Jia Nan Academy Definitely Has Something Going On
"Jia Nan Academy?"
In the Ye Clan in Ye City, Central Plains, in the courtyard next to Lingxi Courtyard.
Ye Xinlan sat at a stone table, reading the diary by moonlight.
Although a genius like Ye Qingzhou had appeared in the Ye Clan, she still placed great importance on this opportunity she had obtained.
If the diary's contents were not nonsense and this Xiao Yan could truly become a Dou Di in the future, befriending him early would be an opportunity for the Ye Clan.
"My uncle said that the recruitment teachers from Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy just finished the entrance examinations in Tianbei City and will be coming to Ye City soon."
"I originally planned to wait another three years before taking the examination and going to study at Jia Nan Academy. Perhaps I could consider going early this time."
Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy had a Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower that could greatly increase the cultivation speed of cultivators below the Dou Wang realm. Every faction of some renown on the continent knew about it.
Fire-attribute cultivators in particular could get twice the result with half the effort by cultivating in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
The Ye Clan was not weak, but Ye Xinlan had long planned to study at Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy.
"I'll ask my cousin tomorrow. If he's interested, we can go together." Ye Xinlan turned toward Lingxi Courtyard.
Meanwhile, in the Northern Pavilion of Wind Lightning Pavilion, in the Wind Thunder Mountain Range of the Northern Region of the Central Plains.
Feng Qing'er, who had not been cultivating there for long, closed her diary, her gaze sharp.
"I can't reveal the contents of the diary to outsiders. I don't want to experience that feeling of dying again.
"But without a valid reason, I can't have my guards accompany me out of Wind Lightning Pavilion to the Northwest Continent."
"How can I befriend Xiao Yan as soon as possible?"
Feng Qing'er's true form was a Heavenly Demon Phoenix. She had always considered her bloodline noble, and she was so arrogant that she never regarded anyone else as worthy of her attention.
If not for a mutation in her bloodline that had changed her Dou Qi attributes to wind and lightning, and if Thunder Venerable had not been on good terms with the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, she would not have joined Wind Lightning Pavilion to study.
But now, she had grown interested in Xiao Yan, the future Flame Emperor, and wanted to befriend him early.
A Dou Di who was also an alchemist ought to be able to help her transform into an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, right?
"But Xiao Yan isn't all that impressive either." Feng Qing'er's gaze fell on the diary.
The owner of this diary, the person called "The Light Boat Has Passed Ten Thousand Mountains," was the truly powerful one.
Even the movements of a future Dou Di were as clear to him as the lines on his own palm.
If she, Feng Qing'er, were to find a man, he had to be the strongest kind of man, like this one.
"I need to find a way to get to the Northwest Continent."
"But if I go, will I draw attention?"
Meanwhile, in the eastern part of the Southern Region of the Central Plains.
This was a world of brilliant starlight, filled with countless pavilions, terraces, and towers.
In a secret room inside a tower, a pretty woman with short hair tilted her head.
"Could this Yao Lao be the pavilion master Teacher mentioned?"
Perhaps she could tell her teacher what was in the diary and ask her teacher to decide what to do?
But the moment the thought arose, the woman felt as though an invisible hand had gripped her heart.
If she dared reveal any information from the diary, she would die.
"Phew, what a frightening method." The woman gasped for breath, then pouted. "If you won't let me talk about it, fine. You could have just told me. Why did you have to hurt me?"
But clearly, the diary copy would not answer the girl.
After a moment's thought, the woman took out a Communication Jade Slip.
[Teacher, your disciple wishes to go to the Black-Corner Region of the Northwest Continent to gain some experience.]
After sending the message, the girl set off at once.
It was only the Northwest Continent. If she wanted to go, she would go.
If Yao Lao really was the long-missing pavilion master of their Starfall Pavilion, then Xiao Yan was her senior brother.
With a future Dou Di as her senior brother, wouldn't she soar straight into the sky?
If the Endless Fire Domain had Yao Lao, then it could have Mu Qingluan too.
