Women with Different Intentions

On the quiet path of the Jia Nan Academy.

Shi Xuanxuan walked with the speed of the wind, feeling a long-lost sense of ease within her body; her mood was undoubtedly quite good.

However, the medicinal power of the Ice Spirit Marrow-Cleansing Liquid washed away a lot of the Fire Poison that had accumulated in her body, and even her suppressed Dou Qi became more active.

However, recalling the strange look in Yao Ling's eyes earlier, she was puzzled.

However, she didn't waste too much time on this and quickly turned her thoughts to Xiao Yan.

The reason she works so hard, even to the point of recklessly pursuing training, is because she wants to become stronger.

In her previous life, as an ordinary member of the Shi Clan, she was powerless to stop the Soul Clan's extermination of the Shi Clan.

But upon her rebirth, she had awakened Dou Emperor Bloodline of extremely high purity, and might even have a chance to break through to the God-Grade Bloodline!

The main reason I came to the Jia Nan Academy was for the sake of Gu Xun'er, the young lady of the Ancient Clan.

If they want to protect the Shi Clan, they have no choice but to ask the Ancient Clan for help.

As for Xiao Yan, she had heard two of her clan brothers who had been to the Heavenly Tomb mention him. They said he was a super strong person who grew up to be comparable to the top three geniuses of the Ancient Clan without relying on the Dou Emperor Bloodline. He also won the heart of the young lady of the Ancient Clan, Gu Xun'er. He was a very outstanding person.

Of course, if the Ancient Clan don't intervene, she'll have to rely on herself.

Therefore, she entered the Inner Academy ahead of time, intending to use the power of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower to accelerate her cultivation speed to the extreme. However, she did not expect that in just one year, the accumulated Fire Poison would be almost unbearable for her. If it weren't for some secret techniques in the clan that could suppress the Fire Poison, she would probably have changed her personality long ago.

Alright, let's take a break for the next few days and focus on practicing Dou Technique. Once the Fire Poison is completely removed, we can continue our cultivation in the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower!

On the other side, in the Inner Academy, atop a scenic mountain peak.

Ling Yanfei sat alone under an ancient tree that emitted a faint, shimmering light.

With her eyes closed, her slender, pale fingers gently touched the rough tree trunk, as if communicating with it silently.

The exotic flowers and plants around her swayed gently, exuding an aura of tranquility and peace.

But her heart was not as calm as it appeared.

From the moment she first saw Xiao Yan, the powerful Spirit Communion energy originating from the Ling Clan's bloodline had been frantically warning her, yet it was also mixed with an indescribable sense of closeness and hope.

She sensed the heavy future Xiao Yan carried, the dark threat like the underworld, but she also saw the vibrant power within him capable of tearing through the darkness and bringing new life.

However, even with her Dou Ling strength, she couldn't see through the mind of a Da Dou Shi...

It's truly amazing.

Her reasons for coming to the Jia Nan Academy were similar to Shi Xuanxuan's.

Naturally, it was for the sake of the Ling Clan.

But she wasn't a reincarnated person or a time traveler; she was a local.

On the day of her first bloodline test, she displayed an astonishing level of bloodline ability; it was only a matter of time before she reached the God-Grade Bloodline.

But it was at that moment that she witnessed the horrific scene of the Ling Clan's annihilation and fainted on the spot.

When she woke up, she found her Clan Chief father looking at her with a solemn expression.

Because of the spiritual Bloodline Psychometry, Ling Yao, the Clan Chief of the Ling Clan, also saw the scene that his daughter had witnessed.

Knowing that the Ling Clan was doomed, he chose to send his daughter away to explore the Ling Clan. Unless she could protect herself from the Soul Clan's blade, she could never return.

The first stop was naturally Jia Nan Academy, founded by the Lei Clan's Mang Tianchi, though it wasn't through the connections of the Eight Clans.

The person secretly protecting Ling Yanfei was a good friend from his travels across the continent. Although his talent was limited and he was only at the Peak Dou Zun, he was more than capable of protecting Ling Yanfei's safety in the Northwest Continent. She was able to enter Jia Nan Academy through his connections.

After all, Jia Nan Academy certainly had no reason to refuse a Dou Zun expert's kind offer to send his junior for further studies.

