The Great Elder's Reward

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

Wu Yong felt rather awkward. He had never expected the flowers to have been planted by the Great Elder. Most awkward of all, he had been caught red-handed.

"Forget it. If you want to pick them, go ahead. They aren't worth much anyway. But restrain yourself—don't pluck all of this old man's flowers bare."

Su Qian waved his hand, looking at the three youngsters before him with great satisfaction.

Especially Wu Yong. The boy had already broken through to the Dou Emperor realm, and there were only a few elders in the academy stronger than him.

That cultivation talent was truly terrifying.

The only frustrating thing was that the boy liked using his flowers to court girls.

To guard against Zi Yan, he had deliberately planted some worthless flowers to cultivate his temperament.

Who would have thought...

"Thank you, Great Elder. The flowers you planted are so beautiful." Xiao Yi Xian held two fresh flowers in her hands, her smile as lovely as a blossom.

Looking at the handsome young man and beautiful young woman before him, Su Qian teased them with a smile.

"Hehe... no matter how beautiful this old man's flowers are, in this boy's eyes, they probably aren't as beautiful as you, little girl."

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

Wu Yong nodded without hesitation.

His forthright manner made Su Qian laugh.

"Good boy, honest enough. Since we happened to run into each other today, this old man has something else to tell you."

"Great Elder, please speak."

"Considering that you, Wu Yong, are already a Dou Emperor, the Heart Fire within the Tianfen Qi Refining Tower will no longer be of much help to your cultivation. This old man has obtained a Dou Technique for you, a special reward from the academy."

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

Earth Tier Mid-Level Dou Technique: Fengxuan Seal

Wu Yong was somewhat surprised as he accepted the Dou Technique.

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

"It's only a Dou Technique. Consider it the academy's investment in you. With your performance, you are destined to become an extraordinary expert in the future."

A Dou Emperor before the age of twenty—Su Qian could practically see Wu Yong's future already.

It probably would not be long before this little fellow surpassed him.

"A gift from an elder should not be refused. Then I'll accept it. If there is ever anything you need from me, Great Elder, just say the word."

After thinking for a moment, Wu Yong took out a bluish-purple crystal and handed it to the Great Elder.

Taking the crystal, Su Qian examined it curiously before asking, "What is this?"

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

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

The girl had been in seclusion cultivating all this time, and he had forgotten about it until now.

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

Wu Yong taught the two of them how to use the Communication Crystals. Upon learning that they had no limit on the number of uses and could be used indefinitely, Su Qian's eyes immediately lit up.

He thought of that old fellow who had wandered off and lost contact—the headmaster who had founded Jia Nan Academy.

"Wu Yong, do you have any more of these? This old man would like to buy one."

"I have a few left. Since an elder like you wants one, I'll simply give you another."

Wu Yong was not stingy. There were not many people to whom he could give the crystals in his possession anyway.

He had made ten crystals in total back then. One was with him, one with Xiao Yi Xian, and the one Medusa had borrowed had become a gift as well, considering the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

Now, the Great Elder had two, Zi Yan had one, and he still had four left. That was enough.

Besides, he did not give these things out to just anyone. If their relationship was not close enough, they could forget about getting one.

"Good. Then this old man won't stand on ceremony."

Su Qian truly needed the crystal, so he did not stand on ceremony with Wu Yong.

At the same time, Zi Yan, who had already flown some distance away, began speaking.

"Old man, Boss, Sister Xiao Yi Xian, can you hear me?"

Zi Yan's voice came clearly from the crystal in his hand. Even though Su Qian had already known what it could do, he was still somewhat astonished.

"Little girl, this old man can hear you. Where are you now?"

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

"Once the distance stretches to ten thousand li, there will be a delay."

Wu Yong's voice came from Zi Yan's crystal, answering her question.

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

"Of course. You can communicate normally all the way from the academy to the Jia Ma Empire. I tested it."

"As expected of Boss..."

With a new toy to play with, Zi Yan immediately had the time of her life.

Su Qian promptly wrote a letter and sent it out through the route that old fellow had left behind, along with instructions for using the crystal and one of the crystals.

With the crystal, when Wu Yong headed to the continent's most prosperous Central Plains in a few years, he could have that old fellow look after him as well.

The Tianfen Qi Refining Tower was no longer of much use to Wu Yong, considering that he was already a Dou Emperor.

Moreover, what corresponded to the tower was merely a projection of Fallen Heart Flame. Being able to help Dou Wangs cultivate was already quite good.

To help a Dou Emperor cultivate, one would have to send Fallen Heart Flame's true body—or at least a portion of its origin—into the body.

A projection alone could only assist a Dou Wang's cultivation at most.

Still, while the Tianfen Qi Refining Tower was not especially useful to Wu Yong, Xiao Yi Xian was only a six-star Dou Ling, so it was extremely useful to her.

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

After sending Xiao Yi Xian into No. 1 Training Room and explaining every precaution to her, Wu Yong flew back to the dormitory.

A Dou Emperor could already control the Power of Heaven and Earth in a limited area around his body. As the Son of Wind, after Wu Yong advanced to the Dou Emperor realm, the range in which he could control the Power of Heaven and Earth became even greater.

Countless streams of energy from heaven and earth gathered around him every moment, actively cooperating with his refinement and becoming part of his strength.

Combined with the Earth Tier High Grade Cultivation Method he had traded for, Wu Yong no longer needed to choose any particular cultivation environment.

To put it somewhat exaggeratively, if he stayed somewhere long enough, the energy of heaven and earth in that place would become much denser.

Once he allowed his cultivation method to circulate automatically, the energy of heaven and earth would actively cooperate with it to refine itself and raise Wu Yong's cultivation. He did not need to spend much effort on it at all.

Wu Yong had already mastered the Earth Tier High-Level Dou Technique from before. What he now held in his hands and studied was the Earth Tier Mid-Level Dou Technique the Great Elder had just given him.

From time to time, Wu Yong picked up the crystal beside him to respond to Zi Yan's ongoing barrage of messages. Sitting by the window, sipping tea and studying the Dou Technique in his hand, his days were exceptionally leisurely.

Every few days, Xiao Yi Xian would emerge from the tower and spend some intimate time with Wu Yong.

Then, Xiao Yi Xian, fully recharged by Wu Yong, would throw herself back into cultivation with even greater vigor.

This kind of cultivation life in the Inner Academy quickly became something Xiao Yi Xian adapted to—and deeply cherished.