Starting with Fireflies, Speedrun the World

"May I ask your name, young friend?"

Su Qian looked at the girl in front of him. She looked about the same age as his adopted daughter, Zhiyan, but her strength was something he couldn't see through at all.

According to his investigation, the famous Medicine King of the Black Domain and the two strongest members of the Black List, the Golden and Silver Elders, were killed not long ago.

The person who killed these people is most likely the girl in front of you...

Despite possessing such strength, he was unable to sense even a trace of battle qi cultivation in Yun Li.

But one thing is certain: Yun Li's strength is extremely powerful, and it's definitely not just based on her killing of the Medicine Emperor and the peak Dou Huang.

And how she passed through the barrier without leaving a trace and entered the inner courtyard.

He had previously guessed that Yun Li's strength was at least on par with his own, so he couldn't afford to antagonize her. But now, seeing it with his own eyes, Yun Li's threat level had increased considerably.

"Just call me Yun Li."

Yun Li yawned and answered in a nonchalant tone.

"So it's young friend Yun Li. May I ask if Miss Yun Li is an alchemist?"

Su Qian stroked his beard, a smile on his face, and suddenly asked this question.

"No, I am a swordsmith."

"Swordsmith?"

Yun Li's answer surprised Su Qian. In this world, swordsmiths were indeed not well-known and their status was far from that of alchemists.

After all, even the best weapons are still just so-so.

Compared to advanced combat skills, the improvement of weapons is quite limited.

Previously, Su Qian suspected that Yun Li might be an alchemist, and that the disappearance of the Fallen Core Flame should also be related to her, which is why she asked this question.

After all, only alchemists would pay special attention to strange fire.

The Medicine King Han Feng died at her hands. That Medicine King possessed a strange fire. Not long ago, Yun Li and Little Fairy Doctor suddenly appeared in the inner courtyard.

Then the Fallen Core Flame disappeared, and coupled with Yun Li's disappearance over the past few days, after finding Little Fairy Doctor, he naturally suspected Yun Li.

What's the deal with the swordsmith?

Wait a minute, sword forging... sword, speaking of powerful sword-type weapons, Su Qian suddenly thought of something.

"So, those divine swords with unpredictable abilities that have recently appeared in the Black Strife Domain, could they also have been made by young friend Yun Li?"

If that's the case, then things get a bit complicated.

Ordinary swords are nothing special, but the divine sword that has recently caused unrest throughout the entire Black Torture Domain and even the surrounding areas has the power to directly threaten even a Dou Zong level expert.

Countless Douhuang-level experts have already died.

Although the Black Torture Domain suffered heavy losses, which was a good thing for Canaan Academy, such chaos did not necessarily bring peace of mind.

The struggle among various forces for those divine swords has not yet subsided, and the already chaotic Black Spell Domain is now in an even more troublesome situation.

"You know, but you still ask."

Yun Li didn't care what Su Qian thought, nor did she give him any face just because he was older.

Spoiled by the old general since childhood, she was not a bad person, but she was not a particularly obedient girl either.

Unlike Yanqing, who was raised by Jingyuan as his successor from a young age, Yanqing respected his teachers and strictly followed everything his teachers and elders told him.

The child belongs to someone else's family.

However, Yun Li did not have this responsibility, and the old general doted on this granddaughter, indulging her in many things and letting her do as she pleased.

As long as you don't make mistakes, that's fine!

Therefore, Yun Li often does things her own way, has her own ideas, and doesn't even care what others think.

However, in this world of fighting fire, Yun Li's personality was not affected.

This world is a dog-eat-dog world where the strong are respected. Yun Li is strong enough in this world, so she doesn't need to care about any rules.

Su Qian was a little embarrassed when Yun Li refuted her without hesitation.

I feel this girl is even more unreasonable and difficult to get along with than Zhiyan.

Fortunately, Su Qian had a pretty good temper, especially when it came to Yun Li, a child who was similar to Zhi Yan, he didn't get angry.

"Hahaha, as expected of a young hero! Young friend Yun Li, you possess such abilities at such a young age, truly extraordinary."

When Su Qian came to her senses, she just smiled. Although she didn't understand how Yun Li had forged that powerful divine weapon, it was indeed extraordinary.

I doubt they're any worse than those high-level alchemists.

The key point is that she is still so young.

Then, as if remembering something else, he changed the subject.

"What are your thoughts on Canaan Academy, young friend?"