"When the time comes, I might even consider letting Feng Qing'er be my mount. Maybe I could have her be my foot-washing maid."
"Jie jie jie... Huh? Why am I laughing like those ghostly things from the Hall of Souls?"
In a courtyard in the rear grounds of Jia Nan Academy.
Zi Yan lay on a swing and yawned.
"Looks like this Xiao Yan is coming to Jia Nan Academy. I can take him as my little brother."
"This Ten Thousand Mountains who writes the diary knows my great name too. Maybe that was how things were originally going to develop."
"I hope he hurries up."
Perhaps because he had written quite a lot this time, The Light Boat Has Passed Ten Thousand Mountains did not update the book review.
When the women saw that no update was forthcoming, they stopped paying attention and got back to what they were doing.
Knowing about a future Dou Di was indeed an opportunity.
But "The Light Boat Has Passed Ten Thousand Mountains" was very likely an existence beyond the Dou Di realm. They needed to think carefully about how to approach Xiao Yan right under his nose; they could not act recklessly.
Otherwise, a perfectly good opportunity might turn into a great terror.
Nothing happened that night, and in the blink of an eye, the next morning had arrived.
After washing up, Ye Qingzhou left his room and found Ye Xinlan sitting absentmindedly at the stone table, her face cupped in her hands.
"Cousin, what are you thinking about?"
Ye Qingzhou came over to the stone table and served a bowl of fried rice for both Ye Xinlan and himself.
"Cousin." Ye Xinlan came back to her senses and looked at Ye Qingzhou, her eyes brightening. "Here's the thing. I got a... huh?"
Halfway through her sentence, Ye Xinlan looked puzzled and studied Ye Qingzhou from head to toe. "Cousin, why do you seem different?"
Compared to before, he gave off a stronger, intangible sense of pressure, and his whole bearing was more otherworldly.
"Maybe it's because I took a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill and a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill yesterday, and my cultivation improved a lot," Ye Qingzhou answered casually. With a light chuckle, he said, "First, tell me what you got from the clan head."
A One-Star Dou Ling was certainly different from a Three-Star Da Dou Shi, but there was no need to tell anyone about it.
He already enjoyed the highest standing and support in the Ye Clan, so he no longer needed to go out of his way to show himself off.
Too much was as bad as too little; a tall tree caught the wind.
"So your cultivation improved." Ye Xinlan nodded in realization and promptly continued, "I got some news from the clan head. The special recruitment team from Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy has finished the examinations in Tianbei City and is about to enter the Central Region. They'll pass through our Ye City."
"Cousin, would you like to go cultivate at Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy for a while?"
Ye Xinlan was not at all worried about whether Ye Qingzhou could pass the examination.
With the Ye Clan's strength, it sent a few disciples to study at Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy every few years.
The Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, built around a Heavenly Flame, did indeed have its merits.
"Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy, huh?" Ye Qingzhou thought of his original plan to befriend the Flame Emperor.
Join the Endless Fire Domain, go to the Great Thousand World, marry the Ancient Buddha Clan's holy maiden, become the father of the Sovereign, and reach the pinnacle of life.
But now that he had the diary as a cheat, aside from still being able to marry the Ancient Buddha Clan's holy maiden, there was no need to pursue the rest.
There's no need to make a special trip to Jia Nan Academy to cultivate. I'd be better off going to Sacred Pill City and finding a way into the Little Pill Tower. Now that I have a seed of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, my talent is definitely sufficient.
But Jia Nan Academy has Zi Yan, and right beneath it are Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave and that mysterious Flame Lizard Tribe. Refining Fire Beads with a Heavenly Flame can directly increase my cultivation.
I might even be able to befriend Xun'er, the Ancient Clan Chief's daughter, ahead of time.
Not counting the Bodhi Ancient Tree, there are only three late Nine-Star Dou Sheng experts on the Dou Qi Continent, and the daughters of two of them are at Jia Nan Academy.
I should go. I really do need to go.