her smile as radiant as the blossoms.

Looking at this handsome young man and beautiful young woman, Su Qian chuckled and teased:

"Heh... no matter how beautiful the flowers I grow are, in this kid's eyes, they probably aren't as beautiful as you, little girl?"

"Mm, Little Fairy is the most beautiful in my eyes!"

Wu Yong nodded without the slightest hesitation.

His candid demeanor made Su Qian burst into laughter.

"Good lad, honest enough. Since we ran into each other today, I have something else to discuss with you."

"Great Elder, please go ahead."

"Considering that you, Wu Yong, are now a Dou Huang powerhouse, the Heart Fire inside the Tianfen Qi Refining Tower won't be of much help to your cultivation anymore. I've managed to get a Dou Technique for you; consider it a small, special reward from the academy."

As he spoke, Su Qian handed a cyan scroll to Wu Yong.

Earth-tier Intermediate Dou Technique: Fengxuan Seal

Taking the technique, Wu Yong was somewhat surprised.

"Great Elder, isn't this a bit too valuable?"

"It's just a Dou Technique; consider it an investment from the academy. With your performance, you are destined to become an incredible powerhouse in the future."

A Dou Huang powerhouse under twenty years old—Su Qian felt as if he could already see Wu Yong's future.

He believed it wouldn't be long before this little guy surpassed him, right?

"Since it is a gift from an elder, I shall accept it. If you ever have need of me in the future, Great Elder, just say the word."

Wu Yong thought for a moment, then took out a cyan-purple crystal and handed it to the Great Elder.

Taking the crystal, Su Qian examined it with curiosity and asked, "What is this?"

"A Communication Crystal. With this, we can communicate no matter how far apart we are. However, if the distance is too great, there will be a slight delay."

As he spoke, Wu Yong took out another crystal and handed it to Zi Yan, who was staring with wide eyes.

The girl had been in seclusion for so long that he had forgotten about this, but he remembered now.

"This one is for you, Zi Yan. To use it, you just need to do this..."

Wu Yong taught the two how to use the Communication Crystal. Upon learning that the device had no usage limit and could be used indefinitely, Su Qian's eyes lit up.

He thought of that old man who was always wandering off and losing contact—the founder of Canaan Academy.

"Wu Yong, do you have any more of these? I'd like to buy one."

"I have a few left. Since you want one, Elder, I'll just give you another one."

Wu Yong wasn't stingy; there weren't many people he could give these to anyway.

He had originally crafted ten crystals. Now, he had one, Little Fairy Doctor had one, and the one he lent to Medusa had effectively become a gift—after all, she was a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

With these two for the Great Elder and one for Zi Yan, he still had four left, which was plenty.

Besides, he didn't just give these to anyone; if the relationship wasn't close enough, they couldn't have one.

"Good, then I won't stand on ceremony."

He truly needed this crystal, so Su Qian didn't decline.

At the same time, Zi Yan, who had already flown a short distance away, began to speak.

"Old man, Boss, Little Fairy Doctor sister, can you hear me?"

Zi Yan's voice came through clearly from the crystal in his hand. Even though he already knew what the device did, Su Qian was still quite surprised.

"Little girl, I can hear you. Where are you now?"

"I'm over on the south side, and there's no delay at all..."

"Once the distance exceeds ten thousand miles, there will be a delay."

Wu Yong's voice came through Zi Yan's crystal, answering her confusion.

"Ten thousand miles?! So this thing really can communicate across such a huge distance!"

"Of course, communication is perfectly fine from the academy all the way to the Jia Ma Empire; I've tested it myself."

"As expected of the boss..."

With this fresh new toy, Zi Yan was having the time of her life.

Su Qian immediately wrote a letter, sending it out along with the instructions for the crystal and a crystal itself, using the path left behind by that old fellow.

With this crystal, when Wu Yong heads out to explore the Central Plains—the most prosperous region on the continent—in a few years, he would be able to have that old guy look after him.

The Tianfen Qi Refining Tower no longer held much use for Wu Yong, as he was already a Dou Huang powerhouse.

Moreover, the tower only contained a projection of the Fallen Heart Flame, which was decent enough to assist a Dou Wang in their cultivation.

To actually help a Dou Huang cultivate, one would need the main body of the Fallen Heart Flame or at least a portion of its origin essence sent into the body.

Relying solely on a projection, helping a Dou Wang was already the limit.

However, while the Tianfen Qi Refining Tower was of little use to Wu Yong, Little Fairy Doctor was only a six-star Dou Ling, so it was incredibly useful for her.

The No. 1 Training Room, which Wu Yong no longer needed, now had a new owner.

After sending Little Fairy Doctor into the No. 1 Training Room and giving her all the necessary precautions, Wu Yong flew back to his dormitory.

A Dou Huang powerhouse could naturally manipulate the energy of the world within a small radius around them, and as the Son of Wind, the range of energy Wu Yong could control grew even larger after his breakthrough to Dou Huang.

Countless amounts of natural energy gathered toward him at every moment, actively cooperating with him to be refined and transformed into a part of himself.

Coupled with the high-tier Di class cultivation technique he had traded for, Wu Yong no longer needed to be picky about his cultivation environment.

To put it slightly hyperbolically, if he stayed in one place for a long time, the natural energy in that area would become much denser.

By letting his cultivation technique run automatically, the natural energy would actively cooperate with the technique to refine itself, raising Wu Yong's cultivation level without him needing to spend much effort at all.

Wu Yong had already mastered the previous high-tier Di class Dou technique, and what he was currently studying in his hands was a mid-tier Di class Dou technique that the Great Elder had just gifted him.

Every now and then, he would pick up the crystal at his side to respond to the information bombardment from Zi Yan. Sitting by the window, sipping tea, and studying the Dou technique in his hands, his days felt exceptionally leisurely.

Every few days, Little Fairy Doctor would emerge from the tower to spend time with Wu Yong.

Then, fully recharged by Wu Yong, Little Fairy Doctor would throw herself back into her cultivation with an even more spirited state of mind.

This kind of cultivation life in the Inner Academy allowed Little Fairy Doctor to adapt quickly, and she grew quite attached to it.