Xiao Lin's Thoughts

"You should eat it yourself; these herbs are useless to me."

Shaking his head, Xiao Lin decisively rejected Zi Yan's offer.

Seeing this, Zi Yan smiled and put the medicinal herb away again.

"Haha, then all of these are mine, Old Man Lin. You can't go back on your word now, okay?"

After putting away the medicinal herb she had just been about to hand to Xiao Lin, Zi Yan said nervously once again.

Xiao Lin: "..."

The reason he helped Zi Yan erase those traces wasn't because he wanted those low-grade medicinal herbs at all!

Xiao Lin felt utterly exhausted.

Aside from the fact that her mastery of Spatial Power has greatly benefited Xiao Lin, Zi Yan is now a complete brat!

Seeing that Xiao Lin didn't speak, Zi Yan naturally took it as a tacit agreement.

Therefore, she laughed even more heartily!

When you're in a good mood, you naturally eat more.

Sure enough, just as Zi Yan finished downing a medicinal herb in one hand and Medicinal Pill in the other, she pulled out another medicinal herb and Medicinal Pill from her left and right hands respectively in the next second.

To be honest, this is Zi Yan during her growth period!

As the supreme Ancient Void Dragon of Monster Supreme, Zi Yan naturally needs to consume a lot of nutrients during her growth period.

These nutrients refer to energy-containing items such as medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill.

To put it simply, this isn't because Zi Yan is greedy; it's something she has to go through during her growth period!

This situation will likely only ease once Zi Yan reaches the Dou Emperor stage.

This explains why, in the Original Work, when Xiao Yan entered Jia Nan Academy, Zi Yan, who was already Dou Wang) cultivator, was still tirelessly devouring various medicinal herbs.

"However, given Zi Yan's current physical condition, I'm afraid it would be difficult for her to fully absorb the effects of all these medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill at once, right?"

Xiao Lin glanced at Zi Yan, who was happily munching on various medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill, and silently thought to himself.

During this time, while he and Zi Yan were raiding the residences of the Elder of the Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Lin had already discovered that Zi Yan had a large amount of energy deposited in her body!

Where does this energy come from?

This was naturally the result of Zi Yan's raw consumption of various medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill.

"If Zi Yan can fully absorb all this accumulated energy, even if she can't directly become Dou Emperor, becoming Dou Wang wouldn't be too difficult, right?"

Xiao Lin continued to ponder Zi Yan's situation.

"Wait, could it be that the reason that old man Su Qian allowed Zi Yan to steal the medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill collected by the Elder of the Jia Nan Academy was actually to make Zi Yan absorb the accumulated energy in her body faster through this kind of training?"

Thinking of this possibility, Xiao Lin admired First Elder Su Qian's courage even more.

"Old ginger is indeed spicier!"

Xiao Lin couldn't help but sigh.

Xiao Lin's voice also drew a puzzled look from Zi Yan, who was gnawing on raw medicinal herbs.

"Zi Yan, would you like to consume even higher-grade medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill?"

Now that Zi Yan was looking over, Xiao Lin naturally intended to share his thoughts with her.

Needless to say, Zi Yan's eyes lit up when she heard Xiao Lin mention "even higher-grade medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill".

For Zi Yan, nothing could be more tempting!

"Of course we want to! But the higher-grade medicinal herbs are only available in the herb storeroom, and those old men all carry high-grade Medicinal Pill with them; we can't possibly get them!"

Despite her excitement, Zi Yan still retained a sliver of rationality.

Even with her current strength and her innate mastery of Spatial Power, she still cannot break the restrictions in the medicine warehouse.

She had no reason to steal the Medicinal Pill that the Elder of the Jia Nan Academy carried with them.

After all these years, Zi Yan isn't stupid.

Naturally, he had already guessed part of the truth.

However, since no one pointed it out, she was happy to play dumb.

The Medicinal Pill that the Elder carried with them must have been extremely precious, perhaps even used to save their lives.

Even if she really wanted to eat it, she wouldn't steal it.

This is her bottom line!

In Zi Yan's mind, at most she would wait until her cultivation level broke through to the Dou Wang, and then she would be confident in breaking through the restrictions of the medicinal herb storehouse to get some medicinal herbs to eat.

She would never touch the medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill that others carried with them!

Given this, Zi Yan naturally had no idea where to find even higher-grade medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill.

Seeing the look of desire mixed with doubt in Zi Yan's eyes, Xiao Lin smiled faintly.

His smile held an air of absolute certainty!

"Who said we were going to look for those high-grade medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill at the Jia Nan Academy?"

As he said this, Xiao Lin had a mysterious look on his face.

"If not at the Jia Nan Academy, then where is..."

Halfway through her sentence, Zi Yan suddenly froze.

The next second, her small eyes suddenly widened.

She seemed to have guessed where Elder Lin, who shared her sentiments (and similar tastes), was going to take her to find high-grade medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill.

"Little girl, it seems you guessed it too."

Although it was a rhetorical question, Zi Yan's expression already told Xiao Lin the answer.

"The Black-Corner Region outside the academy, huh..."

When the topic turned to the outside world, Zi Yan naturally showed a hesitant expression.

Although Zi Yan has a carefree personality, she is not stupid.

The reason she could act so lawlessly at the Jia Nan Academy was simply because the Elder doted on her.

However, once she went to the Black-Corner Region, even if Zi Yan had never met anyone there, she had only heard about the people there from the teachers, students, and Elder of the academy.

It's safe to say that once she's outside, no one will pamper her anymore!

With her current cultivation level of only Da Dou Shi, even though the special physique of the Ancient Void Dragon allows her to rival those with Dou Ling cultivation, she is still far from being able to achieve this.

Don't forget, in the Black-Corner Region, if you throw a handful of stones at someone with the Dou Ling cultivation level, you can hit several of them.

Not to mention the higher-ranking Dou Wang, Dou Emperor, and even Dou Zong!

As for Zi Yan, as long as she grows up normally, all those Dou Wang, Dou Emperor, and Dou Zong are trash. She could crush a whole bunch of them with a sneeze.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, she really doesn't need to take this risk.

This is also the main reason why Zi Yan, who is usually fearless, would show hesitation at this moment.

She wanted to eat the high-grade medicinal herbs and Medicinal Pill!

However, if it's too risky, or if her actions might cause trouble for the Jia Nan Academy, then she'd rather stay obediently in the academy and wait until she's grown up before venturing out.

This is what Zi Yan is thinking now.

"Boom"

Just as Zi Yan was hesitating, Xiao Lin revealed his cultivation level to her for the first time without reservation.

Of course, this only applies to the strength of Three-Star Dou Zong, and does not include the Heavenly Realm Soul Power.