A Chance Encounter with Jia Nan Academy Students
After entering the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Lin wandered around aimlessly.
After all, he was new to the place and didn't know anyone, so he definitely needed to familiarize himself with the environment first.
Meanwhile, because Xiao Lin had forcefully killed four Dou Ling upon entering the Black-Corner Region, he has gained considerable attention here.
Even though he had already ventured deep into the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Lin could still sense many prying eyes watching him from all around.
Of course, surveillance would actually be more appropriate.
No matter how you look at it, Xiao Lin is considered by all the forces in the Black-Corner Region to be at least a Dou Emperor expert.
Such strength is enough to secure a place for them in the Black-Corner Region.
Therefore, the other forces are already considering how to deal with Xiao Lin if he plans to establish his own power in the Black-Corner Region.
However, most factions would likely not welcome this.
It's important to understand that the Black-Corner Region is only so big. If another Dou Emperor power takes over, the interests of other forces will naturally be affected.
Therefore, even though Xiao Lin is seen as a powerful force in the Black-Corner Region, he is still considered a formidable opponent.
But don't forget, there's also a saying, "Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake!"
If Xiao Lin really has the idea of building his own power, it is estimated that many other Dou Emperor forces will unite to exclude Xiao Lin.
As for whether there are any who genuinely want to accept Xiao Lin, the probability is extremely low.
Fortunately, Xiao Lin only wanted to train in the Black-Corner Region and had no intention of establishing a power base there.
Given the nature of the people in the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Lin wouldn't dare to casually form a force!
He might build up his power today, only to be betrayed by his own men tomorrow.
Therefore, Xiao Lin would rather be a lone wolf in the Black-Corner Region!
In this way, he wouldn't need to worry about anything he did.
If we really mess with some old monster, we can always just run away.
Who can keep him here?
During his leisurely stroll through the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Lin also discovered many special treasures that would never appear within the territory of the Jia Ma Empire!
Xiao Lin even saw several grade Tier 7 Medicinal Material in a shop!
These Tier 7 Medicinal Material are the main ingredients for refining Tier 7 Medicinal Pill!
However, the owner didn't list the price, presumably because he intended to barter.
This phenomenon is actually quite common.
The higher the quality of Medicinal Pill, medicinal herbs, Monster Core, Pill Recipe, and even Cultivation Method and Dou Technique, the more they can be measured in gold coins.
More often than not, their owners used them for barter.
Xiao Lin also discovered that the owner of the herbal medicine shop was actually a Dou Huang expert!
However, thinking about it, it makes sense. A herbal medicine shop that possesses high-grade medicinal herbs and where no one dares to cause trouble must belong to someone who is not ordinary.
If the other party wasn't powerful enough, they probably would have been robbed of everything on their second day of opening the herbal medicine shop!
Besides the owner of this herbal medicine shop, Xiao Lin also discovered that many shop owners in the Black-Corner Region possessed at least the cultivation level of Dou Wang).
Along the way, Xiao Lin sensed at least five Dou Huang expert, two of whom had reached the Peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor!
And the number of Dou Wang expert even reached double ten!
As for Dou Ling, his number definitely exceeds three digits!
Below that level, there are too many Da Dou Shi for Xiao Lin to count.
This was after Xiao Lin had only explored less than one-fifth of the Black-Corner Region.
The powerful individuals that Xiao Lin discovered were already enough to sweep through the entire Jia Ma Empire, not to mention that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, there are likely other powerful individuals lurking in the shadows.
"Tsk tsk, as expected of the Black-Corner Region!"
Even Xiao Lin couldn't help but marvel at what he had seen and heard along the way.
If all the forces and resources of the Black-Corner Region could be gathered together, it's no exaggeration to say that it might even be possible to create a low-star Dou Sheng Expert!
Of course, this is only in theory.
At this moment, Xiao Lin had just arrived at the shop that sold Tier 7 Medicinal Material.
Just as Xiao Lin was passing by the entrance of this herbal medicine shop, he saw a group of five people coming out, which made him stop in his tracks.
Of these five people, apart from the leader, who was a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties with the cultivation of Dou Wang, the other three men and one woman all looked to be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old and only at the Dou Master level.
If that were all there was to it, Xiao Lin wouldn't have stopped there.
After all, although the Black-Corner Region is a place where the strong prey on the weak, there are still quite a few people who make a living there.
Since they make a living here, they will naturally have descendants.
It's not surprising that their descendants are only at the level of Dou Master or even Dou Zhe for the time being.
However, what truly made Xiao Lin stop in his tracks was that the four teenagers, around sixteen or seventeen years old, were all dressed in matching white outfits with blue patterns, giving them a rather modern look.
The fact that these people were dressed like this in the Black-Corner Region made their identities immediately clear.
"Are there any students from the Jia Nan Academy, or Elder leading the group?"
Xiao Lin glanced at the five people without showing any emotion, then silently thought to himself.
Xiao Lin was actually quite surprised to encounter people from the Jia Nan Academy here.
But after thinking about it, it made sense.
It's important to understand that the students of the Jia Nan Academy are not delicate flowers in a greenhouse.
Especially the students in the Inner Academy, who often go out on missions.
This Black-Corner Region is also a training ground for students of the Jia Nan Academy.
Not to mention that with the Dou Wang Elder leading the way, it's perfectly normal for students from the Jia Nan Academy to enter and leave the Black-Corner Region.
After all, given the prestige of the Jia Nan Academy, many forces in the Black-Corner Region dare not offend it lightly.
Unless you can guarantee you can kill them without Jia Nan Academy finding out!
However, this situation is still rare when the team is led by the Dou Wang Elder.
It's not that students from the Jia Nan Academy who come to the Black-Corner Region for training will definitely not be attacked by the forces here.
Rather, most forces would consider the consequences before attacking students of the Jia Nan Academy.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some lunatics might mindlessly attack students of the Jia Nan Academy.
However, once it's discovered which faction was responsible, that faction will basically be wiped out from the Black-Corner Region the very next day.
Furthermore, if a student from the Jia Nan Academy dies at the hands of a peer, Jia Nan Academy will not readily intervene.
Any experience, no matter how challenging, will always involve danger.
If the academy intervenes no matter what danger we encounter, what's the point of this training?
This is precisely why a delicate balance has been achieved between the Jia Nan Academy and Black-Corner Region.
This balance is generally not broken, as there is a certain tacit understanding between the two sides.
However, as far as Xiao Lin knows, an accident may happen very soon.
How did Xiao Lin find out?
Sure enough, when the Elder from the Jia Nan Academy led his four students out of the herbal medicine shop and prepared to return to the Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Lin saw a Dou Huang expert quietly following them.
Clearly, this Dou Huang expert was prepared to gamble on not being discovered and then eliminate the five people from the Jia Nan Academy.
"Interesting, I never expected to encounter something like this! I was just wondering how to establish contact with the people at the Jia Nan Academy, and now the opportunity has presented itself..."
With a slight smile, Xiao Lin followed behind the Dou Huang expert!