Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

Ruolin seemed to realize this was impossible, and then asked Xiao Fan curiously, "The number of spots in the Inner Academy selection competition is limited. Are you confident?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan nodded to Ruolin and said softly, "Don't worry, mentor."

Seeing Xiao Fan's confident demeanor, Ruolin nodded in agreement. "Alright, then I'll put your name on the form. From now on, I'll be your mentor."

"Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the mission and arriving at Canaan Academy. Mission rewards: Void-Piercing Blade, 3000 Source Coins, 100 Experience Points, and 100 Battle Qi Points."

The moment Ruolin agreed, the system's voice suddenly rang in Xiao Fan's mind. He had been wondering why he had arrived at Canaan Academy but the system's progress had not been updated. It turned out that he had to find his mentor to be considered to have truly entered Canaan Academy.

Xiao Fan received the rewards other than the Battle Qi Points first, since they were currently discussing the Inner Academy Selection Tournament registration and it wasn't convenient for him to advance.

"Thank you very much, mentor. Please take good care of me in the future!" Xiao Fan smiled at Ruolin and said softly. Mentor Ruolin also smiled, "I applied to be promoted to a Xuan-rank mentor this year. If you can succeed in the inner court selection competition, then you'll have helped me. I should be thanking you."

Xiao Fan smiled but didn't say anything more.

After the two finished talking, Xiao Xun'er went to Ruolin's side and clung to her arm, shaking it.

Upon seeing Xiao Xun'er's appearance, a hint of wariness flashed in Instructor Ruolin's eyes. She cleverly distanced herself from Xiao Xun'er and said as if facing a formidable enemy, "Xun'er, what do you want to do?"

Xiao Xun'er blushed and whispered to Instructor Ruolin, "Instructor, I also want to sign up for the Inner Academy Selection Competition."

Instructor Ruolin remained vigilant, nodded, and said softly, "I know, Xun'er, I will definitely report your name."

Xiao Xun'er hesitated for a moment, glanced at Instructor Ruolin, and whispered, "Um... there's also Brother Xiao Yan's name."

Upon hearing Xiao Xun'er mention Xiao Yan's name, Instructor Ruolin was furious. They had agreed on a year's leave, but Xiao Yan had stood her up for a whole year. Moreover, Xun'er had asked her to register Xiao Yan last year, but he hadn't even shown up and had made her lose face. This time, she absolutely refused to register him again.

"No way!" Instructor Ruolin's face turned ashen. "I absolutely cannot agree to this."

Xiao Xun'er walked slowly to Instructor Ruolin, looking at her coquettishly, and said, "Instructor~ I promise, Brother Xiao Yan will definitely come this time." Her sparkling eyes stared at Instructor Ruolin, and as if afraid she wouldn't believe her, she held up her little hand to the side and pouted as she added, "I swear!"

Unable to refuse Xiao Xun'er, Instructor Ruolin's expression softened, and she tapped Xiao Xun'er's forehead with her index finger. "Alright, alright, I'll help you one more time."

Hearing that her mentor Ruolin had agreed to her request, Xiao Xun'er smiled sweetly and gave Ruolin a big hug. "Thank you, mentor."

Ruolin smiled helplessly and said bitterly, "I really don't know what kind of luck that brat had to get you to help him like this."

Xiao Xun'er's cheeks were flushed, and she didn't say anything.

Having agreed to Xiao Xun'er's request, Instructor Ruolin took out a form and had Xiao Fan fill it out completely. Then she said to them, "That's fine. I'll report it to you later." Then, remembering something, she turned to look at Xiao Fan. "I was just about to ask you about your strength, but Xun'er interrupted me. What realm are you in now?"

Xiao Fan hesitated for a moment before answering, "Five-star Grand Dou Master." Anyway, he would find an opportunity to absorb the 100 Dou Qi points later, so calling him a five-star Grand Dou Master wouldn't be wrong.

"An eighteen-year-old five-star Grand Dou Master..." Instructor Ruolin's gaze towards Xiao Fan suddenly turned strange. No wonder he's a specially recruited student. A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Xun'er's eyes. She knew Xiao Fan's strength before, but she hadn't expected it to improve so quickly. She considered investigating, but then, remembering his relationship with Xiao Yan, she abandoned the idea.