However, upon arriving at the Jia Nan Academy, Ling Yanfei was astonished to discover that the Yao Clan and the Shi Clan had also sent people there.

Moreover, through her bloodline's Spirit Communion talent, she discovered that they also knew that the Soul Clan would destroy their family!

This cast a shadow over her heart that was difficult to dispel.

Why did the Soul Clan successively annihilate three Dou God Clan?

She didn't know, but she was terrified.

Until one day, she accidentally learned from the Yao Ling about the existence of someone she regarded as her hope and her beloved.

Flame Emperor Xiao Yan!

You should know that in the Dou Qi Continent, only one type of person is qualified to be given the title of Emperor!

That is, a true Dou Emperor powerhouse!

Based on Yao Ling's reaction that day, the newly born Xiao Yan is most likely the Flame Emperor!

"If that's the case, could the women currently appearing around Xiao Yan be from the Gu, Yan, and Lei clans?"

Ling Yanfei lowered her eyelids slightly, deep in thought.

Looks like I'll have to get closer to him.

"Xiao Yan, will you be the only key to breaking this deadlock? I hope my choice wasn't wrong."

Thinking of this, she removed her fingertips from the tree trunk, and the faint light of the surrounding plants seemed to dim for a moment.

Inside the small attic of the new student housing area.

Han Yue was carefully compiling a list, which was the initial list of candidates she had selected to form the "Student Union" as instructed by Xiao Yan.

Xun'er sat by the window, playing with a strand of her hair, her gaze drifting into the distance, as if deep in thought.

Xiao Yi Xian quietly sorted through the pills left by Xiao Yan, carefully checking the prices and quantities. Hun Li Li, bored, leaned against the second-floor railing, watching the three busy figures below, her eyes flickering.

"Tsk, I say, Han Yue, junior," Hun Li Li suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence, "Are you really trying to be the head steward of this 'Student Union' and share Xiao Yan's burdens, or... do you want to get closer to someone?"

She drew out her words, with a hint of mockery.

Han Yue's hand trembled, almost tearing the list apart, but her face remained that of a cool and aloof beauty as she calmly said:

"Yun Li, you're joking. Senior Xiao Yan has been kind to me; I'm just repaying that kindness."

"Heh~" Hun Li Li chuckled, turning her gaze to Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian. "Where are you two senior sisters? Xiao Yan has gone into the tower to cultivate, leaving four beautiful 'roommates' alone in the empty room. Aren't you worried at all that he might have gotten into some new 'trouble' in the tower? Like... that blue-haired, icy beauty, the Yao Ling? Or that Ling Yanfei who can cause such a stir in the entire Inner Academy?"

Xun'er withdrew her gaze, glancing indifferently at Hun Li Li. Her eyes were calm and expressionless, yet they sent a chill down Hun Li Li's spine.

"Brother Xiao Yan knows what he's doing. Besides, what's meant to happen will happen, won't it?"

She seemed to be implying something.

Without pausing for a moment, Xiao Yi Xian calmly said, "He needs time to become stronger; nothing else matters."

Hearing this, Hun Li Li, feeling awkward, pouted and said nothing more.

An invisible flame rose in his heart, and wisps of cobalt blue Dou Qi surged from the Dou Crystal. After being tempered by the flame, they were reinjected into the Dou Crystal.

In this seemingly endless cycle, the size of the Dou Crystal gradually increases, and the radiance it contains becomes increasingly lustrous.

Xiao Yan naturally noticed the changes in Dou Crystal, but as cultivation knows no time, he wasn't quite sure how much time he had spent cultivating this time. He only knew that he had now advanced to the level of Six-Star Da Dou Shi.

The Heart Fire continued to rise, tempering Xiao Yan's Dou Qi. Although the process was extremely tedious, he could endure the tedium as long as he could become stronger.

On this day, when Xiao Yan was somewhat dazed and awakened by a strange fluctuation emanating from his body, he was overjoyed. As a result, the rhombus-shaped Dou Crystal shone with a dazzling brilliance, just like a star.

Is this... another advancement?

However, as soon as this feeling appeared, the Heart Fire that had been burning in my heart slowly dissipated and disappeared.

Depend on!

