Shopping Spree (10,000 Words Completed)

In the Heavenly Serpent Mansion's residence, Elder Qing, whose soul had been injured by Xiao Yan, had spent several days recuperating before making the long journey back to the Heavenly Serpent Empire, conveying Xiao Yan's extremely arrogant words verbatim to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion's higher-ups.

The current Heavenly Serpent Mansion Master slammed his palm on the table, his eyes seeming to want to devour someone, the inverted triangle snake pupils flashing and contracting in a frightening manner.

"Flame Alliance, so it's the Flame Alliance. Does it think that by integrating the Gama Empire and uniting with Medusa's Snake-People Empire, it can dominate the entire Northwest Region? Even if Yun Shan of the Yunlan Sect is dead, even if the Flame Alliance has two Dou Zongs, it wouldn't be difficult for my Heavenly Serpent Mansion to destroy the Flame Alliance!"

"Mansion Master is right. We, the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, have extended multiple invitations to that Medusa's Snake-People Empire, but she has ignored us. It is indeed time to take a tougher stance."

As a force occupying the central area of the Northwest Region, the Heavenly Serpent Mansion's strength was naturally unfathomable, with not only several peak Dou Huangs like the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor within the sect.

In addition to the current Mansion Master, the previous leader was also a Dou Zong powerhouse. With numerous experts within the sect, it was the most likely force to unify the entire Northwest Region.

Although the Heavenly Serpent Mansion was called Heavenly Serpent and had the word "serpent" in its name, it did not only gather snake-type Magical Beasts from the entire Northwest Region. It was actually a massive Magical Beast force, with all types of Magical Beasts.

The meaning of Heavenly Serpent was that their founder, the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint, possessed Heavenly Serpent bloodline.

Hearing Elder Qing's words, the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor Bai Ya and the Bamboo Leaf Green Serpent Emperor Lü Man, sitting below, exchanged glances. As the snakes who had brought Qing Lin back, they naturally knew who Xiao Yan was.

After bringing Qing Lin back, they had their subordinates go to the Gama Empire to dig up Xiao Yan's background.

However, their information on Xiao Yan was still from before Xiao Yan participated in the Alchemist Convention. After all, the Gama Empire was only on the edge of the Northwest Region, far from the centrally located Heavenly Serpent Empire, and news traveled slowly.

Now, hearing Xiao Yan's name again, he had actually become the initiator of the recently prominent Flame Alliance Covenant!

"Mansion Master, that Xiao Yan seems to be the person Princess Qing Lin has been missing. If we forcefully take action..." Lü Man stepped forward, hesitated for a moment, and said.

The Heavenly Serpent Mansion Master's snake pupils glanced at Lü Man, and he said coldly, "So what? Since Qing Lin has joined our Heavenly Serpent Mansion and has been named a princess of the Heavenly Serpent Empire, she is a member of our Heavenly Serpent Mansion and has no relationship with anyone from the past."

Lü Man felt the pressure of a Dou Zong and retreated sullenly with her head lowered.

Lü Man transmitted her voice to the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor Bai Ya next to her, saying, "Bai Ya, what should we do now? That silly girl Qing Lin's wish is to return to the Gama Empire, to return to that person named Xiao Yan."

The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor took a deep look at the Heavenly Serpent Mansion Master sitting on the throne and transmitted his voice, "I heard that the Mansion Master intends to match Qing Lin with someone, and now the elders in the mansion also have this intention, hoping to breed more offspring with Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils. I'm afraid that after Qing Lin completely obtains the Azure-Eyed Serpent Saint's inheritance, this matter will be brought up."

Now that Qing Lin had obtained the inheritance of the Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils, how could the Heavenly Serpent Mansion let her go?

Lü Man and Bai Ya understood this, and naturally, Xiao Yan also understood this principle.

Lü Man and Bai Ya both showed deep worry on their faces, because only these two snakes who had truly faced Xiao Yan knew that the young man was not one to make empty boasts.

He dared to snatch the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill and even dared to have Elder Qing bring back a message, which meant that he was confident in doing so.

Back then, as just a Da Dou Shi, he had caused damage to both of their souls, and Bai Ya had even smelled an extremely terrifying aura of destruction from Xiao Yan.

Bai Ya knew that if it hadn't softened its stance and said some promises back then, perhaps it wouldn't be such a complete snake now.

That man was definitely not simple and had many tricks!

The two snakes were a million times unwilling to see Xiao Yan charging up to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion in a rage several years later.

"This matter can only be discussed with Qing Lin. Now, some elders in the clan also value Qing Lin more, believing that Qing Lin can lead the Heavenly Serpent Mansion to unify the entire Northwest Region. Perhaps we can mediate."