Upon hearing about Xiao Fan's strength, Xiao Yu's eyes widened in shock, staring at him in disbelief. She couldn't believe that Xiao Fan's strength had improved so much in just two years.

Instructor Ruolin nodded, then asked Xiao Fan, "By the way, you just arrived at the academy today and don't have a place to stay yet, right?" She then turned to Xiao Yu. "Alright, Xiao Yu, why don't you take him to register and then take him to his accommodation?"

Xiao Yu initially wanted to refuse, but then seemed to remember something, a sly glint in her eyes, and loudly agreed. Afterwards, having nothing more to do, Xiao Fan and the others bid farewell to Instructor Ruolin and left.

"Xun'er, thank you very much." After leaving the instructor's rest area, Xiao Fan smiled slightly at Xiao Xun'er.

Xiao Xun'er shook her head, knowing that Xiao Yu was going to take Xiao Fan to register. She said goodbye to the two of them and then left. She rarely went out in the academy and usually cultivated in her room.

After Xiao Xun'er left, Xiao Fan glanced at Xiao Yu beside him and noticed that her gaze seemed somewhat...excited?

He had a feeling she was going to pull some tricks regarding his accommodation. As if sensing Xiao Fan's gaze, Xiao Yu glared at him. "Dorm assignments are arranged by the academy. Do you think I can control the people at the academy?"

Xiao Fan thought about it and realized it was impossible, so he didn't dwell on it.

Chapter 93 The Struggle at Yunlan Sect

Xiao Fan followed Xiao Ning all the way and quickly registered his information.

Seeing that Xiao Ning whispered something in the person in charge's ear, he led Xiao Fan away.

Xiao Fan had expected some trouble, but when he realized that Xiao Ning was genuinely leading him to his assigned dormitory, he remained silent. Xiao Ning led Xiao Fan to a group of buildings, found a room according to the number, gave Xiao Fan a mysterious smile, and then left.

Xiao Fan didn't mind, as long as he had a place to stay. He entered his room, sat cross-legged on the bed, and received the system's reward for arriving at Canaan Academy.

......

Meanwhile, in the Gama Empire, thousands of miles away, a good show is unfolding.

On the massive platform of the Yunlan Sect, sweat dripped down Nalan Yanran's face as she looked at the young man standing in front of her, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Holding the enormous Xuan Heavy Ruler, Xiao Yan pointed the tip of the ruler directly at Nalan Yanran, uttering chilling words.

"Nalan Yanran, you've lost."

The audience around them stared in disbelief at the young man wielding the Xuan Heavy Ruler, finding it hard to believe that he had actually defeated the young sect leader of the Yunlan Sect. Even more astonishing were the techniques Xiao Yan had used in the previous battle.

Fa Ma turned his head curiously to look at Jia Xingtian in the royal family and asked, "How could Xiao Yan use your royal family's Qianlan Water Flame?"

The people around also pricked up their ears, not wanting to miss a single word. They had all witnessed Xiao Yan's fighting technique just now. He manipulated the azure strange fire with one hand and controlled the Qianlan Water Flame of the Jia Ma Empire royal family with the other, actually fusing them into a lotus fighting technique with astonishing power.

The Azure Water Flame he wielded was the flame of the Surging Wave Dragon Beast, the guardian beast of the Jia Ma Empire's royal family. Could it be that Xiao Yan had the support of the royal family behind him? If that's the case, it seems to make sense that Xiao Yan's strength could improve so quickly. He possessed both the monstrous talent of his youth and the support of the imperial family behind him. No wonder he was able to defeat Nalan Yanran.

Jia Xingtian shook his head, naturally knowing the gravity of the matter. If it wasn't explained clearly, the conflict between the royal family and the Yunlan Sect would likely escalate. He glanced at Yun Leng, who was staring intently at them, and loudly proclaimed to Fa Ma, "No, it's not that. After the Alchemist Conference ended, Yan Xiao came to our royal family and made a deal, asking us to give him a wisp of Qianlan Water Flame. We never expected that Xiao Yan would actually be Yan Xiao from the Alchemist Conference."

Upon hearing Jia Xingtian's answer, everyone realized that the azure flame Xiao Yan had just used was the same strange flame that Yan Xiao had used at the Alchemist Conference. It was not unreasonable for the royal family to want to invest in Yan Xiao. However, they never expected that the prodigy who won the Alchemist Conference was actually Xiao Yan of the Xiao family.

