214: Chapter 214 Zi Yan: Impossible, absolutely impossible

"Yeah, is there a problem?"

"I was found by Old Man Su in the back mountains and brought back to the Jia Nan Academy."

Standing in front of the Inner Academy Grand Elder's office, Zi Yan had her hands behind her back, muttering with a face full of indifference.

"I'm telling you, this old man is so annoying. If he weren't watching over me, I would have gone out to play long ago."

"Is that so?" Xiao Yan's lips twitched.

This could only be said that Su Qian was a good person. After all, Zi Yan's personality clearly screamed Devil King; there was no telling what kind of trouble she would cause if she went out to play.

"Come in." Su Qian's somewhat dignified voice came from inside the room.

Bang!

Zi Yan raised her small foot and kicked the door open, walking in with her head held high and full of Divine Qi: "Old Man Su, I want to go out and play."

Xiao Yan walked into the room, cupped his hands, and bowed: "This junior, Xiao Yan, greets the Grand Elder."

Su Qian sat behind a desk, looked up, and smiled: "The first-place Disciple of this year's Selection Tournament, this Elder knows of you."

Teachers always like good students, and Su Qian was naturally no exception.

The Jia Nan Academy's resounding reputation across the continent relied on the Genius Disciples who walked out of here.

"Old Man Su, I'm talking to you." Seeing Su Qian ignore her, Zi Yan puffed out her cheeks and jumped onto the desk in front of Su Qian to sit down.

"I heard you." Su Qian showed a helpless expression: "You said you want to go out. Is it with Xiao Yan?"

"That's right, Xiao Yan is my newly recruited little brother." Zi Yan nodded as if it were only natural: "He's going to Yunmu City to see that Cloud Mist Sect Grand Elder or whatever. I want to go take a look too."

"Alright." Su Qian nodded and agreed: "I promise."

"You're not going to agr... Eh?" Zi Yan thought Su Qian was going to restrain her again. Just as she was about to lose her temper, she suddenly realized what he said and couldn't help but widen her eyes: "You agreed?"

"Mhm." A hint of a smile flashed in Su Qian's eyes as he said earnestly: "Your strength is decent, and you've long reached the graduation standards for Inner Academy Disciples. But once you leave the Inner Academy, you have nowhere to go."

"As for going out to play, you aren't suited to roam the Black-Corner Region alone. But if a reliable person is leading you to a relatively safe environment, then there's no problem."

If Zi Yan were allowed to go to the Black-Corner Region alone, only two situations would ultimately occur.

Although the strength of a Dou Wang isn't weak, there are more than a handful of people in the Black-Corner Region who could kill her. Given Zi Yan's mischievous nature and her habit of 'stealing,' she would be killed sooner or later.

If she weren't killed, living a life of being hunted in a place like the Black-Corner Region would surely turn her into a truly lawless person under such influence, eventually provoking an existence she couldn't afford to offend.

But if someone was there to lead and manage her, and she went to a relatively orderly place, Su Qian was happy to see it happen, hoping she would grow.

"Tch!" Even though being able to go out and play was something to be happy about, Zi Yan felt very disgruntled: "Xiao Yan's strength isn't even as good as mine. I hope I don't end up having to protect him."

"That won't happen, you can rest assured." His gaze swept over the bone flame ring on Xiao Yan's hand, and Su Qian stroked his beard: "An Elder will escort you out of the Inner Academy. Once you reach the Outer Academy, you will emerge through Peace Town."

"Peace Town is to the northwest of Jia Nan Academy. Heading west after leaving leads to Demon Flame Valley, and heading north is the area previously controlled by the Blood Sect, which is now under the rule of the Cloud Mist Sect. This time, the Cloud Mist Sect has brought three Dou Zong and that Prodigy Prodigy Gu Han. The road to Yunmu City is absolutely safe."

"Prodigy?" It was rare to hear such an evaluation from Su Qian's mouth. Zi Yan crossed her arms and asked curiously: "How much of a Prodigy?"

