Take You to Broaden Your Horizons (10,000 Words Completed, Seeking Subscriptions)

"I'll let you know the difference between us in the selection competition!" Bai Shan reluctantly resorted to harsh words before leaving.

Seeing Bai Shan leave, Xiao Yan smiled and said to Ruo Lin Mentor, "Thank you, Mentor, for your help."

Ruo Lin Mentor shook her head and said, "Even if I didn't intervene, you would have been fine, right?"

Ruo Lin Mentor found that she could no longer see through Xiao Yan's strength. She was a Five Star Da Dou Shi! In just over a year, what level had Xiao Yan's strength reached? Xiao Yan sighed helplessly and said, "You can't say that, Ruo Lin Mentor. If you hadn't come out, I was afraid I would have accidentally killed him, and that would have been troublesome."

!!!!!!!! Ruo Lin Mentor suddenly felt a chill, her whole body went cold. Although Xiao Yan looked aggrieved and spoke softly, she felt that Xiao Yan was telling the truth!

If she hadn't been nearby just now, Xiao Yan might have killed him directly!

Ruo Lin Mentor carefully sized up Xiao Yan and said, "What's your cultivation level now?"

Xiao Yan picked up a kebab, ate it, and said, "I won't tell you. A man must maintain a sense of mystery."

Ruo Lin Mentor's eyes widened in disbelief. This old lady is your mentor!! Forget it, she doesn't seem to have taught him for a single day. She might as well not be this mentor.

Tired, doesn't care anymore, let whoever wants to care, care.

"Forget it, do as you please. In the Inner Academy selection competition four months later, it's okay if I submit your and Xun Er's names, right?" Ruo Lin Mentor shook her head helplessly. The student had grown up and she couldn't control him anymore.

Xun Er was already qualified to participate in the selection competition last year, but she gave up in order to wait for Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan shook his head and said, "Please also submit the names of Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, Xiao Meng, and Xiao Yueliang, Mentor."

The people of the Xiao Clan were all rounded up by Ruo Lin Mentor and taken under her wing.

"Ah?" Ruo Lin Mentor's expression was puzzled when she heard Xiao Yan's words, and she asked, "Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu are both Five Star Dou Shi, so it's okay to let them try. But Xiao Mei's cultivation talent is not high, let alone Xiao Meng and Xiao Yueliang, who have only entered the academy for less than a year."

"They won't be able to get into the top fifty."

Ruo Lin Mentor was still a Yellow Rank class mentor. The level of each mentor was not only related to the number of students promoted to the Inner Academy, but also had to reach a certain number within four years, and there were time regulations. Moreover, too many failures would also affect promotion.

Therefore, the Inner Academy quota every year had to be very cautious. This year was precisely the critical period for Ruo Lin Mentor to be promoted to a Mystic Rank mentor.

Xiao Yan revealed a confident smile and said, "Ruo Lin Mentor, don't worry, I, Xiao Yan, don't speak carelessly."

Ruo Lin Mentor suddenly remembered what Xiao Yan said when he first entered the academy, and the result was that he really did it.

"Do you really want them to join the assessment?" Ruo Lin Mentor asked back.

"Ruo Lin Mentor, don't worry, as long as they can survive my special training, entering the Inner Academy is not a problem," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

A strange look flashed in Ruo Lin Mentor's eyes. If Xiao Meng and Xiao Yueliang, who had joined the academy for a year, could enter the Inner Academy, that would be too terrifying.

"Okay, since you are so confident, then I will believe you once." Ruo Lin Mentor herself didn't know where the confidence came from, but when she saw Xiao Yan's eyes, she knew that she had not made the wrong decision.

"Thank you then, Ruo Lin Mentor. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Xiao Yan took the kebab and went happily to the pavilion where Xun Er was.

"Hey, the male dormitory is on the other side."

"I'm not staying overnight."

"That's not allowed either!"

In the end, Xiao Yan couldn't escape Ruo Lin Mentor's obstruction, so he and Xun Er were on the roof of the pavilion, watching the stars, eating kebabs, chatting about the past, and holding hands.

In the following days, Xiao Yan not only did not relax, but became even busier.

Xiao Yan was now not only the Young Clan Leader, but also had to teach Xiao Yu and the others cultivation methods and Dou Techniques. In addition, Xiao Yan also had his own cultivation tasks.

Asura Soul Severing Technique, this Earth Rank high-level Soul Skill was still full of difficulties even for Xiao Yan with his comprehension.

