Xiao Li and Zi Yan walked out of the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower. Xiao Li's reputation in the Inner Academy was extremely well-known.
First, he was number one on the Strong Ranking, with astonishing strength, breaking through to a Dou King in just over a year after entering the Inner Academy, defeating a series of top experts on the Strong Ranking to claim the number one spot.
Secondly, Xiao Li was an Alchemy Great Master. Despite being only a Dou Ling in cultivation, he could already refine fifth-grade Elixirs. Fifth-grade Elixirs! Most of the students in the Inner Academy were Dou Lings.
The fifth-grade Elixir, rising spirit pill, was too tempting for them. Moreover, while the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower could increase their Cultivation speed, prolonged stays inside would lead to fire poison invading their Physical Body, which was detrimental to Cultivation.
Xiao Li utilized his Alchemy to refine a large batch of Ice Heart Pills, earning a significant amount of fire energy.
Naturally, there were also Alchemist groups in the Inner Academy, but the strongest Alchemist among them had only just entered the fourth-grade, completely unable to compete with Xiao Li.
Although Xiao Li had Cultivated in the Inner Academy for two years, he hadn't forgotten the crucial matter. Elder Wang held the title of an Elder in Canaan Academy.
Xiao Li took advantage of Elder Wang's rest to secretly slip the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill into his mouth. Although Elder Wang woke up afterwards, the deed was done, and he couldn't spit it out. The medicinal power of the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill had already settled in Elder Wang's Physical Body.
Xiao Li had taken a crucial step in the great task of saving his teacher.
Next was the matter of the Xiao Family. Previously, in Xuan Ye City, Xiao Li had obtained the Earth Rank Intermediate Cultivation Technique, Thunderbolt Mirror, and its Supporting facilities Dou Technique, Jingzhe Thunder Method. Xiao Li sent a letter, calling his eldest brother, Xiao Lin, to Canaan Academy.
Xiao Li felt at ease only if his eldest brother personally escorted them. Just two months ago, his eldest brother, Xiao Lin, arrived in Peace Town again.
At this time, Xiao Lin had already broken through to Dou King and brought him good news: Grandpa Xiao Ting had broken through to Dou Emperor, and the issue of his Lifespan was resolved.
Xiao Li was naturally happy for his grandpa and eldest brother. He then gave Xiao Lin a Dou Ling Pill, two Qing Yuan Pills, and a set of Profound Rank Advanced wind and lightning attribute Cultivation Technique with its Supporting facilities Dou Technique.
The Cultivation Technique was acquired by Xiao Li through Elixirs. Wind and lightning attribute Cultivation Techniques were extremely rare, but fortunately, there was nothing Elixirs couldn't solve; if there was, it simply meant there weren't enough Elixirs.
Now, Xiao Li's Cultivation had reached the Dou King level, and his Alchemy had also greatly improved, reaching the sixth-grade. He could already refine Dou Ling Pills of good quality.
The two Qing Yuan Pills were to assist a Dou Emperor expert in Cultivation. Xiao Li hoped his grandpa's Cultivation could reach an even higher level, so he could witness the future glory of the Xiao Family!
What reassured Xiao Li was that no one knew about Xiao Ting's Breakthrough to Dou Emperor except Xiao Lin and Xiao Li. The rumors outside were that Xiao Ting had succumbed to his Lifespan limit and passed away. However, Xiao Lin had broken through to Dou King, and the Xiao Family still had a Dou King guarding it, so no one dared to touch the Xiao Family.
The Xiao Family was still one of the four great Families. Xiao Lin was now the face of the Xiao Family, and keeping the old man Xiao Ting as a hidden power could allow for a surprise attack and also let the old man fully focus on Cultivation to improve his Cultivation.
The Family matters relieved Xiao Li. The rest was to diligently improve his Cultivation and prepare for refining the Fallen Heart Flame.
Xiao Li had already prepared the fifth-grade Elixir, Blood Lotus Pill, the sixth-grade Elixir, Earth Spirit Pill, a bit of Sky Cold Qi, a bottle of ice spirit cold spring, and a Spirit Absorbing Pearl.
Now, Xiao Li had reached Five-star Dou King. The Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower's effectiveness for him was no longer significant, unless he absorbed the main body of the Fallen Heart Flame, only then could this Cultivation cheat device exert its maximum effect.
"Xiao Li, what are you thinking about? You seem to be in a daze." Zi Yan looked at Xiao Li, whose eyes were somewhat vacant.