No way!

Xiao Yan's expression changed, and he looked down to see that the number on the Cyan Fire Crystal Card had returned to zero. Elder Su's casual reminder had actually come true!

"Damn it, of all times!"

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, then took out the Green Lotus Throne from his Storage Ring and sat down on it. After a moment's thought, he took out another Earth Fire Lotus Seed.

These Earth Fire Lotus Seed are said to be the essence of Fire Spirit; they should be more than enough to help me break through my cultivation level...

Looking at the Earth Fire Lotus Seed in his hand, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before shoving it into his mouth and continuing his attempt to advance.

As soon as the Earth Fire Lotus Seed entered his mouth, Xiao Yan's fair face suddenly turned bright red, and wisps of white mist rose from above his head, just like when the Heart Fire entered his body before.

Xiao Yan could clearly feel that the Earth Fire Lotus Seed melted instantly upon entering his mouth, transforming into a surge of intense energy that flowed down his throat and was released into his body like a flood.

The intense heat erupted within his body, and the powerful impact and high temperature caused Xiao Yan's meridians to tremble violently, spreading a sharp pain throughout his body.

Xiao Yan was already used to pain, so he didn't even need to grit his teeth for this level of pain; he just let out a muffled groan and frowned.

After adapting for a while, Xiao Yan began to direct the Heavenly Flames within his body to directly refine the scorching energy transformed from the Earth Fire Lotus Seed, and to follow the circulation route of the Flame Mantra Technique along his meridians.

Surprisingly, wherever the Earth Fire Lotus Seed passed, a thin, jade-like energy film adhered to the inner walls of Xiao Yan's meridians. This film continuously nourished Xiao Yan's already resilient meridians.

On the other side, the energy refined by the Heavenly Flames was continuously injected into Xiao Yan's Dou Crystal.

The rhombus- Dou Crystal emitted a suction force, drawing in the pure energy refined by the Heavenly Flames.

At the same time, the energy of heaven and earth surrounding Xiao Yan also began to fluctuate.

A moment later, streams of warm energy poured into Xiao Yan, and after being initially refined by the Green Lotus Throne, it directly entered his body.

Because the energy in the cultivation room is much richer than that outside, upon closer inspection, one can even observe with the naked eye colorful energy bands intertwining to form a faint energy vortex that flows into Xiao Yan's body.

As time went by, the suction force emitted by the Dou Crystal became stronger and stronger, and the energy poured into the body from the outside also increased. With the double tempering of the Green Lotus Throne and the Heavenly Flames, all this energy was refined into the purest Dou Qi and injected into the Dou Crystal.

After a full half hour, the suction gradually dissipated, and the rather beautiful colorful energy vortex slowly faded and disappeared.

The Dou Crystal within his body shone brightly at this moment, and a unique sense of comfort, characteristic of advancing in rank, made Xiao Yan want to let out a soft hum.

The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing across them.

Two months, from four-star to Seven-Star Da Dou Shi!

This Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower is truly a wonderful place!

"This Fallen Heart Flame is indeed a good thing. The Heart Fire projections that split off can increase one's cultivation speed to this extent. If one could use the main body to cultivate, the speed would probably be even faster!"

Xiao Yan stood up and couldn't help but sigh.

"But with your current strength, it will be very difficult for you to obtain the Fallen Heart Flame."

The Old Yao's voice echoed in my heart.

"No rush. We should wait until I reach the Dou Wang before considering this matter. However, I've used up all my Fire Energy, so I have to come out of seclusion."

Xiao Yan knew that haste makes waste, so he smiled and walked directly out of the cultivation room.

After two months of tireless cultivation, I've made considerable progress and it's time to emerge from seclusion and take a look around.

He walked straight out of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower. As he stepped out of the tower, the warm sunlight streamed down, making Xiao Yan, who had been inside for two whole months, let out a long sigh of relief.

Breathing in the fresh, free air, and looking up at the azure sky, Xiao Yan was slightly lost in thought.

While cultivating Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower can indeed lead to rapid advancement in one's cultivation, the dark, oppressive, and sweltering environment can certainly have a negative impact on one's mental state.

Although the Inner Academy had deliberately softened the light inside the tower because of this incident, compared to the spaciousness and brightness outside, even the softest light inside the tower still gave people a feeling of being in prison.