Combining the strange fire with the beast fire unleashed astonishing power; Xiao Yan's talent is truly terrifying!

Seeing the astonished looks on everyone's faces, Hai Bodong thought to himself, "Hmph! You didn't see him fuse his two different flames." Thinking this, Hai Bodong glanced at Xiao Yan with a chill, "Who knows how many more trump cards this kid has up his sleeve?"

"Hehe, Nalan Jie is probably going to be so angry he'll vomit blood." Someone in the surrounding crowd chuckled. Ever since Nalan Yanran of the Nalan family was confirmed as the young sect leader of the Yunlan Sect, the Nalan family's power has expanded, making the other families dare not speak out against them. Now that the Nalan family has suffered such a great loss, everyone felt they had finally gotten their revenge.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Nalan Jie. Nalan Jie's face was gloomy. Such a talented young man should have been the family's son-in-law, but because of Nalan Yanran's willfulness, not only did their relationship with the Xiao family drop to a freezing point, but they also missed out on such a talented son-in-law. Naturally, Nalan Jie was not in a good mood.

"Is this your revenge?" Nalan Yanran stared blankly at the figure in front of her, muttering to herself. "Make me fall in love with someone who doesn't exist, and then cruelly shatter my dreams."

Looking at the disheveled Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan said calmly, "You're overthinking it. It was all just an accident."

"Teacher, I've disappointed you..." Nalan Yanran gave a poignant smile, looking at Yun Yun on the high platform, then her gaze hardened as she looked at Xiao Yan. "Xiao Yan, you won the three-year agreement. I said that if you won, I would be your slave, at your beck and call. But I am a member of the Yunlan Sect, and I will not suffer such humiliation. So, consider it my breach of contract." As she spoke, a resolute glint flashed in her eyes, and she turned her sword, aiming it at her own throat.

"Yanran!" Yun Yun exclaimed from above the platform, but she was too far away from her. Even with her Dou Huang strength, she couldn't reach her in time. This time, in the battle with the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, there was no one Yun Yun cared about. As for the three-year promise to Nalan Yanran, as her master, she naturally had to return.

However, she never expected that the person who had competed with Xiao Fan for the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame would actually be Xiao Yan. The moment Yun Yun saw Xiao Yan use the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, she recognized him as the person Xiao Fan had covered for their escape in the Tagor Desert.

Zheng!

Xiao Yan deflected the longsword from Nalan Yanran's hand with a single blow. Seeing Nalan Yanran's dazed expression, Xiao Yan's voice resounded throughout the Yunlan Sect's square.

“Nalan Yanran, I have no interest in you being my slave.” With that, he took out a paper marriage certificate. “This is your marriage certificate, Nalan Yanran, and mine, Xiao Yan. From this day forward, you, Nalan Yanran, will have no further connection with my Xiao family.” As he finished speaking, flames appeared in Xiao Yan’s hand, and the paper marriage certificate turned to ashes in the flames, slowly dissipating in the breeze.

"Congratulations, you're free." Xiao Yan said to Nalan Yanran, then turned to the audience and said loudly, "Everyone, the show is over, go home!" Then, carrying his Xuan Heavy Ruler, he walked out of the square under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, just as he had come.

Yun Yun watched Xiao Yan's departing figure. Although she wanted to know about Xiao Fan, she knew it wasn't a suitable opportunity given the large number of people present. Just when everyone thought it was over, a voice suddenly rang out in the square.

" Wait a moment!"

Everyone followed the gaze and saw that it was Yun Leng, the Grand Elder of the Yunlan Sect, who was making the sound.

Jia Xingtian glanced at Yun Leng and said curiously, "Is it because Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran that he's so angry and wants to forcibly keep Xiao Yan here? If he does that, he'll really lose face for the Yunlan Sect." Jia Xingtian's tone was also full of sarcasm.

Chapter 94 Yun Yun's Favoritism

“He wouldn’t do something that would cause Yunlan Sect to lose face.” Guild Master Fa Ma shook his head. “Besides, with Sect Master Yun Yun here, even if he wanted to cheat, Yun Yun wouldn’t let him succeed.”

Everyone knew that Fa Ma's words were not reasonable. Yun Yun acted fairly and would never allow Yunlan Sect to bully its customers.

