Canaan Academy

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Canaan Academy (迦南学院)
Affiliation	Independent cultivation institution; maintains distance from local powers 7 8
Occupation/Role	Continent-wide academy for training cultivators and preserving cultivation inheritances 3
Status	Active 33
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Purpose and Admission

Canaan Academy presents itself as a continent-wide institution that teaches admitted students regardless of background, imposes few restrictions after their studies, and seeks to cultivate future powerhouses and inheritances for the Dou Qi Continent 3. Its reputation makes admission a major aspiration for young cultivators across the continent 3 5.

• Applicants must be under eighteen and possess at least eight stages of Dou Qi; a specially made magic stone screens for both conditions 5.
• Tuition may be paid after admission, enabling candidates without wealth or status to apply 5.
• Recruitment teams conduct enrollment in multiple regions, including the Jia Ma Empire 3 5.
• Newcomers may face a customary “polishing” process intended to temper the pride of talented entrants 5.
• Students must report their age and cultivation truthfully during aptitude registration; the academy conducts later verification, and dishonesty is treated as serious misconduct 7.

Aptitude Ranking

Canaan Academy separates students by aptitude and directs greater resources toward stronger prospects 6.

Rank	Standard / Meaning	Notes
F-rank	Eighth-stage Dou Qi	Minimum entry-level aptitude 6
E-rank	Ninth-stage Dou Qi	Above the minimum threshold 6
S-rank	Five-Star Dou Practitioner	The highest ordinary listed rank 6
Super S-rank	Exceeds the academy’s standard S-rank evaluation	Xiao Yan received this rating as an eleven-year-old Three-Star Dou Practitioner 7

Age affects the evaluation, meaning equal cultivation levels can receive different ratings depending on the student’s age 6 7.

Organization

Division / Facility	Function
Outer Academy	Handles general enrollment and education. Students receive basic resources, classes, and opportunities to earn better support through assignments and demonstrated strength 9 10.
Inner Academy	An advanced division sought for superior cultivation opportunities and resources beyond what many students’ home clans can provide 9. Most established Inner Academy students are Great Dou Masters, while Dou Spirits are considered strong there 24.
Alchemy Department	Trains alchemists through the Spirit Pill Pavilion and maintains its own student hierarchy, including reserve students who have not yet refined a first-grade pill 10 11.
Enforcement Squad	A combat-oriented force whose members pursue and kill evil individuals; it also provides practical combat training 13.
Library Pavilion	A sealed treasury of rare techniques, cultivation methods, and other treasures, including Earth Tier items 24 29 30.
Peace Town	The academy’s trading and enforcement point at the edge of the Black-Corner Region 16.

Leadership and Staff

• Su Qian — Grand Elder; oversees major academy decisions, grants access to the Library Pavilion, and later guides Xiao Yan toward the Pill Tower in the Central Plains 29 31 33.
• Hu Gan — Outer Academy vice dean, later referred to as headmaster; administers academy affairs and rewards Xiao Yan for rescuing Hu Jia 14 22 29.
• Fire Elder — Alchemy Department elder who identifies Xiao Yan’s alchemical talent and teaches him foundational alchemy 10 13.
• Wu Protector — Enforcement Squad instructor responsible for Xiao Yan’s combat and physical training 13.
• Ruo Lin — Recruitment instructor who enrolls Xiao Yan and escorts recruits from Wutan City to the academy 7 8.
• Hundred Elder and Thousand Elder — Ancient guardians of the Library Pavilion who evaluate qualified entrants and maintain its restrictions 29 31.

Education and Resources

Morning instruction covers cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, and combat, while afternoons and evenings are generally available for cultivation and independent work 10. The academy distributes basic cultivation methods, medicinal pills, Dou Techniques, and specialized instruction; students must complete assignments or establish themselves through combat to receive better resources 10.

• Attribute-specific cultivation grounds are available; the Flowing Fire Pool is suited to fire-attributed Dou Qi 9.
• Combat is encouraged through sparring and assignments, and performance affects resource allocation 10.
• The annual End-of-Term Test may assess cultivation, Dou Techniques, combat, alchemy, or Black-Corner Region missions; harder tests offer stronger rewards 23.
• Fifty students qualify for the Inner Academy each year through selection, with most qualifiers already at Seven-Star Dou Master or above 25.
• Top freshmen entering the Inner Academy may gain a chance to select a Library Pavilion treasure 24.

