The Canaan Twin Stars, Asura King Lin Chen!

[Ding! Simulation activated—]

[Year one: You emerge from a month of secluded cultivation in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, breaking through to Dou Wang. Your Dou Qi is rich, your foundation solid, and your spirits soar!]

[Month two: To thank Zi Yan, you treat her to an outing in the magical beast forest outside Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy. You hunt magical beasts, catching grass frogs, little fire snakes, and old softshell turtles, then prepare three dishes and a soup. Zi Yan eats with great delight, praising your peerless cooking skills.]

[Afterward, Xun'er comes to see you and asks whether you have made your decision.]

[Your body shudders, and you reveal your Dou Wang aura. Stroking the Jade-Green Ring on your hand, you say there is nothing to consider, but as for the compensation...]

[Xun'er takes the hint and improves your compensation, handing you both a seventh-grade alchemist's legacy and a Third-Class Guest Token.]

[You accept the token but decline the seventh-grade alchemist's legacy, saying you would like to exchange it for something else.]

[Xun'er looks puzzled and asks what you would like instead.]

[You explain that you and Senior Zi Yan of Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy hit it off at first sight and have become sworn siblings. You hope that great faction can take both of you in.]

[At your words, Xun'er's expression turns peculiar. She studies you with a meaningful gaze, but ultimately shakes her head in refusal. Taking out a jade slip, she reveals Zi Yan's identity as an Ancient Void Dragon.]

[Clearly, with the Gu Clan's formidable power, investigating Zi Yan's bloodline is no difficult matter. They simply do not know that Zi Yan is no ordinary Ancient Void Dragon, but a member of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's imperial bloodline, possessing a supreme bloodline capable of reaching high-level Dou Sheng!]

[Xun'er explains that Zi Yan belongs to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, which is fiercely protective of its own. She cannot bring Zi Yan back to that great faction. Even in that faction's eyes, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan is no nameless presence, and is quite troublesome to deal with.]

[You are somewhat disappointed. You had hoped to use the Gu Clan's power to shelter Zi Yan until she grew up and attained the peerless Dragon Phoenix physique. Then you could help her set things right, sweep away the many rebellious subjects on Ancient Dragon Island, and ascend to the supreme throne of Dragon Emperor!]

[Unfortunately, things do not go as you wish. Such heaven-sent riches are not so easy to feast upon after all. In the end, you request a Transformation Pill and a Sect Breaking Pill instead, giving them to Zi Yan and Hu Gan respectively.]

[Month three: Hu Gan takes the Sect Breaking Pill and breaks through to Dou Zong, becoming Jia Nan Academy's fourth Dou Zong expert. Truly, age has only made him more vigorous!]

[You are overjoyed and intend to celebrate, only for Hu Gan to pin you down and give you a savage beating!]

["You old fool, Hu Gan! You can't recognize a good deed when you see one! You deserve to be stuck at Dou Emperor for the rest of your life!" You loudly denounce his brutality, only to receive another savage beating from Hu Gan.]

[Although he does not know where you obtained the Sect Breaking Pill, he knows you well enough to be certain that, if you are willing to give away such a lavish gift, you must have done something shady.]

["Are you planning to leave, brat? Which faction in the Central Plains have you sold yourself to?" Hu Gan's expression turns serious as he lays your plans bare.]

[You sigh inwardly, "Old ginger really is hotter..." When a child grows up and wants to leave home, every parent worries. It is hardly surprising. You then tell him your choice.]

[After hearing you out, Hu Gan falls silent for a moment, waves his hand, and tells you to leave.]

[Meanwhile, after Zi Yan eats the Seventh-grade Transformation Pill, her body does not change at all, leaving her howling in anger. You comfort her while pondering whether the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's bloodline is simply too powerful. After all, they only reach adulthood at Dou Zun, so it is perfectly reasonable for her to remain an immature little girl at Dou Wang.]

[Month four: For Fire Energy points, you begin participating in the Inner Academy's renowned arena duels. With your Dou Wang strength, you sweep all before you, and every expert on the Strong Ranking falls beneath your demonic claws.]

[Even Lin Xiuya, second on the Strong Ranking, and Liu Qing, third, join forces to challenge you, only to be suppressed with a single hand. You declare loudly, "Even with Zi Yan dragging at one hand and Jia Nan Academy's supreme glory weighing upon the other, I am still invincible beneath the heavens!"]

