The Temptation of Joining the Inner Academy's Elders: An Yi and Great Elder Su Qian's Tug-of-War over Benefits

Before long, the group arrived at the Inner Academy's new student area.

Su Qian led An Yi and the others to a quiet, spacious residence and stopped in front of it.

"This will be your home from now on."

Su Qian pointed at the residence and said, "Of course, the Inner Academy gives you plenty of freedom. If you don't like living here and want somewhere else, you can find your own way to get it. Whether you challenge experts on the Strong Ranking and take their exclusive residences or spend fire energy to build your own, the academy won't interfere as long as you don't go too far."

An Yi took out his Purple Crystal Card, tossed it in his hand to feel its weight, and asked, "Great Elder, what good things can I buy in the Inner Academy with these twenty-odd thousand points of fire energy?"

Su Qian glanced at the card and answered, "The Cultivation Method Pavilion and the Dou Technique Hall are the two places where you'll burn through fire energy the fastest. The highest-ranked cultivation technique currently in the Cultivation Method Pavilion is intermediate Earth Tier. Redeeming it costs tens of thousands of points of fire energy."

"The Dou Technique Hall also has a few high Earth Tier dou techniques. You can take a look if you're interested, but their prices are just as steep."

"Besides those two, there's the Medicinal Herbs Vault, that bottomless money pit. The high-grade medicinal herbs there are just as expensive."

At this point, Su Qian suddenly paused. His gaze swept over An Yi as he suggested, "By the way, are you interested in becoming an elder of the Inner Academy?"

"With your Dou Wang cultivation and your status as an alchemist, you're more than qualified to put yourself