Xiao Yan was born with twice the Soul power of others. He originally thought that cultivating Soul Skills would not be a big problem, but he was still blocked by this Earth Rank high-level Soul Skill.

Three months passed, and Xiao Yan didn't even touch the threshold of entry. It slapped the face of Xiao Yan, this genius, hard.

Although the Soul Skill was stuck, Xiao Yan's cultivation base benefited from the power of the Burning Technique, and he improved by one star, reaching Two Star Dou Ling.

Even if the Burning Technique was not upgraded to an Earth Rank intermediate Cultivation Method, the speed of Dou Qi condensation was still greatly improved, allowing Xiao Yan to improve by one star in three months.

"You... you let go, you big pervert!!" Xiao Yu covered her skirt, her face flushed, and she looked at Xiao Yan angrily with tears in her eyes.

Xiao Yan grabbed Xiao Yu's ankle and lifted it up, admiring her beautiful legs, and said, "Xiao Yu, elder sister, oh, you're getting cocky, daring to challenge me?"

Xiao Yu bit her lower lip with her upper teeth. She thought that after more than three months of desperate cultivation, her strength had greatly improved, and she could at least cause some trouble for Xiao Yan, so she launched a challenge to Xiao Yan.

The result was the same as before, easily subdued by Xiao Yan and publicly humiliated.

Just as Xiao Yan was admiring the beautiful scenery before him, a slightly cold voice came from behind, "Xiao Yan gege."

!!!! Xiao Yan immediately released his hand, raised his hands in surrender, and turned to look at Xun Er, saying, "Xun Er, what brings you to the Dou Technique Arena today?"

Xun Er's watery eyes glanced at Xiao Yan, stirring his heart, and she said, "Xun Er came to give Xiao Yan gege something. Here, the thing Xiao Yan gege wanted."

Xun Er took out a piece of parchment from her Storage Ring and handed it to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan immediately perked up, picked up the parchment, and saw a very clear route recorded on it. It was a map.

"With this map, there's no need for so much trouble." Xiao Yan muttered to himself, looking at the information on it.

Xiao Mei asked hesitantly, "Xiao Yan tangge, are you going out?"

"Hehe, it's not just me going out. The annual auction will be held in Black Seal City in the Black-Corner Region the day after tomorrow. If it were just me, I could fly over, but if I take you along, I need a detailed map." Xiao Yan smiled and said.

Hearing that Xiao Yan was taking them to the auction in Black Seal City, Xiao Ning and the others' eyes immediately lit up.

"Wow! An auction! I've never been to one before."

"Yeah, I haven't even been to the Mittel Auction House auction in Wutan City."

Xiao Meng and Xiao Yueliang, these young people, had never been to an auction before and were extremely excited.

"You guys have cultivated well these past few months, otherwise I wouldn't dare to take you to the Black-Corner Region. That place doesn't have a good reputation." Xiao Yan immediately put on the airs of a Young Clan Leader and said earnestly.

"It's also to broaden your horizons and see what a large auction looks like. It's also good to let you experience the cruelty of the Black-Corner Region in advance. Don't run around when you get to the Black-Corner Region. You've all heard of the Black-Corner Region, right?"

Speaking of the Black-Corner Region, the excitement of the few people just now suddenly calmed down a lot.

After all, the few of them had lived in Canaan Academy for quite some time and understood what kind of place the Black-Corner Region was.

And Xiao Yan was not just taking the clansmen to broaden their horizons, but more importantly, he had heard some time ago that this auction would have an Earth Rank movement Dou Technique for sale.

Xiao Yan didn't have too many Dou Techniques now. Except for the Asura Soul Severing Technique, which was still in the learning stage, the Eight Extremities Collapse, Lion's Roar, and Exploding Step had all been cultivated to Great Perfection.

With Xiao Yan's current strength, he should indeed replace his movement Dou Technique with a higher level one, and an Earth Rank movement Dou Technique would be just right.

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and flirted with Xun Er, "Xun Er, what do you want? Xiao Yan gege will buy it for you."

Xun Er covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "Then Xun Er won't be polite."

"Uh... don't be too expensive, or I'll have to sell myself."

Two days later, a carriage appeared in a huge city made of black boulders, vaguely revealing a blurred outline. At the four city gates, one could vaguely see dense black dots of people, like ants, converging and pouring into the city's huge dark mouth.

In the driver's seat of the carriage, two figures dressed in black robes scanned the surroundings sharply.

