Although Xiao Yan looked quite mild-mannered, Su Qian did not believe that someone who had earned such a fearsome reputation in a place like the Black-Corner Region in just one year could be a kindly soul. A man like him had to have some purpose for suddenly sneaking into Jia Nan Academy. Perhaps he had come for the academy's Heavenly Flames!
"Hehe, I came to Jia Nan Academy mainly to make a trade with you, Great Elder Su Qian," Xiao Yan said with a slight smile.
"What kind of trade?" Su Qian remained outwardly composed, but inwardly raised his guard. A powerful surge of Dou Qi swiftly gathered in the palm hidden behind his back. At the slightest sign of ill intent from Xiao Yan, he would strike without hesitation. With his strength as a Dou Zong and the help of the many elders in the Inner Academy, taking this fellow down by surprise should pose no problem.
"You should know that I'm a high-level Alchemist, Great Elder Su Qian. I heard Jia Nan Academy has many unusual medicinal ingredients, so I came specifically to discuss whether you could trade some of them to me. I'll offer pills, Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills of equal value in exchange." Xiao Yan cupped his hands and smiled.
"Huh?" Su Qian had been ready to act upon hearing the first half of Xiao Yan's explanation, but the request that followed left him stunned. He was not alone; the surrounding elders also looked at Xiao Yan with strange expressions. This rising overlord of the Black-Corner Region had gone out of his way to sneak into Jia Nan Academy... just to trade for some medicinal ingredients? Wasn't that a little too absurd?
"What is it? Do you disagree, Great Elder Su Qian?" Xiao Yan asked