Plans to Leave the Academy

As the winds died down and the clouds scattered, the violent lightning did not last long. After only a few hours, it was drained dry.

Wu Yong opened his eyes, silver lightning a foot long flickering within them.

"This isn't what I wanted."

Closing his eyes, Wu Yong silently adapted to the soul power tempered by lightning.

That display of leaking energy looked impressive, but in truth, it meant he was already close to losing control of the suddenly surging power.

Several days later, Wu Yong opened his eyes again. This time, no lightning flickered within them; only an almost imperceptible glimmer flashed past his gaze.

Wu Yong understood that too much was as bad as too little, so he temporarily stopped cultivating Lightning Soul Tempering. He returned to the Inner Academy and quietly cultivated his Dou Qi, striving to break through to the Nine-Star Dou Emperor realm and advance to Dou Zong as soon as possible.

When he returned to the small building, Wu Yong saw Little Fairy and Zi Yan sitting on the sofa, cracking sunflower seeds.

"Boss!"

"A Yong, you're back so soon. Did your cultivation go smoothly?"

"Mm, it went quite smoothly. What are you two doing?"

Wu Yong was somewhat surprised. Logically speaking, shouldn't they be in seclusion inside the Tianfen Qi Refining Tower right now?

Why did they look so unusually leisurely?

"That old man kicked us out and even said he wouldn't let us go back in..."

"Huh?"

Listening to Zi Yan's account, Wu Yong felt as though the Great Elder had been possessed.

Then he looked at Little Fairy, whose expression was strange.

"The Great Elder gave each of us a Di-tier Dou Technique as compensation for giving up the cultivation rooms. It's useless to us anyway, so we might as well exchange it for a Di-tier Dou Technique."

As she spoke, Xiao Yi Xian took out a blackish-purple scroll. It was also a mid-level Di-tier Dou Technique.

Wu Yong nodded. Now that was more like it. It suited the Great Elder's style. It seemed the Great Elder had not been possessed after all.

"Besides, the Great Elder has allowed us to use Fire Energy to exchange for some high-grade medicinal ingredients stored in the Inner Academy's medicine repository."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zi Yan's expression changed from pitiful grievance to smug delight.

"Hehehe, Boss..."

"I see. Then we'll hand all our cards over to you. With Zi Yan's discerning eye, I'm sure you'll spend all this Fire Energy exactly where it belongs, right?"

"That's right! Leave it to me, Boss. There definitely won't be any problems!"

Zi Yan proudly puffed out her flat chest and accepted Wu Yong and Xiao Yi Xian's Crystal Cards. The two cards held a combined total of over a million Fire Energy...

Zi Yan went shopping, leaving only Wu Yong and Xiao Yi Xian in the room.

"Mwah, mwah, mwah..."

It was quite a while before their lips finally parted.

Wu Yong held Xiao Yi Xian in his arms, wrapping an arm around her slender willow waist, so slim it seemed it could not be grasped. He buried his head in her remarkably ample chest and inhaled her faint fragrance.

Xiao Yi Xian gently stroked Wu Yong's back, feeling his warm breath against her chest.

"Little Fairy, we should find a place to settle down. Do you have any thoughts about where you'd like to live?"

Wu Yong suddenly raised his head and reached out to smooth the slightly messy strands of hair by her cheek.

Xiao Yi Xian blinked, understanding what Wu Yong meant.

With their current cultivation, they were no longer very dependent on their surroundings unless the environment was extremely harsh.

But no matter what, they could no longer gain any improvement within the academy.

The Great Elder giving them Dou Techniques probably meant the same thing. The academy could offer them very limited help now, and their very presence placed enormous pressure on the students they had left far behind.

In other words, it was time for them to leave the academy and consider where they would go next.

More importantly, with Wu Yong's absurd combat strength, they would not face any danger even if they left the academy. The only ones in danger would be the unfortunate people they set their sights on. Even their greatest safety concern was no longer a concern.

And besides, while they were in the academy, some things between a young couple were inconvenient to do.

Even though Wu Yong was certain no one would sense them, he still did not like doing those things in the academy.

"I plan to settle down somewhere on the Northwest Continent first and cultivate for a few years. At my cultivation speed, I'm confident that I can break through to Dou Zun within five years."

"Then we can go to the Central Plains. No matter what we do, it will be much more convenient than going as a few Dou Emperors."

With no cultivation bottleneck and no reason he absolutely had to go to the Central Plains, Wu Yong naturally was not in a hurry.

Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

His past experiences in the Black-Corner Region had made Wu Yong dislike being the weak one in any environment.

"Only five years?"

Xiao Yi Xian felt that was too little. She wanted to spend more time alone with A Yong.

"Little Fairy, you're so silly. I only meant five years at minimum. If you like, the two of us can live together for ten thousand years!"

Wu Yong smiled as he pulled Little Fairy into his embrace and softly whispered in her ear, "I just wonder how many children we'll have by then."

"As many as A Yong wants..."

Little Fairy's face flushed red, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz. The sensation just now had already made her feel Wu Yong's intense love for her.

Her mind was now filled with images of the two of them shamelessly sleeping together. How could she still have the heart to think about a living environment?

With tremendous willpower, Wu Yong suppressed that impulse and began speaking of his own ideas for where they would live.

"I want to live by the sea. I heard the ocean is beautiful, and I want to see it. Also, Little Fairy, do you remember the valley where the Library Pavilion is located?"

"The valley?"

Xiao Yi Xian thought for a moment and quickly recalled the valley the Vice Dean had taken the top five contestants of every Inner Academy Selection Tournament to.

Thinking back on it now, that valley was indeed beautiful. Especially beneath the sunlight, it seemed to be shrouded in an exceptionally leisurely atmosphere.

"Mm, I remember it now. Does A Yong want to take over that valley?"

"..."

Wu Yong twitched the corner of his mouth and reached out to knead Xiao Yi Xian's cheek. "In your eyes, am I really that kind of idiot who only dares bully his own people and acts tough at home?"

Wu Yong had a very special feeling toward Jia Nan Academy. It was the first place that had given him a sense of stability, a place of peace where he had never felt his life was in danger.

It was a place well worth remembering. Not only would Wu Yong do nothing to this academy, he would also ensure that it continued to exist.

Xiao Yi Xian stuck out her tongue sheepishly and giggled. "Hehe~ So A Yong means finding a similar valley by the sea?"

"Mm, that's what I'm thinking. That's why I also want to hear your thoughts on where we should live, Little Fairy. If we can't find a suitable place, we can do it ourselves and reshape the environment according to our wishes."

As the saying went: the strong changed their environment, while the weak adapted to it.

Xiao Yi Xian understood Wu Yong's thoughts. Her desire slowly faded, and she remembered the valley in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

"I want a valley similar to the one in the Magic Beast Mountain Range. A Yong, do you still remember it?"

"Of course I remember. That was where Little Fairy and I fell in love. I'll never forget it!"