Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

During the following period, Xiao Li devoted himself to studying alchemy, while Canaan Academy collected medicinal herbs for him.

Especially medicinal herbs of grade five or above, as long as they appear in the Black Corner Domain Pharmacy or are discovered by students in the back mountain, will be seized by the elders of Canaan Academy.

The entire Black Corner Region was filled with unease because of that incident, dozens more corpses had been added to the Dead Tree, and they didn't want to provoke Canaan Academy.

Rumor has it that the old demon of Demon Flame Valley has announced his departure for travel, and the valley has closed its gates. Some speculate that the mysterious dean of Canaan Academy has returned!

That's a Dou Zun powerhouse! He was able to sweep through the entire Black Corner Region. Now, all the powerhouses in the Black Corner Region are hiding, waiting for the storm to pass before they come out again.

For the next six months, Xiao Li immersed himself in alchemy, refining batch after batch of pills with the support of Canaan Academy.

They exchanged pills for resources that aided their cultivation, such as Xiao Li's newly acquired body-refining fighting technique, "Heavenly Burning Flame Demon Body".

The "Heavenly Burning Flame Demon Body" is a mid-level Earth-rank technique. The key is that it is a body-refining combat skill, which is quite rare. This technique was created a hundred years ago by a powerful figure named Flame Demon Venerable.

It absorbs various powerful flames and uses these powerful flames to temper its physical body, thereby forging a powerful physique no less than that of a magical beast.

This fighting technique is extremely suitable for people with strange flames to cultivate. Back then, the Flame Demon Venerable only possessed a powerful eighth-order beast fire and several seventh-order beast fires to refine the Flame Demon Body, making him virtually invincible when fighting against opponents of the same level.

Theoretically, this fighting technique has no upper limit. If one possesses a different kind of fire, then the strength of this fighting technique is equivalent to the high-level Earth Rank, since the power of different kinds of fire is beyond doubt.

The Flame Demon Venerable specifically mentioned that if someone possessed five different flames and cultivated the Heavenly Flame Demon Body, its power would probably be equivalent to a Heaven-rank combat skill, but the Flame Demon Venerable believed that this was impossible.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Li suddenly felt that the fighting technique was no longer appealing. So, he was just going to spar with him for now, and then leave it to Xiao Yan?

However, Xiao Li felt that the stronger Xiao Yan became, the sooner he could become a Dou Di, the better, because then he could finally relax and become a powerful ruler.

Xiao Li collected four seventh-tier beast fires at Canaan Academy, all of quite high quality. There were even eighth-tier beast fires in the library, but Mang Tianchi refused to give them to Xiao Li.

If he keeps taking from Canaan Academy, Xiao Li will take everything from it. Mang Tianchi left this eighth-order beast fire for the academy's outstanding alchemists. Xiao Li already has a different kind of fire, so taking this beast fire is really a waste.

Although Elder Huo was only a beginner at the fifth rank, he was the most dedicated and gained the most from observing Xiao Li's alchemy. Elder Huo plans to devote himself to cultivation for the next period of time, first raising his cultivation to the Dou Huang level, and then refining his alchemy skills.

"It's time to go home and visit." Xiao Li stretched and prepared to say goodbye to the Dean and the First Elder.

At the Grand Elder's place,

Quite by chance, Dean Mang Tianchi was playing chess with Elder Su Qian, but Su Qian was getting completely crushed. Despite Mang Tianchi's carefree and unserious demeanor, he is not only strong but also a very good chess player.

"Oh? Kid, you're here. You're leaving, aren't you?" Mang Tianchi said with a smile.

"Yes, I've been at the academy for two years now, it's time to go home and visit," Xiao Li nodded.

"Then go ahead. I will be staying at Canaan Academy for the next two years. If you encounter any difficulties, just come to me. There is nothing in the Northwest Continent that I need to fear."

