Soul Old Ghost
Xiao Yan didn't doubt it, because according to the books in the Storage Ring, the Dou Qi Continent's most powerful organizations were two: one was the Soul Palace, and the other was the Pill Tower, formed by all Alchemists united to resist the Soul Palace's constant kidnapping of Alchemists.
The Soul Palace was such a powerful organization that all Alchemists had to unite to protect themselves.
The Strange Flame that all Alchemists on the entire Dou Qi Continent dreamed of might really be nothing in the eyes of the Soul Palace's higher-ups.
Undeniably, this was an evil but terrifyingly powerful organization.
Hearing the old man's words, Xiao Yan didn't say anything, just smiled slightly, politely thanked him, and turned to walk towards the wooden door, preparing to leave.
The old man looked at Xiao Yan preparing to leave and slowly said, "The second on the Strange Flame Ranking List, the Void Swallowing Flame, is in my clan."
!!!!!
Xiao Yan paused. The Void Swallowing Flame, second on the Strange Flame Ranking List, was actually in the Soul Clan?! The higher the Strange Flame was on the Strange Flame Ranking List, the more mysterious it was, especially the top few, which only had a picture and a few words. The written description of the Void Swallowing Flame, ranked second, was even scarcer than that of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame.
It only said that this Strange Flame was born in the void and could devour everything in the world.
Forget finding it, he didn't even know what it looked like.
And the Strange Flame ranked first on the Strange Flame Ranking List was even more mysterious, without even a name. Even the Strange Flame Ranking List's introduction was blank, extremely mysterious.
"Heh heh heh, kid, since you have Hun Xuzi's Soul Token, then I might as well tell you that as long as you have enough Alchemic talent, even if you're not one of us, you can obtain a sub-flame of the Void Swallowing Flame," the old man dropped a bombshell.
Even though Xiao Yan knew that the Soul Palace was an evil and dangerous place, at this moment, Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel the urge to join the Soul Palace.
The Void Swallowing Flame, ranked second! Who could resist such temptation!
Xiao Yan took a deep breath to calm himself down, then, with his back to the old man, he asked, "As far as I know, there's no such thing as a sub-flame of a Strange Flame."
"The world is vast; how much can you know? If you're willing to join the Soul Palace, you can come here again to find me. This old one's name is Soul Old Ghost." The green light in Soul Old Ghost's eyes flashed, then he slowly closed his eyes and said nothing more.
After Xiao Yan left the Soul Offering Old Shop, the closed-eyed Soul Old Ghost slowly muttered to himself, "This kid actually has a very faint Xiao Clan scent on him. If Xiao Xuan knew that his clansmen had joined the Soul Palace, I wonder what he would think. Heh heh heh, interesting."
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Early the next morning, Xiao Yan walked out of his room and happened to see Xun Er also walking out of her room.
"Good morning, Xun Er. Did you kick off the blanket last night?" Xiao Yan walked up to Xun Er and jokingly laughed.
Xun Er giggled and said, "It's Xiao Yan-gege who didn't even fix his collar."
The two walked downstairs, chatting and laughing.
After all the new students finished breakfast, a team of Canaan Academy's Griffon flying squad lined up neatly to take the new students into Canaan City.
"Students, bring the Badges that were just distributed to you. Only with a Badge can you enter the academy." Ruo Lin Mentor took out a azure Badge. There was a barrier protecting the academy, and without a Badge, it was impossible to pass through the barrier.
What Xiao Yan didn't expect was that Peace Town was so far away from Canaan City. It took nearly half a day of flying. Of course, this also included two or three hours of rest in the middle. They finally arrived at dusk, just as the sun was about to set.
Xiao Yan, who had been closing his eyes to rest, suddenly sensed something and opened his closed eyes, his gaze cast into the distance.
There, the outline of a city so vast that it was staggering slowly appeared in the twilight of the setting sun.
"This is Canaan City?"
"It's so huge."
"What beautiful scenery."
