Assessment Successful, Becoming an Inner Courtyard Elder!

Assessment Successful, Becoming an Inner Courtyard Elder!

Lake Heart Island battlefield.

The moment the Flame Giant Mirror took shape, the expressions of the three leaders—Yan Ci, Yue Mei, and Mo Bas—turned grave.

The three figures stood back to back, and three pillars of Dou Qi with different attributes intertwined, forming a square Energy Giant Screen.

Boom, boom, boom...

Yet after blocking only several dozen flaming spears, the Energy Giant Screen began to crack, thin fissures spreading like a spiderweb.

At the sight, all the Snake-People Tribe powerhouses below poured their Dou Qi into the Energy Giant Screen.

"Brother Xiao, we can leave now."

Jiang Han glanced at his handiwork. The sound of those spears striking their target was quite pleasing.

With the Azure Lotus Core Flame, using wide-range attacks like this was truly satisfying.

And this was without him using his full strength.

Otherwise, every Snake-People Tribe powerhouse below, including Yan Ci, Yue Mei, and Mo Bas, would have been buried in a sea of flames.

The vast desert was ravaged by wind and sand.

The Tagor Desert stretched endlessly, filled with boundless golden sands.

After a long flight.

At last.

Two figures flew across the desert and landed in Shi Mo City.

"Young friend, this old man has a question he wishes to ask."

As they were about to part ways, Yao Lao flew out from Xiao Yan's ring.

"Please speak, Mister Yao," Jiang Han said.

"The flames you used in the Snake-People Tribe Holy City at the end were not a fire-element Dou Technique, were they?"

As he spoke, Yao Lao met Jiang Han's gaze and voiced his suspicion. "If this old man's senses are correct, that was also the Azure Lotus Core Flame!"

"Sharp eyes, Mister Yao." Jiang Han did not deny it.

"There's actually another Azure Lotus Core Flame!"

"And Big Brother had already refined it!"

Hearing the conversation between Jiang Han and Yao Lao, Xiao Yan immediately lost his composure, his face full of astonishment.

"May I ask where your Azure Lotus Core Flame came from, young friend?" Yao Lao instinctively pressed on.

"It cannot be spoken of."

Jiang Han shook his head. After speaking, he patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder. "Time to be on your way. If fate allows, we'll meet again."

"Big Brother, where are you headed this time—"

Xiao Yan had barely begun to ask where Jiang Han was going when the other man's figure had already vanished beyond the horizon.

Ghost Suppression Pass.

Jiang Han calmly passed through the familiar towering city walls.

When he had returned several days ago, the guards here had unleashed a barrage of arrows at him.

But today, after recognizing Jiang Han, the new general guarding the city respectfully saw him off.

He had no idea what those few little Dou Lings had done, but in any case, all the wanted notices had indeed been removed along the way from Shi Mo City.

One month later.

Jiang Han returned to Jia Nan Academy.

Blue skies, level ground, a refreshing environment, the bustle of everyday life, diligent students...

Looking at everything familiar around him, especially after spending some time fighting and killing, Jiang Han suddenly felt that staying at Jia Nan Academy was actually quite nice.

It gave him the pleasant feeling of returning to a peaceful rural life and enjoying a slower pace.

Of course, he would not truly spend his life teaching and nurturing students.

After all.

His ideal and ambition lay at the end of his gaze!

The reason he had chosen this place as his foothold in this world was because Jia Nan Academy was simply too special.

So special that even the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode was here!

Yellow Class Two.

"According to the date Teacher Ruo Lin gave us, Teacher Jiang Han should arrive today."

"He's been gone for nearly three months. I have to admit, I kind of miss him."

"Yeah. Besides teaching us, he also made up all kinds of strange mythological stories for us."

Inside the room, the students of Class Two gathered together, chatting one after another.

"Xun'er, have you missed Teacher Jiang Han?" Xiao Yu asked Xiao Xun'er beside her.

Xiao Xun'er shook her head. "I only care about Brother Xiao Yan. I wonder how he's doing now."

When Jiang Han had left, Xiao Xun'er had arranged for Ling Ying to follow him.

Yet to her disbelief, Ling Ying had actually lost him!

A Dou Emperor powerhouse had failed to track a Dou Ling!

Just then.

A series of footsteps sounded.

A moment later.

Teacher Ruo Lin entered with Jiang Han, her face glowing with delight.

"Your dearly missed Teacher Jiang has returned," Ruo Lin said with a smile.

"Teacher Jiang, you were gone for far too long! We missed you so much!"

"Exactly! We thought of you day and night. The days without you have been agonizing."

"I want to keep hearing Ye Tian Di's story! Three months—I was dying from the wait!"

"No, tell us about Little Stone first. He's too pitiful. Even his bones were dug out."

"I want to hear Divine Tomb! A hundred times, a hundred times!"

The instant Jiang Han entered the classroom, the atmosphere inside rose to unimaginable heights.

At first, Jiang Han was somewhat touched by the words of longing from these little ones below.

But after hearing what came later, he realized they were all a bunch of ungrateful brats.

These little ones did not miss him as a person. They missed the stories he had left unfinished!

"Come and take a look. See whether there's anything here that you want."

Jiang Han directly dumped everything from his Storage Ring onto the floor. The pile stood half a meter high, like a small hill.

There were weapons, medicinal pills, herbs, Cultivation Methods... everything one could want!

At first, the students in the room thought Jiang Han had merely dumped out a bunch of junk.

But before long, some sharp-eyed students discovered that everything in the pile was treasure!

Second- and third-tier medicinal pills could be seen everywhere, and there were even traces of fourth- and fifth-tier ones.

In only a few seconds, excited students surrounded the hill, each scrambling to pick through it for treasure. Xiao Yu and Hu Jia naturally joined them as well.

"See? They're so happy to have you back."

Teacher Ruo Lin shot Jiang Han a reproachful glance, looking at him as though he were some nouveau riche.

On the way here, he had also let her pick whatever she wanted, and it had truly startled her.

"Xiao Xun'er, come here."

Jiang Han beckoned to Xiao Xun'er.

"Teacher Jiang, what is it?"

Xiao Xun'er walked up to Jiang Han, her voice calm.

"Your teacher isn't a bad person, so don't send anyone to follow and investigate me again." Jiang Han smiled knowingly.

Upon hearing Jiang Han's words, Xiao Xun'er's expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal. "Understood."

"During this trip, I saw your Brother Xiao Yan in the Tagor Desert."

Jiang Han brought up a topic that interested Xiao Xun'er.

Sure enough, the moment Xiao Yan was mentioned, Xiao Xun'er's eyes lit up. "Teacher Jiang, how has Brother Xiao Yan been lately?"

"He obtained the Azure Lotus Core Flame. Judging by the time, he should be close to refining it by now."

Jiang Han selectively told Xiao Xun'er some things about Xiao Yan, without mentioning Medusa at all.

Autumn passed and winter came, and time flew by.

Before anyone realized it, the days had slipped away.

"Headmaster, I have spent a full year in the Outer Academy. I have come to take the assessment for the position of Inner Courtyard Elder."

Before an exquisite residence, Jiang Han circulated his Dou Qi and called out toward the interior.

Today marked exactly one year since Jiang Han had taken the assessment to become an Outer Academy instructor.

"This day came so quickly!"

Headmaster Hu Qian, dressed in a Daoist robe, walked out of the house.

Hu Qian patted Jiang Han on the shoulder. A month ago, Jiang Han had already shown him his Dou Wang cultivation.

The so-called assessment was merely a formality now that the time had come.