"Yes, I will have someone investigate this person named Xiao Yan in the Gama Empire again, hoping that it won't lead to a big mistake."

Both snakes shook their heads secretly, feeling as if the fate of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion was in their hands.

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Three days had passed since the end of the Inner Academy selection competition. At this time, Xiao Yan walked in Canaan Academy like a star, and those fiery gazes and passionate discussions kept coming to his ears.

He had only come to the stall area of Canaan Academy to see if there were any good things or Medicinal Herbs he could find, but he had already received several bouquets of flowers and love letters.

The fact that Xiao Yan, a man, was receiving flowers showed how popular he had become.

Xiao Yan sighed and placed the flowers at the entrance of the Xiao Clan's residence. Now, there was a table and a mailbox dedicated to placing gifts and letters for Xiao Yan at the entrance of the Xiao Clan's building.

When Xiao Yan walked into the door, he saw that Ruo Lin Mentor, Xun Er, Xiao Yu, and others were all there, and standing in front of them was a middle-aged man wearing the robes of an academy mentor.

"Hehe, what's going on? Why is everyone here?" Smilingly walking into the living room, Xiao Yan turned his gaze to Xun Er and asked with a smile.

"Xiao Yan, this is Kulu Mentor." Xun Er greeted him with a smile, took Xiao Yan's coat, and took the opportunity to smell if there was any scent of women's rouge. After finding none, she said softly, "According to the rules, this afternoon is the time for us to enter the Books Collection Pavilion."

His advancing footsteps paused slightly, Xiao Yan was stunned, and then nodded with a smile. It had finally come. He had been looking forward to this so-called mysterious Books Collection Pavilion for a long time.

"Then let's not waste time. Let's go. I'm curious to see how magical this legendary Books Collection Pavilion is, that it attracts so many people to compete for it."

Xiao Yan and the others followed the middle-aged man to the vice president's office, where Bai Shan, Wu Hao, and Hu Jia were already waiting.

Seeing Xiao Yan's arrival, the three of them had different expressions.

Wu Hao nodded slowly to Xiao Yan, after all, he had lost fair and square.

Hu Jia was like a tigress, baring her fangs and brandishing her claws at Xiao Yan, muttering that with the Earth Rank Dou Technique she obtained from the Books Collection Pavilion, she would definitely defeat Xiao Yan.

Bai Shan, on the other hand, maintained a constant smile, but the coldness in his eyes was difficult to conceal.

"Since you're all here, I won't waste any more words. You should know the purpose for which you were called here." Standing up from his chair, Hu Qian smiled and said, "According to the rules, you are qualified to enter the Books Collection Pavilion to try your luck."

"The rumors are true. There are indeed Earth Rank Dou Techniques and Cultivation Methods in the Books Collection Pavilion, as well as some rare treasures, but what you get depends on your luck and strength."

As he spoke, Hu Qian came to the wall behind him and casually patted it a few times. A low rumbling sound echoed, and then a dark passage appeared before everyone.

"Follow me." Hu Qian waved his hand at the five of them and took the lead into the dark passage. Following him, Hu Jia, filled with curiosity, followed without hesitation, then Wu Hao, Bai Shan, and after they had all entered, Xiao Yan led the others into the passage.

His powerful Soul swept through the passage, and after discovering that there were no dangers, he quickened his pace slightly.

After walking for a short while, a steep mountain path appeared before Xiao Yan and the others, extending upwards until it reached the end of their vision. A massive, heavy, and ancient pavilion stood atop it, somewhat astonishing.

On an extremely ancient plaque outside the ancient pavilion, three characters, eroded by time and somewhat blurred, were faintly visible.

Books Collection Pavilion! "The foundation of this Canaan Academy is not weak either," Xiao Yan thought to himself, comparing it to the Soul Clan's Treasure Hall.

"This year, there are more outstanding students in the Inner Academy selection competition, so the number of places has been increased by five. According to the rules, I have brought them here. Please open the door, Elders!" Hu Qian cupped his fist in salute.

Hearing this, the robes of two gray-robed figures sitting cross-legged at the gate of the pavilion trembled slightly. Then, beneath the gray robes, two pairs of eyes, as calm as ancient wells, like old monks, lifted and scanned Hu Qian and the others in turn, but finally stopped on Xiao Yan. The gray robe trembled slightly, and a subtle, hoarse exclamation quietly escaped: "Hmm? What is this flame? It seems like a Strange Flame, but it doesn't seem to be."

The subtle sound slowly echoed in the silent valley, and clearly entered the ears of Xiao Yan and the others.

