After returning to Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan naturally had to greet Great Elder Su Qian. After all, he was an honorary elder of Jia Nan Academy, no matter how one looked at it. Although he had barely spent any time there, since he had made a rare visit, he ought to let the elder know.
Great Elder Su Qian was overjoyed to learn that Xiao Yan had returned and immediately ordered someone to prepare a room for Xiao Yan and his companions. At first, however, he assumed the girls beside Xiao Yan were his disciples. Just as he was wondering why Xiao Yan only accepted female disciples, he suddenly learned that they were all Xiao Yan's lovers. At once, the look he gave Xiao Yan became exceedingly strange.
A few years ago, Xiao Yan would certainly have tried every possible way to defend himself, but by now, he was thoroughly accustomed to such looks. It was not as though a little scorn would kill him. Worse still, perhaps because so many people had accused him of having a thing for little girls, even he had begun to develop the illusion that this really was the type he liked.
Xiao Yan did not rush to the Magma World beneath the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower. Instead, he spent some quiet time at Jia Nan Academy. During that period, he occasionally found time to visit some of the academy's training grounds and offer a little guidance, while spending the rest of his time accompanying Zi Yan and the others around the academy.
By now, Xiao Yan had truly reached the pinnacle of the Dou Qi Continent. This level was already the limit of a lower plane. If he wanted to make rapid breakthroughs as he once had, he would have to