"Jia Nan Academy?"
Zhou Changqing paused, sinking briefly into thought.
To be honest, he really did have something of a history with that academy.
In the past, he had never had the chance to enroll.
Later, when joining would have been easy, he no longer needed to.
He had thought he would have little to do with the academy in the future.
Yet unexpectedly, here in Thousand Thunder Valley, he had received the legacy left behind by its founder, Mang Tianchi.
With Old Xiao and Zi Yan added to the mix, after all those twists and turns, he had still ended up connected to the academy.
Zi Yan did not notice his unusual reaction and kept chattering excitedly. "Yes, Jia Nan Academy!"
"Didn't you say last time that a friend of yours was at the academy? I kept an eye out after I got back, and I really did find him. His name's Xiao Yan, right?"
"That guy's pretty good. He's a genius! He's an eight-star Dou Ling, and he took second place in the Strong Ranking tournament a few days ago. Aside from me, he's now the strongest student in the Inner Academy."
An eight-star Dou Ling?
Zhou Changqing was a little surprised.
He could not remember Xiao Yan's cultivation level during the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking tournament in the original story, but it should have been lower than it was now.
It seemed his continuing influence was still positive. Xiao Yan had grown stronger than he had along his original trajectory.
In that case, Jia Nan Academy really was worth a visit.
Not merely because Xiao Yan was there.
Mostly, he wanted to see this academy whose fame resounded throughout the Northwest and had even spread somewhat into the Central Plains.
He could treat it as a trip