From the bloodstains and knife marks beside the carriage, one could see that the journey was definitely not peaceful.

They now knew that they had been tricked by Xiao Yan!! It took two full days to drive the carriage from Peace Town to Black Seal City, and these two days were extremely uneasy.

Marauding horse bandits, robbers, thieves disguised as ordinary people, and even Magical Beasts lurking in the dark.

Moreover, Xiao Yan and Xun Er didn't take action at all, and didn't even say a word of reminder, just watching them perform.

They then realized that this was Xiao Yan's test for them, to have the five of them rely on their own strength to cross half of the Black-Corner Region to Black Seal City, with Xiao Yan as the proctor!

If they couldn't even enter and exit the Black-Corner Region, then they wouldn't be qualified to enter the Inner Academy, so they might as well not go and embarrass themselves.

"Young Clan Leader, we've arrived at Black Seal City," said Xiao Meng and Xiao Yueliang, who were responsible for driving the carriage.

Hearing Xiao Meng and Xiao Yueliang's words, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, who were sitting on both sides of the carriage, and Xiao Ning, who was standing on the carriage watching the rear, all breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Black-Corner Region is really lawless."

"Young Clan Leader is really serious about this training. If it were more than three months ago, I would definitely have been buried in the Black-Corner Region."

Xun Er gently shook Xiao Yan in the carriage and said, "Xiao Yan gege, we've arrived at Black Seal City."

Xiao Yan then slowly opened his eyes, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Xun Er's smiling face. Xiao Yan stretched and said, "Then let's get out of the carriage. I hope this auction won't disappoint me."

The group all put on black windbreakers and used hoods to cover their faces. This kind of dress was mainstream in Black Seal City, and most people looked like this.

"Young Clan Leader, I've already found out. The largest Pharmacist here is called Thousand Medicines Shop, and the auction is hosted by the Eight Gates that control Black Seal City. It is said that the master of these Eight Gates is very strong and can be ranked in the top ten of the Black Ranking List of the Black-Corner Region," Xiao Ning said in a low voice.

Xiao Yan frowned slightly and asked, "What is the Black Ranking List?"

Xiao Ning said, "It's a ranking similar to the top ten experts of the Gama Empire, but I heard that the top ten of the Black Ranking List of the Black-Corner Region are all Dou Huang."

"The first and second ranks are too mysterious to know much about, but I've heard they might be experts with Dou Zong strength. The third on the Black Ranking List is also an incredible powerhouse, said to have already reached the peak of Dou Huang, and is extremely proficient in Pill Refining, practically the number one Alchemist in the Black-Corner Region. Therefore, most people respectfully call him Medicine Emperor, named Han Feng," Xiao Ning mused.

"Han Feng?" Xiao Yan had actually heard this name before. Back then, Soul Old Ghost had told him that an Alchemist in the Black-Corner Region had also taken an interest in the Fallen Heart Flame, and that person was called Han Feng.

"A peak Dou Huang isn't qualified to threaten Canaan Academy, right..."

Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's go to Thousand Medicines Shop first and see if there are any rare Medicinal Herbs."

Walking slowly along the street, Xiao Yan's gaze constantly swept over the shops on both sides. However, what left Xiao Yan somewhat speechless was that he had seen no less than ten brawls, even incidents of drawing swords and fighting, on this street of less than a hundred meters. This kind of city could almost only be described with one word: chaos! If these people weren't too weak, Xiao Yan would have used his Soul Token to collect the souls of the dead.

Following Xiao Ning's directions, the group quickly arrived at Thousand Medicines Shop.

Walking into this imposing Medicine Shop, a scent mixed with hundreds of Medicinal Herbs immediately assaulted their faces.

Inside the Medicine Shop, the area was extremely wide, with neat crystal counters arranged vertically and horizontally. Inside the transparent counters were all kinds of Medicinal Herbs. At this time, many people were stopping in front of these counters, and noisy conversations constantly echoed within.

"Not bad," Xiao Yan murmured.

Having seen Medusa's treasury and Yunlan Sect's Medicine Hall, Thousand Medicines Shop naturally couldn't surprise Xiao Yan too much.

However, Xiao Ning and the others were dazzled, seeing so many Medicinal Herbs for the first time.

The prices at Thousand Medicines Shop were worthy of its reputation in the Black-Corner Region, with most Medicinal Herbs being a full three times more expensive than the average market price. No wonder crime was so frequent in the Black-Corner Region; with these prices, how could normal people afford anything?

