Departure to the Jiama Empire

He lowered his head slightly and looked around, and found that his body seemed to have been tempered. His physical strength was slightly improved, and his skin was whiter and more delicate than before.

Suddenly a breeze blew, causing his body to react slightly. Xiao Ling then remembered that his clothes were burned when he absorbed the Heavenly flame. He hurriedly took out a set of moon-white clothes from the ring beside him and put them on.

After feeling the situation in his body, Xiao Ling was very satisfied and said to himself: "Although the energy of this seed flame is not much, the quality is very good. Now the "Burning Art" has been upgraded from the low level of the Xuan level to the middle level of the Xuan level, and the cultivation level has also been upgraded from Dou Wang three-stars to Dou Wang four-stars. At least three months of cultivation time has been saved. After all, it is just a seed flame, which is not bad. Moreover, the benefits brought by refining the Heavenly flame are long-lasting and hidden. In the years to come, as I become more proficient in controlling them, the benefits I get will only become greater and greater..."

Shaking his head, Xiao Ling stopped thinking about these trivial things. Now he had to summon out his own Heavenly flame to take a look.

His left hand slowly stretched out, and then his eyes gradually closed. His mind flashed rapidly in his body, and he sent out a command.

As the command was issued, the body reacted at the same time. In the center of the Dou Qi cyclone, a small gray light spot trembled slightly. After a moment of silence, a wisp of golden flame suddenly burst out.

The golden flame passed through the Dou Crystal, then flowed rapidly along the meridians in the body. After a blink of an eye, it entered the meridians in the arm.

In the training room, Xiao Ling, who had his eyes slightly closed, suddenly opened them abruptly. The golden flames flashed through his eyes again. He suddenly opened his fists with his palms facing upwards. With a touch of excitement on his face, he shouted softly, "Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, appear!"

As Xiao Ling's shout fell, his right palm trembled slightly, and then, a surging golden flame instantly burst out and quickly wrapped around his palm.

Feeling the blazing heat it radiated, and watching the space around the flame being slightly distorted, Xiao Ling was very satisfied and couldn't help but exclaimed: "The Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame is indeed terrifying. Unlike other Heavenly flames that have some functions, it is purely high in damage output and ranks fourth on the Heavenly Flame List. With my Dou Wang cultivation, when I activate this flame. A Dou Zong strongman who is caught off guard and hit by it will be seriously injured. It's just that I'm not too familiar with controlling this flame yet, so it may be a little inconvenient to use it to refine medicine. But I just happened to get the "Distraction Control Method", so I can practice the "Distraction Control Method" while getting familiar with this flame."

After taking the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame back into his body, Xiao Ling looked around the training room. It was full of potholes and even the stone platform made of special stone was a little damaged. Xiao Ling scratched his head and muttered to himself, "I have to tell Lin Xiuya before I leave the academy and ask them to call someone to fix it."

After walking out of the training room and checking the time, he found that it took about an hour to devour the flame. Lin Xiuya, who had gotten up early, had already walked to the yard and started practicing fighting skills.

Seeing Xiao Ling coming out, Lin Xiuya stopped what he was doing, greeted Xiao Ling, and asked, "Xiao Ling, are you leaving the academy soon?"

Nodding slightly, Xiao Ling replied: "Wait for Zi Yan to come over later, and we will set off soon."

"Then aren't you going to say goodbye to everyone? What about Han Yue and your cousin?" Lin Xiuya asked with some confusion.

Waving his hand, Xiao Ling smiled and said, "I already talked about that yesterday, and I don't like this feeling of parting, so don't miss me at the academy."

"Why would a grown man like me miss you? You're so narcissistic. But you should be careful when you go out to gain experience." Lin Xiuya said unhappily.

"Don't worry, I will be careful. I care about my life very much. By the way, there was an accident in my training room. Please help me contact someone to repair it." Sensing Zi Yan's breath approaching, Xiao Ling waved to Lin Xiuya, left a word, then spread his Dou Qi Wings and left the yard.

Looking at Xiao Lingfei's figure flying into the sky, Lin Xiuya murmured to himself: "I don't know if we can catch up with you in the future, and what level of cultivation you will reach when we meet next time."

…

Not long after flying into the sky, Xiao Ling saw a petite figure waving purple Dou Qi Wings from a distance. It was Zi Yan, who was going to travel with Xiao Ling.