"May I know this young friend's name?" Another gray-robed man stared at Xiao Yan, his hoarse voice revealing a vicissitude accumulated over the years.

Hearing that the gray-robed man had actually set aside Hu Qian and asked Xiao Yan a question, everyone was stunned. Then, they turned their heads and cast strange glances at Xiao Yan. Judging from Hu Qian's respectful attitude towards the two gray-robed men, these two clearly held extraordinary positions in Canaan Academy. The fact that Xiao Yan could arouse their interest was a treatment that made Hu Jia and the others secretly envious and jealous.

Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed. He possessed a Sixth Grade peak Soul, only a sliver away from the Mortal Realm completion, but this was seen through by the other party, proving that the strength of these two was at least Dou Zong, or even possibly advanced Dou Zong.

It was impossible to see the Strange Flame that Xiao Yan possessed. As long as Xiao Yan did not separate the fused Strange Flame, then Xiao Yan's Strange Flame would be in a fused state, a completely new flame that did not belong to any kind on the Strange Flame Ranking List.

Xiao Yan cupped his fist and said, "Student Xiao Yan, I just happened to obtain a peculiar flame."

"No wonder there are five more places. To possess such a flame at such a young age."

"Hehe, this year is a bit more interesting than last year."

Seeing that Xiao Yan was unwilling to speak, the two elders did not press him.

The two old men made a hand seal and opened the Space Lock, revealing an entrance to the Books Collection Pavilion.

"Now, you may enter the Books Collection Pavilion on your own. Remember, no matter what you want to obtain, do not force it, because everything inside has been layered with energy. If your hand can pass through the energy layer without any obstruction, then you can take the item inside. Of course, no matter how much you can pick up, you can only take one item out of the Books Collection Pavilion. Do not be greedy, or you will end up with nothing."

"And if you cannot penetrate the energy layer, then give up. With your strength, you cannot break them. Every year, people enter the Books Collection Pavilion, but there are not a few who return empty-handed. Therefore, everything depends on fate. Do not force what you cannot obtain." Pointing to the Books Collection Pavilion, Hu Qian turned to Xiao Yan and the others.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan and the others nodded, exchanged glances, and then slowly lifted their legs and walked towards the Books Collection Pavilion.

With a *thud*, the door of the Books Collection Pavilion closed after everyone entered.

"What do we do now?" Xiao Yu slowly approached Xiao Yan, looking at the glowing energy walls around them and asked.

She never thought that she would one day be able to enter the Books Collection Pavilion.

Before Xiao Yan could speak, Hu Jia trotted to Xun Er's side and said with a smile, "Xun Er, my grandfather said that it's best for the Inner Academy to stick together, otherwise it's easy to be bullied."

Bai Shan, who was beside her, said with a smile, "I have a clan brother who has already been in the Inner Academy for two years. When we get in, as long as junior sister Xun Er and the others follow me, with his care, you can definitely avoid the most difficult transition period for newcomers."

Hearing Bai Shan's words, even Xiao Ning couldn't help but laugh and said, "Follow you to shout surrender?"

Hearing Xiao Ning's words, many people present couldn't help but suppress their laughter, turning their heads away and covering their mouths to laugh.

Bai Shan's eyes flashed fiercely upon hearing this, clearly stinging him.

Xiao Yan coughed lightly and said, "Alright, don't make fun of people like that. You'll get used to surrendering if you shout it too much. Take a look at the light spheres flying out of the walls here first."

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the corners of Bai Shan's mouth twitched slightly, and a touch of coldness couldn't help but appear on his smiling face, then quickly dissipated. He said grimly in his heart, "You refuse to drink a toast, fine, then you can pretend to be a tough guy. I hope you can still be so tough after you get to the Inner Academy. At that time, I will make you crawl out of the Inner Academy!"

Xiao Yan casually grabbed a floating light sphere and observed it, easily taking out the scroll inside.

"A Wood Attribute Mystic High-Rank Dou Technique, no way, is this all there is in the Books Collection Pavilion?"

Xun Er said, "Xiao Yan-gege, I have a Mystic High-Rank Cultivation Method here."

"Hey Xiao Yan, I have a Spiritual Fruit here."

"Young Clan Leader, I can't get anything out of it." Xiao Ning, on the other hand, failed to obtain anything from inside.

With a frown, Xiao Yan used Soul Chasing, and his powerful soul force actually penetrated the light sphere in Xiao Ning's hand, seeing what was inside!

"The light spheres here have the same rules as the Dou Technique Pavilion in the clan. You can only get the things inside if you have the strength to break the light membrane?"

Xiao Yan's eyes flashed, revealing a meaningful smile, and said, "Listen to my command and grab the light spheres."

