The Location of the Inner Academy

The next day, when Xiao Yun arrived in front of Vice Dean Hu Gan's study, he saw that the open space in front of the door was already filled with quite a few people. These people had dispersed into seven or eight large and small groups, chatting softly among themselves. Among them, the circle led by Fang Wen and three others was the largest.

Xiao Yun's appearance caused the bustling open space to grow much quieter. Almost everyone cast their gazes toward the newly arrived Xiao Yun. Although Xiao Yun was not very tall at present, their eyes were filled with awe toward him. After all, during the selection tournament of the past few days, almost all of these people had been whipped off the stage by Xiao Yun using a long spear.

Xiao Yun ignored their gazes and walked straight through the crowd to the front of the open space, closing his eyes slightly and waiting quietly.

At this moment, outside the open space, many other students were also gathered around to watch. Some of them might have come to see off their good friends, but most of them came to observe proud talents like Xiao Yun enter the Inner Academy. After all, in the hearts of all Outer Academy students, cultivating within the Inner Academy was an extremely glorious matter. Even if they currently lacked the qualifications to enter the Inner Academy, they would always march toward this goal and inspire themselves!

When Xiao Yun arrived at the open space and waited for another ten minutes, the tightly shut study door was finally opened. Vice Dean Hu Gan and several elders walked out slowly. Seeing them appear, the originally lively crowd gradually quieted down, and a moment later, it became completely pin-drop silent.

Hu Gan's gaze swept slowly across the fifty students in the open space. Seeing that no one was absent, he nodded with satisfaction, stepped forward, and said in a clear voice, "Students, today is the time for you to enter the Inner Academy. Here, I want to congratulate you. Your long-term efforts have yielded rewards. I believe that after entering the Inner Academy, you might feel unaccustomed to the training methods inside. However, one thing I am certain of,

and that is that you will be able to maximize the potential within your bodies while inside! I am not boasting; as long as you can stay in the Inner Academy for a year, you will undergo a transformation akin to shedding your mortal bones..."

"Some of you might know students in the Inner Academy, as they occasionally get holidays and come out from the Inner Academy. Therefore, you should be very clear about how huge the gap is between students who come out of the Inner Academy and those before they entered!"

Hearing these words from Hu Gan, quite a few people in the crowd nodded in agreement. Obviously, they should be the group Hu Gan mentioned who knew Inner Academy students, and they understood the benefits of entering the Inner Academy.

As for more people, they were full of excitement and anticipation, looking forward to undergoing a bone-shedding transformation after entering the Inner Academy. What Hu Gan said was precisely what they pursued. Wasn't the purpose of entering the Inner Academy to pursue greater power?

They believed in themselves that no matter how grueling the training methods of the Inner Academy were, for the sake of greater power in the future, they were willing to grit their teeth and persist!

Being able to stand out from the Outer Academy was enough to prove their hard work and talent. Those who could stand here were not the kind of people who thought power could be easily obtained.

"The Inner Academy is the core place of Jia Nan Academy. Due to its confidentiality, even most Outer Academy students and instructors do not know its exact location. Therefore, we will send you to a certain place."

Hu Gan smiled and looked up at the distant blue sky. Ten dark figures were flying swiftly from there. A moment later, the dark figures gradually grew larger, turning out to be ten huge Griffon Beasts.

The ten Griffon Beasts swept across the academy trailing huge shadows, and finally stopped above the open space where Xiao Yun and the others were located. Their wings flapped unceasingly, stirring up gusts of wind that made the figures of some students with lesser strength below stand somewhat unsteadily.

Hu Gan waved his hand at the Griffon Beasts above. Immediately, the shadows grew larger and fierce winds surged as the ten Griffon Beasts stopped not far from the open space. Sweeping their gazes across, everyone discovered that on the back of each Griffon Beast, there were two people riding and controlling them.

"Alright, students, the time has come. Divide into groups of five according to the academy rankings, and get up quickly." Seeing the Griffon Beasts descend, Hu Gan pointed with his hand and spoke.

Just as Hu Gan's voice fell, the students in the open space could no longer hold back. They abruptly flashed toward the Griffon Beasts, then leaped one after another onto the backs of the Griffon Beasts, sitting steadily in the seats.

Hu Gan and the several elders beside him glanced around the open space. When they saw that everyone had mounted the Griffon Beasts, they exchanged glances and nodded slightly.

The next second, Hu Gan and the three elders moved their bodies, flashing directly into midair. With a shake of their shoulders, four brilliant pairs of Dou Qi Wings extended from behind their backs. The wings vibrated slightly, and their bodies hovered motionlessly amidst the envious gazes of the many people in the open space below, staying suspended in midair to fly.

Being able to condense Dou Qi Wings and soar freely in the sky was forever the dream of practitioners!

"Along this road, the elders and I will personally escort you."

Overlooking the scene below from a high vantage point, Hu Gan said with a smile.

Afterward, the people riding the Griffon Beasts below saw Hu Gan and the others' actions and simultaneously blew a sharp whistle.

Immediately, the wings of the Griffon Beasts beat fiercely, and their huge bodies slowly rose into the air accompanied by the vibration of their wings.

In the blue sky, the ten Griffon Beasts flapped their wings, flying swiftly toward that endless expanse of rolling back mountains belonging to the academy.

Outside the Griffon Beasts, Hu Gan and the three elders formed a square formation, protecting the entire flight team within it. Mighty Dou Qi appeared on the surfaces of their bodies, and no matter how the fierce gales raged, they could not shake their figures even a bit.

The boundless sea of forests was infested with all kinds of Magical Beasts.

Every once in a while, Magical Beasts filled with ferocious auras would rush out from the sea of forests, angrily charging at the Griffon Beast formation in the sky, and occasionally some flying Magical Beasts would pursue and attack.

However, when these Magical Beasts approached within a hundred meters of the flight team, they would be frightened into a wilted retreat by the overpowering momentum gushing from the bodies of Hu Gan and the four elders.

Yet the journey remained somewhat unpeaceful. Because Magical Beasts were extremely densely populated throughout this boundless, endless mountain range, naturally there was no lack of some terrifyingly strong ones.

Therefore, half an hour after the flight team flew into the back mountains of Jia Nan Academy, powerful Magical Beasts began to disregard the momentum suppression of Hu Gan and the four elders, defying death as they forcibly charged toward the Griffon Beasts.

At this time, Hu Gan and the three elders began to display their shocking strength. With every wave of their hands, mighty energy ribbons streaked across the sky like lightning.

Immediately, Xiao Yun and the others only heard a muffled bang, and those huge Magical Beasts burst violently into all-sky pieces of flesh, scattering downward.

Flying all the way, all kinds of fierce and violent Magical Beasts rushed forward wave after wave, yet not a single one could break through the defense line of Hu Gan and the four elders.

Xiao Yun and the others sat on the Griffon Beasts, looking with some shock at the exploding bodies of the Magical Beasts. Judging from their auras, almost most of these Magical Beasts were tier 3 beasts, possessing the power to contend with any student present.

Yet even so, they were still shattered by the mighty energy with a mere flick of Hu Gan and the four companions' fingers, transforming into an all-sky bloody rain. Such strength was truly mouth-watering.

Flying all the way, accompanied by a trail of blood mist, Hu Gan and the four elders acted like sharp knives, tearing a path out from the overwhelming swarm of Magical Beasts. The strength of Dou Emperor powerhouses was truly this terrifying!