"It's alright, but it's still just so-so."

Yun Li spoke frankly, saying that Canaan Academy was only considered decent in this northwestern region.

Without the Fallen Core Flame to help students accelerate their cultivation, Canaan Academy doesn't seem to have any noteworthy advantages.

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53

Chapter 53 The Heavenly Gang has been turned upside down! How come Yun Li is even more gluttonous than me?

"..."

Hearing Yun Li's evaluation, Su Qian felt a surge of frustration.

The Canaan Academy, which others go to great lengths to get into, and which even people from the Central Continent travel thousands of miles to enroll in, is described by Yun Li as nothing special.

But before he could say anything, Yun Li's next comment left him speechless.

"If this were placed in Central Continent, it would be even less impressive."

"..."

"In the Central Continent, Canaan Academy is indeed not worth mentioning."

Su Qian sighed slightly. Although Canaan Academy was a dominant force in this region, in the larger Central Continent, any one of the forces there could easily sweep across the Northwest region.

So the girl in front of you is from Central Continent?

No wonder they are so powerful and arrogant.

This guess suddenly dispelled many of Su Qian's previous thoughts.

"..."

After chatting for a while, Su Qian decided not to waste any more time and finally got down to business with Yun Li.

"Young friend Yun Li, do swordsmiths also need to use powerful flames? Like exotic flames?"

He didn't know much about the swordsmiths, but Su Qian still suspected that the disappearance of the Fallen Core Flame was related to Yun Li. Perhaps, like alchemists, swordsmiths also needed a different kind of fire.

However, he couldn't understand how Yun Li knew that the thing under the Qi Refining Tower was a strange fire if she really did all of this.

What puzzled him even more was how he managed to subdue the Fallen Core Flame without affecting the seal.

These things are too unbelievable; he certainly couldn't do them himself.

"Indeed, forging a sword requires an extremely powerful flame."

"The more powerful the material, the higher the intensity of the flame required; even a single type of strange fire is not enough to meet the standard."

Yun Li didn't hide anything, and didn't even care about Su Qian's thoughts. When he asked what Su Qian wanted to know, he directly admitted it.

"Stop beating around the bush. You just want to know if I took the Fallen Core Flame. Why make it so complicated?"

"That's right, the Fallen Core Flame is the one I subdued."

After speaking, Yun Li took the initiative to reveal the Fallen Core Flame. She stretched out her fair little hand, and the colorless flame burned in her palm.

Whether it's the aura or the irresistible inner fire, it all indicates that this is the most important thing about Canaan Academy.

"It really was you..."

Su Qian's eyes widened as she looked at the Fallen Core Flame in Yun Li's hand.

He was well aware of the beast's power; even a peak Dou Zong expert couldn't do anything to it in the magma world.

Now, they are so obediently in Yun Li's hands.

"Young friend Yun Li, you truly have remarkable skills. You've managed to tame this beast so well. But do you know that this is the prized possession of my Canaan Academy?"

"Without the Fallen Core Flame, Canaan Academy will completely lose its ability to cultivate students."

First, Su Qian was shocked by Yun Li's methods. Then, his expression became extremely serious, and he stared intently at Yun Li as he spoke about the importance of the Fallen Core Flame.

"You couldn't even subdue a Fallen Core Flame, and you're blaming me for subduing it?"

Yun Li wasn't buying it. Canaan Academy had only discovered the Fallen Core Flame by chance and then used its power to establish the school.

They couldn't even subdue it; they could only seal it away.

"Besides, it didn't originally belong to Canaan Academy, but to that Venerable Tianhuo. And that Venerable Tianhuo gave me everything he owned."

"So whether in reality or in name, the Fallen Core Flame belongs to me."

Yun Li retrieved the Fallen Core Flame and directly explained its origin.

"Venerable Skyfire?"

His Holiness?

Was this Fallen Core Flame originally supposed to belong to a Dou Zun powerhouse?! Su Qian had some doubts, but then realized that Yun Li didn't seem to be lying.

"Even so, Canaan Academy has been guarding the Fallen Core Flame for many years... Never mind, young friend Yun Li, I can ask you for a favor."

Su Qian wanted to say something more, but in the end he gave up. He could have taken it from Yun Li, but considering Yun Li's strength and experience, he hesitated.

More importantly, he sensed a hidden danger from the girl, so he gave up and changed his attitude to a plea.