Oh, and if you come across any promising young talents, remember to send them to the academy! Hahahaha!

Mang Tianchi was in a great mood after returning from this trip; he hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time.

"no problem."

"Huh? Xiao Li, are you leaving? No! What will I do if you leave!" Zi Yan rushed over and hugged Xiao Li's leg, almost bursting into tears.

"You're still young, so stay at the academy. When I come back next time, if your cultivation level is high enough, I'll take you out to play," Xiao Li said gently, patting Zi Yan's head.

"Okay." Zi Yan was completely deflated, looking listless.

Now that Zi Yan is about to advance in her cultivation level, probably within the next six months, Xiao Li thinks it's best to let Zi Yan stay at Canaan Academy for safety!

"Dean, can you tell what kind of magical beast Ziyan is?" Su Qian suddenly asked.

"I can't tell that the little girl has taken the Transformation Grass. Unless her cultivation reaches the seventh level, or she takes the Transformation Pill again and transforms back into her original form, I really can't tell what kind of magical beast this girl is."

"This girl must have a very high bloodline level. She was already at the fourth rank when you picked her up, and now she looks like she's about to reach the fifth rank. She's still in her juvenile state, which means she can grow into at least an eighth-rank magical beast."

Mang Tianchi couldn't tell what kind of magical beast Zi Yan was either. There were so many magical beasts on the Dou Qi Continent; who could tell just by looking at her human form?

Zi Yan hadn't yet revealed her spatial talent at this point. Actually, even if she had, there were quite a few creatures in the Warcraft world with spatial talent, given the rich history of the Dou Qi Continent.

It's possible that Zi Yan is some kind of mysterious magical beast with a bloodline that has reverted to its ancestral form.

Apart from Xiao Li, who knew that Zi Yan was the Ancient Dragon of the Void, no one from Canaan Academy would recognize her.

Before leaving, Xiao Li prepared many pills for Zi Yan, enough for her to take for a while. After doing all this, Xiao Li took Xia Yilong back to the Jia Ma Empire.

. . . . . .

The Gama Empire, the Gama Holy City, the Xiao Family

"It's been a long time since I've been back. Home feels so good. Ah Long, let's go." Xiao Li led Xia Yilong into the Xiao family home.

"Stop! Who are you? Why are you barging into the Xiao family?" This scene unfolded just as Xiao Li was about to enter.

He, Xiao Li! The young master of the Xiao family, the only alchemist in the Xiao family, and one of only two Dou Wang experts in the Xiao family, was stopped at the door.

"Huh~ Who dares to barge into our Xiao family? Hmm? Li! Li! Young Master Li? You've returned from your studies?" A middle-aged man yawned as he walked out, and was immediately shocked to see Xiao Li.

This person is named Xiao Che, a disciple of the Xiao family. He was originally a Dou Shi, but after Xiao Li appeared in the Xiao family, he became a Da Dou Shi. He is the gatekeeper, which means he is the head of the gatekeeper for the Xiao family.

Guarding the family gate is no small matter! The gate is both the face and the reputation of the family, making this a very challenging job!

Of course, this job is a lucrative one, with plenty of perks. Everyone knows that the Xiao family is one of the four great families in the capital, so there are many people who want to curry favor with the Xiao family. This gatekeeper job is quite lucrative.

Those who can serve as the gatekeeper are basically people with some status in the family, and the gatekeeper is replaced every three years.

Therefore, Xiao Che naturally recognized Xiao Li.

"Oh? It's Xiao Che. Long time no see. A four-star Great Dou Master, not bad. Keep up the good work. Alright, take us to see our elder brother."

Xiao Li stroked his chin and said with a smile, "He's not the kind of person who would act violently against someone from the same clan. We're all clansmen, what's the point of targeting clansmen? Isn't that just pure idiocy?"

"Yes, sir. This way, please, young master."

Xiao Che quickly led Xiao Li and Xia Yilong to the main hall.