 When Zi Yan on the opposite side saw Xiao Ling, she instantly increased her speed, and with a powerful shake of her Dou Qi Wings, she turned into a purple ray of light and rushed towards Xiao Ling. The surrounding space seemed to have ripples, as if clearing a path for Zi Yan's body.

In the blink of an eye, Zi Yan threw herself into Xiao Ling's arms, causing Xiao Ling to flap his wings to stabilize his body. Fortunately, Zi Yan slowed down after approaching, and Xiao Ling's physical strength was not bad, otherwise, if an ordinary Dou Wang strongman was hit by this Taixu Ancient Dragon Head Hammer, his bones might be broken.

Zi Yan rubbed her cheek against Xiao Ling's arms and smelled the fascinating medicinal fragrance on Xiao Ling's body. She couldn't help but feel a little hungry. She asked with some anticipation: "Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling, when are we going to set off? When the time comes, we must search for medicinal herbs carefully."

Touching Zi Yan's smooth purple hair helplessly, Xiao Ling smiled and said, "Since we are ready, let's go directly. Let's go to the school to borrow a flying monster. The body of the Rayquaza is relatively slender. Although it is fast to sit on, the riding experience is not as comfortable as the house on the flying monster. I am not in a hurry to fly back to the Jia Ma Empire. It just so happens that the energy of the Rayquaza has not been digested after taking the medicinal herbs, so let it sleep for a while."

Hearing this, Zi Yan in his arms nodded and said, "Then let's quickly go to the elder who guards the barrier and get a flying monster."

The two said no more, flapped their Dou Qi Wings, and walked towards the inner courtyard space door.

They took a griffin from the elder at the barrier, and Xiao Ling and his companions flew on this flying magical beast for more than an hour before reaching the outer courtyard.

...

Canaan Academy Outer Courtyard

After leaving the flying beast at the flying station of the outer courtyard, Xiao Ling took Zi Yan and walked towards the office of Hu Qian, the vice president of the outer courtyard.

After all, Vice Dean Hu Qian took good care of me when I was in the outer courtyard. Now that I am leaving Canaan Academy for training, I should say goodbye.  

Walking through the quiet bluestone path, looking at the familiar scenery here, Xiao Ling couldn't help but sigh: "It has been nearly five years since I left. Those students from the outer courtyard who were in the same class as me have either entered the inner courtyard for training or failed the selection and left the academy. There are no students in the outer courtyard who can recognize me."

Zi Yan stretched out a small hand to hold Xiao Ling's and asked curiously, "I was brought back to the inner courtyard by old man Su. So, I have never been to the outer courtyard. Xiao Ling, what do you think is the difference between the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard?"

Touching his chin, Xiao Ling thought for a while, and then said, "The inner and outer courtyards of Canaan Academy have obvious differences in student strength, resources, selection conditions, educational environment, teachers and leaders, and student backgrounds. As the core of Canaan Academy, the inner courtyard provides top students with a more superior learning and growth environment, and they can enjoy high-level resources, such as the Fallen Heart Flame in the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower. This kind of fire helps students refine their Dou Qi and greatly improves their training efficiency. The difference between the inner and outer courtyards is huge. Although the cultivation level of the inner courtyard students is much higher than that of the outer courtyard students, which is not the point. The point is that the atmosphere between the inner and outer courtyards is completely different. The inner courtyard of Canaan Academy is more like a small society than the outer courtyard. It is also good for those students to accept the cruelty of society in advance. After all, this world is ultimately about strength. There are countless intrigues. If you go out to train without going through some setbacks, you will easily be pitted to the point of being left with nothing."

Reaching out and touching Zi Yan's head, Xiao Ling smiled and continued, "None of this matters. As long as you are strong enough, you don't have to worry about anything. You can just break it with force."

Zi Yan was thoughtful, her eyes rolled around, she put her arm around Xiao Ling and said, "Then I have to eat more herbs, so that my strength will improve faster, and I will punish anyone I am unhappy with in the future."

Hearing this, Xiao Ling smiled and agreed: "What you said is not wrong, but you need to have so many medicinal herbs to eat."

Shaking Xiao Ling's arm, Zi Yan said pitifully: "Xiao Ling, can I have a larger daily quota of pills?"

Nodding, Xiao Ling replied: "Now your strength has also increased a lot. As long as you listen to me carefully during this training, I will make more pills for you to eat."

Hearing that she would have more pills to eat if she was obedient, Zi Yan patted her chest and vowed, "Don't worry, I will be obedient. I will beat whoever you want me to beat."

