Farewell, Xiao Yan! Target: Thousand-Hundred Two Elders!

Elder Council.

Inside a standalone building.

A jade-green Medicine Cauldron hovered in the air, six ferocious tiger heads carved upon it. Their jaws gaped wide, forming six interconnected fire channels.

The channels twisted and wound about. The deeper they went, the narrower their diameter became, as though mysteries lay hidden within.

This was a Medicine Cauldron Jiang Han had found in Han Feng's Storage Ring. It had six openings, clearly making it no ordinary item.

At this moment.

Jiang Han's entire body was wrapped in flames. He slowly raised his hand, and first, a surging mass of Azure Flame burst from his fingertips and poured into the Medicine Cauldron.

Then, with a flick of his finger, dozens of medicinal herbs on the table were swept into the cauldron at once.

After the azure flames surged forth, the second kind of flame, the Deep Blue Flame, followed close behind. Finally came the third, the Milky White Flame.

Within the cauldron, the medicinal herbs enshrouded by the three-colored flames rapidly turned and slowly fused under Jiang Han's control.

Time flowed past like water slipping through his fingers.

Inside the room, Jiang Han enjoyed the peaceful pleasure of refining pills.

This was the first time he had refined pills after absorbing Han Feng's inherited soul.

Thanks to the countless trials and tempering within the System's Sea of Consciousness, Jiang Han not only felt no rustiness, but found himself remarkably adept at it.

Gradually.

Pill fragrance began to seep from the Medicine Cauldron, growing increasingly rich.

A round pill gradually took shape, spinning rapidly within the cauldron.

When the three-colored flames receded into Jiang Han's body like a tide, a pill the size of a longan released an intoxicating fragrance.

Three ring patterns—one azure, one blue, and one white—were arranged in perfect order across the smooth surface of the pill.

Jiang Han beckoned with his right hand.

The three-patterned pill flew out of the cauldron and landed in his palm.

A seventh-tier Transformation Pill. It could allow a magical beast to completely shed its beast form, granting it both the long lifespan of magical beasts and humanity's talent for cultivation.

Jiang Han nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the flawless pill.

He had merely refined it casually using the medicinal herbs from Han Feng's Storage Ring, a simple experiment.

With this perfect success under his belt, Jiang Han was already considering when to make a trip beneath the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower.

But before that.

He had to return to the Outer Academy first.

More precisely, to the Library Pavilion.

More precisely still, to the two old men guarding the Library Pavilion.

"Teacher Jiang, we've all heard about your glorious deeds in the Inner Academy!"

"I never expected you weren't a Dou Wang at all, but a Peak Dou Huang!"

"I heard from my grandfather that if you two really fought, even he wouldn't be your match."

"You really kept yourself well hidden!"

Before heading to the Library Pavilion, Jiang Han first went to see Teacher Ruo Lin. After giving her a batch of good things, he went to Yellow Class Two.

The students of Class Two, including Hu Qian and Xiao Yu, all went wild when they saw him.

Their gazes were so intense they seemed ready to strip him bare, their eyes filled with nothing but admiration.

Quite a few students even clamored to see Strange Fire.

Unable to endure such star-like adoration, Jiang Han had no choice but to show off a little.

Only after displaying his skills did Jiang Han realize that Xiao Xun'er was not in the classroom.

"Big Brother!"

"The moment I arrived to register, all I heard about were your exploits!"

Just as Jiang Han was about to casually ask where Xiao Xun'er had gone, a familiar figure ran inside.

Xiao Xun'er followed close behind him.

"You came earlier than I expected." Jiang Han waved at Xiao Yan.

If he had not killed Nalan Yanran, then according to the original course of events, Xiao Yan would only have formally arrived at Jia Nan Academy after the three-year agreement, directly taking part in the Inner Courtyard Selection Competition.

But the wind stirred by a butterfly's wings had brought him here early.

After catching up with Xiao Yan.

Jiang Han learned that even Yao Lao's fate had changed.

Because he had gone somewhere he should not have, he had been discovered by a Soul Hall Guardian ahead of time. After a fierce battle, he was defeated and taken away.

As for Xiao Yan, he truly was the Child of Destiny in this world.

Under Yao Lao's desperate protection, he had successfully escaped. Or perhaps that Soul Hall Guardian simply could not be bothered to kill an ant like Xiao Yan.

That was the fundamental reason Xiao Yan had come to Jia Nan Academy early.

He wanted to grow stronger as quickly as possible and rescue Yao Lao.

"Big Brother, how much do you know about the Soul Hall?" Xiao Yan asked Jiang Han.

"Wait a while. Maybe I can accompany you there." Jiang Han replied.

With his current strength, dealing with a Soul Hall Earth Rank Guardian would be no trouble at all.

If he really rescued Yao Lao and got him a body.

Then he could take another look or two...

The more Jiang Han thought about it, the more he felt he had already stepped through the gates of the Dou Saint realm.

"Big Brother, if you truly help me, that would be wonderful!"

Hearing Jiang Han's words, Xiao Yan was overjoyed and repeatedly clasped his fists in thanks.

After a brief gathering with the Class Two students.

Jiang Han found Hu Qian.

"Kid Jiang, with your strength, why are you still thinking about the Library Pavilion?"

"I'm really not lying to you. There aren't any books in there that can help you anymore."

Hu Qian tried helplessly to persuade Jiang Han. But since the latter insisted on going, Hu Qian could only lead the way.

After all, this kid had become the hero who saved the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy not long ago!

Jiang Han followed Hu Qian to a hollow in a valley.

Steep mountain walls stretched upward until, at the far end of his vision, there was an extremely broad level expanse.

At the center of that open ground stood a massive, heavy, ancient pavilion, so enormous it was startling.

"What a well-hidden place!"

Jiang Han's gaze slowly swept across the enormous ancient pavilion before finally settling on an exceptionally old plaque outside it.

Three characters, worn faint and blurry by the passage of time, were vaguely visible upon it.

Library Pavilion!

Hu Qian led Jiang Han slowly toward the Library Pavilion.

When they were about twenty meters away, he suddenly stopped.

"Two Elders, you should both know who this kid is. I've brought him here to take a look inside. Please open the doors!"

Hu Qian circulated his Dou Qi, and his voice drifted through the air.

Not long after Hu Qian finished speaking, two gray-robed figures sitting cross-legged on the ground suddenly appeared at the entrance to the Library Pavilion.

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Of course, Jiang Han had no interest in the books within the Library Pavilion.

He had come specifically for these two Library Guardian Elders.

"Little fellow, you are quite impressive."

One of the gray-robed men stared at Jiang Han. His hoarse voice carried a trace of the vicissitudes accumulated over the years.

"The waves behind drive those ahead onward. You have done well."

The other gray-robed man also slowly raised his head, his gaze falling upon Jiang Han with approval in his eyes.

After the two gray-robed men spoke in turn, they did not wait for Jiang Han to respond. Both extended a pair of shriveled palms from their sleeves.

Then, one formed finger signs while the other formed hand seals.

As their seals shifted, two extremely majestic, invisible waves gradually spread outward.

A crisp sound rang out.

The doors of the Library Pavilion slowly opened.

"Little fellow, you may enter now." The two gray-robed men smiled.

Two minutes later.

The two gray-robed men frowned. "Why haven't you gone in yet?"

(End of Chapter)