"Nothing, just thinking. You're almost advancing to fifth-tier now, and you'll need a lot of energy. Let me think about how to refine the pills." Xiao Li looked at Zi Yan. This little girl was a major asset.
On this Fighting Qi Continent, the only one more powerful than her as an asset was probably Gu Yuan's daughter. Xiao Li genuinely disliked the Ancient Clan and didn't want any entanglements with them.
Zi Yan was different. The Ancient Void Dragon held a transcendent status. Although currently in internal strife, once Zi Yan grew up, she would be a Dou Saint expert. No! After she consumed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, she would instantly become a Dou Saint expert, seemingly reaching Four-star Dou Saint. Most importantly, she had a father who was a Nine-star Dou Saint Peak.
This asset was truly amazing, just a bit wasteful with Elixirs. However, with Xiao Li's strength, raising a little female Dragon was no problem!
However, every time Xiao Li saw Zi Yan, he felt a slight pain in his left ribs. It was probably about a year and a half ago when Xiao Li went to ask the Grand Elder some questions and saw Zi Yan rolling around on the floor in the Grand Elder's office.
At that time, Zi Yan wasn't very human-like, making 'ah-woo ah-woo' sounds. Besides Su Qian, she wasn't close to anyone and would crash into people she saw.
Xiao Li didn't recognize her as Zi Yan at the time and thought she was a wild child, so he ignored her. As a result, when Zi Yan saw a stranger, she immediately delivered a rocket headbutt, knocking Xiao Li to the ground.
About a month or two later, Zi Yan became very proficient in speaking and was named Zi Yan by Su Qian. Only then did Xiao Li realize this was the Little Dragon Emperor. Zi Yan was picked up by Su Qian. After Zi Yan ate the Shapeshifting Grass, she transformed into a human and was found by Su Qian. Su Qian couldn't bear to leave her alone outside, so he brought her back to Canaan Academy, treating her like his own granddaughter.
Su Qian had no children, so he raised Zi Yan as his granddaughter. Afterwards, Zi Yan caused havoc in the Inner Academy. Due to her main body being a Demonic Beast, her Physical Body strength was ridiculously strong, and Inner Academy students were all knocked down with a single punch.
Xiao Li took two punches, suffering two broken ribs and minor injuries, narrowly losing!
One time, Zi Yan, having nothing to do, ran over to Xiao Li's place and happened to see Xiao Li refining Elixirs. She had always been very interested in the round, candy-like Elixirs from the Alchemy department.
Zi Yan didn't hold back, directly picked up the jade bottle on the ground, poured it into her mouth, and then fell asleep. She slept for half a month, and after digesting the medicinal power, Zi Yan had already reached the Fourth-tier Peak.
Then Zi Yan became dependent on Xiao Li, demanding that Xiao Li explode Elixirs for her to eat. What could Xiao Li do? He could only raise her.
Now, this Devil King-like Zi Yan generally followed Xiao Li, not causing much trouble for other students and other Elders, and the Inner Academy finally became much more peaceful.
Returning to Xiao Li's residence,
His current dwelling was quite large, considered a small villa. Liu Tianjiao had graduated last year after breaking through to Dou King. As soon as he graduated, the cadres of the Liu Gang also graduated, and the Liu Gang disbanded.
Liu Tianjiao lived next door to Xiao Li. In two years, he had also Cultivated to the level of a Seven-star Dou Ling, which was quite good.
"Young Master is back? Oh? And Zi Yan!" A gentle voice sounded, it was Xia Yilong.
Xia Yilong had been following Xiao Li ever since. Since Xia Yilong was an orphan, he had now achieved success in Cultivation and was a Six-star Dou Ling expert. In the Jia Ma Empire, he would be considered an expert capable of establishing a large Family.
However, Xia Yilong temporarily lost his goal. He initially wanted to become strong, not to be bullied, so he came to Canaan Academy. He entered the Outer Academy, then wanted to enter the Inner Academy. Now that he had entered the Inner Academy, he had no goal for what to do next.
Xiao Li felt that Xia Yilong was quite compatible with him, so he asked if he would be willing to come to his Xiao Family to be a housekeeper. Xia Yilong agreed without even thinking.
Xia Yilong could not refuse either Xiao Li's status or the Xiao Family's position. Moreover, in these two years, Xiao Li had treated him exceptionally well, possibly because they both came from the Jia Ma Empire. Xia Yilong's Cultivation could improve so quickly, all thanks to Xiao Li's Elixirs.
Xia Yilong then decided that he would follow Xiao Li in the future. It could be said that Xia Yilong was now Xiao Li's subordinate.