Xiao Yan immediately understood the rules of the Books Collection Pavilion. The greater the resistance of the light membrane, the more precious the things inside.

However, this light membrane could not stop Xiao Yan's Sixth Grade peak soul force from penetrating.

Everyone in the Xiao Clan instantly understood what was happening. There were ten people in total, and seven of them were from the Xiao Clan! Like wolves, the seven people, under Xiao Yan's command, rushed towards those light spheres with great resistance.

"This one won't work."

"This one won't work either."

"This is too trash."

"Heaven Jade Fruit! Forget it, its value is not even as good as a Dou Wang Pill, let's change to another one."

"Haha, Earth Rank Dou Technique?!" In the room filled with whistling sounds, a joyful laugh suddenly rang out. Xiao Yan turned his head to look, and just happened to see Bai Shan holding a ball of silver light high in his hand. From the faint light, Xiao Yan and the others could vaguely see something similar to a scroll inside, and they could vaguely see the words 'Earth Rank' on the scroll.

Undeniably, Bai Shan's luck was still a bit good.

Just as Bai Shan was about to reach out and take the thing inside, Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed, and a hidden soul force burst out. Bai Shan's spirit was in a trance, and the light sphere turned into a stream of light, flying back into the energy wall and disappearing.

Bai Shan was stunned, and immediately his face turned gloomy. He roared, his figure turned into a white shadow, and he heavily crashed into the energy wall.

Bang! Bai Shan heavily crashed into the energy wall, but the energy wall remained motionless. However, Bai Shan shot back, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and finally smashed into the wall on the other side.

Xiao Yan secretly revealed a cold smile. If the academy didn't prohibit killing, this Bai Shan would have been a corpse four months ago.

He even clamored to deal with him after entering the Inner Academy. Today, Xiao Yan was determined to let him return empty-handed!

"Brother Xiao Yan, what about this one?" Xiao Mei walked over holding a snow-white light sphere.

!?"Earth Rank defensive Dou Technique, Mutual Seal Guarding Qi! Good stuff, just right for you." Xiao Yan was a little surprised. Sure enough, newbies have some luck.

"But I can't get it out." Xiao Mei was a little frustrated. How could her strength open the light shield of an Earth Rank Dou Technique?

"It only says that one person can only take one item, but it doesn't say that you can't help others take it." Xiao Yan condensed a Strange Flame in his right hand, and the power of a two-star Dou Ling erupted. He directly struck out with a palm, and with a boom, the light shield shattered in response.

The shield of an Earth Rank Dou Technique was simply too easy for Xiao Yan.

Seeing Xiao Yan help her break the light shield, Xiao Mei recalled how Xiao Yan had also helped her obtain a Dou Technique from the Dou Technique Pavilion.

After throwing the scroll to Xiao Mei, Xiao Yan said, "Xiao Mei, you should go out first, lest someone covets it."

"Oh, oh, okay, Brother Xiao Yan, good luck." Holding the scroll, Xiao Mei was the first to run out of the Books Collection Pavilion.

Seeing Xiao Yan help his clansman break the light shield and obtain an Earth Rank Dou Technique, even Hu Jia was a little envious. This was really feeding someone until the food was in their mouth!

She had a Dean grandfather, but she didn't get that much help!

Time passed by, and one couldn't stay in the Books Collection Pavilion indefinitely. There was only one hour.

And Xiao Yan, this big devil, seemed to control this place. He was already strong, so how could others possibly snatch things from him?

"Hey, Xiao Yan, don't go too far, I saw that one!" Hu Jia roared.

Xiao Yan glanced at the light sphere in his hand, shook his head, and threw it to Hu Jia, saying, "This thing is not suitable for us, it's yours."

Soon, even Xiao Yu and the others got the rewards they wanted and left the Books Collection Pavilion, leaving only Xun Er and Xiao Yan. Although Wu Hao and Hu Jia also got some good things, they still wanted to see if there were any other better ones, so they also stayed in the Books Collection Pavilion.

And Bai Shan was more unlucky. Every time he found something good, it was either snatched away by Xiao Yan, or he inexplicably felt dizzy and couldn't hold the light sphere, causing the light sphere to fly into the energy walls on both sides and disappear.

The light spheres flying out of the energy wall had gradually decreased.

Xiao Yan frowned, and said bitterly in his heart, "Could it be that there are no Heaven Rank Dou Techniques? This Canaan Academy is much worse than the Soul Palace."

If the two old men outside heard Xiao Yan's inner thoughts, they would probably roll their eyes. If Canaan Academy had Heaven Rank Dou Techniques, they would have learned them long ago!

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