President Fa Ma curiously turned his head to look at Hai Bodong beside him. Because he was an alchemist, his soul perception was much stronger, so he keenly sensed the sudden surge of fighting spirit in Hai Bodong's body.

Noticing Fa Ma's gaze, Hai Bodong shook his head and remained silent. He frowned, looking at Xiao Yan; if Xiao Yan's identity were exposed, that would be a real problem.

All eyes in the room were focused on Yun Leng.

"Elder, what is it? Yanran and Xiao Yan's three-year agreement is their own business, and Yunlan Sect will not interfere." Yun Yun looked at Yun Leng, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice.

Yun Leng stepped forward from the elders' seats, bowed to Yun Yun, and then slowly said, "Reporting to the Sect Master, my stopping Xiao Yan was not because of his fight with Yanran, but because of another matter." He then turned to look at Xiao Yan in the arena. "I wonder if Mr. Xiao Yan has heard of the news a few months ago about the death of Mo Cheng, the outer sect deacon of my Yunlan Sect?"

As soon as Yun Ling said this, whispers arose around the square. Mo Cheng's status in the Yunlan Sect was not low, and because he often gave gifts to the sect's higher-ups, and even because the Yunlan Sect had a share in many of the Mo family's businesses, the Yunlan Sect took Mo Cheng's death very seriously at the time. However, the law enforcement team they sent out only found two mysterious people from the Mo family, and there was no other information.

However, Yun Ling suddenly brought up this matter at this moment. Could it be that he wanted to say that Mo Cheng was killed by Xiao Yan?

Xiao Yan turned to look at Yun Ling and asked curiously, "Elder Yun Ling, you don't actually think that I killed Mo Cheng, do you? As everyone knows, Mo Cheng was a Dou Ling. What merit do I have to kill Mo Cheng?"

Those around them also felt that Yun Ling was only trying to slander Xiao Yan because Nalan Yanran had failed in the three-year agreement.

Unexpectedly, Yun Leng suddenly said to Yun Yun, "Sect Master, Elder Ge Ye of the Mo Clan saw the murderer's face back then. I've just confirmed that the murderer..."

At this point, Yun Leng suddenly turned around and shouted at Xiao Yan.

"It's you, Xiao Yan!"

The plaza fell into a deathly silence after Yun Leng's words. Everyone stared in disbelief at Xiao Yan in the center of the square.

Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian in the audience were also stunned when they heard Yun Ling's words. Jia Xingtian had personally gone to Yancheng, so he naturally knew that the mysterious person who killed Mo Cheng was definitely no weaker than himself. If what Yun Ling said was true, wouldn't that mean that Xiao Yan had already reached the Dou Huang level at the age of only a teenager?

Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma exchanged a glance. Although it was an extremely absurd thing, if Yun Leng wasn't confident, why would he frame Xiao Yan out of thin air in front of everyone?

Under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, Xiao Yan looked up at the surrounding crowd and, seeing the astonishment on their faces, suddenly said to Yun Ling, "Elder Yun Ling thinks that I, a child in my teens, am already capable of killing Mo Cheng, who is at the Dou Ling level. According to the rumors at the time, the mysterious person who could kill Mo Cheng at will must be at least a Dou Wang or even a Dou Huang. I didn't expect Elder Yun Ling to value me so much."

"To regard me as a murderer based solely on Ge Ye's words is utterly ridiculous, Elder Yunling."

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's answer, Yun Ling was unsure how to respond, but considering the genuine fear on Ge Ye's face, Yun Ling couldn't bear to let the opportunity slip by.

"Whether it's true or not, if you stay, we'll investigate thoroughly..."

"Stay here, and then you'll be tortured into confessing?" Xiao Yan said with a gloomy expression, "Is that what Elder Yunling meant?" As he spoke, a hint of mockery appeared on Xiao Yan's face.

"You..." Yun Leng wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Yun Yun's angry shout.

"Enough!" Yun Yun glanced at Yun Leng with her beautiful eyes. "Elder, since there is no substantial evidence, let's leave it at that!"

Hearing Yun Yun's words, Xiao Yan finally felt relieved. He bowed slightly to Yun Yun and then planned to leave. If he stayed any longer, he was afraid that something unexpected might happen.