"Haha, then you have to keep your word."

"Yeah!"

The two chatted and laughed as they slowly walked towards the vice president's office in the morning light.

...

After a while, the two came to an elegant attic and stopped.

Holding Zi Yan's hand, Xiao Ling went forward and knocked on the door, then said to the inside: "Vice President Hu Qian, I'm Xiao Ling, are you free now?"

Hu Qian, who was checking documents in the office, heard Xiao Ling's voice coming from outside the door and replied with some surprise: "Xiao Ling, why are you here in the outer courtyard? Come in quickly."

Xiao Ling, who was outside the door, heard this, opened the door, and walked in with Zi Yan.

Seeing Xiao Ling and Zi Yan walking into the house, Hu Qian stroked his beard and said kindly, "Xiao Ling and Zi Yan, why don't you stay in the inner courtyard? Why do you come to this old man like me?"

Xiao Ling bowed slightly before answering, "Now that my cultivation has broken through to Dou Wang, the inner courtyard can no longer help me. I plan to return to my family and gain some experience in the Jia Ma Empire and its surroundings to find some opportunities. When I leave the academy, I naturally have to say goodbye to you, the dean."

Nodding, Hu Qian said with relief: "I was right about you back then. In less than five years, you have become a Dou Wang strongman. Your cultivation talent is truly amazing. You can come out of the inner courtyard. It seems that Great Elder Su Qian has agreed with you. I have nothing to say. You must be careful when you are training outside. Don't be careless. Protecting yourself is more important than anything else."

"Don't worry, Vice President, I will pay attention to the details." After Xiao Ling finished speaking, he took out a porcelain bottle from the ring and handed it to Hu Qian.

Hu Qian took the porcelain bottle and asked curiously, "Xiao Ling, what does this mean?"

Xiao Ling smiled and replied, "There are two Breaking Sect Pills in here. After I broke through to the sixth-rank alchemist, I searched for materials in the Magic Beast Mountain Range and exchanged some medicinal materials in the medicinal material warehouse before I refined them. One is for you to use, and the other one is for me to pass on to Elder Huo. Thank you for your careful teaching in the outer courtyard."

In fact, this was not the Breaking Sect Pill that Xiao Ling had refined himself. He had just extracted three from the system. Now that two had been given away, Xiao Ling still had one left. Before leaving the inner courtyard, Xiao Ling had also mentioned this to Elder Su Qian. If there were elders who needed to refine Breaking Sect Pill, they could start preparing the herbs, and when Xiao Ling returned from his training, he would help the elders refine the pills. There were still some herbs for Breaking Sect Pill in the Canaan Academy treasury, but those elders were individuals after all, and they could not directly mobilize the resources of the academy. They could only exchange them with privileges. It would definitely require some resource exchanges to gather the herbs. When Xiao Ling returned to the academy, the collection of herbs should be completed.

Hearing that it was the Breaking Sect Pill he had been dreaming of, Hu Qian was shocked and quickly opened the porcelain bottle. He took a closer look and saw two milky white pills lying inside. The precious light around them was dense and jumped from time to time, which looked quite extraordinary. It was the Breaking Sect Pill, a sixth-grade top pill that could increase the chances of Dou Huang breaking through to Dou Zong.

Putting away the porcelain bottle in his hand, Hu Qian said with some emotion: "I didn't expect that your cultivation level improved so quickly, and your alchemy skills also made great progress. You can even refine the sixth-grade top elixir like the Breaking Sect Pill. I can't take your pill for nothing. Although you may not be able to use these things, you should still accept them. When you return to the family, you can give it to the younger generations." After that, Hu Qian took out a storage ring and threw it to Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling did not refuse. He held the ring in his hand, probed his soul into it, and checked it. The ring contained some martial arts and fighting skills. The highest level was a low-level earth-level wood-attribute martial arts, and there were countless other mysterious-level martial arts and fighting skills. The collection of the old Dou Huang peak powerhouse was indeed quite a lot, including all kinds of attributes.

After Xiao Ling put away the ring, he took Zi Yan's hand and said goodbye to Hu Qian, "Vice President Hu Qian, we will be leaving now. I wish you success in breaking through to the Dou Zong realm." After saying that, he turned and left the room, spread his Dou Qi wings, and flew into the sky.

Looking at the two figures leaving, Hu Qian said to himself: "The hidden dragon has emerged from the abyss. I look forward to your name spreading throughout the Douqi Continent and writing a magnificent story."