After his injuries had mostly healed, Xiao Yan turned his thoughts to continuing his alchemy. After all, one reason he had come to Jia Nan Academy was to exchange for medicinal ingredients to practice his Alchemy. Now that he had obtained the Heavenly Flames and the ingredients were in hand, there was no reason to give up halfway.
There was a small interlude in between. When his injuries had improved somewhat, Su Qian returned the pills that had originally been exchanged for the ingredients. After all, although Xiao Yan had failed to help them reclaim the Fallen Heart Flame this time, he had helped them a great deal. If nothing else, had Xiao Yan not acted, Hu Gan would certainly have been killed by Fang Yan. So, to repay the favor, Su Qian returned the pills that were meant for the exchange.
Given Xiao Yan's temperament, he normally would not have refused such things. But this time at Jia Nan Academy, he had already obtained what he wanted most, and he no longer thought much of these pills, so he returned them. His action naturally won the goodwill of Jia Nan Academy's upper echelons. After some discussion, they proposed a cooperation with Xiao Yan.
Every year, Jia Nan Academy had students who died in the Black-Corner Region during training excursions. They also clashed with certain forces in the Black-Corner Region from time to time. So years ago, Jia Nan Academy had considered supporting a force within the Black-Corner Region to protect their students or keep watch on other forces, but many matters had delayed it.
Now, the rising overlord with the greatest potential in the Black-Corner Region was sitting right before them, and due to Zi Yan, his relationship with Jia Nan Academy was fairly good. So after discussion, the