Su Qian didn't answer but looked at Xiao Yan, signaling him to speak.

"He's a few months younger than me, but he's already at the Peak Dou Wang Realm and could Breakthrough to Dou Huang at any time." Xiao Yan stared at Zi Yan's cute face.

"His cultivation is even higher than mine?" Zi Yan opened her small mouth in surprise.

But immediately after, she intentionally pulled a long face: "Cultivation doesn't prove anything. Even if his Realm is higher than mine, he might not be able to block one of my punches."

This wasn't a lie. Even some Dou Huang Elders of the Inner Academy didn't dare to take Zi Yan's punches head-on. If she struck with lethal intent, she could kill enemies across levels.

"Not long ago, he just killed a Peak Dou Huang expert, and his Soul Realm has reached the Spirit Realm level. Even against an ordinary Dou Zong, he can put up a fight." A smile appeared in Xiao Yan's eyes.

"That monstrous?" Zi Yan couldn't contain her shock any longer.

"That's exactly how monstrous he is." Xiao Yan nodded slightly, thinking to himself that he hadn't even mentioned the even more monstrous parts.

So this was how it felt when Xiao Li told him about Gu Han's battle achievements earlier.

Not going to lie, seeing others look shocked was quite interesting.

"Gu Han actually has a Spirit Realm Soul?" Not just Zi Yan, even Su Qian felt shocked, and a certain calculation flashed in his eyes.

If Gu Han's Soul Realm was really that profound, he might have to ask for his help when the time came.

"In short, Brother Gu Han is indeed very powerful." A strange look flashed in his eyes as Xiao Yan summarized: "But the part of him that I find most impressive... you'll definitely be shocked if you see it."

"I'm getting curious about him." Her large eyes sparkled as Zi Yan immediately jumped off the table and said: "Let's go, let's go. I want to see just how powerful this Prodigy is."

Su Qian took out a token from his ring and threw it to Xiao Yan: "With this token, you can freely enter and exit the Inner Academy and the Outer Academy."

"With your current status as an Inner Academy Disciple, you can freely enter and exit Peace Town. If you're in a hurry, you can ask Vice Dean Hu Gan for help."

"More thanks, Grand Elder!" Xiao Yan cupped his hands and took his leave.

Su Qian went to the window and watched the backs of the two as they left the building, a look of contemplation flashing in his eyes: "I wonder what kind of changes the arrival of the Cloud Mist Sect will bring to the Black-Corner Region."

On the other side, Xiao Yan took Zi Yan to meet up with Xiao Li. The three of them left the Inner Academy together and headed to Peace Town after arriving at the Outer Academy.

To speed up, Xiao Yan used his status as an Inner Academy Disciple to borrow a Flying Demonic Beast belonging to the Jia Nan Academy in Peace Town.

"Xiao Yan, I didn't ask just now, so tell me now." After playing around on the back of the Flying Demonic Beast and observing the surroundings with interest, Zi Yan ran back to Xiao Yan.

"Tell you what?" Xiao Yan turned to look at Zhang Yan, his face full of confusion.

"Didn't you say that the part of Gu Han you find most impressive would shock me once I see it?" Zi Yan stood with her hands on her hips and asked with a face full of anticipation: "What is it?"

"That..." Organizing his words, Xiao Yan replied: "You have a talent for treasure hunting, right?"

"Yeah, haven't you seen it before?" Zi Yan had a proud look on her face.

"Brother Gu Han's ability in this regard is even above yours." Recalling the time he spent living together with Gu Han in the Magical Beast Mountain Range—bah, I mean, living together—he always felt like he was in a dream.

Those precious Heaven And Earth Treasures were as if they were just sitting there waiting for him to pick them up.

"What?" Zi Yan picked her ear: "You're saying his ability to find Natural Spiritual Objects is above mine?"

"Mhm." Xiao Yan nodded with certainty.

Upon receiving this answer, a surge of Battle Intent rose in Zi Yan's beautiful eyes.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"I want to compete with him."