Exceptional Instruction

The academy makes exceptional arrangements for rare talents. After Fire Elder and Hu Gan disputed whether Xiao Yan should prioritize alchemy or Dou Qi, Su Qian authorized him to study both through individual instruction, conditional on maintaining progress in each field 12.

The academy’s elders monitor exceptional students beyond raw strength. When Xiao Yan arrived with Super S-rank aptitude, Su Qian ordered verification of his age and physical condition, prioritized resource allocation, and required regular observations of his character and will 9.

Library Pavilion

The Library Pavilion is protected by spatial restrictions and guarded by the Hundred and Thousand Elders 29. Its treasures are enclosed in protective light spheres; stronger items have more difficult barriers, and entrants may leave without obtaining anything 30.

• Its holdings include Earth Tier cultivation methods and Dou Techniques 24 29.
• Xiao Yan was admitted after his performance in both cultivation and alchemy earned the academy’s recognition 29.
• He obtained the Mid-Earth Tier Dou Technique, Nether Dragon Prison-Suppressing Song, an achievement that had eluded many previous entrants 30 31.
• The technique attacks body and soul through dragon-roar-like soundwaves and can damage meridians or destroy an opponent’s spirit 31.

Black-Corner Region Operations

Canaan Academy maintains Peace Town to conduct business with the Black-Corner Region, a lawless territory where strength determines authority 16. Although the academy is peaceful internally, it responds harshly to violent criminals from the region.

• The academy’s stated response to troublemakers in Peace Town is execution rather than negotiation 16.
• Enforcement Squad members undertake missions against dangerous targets in the Black-Corner Region 13 23.
• Xiao Yan and Wu Hao were sent into the region on an unauthorized mission, prompting academy concern when Hu Jia followed them and was captured 17.
• The academy organized a search-and-rescue response after learning Hu Jia had entered the region alone 17.

History

Xun’er recommends Canaan Academy to Xiao Yan after he becomes a Dou Practitioner, describing it as the best place for a young cultivator to gain experience without being bound by a sect or local faction 3. Xiao Zhan approves the plan, revealing that sending younger Xiao Clan members to the academy had already been under consideration 4.

During the Wutan City recruitment period, Xiao Yan and Xun’er pass the preliminary magic-stone examination. Xiao Yan’s age and cultivation immediately draw the attention of examiner Zhou Quan and senior student Jiang Ping 5. After defeating Ge Shi during the newcomer initiation conflict, Xiao Yan registers as a Super S-rank student, prompting Ruo Lin to formally accept the new recruits 6 7.

At Xiao Yan’s request, Ruo Lin temporarily relocates recruitment operations to the Xiao Clan compound. The move increases the Xiao Clan’s prestige throughout Wutan City and provokes jealousy from the Oba and Jia Lie Clans 7 8. The recruits then travel for nearly a month aboard the academy’s fifth-tier Windrock Spirit Turtle before arriving at the Outer Academy 8.

Once Xiao Yan’s dual cultivation and alchemical potential become known, the academy grants him private instruction under Fire Elder and Wu Protector 12 13. His later success in the End-of-Term Test earns him Library Pavilion access, where he obtains the Nether Dragon Prison-Suppressing Song 29 30.

Recognizing that Xiao Yan’s alchemical talent exceeds what the academy can fully cultivate, Su Qian arranges for him to travel to the Central Plains and seek further development at the Pill Tower 30 31. Xiao Yan departs Canaan Academy with Su Qian and Xun’er, promising to repay the institution’s kindness 32 33.

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Super S-rank recruit, dual-cultivation student, Enforcement Squad trainee, and Library Pavilion entrant; the academy invests heavily in his development before sending him toward the Pill Tower 7 12 13 29 31.
• Xiao Clan — Hosted a temporary recruitment site at its Wutan City compound, gaining considerable local prestige from the association 7 8.
• Xun’er — Enters or resides at the academy despite initially not meeting the usual admission standard, reflecting her powerful background and the academy’s unusual concession 7 15.
• Black-Corner Region — Neighboring lawless territory monitored through Peace Town and Enforcement Squad operations 16 17.
• Pill Tower — Su Qian directs Xiao Yan there because Canaan Academy cannot provide the alchemical mentorship his potential requires 30 31.