Even from high in the sky, they still couldn't take in the entire city, which showed just how vast the city's area was.
Only Canaan Academy had the ability to occupy such a vast area in the center of the Black-Corner Region.
At the Canaan City's flying beast parking area, Xiao Yan slowly exhaled and couldn't help but stretch. He vowed that he would quickly reach the Dou Wang (Fighting King) level and gain the ability to fly. His butt was numb from sitting.
Following Ruo Lin Mentor, all the new students walked on the streets. The surging crowd made Xiao Yan secretly click his tongue. This kind of popularity was unmatched even by the capital of the Gama Empire. As expected of the continent's oldest academy, just the name alone would attract countless people to come here on a pilgrimage.
Canaan City didn't have a city lord's mansion. In the center of the city was Canaan Academy. Canaan City could basically meet the students' daily needs. To hunt Magical Beasts, they only needed to go out of the city to a large forest, which was rich in natural treasures. Students could freely hunt and gather herbs.
"Alright, everyone, you are now members of Canaan Academy. The class you will be attending is Yellow Rank Class Two. You can choose to live in the class dormitory or in Canaan City," Ruo Lin Mentor said gently to all the new students.
Xiao Yan and the other new students recruited from Wutan City were naturally in the same class, while Xiao Yu was a year older. In last year's Inner Academy assessment, Xiao Yu was only a Two-Star Dou Zhe, so naturally, she didn't pass the Inner Academy exam.
"Everyone is tired. Be on time at Yellow Rank Class Two tomorrow. I will explain some of the rules of the Outer Academy and the academy's Credit system to you."
Xiao Yan and the others had already heard Xiao Yu talk about some of the Outer Academy's systems. In the Inner Academy, the most important thing was the Fire Energy to enter the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower, but in the Outer Academy, the most important thing was Credit.
This Credit was different from the Credit in university. This Credit was used to exchange for Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques, and even some pills, Magical Beast weapons, and the use of practice rooms required Credit.
In the Dou Qi Continent, a world where the strong are respected, there is no free lunch. To gain something, one must pay the price.
Canaan Academy is not a charity, and the academy's Dou Techniques and Cultivation Methods are not open for free. Completing academy tasks earns Credits, which can be used to exchange for Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques to study at the Outer Academy Scripture Pavilion.
Even daily cleaning for the school earns a small amount of Credits, but the fastest way to obtain Credits is to enter the academy forest to gather herbs, sell the herbs to the academy in exchange for Credits, and then exchange them for Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques.
"Ruo Lin Mentor, may I have a word with you?" Xiao Yan asked softly.
"What is it, little genius?" Ruo Lin Mentor was in a great mood. With Xiao Yan and Xun Er, these two trump cards, this year's Yellow Rank Two Class would definitely be the most dazzling class.
"I want to enter the Heavenly Flame Training Qi Tower as soon as possible."
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Ruo Lin Mentor was not surprised at all. If it weren't for the fact that this year's Inner Academy exam had already ended, with Xiao Yan's current cultivation, passing the exam would basically be no problem for him.
Studying in the Outer Academy was not very useful to him, so wanting to enter the Inner Academy to cultivate was normal.
Ruo Lin Mentor looked troubled, "Xiao Yan, with your cultivation and strength, passing this year's Inner Academy exam shouldn't be difficult for you. Can't you wait a year?"
Xiao Yan shook his head. A year? It was impossible to waste a year at this time. Moreover, Xiao Yan's purpose was not to learn the Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques of Canaan Academy, his purpose was the Strange Flame!
Even though he knew that his chances of devouring the Strange Flame were very slim, he would not be content if he did not try! "Sigh." Ruo Lin Mentor sighed. Geniuses were indeed also thorns in the side.
"Alright, your situation is indeed a bit special. I'll discuss it with the vice president of the Outer Academy tonight to see how to handle your situation."
Being a teacher is too difficult! I can't even rest after getting off the plane!
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