In the end, Xiao Yan spent 800,000 Gold Coins to buy the main Medicinal Herb for a Fifth Grade Pill before leaving in disappointment.

"It's actually quite a bit bigger than Mittel's Heaven Rank Auction House."

Standing on the crowded street, Xiao Yan looked up at the behemoth of an auction house in front of him, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. When he saw the Mittel Family's auction headquarters in the Imperial City of the Gama Empire, Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised by its scale.

But now that he had arrived in Black Seal City, he realized how vast the world was. And the Gama Empire was just a weak empire ranked near the bottom in the Northwest Region.

At the entrance of the Black Seal Auction House, dozens of black-clad men with indifferent expressions and sharp weapons at their waists were scanning the incoming and outgoing crowds with eagle-like eyes. Judging from the aura faintly emanating from these men, five of them were at the Dou Shi level, and the others were at the peak of Dou Zhe.

To casually bring out Dou Shi level people to guard the door, it seemed that the strength of Eight Gates was indeed extremely formidable.

"There are so many people at this auction," Xiao Yu frowned slightly, staying close to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan protected Xun Er in the middle, while Xiao Ning and the other two males formed a protective circle, shielding Xiao Yan and the others in the middle, blocking the crowd.

Following the crowd into the passage, the light was slightly dim. Walking along the corridor to the end, a behemoth-like auction venue appeared in Xiao Yan's sight, causing him to take a slight breath of cool air.

This auction venue was larger than any auction house Xiao Yan had ever seen. The dense seats and the auction platform, which was almost entirely built of dazzling crystal, were even more dazzling.

"I should have gotten a VIP card, it would be better to sit in the front," Xiao Yan complained helplessly.

He had just learned that you only needed to auction over a million Gold Coins to own a VIP card, which not only allowed you to sit in the VIP seats in the front, but also had a VIP channel to avoid queuing.

Xun Er smiled and said, "Being with Xiao Yan-gege, it doesn't matter where we sit."

Just as Xiao Yan and the others were chatting in the ordinary seats, in the VIP seats in the front row, a handsome young man in a black robe with a pale face frowned as he looked at Xiao Yan.

"Young Sect Master, what's wrong?" Beside him, an equally pale-faced old man asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, the handsome young man with a pale face slowly withdrew his gaze.

"It's nothing, I just think that guy is a bit strange, and looking at him, I actually have a strange... feeling of dread in my heart." Saying this, Fan Ling laughed and shook his head.

"Hehe, Young Sect Master must be mistaken. Although our Blood Sect's Cultivation Method is extremely Yin and cold, and is naturally afraid of some extreme flames, there are not many people in the entire Black-Corner Region who possess that level of flame," the old man said with a smile.

"Perhaps it's my illusion."

Fan Ling nodded, and stopped thinking about it. He turned his gaze to the crystal platform and murmured in a low voice, "I wonder if that news is true. If it is, Father said that no matter what the cost, we must get it!"

"Hehe, Young Sect Master, don't worry. The Sect Leader has already made preparations in secret. Even if that thing falls into the hands of others, they will definitely not be able to leave Black Seal City for more than ten miles!" the old man said with a sinister smile.

"That's good." The corners of his mouth curled into a cold arc, and the young man gradually closed his eyes, quietly waiting for the start of the auction.

As Fan Ling closed his eyes, Xiao Yan suddenly looked up in Fan Ling's direction. With Xiao Yan's Soul power, he could naturally sense someone staring at him.

However, Xiao Yan glanced at him and didn't think much about it. With Fan Ling's strength, he wasn't qualified for Xiao Yan to pay attention to him.

After Xiao Yan chatted with Xun Er, Xiao Yu, and the others for nearly half an hour, a clear chime slowly rang out in the venue.

Hearing this chime, Xiao Yan also stopped chatting and looked up at the dazzling crystal platform.

At this time, a white-haired old man who looked like an auctioneer was standing on it with a smile.

Xiao Yan's expression suddenly became a little strange. After all, it wasn't Ya Fei hosting the auction, and it seemed to be his first time participating, and it was still a strange old man. The contrast was a bit too big.

"It's finally starting, it would be great if there were any surprises."

Gazing at the massive arena that was almost bursting with people, Xiao Yan murmured softly, a hint of anticipation in his dark eyes.

For some reason, he had a feeling that this auction would have something unexpected for him.

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