"But in order to cultivate Dou Qi, even if it means going to jail, I have to persevere!"

After letting out a somewhat helpless sigh, Xiao Yan finally started walking, following the road slowly towards the Freshman District where the pavilion was located.

"I've been in seclusion for two months, and they haven't come to see me. I guess they're probably alright, but I still need to go back and check on them as soon as possible."

With these thoughts in mind, Xiao Yan's pace quickened considerably without him even realizing it.

Soon, the new students' accommodation area came into Xiao Yan's view. A quick glance revealed that it was well-managed and thriving, a vibrant and flourishing scene of life.

Walking leisurely into the accommodation area at a leisurely pace, Xiao Yan suddenly stopped, his brows furrowing as he looked at the two students standing at the entrance. On their chests was an exquisite badge, cobalt blue in color, engraved with a roaring lion with its mouth open.

"Lion???"

Xiao Yan was taken aback for a moment, then his expression became somewhat strange.

He was absolutely certain, even nine-tenths certain, that this was definitely Hun Li Li's doing.

That's so disgusting!

At this moment, the two students at the entrance also saw Xiao Yan, and immediately bowed with their right arms crossed in front of their chests, excitedly greeting him:

"Hello, President!"

"Uh, hello." Xiao Yan was a little taken aback by the sudden greeting. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Nothing has happened in the last two months, has it?"

"Uh, yes, there are, but they're all good things..."

One of the students looked at Xiao Yan with eyes full of admiration.

Or even, worship?

"What good news?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan felt no joy whatsoever; instead, a terrible sense of gloom rose in his heart.

"Last month, the top twenty students on the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking List, known as the Three Beauties of the Inner Academy — Yao Ling, Ling Yanfei, and Senior Sister Shi Xuanxuan —all joined our Student Union. They all came for you, Senior!"

Another student quickly followed up with their explanation.

Holy crap!

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's vision went black.

No, they're crazy!?

Seeing the two students in front of him looking like they wanted him to teach them how to pick up girls, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly.

He hadn't exchanged a single word with them. What were these women up to?!

He just wanted to focus on his cultivation!

"So what's going on with you two?"

Suppressing his helplessness, Xiao Yan continued to ask.

"It was arranged by Senior Sister Xiao Yi Xian. Now our Student Union has its own guard team. Two people take turns guarding the dormitory area every day, and there are also ten members on standby inside, ready to deal with any emergencies. As for the other members, they go to carry out various tasks to earn Fire Energy."

The two students smiled and explained.

"Alright, I understand. You guys continue guarding."

Xiao Yan nodded upon hearing this, and then strode towards the small pavilion.

Pushing open the door and stepping into the attic, I immediately saw two women sitting in the living room on the first floor: one with long, azure-blue hair and the other with shoulder-length black hair.

At that moment, the two seemed to be talking about something.

The one with long, azure-blue hair, Xiao Yan is indeed influenced, it should be Yao Ling.

But he had never seen this girl with curly, short black hair before.

Hearing the door being pushed open, the two girls turned to look.

One was pretty and the other was dashing, making Xiao Yan's eyes light up.

"Hello, President!"

Upon seeing that the visitor was Xiao Yan, Yao Ling pulled Shi Xuanxuan to her feet and greeted her with a smile.

That gentle, sweet voice was like a soft hand brushing against Xiao Yan's chest, making him feel much more relaxed. You couldn't tell at all that she was an ice queen in front of others.

"You two senior sisters can just call me Xiao Yan."

After standing up, Xiao Yan realized that Shi Xuanxuan was actually a head taller than Yao Ling, and roughly estimated that she was at least 1.7 meters tall.

"Do you know us?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Xuanxuan asked in surprise.

Shi Xuanxuan's voice was slightly deep, completely different from the soft-voiced girls around Xiao Yan, which gave it a unique charm.

"I've heard so much about the Three Beauties of the Inner Academy since the Fire Energy Hunting Competition." Xiao Yan nodded with a smile, then asked, "I'm just curious why you two senior sisters joined the Student Union. I don't mean anything by it, but given your popularity, it wouldn't be a problem for you to join any faction, right?"