[You surpass Lin Xiuya's record of ten consecutive victories, achieving eleven straight wins. You quit while you are ahead, collecting eleven hundred Fire Energy points before leaving.]

[Month five: You break through to Two-Star Dou Wang and master the mid-level Earth-tier Dou Technique, Azure Flame Asura Blade. After lamenting the hardships of cultivation, you accept a challenge from the combined top ten of Jia Nan Academy's Strong Ranking. With a slash of your blade, azure flames become a flood dragon, and the Asura reveals its fearsome might. Three slashes defeat ten opponents, and your name shakes Jia Nan!]

[From then on, you earn the celebrated title of "Asura King." Together with Zi Yan, who holds the title of "Brute Force King," you become known as the "Canaan Twin Stars," enjoying unrivaled fame.]

[Soon afterward, Vice President Hu Gan calls you into his study. Great Elder Su Qian is there as well, and hands you a token.]

[Great Elder Su Qian explains that this token belongs to the academy's president, Mang Tianchi. The president is currently traveling through the Central Plains, though his whereabouts are uncertain. Once you reach the Central Plains, you can try to find him. If you do, this token will secure his assistance.]

[Holding the token, you know that old Hu Gan must have obtained it for your sake. Patting your chest, you promise that you will definitely bring the president back.]

[Month six: You study alchemy and refine a peak fifth-grade Dou Ling Pill. Taking one raises your cultivation straight to Three-Star Dou Wang. You feed another to Zi Yan, and she breaks through to Four-Star Dou Wang.]

[The two of you join forces to explore the mountains behind Jia Nan Academy, seizing the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk guarded by the Snow Demon Ape. You beat the ape until it kneels and begs for mercy, then leave it with a harsh warning and swagger away...]

[Month seven: You seek Young Lady Xun'er's approval, obtain a way to contact Ling Ying, and head to the Tagor Desert, preparing to seize the Green Lotus Core Flame.]

[Month eight: You reach the Tagor Desert and successfully contact Ling Ying. Upon discovering that Xiao Yan has infiltrated the Snake-People Holy City and is stealing the Green Lotus Core Flame, you act decisively. Taking advantage of Queen Medusa's weakened state during her tribulation, Ling Ying holds off Xiao Yan and his master while you seize the Green Lotus Core Flame and flee.]

[Afterward, the five elders of the Snake-People Tribe and the Dou Huang expert Yun Yun pursue you. You decisively summon your adoptive father, and Dou Zong Hu Gan makes his entrance!]

[A Dou Zong expert—terrifying indeed!]

[With one slap apiece, Hu Gan sends the five elders of the Snake-People Tribe flying and crushes the Dou Emperor Yun Yun. Brimming with dominance, he delivers a harsh warning: "Who dares lay a hand on someone from my Jia Nan Academy?"]

[Month nine: You return to Jia Nan Academy and refine the Green Lotus Core Flame, breaking through to Five-Star Dou Wang. You then refine three kinds of cultivation-boosting fifth-grade pills, raising your cultivation straight to the peak of Seven-Star Dou Wang, before entering seclusion in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to stabilize your realm.]

[Month ten: With the tempering provided by the Green Lotus Core Flame and Formless Heart Flame, you stabilize your realm, purify your Dou Qi, and complete your transformation. Struck by inspiration, you begin studying alchemy.]

[Month twelve: Your alchemy reaches the sixth grade. Ling Ying returns to Jia Nan Academy to report, and Xun'er summons you.]

[Ling Ying reports on Xiao Yan's circumstances after your departure. Pursued by both Pill King Gu He and the Snake-People Tribe, he escaped with the help of a mysterious soul. He then took first place at the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Convention and defeated Nalan Yanran in the Three-Year Agreement.]

[Afterward, the Misty Cloud Sect pursued him. He is now wandering far from home and heading to Jia Nan Academy for refuge.]

[You understand. With Yun Yun's help, Xiao Yan could escape the Misty Cloud Sect's demonic claws after all. After all, even the sect leader has become his little mistress, so how could anyone else get a grip on Xiao Yan?]

[Year two, month two: The Gu Clan's Black Annihilation Army arrives, still led by Ling Quan. You bid Zi Yan farewell, tell her of her identity as an Ancient Void Dragon, and leave her a batch of pills. Then you mount the Four-Winged Unicorn and embark, for the second time, on the journey to join the Gu Clan.]